SUMMARY:

• Around 22 Years of IT experience with various leadership roles and hands on experience on Cloud, UNIX/Linux administration, server automation, OS provisioning, App deployment, configuration management, monitoring, DevOps, scripting etc.
• Strong communication abilities with history of providing on - site & off-site support to wide range of clients, coordination and leading on site and offshore teams.
• Experience in fast paced, deadline-oriented environments.
• HP Accredited Integration Specialist, Server Automation v9, and HPUX Certified Professional.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Linux distros RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, SuSE, Oracle Linux, Solaris, AIX, HPUX, Windows, SCO Unix, Freebsd.

OS provisioning: Vagrant, NIM, Cobbler, Kickstart, Jumpstart, Opsware, ISO image.

Virtualization: Vmware, Oracle VM, LPAR, LDOM.

Cloud: AWS, Azure

Config Mgmt & tools: HPSA/Opsware, Ansible, Chef, Docker, Jenkins, Ant, Maven

Monitoring: New Relic, Lpar2rrd, Nagios, Sitescope, HPOpenview, NMON, MRTG.

Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Korn, Perl, Python, Yaml, Json, Ruby, Awk, Sed

Database: Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Mysql

Middleware: Apache, Tomcat, Weblogic, Jboss, MQ, Cognos.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Alpharetta GA

Site Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Siebel CRM Team Member. Responsible for all automation efforts.
• Built Jenkins Infrastructure for three different windows/Linux environment
• Installation configuration, upgradation of all Jenkins Master servers.
• Automate Siebel jobs using PowerShell/shell scripts and run from Jenkins.
• Wrote pipeline scripts using Groovy and run them as pipeline jobs from Jenkins.
• Wrote PowerShell/shell scripts for various jobs related to infrastructure for Siebel team Windows and Linux servers
• Integrated Ansible Tower with all Jenkins servers. Wrote some ansible playbooks.
• Configured Jenkins Agent/Slave servers on Jenkins and run jobs from agents. Opened firewall ports for Jenkins Master and slave connectivity for different environments.
• Open change controls for various change activities for the team,
• Interact with application team as needed to ensure SLA's are met.
• Open, work and close user stories for the team in Rally.

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Automation, build management, Configuration management, monitoring and log management,
• Assist in migrating web applications from legacy to AWS cloud using Elastic Beanstalk.
• Install and configure Jenkins server for various environment.
• Setup build environments for various on premises Unix/Linux environment and AWS cloud.
• Work on chef recipes, cookbooks and Ansible playbooks to automate various tasks.
• Trained new employees and worked with them, 2-3 new developers, on new web projects.
• Create Docker Containers, configure, and stop/start Containers etc.
• Debugging Containers, monitoring Docker and Docker logs etc.
• Implement and configure ELK stack for application teams.
• Interact with application team as needed to ensure SLA's are met.
• Creating and updating documentation, knowledge articles and SOP's that enable the team to succeed.
• Learn new automation, monitoring and configuration tools as and when required.
• Taking an active role in various tools related projects, speaking up on project calls and ensuring the success of the same.
• Stepping up to cover work on call, or off shift as required as part of a team rotation.
• Write various scripts and execute them on all automation servers.
• Actively participate in various migrations and maintenance activities.
• Write shell scripts and run as cron jobs for automation server’s performance issues related to server load, disk space etc.
• Support NAS migrations for various application teams.
• Work on incident tickets, change requests etc.

