Naveen.K
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Professional Summary:
Around 7 years of IT experience in Design, Development, Support, Administration of Splunk, Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle WebLogic Server.
Proficient in configuring/administering of Splunk with forwarder configuration, deployment, search heads, indexing and data source configurations.
Strong expertise in developing/ applications using Oracle 11g/10g database.
Worked on DB Connect configuration for Oracle, MySQL and MSSQL.
Created many of the proof-of-concept dashboards for IT operations, and service owners which are used to monitor application and server health. Serve as a Tools Management Team member, responsible for the design, implementation, and support of Splunk.
Drive complex deployments of Splunk dashboards and reports while working side by side with technical teams to solve their integration issues.
Developed reports, dashboards, alerting, creating roles, user provisioning and clustering using splunk.
Involved in Full Life Cycle development of the projects.
Experience in creating visualizations of reports, dashboards for customer interfacing, alerting, roles/user provisioning and clustering with splunk.
Provided on-call production support for Splunk as required.
knowledge / understanding of Splunk 5.x and 6.x product, Distributed Splunk architecture and components including search heads, indexers and forwarders.
Knowledge/experience with bash (or ksh kornshell)
Experience with Splunk Searching and Reporting modules, Knowledge Objects, Administration, Add-On’s, Dashboards, Clustering and Forwarder Management.
Experience on use and understand of complex RegEx (regular expressions).
Worked with application folks for WebSphere, WebLogic installation and connection trouble shooting.
Experience in creating Reports and Dashboards in Splunk 6
Experience in debugging, testing and deploying the applications.
Created and Managed Splunk DB connect Identities, Database Connections, Database Inputs, Outputs, lookups, access controls.
Experience in Unix Shell Scripting to run batch jobs and Perl scripts.
Good working knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting, awk, perl and python.
Having good knowledge in Data analysis, Data warehousing and ETL techniques.
Experience in Managing various Network related tasks such as TCP/IP, NFS, DNS, DHCP and SMTP.
Worked on log parsing, complex splunk searches, including external table lookups.
Worked with the users to identify the business requirements and integrated them into the front end Applications and Coordinating the Offshore team.
A Self-starter with a positive attitude, willingness to learn new concepts and accept challenges.
Experience in Deploying and Integrating applications to Tomcat, JBoss and WebLogic.
Strong experience in Troubleshooting, Analyzing and taking appropriate actions for Application/Web server errors and logs using Wily Introscope.
Education:
Bachelor of Technology Degree from Acharya Nagarjuna University.
Technical Skills:
Splunk Modules :Splunk 5.x/6.x,
Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, Splunk DB Connect,
Splunk on Splunk, Splunk Hadoop and BigData, Splunk IT Service
Intelligence, Splunk Web Framework
Operating Systems :Unix, Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Perl, Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/2007.
Web/App Server :Tomcat, Apache, WebLogic, Squid, WebSphere application server,
Webserver HIS.
Data Base :Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i/7.x, MS Access and MS SQL Server.
Data Base Tools :SQL *Plus, Toad 9.5, Golden Gate, Informatica, Oracle SQL Developer, SQL *loader.
Languages :SQL, C++, Java, J2EE, JavaScript and Unix Shell Scripting, awk, sed,
Pyton.
Web Technologies :HTML, CSS, Java Script and XML.
Source Control :SVN, GITHUB, CVS.
Methodology :Agile, Waterfall.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
T-Moble-Atlanta,GA March 2014 - Till date
Sr.Splunk Consultant
Responsibilities:
Configured Splunk Searching and Reporting modules, Knowledge Objects, Administration, Add-On’s, Dashboards, Clustering and Forwarder Management.
Splunk implementation, planning, customization, integration with Application servers, big data and statistical and analytical modeling.
Involved in standardizing Splunk forwarder deployment, configuration and maintenance across UNIX and Windows platforms.
Configured and administered WebLogic services like JMS, JNDI, JMX and JDBC.
Was responsible for data inputs/app creation/objects/views managing in Splunk.
Developed reports, dashboards, alerting, creating roles, user provisioning and clustering using splunk.
Experience in creating visualizations of reports, dashboards for customer interfacing, alerting, roles/user provisioning and clustering with splunk.
Involved in Load testing the application running on WebLogic server using various tools.
Assisted in upgrade of Splunk from version 5 to version 6.
Used Ant scripts to deploy the applications like formats of WAR, JAR, and EAR in app servers.
Created and Managed Splunk DB connect Identities, Database Connections, Database Inputs, Outputs, lookups, access controls.
Integrated ServiceNow with Splunk to generate the Incidents from Splunk
Administer Splunk as well as create, test and deploying operational search strings.
Configuration and administration of Connection pools for JDBC connections
Experience in handling Java and Sun Hotspot JVM tuning
Created Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) queries, Reports, Alerts and Dashboards.
Installed and configured Tomcat 6.0 and provided support.
