Jabari Nedd
Alexandria,VA
Summary
SUMMARY
Results-driven Linux Systems Administrator with 8+ years of experience supporting mission-critical infrastructure in federal environments. Proven expertise in automating patch management, system hardening, and configuration compliance using Bash and PowerShell scripting. Skilled in managing RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora systems, applying DISA STIG/CIS benchmarks, and administering VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments. Experienced in cloud platforms (AWS), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code using Ansible and Jenkins. Active Top Secret clearance with a strong commitment to security, performance, and uptime.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Linux System Administrator (contract)
Army National Guard
02.2025 - Current
- Built and configured an Ansible automation server to streamline infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
- Created scripts to validate the success of patch installs and roll back automatically on failure, minimizing downtime risks.
- Installed and configured Podman on the Ansible server to support containerized workloads and isolated application environments
- Developed and maintained technical documentation for secure server builds and enterprise application installations
- Leveraged PowerShell to script checks for SSL/TLS compliance across Windows systems, aligning with agency security mandates.
- Developed robust Bash scripts to coordinate patch rollouts on Linux systems, including pre-patch snapshot verification and post-patch service health checks.
- Led the deployment of Nautobot, an open-source automation application, by containerizing the solution using Podman and integrating it with infrastructure automation workflows
- Collaborated with cross-functional team members to architect and implement the Nautobot solution, ensuring successful integration with existing systems
- Mentored a fellow Linux Engineer by providing hands-on guidance for installing and configuring Nautobot
- Communicated with stakeholders across departments to align application requirements, timelines, and security needs
- Spearheaded the full project lifecycle for the Nautobot deployment, including server provisioning, container setup, and documentation
- Created a custom automation script to standardize and simplify the Nautobot installation process
- Applied DISA STIGs to Linux systems to meet federal cybersecurity compliance standards
- Created and serviced administrator and user accounts on Linux-based systems, managing deployments.
- Configured and maintained web servers with thousand of end users.
- Created and serviced administrator and user accounts on Linux-based systems, managing multiple deployments.
Senior Linux System Administrator
NIH
08.2021 - 04.2024
- Ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services on their platform
- Developed, tested, and debugged scripts (PowerShell & Bash) to automate build, packaging, and deployment for server and cloud apps.
- Designing and implementing archival and maintenance plans for application platforms to improve performance
- Developed and maintained PowerShell scripts to automate monthly Windows Server patching, compliance validation, and report generation for audit teams.
- Communicate with architects to design and implement complex solutions and connected and disconnect environments
- Review and implement new tooling to enhance analysis of server operations and task that can be automated
- Development and maintenance in operational condition of Kubernetes orchestral container platforms
- Consulting with clients to migrate from a monolithic application to microservices application
- Responsible for managing customer expectations, influencing key technical decisions, providing best practices and guiding architectural principles and leading communities of practice on key technology elements
- Enhance testing and development procedures and tools to boost team output and raise the caliber of our output.
- Configure secrets, config maps, service , and routes for ongoing deployments
- Develop, test, and debug code/ scripts for build, packaging, and development of both server and cloud-based applications.
- Work with developers to streamline container build process
- Involved in understanding latest bug scrubs for new application rollouts.
- Troubleshooting issues related to access, performance, deployments and automated builds.
- Perform application installs and create automation methods to improve CI/CD using blue/green and canary deployment methods within OCP.
- Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation.
- Solid understanding of Networking Concepts – Ipv4, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SSL/TLS
- Assist with the delivery, patching and maintenance of operational RHEL systems.
- Working knowledge of Software Defined Networking such as Open vSwitch
- Able to quickly adapt, learn new technical and soft skills and provide training to other team members.
- Implemented authentication using LDAP on OCP platforms
- Ongoing upgrades in connected and disconnected environments with Openshift version 4.4 to 4.13
- Openshift Configuration items include cluster operators , image content source policy, and resource quotas
Seniors System Engineer
NIH
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Handled Disk Management tasks such as: adding and replacing hot swappable drives on existing servers, partitioning according to requirement, creating new file systems and extending new ones.
- Assisted DevOps team create new role instances on Azure.
- Created, cloned Linux Virtual Machines, templates using VMware Virtual Client 3.5 and migrating servers between ESX hosts.
- Documented all setup procedures and system related policies.
- Managed VMware infrastructure, snapshots & backups
- Provided support with the configuration and maintenance of RedHat Serves
- Provided support with configuration and maintenance of RedHat LDAP
- Provided technical support with the deployment and administration of RedHat LDAP servers.
