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Around 9 years working as a Systems Administrator & IS Security Consultant with various business environment like Banks, Financial companies, Manufacturing, Telecom, Health Care, OIL, IT Service companies, giving Support for ERP & Middleware systems A quick learner, who can work individually or as part of a team.
Education
AUG 93–DEC 98MAY 91– JUN 93MAR 80 – APR 91 Bachelor of Computer Engineering Degree from University Of Bombay, IndiaHSC- RUIA College Of Science- Maharastra State Board Of Secondary & Higher, BOMBAYSSC- Maharastra State Board Of Secondary & Higher, BOMBAY
Technical Background
Operating System * UNIX: Solaris 2.7,8, SUNOS 5.7, AIX 4.3, Redhat 8/ 9/Enterprise S 2.1,Digi UX, SCO Unix* Win2000 Advance server, ADS, NT4.0, Terminal Servers & CITRIX METAFRAME 1.8, Metaframe XPe (FR2), NFUSE Elite Portal Server, Nfuse1.7, Cisco Secure AC S3.x (Radius/TACACS)
Server Hardware * Sun E10000, Sun Cluster, SSP3.4, Enterprise Ultra E450, E4500, SUNSparc 20, IBM RS6000/S85, 7133/D40 SSA IBM Main Frame, HP9000 K, DIGITAL Alfa 2100 SERVERS* Enterprise Data Storage: Veritas Volume Manager, Solistic Disk Suit, Snap Server, Brocade Silkworm 2800 Switched Storage Area Network (SAN), A1000/D1000, EMC* Compaq Proliant Series 8500, 8000, 6500, 3000, ML370 with DLT library, HP Net server, IBM Netinfinity 8500,7000R
Security Tools1.Firewall, 2.IDS3.VPN, 4.PKI5.HIPPA (HL7) * TREND MICROSCAN virus wall with content inspection, Raptor Firewall, NAI product-CyberCop, ISA Firewall, Gaultanet Firewall, CA- Etrust Firewall, Checkpoint* Internet Security Scanner, NMAP, Radius Security Server, Banking Security, Net sonar, Encryption- RSA, 3DES/DES, asymmetric & symmetric key cryptography, Single Sign On environment, CA'S VPN. on WinNT, Firewall with VPN-Symantec Server based software.* PKI- Smart Card based access Control System, Biometrics, GAP Analysis, Vulnerability & Penetration Testing, report analysis, Troubleshooting and Crisis Management, DR activities
RDBMS- Oracle8.X, Sybase 11.X, SQL Server2000 * Oracle Database Administration 8, 8i, 9i* Advanced Replication & manage staging, Physical Standby Databases / Data Guard* Database installation, configuration, Export. Import, BMC SQL Backtrack
Operational Support forERP & Warehouses ERP: SAP R/3 Basis Support, JD Edward's One World Configuration support in WIN2k/SQLMiddleware: CERNER HNA Millennium, remedy, MQ Series 5.x (AIX, NT4, OS/390)Banking Tools: Bank Master, Branch Power, Globus Systems, HiPortfolio, Bloomberg, Midas, Reuters, SWIFT, Cloverleaf, BizTalk Server 2000 & XML maps integrationBackup and Recovery – Tivoli, NetBackup, RMAN.HTTP Servers – Netscape /planet Enterprise, Oracle Web Server, WeblogicLanguages – C, C++, Basic, Toad V.Foxpro, SQL*Plus, QARun, JbaseScripting – Korn /Ksh, awk, PSL, PHP, PERL, SQL, XMLMonitoring Tools: BMC PATROL 4.3KMs for UNIX, PATROL Enterprise Manager, ORACLE, Middleware, ERP; Microsoft Operation Manager (MOM), Data traffic monitor by SNIFFER
WAN Setup 3com Superstack-II, Cisco catalyst 6500, 5500, 2950 switches, Cisco 3003 VPN controller Cisco1600, 2500 router, Frad, Leased Circuits X.25, E-con SNA
Experience Summary
1 Sept 2002-PresentIT Audit&Governance Control to Comply COBiTUnix Administration & Security:Scripting:Oracle & MySQL Database Administration (4.x) & SecurityAudit of Active Directory - Wireless NW with 802.1x Security Server Configuration: Information Security Officer ITC, KFUPM, Saudi ArabiaWorking with prestigious University in Middle East as Information Security Officer managing security & Audit of Aix, Red hat Linux9/Advance Enterprise Server3, OpenBSD 3.3, Win2k Advance Server, Snort Intrusion Detection System. Responsible for ensuring Systems & Network Security, maintaining performance & high availability of Servers, Network, Databases & applications. I recommend, design, implement and analyze appropriate security technologies in university computing environments. As a project leader, maintain project records, prepare daily task sheets & execution plans, schedule meetings, monitor compliance with security standard, and prepare correspondence, presentations, strategies.Achievements:* Generate IT controls to ensure IT infrastructure follows COBiT & SOX corporate security guidelines and other rules regarding electronic information management. * Open Source Program Compilations and systems analysis support of systems, Automated tools & report generation, deciding the BEST solution to security problem.