Involved in cluster environment creation and deploying various J2EE applications on the cluster and implemented Load Balancing, High Availability and Failover features.
As primary for Splunk support, supported more than 10000 forwarders across diff OS including linux, solaris and windows.
Configured LDAP and provided support for applications.
Experience with Splunk dbConnect application and Splunk forwarder deployment.
Installing and configuring Oracle Access Manager, Policy Manager, and Oracle Virtual Directory for Authentication, and User Authorization.
Worked on new indexers and search head in Cluster environment on Linux platform with Splunk 6.2 version.
Configured and deployed applications in various work environments like Development, System Test, QA and Production
Experience with performance testing tools such as web load and load runner.
Supported on call 24x7 schedule for Production Support.
Testing and profiling to measure the performance of the applications
Environment: Splunk 6.x, Splunk on Splunk and splunk modules, Tomcat 6.0, SOA Suite 11g, Wily Introscope 8.x, IBM HTTP Server, Microsoft IIS 7.0, Apache 2.x, Solaris10, Windows 2008, Oracle 11g/10g, Mercury 7, HP Sitescope, webservices, LDAP, Oracle Access Manager, JDK 1.7, JSP, EJBs, JMS, HTML, XML, JRUN, SSL, JDBC, JMS, JNDI.
First Data Atlanta, GA April-2013- Feb 2014
Splunk Consultant
Responsibilities:
Provide regular support guidance to Splunk project teams on complex solution and issue resolution.
Administered Apache HTTP Server 2.0, Apache Tomcat 6.0. Servers.
Involved in standardizing Splunk forwarder deployment, configuration and maintenance across UNIX and Windows platforms.
Installed and configured Splunk DB Connect in Single and distributed server environments.
Installed Splunk DB Connect 2.0 in search head cluster environments.
As primary for Splunk support, supported more than 10000 forwarders across diff OS including linux, solaris and windows.
Troubleshooting the issues occurred during the deployment of J2EE applications and EJB Components and during in production environments with help of Logs.
Parsing, Indexing, Searching concepts Hot, Warm, Cold, Frozen bucketing.
Field Extraction, Using Ifx, Rex Command and Regex in configuration files.
Hands on development experience in customizing Splunk dashboards, visualizations, configurations, reports and search capabilities using customized Splunk queries.
Knowledge about Splunk architecture and various components (indexer, forwarder, search head, deployment server), Heavy and Universal forwarder, License model.
Was responsible for data inputs/app creation/objects/views managing in Splunk.
Involved in Load testing the application running on WebLogic server using various tools.
Assisted in upgrade of Splunk from version 5 to version 6.
Created and Managed Splunk DB connect Identities, Database Connections, Database Inputs, Outputs, lookups, access controls.
Integrated ServiceNow with Splunk to generate the Incidents from Splunk
Expertise with Design, Implementation, Configuration and Management of Splunk Enterprise.
Created Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) queries, Reports, Alerts and Dashboards.
Knowledge about Splunk architecture and various components (indexer, forwarder, search head).
Experience with Splunk Searching and Reporting modules, Knowledge Objects, Administration, Add-On’s, Dashboards, Clustering and Forwarder Management.
Worked within the application development teams on existing project modules to identify where improvements need to be made in notify errors and to support new requirements and/or more efficiently support existing functionality.
Run on the UNIX by writing UNIX shell scripting.
Environment: Splunk 5.x/6.0.x, Apache Tomcat 6.x, WebLogic 9.x/10.x, RedHat Linux, AIX, JDK 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4, Samurai, Load runner, SSL, JDBC, Oracle 9i, SQL/PL-SQL, JSP, Servlets, EJB, HTML, XML.
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. Detroit MI Feb 2012- Mar 2013
Linux/UnixAdmin:
Responsibilities:
Installation, Configuration & Upgrade of operating systems Linux on Windows hardware.
Monitoring System performance and do kernel tuning to enhance the system Performance.
Automation of jobs through crontab and autosys.
Installation of packages, patch management, volume management on Suse servers using YaST.
Monitored system activities and fine-tuned system parameters and configurations to optimize performance and ensure security of systems.
Responsible for maintenance of development tools and utilities and to maintain shell, Perl automation Scripts.
Fine tuning of Servers and configuring networks for optimum performance.
Configuration of NIS, NFS, sendmail on Linux.
Responsible for day-to-day System Administration for Solaris, and Windows NT servers.
Solaris Operating Systems upgrade, package installations, updates, patches and software fixes.
Administering NFS Mounts
Creating User accounts, Mail account, groups, printer etc
Monitoring system resources, logs, disk usage, scheduling backups and restore. .
Configured auto mounts/maps for the user accounts.
Installation, Configuration of Web Servers using Apache, IIS on Solaris and NT Servers.
Worked closely with database administration staff to ensure optimal performance of databases, and maintain development applications and databases.
