SUMMARY:

• Over 16 years of system administrator and integration experience in multiplatform Linux, Windows, and Virtualization environments.
• Extremely detail oriented and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong ability to work independently as well as a team member.
• Excellent technical skills, with strong knowledge of current and emerging technologies.
• Excellent analytical and multi - tasking skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, Ubuntu, Solaris, SunOS, Windows 10/8/7

Languages: C, C++, JAVA, SQL, HTML, Shell scripting

Software: Apache HTTPd, Hadoop, Puppet, Ansible, Vagrant, Cobbler, VMware, KVM, VirtualBox, VNC, JBoss, Tomcat, GitHub, Jenkins, SVN, Nagios, Solarwinds, Active Directory, SQL Server, Symantec Ghost, Ethereal, Sniffer, Wireshark, eEye Retina, Confluence, Jira, Visio, and MS Office

Hardware: HP, Themis, Dell DartFrog Servers, SGI X2, Sun SPARC, Ultra, Enterprise, Fire, Blade, Netra, Cisco routers (3700, 3800), switches (3560, 4948, 6509), ASA, IPS, CS-Mars, NetApp Storage devices

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NJ

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• The technical lead for infrastructure and integration of various projects for DoD customers.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining multiple development and integration environment.
• Install, harden, and administer Red Hat and CentOS Linux machines using Puppet and Cobbler for repeatable installation on VMware vSphere 6.0 and KVM environment.
• Currently performing integration on Tactical Cloud Reference Implementation (TCRI) cluster utilizing a wide variety of technologies, including Hadoop, Apache, Zookeeper, Accumulo, Ansible, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and JBoss, running on CentOS 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 KVM environment.
• Planned, designed, and implemented infrastructure software upgrades and overall deployment of the system.
• Developed puppet scripts for Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK) system which is used as a baseline for TCRI in Army, Navy and other DoD agencies.
• Provided integration support to Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A) and Unified Cloud Data (UCD) cloud computing cluster running on CentOS 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
• Collaborated with developers on integration of new software components and troubleshoot all issues related to software integration.
• Configured LDAP to authenticate users using ssh keys on AWS instances.
• Configured boot server and operating system image to PXE boot and run disk-less workstations from a single NFS mounted root file system.
• Developed and integrated puppet modules and shell scripts and provisioned the systems utilizing cobbler, puppet, yum and kickstart.
• Installation & configuration of NetApp FAS 2240 and 2040 running Data ONTAP 7G.
• Provided installation documentation, training and support for field engineers supporting cloud clusters in the field.
• Coordinated with Information Assurance (IA) teams to ensure systems are properly patched and configured to meet IA security requirements.
• Configured network equipment - Cisco switches and ASA 5520 Firewall for company’s data center. Set up VPN access for outside users.

Confidential, Eatontown, NJ

Network Engineer

• Worked as an Army Contractor for the US Army in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.
• Supported the Regional Hub Node (RHN) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) project.
• Installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using network equipments.
• Applied group policies to Domain Controller, Windows 2000/2003 server, and Windows XP Desktops.
• Updated and configured Cisco routers, switches (including Layer 2 switching, VLAN, VTP), Cisco ASAs, IPS, and MARS, and NetApp Storage device.
• Performed technical lead duties for 3 months during Project Lead absence.
• Performed backup and restoration of the servers using Symantec Ghost.
• Subject Matter Expert as well as first Point of Contact for all issues in Germany and Kuwait relating to RHN equipment.
• Trained new hires and team members in operating NETOPS equipment and RHN assets.
• Used Retina and Gold Disk scan to find vulnerability and apply Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) patches on Windows and Linux Servers.
• Created and executed test plans, technical documents, system administration guides, and update Version Document Description (VDD).

UNIX Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) all four systems and Guardrail Ground Baseline (GGB) projects.
• Performed all duties related to Solaris system administration NIS+, DNS, NFS, user account maintenance, backup & recovery, auto-mounting, license management, and printer configuration.
• Maintained the engineering lab UNIX workstations and servers, consisting of Sun Ultra 5, Blade 150, Netra T1, and Sun Fire systems running Solaris 8 and 10.
• Upgraded servers and workstations from SunOS 4.1.3, Sun Solaris 2.5.1, and 2.6 to Solaris 8 and 10.
• Performed software installation, upgrades/patches, troubleshooting, and maintenance on UNIX servers.
• Installed and configured Solaris Containers (Zones) running Solaris 10 on Sun Fire V240 and V440 servers.
• Implemented automatic system level backup scripts and usage of Amanda for backup of user data.
• Involved in installation and configuration of Security Packages and created the scripts which will lockdown the system for Security purpose.
• Planed, designed, and implemented application database code objects, such as stored procedures and views.
• Built and maintained SQL scripts, indexes, and complex queries for data analysis and extraction.
• Created new databases and users, set up backups, export, and other monitoring scripts in baseline.
• Provided database coding to support business applications using Sybase T-SQL.
• Installed and configured Sybase ASE 12.5.2 and applications on Solaris 10 servers.
• Documented and maintained database system specifications, diagrams, and connectivity charts.
• Implemented backup and recovery procedures of databases in Sun Solaris environment.
• Assist the field installation of software, and train users in proper operation of the new or modified software and components.