SHAFI ULLAH
Linux System Admin
Riyadh,01
Summary
IT Professional with over 5 years of involvement with a solid execution foundation in various professional system support and solution-based IT services for Linux Systems including monitoring, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of operating systems. Experience in the IT sector including; Enterprise IT infrastructure planning, design, implementation of IT services and support team management, and Software Product development. Expertise in installation/Configuration/Administrator of VMware ESXi, KVM and Proxmox Experience in installing, upgrading and configuring RedHat Linux 7.x, 8.x, CentOS 7.x, 8.x, Ubuntu, Debian, kubernetes Expertise in Cloud infrastructure Automation, including Amazon Web Servers (AWS), Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub, WebLogic, Tomcat LINUX, kubernetes etc. Worked on AWS-EC2, S3, Elastic Load Balancing VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudFront (CDN), CloudWatch and Auto Scaling Services. Experience Working on PaaS (Platform as a service) environment allows developers to quickly develop, host, and scale applications in a self- managed cloud environment. Expires working on Docker and Kubernetes for maintaining and administrator of the OpenShift enterprise V4. Has expertise in various configuration and automation management tools such as Ansible
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Linux System Administrator
Nethawfi Pvt Limited
Islamabad, Pakistan
01.2023 - 09.2024
- Design K8s Clusters for the whole Infrastructure
- Implementation of Docker, Kubernetes Environment
- Migration of Environment from VMware to Kubernetes
- Operation support of all Kubernetes clusters as a Team Lead
- Disaster recovery site Design and Implementation
- Worked in container-based technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
- Troubleshooting pods through SSH and logs, modification of Build configs, templates, image streams, etc
- Managing the Kubernetes cluster including scaling up and down app nodes
- Perform Cluster installation of IBM Cloud
- Experience in creating inventory, job templates, and scheduling jobs using Ansible Tower
- Container Orchestration with Kubernetes, Node, Pod, Service, Ingress, Config Map, Secret, Volume, Deployment, StatefulSet
- Develop Visualizations and Dashboards in Kibana that give rich analytics to data of interest
- Scripting: Automate routine tasks using shell scripting, Python, or other scripting languages
- Cloud G Infrastructure as a Service IaaS, Deploy and run applications on Cloud using Terraform
- Backup and Recovery: Manage backup operations, disaster recovery plans, and system restores
- Simplified troubleshooting processes by creating detailed documentation for system configurations, procedures, and best practices.
- Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.
- Managed user access rights to maintain a high level of information security while ensuring appropriate levels of accessibility for authorized personnel.
System Admin
Quaid e Azam Inernational Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan
10.2021 - 06.2023
- Install and configure software and hardware. Manage network servers and technology tools. Set up accounts and workstations. Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements. Troubleshoot issues and outages .Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls
- Create, manage, and delete user accounts, groups, and permissions, ensuring security compliance and access control across the organization
- Develop, apply, and troubleshoot Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce company policies on workstations and servers, controlling user environments and system settings
- Managing User accounts using Active Directory. DNS, DHCP, RDS, WDS, SDK, FSRM,WSUS,DFS,LAPS Additional Domain Controller
- ESXI Installation and Configuration HA,FT,DRS in Datacenter Virtualization Assigning and Vmware Create and configure virtual machines based on organizational needs, ensuring optimal resource allocation and performance tuning
- vCenter Server Management administer vCenter to manage and monitor multiple ESXi hosts, handling VM migrations, clustering, and storage configurations
- Backup Configuration and Management: Design and implement backup jobs, schedules, and retention policies using Veeam Backup to protect critical data and virtual machines. Disaster Recovery Planning Develop and maintain disaster recovery procedures, ensuring rapid data restoration in case of system failures or data loss
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Senior IT Support Engineer
Corlink Acdmey Peshawar
Peshawar, Pakistan
02.2020 - 03.2021
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Performed on-site visits and provided solutions. Provided IT services to end users. Assisted with solving customer issues. Tasked with reducing trouble-ticket resolution time.
- The supervision and day-to-day management of a team of IT technicians, including managing workloads of the team and reporting back to the IT manager and regional IT management.
- Manage the availability of all IT equipment and infrastructure through continuous improvement and continuously look to improve equipment efficiencies and cost reductions accordingly.
