Linux Systems Administrator Resume

Objective

To advance my career as a Systems Administrator/Network Engineer and further educate myself through practical experience.

Executive Summary

Customer - focused IT professional with Electrical Engineering background. An expert in contributing to projects designed to enhance system functionality and end-user productivity. Acknowledged for capacity to tackle challenging issues, analyze viable alternatives, regardless of the magnitude. Persistence, personal integrity, and an ability to adapt and gain new skill sets are major strengths consistently cited by managers and clients alike-praising team spirit, independent work habits, and the determination to conquer technical challenges. A resourceful, life-long learner, embracing knowledge as a tool for improved problem-solving effectiveness.

Experience Summary

OS:

Linux: Slackware, Fedora, RedHat Enterprise 4/5, Ubuntu, Knoppix
Microsoft: 98,NT,2K, XP, Vista, 7
Shell scripting - ksh, bash

Hardware:

Intel x86 systems - 1,2 and 4 CPU configurations
IBM xSeries, Dell Poweredge, SuperMicro
Fusion-io solid-state solutions

Web Servers:

Apache (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0)

Security:

Symantec ESM Enterprise console pam.d, TCP wrappers, ssh keys
INETD, XINETD access control lists, NAT
Munin/Nagios/Barracuda Spam 400
Hardware/software encryption - ecryptfs/dm-crypt

Networking:

Cisco Switching - 3500,3560,4500,6500
Cisco Routers 2500, 2811, RIPv1/2, OSPF, EIGRP
Firewalls - linux iptables, Cisco ASA
802.3ad link aggregation, NIC bonding

Data Storage:

RAID, QLogic, PERC 6/E iSCSI, CIFS, NFS
Xiotech, LEFTHAND, Powervault SAN

Mail Servers:

Sendmail
POP3, IMAP
Domino/Lotus Notes (6.x)

SQL Servers:

Postgresql (7.x, 8.x)
Oracle 9i, 11g

Deployment:

CFengine
Red Hat Package Management - rpm, rpmbuild

Professional Experience

Confidential,

Position held: Linux Systems Administrator

Location: Lakeland, FL

Duties:

Stabilize inherited Oracle RHEL4/5 servers including rebuilds and migrations
Provide root admin support for Oracle DBAs
Linux performance tuning
Enhance software monitoring solution
Data encryption and security
VLAN network management to increase network efficiency
SAN disk management and MPIO administration
UPS power monitoring solutions
Update/maintain intranet - MediaWiki/MS Sharepoint
On call 24/7 - Linux primary
Provide as backup to network administrator

Confidential,

Position held: Linux Systems Administrator

Location: Raleigh, NC (telecommute)

Duties:

eBH and ITCS104 security compliance administration
ID management, privilege access and revalidation
Deployment of patches and kernel upgrades
Management of customer and infrastructure change and problem records
Administer customer risk acceptance deviations and suppressions
Support all middleware upgrades - Tivoli, apache
On call 24/7 rotational

Confidential,

Position held: Systems Administrator

Location: Tampa, FL

Duties:

Configuration, deployment of new servers - cfengine, rpm, rpmbuild
Debug client audio/video hardware
Configuration of monitoring utilities
Management of all local LAN firewall configurations and network security protocols, access and authorization
ID management
LAN trouble diagnostics
Deployment of patches and application upgrades
On call 24/5 + alternating weekends.

Position held: QA Engineer

Duties:

Manage QA and Development infrastructure – including upgrades, patches, installs administer client/server-side heterogeneous test environments
Implement client/server-side builds and patches according to high-level design requirements
Develop and document test cases and scenarios
Test and certify all proprietary applications

Positions held: Operations Analyst

Duties:

High level support – troubleshoot and resolved all technical issues and escalations
Provide remote and on-site installations and training configuration management for systems engineers and project management

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