Boubacar Soah
District Heights MD 20747
Email:****.********@*****.***
Career Objective:
UNIX System Administrator with over 8 years experience working with computers
(5+ years with Solaris and Linux). Able to adapt and learn whatever is needed to
accomplish complex goals in a constantly changing environment.
Summary of Skills:
* In-depth knowledge of UNIX systems security and secure system access
programs
* Comprehensive knowledge of windows and UNIX operating systems like
Solaris, Red Hat Linux
* Strong planner, organizer, and problem solver
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Ability to build and maintain good rapport with clients and colleagues
Skills:
Administering Unix services( standAlone,Inetd)
Unix Network & TCP/IP Administration
Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning
Administration of NFS Services
Administration of Apache web server
Process control and Administration
Data Management
Solaris 10 containers/zones
Installation Unix OS
Patch Administration
Applicatoin Software Installation
Operating System Configuration
User Account Administration
Linux/solaris Host Security Administration
Linux/solaris Disk Adminisstration
Volume Management
Network concepts and services
Network interfaces,Routing and Firewalls
Device Management
System Logging,Accounting and Tunning
DNS
Expert knowledge: Linux (RHEL4/5) Solaris 9, 10( Zones,containers, ZFS)
Extensive experience: Solaris 8,9, RHEL4/5
Systems Hardware: IBM BladeCenter, Dell PE19XX Blades, Dell PE Rack
Servers, Sun V120-V1200, Sun 6800
Web/App servers: Apache HTTPd 1.3/2.x,ApacheSSL
Network Apps, Protocols: NFS, IPTables, DNS, FTP, DHCP, TCP/IP, SSH
Filesystems: NFS, Linux LVM, UFS,VVM
Summary of Experience:
Network Security Solution, Alexandria VA
Febuary 2007 till date
UNIX Administrator
•Analyze, log, track and complex software and hardware matters of significance
pertaining to networking connectivity issues, printer, server, and
application to meet business needs.
•Maintain 40 Linux servers including 14 Dell PE1955 blades, 10 pizza boxes
•Built an automated RedHat Kickstart
•administrated VMware ESX server
•worked with SAN
•monitoring system based on open-source software
•Maintain 100+ Solaris 8/9 systems in production (WEB, DNS,DB)
•Automation of various tasks through crontabs
• install system to fully automate RedHat and SuSE server installs, eliminating
hours of work for engineers
•Coordinate testing, upgrade and configuration of system files and services. Ensure
changes are in accordance with appropriate operating procedures.
•Worked on a project for planning and implementing TCP/IP network
•Implemented troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common system
problems: document system events to ensure continuous functioning.
Helped fix complicated hardware and OS problems
•managed data drives using Veritas VM & RH LVM
•Performed occasional off-hours and remote support.
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Sun Trust Bank, Piscataway NJ
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April 2006 to December 2006
UNIX Administrator
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•Installed and maintained 25 Solaris/Linux
•Physical installation and cabling servers in datacenter
•Performed system and application performance tuning tasks on large production
servers running web applications
•Utilize standard corporate tools to record changes, service requests, and problem
activities for tracking purposes.
•Built a Linux distribution from scratch for use in secure production servers
•Installed Oracle and MySQL databases working side by side with Database
Administrator
•Built secure Linux server to host DNS, web pages, and UNIX shells
•Maintain jumpstart system build environment
•Helped in troubleshooting problems over the phone and internally
•supported third party applications on both platforms
Training and Certification:
Solaris system administration
Linux system administration
Windows Computer Technician
reference:
Kingsley 301-***-****
Emeka 240-***-****
Cynthia 301-***-****