Linux System Administrator
Resume:
ChidiNwachukwu
Laurel MD 20724
Telephone: 301-***-****
Email:**********@*****.***
Certified Linux Systems Administrator and VMWARE Datacenter Virtualization Specialist
Proven field experience in Red hat Linux 5 and 6 Systems Administration, Created and Managed User Accounts, Built partitions and File Systems, configured Apache Web Server and SELinux, worked with VMWare ESXi and Redhat Cluster Servers, performed Patch Management, Software installs with YUM and RPM, Storage provisioning, Backup and Recovery, Logical Volume Management in a career of over 4 years.
Hands-on Linux Skills Set:
4 years with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Systems Administration
4 years with various Linux Distributions Installation, Configuration and Maintenance
3 years on System Backup, Recovery, Redundancy and Failover
3 years of Linux User and File System Management
3 years of Support for VMWare ESXi environment
3 years of support for Oracle and MySQL Databases deployed in a Linux environment
3 years of Linux Package and Patch Management using Yum, RPM, Red Hat Satellite
Experience Summary:
Vital Networks Group, Silver Spring MD January 2012-present
Linux Systems Administrator
Executed software patches, system installation and configuration on Redhat platform
Provided both remote and On-Site System Administration support for Red Hat Linux Servers
Setup and configure of Kernel Based Virtual machines on Red hat Enterprise Linux Servers
Have experience configuring Linux guest and supported VMWare infrastructure
Created and activated Swap volumes to enhance system performance
Used Logical Volume Management Commands to create,manage,grow and extend LVM volumes
Monitoring system infrastructure and network with Nagios
Hardening systems with Security Enhanced Linux and File System Special permissions
File transfer with NFS, Enabled Autofs for remote File Systems FTP, SAMBA, SSH etc.
Installation and configuration of Apache Webserver in a LAMP stack and from source.
Configured DNS and local YUM repository for software package management.
Experience with Role Based Access Control and Systems Security Administration
Built and configured Virtual Linux Servers using VMWare ESXi and Vsphere Client.
Performed user, group and file system management on both physical and virtual machines
Provide support to high end Red Hat and Window servers hosting MySQL database
Planned ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimizations
Configured, setup and provision Dell PoweredEdge Server enabling Virtualization
Enabled IP Tables Firewalls, disabled services and block ports to ensure system security
Configured primary and secondary network interfaces VM with Hostname, IP and Gateway records
Configured and deployed various Linux Distributions such as Redhat, Centos, Ubuntu, Fedora
Hi Qu Inc., Laurel MD February 2011-January 2012
Information Technology Analyst
•Performed network installation, configuration and monitoring for network devices
•Troubleshooting internet connectivity in LAN and WIRELESS Networks
•Executed User Account and Email accounts provisioning
Monitored and responded to network alerts, outages and other critical events
•Maintained current Information Technology Inventory in accordance with SLAs
•Maintained records of daily business transactions, problems and remedial actions
•Used Web based ticketing System to transmit client request to senior technical team.
•Planned and implemented Patch Management programs for LAN/WAN infrastructure
Regent Care Services Inc. December 2009- January 2011
Tech Support
•Set up local Area network (LAN), Network Printers and Scanners
•Checked computers on store network
Created shared network drives and folders and personal drives for users.
•Ensured that client’s computers had access to SERVERS and other Network resources
•Updated and documented Helpdesk tickets with Remedy ticket system.
•Resolved software and hardware issues for clients
•Performed Customer Technical support services
Operating Systems and Software/Hardware
Platform: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, CentOs 6.5 Ubuntu 12.2.
Virtualization: KVM build on Dell Server Power Edge 2950 servers,
Bare-metal setup and configuration of DRAC for Server Management
Setup and configure VMWARE Hypervisor for Virtualization.
Configuration Management: Kick-Stat network installation, Puppet, Tomcat, Local Repository, NFS etc.
Network Administration and Protocols: tcp/ip, udp, dhcp, dns, ftp, http/https, samba, BIND, ISCSI etc.
Information security hardware integration and system hardening.
Support and administration of cluster servers
Install, configure, secure, and patch servers and clients. Kernel update and tuning.
Monitor log files, rotate logs and perform system backups
Deployment of LDAP/Nagios for monitoring system performance.
Web server installation, configuration, security and trouble shooting.
Data archiving and extraction.
Linux security-File permissions, ACL, Iptables/Firewalls and Routers configuration (Linksys) etc.,
Application/software management skills.
Local Area Network Configuration on RedHat, CentOs, Ubuntu etc.,
LAMP (Apache, MySQL and php) installation and database querying.
Education and Training
•Bachelors of Science degree (ESUT –PA)
•Linux Certified Professional (LPIID: 277311803)
•VMWare Certified Associate in Datacenter Virtualization (VMWARE:01615263F-00510807)
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systems Administrator Training (RHCSA – 2015 Candidate)
Other skills and Competencies:
Linux Server Troubleshooting, Application Installation and deployment Exceptional Quantitative, Qualitative, Analytical, Research abilities Experience in Project Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control
Ability to organize work in various levels and communicate across multiple areas Work both in team and independent environments
Skills in Microsoft office suite, help desk applications and Windows and Linux Servers Administration
References:
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