SUMMARY:

• Unix/Linux Administrator/Engineer with Sevenplus years experience in Red Hat Administration and Application Support on RedHat - Linux, SUSE Linux, IBM - AIX and Windows environments.
• Utilizes strong technical and communicationskills, client relations acumen, and personal drive to effectively and efficiently troubleshoot problems, set up and restore service, and maintain high-functioningbusiness-oriented user interfaces.
• Known as a fast learner with initiative, I eagerly take on new and challenging projects.
• I have strong work ethic and I am responsible.
• Adapting myself to different environments has helped me successfully solve conflicts. Strong customer service and communication (oral and written) skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Solaris 9/10, AIX 4.x & 5.x; Red Hat Linux 5.x/6.x/7.2; Red Hat Satellite; Ubuntu 12.04 & 14.04; SUSE 11.x, SLAX; HP-UX; Windows

Programming: Unix Shell Scripting, ANT,BASH, Python, Perl, JAVA

Software/Apps: Oracle Database Server 10/11g, Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, Oracle Weblogic 10.x & 11.x, Symantec Volume Manager, Netbackup, Symantec VCS, Symantec Netbackup 5.x, 6.x, VMware ESX 3.x, 4i.x, 5i.x, IBM Urban Code Deploy, Nagios, APM, LAMP,Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, GIT, SVN, Amazon Web Service (AWS), Puppet, IBM WebSphere, Oracle RAC, IBM DB2

Hardware: Dell, HP, IBM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Linux Admins/ DEVOPS

Responsibilities:

• Installed and maintained Red Hat 6.x and Centos 7.x
• Experienced on Red Hat satellite for package managements build, test automation and deployment environments for the product
• Provide remote troubleshooting and analysis assistance for installation (or reinstallation), usage and configuration questions
• Experience with integration of build, database management, deployment and RM tools such as: Jenkins, Subversion, Git, Tomcat, and/or WebSphere
• Experienced with developing in and using Configuration Management tools Puppet
• Wrote BASH script for automation
• Installed and configured Apache Tomcat & Jboss
• Allocating log handlers & heap size on Jboss
• Installed and configured SSL certs
• Configured IP tables for firewall rules
• Installed SSH keys for users
• Used Jboss to deploy JAVA based applications
• Worked on Puppet for automation
• Used Docker to built, ship and run application
• Observe problem first hand —recreate the problem —formulate a guess as to cause
• Hands on experienced on creating, maintaining and configuring AWS instances
• Worked on Nagios for monitoring systems, networks, and infrastructures

Confidential, Littleton, MA

LINUX ADMINISTRATOR/ Devops

Responsibilities:

• Build physical and virtual servers on SoftLayer.
• Installed and configured Red Hat Linux 5x, 6x, 7x, Linux Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.x, 10.x, 11.x & AIX 5.2/5.1/4.3
• Experienced on Red Hat Satellite
• Participate on Disaster Recovery tests and planning
• Ordered, configured and monitor backup agents (Evault) for servers running on cloud.
• Provide support to software developers
• Experience managing servers supporting databases (preferably Oracle and Oracle RAC)
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Junior administrators
• Script and automate server builds as well as repetitive tasks
• Build puppet master, connecting nodes and performed administrative task.
• Installed & configured Docker server
• Managed RPM based distributions
• Installed, configured and maintaining WebSphere Application Server Base/ND
• Hands on experienced on IBM Urban Code Deployment. (Installation & configuration)
• Personally responsible for 140 servers. (i.e. making system compliant as per IBM standard)
• Installed middleware applications on WebSphere, and supported standalone financial applications.
• Part of IBM Devops Service /Bluemix
• Configured LDAP server and troubleshoot user access
• Wrote Perl and Python script for automation
• Responsible for setting up the Dev, Test, QA, Pre-Prod and Production Environments which includes Installing the WebSphere, fix packs, Creating Profiles, nodes, federation of nodes, was instances, Application Servers, Clusters, Virtual hosts, Data Sources
• Used IBM RTC to manage agile project, code, run standups, plan sprints, and track work all in one place
• Provided Support for multiple groups including DBA’s, Production Support, and Development teams. knowledge on (Tivoli Storage Manage) and Spectrum Control to assist in varying engineering functions
• Provided 24x7 on-call support on a rotating schedule
• Provided system analysis for server crashes, and provided resolutions to customers as required
• Worked on applications upgrades & patching, (IBM DB2, Liberty & WAS)
• Responsible for Webmaster activities on Bluemix. (Resolve login issue and account issue).

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

LINUX ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Provided support, and configured Linux 4 AS servers
• Worked on SAN storage administration, and managed servers running Symantec Volume Management and VCS clusters
• Support and manage ESXi Clusters.
• Provided third level support to data center operation and worked with Project management to define and implement new technical initiatives
• Experience with transfer tools such as PM4/File and MoveIT
• Installed packages (Connexus) and enabled vendor layers for Wal-Mart stores
• Actively worked on Physical to virtual server migrations

Confidential, Houston, TX

LINUX Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed AIX 5.2/5.3 and Sun Solaris 9.x,10.x
• Worked on Veritas Cluster upgrades, storage expansion and migrations
• Worked on Xen Virtualization
• Installed and configured Veritas Volume Manager, created Filesystem and supported Netbackup
• Tuned Kernel Parameters, setup DNS, NIS, NFS/automounter and printer queues
• Resolved day-to-day server, operating systems and application issues
• Supported and configured Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7 through Sun Jumpstart
• Installed operating systems and security patches
• Installed, and configured Apache, Tomcat &JBoss
• Installed Oracle Weblogic 10.x with SP5 Server and configured Domains, Admin and managed servers for applications to be deployed
• Provided support for the Oracle, and MySQL group, and business community
• Administered the UNIX System for clustered HP Servers with fiber Confidential ached SAN storage
• Configured volume groups and logical volumes, extended logical volumes for file system growth needs using Logical Volume Manage
• Analyze system logs and work with log aggregation and analysis tools such as Splunk
• Performed troubleshooting on Java applications using WAS logs, traces, Log Analyzer, Resource Analyzer/Tivoli Performance Viewer in production environment.
• Installed and configured LAMP
• Participate on Disaster Recovery tests and planning
• Script and automate server builds as well as repetitive tasks
• Created and maintained environment for running batch jobs associated with daily batch cycle and batch reporting subsystem
• Provided system analysis for server crashes, and provided resolutions to customers as required

Confidential, Chicago, IL

UNIX ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Performed production Unix systems administration, as well as provided DEV and QA support on VMware Solaris 8/9 servers, Windows and HP-UX
• Configured sendmail and managed distribution lists as well as domain registration and domain transfers.
• Worked on Unix/Linux operating systems and application issues.
• Worked with server vendors to replace defective hardware.
• Installed and configured Solaris 7/8/9 through Sun Jumpstart
• Installed operating systems and security patches
• Installed and configured Veritas Volume Manager and created filesystem
• Participate on server and storage side migrations
• Handled Solaris kernel tuning, and server capacity management
• Resolved Veritas Netbackup issue
• Support and manage ESXi Clusters.
• Provided on call support for the 24/7 global rotation
• Modified and wrote shell scripts
• Setup NFS, NIS, SAMBA, SSH
• Performed DNS changes
• Resolved day-to-day operating systems and application issues.