System Administrator

PROFILE

5+ years of experience in Linux/Windows server-based operating system. Extensive experience in installation, configuration and administration of Red Hat, Cent OS, Windows 2008/2012/2016 R2.
Experience in creating and maintaining cloud solution infrastructure built on VMWare vSphere and servers that are completely created on cloud platforms such as AWS, Google.
Experience in server hardening, securing and auditing for network related threats and create detailed reports
Experience in working along with datacentre technicians remotely and troubleshoot server related issues. Equip the server for PCI standards.
Experience in continuously monitoring an infrastructure of over 300+ servers (including VPS nodes) using monitoring tools and take immediate actions on issues, if any, as they occur
Experience on installation of VMware ESX, ESXI migration of vm’s from one host to another, migration of vm’s from one data storage to another data storage, patch management.
Working experience on Hyper-V and SCCM consoles.
Installation and configuration of Apache/Nginx, Tomcat, IIS, SQL, MySQL, MSSQL+Management Studio
Troubleshooting skills with network protocols such as DNS, SMTP and SNMP
Hands on experience with ticketing tools such as Kayako, WHMCS, Jira and spybees.
Willingness to work on flexible hours for productions, backup support for 24/7 environments.
Have the motivation to take independent responsibility, management as well as ability to contribute and be a productive team member.

TECHNICALSKILLS

Programming Languages : Bash, Basic Python
Cloud Solution Providers : AWS
Application/Web Servers : Apache Web Server, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed
Firewalls : CSF, APF, IPTABLES, Windows Firewall
Mail Servers/Packages : Exim, Postfix, Qmail, MailEnable, MailServer, Mailq
RDBMS : MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL
CMS : Installation, configuration and troubleshooting (WordPress, Joomla, Magento etc)
Server Monitoring Tools : Nagios, PRTG Network Monitor, Zabbix, OSSEC, Snort
DNS service : Bind server
Control Panels : cPanel/WHM, Parallels Plesk Panel, Website Panel, Virtualmin webmin, Direct Admin
Operating Systems : Linux and Windows Servers
Ticketing Systems : Kayako, WHMCS and JIRA
Virtualization : OpenVZ, Hyper-V and VMware vSphere Esxi
Backup Solutions : R1soft, Nakivo, Bareos, VEEAM (intercloud migration)
Automation tools : Ansible

CAREER HISTORY

1. Admin-ahead Server Technologies, Geo infopark, Kakkanad, Ernakulam (dist.), Kerala:

Role: System Administrator (Linux/Windows) 8 Feb 2016 – 28 Jan 2018

Admin-Ahead Server Technologies is a worldwide web offshore outsourcing company debut in the industry in 2004 that helps webhosts, server resellers and data centres support and maintain servers and their related applications to set aside businesses to be dynamic and flexible.

Admin-Ahead takes pride in having groomed and developed teams with professionals, who were handpicked and given the most efficient training that could be given. Their greatest creations will always be these resourceful crew who has invested their belief in us, to equip them and fill them with knowledge and ability to bring about elite quality and perfection in every product and output they deliver.

Worked remotely for a dedicated Canadian Client, had several numbers of Windows and Linux Nodes. The Windows VPSs are managed with the SCVMM console. And the windows Nodes are setup with Ad3 Logins and the Linux servers used the OpenVZ technology with Ldap logins.

Responsibilities included:

Providing technical support to International clients via ticket and chat, which includes handling of issues up to L3 including server/software/application upgrade, Installation of services/modules as per customers’ requirements.
Monitoring the server using Zabbix monitoring, Snort, Nagios tools and generates abuse cases for Spam, disk usage, server load etc.
PCI compliances for servers/domains.
Managing Apache and IIS web servers, Performance monitoring and optimization of Webservers
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, sever security auditing, server optimisation, server hardening, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups and cron jobs.
Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.

2. Activelobby Information Systems, Kakkanad, Ernakulam (dist.), Kerala:

Role: Junior System Administrator (Linux) 4 Aug 2014 –18 Jan 2016

Activelobby was incorporated on 19th of March 2007, within 6 years creating major impact and resolving itself into a well established company in the Technical Support and Remote Infrastructure Management industry. The company holds a vast database of clientele, going international all around the world, providing 24x7 services to Web Hosting Companies, Data Centers, Internet Service Providers and Corporates.

Aug 2014 – Oct 2015

Worked for a single dedicated Turkish client who has 6 Linux WHM servers and 3 Windows Plesk Servers. The control panels used for the servers are WHM and Plesk. And the backup for all servers are managed in R1soft backup server.

Oct 2015 – Jan 2016

Worked for a US client who is a partner of ODIN (Parallels) having more than 200 Linux and windows servers having VPS’s, Dedicated and Shared Servers. And the Control Panels used which is provided by ODIN named PBAS (Parallels Business Automation System), PPA (Parallels Plesk Automation), and PVA (Parallels Virtual Automation).

Responsibilities included:

Providing technical support to International clients via ticket and chat, which includes handling of issues up to L1/L2 including server/software/application upgrade, Installation of services/modules as per customers’ requirements.
Monitoring the server using Nagios tools for the disk usage, server load to make the server on normal load.
Managing Apache and IIS web servers, Performance monitoring and optimization of Web servers.
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, sever security auditing, server optimisation, server hardening, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups and cron jobs.
Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
Duties include installation, maintenance, configuration / troubleshooting of different server operating systems such as Centos 5/6, Debian 5/6, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2003, 2008 and Windows 2012.

3. Clado Solutions, Palarivattom, Ernakulam (Dist), Kerala:

Role: Technical Consulant 10 Aug 2012 –20 Jan 2014

Clado solution’s is one of leading solution in cPanel training and Linux training. It all started from a dream, a dream to provide world class training for students which would turn them from an ordinary amateur to an industrial professional. I was worked there as Technical Consultant (Trainer) for the newly passed out graduates.

EDUCATION

INTERESTS

Sports: Chess, Caroms & Cricket.
Driving: Full, clean driving license.
Other: Listening to music and driving.

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Posted: 21 August 2019

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