Platform Engineer Red Hat

NAFEESA KHALID

LINUX PLATFORM ENGINEER

Brooklyn, NY, USA 347-***-**** ad5ut1@r.postjobfree.com WORK EXPERIENCE:

Bank of America (BOA) (New York)

Linux Platform Engineer (Sep 2021 to present)

Managing installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of Web Servers, Application Servers, and Database Servers on Red Hat Linux.

Leveraged Ansible and Ansible Tower adeptly to orchestrate seamless handling of infrastructure, configuration, user management, and file system operations, ensuring the smooth and reliable setup of servers.

Revitalizing system and application performance through the strategic implementation of Ansible, streamlining the management of numerous systems and applications to ensure unparalleled efficiency and consistency in automation processes.

Leveraging Adhoc commands innovatively and creating playbooks, and roles to enhance the sophistication of automation processes, elevating overall operational efficiency.

Established and meticulously managed S3 buckets, demonstrating proficiency in configuring roles and policies, while skillfully handling user and group management through the IAM service to maintain a robust and secure infrastructure.

Implementing automated resource adjustment mechanisms by configuring Autoscaling Group and maintained workload balance with Elastic Load Balancers ELBs), while efficiently managing security settings in a specific network environment.

Monitoring AWS resources leveraging CloudWatch by collecting matrices from AWS resources such as EC2 including CPU usage, network activity, and other custom metrics and using logs to maintain performance.

Monitoring the performance of virtual machines and ESXi hosts, streamlining processes by creating templates for rapid virtual machine setup and utilizing snapshots for updates or shutdown preparations.

Exhibiting expertise in Docker container management, proficiently handling the retrieval and creation of containers, and orchestrating the smooth integration of multiple containers using Docker Compose.

Demonstrating adeptness in version control systems, particularly GIT, by creating diverse versions, duplicating projects, and effectively taking care code management on a collaborative Gitlab platform.

Responding promptly to alerts from Nagios, resolving issues related to network, critical services, application availability, high CPU usage, and optimizing system resource utilization.

Monitoring of the ticket queue using SNOW, performing analysis of problems across multiple systems and groups.

Elevating network dependability through meticulous NIC bonding/channel bonding during new builds, achieving fault tolerance, load balancing, and redundancy for a robust infrastructure. Experienced Linux Platform Engineer

with over 6 years in the dynamic IT

industry, dedicated to optimizing

operational efficiency through the

strategic implementation of

automation tools such as Ansible.

Proficient in a diverse range of

technologies, including VMware, ESXi

hosts, Vsphere, Docker, and AWS

cloud services. Adept at monitoring

system performance, overseeing file

systems, executing change

management processes, and

effectively managing incidents.

Demonstrated hands-on expertise in

the installation, configuration, and

administration of various Linux

operating systems. Possesses

advanced skill set in utilizing Git for

efficient source code management. I

am excited about the prospect of

leveraging my proven capabilities and

knowledge to contribute to a new

team, while eagerly embracing and

conquering stimulating challenges

within the realm of Linux platform

engineering.

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

EXPERTISE

Early Warning Services (New York)

System Administrator (Dec 2018 to Aug 2021)

Handled server installations, configurations, and troubleshooting.

Strategically implement RAID solutions tailored to customer needs, skillfully configuring RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6 setups to prioritize optimal performance and redundancy.

Efficiently managed data access by expertly configured NFS servers and seamlessly connecting NFS shares on the client side, enhanced overall network reliability.

Proficiently administer VSFTP servers, adept skills in installing and configuring Apache on Linux production servers

Hand-on with disk partitioning, utilizing diverse file systems to ensure effective formatting that aligns with performance objectives.

Adeptly manage logical volume management LVM, efficiently extending and modifying volume groups and file systems without causing downtime for uninterrupted operations

Executed diverse responsibilities, including the installation, configuration, and upgrading of workstations, servers, and associated hardware and software across environment.

Implemented and managed user and group accounts, defined user permissions, and controlled account privileges using.

SUDOERS configuration for enhanced security

Excel in network configuration tasks, adeptly configuring network adapters for IP addresses, and promptly resolving routing issues to maintain seamless connectivity.

Played a pivotal role in network problem-solving, utilizing diagnostic tools like Tcpdump and Traceroute for effective issue resolution and performance optimization.

Orchestrated regular system backups, manage scheduled tasks involving cron jobs, enable system logins, and coordinating network disconnections for server maintenance while conducting thorough performance tuning and testing.

Managed packages using RPM and YUM, efficiently updated packages through the YUM repo server, and fortified Linux systems through a local repository for secure application installations and upgrades.

NVIDIA (San Francisco, CA)

IT Operator (Oct 2017 to Nov 2018)

Addressed hardware and software problems on server systems.

Conducted routine inspections and maintenance of hardware components and network devices for optimal performance.

Ensured 24/7 availability through on-call rotations, providing prompt assistance and support as needed.

Tackled networking challenges on RHEL systems, particularly addressing issues related to TCP/IP and UDP protocols.

Supported the data center team during server decommissioning operations and ensured smooth and efficient processes.

Utilized YUM and RPM utilities for the installation and upgradation of system packages.

Smoothly manage ticket queues using the Jira ticketing system, expertly resolving tickets and incidents to maintain an efficient workflow.

Managed server and other equipment cabling, ensured organized setups, and proficient racking and stacking for streamlined operations. RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian,

Clones, template, snapshot, Ansible,

playbook, Ad hoc command Roles

and Ansible tower, Git, Gitlab, DELL,

HP server, PXE, Kickstart, Git hub

CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SAN, NAS,

RAID LVM,Docker, Kubernetes, NIC

Teaming, VMware, Vmotion, ESXI

host, AWS, IAM, EC2, fdisk, gdisk,

EXT3, EXT4, XFS, File system

consistency check, Jira Confluence,

Google Docs, Jira, BMC Remedy,

SNOW, Splunk, vSphere, vCenter

Converter, HA, DRS, S3, EBS, EFS,

ELB, NFS, Samba, ILO, IDRAC,

DHCP, DNS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, TFTP

EDUCATION

Master in Statistics (2016)

University of Gujrat, Punjab

Pakistan.

SKILLS

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