Manager Oracle
Resume:
Angela Williams
Charlotte NC *****
************@********.**.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished UNIX System Administrator with over 10 years experience in the industry; my specialty is Managing multiple servers running different Unix/Linux operating systems. Oracle/Solaris (10/11) RHEL 4/5/6, Oracle Linux (5/6) includes Oracle VM Server/Mgr for x86/Sparc in Physical & Virtualization enterprise environment (government and private industry) with heavy Solaris 10/11, RHEL 4/5/6 VM builds/configuration for WebLogic Application servers, Glassfish/Cold Fusion Web servers, Microstategy Application servers, and Database servers with multiple enterprise applications installed. All server running on various x86/Sparc T-series/M-series, Fujitsu M10, Dell PowerEdge M-series, HP ProLiant and Cisco UCS - B/C-Series family, of hardware products. Enterprisel and High Availability levels (Prod/Dev/Test/QA).
This involves my planning, implementing, defining, and analyzing deployments, server validation and decommissions for project based assignments. Administer architectures of multiple servers in Enterprise Data center (Virtualization) environmenst, with RHEL, Solaris, Oracle Linux, OVM, LDOMS, Zones,, and ZFS, w/supported switches and firmware.
Accustomed to change management procedures, capable of quickly, evaluating various operational situations, root cause analysis of the systems-- network issues etc., includes isolating problems and resolving issues w/large number of mission critical enterprise web applications, supporting the backend Oracle databases running on RDMS systems; this entails my ability to collaborate with other infrastructure teams and interact with various vendors.
Thorough understanding of the Unix security procedures based on, STIG/checklist and CIS Benchmark requirement with addressing vulnerabilities, remediation and hardening. Familiar with ITIL processes & procedures.
Additionally, experiences working with Solaris Volume Manager, Logical Volume Manager, DNS, NFS, Backup and Recovery,
Vmware Vsphere server virtualization and KVM with Virtual Machine Manager
EDUCATION
Bachelor. Computer Information and Systems Science, University of the District of Columbia –Washington, DC
Graduate Studies, School of Information Technology, University of Maryland University College - College Park, MD
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Operation Systems: UNIX/Linux Platforms: Oracle/ Sun Solaris 7/8/9/10, 11 RHEL 3/4/5/6, OEL 5/6
Hardware: Sun/ Oracle ( SPARC, Intel x86) Enterprise T5440/ T5120, T3-1B Blade, T4-1-4, M1-5 Series, Netra-T2000,Fujitsu M10, Sun Blade 6000 Chassis, Sunfire X4100, Enterprise E450, 2500, T5-1B Module, IBM Blade Chassis, Legacy Servers: (Sun Fire /T1/2, V120 /250 280R/V440 /V490/V890, 4800, Ultra 20, 60, 80, 100, E250, Sparc2, 670), Intel x86: Cisco UCS - B/C-Series, DELL Power Edge M-series blade/chasis, 2600/2850, HP ProLiant DL360 G3, Dell MD1200 Powerfault, Sun StorgeTEK Array, Sun ZFS Storage 7320
Software: Solaris 7/8/9/10/11, Jumpstart, SUDO, RHEL 3/4/5/6, OEL 5/6, Kick start, Centos 5/6, Oracle/SunOne Enterprise 8/9, Sun JES, Oracle: (Oracle VM server for x86/SPARC 3.0, Oracle VM Manager 3.2/, Opt Center 11/12c, Oracle Explorer, ILOM /ALOM, XCSF, LDOM 2.0/3.0, ZFS, SVM, LVM, Oracle RAC 10/11g, Oracle iPlanet 7, Eclipse, Dot Project, Exalogic, Weblogic 9.3/10, MicroStrategy 9.3, 5.x, vCloud Director 1.5, Glassfish, Cold fusion 7, VAS, 389 Directory server, VMware vSphere 5.3, HBA( Emulex, Qlogic), Tomcat 6/7.0, Apache Http 2.0.64, Monitoring tools:( HP OpenView, Opsview-Nagios, Tripwire 8.0, Tivoli Storage Mgr, NSM,) Cygwin 1.5, Xwindows, STIGs,, TCP Wrapper, Central Security Server (CSS), VNC, Remote Desktop, Tectia SSH Client, COTS, Hummingbird (Exceed), Remedy,, Onyx, Seibel
Network Protocols/Services: NFS, DNS, SSH, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, SSL, and DHCP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ellucian formly (SunGard Higher Education) Remote Assignment
May 2015 – June 2015
Unix/Technical Consultant
Contracted through Fortitude Systems
