Systems Administrator Resume

SUMMARY:

A Cisco certified Systems Administrator with 5 years experience across a wide range of technologies. Self - driven and extremely focused, I take pride in my ability to use the most effective and efficient solutions to solve problems quickly. I take particular enjoyment in self-improvement through practical and theoretical study, which I bring to my role, furthering my abilities and skills. I am a motivated and enthusiastic team player but I also work well on my own initiative and I have a flexible approach to work.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, CentOS 7, SUSE 11, Cisco IOS

Virtualization: VMware ESXi, Nested ESXi, Hyper-V, AWS

Networking: Routing, Switching, Troubleshooting, Security, Wireless (Cisco & Dell hardware)

Scripting Languages: PowerShell, Python, some Bash, YAML

Backup & Replication: VMware SRM, Veeam, Asigra, Zerto

Monitoring: SNMP, PRTG, SolarWinds, Cacti

Other: A nsible, PowerCLI, Squid Proxy, Netcat, iPerf, Cat Tools, PDQ Deploy, GFI Languard

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

Monitoring and maintenance of Windows, CentOS and SUSE Linux servers and virtual appliances in VMware / Hyper-V environment.
Point of contact for multiple infrastructure and technology projects, including redesign of current infrastructure layout as well as implementation of new technologies and solutions.
Configuration and troubleshooting on a range of Cisco devices and Sophos Firewall.
Administration and configuration of Citrix XenApp platform including StoreFront and NetScaler.
Configuration and troubleshooting of shared storage - iSCSI connections from Dell HBA to Dell SAN. Configuration of RAID and partitioning of LUNs.
Infrastructure planning and architecture.
DR infrastructure planning, configuration and testing.
Critical data and server backups utilising Asigra, Veeam and BackupExec for local and offsite backups.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Redesign planning of existing network to overcome performance bottlenecks.
Reconfiguration of WAN and LAN topologies, hardening of layer 2 switch configurations (RSTP, BPDU Guard, Storm Control, ACLs).

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Moved critical infrastructure from on site to data centre in order to improve BCM and DR strategies.
Reconfiguration of domain controllers, NetScaler appliance and introduction of new VLANS, trunk ports and VPNs for communication over dedicated WAN link.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Implementation of new hardware (compute, network, storage) to keep up with increased demand.
Planning for new hardware to sit alongside existing and carry out live migration to mitigate downtime.
Reconfiguration of vSphere Replication and rebuild of VMware Site Recovery Manager.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Automated time-intensive manual tasks using PowerShell which freed up time for Administrators to concentrate on projects and other operational tasks.
Created custom Python scripts to automate multiple tasks for in-house Client Applications Team.

Confidential

IT Support TechnicianX

Responsibilities:

Monitoring, configuration & maintenance of thirty five VPN connections.
Maintenance and back up of eight virtual servers spread between two physical nodes.
Responsible for the oversight of testing for the company’s new e-commerce website, both desktop and mobile versions, and working closely with the developer to eliminate any bugs based on my findings. Using Magento back end e-commerce platform.
Managed the setting up of the physical network for two new offices.

Confidential, Manhattan, New York

Junior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

Development of an online application, integrated with the current company site, to assist potential clients in finding the right financial solutions based on their needs.
Daily exposure to developing VB.NET in the ASP.NET framework.
Utilising JavaScript and XHTML to further expand on functionality.
Summarise progress of the project to CEO.

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