Sr. Systems Administrator Resume
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2000 and up, Windows 98 and up, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL
Hardware: SuperMicro, Dell, Lenovo, HPE (3Par), Cisco (SMB and Enterprise)
Software: Solarwinds N - Central, BMC/BSA Blade Logic, Zabbix, VMWare, Hyper-V, TrendMicro, BitDefender, Sophos AV, Veeam, Arcserve UDP, Symantec Backup Exec, Connectwise, WSUS, Powershell scripting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Sr. Systems Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Created content libraries, scripts and reports for management of the ESXi 5.5+ farms.
- Scripted automation using Powershell and PowerCLI.
- Created, tested and tuned windows 10 GPOs for a better user experience.
- Query Splunk for log monitoring and usage patterns
- Perform vulnerability assessments through Nessus/Tenable
- Utilized federal compliant tools such as CyberArk for secure access to our servers.
- Test and deploy Windows patches to test and then prod to over 500 Microsoft server instances through BSA’s BladeLogic.
- Reviewed current Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and modified or created new GPOs based off of current network security practices.
- Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
- System monitoring and alerting through Zabbix.
- Maintain operational, configuration, and other procedures.
- Real-time responses to system/service down issues.
- Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization after collaborating with associated teams.
- Leverage BSA’s BladeLogic for deploying scripts forest wide from a single pain of glass.
- SSL Certificate management through Symantec as well as Active Directory
- RFC (Request For Change) documentation for common and one-off tasks.
- RCA (Root Cause Analysis) of Hypervisor, OS (Operating System) and Application faults.
- Multi-Site domain management with Domain Trusts
Confidential
Cloud Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Administer 500+ Windows and Linux VMs in ESXi 5.5, 16 hosts, and 76 Datastores across two Datacenters consisting of Cisco UCS blades.
- Utilized XenApp for administration over XenCenter servers.
- AWS Gateway Storage for cloud based storage setup via iSCSI.
- F5 load balancing for multiple apps.
- Build Powershell scripts for reporting and automating processes.
- Managed Hypervisors/Servers/Updates for 50+ businesses ranging from 10-500 employees.
- Hyper-V, vCenter/ESXi, XenCenter
- Act as escalated support for Tier l-lll help desk.
- Exchange DAG and Active Directory Maintenance.
- Standardize Active Directory security groups for granular shared folder permissions.
- Azure AD Connect setup and maintenance.
- Monitoring through N-Central: Setup standardized Rules, Filters and Templates for services, custom templates created for SNMP monitored devices, databases, disk health, connectivity speeds etc.. Windows Updates Administration through N-Central and WSUS
- 3Par SAN Administration.
- Create incident response reports with CAPA (Corrective Action, Preventative Action).
- Change Control creation, execution and completion.
- Configure AllWorx and Cisco phone systems.
- Setup and regulate multiple backup software for over 500 servers daily.
- Configure and monitor BitDefender and Sophos AV solutions.
- Troubleshoot various EHR/EMR (Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records) Systems
- Create automated reports for CIO and IT Management teams to allow for security auditing and appropriate billing.
- Granular level documentation to assist the help desk in ticket resolution.
- Track backup, connectivity, and disk space related tickets through ConnectWise.
Confidential
Network Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Upgraded Windows Active Directory Domain from Server 2000 to Server 2008 R2.
- Windows Server 2000-2008 R2 administration.
- Monitor and activate services to ensure minimal downtime.
- Manage group policies to secure proper access and standardization throughout the infrastructure.
- Implement Multiple Networks with various ISP’s for Test/Dev/Stand-alone networks.
- Manage multiple virtualization technologies to leverage equipment appropriately (VMWare and Hyper-V).
- Administer multiple backup technologies to manage new and legacy systems (Veeam and BackupExec).
- Manage TrendMicro Anti-Virus updates/upgrades as well as client related settings.
- Organize IT equipment and maintain appropriate inventory.
- Workstation Deployment through FOG (Free Open-Source Ghost) for Windows XP and Windows 7 workstations.
