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North Augusta, Sc, Us

Fort Gordon, Ga

Data center systems engineer responsible for whole system stack including enterprise operations support, specializing in VMware, Cisco Unified Computing System, Dell/EMC ExtremIO, and Dell/EMC Isilon for six globally dispersed VMware based virtual environments.Subject matter expert in utilization of enterprise management solutions such as VSphere Management tools, Puppet, SolarWinds Orion, Splunk and Microsoft Active Directory.Developed custom modules within SolarWinds SAM in conjunction with VMware VRealize Log Insight to monitor and identify potential bottlenecks within the virtual infrastructure.Manages F5 BIG-IPs Global Traffic Managers (GTM) for load balancing and failover capabilities.Deployed and maintained Dell/EMC VNX 7500, Dell/EMC Xtremio X2, and Dell/EMC X410 storage systems.Operations Support in a hybrid enterprise environment with Microsoft Server 2016, Server 2019, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, including group polices, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), DNS, and DHCP.Managed Operating System Deployments within System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to upgrade our end users to Windows 10, including task sequences to manage BIOS, Applications, Packages, Drivers, and PowerShell scripts.Developed and maintained PowerShell scripts to automate the deployment and upgrade of Cisco UCS and the VMware virtual environments, along with daily task within the environment.Responsible for the security configuration of all systems in accordance with DoD requirements and system accreditations; develops and delivers system impact assessments in response to new security requirements.Enclave Administrator for the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO), including modules VirusScan Enterprise (VSE), Endpoint Security (ENS) Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPs), and Baseline Policy Auditor.Deployed, Managed, and maintained ArcGIS Enterprise Suite, to include Portal, Server, Datastores, and ArcGIS Pro for use across the entire analyst floor.

Fort Gordon, Ga

Performs duties as the systems engineer responsible for the support, maintenance, and implementation of Cisco UCS, disk storage and data networks, including the development of tools and scripts to assist with such.Engineered, Deployed, Configured, and Administered VMware 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5 environments on three different networks and three geolocations.Configured, Upgraded, and Maintained Cisco UCS servers. Creating service profiles for each blade type. Each service profile is used to configure everything about the server including SAN, LAN, BIOS, WWNN, and MAC addresses. Configured Puppet modules for monitoring of services and File System changes on both RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) 6 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2.Configured Puppet modules in conjunction with VMware vSphere Management Assistant for monitoring service and File system changes, and new deployments of VMware ESXi.Developed Powershell scripts with PowerCLI to automate the Security implementations and guidelines on VMware ESXi and VMware vSphere.Deployed and Maintained Dell/EMC VNX 5500, 5600, 7500 Unity arrays along with ExtremIO and Isilon Storage systems, configuring and deploying SAN and NFS datastores for VMware.Deployed and configured VMware Operations Manager for effective Trend analysis and monitor of services across the vmware environment.Deployed VMware Log Insight for VMware infrastructure log management and organization.

Part of an administration team that provides Windows enterprise architecture implementation and administration.Develop deployment solutions for exercises based upon the customer's requirements.Responsible for the installation, administration, optimization, and development of workstations.Manage information assurance vulnerability assessment program utilizing Microsoft WSUS, and SMS to patch vulnerabilities. Also, managed anti-virus enterprise servers and clients with Symantec and McAfee.Manage and troubleshoot Windows 2003 Servers on seven different networks.Responsible for testing and integration of new applications into the enterprises' workstations and servers.Provide Windows database support using DBMS software.Provided Active Directory migration support to a remote site into the customer's existing Forest.Upgraded the entire SIPRNET Domain at the 513th MI BDE to Windows Server 2008 and ESX 3.5.

Provided AIM database administration utilizing Database Management System (DBMS) software.Incorporated design changes to Electrical Schematics, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, and Mechanical Drawings.

Responsible for the installation, administration, optimization, and development of workstations.Managed various Windows servers, to include: Microsoft WSUS, SMS, VERITAS Backup Exec, Symantec Corporation Edition Anti-Virus, Norton Ghost Server.; Performed system administration and analysis duties on the Communications Support Processor/High Order Language (CSP/HOL) Message System and Defense Message System (DMS) in secure 24/7 facility, consisting of over 20 classified circuits.Managed, safeguarded, and issued COMSEC materials to 38 Hand Receipt holders and DOD representatives.Managed 1,526 COMSEC line items, and CCI equipment valued over $200,000.Developed and trained over 100 personnel and 23 contractors on Data Transfer Device (DTD) operations and over-the-air distribution (OTAD) functions using LMD/KP.Performed System Administrator and operator functions with the Army Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) and Defense Message System (DMS).Assembled, configured and maintained PCs, printers, scanners and various other peripheral devices.

Helpdesk support and troubleshooting AutoCADDesigned Fiberglass tanks and piping in AutoCAD and Microstation.

Helpdesk support and troubleshooting AutoCADDesigned and Implemented new equipment.Converted 609 paper drawings to digital format.

B.S. Of Information Technology, Information Technology

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