Working as a Unix Consultant, delivering JES service engagements to Colleges and Universities Worldwide associated with the Luminis integrated software components with multiple Apache Tomcat, Weblogic Application Servers. Provision of services in order to facilitate the install of Luminis Platform 5 and upgrade of current Luminis 4 to LP5 into an environment running physical/virtual RHEL 5/6/7, Solaris 10/11 & RDBMS. Perform implementation planning/deployment which includes discovery sessions, hardware requirements and assessment, remote platform installation, CAS integration, BEIS, Weblogic, Glassfish installs to rollout in to Production. Perform data migrations from Luminis 4 to 5 using data analyzer tool. Conduct daily interfaces with a variety of business, and IT partners at both the client and within the Luminis team infrastructure (i.e. IT Directors, network/ system admin, hosting, DBAs, developers, customer support).
Implementation of getting web site portals up and running within client’s university environment
Upgraded/configure environment from Luminis Platform 4 to LP5
Build RHEL 5/6/7 & Solaris 10 servers in physical and virtual environment
Installed/configured GlassFish, LMG, Weblogic, BEIS
Requested/installed new Certificates for Weblogic Application and Apache web Servers
Implemented Solaris Container/zones and resource pools for the universities
Integrated Central Authentication Server for student single sign-on
Perform the network, port validation checks, resolve DNS common issues
Update routing tables based on networking diagrams; tracked/monitored system performance and activity
Investigate network related problems-- in Test and Production
Apply system concurrency updates, patches, and configuration changes.
Provided action plan for resolution of any/all faults detected.
Create service completion and follow-up report to send documentation to client
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Dept of Commerce, Contract Silver Spring, MD
October 2014-January 2015
Sr Unix/linux Administrator
Contracted through Evolver, Inc.
Work as a Senior UNIX/Linux System Administrator in the (WOC) a government Enterprise physical/virtual clustered environment supporting NOAA’s web hosted applications using KVM w/virtual mgr, & OVM. WOC acts as a data repository for NOAA organization where any office can post public information securely to content servers. WOC then serves the information in a secure and scalable fashion. using Apache HTTP Mgmt Servers and WOC Origin nodes this includes multiple web sites running on a single server. The servers are located in data centers throughout the country running RHEL 5 & 6, OEL, Solaris 10/11 on HP Proliant, Dell Poweredge, Dell M1000e/ XSFS Chasis/ M-Series Blade servers, and some Oracle server for SPARC running on Sun Fire T-Series bare metal hardware this includes administering ldoms, zfs etc) - - - M1200 Power Vault Storage Arrary, Utilized Cisco UCS manager for various site Raid configuration
Manage, deploy, and troubleshoot, Solaris /RHEL systems in a large enterprise Hosted environment
Perform daily OS administration, and DNS administration
Provision new RHEL servers and install the OS
Install and update various programs using yum; install security fixes, kernel and OS patches
Maintain LVM best practices – ext3, gfs, xfs, multipathing, striping, resizing
Manage sftp users (add, grant) access and create site restrictions (LDAP users)
Worked with creating local zones on global zones hosted by LDOM server
Planned/implemented assigned project(tasks) detailed in dot.project
Implement, configure and maintain application level load balancers interacting with Apache
Configure Unix Security baseline in coordination with security guidelines
Participated in live domain migration on ldom (T5140). zone migrations to other hosts
Peform Apache server virtual hosting, SSL website config; filter the access usi farm nodes and ng IP Tables
Analyzed system/application failures, examine log files; verified network connectivity
Assists with analysis and problem resolution for server hardware, operating system software
Setup MGT nodes at various NOAA locations
Perform Storage planning (purpose Raid configuration) configure via Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) GUI or iDRAC remote
VM farm 2.0 planning/implementation
Create New Webfarm Websites (Secure Public, Development), Reload Webfarm Nodes (mgt, origin)
Install patches and upgrades, provide performance reports
Upgrade Firmware of various components
Monitor system performance using top, sar, iotop, iostat to ensure production jobs completed
Respond to Cacti/Nagios alarm alerts for file system capacity and heartbeat of servers down
Implement documented procedures, solutions related to errors & problems.
