Experienced Linux Administrator & Automation Engineer

Farah Ahmed

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Experience

Linux/Unix Systems Administrator

Apple

• Configured and maintained Linux servers, optimizing performance and strengthening system security

• Automated system administration tasks using Bash scripting and Ansible, reducing manual workload

• Monitored system performance and logs to proactively identify and resolve issues

• Managed storage using LVM, RAID, and filesystem tools to ensure reliability and scalability

• Implemented firewall configurations (iptables, firewalld) to secure network traffic

• Supported virtualization environments and ensured high system availability

• Enabled secure remote access via SSH tunneling and VPN configurations New York, NY

Oct 2023 – Present

Linux/Unix Systems Engineer

IBM

• Deployed and managed VMware environments (ESXi, vCenter, HA, FT, vMotion)

• Automated infrastructure using Ansible Tower for centralized configuration management

• Provisioned and managed AWS resources (EC2, IAM, S3, EBS, ELB, CloudWatch)

• Designed and optimized cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, security groups)

• Containerized applications using Docker and Podman

• Configured monitoring tools including Prometheus and Grafana

• Integrated LDAP and Active Directory for centralized authentication

• Managed incidents using Jira and ServiceNow

Linux/Unix Support Technician

DealerTrack

• Managed user and group accounts across Linux systems, ensuring secure access control

• Installed and updated packages using YUM and RPM package managers

• Troubleshot network connectivity issues to maintain stable server communication

• Created shell scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks

• Performed disk partitioning and formatting (EXT4, XFS)

• Managed backup and recovery processes using rsync and tar

• Provided on-call support to maintain system uptime and business continuity

• Documented system configurations and procedures for team collaboration New York, NY

June 2020 – Sep

2023

Lake Success, NY

Sep 2017 – April

2020

Skills

Linux Administration:RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian User & Group Management Performance Tuning Virtualization:VMware ESXi vCenter vMotion HA FT DRS Snapshots Storage & File Systems:LVM RAID SAN NAS NFS Autofs XFS EXT4 Containerization:Docker Podman

Automation & Scripting:Ansible Ansible Tower Bash Cron Jobs Cloud (AWS):EC2 S3 IAM ELB EBS EFS CloudWatch CloudTrail Monitoring & Logging:Nagios Prometheus Grafana Splunk Jira Security:SELinux Firewalld iptables ACLs MFA Education

Queen Mary College, University of the Punjab

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Lahore, Pakistan

2000

Certifications

CompTia A+ Core Series Certification

• Demonstrates proficiency in diagnosing and solving hardware, software, and connectivity issues, Version Control: Git GitLab Bitbucket

RCA: Troubleshoot Linux Server Incident Analyze Log and System Metrics Resolved Linux Infrastructure Issues Handles Incident Trouble Shooting Monitored System Health and Performance Improved System Stability and Uptime supporting SaaS applications, and managing hybrid IT environments. Issued by CompTIA

Redhat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) - IN PROGRESS

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