JOEL I. NOGIERU LINUX ADMINISTRATOR
Baltimore, MD ***********@*****.*** 443-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A seasoned System Administrator /System Engineer with over 7 years of extensive experience in linux environments. Highly in-depth mastery at configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting LINUX operating systems to collate monitoring information for data analysis.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•Linux
•RedHat
•CentOS
•VmWare ESXi
•Server 2003
•Server 2008
•Server 2012
•Apache
•Tomcat
•NFS
•FTP
•Samba
•Jenkins
•FileZilla
•Nagios
•OMD
•JIRA
•Git
•MySQL
•Microsoft Office
•Putty
•Vsphere
•DNS
•DHCP
•Protocols
•Ansible
•Kickstart
•Puppet
•Networking
•Installation
•Configuration
•Monitoring
•Maintaining
•Automation
•Integration
•Python
•Google Cloud
•DevOps
•User Administration
•Physical
•Virtual
•Cloud AWS
SCRUM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RedHat Linux Administrator 2/2017-Present
Emark Enterprise LLC
Washington, D.C
•Installed, configured and maintained DNS server, Mail server, FTP, NFS, RPM and Samba servers on Redhat Linux OS, using datacenter automation tools like Puppet and Ansible…
•Maintained computer networks for networked devices in physical, virtual and cloud environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
•Installed Linux server for LAMP (Linux, Apache,MySQL, phpMyAdmin) implementation and readiness.
•Patched, performed tuning, troubleshooting, bug fix updates, and core builds on RHEL 6&7
•Installing, monitoring and management of VCenter/VMware environment ESXI of virtual servers.
•Troubleshoot networks by verifying open and closed ports and enabling or disabling firewalls using Iptables/Firewalld
•Performed data backups and recovery with BASH Scripting and a cronjob.
•Configured Nagios server on Linux Machine to monitor severs and the environment.
•Manage the setting-up, managing and rapid development of RHEL/CentOS 7/6 Linux servers using kickstart.
•Use scripting language like BASH, Python.
•Monitored with team to update server security in the environment, using applications such as Nagios/Solarwinds in on-prem and AWS
•Used Zabbix to monitor web applications and their services in the environment.
•Made use of BigBrother monitoring tool to monitor VMs in the environment, Clearing purple, red flags, troubleshooting disks, connections, cpu, trap flags etc.
•Used the Cloud Market place as a quick access to get prepackaged and ready to deploy solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
•Configured cloud networking with AWS VPC/Subnets, IGW and Routing Tables
•Configured Load Balancing and Auto-Scaling in AWS
•Deployed Static web pages or object leveraging AWS S3 bucket and Pubic DNS
•Transferred file across the system on the network using FTP, SCP, WinSCP and Rsync commands.
•Vast knowledge of Atlassian management tools (Jira, Comfluence)
Linux Administrator 06/2015-1/2017
Change Health Systems
Baltimore, MD
•Installed and configured CentOS 6, in an environment consisting of 40+ servers.
•Setup of NFS and Samba file sharing application on Linux and Windows client servers.
•Created and managed, on-boarded and off-boarded users, groups, and assigned permission control to files and directories.
•Configured and managed Logical Volume groups, logical volumes, and file systems on Red Hat Linux.
•Installed and configured of Kickstart and Jumpstart for Red Hat Linux 110 servers.
•Deployed web applications with IBM Web Sphere Application Server
•Performed Daily system optimization and ran performance check as necessary.
•Built scripts using ANT/ Apache Maven
•Maintained and patched servers, printers, copiers, and fax machines.
•Managed the repair and maintenance of computers for employees including new users.
•Troubleshooted programs, networks and Wi-Fi connectivity problems.
•Used Zabbix to monitor web applications and their services in the environment.
•Made use of BigBrother monitoring tool to monitor VMs in the environment, Clearing purple, red flags, troubleshooting disks, connections, cpu, trap flags etc.
•Served as a highly rated team support member within the technical support mainframe.
•Oversee Incidents and Service Request end-to-end for all allocated users.
•Assisted in data processing of Electronic Banking products.
•Configuring and testing production environment
•Performed diagnostics and troubleshooting of both hard and software system issues.
•Documented help desk tickets/resolutions and maintained equipment inventory lists.
Linux System Administrator 12/2011-4/2015
Joint Professional Training and Support
Lagos, Nigeria
•Performed Linux backups’ and restore, LVM configurations and management, disk partitioning and formatting.
•Installed, configured, and maintained, and monitored application servers such as Apache, Samba, and Tomcat while also maintaining DNS and setting up a directory share link between NFS servers and client servers.
•Used monitoring tools and applications (Nagios, Check MK, OMD etc.) to check for performance and stability within the company infrastructure.
•Installed, configured, and administered JIRA application and ticketing system, and implemented issue-tracking end to end.
•Reviewed procedures and contacts for handling service requests, incident resolution for both hardware and software issues.
•Participated in performance monitoring and capacity planning implementation.
•Created, administered, and maintained User Accounts with stipulated permissions, group login IDs, security passwords etc. on Linux server platforms.
EDUCATION
Baltimore Community College
Computer Information Systems, Associates Degree
Baltimore, MD
Year 2017
University of Benin
Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts/Sciences
Benin City, Nigeria
Year 2010
CERTIFICATIONS
•CompTIA Linux+
•AWS Solution Architect - Associate
•CompTIA Security+
•LPIC 1
•Scrum Master
•Tech Support Fundamental – Google
•Google Cloud Fundamentals For Azure Professionals
•AWS Fundamentals : Going Cloud Native
•Python for Everybody