Hi, I’m
Naresh Cherukuri
Hillsborough,NJ
Summary
Linux and Database Administrator with 8+ years of hands-on extensive technical experience, across multiple disciplines within Information Management used in developing, implementing, and managing Linux Systems and Databases across (AWS, OCI, VMware) that enables business objectives. My key responsibilities include migration of on-premises Linux Servers, databases, applications to cloud environment, Cost optimization, scalability and maximum availability. Experience working on Global Teams implementing new technologies. Leadership skills in project management, negotiation, and team building. Experience with Oracle EBS, Retail.net (ERP) and Ramp (EDI) Applications. Good team player, strong interpersonal & communication skills combined with self-motivation, ability to think outside the box.
Overview
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Party City Holdco Inc, Party City Corp
Linux & Database Administrator
11.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for all Linux and database related projects and issues in multiple disciplines and environments along with managing and supporting Oracle applications
- Expertise in Cloud Operations (AWS, Oracle Cloud, Rackspace)
- Extensive experience with different flavors of Linux (RHEL, CentOS, AWS Linux, Oracle Linux, Debian, and Ubuntu)
- Provided Linux and database administration support for Oracle, MySQL, Snowflake, Aurora database environments to ensure servers, database and application availability
- Proficient in deploying, cross-account data sharing using snowflake database
- Implemented Axonius Gateway, Mail Relay Server, Proof Point, OpenVPN servers, ZPA connectors, Squid (Proxy) Servers, Splunk Universal Forwarder, AWS, Nginx, Ha-Proxy Load balancers
- Supported Oracle databases (11g, 12c, 19c) in Development, Quality Assurance (QA) and Production environments with focus on security, performance improvement and upgrades as deemed necessary to ensure maximum availability, performance, and security
- Developed and implemented monitoring scripts running on Linux as needed to proactively monitor and manage the Oracle Databases and Applications environments
- This allows for proactive action to potential issues before they become a problem
- Implemented processes, protocols and reporting as required by Security, Internal Audit, SOX, and PCI Compliance
- Provided technical and administrative support for Oracle Financials (EBS), Retail.Net (ERP), Ramp (EDI), Oracle APEX, AAMS and Oracle Discoverer, MessageGears applications to ensure functionality and availability of the applications
- Hands-on AWS Infrastructure management using Terraform Scripting and maintenance of Terraform code repository
- Implemented enterprise backup systems using Datto, Commvault, NetVault software
- Expertise in monitoring systems using Xymon, SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix software
- Hands-on experience in Control-M scheduler, Cron Scheduler
- Experience in Computer Room Operations (Data Center)
- Involved in Data Center Migrations from On-prem to AWS, OCI
- Resolved server/database errors and crashes, huge file sizes, file system full errors, tablespace issues, table partitions, database access, performance issues, RMAN backup issues
- Involved in Disaster Recovery building servers, databases and restore backup from cloud using Datto, Commvault, RMAN
- Involved in Installation, Configuration, Integration, Tuning, Backup, Crash recovery, Upgrades, Patching, Monitoring System Performance, System and Network Security and Troubleshooting of Linux and Oracle, MySQL Databases
- Expertise with Oracle Database refreshes, restore and recovery activities using RMAN utility
Texan Software Solutions
Linux/Unix System Administrator
12.2011 - 11.2014
Job overview
- Installing and configuring MySQL in Linux environments
- Perform daily maintenance routines on Linux servers, monitoring system access, managing file space and tuning the system for optimum performance
- Configuring logical Volume manager on Redhat Servers
- Performed disk administration using LVM, Linux Volume Manager (LVM)
- Installation, configuration, and maintenance of web servers, application servers, and database servers on Linux Servers
- Maintained and monitoring System Activities like CPU, Memory, Disk and Swap space usage to avoid any performance issues
- Wrote simple bash, Perl, Python scripts to ping the servers and add users to the boxes
- Troubleshooting day-to-day server related issues and problems in terms of operating system, applications and network
- Installed and configured packages, patches on Redhat Linux environments
- Experienced in troubleshooting and monitoring servers using uptime, netstat, top, free, vmstat and iostat, sar
- Backup and restore of files using tar
- Scheduled various regular, periodic, future and queue tasks by using crontab
- Grant permissions to files, users and groups, and fix login issues on servers
- Perform configuration update on servers
- Shell Scripting, Bash Scripting to setup various automated tasks, to check for logs and disk usages
- Manage and monitor processes, coordinate patching of servers and monthly maintenance and troubleshoot network failures
Education
Wilmington University
Master of Computer Science from Information Assurance
08.2016
JNTU University
Undergraduate from Computer Science
11.2011
Skills
- Database management
- Backup and recovery
- Database monitoring
- Database troubleshooting
- Database administration
- Linux operating system
- Data migration
- Query optimization
- Database design
- Running backups
- Performance tuning
- Systems administration
- Cloud database services
- Patch management
- Disaster recovery
- Database backup
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Team leadership
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Task prioritization
Technology
RHEL, AWS Linux, Oracle Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Oracle (11g, 12c, 19c), MySQL, Snowflake, Aurora, S3, EC2, ECR, MSK Cluster, AWS Load balancers, Lambda Functions, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM Policies, Secrets Manager, AWS Transfer Family, CloudFormation Templates, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Shell scripting, Python, Datto, Commvault, NetVault, AWS Backups, RMAN, SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix, Xymon, CloudWatch
Accomplishments
- Achieved Result by completing Task with accuracy and efficiency.
- Documented and resolved Issue which led to Results.
Timeline
Linux & Database Administrator
Party City Holdco Inc, Party City Corp
11.2016 - Current
Linux/Unix System Administrator
Texan Software Solutions
12.2011 - 11.2014
Wilmington University
Master of Computer Science from Information Assurance
JNTU University
Undergraduate from Computer Science
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