S K I L L S
System security, monitoring,
patching & Live upgrade.
Yum repository management
and maintenance.
Manage firewalld on linux 6, 7
& 8 based systems.
Manage DNS server for
enterprise environment with
change mitigation.
Create LVM, Esxi and Vcenter
Change Request Management
(Pac2000, Service Now, Remedy,
Jira, Rally)
Identity application,
hardware/OS problem
Create and Manage Virtual
machines on Esxi and Vcenter
Knowledge AWS including IAM
policies, creating E2 instances
and S3buckets update security
group.
Deployed OVF templates to
ESXI host.
Apache Virtual Hosting (Vhost),
Password-less SSH and
Kickstart expertise.
Monthly query run on oracle
database 18c (MySQL)
Syslog, Windows Server
STIGs, Building ISOs, Export
S U M M A RY
Top-performing System Engineer with years of solid system security, monitoring, patching and yum repository management and maintenance. experience. Highly analytical and well- versed in the latest software such as [software1], [software2], and [software3], I possess excellent communication skills that help me collaborate with various departments, understand business objectives and corresponding needs, and successfully deliver results on a consistent basis.
Competent, compassionate, and empathetic System Engineer with years of experience in the
[occupation] industry. An accomplished delegator for responsibilities spanning system security, monitoring, patching, yum repository management and maintenance., manage firewalld on linux 6, 7, and prioritization. Works well under pressure with a persistent, determined, and goal-oriented outlook. Focused on embracing new career opportunities whereby my background and education are conducive to achieving goals and excelling with respect to the customer experience. Committed professional with strong experience in the field of [field]. I have excellent communication, yum repository management and maintenance., and persuasion skills and a proven track record to elevate business using effective communication and team-building strategies. Dependable System Engineer with rich management experience and a steadfast dedication to shoulder extra responsibilities to meet tight deadlines. I work diligently to always act as a strong contributor within organizations that value great customer service and hard work, promoting teamwork. W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
System Engineer Jan 2023 - Present
Git.Go-TecH Maryland, · Hybrid Full Time, USA
Responsible for ensuring the stability, integrity and efficient operation of the production infrastructure server components.
Hands-on administration of Linux/Unix systems.
Design of secure, robust, flexible and scalable systems Design, configure and build secured systems, applying STIGs to Windows and Linux systems. § Maintain an overall vision and direction for the infrastructure § Work in a team on global networking infrastructure.
Managed patching on Red hat 7, Oracle 7, Solaris 10 servers. Oversee the design and architecture of company’s appliance-based products Oversee change management and configuration management of the Production environments
Analyze the requirements, design, and implement an effective system monitoring solution in Zabbix and Nagios.
Assure minimum downtime and optimal planning through proactive planning and regular reviews of the overall production environment
Develop project implementation documentation including all technical information needed for the successful implementation of a project.
Ensure that all components of the infrastructure are well documented and conform to standards § Strong coordination, organization, teaming, and communication abilities § Work individually and in a group setting.
Follow instructions on various tasks including but not limited to building POAM’s, Data calls, and Network structure.
Directs employees effectively.
Generate ISO files used for system installation with the appropriate patches. VMware management – set-up, user account, network and datastore management. § Work under pressure and time constraints.
Networking Administrator Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
MTN Cameroon Yaounda Full Time, Cameroon
Installed, configured, and managed proprietary applications on Unix/Linux servers. Nyah
Wilson Ndi
C O N TACT
ad2vvd@r.postjobfree.com
ANOKA, MN, 55303
VMs on ESXi,
Patching systems, network
configurations and network
troubleshooting.
Expertise in patching and
scanning systems.
Multifactor Authentication
installation.
Log management, directory
collaboration, manage Firewalld,
Chronyd, NFS (Network File
System),
ACL (Access Control List),
LDAP, and SCP, SFTP services
on Red hat and CentOS based
system.
Nagios system monitoring,
security checks – Scap-
Workbench expertise.
User
account
management,
Crond jobs,
Microsoft
Office
expertise.
system
processes
and
containers.
Other
Language
French,
Create and extend physical volumes, volume groups. Resize existing logical volumes for additional space requirements.
Use Hyper-V to manage memory, CPU, disk size and networking on windows servers.
System performance monitoring and tuning
Troubleshooting network on window servers. Adding peripheral devices on servers as needed.
Run security checks on windows systems. User account management and group collaboration.
Open, track and close trouble tickets as well as input trouble calls into ticket tracking system (Remedy).
Administered Red Hat Systems managed backups and monitored CPU and Disk Usage.
Monitored SU logs for unauthorized root usage and access.
Use remote tools such as remote desktop, Scap-workbench Utility to analyze and resolve issues in multiple servers.
Monitored Unix/Linux servers load average, iostat, vmstats and general server health.
Perform system monitoring; CPU, memory, I/O, hardware, jobs scheduling and processes management.
Troubleshoot user account issues and network related connectivity issues.
Create, managed user/groups, set password, permissions, account expiration, reset user passwords, administered users account security through monitoring login logs for repeated failed authentication attempts on both Unix/Linux servers.
Restrict access to files and directories using Access Control Lists file permissions.