* Developing policies and procedures to ensure integrity, availability and confidentiality of information systems & communicate with auditee to bring to agreement.* Administration of programming support for log on authentication systems, including specific access to applications, networks, files and database management systems. * Participate in risk assessments. Risk assessments are made with regard to network, system or physical environmental risks. * Administer business continuity backup/recovery processes. * Monitor security logs to uncover possible security violations, (e.g., break-ins, unauthorized activity). Creates reports showing security violations, Provides consultation to management on access control rules. * Monitors compliance to regulatory audit requirements, conducting follow-up meetings * Researches and implements upgrades to security software and devices. * Supports and promotes security processes and standards.* Vulnerability Analysis of Unix Servers with Nessus, SARA, Satan & Security configuration.* Auditing AIX, LINUX, and Windows 2000 Advance Servers wrt Security standard.* Linux/ Unix System Administration: Administer different types of logical volumes, file systems and RAID storage arrays, administer network services like NFS, NIS, DNS and Sendmail, print services & tune Unix systems for optimal performance* UNIX server OS level hardening, applying security patches, Logging, Monitoring multiple services. Configure Linux based multiple Virtual Machines through VMWARE.* Designed & deployed procedures for access control, Security, patch maintenance and change control.* Batch processes, Unix Korn /CSH Shell scripting, tcl, Perl, PHP, MySQL, XML, QT and Python.* Involved in installation of Oracle 8i (AIX RS6000 Servers), up-gradation of DB2* Monitored 5 Oracle 8.1.7.1 databases of 3 production, 2 staging, 4 development domains during Disaster Recovery process, managing RBS & system table space management.* Actively participated in Disaster Recovery for Database & Application Servers High availability (Standby Recovery Database & testing of it's recovery during various scenarios)* Read and interpret complex logs of SNORT Intrusion detection system and diagnose problems. Graphically analyze logs by FWANALOG, ACID open Source software.* Developed PHP & MySQL based application for Server inventory & configured on Apache web server. * Involved in auditing WIN2000 Advance Server, Microsoft ISA server as Proxy, Winsock Firewall servers, ADS domain controllers within forest network.* Responsible for determining the cause of the exception and automate the course of action, when the situation dictates, assessing the impact of future changes * Responsible for event response using NMAP, ethereal, MIB-Walk, SNMPV3 traps tools.* Web Server Security with Session Expiration & encryption, Authorized application.* Tested performance tools to monitor the Servers, i.e. CA Unicenter TNG 3.0* Configured & tested Cisco Aironet based enterprise n/w access control & Cisco switches port based access control through 802.1x authentication. Incorporated Mac to IP address association for identifying Wireless Users & authenticating access through 802.1x, via Radius to LDAP Server (ADS). Tested Aegis, Cisco-Secure 3.x Radius. Tested Secured Wireless Connectivity by Cisco Aironet 1200 access points with Pocket PCsCompaq ML370,IBM X445, Redhat Enterprise Servers as Snort IDS servers, IBM RS6000 based H70, 6H1 servers: Aix Systems-3 nos. working as Send mail 12.x Servers, SSA 7133 d40 SYSTEM, HACMP /ES 4.4 clusters across all nodes for High Availability.
