Ahmed Awad
Dallas,TX
Summary
With over 12 years of diverse IT expertise, I've honed my skills across a range of operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Centos, UNIX, AIX, Microsoft Windows Servers, Sun Solaris, and Suse. My forte lies in Backup, Job Scheduling, Disk Management, and troubleshooting intricate network issues.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Linux Automation Systems Engineer
Conduent
06.2022 - Current
- Installing, configuring, and upgrading RHEL 5.X/6.X/7.X/8.X and SUSE 11.X/12.X OS versions
- Manage VMware ESX 4.x, 5.x, and 6 for Windows, Centos, SUSE, Red Hat Linux, and Ubuntu Servers
- Utilize Red Hat Satellite 6.x and build/configure AWS environments
- Troubleshooting Linux RHEL 7 systems for services, logs, processes, and certificate management
- Deploying consul datacenter in GCP for service discovery and Hashicorp vault for secrets migration
Sr. Linux System Engineer
Marathon Oil Company
02.2018 - 05.2022
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Participated in system development life cycle from requirements analysis through system implementation.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Managed and monitored installed systems for highest level of availability.
UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
Library Of Congress
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Delivered Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for problem identification, diagnosis and issue resolution.
- Performed software installations and upgrades to UNIX or Windows operating systems.
- Configured and tested Windows Server operating systems with roles features.
- Integrated and updated software products to boost system compatibility.
Education
Associate of Arts - International Business And Management
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJSkills
- Technical Writing
- Root Cause Analysis
- System Troubleshooting
- Quality Control
- ANT, Maven, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Build Forge, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle, VRO, VRA, SCORCH
- Linux (Red Hat 5, 6, 7, 8 SUSE 10, 11, 12 Cent OS), IBM AIX 61,7,1 5L (51, 5), Sun Solaris 90, 100, VMware ESX 55, 60 and 65
- Unix Shell, BASH, Perl, Python, PowerShell
- Oracle 11g, RDBMS, SQL Server 2008/2012, SQL, T-SQL PL/SQL, SSIS, SSRS, RDS
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Sr. Linux Automation Systems Engineer
Conduent
06.2022 - Current
Sr. Linux System Engineer
Marathon Oil Company
02.2018 - 05.2022
UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
Library Of Congress
10.2014 - 03.2016
Associate of Arts - International Business And Management
Bergen Community College