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) - Columbia, SC
December 2013 – March 2014
Unix System Administrator
Contracted through Revolution Technology, Inc.
I was responsible for deploying/maintaing multiple Oracle Solaris 10/11 using Oracle VM server for SPARC/x86 running on (T2, T3,T4) Sunfire (T5220, T5240, T5440) also M-series (M4xxx/5xxx & Fujitsu M10-1 Hypervisor) and Oracle VM Manager v3. manager running on (DELL Power Edge 2850, HP ProLiant ) with a mix of RHEL 5.5/6.6, using Vmware vSphere 5.5, with multiple Application, Web, Database, Authenication servers for Prod, Dev, & Test environment all running Oracle 10g or 11g; servers; monitored by Opsview/Nagios. Provided architecture solutions, planned and implemented Oracle Weblogic 11/WebSphere 9.3 in to environment and utilized Dot Project. Installed/deployed Solaris LDOMS 3.2, ZFS pools/Filesystems/Zone; virtualization project on Fujitsu M10-1 Hypervisor servers and Coordinated with various teams within the environment in the areas of analysis, problem solving.
• Planned/deployed Solaris 10/11 OS using Oracle VM server for Sparc, Ldom-3.2/zones on multiple Sparc T/M-Series, Fujitsu M10-1 and Sunfire T5440 servers via jumpstart(Flash archive, Ops center 12c,)
• Deployed the Oracle VM manager on Oracle Enterprise linux operating system
Managed RHEL5/6 servers via Oracle VM Manager 3.0-3.3-- discovered Oracle VM Servers, created storage repositories, server pools & virtual machines network etc
Installed/Created/Clone/migrated multiple RHEL 5/6 virtual machines on VMware vSphere, vCenter/ESXi 5
• Coordinated with SAN team to request storage LUNS for configuration on the Oracle Solaris guest domains/RHEL virtuals
• Performed RHEL5/6 patch management & LVM operations after installation
• Planned and Implemented assigned Projects, utilized dot project and Eclipse
• Performed Solaris 10/11 patching (using Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade, IPS) ugraded firmware as needed
• Performed virtual machine management tasks using Oracle VM Manager 3.2
• Secured RHEL 5/6, Solaris Oracle VM for SPARC, worked on high risk scan alerts and remediation of security vulnerabilities deploy hotfixes as needed
• Responsible for building/maintaining a Solaris10/11, RHEL 5/6/ test lab environment
• Implemented/Installed/configured Middleware enterprise applications (Weblogic, WebSphere etc.)
• Worked closely with supporting (developers/DB admins) during the new software version releases/revisions/deployments
• Netbackup troublieshooting
• Utilized Solaris & RHEL/ CLI and GUI for administrator tasks
• Configured/Storage Multipathing; T-series firmware upgrades
• Analyzed system/application failures, examined log files; verified network connectivity
• Utilized Explorer Data Collector for problem diagnosis
Implemented Storage Pools for ZFS on these servers
• Accessed ALOM/ILOM/and XFCF console as needed
• Performed List of LUNs attached to HBA/Disk controllers in Solaris 10
• Worked with creating local zones on global zones hosted by LDOM server
• Participated in live domain migration on ldom (T5140). zone migrations to other hosts
• Analyzed capacity, monitoring reports. Then proposed and implemented the changes.
