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Venkateswararao Velpula

Dallas,TX

Summary

  • Around 10+ years of experience in Linux IT specialist prepared for role with strong foundation in Linux systems and infrastructure management. Proven ability to streamline processes and enhance system performance through effective problem-solving and innovation. Highly collaborative, results-driven, and adaptable to changing technological needs, with expertise in scripting and network security.
  • Linux professional with focus on system stability, security, and performance optimization. Strong background in managing and troubleshooting complex Linux environments, ensuring seamless operation and minimal downtime. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, adapting to evolving needs, and delivering reliable results. Proficient in shell scripting, network configuration, and system automation.
  • Professional IT specialist prepared for role with strong foundation in Linux systems and infrastructure management. Proven ability to streamline processes and enhance system performance through effective problem-solving and innovation. Highly collaborative, results-driven, and adaptable to changing technological needs, with expertise in scripting and network security.
  • Professional with deep expertise in managing and optimizing Linux systems. Skilled in scripting, system administration, and network configuration, ensuring seamless operations and robust security. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic environments. Known for delivering reliable solutions and driving continuous improvement.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Linux Engineer

Salient Global Technology
08.2024 - Current
  • Installing software, patching, upgrading, & maintaining operating system & implementing RHEL Pacemaker cluster setup.
  • Developed custom shell scripts for system monitoring and automation, improving response times to incidents
  • Provided 24/7 support for critical production systems, reducing average incident resolution.
  • Maintain documentation of capacity planning processes and decisions for future reference
  • Regularly report on system performance and capacity forecasts to stakeholders for informed decision-making
  • Developed and conducted training programs for junior staff on RHEL best practices and troubleshooting techniques
  • Mentored junior engineers in best practices related to Linux administration, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team.
  • Collaborated closely with technical support teams to resolve escalated customer issues promptly, maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organization.
  • Contributed to cost savings efforts by identifying opportunities for infrastructure optimization and resource consolidation in a Linux environment.
  • Increased security levels by conducting vulnerability assessments and implementing necessary patches on Linux servers.
  • Participated in on-call rotation schedules, providing round-the-clock support for critical Linux systems as needed.
  • Enhanced server performance by optimizing Linux systems and implementing efficient configuration management.
  • Developed comprehensive documentation for all aspects of the Linux environment, improving knowledge transfer across team members and reducing time spent searching for information during issue resolution.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy scalable applications in a Linux environment.
  • Maintained high availability of critical services by deploying load balancers and clustering solutions in a Linux infrastructure.
  • Conducted regular audits of existing processes to identify areas for improvement or alignment with industry best practices in relation to Linux engineering tasks.
  • Collaborated with clients to develop customized architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
  • Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters.
  • Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues and review project schedules.
  • Developed comprehensive project documentation, including site plans, elevations, sections, and details for clear communication of design intent.
  • Verified construction documentation to meet client requirements and vision.
  • Maintained strong communication with clients throughout the design process to ensure alignment between their vision and the final product.
  • Automated operating system migrations and upgrades using LEAP, reducing manual intervention and minimizing downtime.
  • Designed and implemented LEAP workflows for seamless in-place and side-by-side OS upgrades across enterprise Linux environments.
  • Developed custom migration playbooks in LEAP to handle kernel updates, application dependencies, and system configurations during OS transitions.
  • Led the automation of major Linux distribution upgrades (e.g., RHEL 7 to RHEL 8/9) using LEAP, ensuring compliance with security policies.
  • Designed, deployed, and maintained Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) solutions to ensure high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for critical enterprise applications.
  • Configured and optimized VCS cluster failover policies, service groups, and resource dependencies for seamless application availability.
  • Developed and tested VCS failover and disaster recovery procedures, ensuring business continuity and minimal downtime.

