SUMMARY:

• Over 18+ years of IT experience in System Administration on UNIX operating systems such as, RHEL 5/6/7 Linux ( Red Hat) and Confidential 8/9/10/11, SCO Open Server with an emphasis on uptime/reliability and support in a 24x7 production environment.
• Experience in installing, configuring and maintaining Confidential VNX, Confidential Compellent, Confidential, Confidential Storages, Brocade and Cisco SAN.
• Experience in Confidential (Formerly known as VERITAS) NetBackup 7.1/7.5/7.6 with FT Media Server installation, configuration and administration.
• Experience in Storage, Disk Management and Logical Management using LVM, Solstice Disk Suite and VERITAS Volume Manager.
• Experience in Implementation of Hardware and Software Raid Level Configuration and maintaining Critical Servers.
• Experience in installing, configuring and managing Confidential /Satellite server and Puppet Server.
• Experience in server hardening and remediate vulnerabilities in PCI/HAN Environment.
• Experience in Installation, configuration and deployment of VMware products such as VMware ESX/ESXi, vSphere, vCenter Server, vSphere Client, vSphere web client, VMware converter.
• Experience in Implementation of Print Servers and Web Servers.
• Migrate production VMs using Storage vMotion to new Datacenter.
• Configure storage LUNs for VMFS and raw disk mappings (RDM’s).
• Provision VMware Datastore’s and configure storage for Virtual Machines.
• Using VMware vCenter, created Data Center Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESX hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
• Install and configure VMware ESXi 6.0/6.5 Servers.
• Experience in Installation of Confidential ’s and Firmware update on multiple platforms.
• Configuring and Administering Confidential, Confidential, WINS, SNMP, LDAP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NAT
• Experience in managing system security, performance tuning, change management, documents and procedures.
• Excellent skills in analyzing, designing, implementing and system integration. Broad knowledge in monitoring and performance tuning.
• Supported a highly available round the clock production environment.
• Experience in installing, configuring and maintenance of Windows 2003/2008/2012 Servers.
• Experience in installing, configuring and maintenance of Radware Alteon Load balancers.
• Experience in installing, configuring and maintenance of F5 Load balancers.
• Experience in installing, configuring and maintaining Confidential Firewalls, Switches, IDPs and Fortigate Firewalls.
• Possess Good Communication Skills and Interpersonal Skills. Self - Motivated, Quick Learner and Supportive Team Player.
• Creative, Organization skills, Team-oriented, Responsible, Self-starter, problem solver, persevering and decisive; enthusiastic person with the drive and determination to do whatever it takes to get the job done
• Proficiency in handling the critical situation and maintaining the healthy relationship with the customers.
• Experience in Installing, configuring and maintenance of Oracle OPS Centre and Oracle VM.
• Experience in installation and configuration of Proxy Servers and Firewall.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Technical Exposure: Network Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 & 7. Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 and 11. Windows Server NT/ 2000/ 2003/2008/2012
• SCO: Unix Cisco IOS Systems Hardwares/Storages
• Dell Compellent, Dell FluidFS NAS, IBM DS5020, IBM V5000, IBM N3220 NAS Storages, EMC Clarion and EMC VNX Storages, Dell M1000E Chassis and Blade servers.
• Dell FX2 Chassis and Blade servers. Brocade SAN Switches, CISCO MD Series SAN Switches.
• SUN T4 & SUN T5 Servers, SUN M4000, SUN Fire V880, V440, V240, V210, SUN Blade 100 servers, SUN 420R, 220R, E250 servers, SUN Blade 1000SUN 420R, 220R servers, SUN Storedge D1000/D3100
• SUN Blade 2000, SUN Storage 2540.
• Dell Power Edge Series Servers.
• IBM Netfinity Servers and IBM x3550/x3650/x3850.
• HP and Compaq Proliant Servers.
• Specialix Terminal server, Multiplexer.
• SGI (Silicon Graphics Inc. ) Origin 200, 300,350, Tezro machines
• Networking Hardware
• CISCO ASA Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Cisco ACS, Cisco and Linksys Wireless Routers, Juniper Firewalls, Juniper Switches, Juniper IDPs, Fortigate Firewalls, WAN Connectivity Modems.
• Backup Devices
• Quantum iScalar 6000 Robotic Tape Library, IBM TS3100 Tape Libraries, IBM TS7620 VTL Storages, STC 1960 tape drives, IBM 3590 tape drives, LTO drivers, DLT drives, Exabyte drives.
• Network / Backup Tools
• CommVault
• VERITAS/Symantec NetBackup
• VERITAS Volume Manager
• Solstice Disk Suite
• Software
• MS Office
• MS Outlook, Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility includes configuration & administration of the UNIX Servers (RHEL 5/6/7 Linux Servers, Solaris 9/10/11 Servers).
• Installation, configuration and administration of Confidential /Satellite Servers.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Puppet Master Server and Puppet Agents.
• Roll out OS patches using Puppet.
• Roll out configurations using Puppet.
• Remediate vulnerabilities periodically, found on the security scan in the PCI/HAN Environment.
• Installation, configuration 2 Factor Authentication in PCI Servers.
• Installation of Confidential ’s and Firmware update on multiple platforms.
• Installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of SAN/ Confidential Storage devices.
• Ensuring and managing the services and servers availability to meet the SLA
• Configuring the Software RAID and VERITAS Volume Manager for SAN storage file system for network drives.
• Ensuring the daily backups, weekly backups and monthly backups being carried out in a scheduled manner through CommVault and NetBackup.
• Maintained Confidential, Confidential .
• Configuring DFS for sharing folders and files over the enterprise network
• Provisioning the storage LUNs not only to Unix/Linux system but also Windows and Exchange systems.
• Monitor and Maintaining the Data Center
• Working with Database Administrator and Web developers to meet their requirements in the infrastructure.
• Ensuring the warranty support of all the hardware.
• Install, configure and deploy VMware products such as VMware ESX/ESXi, vSphere, vCenter Server, vSphere Client, vSphere web client, VMware converter.
• Migrate production VMs using Storage vMotion to new Datacenter.
• Configure storage LUNs for VMFS and raw disk mappings (RDM’s).
• Provision VMware Datastore’s and configure storage for Virtual Machines.
• Using VMware vCenter, created Data Center Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESX hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
• Install and configure VMware ESXi 6.0/6.5 Servers.
• Create clones and templates of Virtual Machines.
• Deploying VMs through Templates.

