Lead Senior Unix/linux Systems Administrator Resume
West Chester, PA
SUMMARY:
- Skilled in building essential Unix and Linux infrastructures for the development of revenue producing applications.
- Configured production and development systems with an emphasis on reliability, robustness, and maintainability.
- Extraordinary talent for working across all levels of an enterprise.
- Positively impacts the performance of others in a way that improves both team and individual employees.
- Exceptional focus on client satisfaction.
- Expertise in system architecture, software support, performance monitoring, capacity planning, patching, vendor relationship management, and troubleshooting.
- Prioritizes requirements and manages customer expectations while delivering outstanding results on time and under budget.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Tru64, FreeBSD), Linux (Red Hat, Oracle Enterprise, Debian, Ubuntu, SuSe).
Platforms: IBM Power Series, Dell PowerEdge, IBM PureData for Analytics (formerly Netezza)virtual hosting in VMware, Oracle VM.:
Storage: IBM XIV, Brocade, IBM Network Manager, Dell Compellent, IBM and Quantum Tape Libraries, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS clustering filesystem for AIX, Linux, and Windows). IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager).
Databases: DB2, MySQL, Postgres, SAP/Sybase, Oracle.
Tools: LVM, Nagios, Ganglia, nmon, Bash and Korn shells, Storage Area Networking, Spacewalk Satellite, Oracle Enterprise Manager.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, West Chester, PA
Lead Senior UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Superior knowledge of software licensing procedures saved the customer $1.8 million during a Sybase/SAP license audit.
- Improved client report response time 50% and managed client growth by researching, purchasing and implementing major system upgrades.
- Successfully reduced weekly database updates 50% and managed client growth by researching, purchasing, and implementing Storage Area Network upgrade. Other improvements included a 50% decrease in backup and restore times.
- Led migration of all data to upgraded Storage Area Network, and systems with no downtime or customer impact.
- Supported migration of middleware applications from legacy environment to Linux on new virtual and physical hardware.
- Conducted performance analysis, capacity planning, and system monitoring, ensuring application stability and service levels.
- Directed and resolved casualties to an obsolete business critical system when the support vendor was unable to meet the SLAs, allowing 250 idled employees to return to work.
- Considered the “go to person” as a responsive/creative liaison with DBA, networking, and development personnel during problem resolution.
UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Trained and supported application staff in UNIX and Shell scripting.
- Assisted in migration of databases and applications, from Tru64 UNIX running on local storage, to AIX running on Storage Area Network.