Bolanle A. Opanuga

Email: acxcdu@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 240-***-****

LINUX ADMINISTRATOR / SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

SUMMARY

Insightful, results-driven Linux Administrator with over 7 years notable success directing a broad range of corporate IT initiatives while participating in planning analysis, implementation of solutions and software testing in support of business objectives and seeking to work in a professional environment where my analytical and problem solving experience can be fully utilized.

A great team player, quick learner, highly self-motivated, efficient and responsible. Managing People, Team Collaboration, Coordination and Relationship building with Sound knowledge of FISMA and NIST Special publications.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Linux (RedHat, CentOS, and Fedora)

Windows 7/8/10, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 VMware ESXi.

Applications

Apache, Tomcat, Jenkins, Samba, NFS, FTP, Filezilla,VMware ESXi, PhpMyAdmin, NagVis, Kickstart, WinSCP, Microsoft Office, Fail2ban, Putty, vSphere, DenyHosts, Nagios, OMD, Jira, Git, Confluence, MySQL, DenyHosts etc.

Programming Languages

Bash Scripting, Html

Professional Experience

TxPoint Consulting LLC

November, 2013 – Present - Linux Systems Administrator

• Experience in creating Virtual and Physical server using kick start for RHEL.

• Exposure on managing centralized user authentication, user creation and providing access rule.

• Performance tuning including kernel parameter and system security.

• Experience in configuring NFS, SAMBA file server.

• Working with different networking services TCP/IP, DNS, SFTP, SSH

• Installing and updating packages.

• Experience in service now and handling with the different trace tickets and Jira tickets.

• Directly work on Production support of Linux servers.

• Experience with the VMware virtualization and Hypervisor and ESXI Host.

• Directly working with the DBA team to maintain the databases host and connection issues

• Configuration and troubleshooting - LAN and TCP/IP issues.

• Maintaining proper documentation of all the activities carried out during the project.

• Setting of the LVM to manage the volume group, logical volume and physical partitions.

• Worked with the infrastructure monitoring tools Nagios.

• Bash shell scripting for system automation.

• Responsible for building the servers in physical and virtual platform.

• Responsible for building Linux servers.

• Experience in VMware Virtualization and ESXI Host

• Configuration and administration of NFS in Linux and also implemented Samba for sharing of resources between Linux and Windows environments.

• Installed and configured VMware ESX server instances for virtual server setup and deployment.

• Installed, maintained and fine-tuned the Apache-Tomcat server in Linux Platform, responsible for creating VMware virtual guests running Linux, Windows. Lloyds Global Inc

December, 2006 – October, 2013 - Linux System Administrator

Knowledge on installing NAGIOS monitoring tool, Installing operating systems i.e., Red Hat, Centos, Fedora, Linux Mint and windows. Troubleshooting boot problems. Creating and managing Users, Groups, Group account users and File permissions.

Provides tier 2/3 support HW, SW, and application support working with the enterprise monitoring team. Installing the packages using YUM and RPM.

Troubleshoot, correct and report operating system and application problems. Work in active directory to add users and groups. Create distribution lists.

Adept in handling escalated tickets and providing 1st & 2nd level technical support to end-users.

Accessing Remote System using SSH and Putty. Created files and editing of files with VIM editor.

Administer configurations and integration enterprise monitoring Support. Windows and Linux Server Monitoring / Trouble shooting

Configuration of Apache and Tomcat server and basic troubleshooting, Samba, FTP, HTTP

Experience in network administration, deploying and troubleshooting of DNS, NFS and DHCP.

Creative thinking and troubleshooting, strong organization and management skills, and demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Creation, documentation, testing and modification of client's software, OS, and overall infrastructure in a Linux shell environment. URL redirects. Add / Edit DNS records.

Remediate software and hardware issues to improve customer infrastructure by consulting with both clients and internal teams and with monitoring or detection using Nagios and other tools. FPMC Corporation

November, 2002 – December, 2006 - LAN Administrator 11

Monitored network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made.

Installed, configured and troubleshoot network routers, switches, load balancers, and security devices.

Assisted the IT department with various IT-related upgrades, projects, and tasks. Quickly responded to network outages. Participated in Team Meetings as required. Provide technical leadership. Documented network configuration and operational procedures.

Communicated technical information to IT staff members. Performed server backups and maintaining offsite tape storage. Created user accounts, permissions, and mailboxes.

Maintained infrastructure and desktop application licensing. Resolved network related issues in a timely manner. Performed configurations backups and disaster recovery operations.

Administered Windows, VMWare, and Linux server systems.

Provided technical training to end users.

Evaluated emerging network and security products and technologies Science Applications International Corporation - SAIC

[Contractor - Bell Atlantic / Verizon]

May, 2000 – November, 2002 - Telecoms Network Engineer

Managed and determines priority of action and additional resources required, based on severity of service interruption. Involved in Installation, configuration, maintenances, support, and secure the organization's network communications, including LANs and/or WANs.

Identifies network problems, isolates root causes, and initiates corrective action according to projected mapping.

Weekly provision of technical analysis to all customers to isolate issues and developed strategies to restore or activate services. Interacts with Telecommunication Engineers, LAN Administrators, and transmission and RF staff regarding ongoing network activities.

Ascertained compliance with security, safety, and environmental guidelines. Generates reports on network performances, trouble-shooting results, and routine maintenance of network elements. Translated business requirements into network requirements and collaboratively work with other technical teams to deliver an overall solution.

Served as a technical trainer for Verizon employees on Asynchronous Digital Subscriber lines ADSL No Sync & Route.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

University of Greenwich, England

Bachelor of Science - Business & Finance (1996)

Lewisham College, London

Diploma – Computer Studies (1995)

The Federal Polytechnic, Ogun State

Advance Diploma – Marketing (1992)

Member, Linux Professional Institute LPI

Member, Project Management Institute PMI

Member, CompTIA Registered.

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA Certified Linux+ since 2016

Linux Professional Institute Certified (LPIC–1) since 2016 HIPAA

HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCSIPP) CompTIA Certified Healthcare Systems Security (CHSS) since 2016 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP); since- 2002. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA); since 2002. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) since 2001

References

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