Anwar Arabmohammed

Milton, GA - 30004

214-629-9065

Summary:

  • Linux administrator with 15+ years of experience in system administration including the platforms,RHEL 5.0, 6.0, 6.4,Puppet, Ansible,Devops, AWS Sun One directory server on Solaris 9 environment, HP-UX 10.2/11.0 and SMS environment.
  • Experience inAIXsystems administration including the AIX platforms 4.3, 5.x and 6.x and 7.1 including experience with HMC, VIOS and HACMP.
  • Experience with Network Management systems and Unix tools like EmpirixHammer, Netcool, Edgehealth, TNPM and Proviso.
  • Experience with Elastic search, dtrace, strace, sysdig, firmware modules upgrades and migrations with fiber channel patches,PKI and cyber security utilities on solaris and linux platforms. Worked on Redhat and Sun servers with Cassandra support and Verizon cloud customers who used Cassandra and web based projects.
  • Experience in supporting NAS storage servers and also supported the NAS fileservers.
  • Worked with the Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0 machines and hosted the e-commerce application on the database and EMC storage systems.
  • Experience with the VMWARE technology in the WINDOWS and UNIX environment. Managing servers virtualization technologies like VMWare Server/ESX or Microsoft Hyper- /Virtual Server
  • Managed day-to-day administration of Windows systems supporting applications such as the services required for Office365 integration (ADFS, DirSync)
  • Experience with LDAP administration and integration of the windows and linux O/S clients.
  • Was in charge of the backups at BankOfAmerica and worked with the scheduling of the backups for the Unix and Windows clients. Used the Net backup 7.x to administer the backups of the Linux and VMware servers and also winnows clients.
  • Installed Netback up database agents for the master and media servers.
  • Performed the administrationof Web logic Server 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0 versions Administration in the e-commerce environment where there are banking applications. Worked with the users and developers in providing the web methods installation and troubleshooting with the web logic servers in the 24x7 production environment. Worked with the Net cool, NB Master servers and NB Media Servers based on Solaris and Linux. Worked on the disaster and recovery project implementation.
  • Experience in performing the backups on Netapp Filers (NDMP and Snapshots).
  • Supported the projects and the group of developers based on ITIL standards.
  • Troubleshooting with the DNS and NIS issues and also Web logic server troubleshooting.
  • Worked for the datacenters providing the 24x7 support for the servers based on Solaris and AIX and Linux. Supported the SAN environment and configured the LUNS based on the SAN specs. Experience with P5 machines and P7 series of machines. Worked on the AIX migrations from version 5.1 to 5.2 and 5.3 to 6.1.
  • Experience with managing he clearcase source code and upgrading the clearcase servers.
  • Experience in LPAR setup using HACMP in combination with EMC Clarion and EMC Powerpath storage devices.
  • Experience in HP-UX administration with versions 10.10, 11.11 and AIX 6.x, 5.x.
  • Expertise in C++, C, Pro*C/C++, TCP/IP, Socket Programming, Shell scripting, Perl, Java, Oracle, SAP R/3, PL/SQL and Sybase on UNIX (IBM AIX, HP-UX 10.20 & 11.0 and Sun Solaris) and Windows environments.
  • Experience with Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for two projects.
  • Strong hands on working experience with Unix Operating System and associated UNIX based multi-threaded and multi-process applications.
  • Experience in Unix Network Programming using TCP/IP, IPC, Sockets, UDP, Threads
  • Experience in Unix and NT Administration in a team environment, including change control and revision control with ClearCase, installation support, profile customizations and backup. Worked with the Veritas Cluster Servers.
  • Excellent technical problem solving and code debugging and documentation skills.

Certifications/Training:

  • Recipient of Sun-Solaris administrator certificate.
  • Recipient of Microsoft certificate MCSE in Visual Basic 5.0.