• Troubleshooting Hardware and Operating system related issues
Time Warner Cable (TWC) - Contract, Charlotte, NC
July 2013 –September 2013
Sr Unix System Administrator
Contracted through ICONMA
In support of TWC, was responsible for building, deploying, and managing virtualized/physical environment with Oracle VM servers for x86/SPARC,Solaris 10/11, OEL 5/6 via OVM manager 3.2, Ops center12c provisioning, jumpstart, kickstart server according to the build specification request sheet from various data center locations for deployment and optimization of new/existing environments and capacity management. This included evaluating, testing, and deploying all software and hardware upgrades to the server infrastructure. Also, implemented ESX 5.0 hosts, installed patches and performed other day-to-day administration tasks. Proactive monitoring of all servers, applications and services using a combination of tools to ensure high availability. Worked with report developers, and business analysts to ensure the functional infrastructure met the design and delivery needs of the various business projects.
• Deployed the Oracle VM manager on Oracle Enterprise linux operating systems
Performed multiple (physical/virtual) OEL 5/6, Oracle/Sun Solaris 10,11 guest OS builds on (i.e., Application/Web, Database/QA/Develop/Test servers ) utilized Ops center deployments, Oracle VM manager, ILOM web interface/SP-console
• Installed Oracle Enterprise Linux 5/6 as a VM in Oracle VM Server
• Managed RHEL5/6 servers via Oracle VM Manager 3.0-3.3-- discovered Oracle VM Servers, created storage repositories, server pools & virtual machines network etc
Requested/installed new Certificates for Weblogic Application and Web Servers
• Setup LDOMs and Zone environment on SPARC T-series M5 servers
• Created Storage Pools for ZFS on these servers and Implemented Deployments
• Participated in zone migrations, move ldoms to another host
• Investigated/troubleshoot problems that might arise with applications; included platform hardware estimates and recommendations
• Performed hardening of servers and audit compliance (CIS Benchmark), address security scans findings of risk levels (high, medium etc., ) and remediation of security vulnerabilities
• Coordinated/Implemented QA/Unix Validation Checklists for performing server Validations
• Performed server Decommissioning
• Updated Emulex HBA card firmware, install Tivoli storage mgr.
• Post-build support for errors and omissions
• Server OS “Upgrade/Reload”
• Participanted in Lab Infrastructure
• Developed testing strategies to confirm end-to-end functionality.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Contract, Charleston, WV (Public Trust clearance)
December 2011 - January 2013
Unix System Administrator
Contracted through Ntelicor, Inc.
I was responsible for performing the Enterprise-wide day-to-day Unix/Linux Systems Administration and Engineering for the architecture and implementation of many systems in an Enterprise Data center environment for Hundreds of Oracle Solaris10, RHEL 5/6, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM for x86/SPARC mission-critical servers (Weblogic 10/11 Apps running on multiple Sun/Oracle models with Solaris 10/11OS, MicroStrategy 9.3 App, Cold Fusion 9 Cluster Web, Sun Directory Authentication,servers used to support Housing and Urban Development’s daily operating business functions. This UNIX/Linux virtualized infrastructure environment was HUD’s primary Datacenter for Prod, Test, Dev, QA, LDAP Authentication, Global Zones, LDOMs, storage Pools for ZFS & VMware virtual servers) utilized during business hours and off-hours; also supported Sungard backup datacenter located off-site. Additionally, these server ran multiple applications including various existing HUD applications that were monitored to assess any problems, specifically included Oracle 11gr2 /Sybase databases back-end support & BIG IP F5 load balancer, Exalogic, etc.,) running on Oracle Sparc/Enterprise and Intel x86(32-64 bit) servers: M series, T1/T2/T3-1B-T4/T5120/T5220/T5240/T5440 series, E3000/V880/V480/V490/V240/V280/, DELL Power Edge 2850, HP ProLiant, etc., SAN environment, Qlogic and Infiniband switches etc.,
The following were daily functions:
Provided System administration and support for hundreds of UNIX/Linux systems this included operations, server builds maintenance, NFS, account mgmt, network configuration, server validation etc.
