Linux System Administrator

Name: Vaibhav Murlidhar Nikam

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

Phone: +91-935*******

Objective:

I am seeking to join an organization where I can contribute actively while continuously learning and enhancing my skills in Linux System Administration and Infrastructure Engineering. Job Role: Linux System Administrator, Infrastructure. Organization: Aurus Inc USA and Aurus Tech Pvt Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra (PCI-DSS Certified payment gateway company)

Duration: March 24th, 2022 – Present (2+ years)

I am a Red Hat Certified Engineer with over 2 years of experience in Linux System Administration and Infrastructure Engineering. My expertise lies in monitoring, maintaining, and supporting servers and infrastructure, utilizing various tools for automation and performance enhancement. I have experience in server migration and vulnerability assessment, contributing to efficient enterprise operations.

• Installation, management, and configuration of IBM/Lenovo blade center chassis, H- series, and Flex systems.

• Creation, management, and deployment of virtual machines on VMware vSphere.

• Managing, configuring,zoning etc. on external storage switches (Brocade SAN switch), managing, external SAN (3par SAN) storage to provide server space to virtual machines.

• Installation, configuration, monitoring, and migration of RPM-based servers such as Rocky and CentOS (versions 6/7/8/9).

• Level one hardening of newly created servers and patch management via Foreman for Linux and WSUS for Windows.

• Configuration and maintenance of Apache Web servers, including SSL certificates and cipher suite management.

• Creation, management and troubleshoot the services and on barracuda load balancer

• Installation and configuration of monitoring systems using Zabbix and log management with Graylog. Load balancer Logs

• Scheduling and execution of vulnerability scans using Nexpose for effective vulnerability management.

• Production support more than 1500 Linux servers. Linux:

• Installation and configuration of RedHat, CentOS, and Rocky Linux (versions 6/7/8/9).

• User Administration,Management of user and password policies adhering to PCI standards,Change of User Limitations as per the request, and Managing ACL’s.

• Assisting in security audits and risk assessments. Professional Experience

Career Summary

Role & Responsibilities

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with remote system handling (SSH), virtualization (KVM/XEN), and file system cleanup.

• Troubleshooting server performance issues, managing ACLs, SE-Linux, and user/group policies.

• Hands-on experience with Linux security services:like remote system handling SSH

(Secure Shell), IPTABLES (Accept, Reject and Drop different serviceslike FTP, SSH).

• Apache with open SSL and mod_security installation on web servers.

• Creation of partitions,managing LVM Partitions,Cronjob scheduling,

• Managing, configuration, & upgrading Firmware of Barracuda load-balancer. Vmware:

• VMware vSphere: ESXi installation, configuration, and management (versions 5.5/6.0/6.5/8.0).

• VM migration, instance creation, and backup management on VMware ESXi environments.

Monitoring Tools:

• Zabbix (Server monitoring), Graylog (Log monitoring) and SmarterMail (Mail monitoring).

DevOps Tools:

• Cloud Environment: Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Scripting Tool: YAML, Bash shell.

• Configuration Management Tool: Ansible.

• Virtualization Tool: VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation.

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator on RHEL 7.

• Red Hat Certified Engineer on RHEL 7.

• Amazon Web Services Cloud (official training).

• Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) from BAMU University, Aurangabad.

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from Maharashtra State Board, Aurangabad.

• Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Maharashtra State Board, Aurangabad. Name: Vaibhav Murlidhar Nikam Email: *************@*****.*** Phone: +91-935****** Date of Birth: 29th October 1996 Languages Known: English, Marathi, Hindi Marital Status: Single Address: A-505 Legacy Liva, Jambe Rd, Tajane Wasti, Punawale, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra 411033

Declaration:

I hereby confirm that all the information provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: Pune, Maharashtra Date: 24th March 2024

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