Experience Summary
Nov2001 – Aug2002Unix Administration & Security: MiddleWare & Database Administration (8.1.7.1), Warehouse SecurityAdministration, management of SAMIS CITRIX farmServer Configuration: System Analyst (Specialist)SAMIS, SAUDI ARAMCO, Saudi ArabiaWorking with Oil Company in Middle East as System Analyst managing Aix, Oracle database, CITRIX, Win2k Advance Server, Cerner HNA Millennium MiddleWare. SAMIS is a web based HealthCare system for electronic communication within all ARAMCO HospitalsAchievements:* Installation of HACMP 4.3 upgrade, ML9 on Five IBM AIX RS6000 MACHINES, Testing Graceful Fail Over, Fail back, across Domains & network, BMC Patrol KMs installation & monitoring, Installing BMC agent & console, Load BALANCING the console across two different site buildings.* Managing 7133 d40 SSA, Disk-Volume management, Micro code, firmware updates.* Configuration of 5 nodes of two sites for high availability in multi domain/ node setup.* Korn shell script for cycling of application servers in AIX, Server Management.* AIX System Administration: Groups Sets settings, Application Performance, printing issues, Configuration of XNTP time server for 5 AIX nodes & synchronize with Win2000 Domain Time Server.* Unix server OS level hardening, applying security patches, Logging, Monitoring.* Involved in installation of Oracle 8i, up gradation from 8.1.6 to 8.1.7.1 on 7 domains (AIX RS6000 S85 Servers), Testing of KMs for Oracle in test environment.* Installed application patches on Front End & Back End servers & mass move in different Database environment, Off Cycle Distribution (OCD) implementation.* Monitored 5 Oracle 8.1.7.1 databases of 3 production, 2 staging, 4 development domains during Disaster Recovery process, managing RBS & system table space management.* Actively participated in Disaster Recovery for Database & Application Servers high availability (Standby Recovery Database & testing of it's recovery during various scenarios)* Assisting in Data Conversion, Maintenance. Performance Tuning & support for Oracle 8171 & for Cerner HNA MILLENIUM Data Warehouses, CERNER Corporation USA* Maintaining individual PATROL consoles, published on web through Citrix Portal.* CITRIX Farm of 16 Compaq Prolient 8500 servers, Publishing applications, creating new ICA files for published application, hosting on Intranet website, Securing applications by Citrix, Load balancing Citrix Servers across farms wrt applications, session level security with 128 Bit Encryption. * Involved in installation & configuration of WIN2000 Advance Server, Metaframe 1.8 FR1 & Cerner HNA Millennium Middleware on front end CITRIX Servers, Tested upgrading to Metaframe XPe.* Monitoring Win2k servers with Microsoft Operation Manager (MOM) * Responsible for system Down Calls on Compaq Server, Citrix Metaframe, Intellenet VPN support for CERNER consultants, USA, Server's HOST based security* Tested Secured Wireless Connectivity to existing CITRIX Network by access points with symbol Pentablets, Palms, Pocket PCs, Cisco Areonet, Compaq, IBM thin clients.* Web Server Security with Session Expiration & encryption, Authorized application. * Developed QARun scripts after getting training from Compuware, South AfricaCompaq Prolient 8500 as win2k terminal servers, Citrix Metaframe 1.8(FR1), 18 nos. IBM RS6000 based S85 servers: Aix Systems-5 nos. working as ORACLE8171 Database Servers, SSA 7133 d40 SYSTEM, HACMP /ES 4.3.1 clusters across all nodes for High Availability.
18 Nov 2000 to Nov 2001Unix Administration:Internet & Intranet Security:Database Administration (Oracle 8i, Sql Server 2000) Configure CITRIX Metaframe Server (v1.8) on w2k, Server farmingServer Configuration System AdministratorGulf Aluminium Rolling Mills Company, BahrainWork with Largest Aluminium Rolling Company in Middle East with System Administration (WIN2000 Server, AIX, SOLARIS) with Oracle 8i Database support & Administration of complex network of 25+ Servers used for 'Shop Flour Data Collection System'(24*7 Environment with 1500+ employee strength). Responsible for Overall MIS development.Achievements:* Sun E10k Dynamic System Domain management with ALBA for SAP Material management module, joint venture with ALBA. Participated in System Service Processor (SSP) installation, capacity planning.* Veritas Backup server Configuration, 24*7 Scheduler configuration, Managing JFS, GPFS file systems Planning & Configuration for Disaster recovery of Servers' Setup, Application Servers, databases.* Necessary Kernel tuning for SAP application, Create Volumes, Extend volumes, managing RAW devices. and installing SAP R/3 Knowledge Modules of BMC Patrol* Ensure capacity and serviceability for the Servers. Events coordination & alert validation. Streamlined and expedited the deployment of BMC Patrol to over 20+ Unix servers. Tested Patrol for Internet Services for metal e-business application ensuring availability of httpd, DNS, LDAP.* Correlation of events & data collection though patrol; to take corrective action whenever service fails* Testing Backup validity by restoring, Designing Policy for Data Center Relocation in Disaster Recovery.* Shell scripting for backup, ftp, Scripts for com port Auto-mapping for thin clients. Database related activities and reports, NFS, NIS monitoring the network status and CPU Utilization monitoring.