OBJECTIVE:

• To utilize my training in Cloud technology mainly AWS and experience in troubleshooting and network resolution issues. I have over 6 years of experience in IT mainly on building Linux and Windows Servers, Vmware Virtualization. I wish to bring my knowledge and experiences in information technology (IT) to your organization and to play a major role in the realization of your IT goals and objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bowie Maryland

Linux / Cloud Admin

Responsibilities:

• Creating and launching EC2 instances using AMI’s of Linux, Ubuntu, RHEL, and Windows and wrote shell scripts.
• Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment.
• Assist with onboarding process for new Users and making sure all access is granted in coordination with Government COR.
• Updating network configuration changes document after change management meeting.
• Participate in daily scrum meeting providing input on daily task.
• Collaborate with other teams and team members regarding automation strategies and deployment processes.
• Working with Security Team to ensure both on - prem and cloud servers are properly STIG and remediating Nessus scan vulnerabilities.
• Reporting to management on status of DISA STIG status based on Server Operating Systems.
• Responsible for supporting of cloud based infrastructure and its solutions. and technology.
• Used IAM for creating roles, users, groups and implemented MFA to provide additional security to AWS account and its resources.
• Working along with Azure team with User access.
• Maintained the monitoring and alerting of production and corporate servers using Cloud Watch service.
• Building new Linux Server, install Bigfix, Nessus, McAfee and other needed clients, configuring network settings, joining to domain. Add local Admin as requested by user, and modifying privileges for Users and Groups.
• Implementing software updates, patches, hot fixes on servers. Installing and configuring new software and hardware.
• Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments using Centrify.
• Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service.
• Responsible for new employee on-boarding process. Using ticketing system ServiceNow facilitate daily operation.

Confidential

Paco Communication Cloud Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created S3 Bucket and load objects per ticket request in ServiceNow.
• Work with team members and facilitate customer migration process moving from on-premised to Cloud.
• As part of the migration team, I setup and managed EBS Volumes and EIP to EC2 Instances.
• Built customized AMI images of EC2 as required.
• Created and managed groups and AD user and cloud accounts. Applying group policies as requested by management to shared folders and restrictions.
• Worked with Management frameworks and Cloud Administration tools. Instances by employing AWS CLI and GUI. Configured Security Group for EC2.
• Monitoring my daily email and ServiceNow ticket system. Support weekly Team Sprint Goal.
• Working with Infrastructure Team to spin up new Development environment.
• Performing daily task per ticket request in ServiceNow and reassign ticket to appropriate Team.
• Planning, coordinating and consulting on various IT related work efforts, such as coordinating or managing project activities involving interrelated disciplines and multiple stages of the system development lifecycle.
• Attend daily strum and weekly meeting to update management with status update.
• Initiate acquisition projects in accordance to network hardware maintenance contract and End of Life equipment.
• Assist team to manage and configured VMware VSphere 6 enterprise network of 75 ESXi servers and over 250 VM's and coordinating migration to AWS cloud.

Confidential, Greenbelt Md

Linux Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting Linux and Windows processing problems and applying solutions to increase company efficiency.
• Built application platform foundation to support migration from client-server product lines to enterprise architectures and services.
• Manage firewall, network monitoring and server monitoring both on- and off-site.
• Work on Ansible, using YAML packages for installing and configuring push, to automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploy critical applications, and proactively manage changes.
• Perform installation, patching, and upgrading software and hardware packages including its dependencies using YUM, UP2DATE, and DEBIAN. Updating YUM Repository and Redhat Package Manager (RPM). Installing and configuring various network services such as DNS, DHCP, NFS, SMTP, Apache Server, NIS, Samba, SSH, Telnet and management of TCP/IP protocols.
• Network and infrastructure monitoring using NAGIOS. Setup and configuration of Iptables and SELinux. Setup security policies for users. Manage User Accounts and Groups Managing Files and Directories, as well as permissions
• Responsible for build management, build verification troubleshooting builds for local releases using tools and technologies like Apache Tomcat, Jenkins and JIRA.
• Manage and administer JIRA/Confluence add-ons, plugins, and extensions. Document results of JIRA workflows and process audits. Deploy Linux virtual machines on ESXi server using vSphere clients. Deployment of Gitlab in pushing and deployment of codes.
• Managed Microsoft Office, printing, and Windows networking. Building and configuring machines linux server RHEL, CentOS 6.1 7.3 and 7.6, Ubuntu. Performed regular DISA STIG per security request to close unused ports and disable non-human and unused service accounts for POA&M remediation.