Syed Najam us Saqib, Resident Engineer-Unix/Linux

Syed Najam us Saqib

Resident Engineer-Unix/Linux

Jaffer Business Systems (Pvt) Limited.

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science
Experience
20 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 3 Months

Resident Engineer-Unix/Linux at Jaffer Business Systems (Pvt) Limited.
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since August 2015

Linux Administration:
Performed installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Redhat, CentOS, Oracle Linux servers. Performed system back-ups and security updates on regular basis. Analyzed performance problems and implemented preventive maintenance procedures. Performed Linux administration and data migration activities. Maintained data center infrastructure including servers. Maintained records of system implementations and audits. Installation and Configuration of FTP, DHCP Server, DNS Server, Samba Server, NFS Server, Squid Proxy Server, File System Management, Logical Volume Management Software & Patches, and Hardware based RAIDs & Disk Management on Redhat / CentOS Linux, Oracle Linux 5, 6. Installation and configuration of Redhat Active/Passive and Active/Active Cluster using Ext4, GFS, GFS2 file systems. Integration and maintenance Windows Active Directory with Redhat, CentOS, Oracle Linux.

Solaris Administration:
Installation and configuration of Oracle Solaris 10 x86 and Sparc. Install and configure jumpstart server to install Solaris 10 x86 and sparc as standalone or using flar archive. Installation of updated patches on solaris 10 x86 and sparc Servers. Perform day-to-day Technical Support- Analyzing, Troubleshooting and resolving Technical Problems related to Servers. Monitoring the System Performance, Perform User and Security Administration. Implementing File Permissions for the Users and Groups. Creating and maintaining non-global Zones in Solaris 10. Maintaining Service Management Facility (SMF) in Solaris. Encapsulating and Mirroring the Root Disk, Implementing RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 & RAID 5 on multiple disks. Installation, configuration, maintenance and end-user support of Sun Microsystems SunRay Server Software (Thin Client Setup) on advanced level. Integration Solaris 10 and maintenance with Windows Active Directory.

AIX & Virtual IO Server Administration:
Installation and configuration of AIX. Software Install in AIX - Package and patch install. User Administration - Creating users groups and Limits. Logical volume management - VG, LV, Mirror. Hands-on & troubleshooting experience on AIX. File system - Creating File system, Increase and decrease FS. Installation and configuration of GPFS on AIX. Paging space - Creating secondary PS, Increase and decrease PS. Backups - Using rootvg backups and other backups. Monitoring - Using vmstat, iostat, netstat, topas, sar. Configuration of Network Installation Manager (NIM). Installation & configuration of IBM Virtual IO Server on IBM Power System and IBM Blades. Configuration of Shared Ethernet adapters, NPIV, Multipathing on Virtual IO Server.

System Engineer-Data Center at Interactive Group
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2008 to August 2016

 Oracle Solaris 10 x86 / Sparc Administration
 Linux (Redhat, CentOS, OEL) System Administration
 Solaris System Security, Backup and Recovery
 Linux Cluster Administration
 Oracle Solaris Zones Administration
 Installation/Configuration of FreeBSD 10.1, 10.2
 Oracle VM Server Administration
 User Training and Support of Unix/Linux
 AIX System Administration
 VMware Esxi 5.x with vCenter Administration
 IBM Virtual IO Server Administration
 Oracle Sun & IBM Hardware

KIOSK Executive Officer at National Database and Registration Authority
  • Pakistan
  • January 2004 to October 2008

 Supervise 42 Kiosk Franchises of Bahawalpur.
 Visit of Sites for Issuance of New Franchise and Send
 Recommendation/Cancellation Report to Regional Headquarters of
NADRA for further Process.
 Arrange Training Programs for New Product in Kiosk of Franchisees.
 Solve their Problems i.e. Software Installation, Network Problems,
Connectivity Problems and Cash Management.
 Recharge Franchisees Accounts for Transactions in Kiosk.
 Maintain their Daily Accounts Reports and Send to Regional Headquarters
of NADRA.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at University College of Punjab Information Technology
  • October 2014
Diploma, Oracle Certified System Administration ( Part I )for Solaris 10 OS
  • at Oracle SUN Microsystems
  • October 2010
Diploma, Oracle Certified System Administration (Part II) for Solaris 10 OS
  • at Oracle Sun Microsystems
  • October 2010
Diploma, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist- Enterprise Routinging ( JNCIS-ER)
  • at Juniper Networks
  • November 2009
Diploma, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate- Enterprise Switching ( JNCIA-EX )
  • at Juniper Networks
  • September 2009
Diploma, Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate- Enterprise Routinging ( JNCIA-ER)
  • at Juniper Networks
  • September 2009
Diploma, Computer Science
  • at Govt .SE College
  • November 2001

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Windows
Linux server administration
Unix Administration
Linux Administration
IBM PowerVM
Networking
IBM AIX
Oracle Solaris Administration
Windows Server 2003

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Data Center Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
September 2013
Certified Data Center Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
September 2013
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
October 2011
Red Had Certified Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Valid Until:
March 2009