Build, configured and maintained highly optimized Virtualized Unix/linux environment --creating/configuring, Oracle Solaris 10/11 LDOMs, zfs pools/file systems, zone/containers, RHEL 5/6, Solaris 10 VMs within Oracle VM Manager, Ops Center, and Vmware vSphere, for Web Logic, Glassfish Application servers, ColdFusion Web server, Oracle BI Database server/QA/Develop and Test servers
Installed and configured HUD enterprise software applications (i/e., Oracle Weblogic, Cold fusion MX 7.07/9, 7.1.3, Sun Glassfish, Sun One/Oracle Planet 7/8, MicroStrategy 9.3, Oracle Exalogic, on RHEL 5/6, Solaris 10
Created DNS zone records for Hud domains; external DNS Change
Utilized Oracle VM manager to discover, administrate network storage infrastructure of Oracle VM servers
Used Oracle Opt Center OS provisiong, manage datacenter assets, install agents and patch etc. ; jumpstart server, kick start (PXE)to automate installs
Worked on assigned projects ie., HUD.gov webcenter migration build/move/clone LDOMs/Zones/ZFS & convert of Solaris and Linux systems to LDAP authentication, implemented Solaris 11 and Oracle Ops center 12c in the data center environment etc.,
Coordinate with SAN team to request storage LUNS for configuration on the Solaris/RHEL boxes
Remote connect to ILOM/ALOM /XSCF via web console/service processor to monitor/build and manage local and remote systems
Utilized RHEL/Solaris CLI and GUI for administrator tasks (, stop/start node agents etc.,)
Request/install new Certificates for Sun ONE Application and Web Servers
Performed RHEL LVM operations after installation (i.e. expanding logical volumes, creating a physical volumes
Srategic development of new processes and procedures
Investigate/troubleshoot system/application failures, examine all server log files (e.g. error log, server.xml, access log, messages gather information for problem resolution
Planned/executed/deployed the release of software, hot fixes and operating system packages to multiple servers/cluster and pre-prod systems
Planned/Scheduled Weekly preventative maintenance for Sunday during the 6 am to noon window.
Collaborated/supported Oracle DBA team/Webcenter as needed.
Created/Cloned/migrated multiple RHEL virtual machines using VMware vSphere ESXi 5
Performed hardening of servers and audit compliance (CIS Benchmark), address HUD security scans findings of risk levels (high, medium etc., ) and remediation of security vulnerabilities
Implemented solutions for performance issues on multiple Application, Web and Database servers
Updated Emulex HBA card firmware, install Tivoli storage mgr, NSM etc., backup and restore
Modify/created start/stop scripts; shutdown/reboot servers and stop/start/services
Facilitate software change requests for releases, storage, file system configuration, cluster nodes etc.,
Modify network interfaces file, hosts, iptables, decommission Solaris servers and scrub disks
Respond to NSM alarm alerts for file system capacity and heartbeat of servers down
Research/troubleshoot complex problems to ensure timely and accurate resolution of system anomalies before they impact operations
Access the application/web admin GUI to perform various tasks (e.g. deploy ear files. portal applications, create domain instances, etc.);
SunGard Higher Education, Remote Assignment - Oxon Hill, MD
December 2008 - December 2009
Sr. Unix/ Technical Consultant
As Sr Technical Consultant, I delivered JES service engagements to Colleges and Universities Worldwide associated with the Luminis integrated software components and/or the Content Management Suite, Portal etc., Conducted daily interfaces with a variety of business, and IT partners at both the client and within the Luminis team infrastructure (i.e. IT Directors, network/ system admin, hosting, DBAs, developers, customer support). I planned, implemented/deployed the Luminis v3/4 Platform server on Java JES specific components/applications on Sun One Java Application Server, Apache Tomcat/ HTTP server, Ldap Authentication server, Oracle database server, etc., within multi-OS networked platforms (Solaris, RHEL & Windows) This, includes applying maintenance patches, packages, hot fixes, releases; data migrations within the Luminis Platform multi-tiered J2EE environments. Performed a series of configuration steps to set site specific operational parameters to configure tiers. The following is a summary of the consultant services provided:
Provided Technical Consulting in delivering the implementations of Luminis Platform installs, upgrades and integration for SunGard Higher Education’s clients. This includes product knowledge sharing and recommended solutions.
