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Mohamed Gabriel GBASSILE

Jersey City,NJ

Summary

Determined Linux System Administrator with expertise in multiple open source operating systems. Passionate about improving network uptime and driving system availability. Strong team player with excellent work ethic, collaboration skills and independent judgment.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Linux System Administrator

FedEx
Memphis, TN
02.2023 - Current
  • Created and maintained detailed documentation for system configuration and deployment processes.
  • Executed rotating on-call support duties to uphold system performance and minimize downtime.
  • Managed container installation and configuration using Podman for efficient service deployment.
  • Managed user and group administration on Linux (RHEL, CentOS) systems, maintaining robust security protocols.
  • Build, install, configure, test, and deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, and 9/CentOS 7, 8 virtual and physical servers to the network: OS installation and configuration—standard and advanced (KICKSTART).
  • Automated infrastructure and application provisioning using Crontab and Anacron tools.
  • Patch and maintain hundreds of hosts using Ansible playbooks.
  • Setup, configure, and troubleshoot TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NFS, CIFS, LDAP, NTP, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS, VSFTP, and SAMBA servers in a multi-platform LAN/WAN.
  • Monitor and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 server performance tuning.
  • Installed and updated software packages from RedHat Network, ensuring system stability and security.
  • Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes.
  • Monitor log management on UNIX/Linux servers, including processes, crash and swap management, and password recovery.
  • Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems.
  • Perform file system management using NAS, RAID, and SAN tools.
  • Manage security, including firewall and SELinux configuration.
  • Manage kernel modules and runtime parameters.
  • Basic MariaDB installation and administration using MySQL language.
  • Troubleshoot and manage guest systems via VMware infrastructure (ESXi, vSphere).

Unix System Administrator

Uber
San Francisco, CA
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving
    efficiency and productivity.
  • Managed Unix (RHEL, CentOS) users/groups administration, permission, and security.
  • Built, Installed, configured, tested, troubleshot and deployed LINUX
    7&8/CentOS 7 virtual and physical servers to network using
    KICKSTART files.
  • Performed monthly systems patching using Ansible playbooks.
  • Troubleshot and managed guest systems via VMware infrastructure (ESXi, vSphere).
  • Monitored log management on UNIX/Linux servers, including processes, crash and swap management, password recovery, and performance tuning.
  • Created, troubleshot, and mounted NFS file systems on different OS platforms.
  • Installed and configured SAMBA Linux servers, and mapped them to Windows machines.
  • Configured volume groups and logical volumes, extended logical
    volumes for file system growth needs using Logical Volume Manager
    (LVM) commands.
  • Performed file system management using NAS, RAID and SAN tools.
  • Configured, Administered and Troubleshot Apache HTTPD and
    VSFTPD services.
  • Automated tasks and configurations using the scripting language Bash shell (Unix Shell Scripting).
  • Performed routine account maintenance upon customer request, including DNS updates and HTTPD changes on Linux systems.
  • Connected to Single Sign on LDAP/AD server and configured Auto-
    mount.
  • Monitored and troubleshot submitted tickets using ServiceNow
    ticketing service.
  • Provided critical on-call support by participating in a rotating schedule, ensuring system reliability and uptime.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Web Development

École Polytechnique D'Abomey-Calavi
Abomey-Calavi

Skills

  • Red Hat Linux 7,8,9
  • LDAP/AD Server client Configuration
  • Kickstart installation
  • STRATIS & VDO tools
  • SELinux security management
  • Logical Volume Management (LVM)
    and Troubleshoot
  • Multi-User System Management
  • Debugging Network Configuration
  • Network Firewall Management &
    Configuration
  • Permissions and Access Control
  • Server maintenance and management
  • Adaptable, collaborative, strong team
    player, detail oriented
  • system backup & recovery
  • ServiceNow ticketing system
  • VMware ESXi and KVM

Certification

  • Red Hat® Certified System
    Administrator (RHCSA EX200 v9) Certification ID :250-034-717

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Linux System Administrator

FedEx
02.2023 - Current

Unix System Administrator

Uber
01.2022 - 01.2023

Some College (No Degree) - Web Development

École Polytechnique D'Abomey-Calavi
Mohamed Gabriel GBASSILE