Technical Skills:

  • Languages: C++, C, Pro*C/C++, Java, PL/SQL, ASP.net, HTML, Shell script, Perl
  • Hardware: Sun Fire E25K, SMS enterprise, IBM RS6000, HP 9000 E45, IBM PC; EMC CLARiiON, HITACHI SAN Storage networked systems.E25K,E15K,V880s
  • Operating Systems:UNIX - Sun Solaris 6,7,8, and Solaris 9, solaris 11.0, Suse Linux, Red-Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2,IBM AIX 5.x, AIX 6.x, AIX 4.3.x, AIX 7.1, HP- UX, Windows - NT, 98, 95, 2000, ADFS, DirSync.
  • RDBMS: Oracle 7.3, Oracle 8.0, Oracle 9i, Sybase, Mysql
  • Ancillary Skills:TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, SMTP, NTP,SENDMAIL, DNS BIND; Domain : Telecommunications, Finance; NIS, NIS+, LDAP, DHCP, DNS, SAP R/3; VERITAS Netback up 4.5 on Sun-Solaris 2.6 for backups; Three-Tier Architecture, Distributed architecture; Web Logic, J2EE, IBM Web Sphere 3.5x, 6.0x, 5.0x, Lotus Domino, Apache web server; STL, Rational Rose, Rational ClearCase, TSM Tivoli , Rational Unified Process, (RUP), Sun Workshop, Symantec Visual Café 3.0, Visual Studio 6.0, MQ Series, Tivoli, Remedy, epicentric, WebSphere

Experience:

Cox communications, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator 12/14 to 12/2017

  • Supported the Cox BusinessCommercial Customers likeEmpirix and ALU asUnix SME (Subject Matter Expert) and supported the Cox internal customersthereby troubleshooting Red Hat Linux and solaris 10.0 and solaris 11.0 problems and hardware issues.

Experience with Elastic search, dtrace, strace, sysdig utilities on solaris and linux platforms. Worked on Redhat and Sun servers with Cassandra support and Verizon cloud customers who used Cassandra and web based projects.

  • Supported the VOIP Engineering group and their E-XMS applications like Empirix Hammer.
  • Supported the VOIP infrastructure with the hardware and OS problems to resolution.
  • Involved in troubleshooting the NAS issues and storage LUN file servers based on Linux.
  • Used the ETMS and UETRemedy ticketing system to resolve the tickets in RHEL 6.4, and RedHat Linux 6.0 versions, Puppet and Ansible, Devops and AWSwith Suse Linux versions.
  • Implemented the unix security features like SSL certificates and sshd for the Linux servers and fulfilled the customer requirements for their e-commerce applications.
  • Provided the 24x7 support to the Unix applications in the on-call rotation of NMAS(Network Monitoring and Application Support) group.
  • Maintained the hardware and OS with periodic reboots of HCOS and Probes and resolved the disk failure problems and file system issues.
  • Co-ordinated with the Empirix who is vendor to Cox for application critical issues.
  • Supported the outage issues during the production time with minimal outage period.
  • ECR’s(Enterprise Change Request) have been facilicated for the hardware upgrades and replacements like CPM2 and CPM8 cards during the after hours.
  • Participated in testing of new tools, new patches and probe verifications.
  • Supported various Unix NMS tools like Edgehealth, Guardian, Ciena One Control with code deployments on solaris 10.0 and solaris 11.0 and support procedures.
  • Provided training to the new hires in the group and showed them the work procedures.
  • Able to work with minimal training in a collaborative team environment.
  • Troubleshooted the TCP/IP, Apache, Tomcat and SNMP related issues at Cox.
  • Able to work in a dynamic environment that requires multi-tasking.
  • Experience with Network protocols like FTP, SS7 and HTTP and UDP.
  • Experience with Netcool, TNPM, Proviso, SAM and Ciena One Control.
  • Experience with Oracle and Mysql databases and supported the bulk adds and bulk deletes and resolved the UET help tickets using the Guardian tool at Cox.
  • Ability to create the bash scripts and improve the monitoring system and the efficiency of applications.