Provided client with Lumins Platform Pre-installation cheklist
Utilized the Unix Linux CLI/GUI to administer tasks and troubleshoot various types of J2EE software component issues
Travel to site location to conduct training and investigate server/applications issues
Documented the install process, the location of software, and also demonstrated usage and functions of the software
Migrated data from Luminis.3.3 Luminis Platform IV (imp, exp); used standard SQL activities on various databases server
Build Solaris/RHEL servers including jumpstart/kickstart servers
Performed the network, port validation checks, resolved DNS common issues within university environment
Updated routing tables based on networking diagrams; tracked/monitored system performance and activity
Investigated network related problems in RHEL, Solaris Windows, servers; in test and production
Administered the integration and data/system integrity with all interconnected portal technologies such as but not limited to: SunGard Banner ERP, WebCT, Banner Self-Service and Internet Native
Implemented the middle-tier for integration/SSO by configuring banner forms parameters in OEM; added links in the luminis portals, tested
Implemented and supported the integration of LDAP tier with other applications; integrated SunGard Banner with the Luminis Portal tier
Created service completion and follow-up report to send documentation to client
Implemented Solaris Container/zones and resource pools for the universities
Applied, tested, and executed software releases and operating system patches.
Created several setup properties scripts prior for install of software components & created LDAP encryption key
Analyzed system/application failures, examined all system and application log files (e.g. HTTP error log, event log); gathered information for problem resolution
Requested new SSL Certificates for Sun ONE Application/Web Servers updated/installed
Investigated/troubleshoot problems that might arise with applications; included platform hardware estimates and recommendations
Developed and maintained installation and configuration procedures.
Worked with college system administrators on technical and user-related issues
Accessed the java administrator console to perform various tasks (e.g. deploy ear files. portal applications, create instances, etc.);
Worked closely with supporting (developers) during the new software version releases/revisions/hot fixes, JDK, scp these files from development servers to the appropriate Luminis platform test environment utilized patch/pkg, rpm, yum management to install releases within the production environment
Facilitated software change requests, defects, new development requests etc.
Department of Defense (DoD) Contract, Alexandria VA (Hoffman II Bldg.)
August 2006 – August 2008
Unix System Administrator
Contracted through Pragmatics, Inc.