Utilize the Vi editor in accessing file contents and securely modifying them to meet specific objectives. Also assigns file or directory permission and enables group collaboration. Apache Virtual Hosting (Vhost), Redhat Openshift Hardening Red hat Linux 7 server.
Performed administration and monitored job processes Managed patching on Redhat 7 server using yum. Monitored client disk quotas and general disk space usage. System performance monitoring and tuning. Use RAID as needed.
Introduced new servers to the network. Maintaining and troubleshooting network connectivity.
Develop core code modules, unit test tools and release notes for enhancements and bug fixes with the help of ansible, bashscript and vim editor.
Responsible for installation, configuration of Linux servers using jumpstart and interactive methods with Kubernetes base idealogy.
Use of Ansible (YAML) playbooks in managing servers remotely.
Security hardening and maintenance on various systems including firewall and SELinux configuration
Performed administration and monitored job processes Managed patching on Redhat 7 server using yum. Monitored client disk quotas and general disk space usage. System performance monitoring and tuning. Use RAID as needed.
Introduced new servers to the network. Maintaining and troubleshooting network connectivity.
Develop core code modules, unit test tools and release notes for enhancements and bug fixes with the help of ansible, bashscript and vim editor.
Responsible for installation, configuration of Linux servers using jumpstart and interactive methods with Kubernetes base idealogy.
Use of Ansible (YAML) playbooks in managing servers remotely.
Security hardening and maintenance on various systems including firewall and SELinux configuration.
Yum repository management and client configuration on various servers.
Creating set mounts points and user-mount points.
Restrict access to files and directories using Access Control Lists file permissions.
Performed data management using native Linux utilities for archiving and compression.
Configured DNS client on both physical and virtual servers. System Administrator Jun 2017 - Dec 2019
Essoka Security Ltd Douala Full Time, Cameroon
Create detailed design documents and functional specifications for new applications, services and enhancements to existing systems and services.
Collaborate to create configuration designs for design and implementation of various environments.
Create work effort estimates for new features and bug fixes for use in prioritization and release management.
Develop core code modules, unit test tools and release notes for enhancements and bug fixes with the help of ansible, javascript and vim editor.
Review new development tools, application frameworks and testing tools for functionality and effectiveness.
Provide 'on call' support to resolve OSS application issues after normal business hours
Use established change management processes, requiring operational procedures be performed with minimal client impact, (i.e. during the established maintenance window).
Integration of Linux systems into an Active Directory environment using SSSD/winbind
Work with database administrators to configure, tune and maintain databases in a variety of languages.
Document systems configurations and upgrades.
Design and implement change and control policies and disaster recovery plans; lead troubleshooting efforts to restore functionality in the event of an outage.
Monitor and assist in managing applications, device availability, network conditions and status, system reliability and performance, service and program maintenance and storage resources with Kubernetes.
Perform additional duties related to this position as assigned.
Create and manage user/group accounts. Setting password aging, permissions and account expiration.
Use remote tools such as remote desktop, DameWare Utility to analyze and resolve trouble issues.
Configure hardware and software, installs Microsoft Windows Patches and updates, load computer with government furnished system images, perform computer re-images, and assist users with data backup and restore.
Monitoring and reporting statistics, load averages, disk. Active directory user account, password and profile management on Windows Server 2003.usage on both UNIX and windows-based servers.
Monitored system logs. Performance Monitoring and capacity planning in anticipation of system resource usage and needs.
Answer, evaluate, and prioritize incoming telephone, voice mail, e-mail, and in-person requests for assistance from users experiencing problems with hardware, software, networking, and other computer-related technologies.
Monitored system logs for unauthorized access, system errors, hardware failures and system health using native Linux tools and top.
Troubleshoot hardware failures, opened trouble tickets with Sun and worked with sun field engineers to resolve hardware problems.
Use of Petri nets in graphical programming language for modeling concurrent systems E D U C ATION
High School Diploma
Institute of Technology,
Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology: computer science IMIT - Institute of Management and Information Technology, R E F E R E N C E S
Git-Gotech Technology
L A N G U A G E S
C E R T I F I C ATIONS
P O R T F O L I O S, P R O F I L E S
TECHNOLOGY
Operating Systems: Unix, RHEL 6,7&8, Oracle Linux 5,6,7& 8, CentOS 6, & 7, Tanium Authentication Server, MacOS and Windows base systems, Oracle Database 18c. Networking: Network (TCP/IP) Configuration in Linux, Firewall Setup, Troubleshoots, Network connectivity, System security and monitoring, LDAP, Active Directory Software: VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Vcenter, VSphere Client, VRealize Operation Manager, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira confluence, Appviewx, AppOne, Splunk, Smarstation 2.0, Autosys, Triage, MS Access Database, Active Directories and Domain Controllers – iLO4 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIGs), Openscap, RSA Certificate Manager. Hardware: Hp Proliant 380 G8, Sparc T5120, T5240, T5440, Sparc M3000, M4000, M5000, Sun Fire V880, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, R720, R740, R520, M620 Servers (iDRAC- 8),
Application Server: Apache Tomcat, Glassfish, Imperva, Nagios, Scap-Workbench, Word- press, Apache Virtual Hosting, GitHub, Gitrepository, rsyslogd, mariadb, Programming Language: Bash Script, Shell Script, Ansible (YAML), Visudo, Atom.io