Working in a global wholesale banking (GWB) team of shared services infrastructure to support/design/build Unix systems which involves Solaris, RHEL, SUSE, VMWare, AIX.Work closely with Managed Services Provider  as an oversight of standards, monitoring and execution.  Additionally specify requirements, response procedures and performance monitoring.Documenting and packaging unix work functions for resiliency, automation and self-healing response scripts. End to end ownership of issues escalated as on-call contact for diagnostic of incident, triage, escalation and follow up root cause analysis. Design, implement, and support Enterprise UNIX Servers, Linux servers and other infrastructure componentsPlan and coordinate, install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain UNIX and Linux technologies.Create and maintain infrastructure standards documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems design, configuration, support, and processes.Identify, create, communicate, and implement Process Engineering for technologies to create end-to-end service offerings.Problem solve with groups while dealing with a variety of variables in situations where no standardization exists.Manage capacity and performance of the Linux and UNIX infrastructure ensuring the integrity of the infrastructure. Proactively monitor and analyze system performance statistical data to improve quality of the PRNewswire systems.Diagnose and resolve complex configuration and troubleshooting issues within a multi-vendor infrastructure.Develop and maintain scripts to automate tasks and deploymentWork with Security on an ongoing basis to secure and harden environment systems against potential threats and evolving environment.Develop creative solutions to complex technological challenges

Served as Unix and Storage Systems Engineer for the global networks application support group which involved Sun Solaris, RHEL, AIX, VMWare ESX, Siteminder, Stellant. Apache, WAS (Websphere Application Server), Sun iPlanet LDAP, Active Directory.Plan and coordinate, install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain UNIX and Linux technologies.Create and maintain infrastructure standards documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems design, configuration, support, and processes.Identify, create, communicate, and implement Process Engineering for technologies to create end-to-end service offerings.Conduct research, cost-benefit and return-on-investment analysis on proposed hardware, software and systems to justify recommendations, support purchasing efforts and aid management in making infrastructure design and architecture decisions.

Served as a senior system administrator for the Unix Operations group which was responsible for the functioning of three datacenters and two DR sites which included 900+ nodes. Perform system administration and support for Unix on Solaris, AIX, Linux, HP Operating Systems. Primary focus was Enterprise UNIX/Storage integration in Datacenter environments with strict change management procedures.

Mirror OS and application disks using Solstice DiskSuite, SVM (Solaris Volume Manager) and Veritas Storage Foundation.Write extensive system monitoring scripts using shell programming.Install and manage new software like Oracle, Siteminder, Informatica, Java, CVS, Dynamo, Clarity, HP Openview Network Node Manager which includes optimal disk layout, mirroring, performance analysis.Installing and Administering Solaris Production servers.Configured Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File SystemInstalling and Patching Solaris 8/9/10Installing new Sun Hardware which includes memory, CPU, hard disks etc.Responsible for all OS patching, Hardware and software upgrades and new design concepts

Administration Sun Solaris Systems. This included all shell programming, troubleshooting (Network, DNS, and Sendmail, and OS issues).Setup and configured new servers and high-end workstations.Configured Solaris Jumpstart servers.Extensive troubleshooting and user training.Helped support 7x24 mission critical systems.Installing, upgrading operating systems and application packages.Applying patches for the Operating system and also for the applications.