SORY IBRAHIMA KEITA
Hyattsville,MD
Summary
Experienced Linux Systems Administrator with 7+ years managing RHEL and CentOS systems in secure data centers. Expertise in Linux administration, automation with Ansible, virtualization using VMware, and monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus. Skilled in security hardening with SELinux and resolving complex incidents while ensuring compliance in high-security environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Motor Transport Operator (88M)
U.S. Army National Guard
Baltimore, United States
01.2025 - Current
- Operated vehicles to transport personnel and equipment safely.
- Coordinated loading and unloading of cargo for efficient transport operations.
- Conducted routine inspections on transport vehicles for safety compliance.
- Maintained operational readiness and documentation to uphold chain-of-custody integrity
- Supported logistics operations ensuring compliance with military standards for mission success
Senior Contractor Coordinator – Infrastructure Operations
Pepco (PHI)
Washington, United States
04.2024 - Current
- Coordinated teams to execute safety-critical infrastructure operations, ensuring adherence to safety standards
- Resolved field escalations while maintaining regulatory and operational compliance
- Led team operations during supervisor absence, ensuring continuity and support for ongoing projects
Red Hat System Administrator / Technical Support Engineer
LD Global Services Network
West Virginia
06.2019 - 07.2023
- Administered and engineered RHEL/CentOS Linux systems, ensuring stability and performance in production data center environments
- Automated OS patching, configuration management, and compliance using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite
- Implemented system monitoring and alerting using Grafana and Prometheus, improving availability
- Hardened systems using SELinux, ACLs, and security best practices
- Performed incident response, root-cause analysis, and after-hours production support
- Supported application availability and traffic management through F5 Load Balancers
- Created technical documentation and provided support for escalated vendor cases, enhancing knowledge transfer and issue resolution
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of The District of Columbia
Washington Dc05-2019
Skills
- Linux Administration
- RHEL
- CentOS
- Ubuntu
- System Engineering
- User & Group Management
- Sudo
- ACLs
- SELinux
- Storage & Services
- LVM
- Xfs/ext4
- Systemd
- Cron
- Automation
- Ansible
- Red Hat Satellite
- Bash scripting
- Virtualization
- VMware vSphere
- Monitoring
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Networking
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- DHCP
- VPNs
- Security
- Patch Management
- OS Hardening
- Compliance
- Availability & DR
- Backups
- Restores
- Disaster Recovery
- Load Balancing
- F5
Clearance
Active Secret Clearance
Certifications And Clearance
- CompTIA Linux+
- CompTIA Security+
- Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Core Technical Expertise
RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, User & Group Management, sudo, ACLs, SELinux, LVM, xfs/ext4, systemd, cron, Ansible, Red Hat Satellite, Bash scripting, VMware vSphere, Grafana, Prometheus, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, Patch Management, OS Hardening, Compliance, Backups, Restores, Disaster Recovery, F5
Timeline
Motor Transport Operator (88M)
U.S. Army National Guard
01.2025 - Current
Senior Contractor Coordinator – Infrastructure Operations
Pepco (PHI)
04.2024 - Current
Red Hat System Administrator / Technical Support Engineer
LD Global Services Network
06.2019 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of The District of Columbia