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Aleem Tahir Malik

Computer Systems Engineer

*** ****** ** ***** ***** WI 53811

Phone No: 734-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

An accomplished Linux Administrator with demonstrated success in designing

and implementing Server solutions that improve business functionality.

Excellent understanding of Identity and Access Management and Redhat

Clusters. A result driven IT professional with extensive experience in

engineering, System administration and support of information systems. In

depth expertise in the implementation, analysis, optimization,

troubleshooting and documentation of RedHat Enterprise LINUX (5,4) and

LAN/WAN network systems. Strong "hand-on" technical knowledge with RHCT and

CCNA certification.

CERTIFICATIONS:

> RedHat Certified Technician (RHEL 5)

Verification No: 605************

> Cisco Certified Network Associate (640-802)

Verification No: 399574167599CLXI

> IBM HACMP Training Certificate

> RHCE exam date: 28 May 2010

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Comprehensive problem solving abilities, excellent verbal and written

communication skills, Ability to deal with people diplomatically, Fast

learner, Team facilitator. As an individual, I consider myself

conscientious, honest and frank.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

UNIX System Administrator:[Dubuque IOWA] [July 2009-Present]

> Managing as an account focal and configuring/troubleshooting 200+ UNIX

(RHEL, Debian, SELS, AIX) Servers including Blade Centers, IBM X

series, P series in 24/7 production environment .

> Configuring and troubleshooting High Availability services like

Apache, Squid and MySql by using RedHat Cluster Suite, HeartBeat and

DRBD on RHEL5.

> Managing and configuring HACMP Cluster on AIX to ensure High

Availability.

> Working as a Systems Administrator my responsibility was to implement

Identity and Access Management to ensure that right people access the

right services.

> Monitoring System through MRTG, Nagios and Tivoli.

> Configuration and Administration of MySQL, NIS, FTP, NTP, NFS.

> Configuration of Hardware and Software RAID. Disk replacement and File

system recovery.

> Configuring and implementing Mail Servers like Dovecote, Sendmail,

Postfix, Qmail, Kerio mail server and managing user accounts and their

home directories and inboxes.

> Disk and File system management through Logical Volume Manager.

> Configuration and Administration of DNS on Linux Enterprise Server.

> Configuring & handling Samba servers on Linux Enterprise Server.

> Software management using YUM on Linux Enterprise Server.

> Configuring and troubleshooting Kickstart, PXE, DHCP, TFTP services on

LINUX to automate the installation for 200+ servers.

> Configuring & handling Firewall and SELinux to ensure the security of

Linux Enterprise System.

> Automating tasks through cron.

> Handling Ongoing Issues with Production team and escalations.

> Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate

personnel.

Corporate Center Lahore

System Administrator: [Lahore, Punjab] [ Aug 2006 - April 2009]

Responsibilities:

> Working as a Systems Administrator my responsibilities include

troubleshooting VMware server related issues, maintaining their virtual

server environment, creating and deleting virtual servers and backup

scheduling. Also maintained and troubleshoot High Performance Computer

Cluster (HPCC) and managing it though Parallel Distributed Shell (PDSH)

and Linpack.

> Installing and configuring Secure LDAP Authentication Server by using TLS

certificates for secure and encrypted user authentication and as well as

at client end to make sure that right users access the system.

> Implementing Quota on the home directories to make sure that user access

their accounts with in limits.

> Implementing right permissions on directories and file to make sure that

right users can access the files and directories.

> Configuring and managing XEN using Virt-manager.

> Maintained and performed troubleshooting for Corporate Local Area

Network, consisting of 100+ node local network, including Windows and Red

Hat Linux clients and networked printers and scanner.

> Ensure maximum uptime of Linux environments, including production,

testing, authoring and the development environments. Handling production

servers and monitoring servers in a 24/7 environment using MRTG, SNMP.

> Configuration and administration of Network based installation of RHEL 5

using HTTP, NFS and FTP and automating installation using Kickstart.

> Testing windows & Linux (Suse and Redhat) Applications and setup testing

environment for Production.

> Configuration and Administration of SQUID transparent proxy on Linux

Enterprise Server using time based ACLs.

> Configuring & handling Firewall and SELinux to ensure the security of

Linux Enterprise System.

> Configuration and Administration of Virtual hosting with Apache.

> Documented (formally) system requirements.

> Backing up and restoring data in Linux.

Electrocom Innovations Education Center Multan

Network Administrator [Multan, Punjab] [April 2004 - July 2006]

Responsibilities:

> Responsible for complete support, installation and maintenance for all

network and system components.

> Configuring and designing VOIP using Cisco switches and Routers.

> Managed all aspects of several network implementations including

network planning, design, testing, documentation, deployment and

maintenance of Windows based system.

> Configuring & handling SQL Server on Windows 2000/2003.

> Designing and Administration of LAN for 500 users by using the

Switches and Routers.

> Configuring and designing VLANs and there IDs to Segment the users by

their function and implement VLAN trucking.

> Configuration and administration of DNS, DHCP, TFTP on Routers.

> Configuring & handling Wi-Fi Routers for wireless access.

> Configuration and Securing Routers using access-lists and NAT for

internet access.

> Implementing routing protocols like RIP, IGRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP.

> Configuring & handling ISDN network to provide backup internet

service.

Maintain and manage Frame-Relay network

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Systems: LINUX (RHEL 4, 5), SLES, Suse, AIX, Fedora Core 6, Debian,

Windows 2000/2003/XP/98

Networking: HACMP, HPCC, HeartBeat, DRBD, VMware Virtualization Server, XEN

virtualization, VOIP, Nagios, MRTG, LDAP, NIS, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, FTP, NFS,

NTP, SAMBA, SQUID, HTTPD, TOMCAT, SMTP, Qmail, TCP/IP, SNMP, tcp-wrappers,

SSH, Telnet, TFTP, KickStart, PPP, PPPOE, MySQL, SELinux, IMAP, RADIUS,

NIS, Putty, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, OSPF, TCP, UDP, IPv6, VPN.

PROGRAMMING: C, C++, Perl and shell scripting, JAVA, VB.NET, VB-6, PASCAL,

Oracle (8i, 9i), PL/SQL

Hardware: IBM(P series, X series, Z series) IBM Blade Center, Servers,

Cisco routers( 2500, 2600, 2800) and switches( 2950, 2960, 3550, 6500,

4500, 4000), LINKSYS (WRT54G), Cisco IP Phones (7960) Software and hardware

RAIDs.

Software: Lotus Notes, PDSH, SQL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook

Express, Thunder Bird, Red Hat Package Manager, Seagate crystal reports,

Packet Tracer Network Simulator, GNU Utilities, Joomla Web development

EDUCATION:

Degree

Institute

B.Sc Computer Systems Engineer Bahauddin Zakariya

Univeristy

Mutan Pakistan

PROJECTS:

> Configured High Availability RHEL 5 Cluster using RedHat Cluster

Suite in IBM.

> Rebuided 100+ RHEL5 server using KickStart, PXE Boot in IBM.

> Configure Proxy server(Squid ) and secure the Network from outside

the

LAN in Lahore Corporate Center

> Configure Mail server in Habib Bank Ltd. Main Branch Mall Road,

Lahore.

> Configure Mail server, Proxy server and Samba server in Electrocom

Education Center Multan

> Configure Mail server Squid server and Samba server in Sajjad

Textile Ltd

> Configure Mail server Squid server in ZEPHYR Textile Ltd.

> Configure Linux setup in Punjab PIONEER Finance College.

> Configure Proxy server (Squid), NFS server, Samba server, in

Leadership

College Multan

REFERENCE:

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