Confidential, Chrysler, Michigan

Senior System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for timely server delivery and meet the SLAs.
• Work on Projects, Build, datacenter migrations, Support, DevOps, server migrations, server consolidation, change controls, tickets, RCAs.
• Installation, Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of physical and virtual servers of, AIX and Linux.
• Installation and configuration of VMs, ESXi hosts and Vcenter server. VM migration using Vmotion. Xen, AFS, and KVM virtualization
• Install servers, HMCs, patches, tools, utilities, backup and monitoring software, Storage device drivers, various tools and utilities as per requirement.
• Apply patches, Configure server profiles, micro partitioning. NPIV, Live partition mobility,
• Operating system upgrades, server consolidation, various types of server and frame migration.
• Customize server as per requirement for various Databases like Oracle RAC, Sybase.
• Create volume groups, logical volume, filesystems, raw devices, and ramdisks. Assign Ownership and permissions to filesystems.
• Performance tuning of server for various databases, middleware, application components.
• Coordinate with various teams to meet build and support server SLAs.
• Create the server network diagram and forward them to plant team for connecting Network cables and SAN cables.
• Open Change Management requests and Service requests. Implement, verify and Close changes. Coordinate with various teams to do a Cluster failover testing.
• Server Monitoring using various tools like NMON, lpar2rrd etc.
• Provide support to various applications to cut-over servers to production environment.
• Configure ILO, Network, swap, dump device, Mirroring, altdisk. NFS, DNS, Sendmail etc.
• Create/migrate user IDs, groups. Manage users, groups, password etc.
• Install TNG, Asset Insight, Opsware Client, HPOV, Visual Age Compiler, Java, Netvault, Samba, Smartstart using automation tools.
• Installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of HMC, VIO, HACMP and PowerHA.
• Problem Analysis & Recovery, day-to-day maintenance & administration tasks.
• Open incidents with IBM on issues and follow up on them until resolved. Attend weekly meetings on outstanding issues
• Schedule Day and night memory scheduling on VIO.
• Coordinate with Middleware, Database and Application teams.
• Attend project, server cutover meetings and take ownership of individual tasks.
• Make DNS updates and aliases during server cutover to production. Work on various server-hardening tasks.
• Performance monitoring using topaz, top, iostat, vmstat, perfpmr.
• Performance tuning of memory, I/O, swap. Extensive OS parameters tuning for database servers. Data migration using rsync, tar, cpio.
• Submit Change controls for DNS update, Port activation, SAN requests and any other prod changes.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Senior System Admin/Project Leas/Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Onsite Coordinator and Project lead for ECRM applications. Coordinate with Patni offshore team on daily basis and provide instructions on day-to-day testing activities.
• During my tenure, offshore team strength increased from 2 to 20.
• Generated revenue worth 20000 offshore hours.
• Server administration of UNIX, Linux and Windows for the testing, development team.
• Coordinate with Operations, middleware, database, network, firewall, storage and Business Analyst teams. LUN mapping and data migrations using rsync.
• Install Operating system, patches & Monitoring tools and various customer tools.
• Configure network, storage and create volume groups, logical volumes, file systems
• Server performance tuning, troubleshooting and resolution. Create User ID and groups.
• Create SOPs, lessons learned, Best practices documentation.
• Submit Enterprise change controls. Service requests and Incidents and implement them.
• Submit bugs/defects during Integration, system testing.
• Write test case if required and review test cases delivered by offshore team.
• Attend project meetings and application cutover meetings.
• Administration of AIX, HP UX, Solaris and Windows server that belongs to GIAS group.
• Write Shell scripts for automating various tasks.
• Coordinate with Logistics and IT division for technical assistance.
• Network administration of GIAS team servers. Create network diagram on Visio.
• Documentation of existing system and network configuration.
• Software & hardware inventory management.
• Hummingbird configuration on Windows XP for Power & Basic users to access GIS applications installed on Sun Solaris servers.
• Performance monitoring & fine-tuning of servers.
• Installation, Configuration, & Administration of Sun- Solaris, Linux, SCO-Unix, HP UNIX, IBM AIX, Windows NT Servers.
• User & Group Management, file system mgmt., performance monitoring, fine-tuning of Sun- Solaris, Linux, SCO-Unix HP Unix, IBM AIX and Windows NT Servers.
• Installation of Oracle, Compilers, other applications software on different UNIX platforms.
• Installation of various hardware, software and applying patches for Sun- Solaris, HP UNIX, IBM AIX servers.
• Administration of Netscape proxy ipchains firewall on Red Hat Linux.
• Performance tuning, implementing rights & securities, policy editing on Windows NT/2000 Servers. Server monitoring using MRTG.
• Installation, Configuration & Administration of Cisco/Zyxel routers, switches & modems.
• Administration of Send-Mail and Microsoft Exchange mail server.
• Implementation & Deployment of Seagate-Veritas Network Management software.
• Administration of Anti-virus, Email gateway, Veritas Net backup, Omnibackup, TSM, IIS.

Confidential

Customer Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining Sun, HP & SCO Workstations. Configuring the Servers in domain architecture.
• Setting up RAS connectivity or remote access client.
• Installation & Configuration & Administration for Point-to-Point Connectivity / ISDN connectivity over leased lines using Cisco 2501 and Zyxel Routers. Installation & configuration of Mail servers.
• User Management & Access-Lists to configure security on Cisco routers.