Systems Engineer Technical Support

KEVIN A. SCHILLING

**** **** **** **** ·Annandale, VA, 22003 · 703-***-**** · ad5t81@r.postjobfree.com Objective

Highlights of

Qualifications

Experience

Professional

Training &

Certifications

To obtain a position and use my knowledge and skills to increase an organization’s security and IT production workflow and workloads.

22+ years of IT experience

Detail oriented

Familiar with a variety of operating system and applications

Can work well independently and enjoy contributing to a team effort

Able to take responsibility for implementing projects to achieve goals and meet deadlines

Personable and easy to work with

CompTia A+ certification

Current GEICO, Chevy Case MD

Linux Senior Systems Engineer

System Management

Responsible for user account management, permissions, and access rights, as well as maintaining up-to- date software repositories and handling software installation and updates. Manage backups, storage devices, and filesystems, monitor disk space usage, configure network interfaces, troubleshoot network issues, and maintain documentation for system configurations and troubleshooting procedures. System Maintenance

Responsibilities include installing and configuring Linux systems, setting up hardware components, monitoring performance and logs, optimizing system efficiency, creating disaster recovery plans, managing disk maintenance and storage, automating tasks like backups and updates, resolving system issues, offering technical support, planning for system expansion, scaling to meet increasing workloads, and staying updated with the latest Linux technologies and trends. Security Administration

Responsible for configuring system parameters and kernel settings to enhance performance and security, implementing password policies and security measures, managing software installation and updates using package managers, enforcing access controls and authentication methods, conducting security audits and vulnerability assessments, applying network security measures like firewalls and VPNs, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations, and upholding security policies and best practices.

2006-2008 GEICO, Chevy Case MD

Senior LAN and Windows/ Server Administrator, Geico Deployed and configured Windows Server operating systems, manage Active Directory services, designed server infrastructure, patch management, monitored and performance tuning, backup and recovery, security measures, troubleshooting, documentation, collaboration with IT teams, capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and vendor management. Career Advancement— A career history highlighted by a series of promotions to increasingly responsible positions. Earned promotions following excellent performance and demonstrating the ability to quickly learn and master complex tasks and concepts. AZ-900 Certified ·BMC Remedy · Ivanti · M365 ·Suse Manager · VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage ·Linux Administration Vol. 1: Sun Solaris, AIX, Suse· Intro to Linux Script Vol. 1

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