NOSHEEN NAVID
New York,NY
Summary
Seasoned and versatile Site Reliability Engineer with over 6 years of experience in the Linux environments, primarily focused on deployment, configuration, and maintenance of core computing environment, including servers, storage, operating systems and infrastructure. Adeptly leverages Ansible and Bash Scripting for seamless task automation. Acknowledged as an authority in automating server provisioning, and optimizing application deployment through the adept utilization of cutting-edge DevOps tools, including Docker, Kubernetes and expertise in GIT for version control and managing remote repository. Comprehensive command in AWS Cloud and proven track record in addressing OS and networking issues with precision, ensuring secure operational environment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Infrastructure Engineer
MTA
10.2021 - Current
- Managing Git repositories, ensuring efficient collaboration, experience in branching, tagging and maintaining the versions across the environments using version control tools GIT
- Configuring Ansible to automate tasks across various environments, streamline complex workflows, and significantly enhance system efficiency
- Demonstrating expertise in optimizing VMware performance through fine-tuning configurations, resource allocation, and implementing effective virtualization strategies
- Engaged with Ansible Tower to establish projects, orchestrate job scheduling, and design templates, contributing to elevated levels of automation and streamlined project management efficiency
- Proficient in provisioning EC2 instances, choosing appropriate instance types, and configuring them based on application requirements
- Expert in providing high availability configurations, implementing auto-scaling strategies, and effectively managing Elastic Load Balancers
- Optimizing visibility using CloudWatch metrics, coupled with a solid understanding of CloudTrail
- Creating and managing Docker images, applying appropriate tagging strategies, and seamlessly pushing them to Docker repositories
- Skillful in crafting comprehensive Docker Compose YAML files, specifying container configurations, dependencies, and network settings for seamless integration
- Effectively deployed Nagios for versatile monitoring, seamlessly integrated with Zabbix for enhancing real-time insights, ensuring proactive infrastructure management and optimal performance
- Experience in expertly deploying, configuring, decommissioning, and adeptly resolving technical challenges encountered in Linux server environments
- Skilled in the meticulous configuration of LVM (Logical Volume Manager), proficiently extending volumes, and executing precise enabling or disabling of these volumes
- Addressing incidents through the use of the BMC Remedy ticketing tool
- Implementing and managing system security patches within Linux environments to safeguard against vulnerabilities and enhance overall system security
- Improving code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
Linux Systems Engineer
Bloomberg
05.2019 - 09.2021
- Configuration of Virtual Machines on VMware ESXi servers, optimizing the environment for the installation of Red Hat Linux servers
- Successfully registered RHEL servers on RedHat Satellite, ensuring the synchronization and publication processes for repositories
- Enhanced system security through regular vulnerability assessments and managed patching, OS, and Kernel upgrades, executing smooth VM and storage migrations within clusters, and facilitating server decommissioning
- Streamlined software deployment processes for increased efficiency and reduced downtime
- Collaborated with various teams to design and implement infrastructure improvements, leading to enhanced system stability
- Streamlined server management tasks for increased productivity by automating routine processes using shell scripts
- Maintained detailed documentation of all system configurations, procedures, and changes for easy reference by team members
- Diligently applied access restrictions to files and directories by implementing ACLs, contributing to heightened security measures and efficient resource management
- Proficient in SAN storage operations, specializing in LUN creation, file system setup, and the strategic configuration of LVM to achieve adaptable file system management
- Ensured high availability of critical systems by proactively monitoring server health and addressing potential issues before they escalated
- Implementing efficient backup processes, and performing regular maintenance tasks
- Optimized overall throughput of network traffic, elevated network latency, for enhanced performance by configuring NIC Teaming
- Managing daily tickets using ServiceNow (SNOW) ticketing tool to ensure systematic and effective resolution of routine tasks
- Automated critical system management functions, including user account creation, file system size monitoring, and routine system maintenance, leveraging CRON jobs for enhanced efficiency.
Linux Support Technician
H&M construction
09.2017 - 04.2019
- Monitored system logs and performed routine maintenance tasks, ensured uninterrupted access to users
- Maintained documentation on troubleshooting for future reference
- Unwrapped new equipment and supported in installation of equipment and configured on demand
- Leveraging Crontab to automate and schedule recurring tasks efficiently
- Knowledge with network protocols and ports of services and OSI layers
- Analyzed network traffic and resource utilization to optimize system performance
- Collaborated with other teams, including system administrators, network engineers, and security professionals, to ensure smooth operations
- Identified and resolved network congestion issues and bottlenecks
- Quickly responded to incidents in line with established procedures and escalated to admins or Engineers if beyond capacity.
Education
Bachelors in computer science -
University of Central Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan2016
High School Diploma -
Fort Hamilton High School
Brooklyn, New York01.2012
Skills
- Incident Management
- Containerization Technologies
- Virtualization Technologies
- Configuration Management
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Storage Area Network Management
- Linux Administration
- Scripting and Programming
- Virtual and Cloud Technologies
- Network Management
Timeline
Site Infrastructure Engineer
MTA
10.2021 - Current
Linux Systems Engineer
Bloomberg
05.2019 - 09.2021
Linux Support Technician
H&M construction
09.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelors in computer science -
University of Central Punjab
High School Diploma -
Fort Hamilton High School
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