Senior Linux Engineer

Skill Mine Technologies
05.2022 - 07.2024
  • Installing software, patching, upgrading, & maintaining operating system & implementing RHEL Pacemaker cluster setup
  • Worked as data center operator for configuring rack setup of physical server's induction (HP, Cisco, Lenovo, and Dell) and storage cable's connectivity of servers
  • Resolving the hardware issues (DIMM, Hard disk) on data center for physical servers
  • Expertise in user & group management, disk partitioning (LVM) and working experience in large-scale enterprise development environment
  • Developed custom shell scripts for system monitoring and automation, improving response times to incidents
  • Adjust kernel parameters using sysctl to optimize performance
  • Maintain documentation of capacity planning processes and decisions for future reference
  • Developed and conducted training programs for junior staff on RHEL best practices and troubleshooting techniques
  • Mentored junior engineers in best practices related to Linux administration, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team.
  • Collaborated closely with technical support teams to resolve escalated customer issues promptly, maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organization.
  • Enhanced system security through regular vulnerability assessments and timely patch management.
  • Designed, deployed, and maintained Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) solutions to ensure high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for critical enterprise applications.
  • Configured and optimized VCS cluster failover policies, service groups, and resource dependencies for seamless application availability.
  • Integrated Veritas Cluster with SAN storage solutions, including multipathing, fencing (I/O fencing), and dynamic disk groups for enhanced resilience.
  • Developed and tested VCS failover and disaster recovery procedures, ensuring business continuity and minimal downtime.

Associate Manager

3i Infotech
04.2020 - 05.2022
  • Expertise in LINUX / UNIX system builds, administration, Installations, Upgrades, Troubleshooting on different distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL
  • Resolving the hardware issues (DIMM, Hard disk) on data center for physical servers
  • In-depth knowledge on different file systems like ext3, ext4, XFS and NFS
  • Installation and Configuration SSH, FTP, TELNET AND NFS, DNS, DHCP & IPAM (DDI)
  • Utilize tools like top, htop, iostat, and vmstat to monitor CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network usage
  • Developed custom shell scripts for system monitoring and automation, improving response times to incidents
  • Provided 24/7 support for critical production systems, reducing average incident resolution
  • Spearheaded a migration project to RHEL 8, resulting in enhanced system security and performance
  • Adjust kernel parameters using sysctl to optimize performance
  • Implement RAID configurations (e.g., RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10) to improve disk performance and redundancy
  • Use ulimit to manage resource limits for users and processes
  • Collect historical performance data to identify usage patterns using tools like SAR
  • Analyze CPU, memory, and storage trends to forecast future needs
  • Identify thresholds for CPU, memory, and disk I/O before performance degradation occurs
  • Collaborated closely with senior management on strategic planning efforts, aligning departmental goals with overarching company objectives.
  • Remedied issues and conflicts among workers using negotiation and active listening.

Senior Software Engineer

Wipro LTD
12.2017 - 04.2020
  • Created and serviced administrator and user accounts on Linux-based systems, managing deployments
  • Managed backup and disaster recovery through strict data control and retention policies, personally handling recovery tasks when issues arose
  • Tuned system performance to optimize efficacy of new and existing hardware components
  • Installed system-wide hardware components, confirming inter-operation and compatibility with Linux-based software
  • Coordinated cross-site installation of networked systems, confirming post-install connectivity
  • Maintained smooth operation of multi-user computer systems through collaboration with hardware and network engineers
  • Interacted directly with users to diagnose and correct major system issues and address concerns
  • Managed virtualization platforms, optimizing resource allocation to maximize system performance across diverse workloads
  • Optimized network connectivity by configuring firewalls, switches, routers, and other networking devices within the Linux environment
  • Supported end-users effectively managing issues related to Linux-based systems and applications in a timely manner
  • Maintained high availability of Linux servers through vigilant monitoring, preventive maintenance, and rapid issue resolution
  • Enhanced system performance by optimizing configurations and implementing best practices for Linux administration
  • Implemented and maintained virtual private networks
  • Analyzed network traffic and performance metrics to optimize system performance
  • Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance
  • Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues
  • Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability
  • Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
  • Designed, deployed, and maintained Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) solutions to ensure high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for critical enterprise applications.
  • Configured and optimized VCS cluster failover policies, service groups, and resource dependencies for seamless application availability.
  • Integrated Veritas Cluster with SAN storage solutions, including multipathing, fencing (I/O fencing), and dynamic disk groups for enhanced resilience.
  • Developed and tested VCS failover and disaster recovery procedures, ensuring business continuity and minimal downtime.