Verizon Terremark – Cary - NC02/14 to 11/14

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

  • Supported the Verizon Business Commercial Customers like Best Buy, Lowe’s, Equilend, Sephora, Six Continents Hotels and American Airlines as Unix IME (Incident Management Engineering) there by troubleshooting Red Hat Linux problems and issues.
  • Supported the Verizon Terremark’s CAAS, IPAH and RAM environments where the cloud computing environment is present.
  • Experience with Elastic search, dtrace, strace, sysdig utilities on solaris and linux platforms. Worked on Redhat and Sun servers with Cassandra support and Verizon cloud customers who used Cassandra and web-based projects.
  • Experience in troubleshooting the storage issues of NAS arrays and file servers.
  • Involved in troubleshooting the NAS issues and storage LUN file servers based on Linux.
  • Used the ETMS and Remedy ticketing system to resolve the tickets in RHEL 6.4,Puppet, Ansibleand RedHat Linux 6.0 versions and Suse Linux versions.
  • Implemented the unix/windows security features like SSL certificates and sshd for the Linux servers and fulfilled the customer requirements for their e-commerce applications.
  • Worked as Linux administrator for Cloud Computing Support in Cary NC and was involved in replacing the failed drives and fixing the faulty KVM’s.
  • Supported the Cloud Computing Environment based on Red Hat Linux and VMware.
  • Worked with the Red hatand windows VM’s ofVMware environment. Worked in setting up the TCP/IP network. network troubleshooting was taken care.
  • Troubleshooting involved the Round Robin method of accepting the trouble tickets and perform the patching and work on the changes for different Verizon customers and the Verizon infrastructure which is 24x7 and supported the Beltsville datacenter, San Jose, Amsterdam and UK based datacenters.
  • Supported Cloud Machines with server build troubleshooting, process monitoring, performance and tuning of the e-commerce application servers like web logic and web sphere and MQ series troubleshooting.
  • Supported the Equilend customers with 70 to 80 banks connected with Solaris and Linux machines and MQ series for e-commerce banking.
  • I am EQL(Equilend) certified and am very comfortable in providing the 24x7 support for the banking servers and private banking clients with Red Hat Linux, AIX and Solaris operating systems.
  • Involved in working the daily changes on the production machines and implement the changes after hours for the Verizon’s precious customers.
  • Supported the Verizon Terremark’s VCLOUD and ECLOUD infrastructure with provisioning and de-provisioning of RHEL and Suse Linux images and troubleshooting the Cloud infrastructure.

IBM- Boulder –CO02/12 to Jan 2014

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

  • Worked as an onsite admin for SCE (Smart Cloud Enterprise) and SCE+ (Smart Cloud Enterprise plus) environments in Boulder thereby supporting the RHEL 5.0, 6.4,SuseLinux Supported the idataplex machines and the Power-5, Power -6 and Power-7 series of machines. Experience with yum, kick start, RHEV and RHNS.
  • Experience with LVM, VxVm on Solaris and HP systems.
  • Experience with AIX 6.1, 7.1 systems administration, Power VM, VIOS, hmc and HACMP administration.
  • Supported the NAS and Netapp servers and involved in troubleshooting installation and file server access issues.

IBM- Dubuque –IA07/11 to Jan 2012

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

  • Installed the web sphere and web logicserver on AIX7.1 and RedHat Linuxand SuseLinuxmachines. Provided the 24x7 support for the web applications. Also, provided support for the Suse Linux machines.
  • Involved in the upgrades of AIX 6.1 to 7.1. Also, worked with the SUN-FIRE V480 servers, with the automated builds of 2.8.
  • Worked with AIX NIM images and installed it on the LPARS using NIM server.
  • Worked with AIX 4.3.x and 5.x P-series servers. Installed the AIX operating systems on P-590 servers. Performed AIX migrations from version 5.1 to 5.2 and 5.3 to 6.1.
  • Supported the HP Superdome machines with HP-UX version 10.10 and 11.11. Configured the npar partitions and installed the e-commerce applications.
  • Installed the RHEL 6.4 in virtualized environments where VMWARE 4.1 is used.
  • Worked with the Oracle database instances in the Veritas Clustered environment. Also was involved in the C/C+ + debugging on the clearcase platforms. Filing the bug fixes and issuing the C++ code to the designers with the corrected code. Worked with the e-commerce applications inconnecting to the oracle databases using the JDBC connections.
  • Worked in setting up the TCP/IP network .Network troubleshooting was taken care.
  • Involved in the SDLC programs and worked on Change Management procedures.
  • Configured the LPAR setup on the machines. Resolved the production issues.
  • Security features like Power Broker, OS-Hardening and the Audit-Trail were also used to keep monitoring the usage of the network.
  • Provided support for the 24x7 environment using the trouble ticketing system.
  • Worked with the P-590 Regatta servers and configuring the lpars and also build the images using the nim server. Provided support for the IBM customers like FLUOR, MSS,
  • SNI, OLIN and starwood hotels.