- Provided 24/7 technical support to production and development environments
- Software and hardware upgrades and routine systems maintenance by installing current patches and packages
- Created and maintained user’s accounts, profiles, security, rights disk space and process monitoring.
- Provided technical support by troubleshooting day-to-day issues with various Servers on different platforms.
- Developed and maintained documents, library and procedural documents of the system.
- Managed systems routine backup, scheduled jobs, enabled cron jobs, enabled system logging and network logging of servers for maintenance.
- Managed GitLab repositories and permissions – including branching and tagging for source code management
- Assisted with utilizing Docker and Kubernetes to build, manage, and deploy Docker containers
- Implemented Amazon Web Services solutions such as EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM within the environment to fulfil clients requirements via cloud
- Performs RPM and YUM package installations, patch and other server management.
- Installed and configured Logical Volume Manager – LVM and RAID.
Linux Administrator
Modern Technology Solutions
09.2017 - 11.2019
- Experience administering, installing, configuring and maintaining Linux.
- Experience installing, upgrading and configuring RedHat Linux 4.x, 5.x, 6.x using Kickstart Servers and Interactive Installation.
- Maintain security patches on all operational systems
- Managed projects from inception to completion
- Responsible for creating and managing user accounts, security, rights, disk space and process monitoring in CentOS and Red Hat Linux.
- Configures DNS, NFS, FTP, remote access, and security management.
- Creates Linux Virtual Machines using VMware Virtual Center.
- Installs, upgrades and manages packages via RPM and YUM package management
- Installs Firmware Upgrades, kernel patches, systems configuration, performance tuning on Unix/Linux systems.
- Installs, configures and supports Apache on Linux production servers.
- Manages Patches configuration, version control, service pack and reviews connectivity issues regarding security problem.
- Manages systems routine backup, scheduling jobs and enabling cron jobs.
- Administers VMware Infrastructure Client 3.5 and Vsphere 4.1.
- Works with Database administrators to tune kernel for Oracle installations.
Linux Administrator
OCR Services
06.2016 - 09.2017
- Created, cloned Linux Virtual Machines, templates using VMware Virtual Client migrating servers between ESX hosts and kickstart.
- Managed systems routine backup, scheduling jobs, enabling cron jobs, enabling system logging and network logging of servers for maintenance.
- Performed RPM and YUM package installations, patch and other server management.
- Perform cross platform audits of Active Directory objects and user permissions
- Installed and configured Logical Volume Manager
- Documented all setup procedures and System Related Policies.
- Provided 24/7 technical support to Production and development environments
- Administrated DHCP, DNS, and NFS services in Linux.
- Support all phases of system development life cycle
- Created and maintained user’s accounts, profiles, security, rights disk space and process monitoring.
System Administrator
UDC
05.2013 - 06.2016
- Managed call center activities to meet service level agreements.
- Performed PC support and maintenance for over 200 people.
- Installed and upgraded video cards, modems, hard drives, IDE controllers, SCSI drives, power supplier and memory components.
- Familiarity with network systems such as servers, switches, firewalls, and routers
- Performed system configuration and troubleshooting.
- Created and managed user accounts and security
- Provided technical support by troubleshooting Day-to-Day issues with various Servers on different platforms
- Upgrade and install Universal Power Supply(UPS)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of District of Columbia
District Of Columbia05.2014
Skills
- Operating Systems – RHEL /5/6/7, CentOS, and Fedora, Windows 2012/2016
- Software – Linux Filesystem, Tomcat,/Web Server, ESX 6x 7x, Spacewalk Apache, Drupal Oracle, F5, AWS, Azure, Docker, STIG/CIS VMware, GitHub, HPC, OpenShift, Docker, Podman, Nessus, Jenkins
- Container Orchestration – Kubernetes , Openshift
- Others – Crontab , Vi Editor, TCP/IP, DNS, LDAP, J2EE containers, Ansible, bash, ITIL
- DevSecOps Tools– Coverity, Blackduck, Artifactory, Quay, Stash, Secret Server, Nexus, Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM )
Certification
Comptia Security +
Clearance
Top Secret
Timeline
Linux System Administrator (contract)
Army National Guard
02.2025 - Current
Senior Linux System Administrator
NIH
08.2021 - 04.2024
Seniors System Engineer
NIH
11.2019 - 11.2021
Linux Administrator
Modern Technology Solutions
09.2017 - 11.2019
Linux Administrator
OCR Services
06.2016 - 09.2017
System Administrator
UDC
05.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of District of Columbia
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