- I will provide a support service that ensures all IT equipment and infrastructure is running to its optimum performance and that all departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met on your site
- Experienced in installing operating System and configure kernel parameters for Linux/Unix servers Linux kernel, memory upgrades, and swaps area. RedHat Linux Kickstart installation
- I have strong knowledge of Telecom including VOIP / SIP and mobile technologies and Asterisk software.
- Ability to coordinate with corporate-based support groups to implement IT changes.
Education
BS - Computer Science
Agriculture University Peshawar
2021
Skills
- Amazon Web Services Ansible Apache
- Auto Scaling AWS AWS Cloud Bash
- Managing the Kubernetes cluster including scaling up and down app nodes
- Using Ansible automation in replacing the different components of Kubernetes like
- ETCD, and Master
- Deploy, maintain configure, troubleshoot logs, and support in-house applications such as interconnect and SaaS on Ubuntu
- CDN Centos Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloudfront Cloudwatch Cluster
- Perform Cluster installation of RHV
- Virtualization (VMWare ESXi, Ovirt Virtualization, Red Hat Virtualization KVM)
- Taking Backups of all the environments On-premises, VMware, and AWS cloud using Veeam Backup
- Install and Manage the Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) environment
- Configuration Containers Debian DHCP
- Disaster Recovery DNS Docfier EC2
- Performed OS installation, OS Upgrades, kernel parameters, G Server Patching by
- Configuring PXE G DHCP server on Red Hat Linux 7x, 8x
- Point team player on Kubernetes for creating new projects and services for load balancing and adding them to Routes to be accessible for Outside
- Troubleshooting pods through SSH and logs, modification of Build configs, templates, image streams, etc
- Develop Visualizations and Dashboards in proxmox that give rich analytics to data of interest
- Experience in creating inventory, job templates, and scheduling jobs using Ansible Tower
- ACM Installation and configuration
- Create, manage, and delete user accounts, groups, and permissions, ensuring security compliance and access control across the organization
- Develop, apply, and troubleshoot Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce company policies on workstations and servers, controlling user environments and system settings
- Backup Configuration and Management: Design and implement backup jobs, schedules, and retention policies using Veeam Backup to protect critical data and virtual machines
- Elastic Esxi Firewalls Fortigate GCP
- Git Github Grafana Group Policy Iaas IAM IBM IBM Cloud Iptables ISCSI IT Services JBOSS Jenfiins K8s
- EXPERIENCE
- IT Support Engineer
- CoreLinfis Tech
- 02/2020 - 03/2021 Peshawar, Pakistan
- Experienced in installing operating System and configure kernel parameters for Linux/Unix servers
- Installing Red Hat Linux using Kickstart and applying security policies for hardening the server based on the company policies
- Installing, configuring, and maintaining Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, Centos
- Experienced in patching and upgrading OS level for Linux/Unix servers
- Experience in the creation of environments on virtual machines to be handed over to development and QA teams
- Implementing and configuring network services such as HTTP, DHCP, and TFTP
- Involved in installing and configuring NFS
- Linux kernel, memory upgrades, and swaps area
- RedHat Linux Kickstart installation
- Configuration and Administration of Apache Web Server and SSL
- Performed day-to-day operations in LDAP such as add, delete, modify, and search
- Installation and configuration of Software load balancer (NGINIX)
- Managing the permission G moving files with SCP, and FTP
- Responsible for Creating, changing, and removing user accounts
- Performed User administration tasks and permission issues and solved them
- Rebooting the Linux Boxes after patching
- Monitoring the logs of issues
- Monitoring Disk, CPU, and Memory G Performance of servers
- Performing system monitoring to verify the integrity and availability of the hardware, operating system, and key processes
- Identifying and analyzing security vulnerabilities that may exist on the system and applications
Linux
Backup and recovery
Network configuration
Hardware troubleshooting
Firewall configuration
Shell scripting
Linux administration
System updates
File system management
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leaveTimeline
Linux System Administrator
Nethawfi Pvt Limited
01.2023 - 09.2024
System Admin
Quaid e Azam Inernational Hospital
10.2021 - 06.2023
Senior IT Support Engineer
Corlink Acdmey Peshawar
02.2020 - 03.2021
BS - Computer Science
Agriculture University Peshawar
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