Environment: RHEL 5/6/7 Servers. Confidential 9/10/11 Servers. CommVault and NetBackup. Windows 2003/2008/2012 and 2012 R2=

Confidential, Charleston, SC

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring and managing the services and servers availability to meet the SLA
• Primary responsibility includes configuration & administration of the UNIX Servers (on Solaris 8.0/9.0 Servers, RHEL 5/6 Linux Servers), Additional responsibility is to being a backup for Window 2003/2008 Servers.
• Installation of Confidential ’s and Firmware update on multiple platforms.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of SAN/ Confidential Storage devices.
• Configuring the Software RAID and VERITAS Volume Manager for SAN storage file system for network drives.
• Ensuring the daily backups and weekly backups being carried out in a scheduled manner through VERITAS NetBackup.
• Maintained Confidential, Confidential .
• Configuring DFS for sharing folders and files over the enterprise network
• Allocating the storage disk spaces not only to Unix/Linux system but also Windows and Exchange systems
• Replace one third of the server every year to meet the current technology and migrate the old servers with the new servers with least possible downtime
• Configured, maintained and monitored MRTG graphs for network traffic
• Managing the security and service requests
• Installing and configuring VPN users in CISCO ACS and monitoring
• Monitor and Maintaining the Data Center
• Interacting with the various vendors and getting quotes for all the hardware and software
• Working with Database Administrator and Web developers to meet their requirements in the infrastructure.
• Ensuring the warranty support of all the hardware and software, and refreshing the servers five years cycle.
• Carried out periodic server refresh to meet the new technology with minimal down time.

Environment: Windows/ 2000/2003/2008 and Windows XP/Windows 7 as Client Systems. Confidential 8.0/9.0 Confidential Power Edge Series Servers. Confidential Netfinity Servers and Confidential x345/x3650/x3850

SUN Storedge D1000/D3100, SUN Fire V880, V440, V240, V210, SUN Blade 100 servers, SUN 420R, 220R, E250 servers, SUN Blade 1000, SUN Blade 2000.

Customer Support Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• System Administration of Oracle/ Confidential Servers, RHEL Servers for day to day Problems, OS and software Patch updates, User Administration and Hardware Failure.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Oracle/ Confidential Servers, RHEL Servers & Windows 2003/2008/2012 Servers.
• Ensuring the daily backups and weekly backups being carried out in a scheduled manner through VERITAS NetBackup.
• Regular Disk Management like Adding / Replacing Hard Drives on Existing Servers / Workstations, Partitioning according to Requirements.
• Creating New File Systems or growing existing one over the Hard Drives and Managing File Systems.
• Regular system admin activities like user creations and management, performance tuning, disk management and system backups.
• Configuring Distributed File Systems and Administering NFS Server and NFS Clients and editing Auto-Mounting Mapping as per System / User Requirements.
• Scheduling System related cron jobs, Printer Maintenance and Managing Printers (Network, Local, Remote and Serial) using, Admin tool and LP admin utility.
• Confidential of File System using FSCK and other Utilities.
• Maintaining appropriate file and system security, monitoring and controlling system access, changing permission, ownership of files and directories, maintaining passwords, assigning special privileges to selected users and controlling file access.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Mail Server (Lotus Domino Server), Proxy server (Netscape).
• Installation, configuraion and administration of Confidential NetBackup 7.6 Master Server.
• Installation, configuraion and administration of Confidential NetBackup 7.6 FT Media Server.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Confidential Endpoint Protection Suite.
• Installation, configuration and administration of CISCO ASA Firewalls, Routers and CISCO Switches.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Confidential Firewalls, Switches and IDPs.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Fortigate Firewalls.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Radware Alteon Load Balancers.
• Installation, configuration and administration of F5 Load Balancers.
• Network layout preparation and implementation of LAN/WAN.

Environment: Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0/10/11 , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 and SCO Open Server Windows NT/ 2000/ 2003/2008/2012