SUMMARY:

• Experienced UNIX and LINUX Systems Administrator
• Proven ability to manage builds, release, and deployment in a SaaS environment with a strict SLA
• Strong working knowledge of Linux based systems
• Experienced Virtualization/VMware Infrastructure Administrator
• Experience in Pre - sales support
• SaaS deployment and upgrade automation using Ansible and Chef configuration management tools
• Experienced Systems Architect
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Automated application of configuration changes across multi-use environments (dev, test, staging, and prod)
• Experience troubleshooting UNIX and LINUX based Systems
• Designed and troubleshot LAN/WAN
• Quick learner on new technology
• Knowledge of Nagios, HP Openview, and other monitoring tools
• Experience working with cloud services, AWS, and EC2
• Experience with AWS ELB, S3, Route 53, Cloud Watch, RDS, and more
• Experience setting up and managing SAN/NAS storage
• Knowledge of version control, GIT, Jenkins, JIRA, Mongodb, Nginx, and Logstash
• LINUX Systems Administrator
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience debugging and troubleshooting in a distributed environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail
• Experience in SHELL and PERL scripting
• Experience configuring, maintaining a continuous delivery environment using CI tool Jenkins
• Knowledge of Kickstart
• Experience in Systems and Network security
• Windows desktop Administration
• Experience with running production software in AWS
• Experience in disaster recovery and backup/restore
• Technical and business understanding of internet technologies

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: UNIX, VMware, Windows-2000, Windows-NT, OS/2, Netware, MAC, Windows-2000, LINUX, Sun-OS, Sun-Solaris,IBM-AIX, HP-UX,

Languages: C, Basic, Shell-Scripts, PERL, Visual Basic, HTML

Networking Tech: TCP/IP, IPX, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, ICRC, VLAN, NFS, DNS, NIS, DSL, SNMP, SSL, CheckPoint Firewall, VOIP,ISDN, ATM, PIX-Firewall, Load-Balancing, Internet Security System

Storage: EMC/Clarion, NetApp SAN/NAS, Compaq SAN, Sun NAS, Hitachi SAN

Applications: PeopleSoft, Oracle, PowerPoint, SQL, Apache, IIS, Veritas, Legato, Sendmail, SSL

Sun MicrosystemsTraining: System Administration ISystem Administration IISystem Administration IIISin Internet Mail Server (SIMS)TCP/IP NetworkingSun HA Cluster implementation

NetworkAssociates: TCP/IP network troubleshooting with Sniffer

Cisco: Introduction to Cisco router configuration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage VMware Infrastructure
• Deploy and manage VMware ESXi hosts and storage
• Provide extensive pre-sales support
• Automate application configuration changes via Ansible
• Manage deployments via Jenkins
• Manage AWS Infrastructure including EC2, S3, ELB, Cloudwatch, RDS, and more
• Maintain Infrastructure using Chef and Ansible Infrastructure automation
• Deploy, manage, and maintain consumer facing production environment
• Deploy software to the cloud on an ongoing basis
• Deploy and manage VMware VM’s
• Use Kickstart to deploy systems
• Manage Dev, QA, and production environments
• Manage collocation, AWS, and Amazon EC2 environment
• Utilize chef on a daily basis for configuration management and automation
• Deploy and manage Datastore for all VMware ESXi hosts
• Deploy and manage UNIX/Centos environment
• Provide infrastructure support and services to Dev, QA, and internal customers
• Manage and troubleshoot network related issues
• Work with Git and Jenkins
• Manage NetApp SAN/NAS
• Support R&D developers and Test/QA team
• Deploy, and manage Windows based desktops
• Collaborate with Engineers to build appropriate monitoring and reporting infrastructure
• Manage, upgrade, and install applications
• Help users with day to day systems and networks related issues
• Participate in meeting and other related events
• Setup systems for demo purposes
• Manage DNS, DHCP, FTP, and NIS servers

Unix Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day Solaris and LINUX administration tasks
• Backup Centos/Redhat and LINUX based Systems
• Manage and troubleshoot network related issues
• Manage, upgrade, and install applications
• Upgrade servers as needed and required
• Manage and maintain user accounts
• Help users with day to day systems and networks related issues
• Participate in meeting and other related events
• Setup systems for demo purposes
• Provide 7x24 support
• Provide leadership to junior administrators

UNIX/LINUXSystems Administrator/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up and managing UNIX and LINUX based Systems
• Help clients with their systems and LAN issues
• Configure, install, and manage Hitachi Storage
• Configure, install and manage Mc Data Storage
• Design and implement UNIX/LINUXbased Systems
• Wrote, updated, and managed SHELL, and PERL scripts
• Utilize Legato for Backup and Restore
• Setup of NetApp, EMC, Hitachi, and SUN storage
• Develop project plans, written proposals, manage client expectations and team resources
• Design and implement ERP and CRM solutions for customers
• Manage and provide guidance to implementation team chartered with on boarding new clients
• Responsible for supporting UNIX/Windows systems, network, desktop, and communication infrastructure
• Plan and implement software upgrades as needed
• Involved in systems and network design
• Provide 7x24 network, systems, applications and database support

UNIX Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provide systems support to 300 developers
• Managed router board manufacturing plant
• Acquire and test new manufacturing equipment
• Capacity planning, network infrastructure and staffing
• Maintained and managed server farm
• Maintained and managed all hardware and software support contracts
• Responsible for working with vendors for sizing and capacity planning
• Configuration management and deployment role
• Responsible for the quarterly systems performance reports
• Implemented processes and procedures to improve Systems performance
• Responsible for coordination of activities with other groups
• Worked with other IS groups to resolve all Y2K issues

Supervisor UNIX systems administration/LAN support

Responsibilities:

• Activities included but not limited to as follows
• Provided supervision to four junior System Administrators
• Sun-OS to Solaris migration (using Jumpstart)
• Installed, maintained and upgrade systems
• Provided UNIX troubleshooting and support to software developers
• Troubleshot Ethernet and FDDI network using Sniffer
• Maintained and upgraded NIS and NFS servers
• Provided LAN support and troubleshooting
• Maintained dial-in server and accounts (Netblazer)
• Installed and maintained ClearCase server
• Provided UNIX support to 500 developers