AWS & Linux Administrator

Phenom People
02.2016 - 12.2017
  • Installation and Configuration SSH, FTP, TELNET AND NFS, DNS, DHCP & IPAM (DDI)
  • Expertise on different file systems like ext3, ext4, XFS and NFS
  • Expertise in server troubleshooting and hardening
  • Coordinating with customers for change management
  • Installing & removing packages using RPM & YUM; contributing to kernel patching by using satellite server
  • System Administration, maintenance and monitoring various day-to-day operations
  • Installing software, patching, upgrading, & maintaining operating system & implementing RHEL Pacemaker cluster setup
  • Expertise in LINUX / UNIX system builds, administration, Installations, Upgrades, Troubleshooting on different distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL
  • Resolving the hardware issues (DIMM, Hard disk) on data center for physical servers
  • Spearheaded a migration project to RHEL 8, resulting in enhanced system security and performance
  • Recognized for leading a team in a successful data center consolidation, reducing operational costs
  • Analyze output to identify bottlenecks, such as high CPU load or excessive swapping
  • Adjust kernel parameters using sysctl to optimize performance
  • Tune caching parameters for applications (e.g., database caching) to reduce disk I/O
  • Analyze CPU, memory, and storage trends to forecast future needs
  • Identify thresholds for CPU, memory, and disk I/O before performance degradation occurs
  • Maintain documentation of capacity planning processes and decisions for future reference
  • Regularly report on system performance and capacity forecasts to stakeholders for informed decision-making
  • Developed and conducted training programs for junior staff on RHEL best practices and troubleshooting techniques
  • Configure Private DNS Zone to resolve private FQDN of PaaS services with endpoint IP
  • Create VNET and Subnet as per application tier (tier 2 and tier 3) such as Web Zone, APP Zone and DB Zone
  • Managing SN Tickets based related to deployment, troubleshoot the issue, enabling the backup, costing for services (IaaS and PaaS)
  • Configure and enable backup as per backup policy and retention period (daily, weekly, monthly and yearly) for VMs
  • Sharing cost estimates of IAAS and some PAAS component
  • Check connectivity traffic IN and OUT from subnet using NSG and UDR
  • Check connectivity issue along with respective stake holder (Security FW team and On-prem FW team)
  • Creating and managing Infra of cloud as per application architecture
  • Deployment of an Azure VM (Windows server and Linux server) using custom or golden hardens images or marketplaces
  • Monitoring Azure VM alerts using Metrics & Action Groups
  • Troubleshooting Azure VM issues with the help of Boot Diagnostics, Serial Console, Redeploy, Guest diagnostics
  • Create an Azure Virtual network in Azure portal and Configure Virtual networks connectivity using VET peering
  • Create and manage VM scale set and enable auto-scaling, spinning image reference using image definition of image server
  • Configuration of Traffic manager, Load balancer and Application Gateway Load Balancer
  • Building & releasing Ec2 instances Amazon Linux & Oracle Linux, RedHat and Windows for POC, Development and Production environment; setting up & attaching & detaching storage volumes to OCM instances & EBS volumes to Ec2 instances.