Worked in support of Department of Defense (DoD), Transportation Operational Personal Property (TOPS) Central Web Applications (CWA) Electronic Transportation Acquisition (ETA) System. Performed the daily responsibilities as a UNIX System Administrator for the Surface Distribution Deployment Command (SDDC) PPPSB Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) environment (CONUS/ OCONUS) by ensuring maintaining and securing Sun One Java EE Application server and Sun One Web server tier, Database servers, on SPARC Sun fire 280R\440\V880 (all Racked within Military Command Data centers/DOD Headquarters and Scott AFB Data Center) running Solaris.8/ 9/10 and DELL Power Edge running Solaris.9 x86, RHEL 4/5 and Dell 6550-GOPAX running integrated, automated information management systems that utilized Oracle 7.1.4.1/9i (RDBMS) to store service members cargo documentation data updated in real time by use of (SQL*NET) running on top of TCP/IP. This architecture consisted of servers that hosted PPQWEB, PPPSBAPP, PPCIG with SSL over HTTPS in the NIPERNET, running on Solaris, included was the central Secure Web Internet File Transfer (SWIT) data transmission servers, Defense Tables of Official Distances (DTOD), multiple TOPS servers and two development test labs
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Established, administered, maintained & monitored Day-to-Day Operations for the Army/Navy/Marines multiple Solaris/RHEL TOPS, Web servers, Application servers, Database servers, other related systems and enterprise applications worldwide in the test, development and production environment for the data transmission of cargo documents
Build TOPS servers using Solaris/RHEL system CD & jumpstart/kick start disk, loaded Tops Baseline CD
Utilized Solaris/RHEL CLI and GUI for administrator tasks
Implemented deployments, addressed security vulnerabilities, web application error messages, log file activity, managed disk usage, user/file systems management, network activity, system failure, site conversions etc.,
Performed Solaris 9/10, RHEL 3/4/5 installs/upgrades, loading/testing/deploying of TOPS software releases & revisions, OS patching and rpm management
Configured Network File System (NFS) Server, Client side NFS
Reviewed weekly scan results report addressed the vulnerabilities based on STIG/checklist requirement
Applied recommended Patches/ on a regularly scheduled basis; requested new SSL Certificates for Sun ONE Application/Web Servers updated/installed
Acted as a key resource supporting internal application developers and functional testers of the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) in their daily work on the TOPS, web, application & database servers
Performed TCP/IP utility functions (ping, trace route, route add/delete, ifconfig)
Viewed system logs and activities on all servers for data transmission/network discrepancies
Installed CWA updates on Sun One Application servers; PPQWeb Deliverable on the Web server ;Deployed the PPCIG and PPPQWEB ear files
Participated in the TOPS Security Protocol implementation (secure replacement for telnet (SSH)
Automated tasks using bash\bourne shell scripts, at, and cron
Diagnosed and resolved network services issues such as, DNS, NFS, RADIUS
Created/managed Solaris Volume Management (LVM) File systems, added swap
Coordinated with Storage team to managed/configure LUNs and StorEdge Raids in SAN infrastructure
Conducted software/hardware system testing of transmitting data from DPS to TOPS servers
Troubleshoot, analyzed and coordinated system outages and interruptions
Utilized Application Server Tools (admin GUI console, etc.) to create instances, connection pools, JDBC resources, deployment etc.,
Assisted the DPS dev/functional team with redesigning the TOPS application data model Facilitated software change requests, defects, new development requests etc; submitted originating users’ emergency Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) forms to CCB
Trained the level II support on the contents of survival kits prior to deploying to the production sites in the OCONUS & CONUS
Participated in the review (audit) of security documents in the Certification and Accreditation C&A of a major Information system & Participating in weekly change control meeting (and supported the implementation of CM activities
Regularly reviewed security bulletins, checked OS vendor web sites for recommended security patches
Created and maintained documentation and procedures for System Administration support
Assisted the DPS dev/functional team with redesigning the TOPS application data model to support multiple platforms, resulting in greater efficiency, versatility and interoperability
EW Furniture, Inc. - Chantilly. VA
Nov 2005 – July 2006
Linux Systems Consultant
In support of the planning and implementing the company existing pre-configured RHEL 4 servers that utilized Oracle 9i, in to a more stable and flexible environment to power the application Cameleon, a stock control package designed to assist product sales within a multi-channel environment and other web-based applications. Provided consultation, technical support for the commercial clients, sales people, who use the systems to check catalogue listings, draw up cost estimates for orders while the customer were present.
Worked with IT manager and database administrators to implement Cameleon in to new technology.
Provided RHEL tasks and maintenance by executing CLI activities and GUI
Setup automatic download and install of software updates, manually download packages from RHN
Monitored/troubleshoot & resolve problems with servers down, no local database connection available, failure to connect to web application, unable to upload and reconcile invoices (e-Invoicing);
Performed immediate analysis of customer problems and directed
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