Vmware Security

MUHAMMAD FAIZAN

LINUX/UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Phone: 516-***-****

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

Objective

Experienced Linux/Unix System Administrator with AWS Certified demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry for 5+ years and skilled in Incident Management, Change Management, Red Hat Linux, Window Server, VMware, and Cloud Infrastructure and expert in troubleshooting and problem-solving. I highly experienced in performing equipment installation, upgrades, patches, Automation, and configuration. I am seeking a position in an environment where I can apply my knowledge and experience of diagnosing and resolving technical problems.

Professional Enhancements

User management, Apache, LVM, YUM, RPM, Kickstart, Patching, YUM repository (FTP/HTTP/local), DNS (troubleshooting/concept), NFS(server/client), Network troubleshooting, Static/DHCP IP setup, NIC bonding, DHCP troubleshooting, Ansible (ADhoc, Playbooks, PXE-Boot,NIS, Samba, YUM repository), Rhel5,6 &7, CentOS, Shell Scripting, Bash Scripting, Tarball, file migration, SCP, VMware, Bare Metal server provisioning, BladeLogic Server,AIX Server Windows Server 2012-2016, LDAP, MySQL, root password recovery, RAID 0,1&5 configurations on BM,Boot Process, Redhat Satellite, Python, GIT, Docker, SSH, SKYTAP, AWS, EC2, S3, EBS.

Working Experience

Altice USA, NY November 2017 – May-2020

Linux System Administrator

.Recognizes and troubleshoots problems with Linux server hardware, operating systems, and applications software.

.Installation, configuration & administration of Redhat 5.8/6.3, & 7.2, CentOS 5/6 & 7.

.Maintain and Support Virtualization technology using VMware and Redhat Virtualization.

.Install and Configure (User Administration, Software management, Security patching, NIS, NFS, DNS, Auto mounting, Data storage & Disk management.

.Responsible for managing and configuring the PXE boot server for deploying BM or VM systems.

.Worked along with the team to migrate Linux Red hat.

.Experienced on patches installation, packages installation, and patch upgrades on Red Hat Linux servers by using RPM YUM.

.Prioritize and coordinate security patch schedules and distributions.

.Upgraded and maintained software packages using Redhat Satellite and Repository servers.

.Experienced in PXE installations, Performance tuning, Debugging, Systems integrating.

.Experienced in working with various distributions of Linux like (RHEL, centos, Ubuntu).

.Worked and performed datacenter operations including mounting, rack & stack and cabling.

.Worked on monitoring tools like Nagios, Alarm Manager, AWS Cloud Watch to health check the various deployed resources and services.

.Manage firewall rules for new servers to enable communication & security using Iptables.

.Supported SQL queries and databases by updating and tuning in proper manner.

.Responsible for reviewing all open tickets, resolve and close any existing tickets.

.Installation and Configuration of VM's in VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.1 and troubleshooting of VMware, and ESXi Servers.

.Experience in adding and creating new disk partitions and File Systems: Swap, LVM (Physical Volumes, Volume Groups, and Logical Volumes).

. Used Ansible modules to manage services scheduled Tasks in my work environment.

.Use Ansible to manage web application configuration files with YAML scripting.

.Familiarity launching Amazon EC2 Cloud Instances using Amazon Web Services (Linux/ Ubuntu).

.Used Git and Docker for configuration and management.

.Created new accounts, roles and groups by using IAM.

.Experience in creating private and public subnet in custom VPC.

.Configure security groups and NACL (Network Access Control List) in a network.

.Implemented AWS solutions using EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, Elastic Load Balancer, Auto scaling groups and Cloud Formation Templates.

Arizona University, Phoenix AZ December 2015 - October 2017

Linux/Unix Systems Administrator

.Built and maintained Linux systems to provide critical infrastructure services such as FTP/SFTP, NFS, DNS, and Proxy Services.

.Monitored and supported Linux System and processes using such as TOP, VMSTAT, TCPDUMP, NETSTAT, IOSTAT, etc.

.Created and extended various kinds of file systems like XFS, Ext3, Ext4.

.RedHat Linux services and workstations and Widows workstations.

.Monitoring of all /Linux/UNIX hosts using Nagios.

.Maintained security, backup, and redundancy strategies.

.Used Ansible Playbooks to set up RHEL builds and register them to Redhat Satellite.

.Configured and installed various network devices (e.g., routers and switches)

.Planned and executed major platform software and operating system, upgrades, and maintenance window servers 2012-2016 environment.

.Implemented automated solutions to perform network installations (PXE-boot with custom kickstart files) for RHEL (5, 6, and 7) and ESXI.

.Issue diagnosis and resolution for applications in VMWARE ESXi/ Linux environment.

.Strongly performed and focused on design, build, deployment, security, system hardening, and securing services.

.Worked with Skytap Cloud Team.

.Responsible for creating guest machines, cloning, taking snapshots, and adding storage to ESXI servers.

.Worked with VCenter and converting physical servers to Virtual machines using VMWare tools.

.Installed, configured, updated packages, patches, and applications.

.Interacted with the user community through a Remedy ticketing system.

.Ensured timely resolution of high severity incidents, including communication, reporting and tracking of follow-ups.

.Shared the directories and files over a network using the Network Files System (NFS) and Samba (SMB).

.Managed and upgraded packages using RPM and YUM, also created a YUM repository.

.Writing and editing Bash Scripting to perform automation of various tasks.

.Managed and scheduled tasks using Cron jobs.

.Monitored the system activities, such as CPU, memory, and disk space to avoid performance issues.

.Conducted server management on hardware and software applications to ensure good working order and survivability.

.Created and maintained detailed up to date technical documentation.

ASI System Integration, Brooklyn NY September 2014 - November 2015

Linux Operator/ Helpdesk

.Overseeing the entire IT infrastructure includes network and telecommunications infrastructure, servers as well as Peripheral devices.

.Managed the location's wireless internet access, local area connections and firewall.

.Troubleshoot the TCP/IP issue with end-user PC as well as set up DHCP Services. Provided technical support to the customer via phone, email or chat utilizing remote access tools.

.Troubleshoot network connectivity issues, including; digital authentication, remote access, secure Wi-Fi, and wired connectivity to the internal network.

.Supported users on applications and tools within the environment.

.Backed up important files using the tar, zip, gzip and other compressing utilities.

.Used SSH keys to log into remote servers for support and maintenance, transferring files and remote execution of commands.

.Decommissioned servers using company procedures.

Education

Associate in Computer Engineering Technology (Aug-2012 to Dec- 2015) (Queens borough Community College Bayside NY)

Associate Diploma in Electrical Technology (May-2006 to Dec-2009) (QA College of Technology)

CERTIFICATION

ORACLE Cloud infrastructure Foundation (APR-2020)

AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (MAY-2020)

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