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STEVE TAYOU TAPCHOM

Austin,TX

Summary

Experienced Linux Administrator with 8 years of expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining Linux-based systems. Proficient in managing servers, optimizing performance, and ensuring system security. Skilled in scripting, automation, and troubleshooting to provide efficient solutions. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable IT infrastructure.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Linux System Administrator

ASM Resarch
01.2020 - Current
  • Building, configuring servers from scratch and provision to the network
  • Experience installing, upgrading and configuring Centos and RHEL, 6 & 7 using Kickstart Servers
  • Maintaining the integrity and security of servers and systems
  • Responsible for creating and managing user accounts, resetting root password, security, rights, disk space and process monitoring in CentOS 6/7, RHEL 6/7 and Solaris 10/11
  • Configuring NFS, FTP, HTTP, NTP, LDAP, SAN, and SAMBA
  • Installing, upgrading and managing packages via RPM and YUM package management
  • Installing, configuring and supporting Apache on Linux production servers
  • Responsible for scheduling, monitoring and implementing patching
  • Experience Disk and Volume Managements, RAID, LVM, ZFS
  • Resolve System and process issue reported by Nagios
  • Logging and tracking support calls with remedy and service now
  • Managing infrastructure hardware peripheral devices and troubleshooting network issue
  • Risk management optimization with high level mitigation skills
  • Collaborating with network team to migrate firewall
  • Working with developers and application team to build sites using Tomcat, RHEL.
  • Troubleshooting critical hardware and software issues on a day to day basis using ticketing system (Remedy)
  • Opening tickets and working closely with Redhat Technical Support Team in resolving Linux Red hat issues by analyzing thread dumps and configuration files
  • Writing scripts on ansible playbook with Yaml to automate application upgrade and deployment
  • Providing on-call support by rotation to provide 24x7x365 support
  • Preparing installation and operating procedures, document and updating SOP for deployments

Linux Administrator

Trinitech Global Consulting, Marland
04.2015 - 01.2020
  • Led migration servers from RHEL6 to RHEL7, minimizing downtime
  • Designed and implemented backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity
  • Monitored system health, performance, and security using Nagios
  • Provided tier-3 support for troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues
  • Documented standard operating procedures and best practices for system maintenance
  • Managed Linux servers, ensuring high availability and optimal performance
  • Configured and maintained server hardware, including RAID setups and hardware replacements
  • Implemented security measures such as firewall rules, user access controls, and SSL certificates
  • Automated routine tasks using scripting languages
  • Collaborated with development teams to deploy applications and troubleshoot issues

Education

Associated of Science - Chemistry

Skills

  • Operating systems:
  • Linux (RHEL 6,7&8, Centos6,7&8)
  • Account Management: create, manage and delete user accounts and directories create share and assign permissions
  • Version Control: git
  • File sharing: NFS SCP FTP WINSCP SAMBA VSFTP
  • File systems: create and partition HHD Mount Points LVM SVM Directories
  • Troubleshooting: server performance website performance hardware failure application services
  • Monitoring and Logging: Nagios AppDynamics & Splunk
  • Networking: TCP/IP DNS DHCP
  • Terminal Emulation: SSH, RDP, TELNET, VNC

Certification

Red Hat system administration

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator -Associate: in progress

Timeline

Linux System Administrator

ASM Resarch
01.2020 - Current

Linux Administrator

Trinitech Global Consulting, Marland
04.2015 - 01.2020

Associated of Science - Chemistry

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