HP- Memphis - TN 09/10 – 06/11

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

  • Experience with the Linux machines in building the vm images and the nim images of 6.3 and 6.1 versions. Worked with the installed images in installing the 3rd party apps for the e-commerce packages.
  • Performed the profiling of the vmware and linux machines and also the Netbackup servers based on Linux platforms. Supported the e-commerce applications that were connected to the Oracle database, Sybase databases. Class path corrections with the GUI based web portals. Involved in debugging the java and C++ code and fixing the bugs in the e-commerce applications.
  • Provided the support for the 24x7 machines hp-ux and red hat advanced server version 4 and version 5.0. Administered the 3 par storage partitions and 2 par partitions.
  • Experience with the Cisco and Fore Runner switches to keep the network up always.
  • Worked with the EMC Powerpath storage devices to configure LUNS and also worked the Hitachi storage arrays HDS LDS 415 and HDS LDS 412 models.
  • Disaster recovery projects were implemented with the huge data storage arrays. The oracle RAC machines with the AIX 6.1 images.
  • Worked with the VMWARE environment where the clustered servers used the virtualization policies in the data center for the production. Also, worked with the windows clusters with the vmware licensing to co-ordinate the different applications.
  • Experience configuring, setup and support of Netback up volume pools, storage units, polices, tape drives, robots and Puredisk.
  • Security features like Power Broker, OS-Hardening and the Audit-Trail were also used to keep monitoring the usage of the network.

IBM –Fishkill, NY11/08 – 06/10

Sr. LinuxSystems Administrator

  • Worked with RHEL 3.0 and 5.0and VIO servers. Installed the AIX operating systems on P-590 servers. Also configured the LDOMS on a sun fire server.
  • Involved in the web logic server upgrades from 8.0 to 9.0 and 10.0 versions and troubleshooting using the remedy ticketing systems and HPSD, performance and tuning the garbage collectors and jvm tuning the production time.
  • Also, involved in the installation of the web logic server software on the master servers and the client apps on the client machines like WINDOWS, HP-UX and AIX and SOLARIS boxes. Supported the vmware technology built servers in the 24x7 environment.
  • Security features like Power Broker, OS-Hardening and the Audit-Trail were also used to keep monitoring the usage of the network.
  • Provided the support 24x7 for the datacenter and managed the on-call procedures.
  • Worked with NIM servers and also HACMP with lpars setup and install the nim-image 5.2.x. Installed MQ-series and WebSphere server on the AIX servers. Provided the support for the 24x7 servers.

DHL – Scottsdale, AZ02/07 – 10/08

Sr.Linux/AIX systems administrator

  • Solving the HPSD tickets and Veritas Netback up and Net cool administration. Provided the support for the servers. Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 with many new replication features: Supported UNIX (HP 11v2/11v3, Solaris 10)/Linux (Redhat AS4/AS5)
  • System Administration, i.e the production environment. Administered the web logic server. Troubleshooting the failed backup jobs using the Veritas Netback up 6.2, 6.4 versions. Firmware upgrade and tape cleaning was monitored on a daily basis. Also, was involved.
  • In the policy change procedures for the various netback up clients like licensing procedures.
  • Web Server administration with WAS 6.x, WAS 5.x. Installation and configuration of the web sphere application serveris one of the routine tasks. Worked with the java developers and also the testing team thereby providing support.
  • Worked with VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS Cluster Server. The Solaris environment is Solaris 10.
  • Worked with the user and provided the support for the WEBSPHERE server applications in the datacenter.
  • Installed the web sphere server on AIX and RedHat Linux machines. Provided the 24x7 support for the web applications.
  • Worked with AIX 4.3.x and 5.x servers. Installed the AIX operating systems on P-590 servers.
  • Configured the LPAR setup on the machines.
  • Security features like Power Broker, OS-Hardening and the Audit-Trail were also used to keep monitoring the usage of the network.
  • Involved in the upgrades of AIX 5.1 to 5.2. Also, worked with the SUN-FIRE V480 servers, with the automated builds of 2.8.
  • Worked with the P-590 Regatta servers and configuring the lpars and also build the images using the nim server.
  • Provided the support 24x7 for the datacenter and managed the on-call procedures.

John Deere, East Moline, IL 10/06 – 01/07