* BMC Patrol configuration for (AIX) RS6000 based oracle server with Perl scripts. Involved in configuration of Patrol Enterprise Manager. Integration of centralized Network Operations and automated event notification* Implement and maintain firewall architecture, Segmented DMZ, modifying rules of Firewall, Backing up Firewall rules, replication, Apply Security Patches to Firewall, B2B application portal session security.* Administer secure implementation procedures for servers, (user id's, application and Hardware level security, SYSTEM LEVEL security Policy, routine audits, applying OS security patches & hardening, Penetration Testing)* Evaluate tools in security audits and Symantec Firewall with VPN deployment testing.* Configure products for Intrusion detection, analysis of security risks, vulnerabilities.* Study & Testing on Encryption, PKI, asymmetric & symmetric key cryptography, * Single Sign On environment in Redundant secured internet paths. Secured Faxing.* TREND MICROSCAN virus wall integration with Internet Security server, Exchange2000 configuration to avoid spamming, ISA Firewall Configuration* Upgrade of Oracle 7.3 to Oracle 8.1.7 on Aix 4.3 System (RS6000 based IBM machine)* Monitoring units of disk storage, i.e. Data files, Redo Files, Archive Log Files, Extents * Monitoring System Global Area, Shared Memory, i.e., Memory Segments, LRUs,, Resolved performance problem that was adversely affecting production database.* Auditing Database. Security with Oracle Enterprise Manager Setting User grants.* Oracle Schema Security (All tables & OLTP mechanism) & role based access Control. * SQL Server 2000 Setup on Win2k Compaq server for JD Edword Financial ERP.Managing Servers, load balancing, Published Application Management, X-windows Server on Metaframe.This includes entire Production Plant migration from existing PC network to fast speed, reliable thin clients network. Tune for WAN access. * JDEdwards AS400 extra personal client connectivity through SNA gateway for 200 users for Finance & distribution module operational support., SQL 2000 Server * Cisco Catalyst 2900, 6500, 5500 configuration, port grouping.* Cisco3003 VPN controller configuration for connecting corporate offices Compaq Prolient 8000 with DLT library, IBM Netfinity 6000, 7000r used as win2k terminal servers, database servers, Right fax servers, Exchange 2000 mail servers.Sun Enterprise Ultra E-4500 -1 nos IBM RS6000 based Aix Systems-3 nos. with EXCEED 6.1 as XWINDOWS
April 2000 to 18 Nov 2000Unix AdministrationSAP BASIS activities & Database Support Senior System AdministratorMICROWAVE COMMUNICATION LIMITED (SHINAVATRA GROUP, Singapore)I report to VP Technology, Bomaby for daily system activities & giving technical support for remote user in Telecom & ISP environment.Ensuring smooth running of 24 Hours Online Paging Application Server (Sun E10k, E450) with almost NIL Downtime. Schedule for periodic shutdown of server, cleaning of temporary and unwanted files, creating users, groups, monitoring processes running and removing it if not required, monitoring system activity reports, i/o status, network status, CPU Utilization etc., Writing shell /PSL (Patrol Scripting Language) scripts for administrative work like shutdown, software back-up, dropping of temporary tables, abandoning user processes etc. with help of BMC Patrol.* Installation & support for E10K environment, 24 hrs On Call Support for HA Clusters* Installation, configuration and customization of BMC Patrol and Remedy Action Request System on Solaris and NT platforms utilizing Oracle, SQL Server. Configuring Patrol Knowledge Modules for monitoring database & alarm events for exciding threshold limit.* Installation of Sun Enterprise 450 Servers, Solaris 2.6 installation with Disk Mirroring. Adding SCSI disks and new file system configurations to systems, managed Star fire HA cluster to provide all critical NFS like Oracle.* Implemented Business Application Servers, Oracle databases and Java applications on a Sun E10000, file permissions, unsecured service removal, software upgrades and patches, and making operating recommendations* Managed the SSP to perform tasks such as create, destroy, rename domains (DSD), Installing domains, Advance Dynamic Reconfigure Domain hardware, floating Turboboards Installation of Patrol KMs 3.X agent setup on SSP, SSP OS configuration, Domain alternate pathing configuration, Collect system diagnostic information. Secured Environment setup for Patrol Enterprise Manager integrating heterogeneous network with PKI mechanism.* Performed dynamic reconfigurations, Created proper volume layouts for maximizing performance of high-activity Oracle data files, while keeping disk contention at a minimum, managing 1TB of data.* Installed, configured, and administered Veritas Volume Manager on a network of Sun enterprise-class servers. Storage systems attached to these servers consisted of Multipacks, StorEdge A1000/D1000, EMC Symmetrix.* Configuring NFS server and client systems, Solstice Disk Suit diskless clients, Sun disk system & subsystem, Sun Clusters, SunScreen, UFSDump, UFSRestore, Maintaining Brocade connectivity, Storage Area Network (SAN), Veritas Netbackup servers. (3.1.1 )* Creating NIS master and slave servers, configuring NIS clients, and updating NIS maps.* X-WINDOWS based Humming Bird Exceed tuning on different O.S. for software...
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