Involved in Migration from WebLogic 7.0 to WebLogic 8.1 and JDK update and service packs installation.
Configuration and Clustering of Managed Servers
Creation of SSL and Digital Certificates for requesting, generating and implementation for the communication between Web server and the Application Server.
Configured Web Server plug ins for WebLogic Server 6.x, 7.0
Performed various health check ups in production and development environments
Environment: Oracle 11g, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL* Loader, Toad, MS-Access, Java,javascript,MS-Excel, Informatica, Designer 2000, Windows and Solaris.
Apollo Education Group Phoenix, AZ Dec 2011- Jan 2012
Systems Administrator:
Responsibilities:
Installation, configuration and maintenance of DNS, LDAP and NIS+ on Sun Solaris and IBM AIX environment.
Key roll in deployment, installation and configuration of Sun Servers in production environment.
Planning, installing and configuration of operating system on new Sun Servers.
Installation and Administration of Solaris 8, 9 and 10 and Windows using Jump start server including performance monitoring, scaling and capacity planning and hardware maintenance of Sun fire servers.
Assisted customers with setting proper Priority/Severity of problems, work problems to resolution, recorded/documented actions in databases as well as utilized tools and resources.
Expertise in Linux backup/restore with tar including disk partitioning and formatting, tarball creation and extraction, initrd creation and bootloader installation.
Extensive experience in installing, integrating, tuning, and troubleshooting Apache, Tomcat and WebSphere application server and webser IHS Also involved in troubleshooting .
Installation, configuration and maintenance DNS servers, Mail servers, FTP servers, NFS, NIS, NIS+ and Samba servers on Sun Solaris, servers.
BMC block out periods for Production server o/s restart, Application services restart and web services restart.
Strong trouble shooting skills on webfocus tools likes Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic and WebSphere.
Installation and monitoring of Sun Volume Manager, Sun Cluster Server in SAN Environment
Involved in creation and configuration of Non Global Zones on different Sun Servers
Involved in setting up accounting systems and performing ongoing system with the administrative tasks.
Monitoring the hosts and networks using NAGIOS and BMC.
Restarted the failed applications when notifications from NAGIOS and BMC.
Configured the block out for NAGIOS and BMC when schedule downtime for host,service and for network upgrades.
Troubleshooting and analysis of hardware and software failures for various Solaris servers (core dump and log file analysis).
Provided customer support, help/troubleshoot users to resolve server, network, and other system wide problems.
Tasks extensive user and group management through admin tool.
Extensive user and group management through admin tool.
Up gradation of VERITAS netback up infrastructure and client base from 5.1 to 6.5 and up gradation of Linux 3.0 to 5.1
Configuring distributed file systems and administering NFS server and NFS clients and editing auto-mounting mapping as per system / user requirements.
Environment: SUN Solaris, E250, E4500, IBM F-Series and P-Series, Windows 2008 / 2003, SAN Switches, Tape Drives LTO Ultrium 2, EMC Powerpath 4.0, EMC Solution Enabler 5.3, EMC Control Center 5.1.Sun Storage Array NAS and SAN, Sun Disk Suit and Oracle.
HDFC, Bangalore-India. June 2008- Nov 2011
Linux Administrator
Responsibilities:
Installation of packages, patch management, volume management on RedHat servers.
Installation, Configuration & Upgrade of operating systems Linux on Windows hardware.
Applied appropriate support packages/patches to maintain system integrity.
Monitoring System performance and do kernel tuning to enhance the system Performance.
Automation of jobs through crontab and autosys.
Performed capacity analysis, monitored and controlled disk space usage on systems.
Fine tuning of Servers and configuring networks for optimum performance.
Configuration of NIS, NFS, sendmail on Linux.
Monitored system activities and fine tuned system parameters and configurations to optimize performance and ensure security of systems.
Adding servers to domain and managing the groups and user in Active Directory, installing and configuring sendmail.
Responsible for maintenance of development tools and utilities and to maintain shell, Perl automation Scripts.
Responsible for day-to-day System Administration for SUN LINUX, and Windows NT servers.
Creating User accounts, Mail account, groups, printer etc
Installing operating systems, patches, hardware, vendor software packages, system customization and documentation.
Solaris Operating Systems upgrade, package installations, updates, patches and software fixes.
Administering NFS Mounts
Responsible for troubleshooting, end user and application problems.
Monitoring system resources, logs, disk usage, scheduling backups and restore. .
Configured auto mounts/maps for the user accounts.
Installation, Configuration of Web Servers using Apache, IIS on Solaris and NT Servers.
Worked closely with database administration staff to ensure optimal performance of databases, and maintain development applications and databases.
Environment: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Sun Solaris 8/9, WebLogic Server 7.x/8.x, Apache Tomcat 3.3.2/4.1.31, J2EE, Windows Server 2003, Load Runner, Apache HTTP Server 1.x, SSL, JSP, Servlet, HTML, XML.