Linux Administrator

IBM
06.2015 - 01.2016
  • Installation and Configuration SSH, FTP, TELNET AND NFS, DNS, DHCP & IPAM (DDI)
  • Expertise on different file systems like ext3, ext4, XFS and NFS
  • Expertise in server troubleshooting and hardening
  • Coordinating with customers for change management
  • Installing & removing packages using RPM & YUM; contributing to kernel patching by using satellite server
  • System Administration, maintenance and monitoring various day-to-day operations
  • Securing the servers as per organization's policies & providing L1, L2 & L3 level support to the customer on all Linux server issues as per SLA
  • Installing software, patching, upgrading, & maintaining operating system & implementing RHEL Pacemaker cluster setup
  • Expertise in LINUX / UNIX system builds, administration, Installations, Upgrades, Troubleshooting on different distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL
  • Developed custom shell scripts for system monitoring and automation, improving response times to incidents
  • Provided 24/7 support for critical production systems, reducing average incident resolution
  • Spearheaded a migration project to RHEL 8, resulting in enhanced system security and performance
  • Recognized for leading a team in a successful data center consolidation, reducing operational costs
  • Analyze output to identify bottlenecks, such as high CPU load or excessive swapping
  • Adjust kernel parameters using sysctl to optimize performance
  • Use tune2fs to adjust filesystem parameters, such as enabling journaling or optimizing block sizes based on application needs
  • Implement RAID configurations (e.g., RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10) to improve disk performance and redundancy
  • Use ulimit to manage resource limits for users and processes
  • Tune caching parameters for applications (e.g., database caching) to reduce disk I/O
  • Analyze CPU, memory, and storage trends to forecast future needs
  • Identify thresholds for CPU, memory, and disk I/O before performance degradation occurs
  • Troubleshooting all network related issues, file system problems and server troubleshooting & hardening
  • Launching & configuring OCM Cloud Servers & Amazon EC2 (AWS) Cloud Servers using AMI's (Linux/Ubuntu)
  • Configuring the servers for specified applications
  • Configuring & managing cloud watch alerts, S3 storage, security groups, NFS, FTP, TELNET, SSH & VPC

Senior Associate

HCL Info Systems
04.2014 - 05.2015
  • Created and serviced administrator and user accounts on Linux-based systems, managing deployments
  • Managed backup and disaster recovery through strict data control and retention policies, personally handling recovery tasks when issues arose
  • Coordinated cross-site installation of networked systems, confirming post-install connectivity
  • Maintained smooth operation of multi-user computer systems through collaboration with hardware and network engineers
  • Interacted directly with users to diagnose and correct major system issues and address concerns
  • Managed virtualization platforms, optimizing resource allocation to maximize system performance across diverse workloads
  • Optimized network connectivity by configuring firewalls, switches, routers, and other networking devices within the Linux environment
  • Supported end-users effectively managing issues related to Linux-based systems and applications in a timely manner
  • Maintained high availability of Linux servers through vigilant monitoring, preventive maintenance, and rapid issue resolution
  • Enhanced system performance by optimizing configurations and implementing best practices for Linux administration
  • Implemented and maintained virtual private networks
  • Analyzed network traffic and performance metrics to optimize system performance
  • Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance
  • Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues
  • Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability
  • Streamlined operational efficiency by identifying areas for improvement and proposing actionable solutions.
  • Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organization.

Education

M.C.A -

Osmania University
India
01.2011

B.Sc. -

Kakatiya University
India
01.2008

Skills

  • RHEL
  • CENTOS
  • UBUNTU
  • REDHAT
  • HPOV
  • Service now
  • Jira
  • Ansible
  • Bash
  • IDS / IPS
  • XDR
  • SIEM
  • LEAP
  • Python
  • Satellite
  • Jenkins
  • Docker
  • AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
  • Linux system administration
  • VCS
  • System troubleshooting
  • Bash scripting
  • Virtualization technologies
  • Configuration management
  • Ansible automation
  • Linux security
  • Shell scripting
  • Linux performance tuning
  • Incident management
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Patch management
  • Linux administration
  • Team collaboration
  • Incident response

Certification

  • Certified Ethical Hacker v12 (CEH), 11/12/14
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
  • RHCSA Rapid Track Course Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 11/12/14 - 11/15/14
  • Red Hat System Administration III Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 01/14/15 - 01/17/15

Timeline

Senior Linux Engineer

Salient Global Technology
08.2024 - Current

Senior Linux Engineer

Skill Mine Technologies
05.2022 - 07.2024

Associate Manager

3i Infotech
04.2020 - 05.2022

Senior Software Engineer

Wipro LTD
12.2017 - 04.2020

AWS & Linux Administrator

Phenom People
02.2016 - 12.2017

Linux Administrator

IBM
06.2015 - 01.2016

Senior Associate

HCL Info Systems
04.2014 - 05.2015

M.C.A -

Osmania University

B.Sc. -

Kakatiya University

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