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Brijesh Kumar

Mangalore

Summary

Dedicated and motivated professional seeking a challenging role within a growth-oriented organization. Committed to contributing to an environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and personal growth, with a focus on leveraging skills and experience to drive exceptional results and support the organization in achieving its strategic goals. Passionate about continuous learning and development, with a strong desire to perform at the highest potential and contribute to team success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineer II

DigitalOcean
05.2023 - Current

Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical Support: Provided expert-level support to customers, troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to cloud hosting, server management, and application deployment across various cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean.
  • Server Management: Managed and optimized cloud servers using the Cloudways platform, ensuring high availability, security, and performance for a diverse client base.
  • Customer Communication: Acted as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, delivering timely and effective solutions while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Incident Response: Led incident response efforts during critical situations, coordinating with engineering teams to resolve issues promptly and minimize downtime.
  • Security and Compliance: Ensured servers met security and compliance standards by performing regular audits, implementing security patches, and monitoring for potential threats.
  • Collaboration: Worked closely with cross-functional teams, including development and product management, to improve platform features and resolve customer pain points.
  • Training and Documentation: Developed and maintained comprehensive knowledge base articles and documentation to empower customers with self-service options and reduce support overhead.

Key Achievements:

  • Consistently resolved customer issues on the first contact, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and contributing to a noticeable improvement in overall service quality.
  • Played a key role in minimizing server downtime through proactive monitoring and swift intervention.
  • Assisted in the deployment of key technologies and applications, including WordPress, Magento, and Laravel, which significantly improved server performance and scalability for clients.

Systems Engineer II

Vipoint Solutions Pvt. Ltd
10.2021 - 05.2023
  • Troubleshooting Linux based queries on distributions like RHEL, CentOS and Ubuntu
  • Daily tasks involved fixing issues related to LAMP/LEMP, Firewall, Storage, DNS, WordPress website, SSL installation, configuring WHM, Installation of third-party application, migrating website files and database from shared server to VPS-Dedicated server
  • Configuring network services such as DNS, NFS, send mail, ftp, remote access, security management and Security trouble shooting skills
  • Container Support like redis, Varnish cache, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Solr etc
  • Configuring CDN for sites
  • Working with application cli like wordpres, magento, joomla etc
  • Managing disk partitioning, mount, configuration etc
  • Monitored performance and ensured system availability and reliability
  • Monitored system resource utilisation, trending, and capacity planning
  • Managing packets, IPv4 and Ipv6, Subnetting, Routing and TCP , UDP as well as ICMP
  • Using few networking tools like ping, traceroute, netstat, lsof etc
  • Configuring schedule job for the application using cmd under /etc or using crontab.

Systems Engineer II

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
01.2017 - 09.2021
  • NOC Level Access to Moderate VPS/Dedicated Servers
  • Plus assisting L1 Support Engineers
  • Provided administration of servers and server clusters, Identified and eliminated network faults and problems
  • Dealt with user accounts, DNS management, email, permissions, antivirus, anti-spam
  • Managed problem-solving analysis of servers, workstations, and systems
  • Install Custom Packages Software from SourceSPAM / Malware Intervention Server Installation, Provisioning, Configuration, Re-imaging, and Administration
  • Troubleshooting CMS, Blog apps like WordPress Joomla Drupal Moodle Etc
  • Migration of Website data and MySQL databases from a shared server to dedicated
  • Responsible for identifying issues, handling Incident management and escalations for issues high in severity impacting customers around the globe and maintaining status alerts for them.Configuring network services such as DNS, NFS, send mail, ftp, remote access, security management and Security trouble shooting skills
  • Maintaining Documents of production server log's reports and server's list
  • Installation of patches and packages using RPM and YUM in Redhat Linux
  • Responsible for configuring and connection to SSH through SSH clients like Putty, MobaXtrem etc
  • Troubleshooting CMS, Blog apps like WordPress Joomla Drupal Moodle Etc
  • Migration of Website data and MySQL databases from a shared server to dedicated
  • Providing support for fully managed Hostgator VPS and Dedicated server customers.

Web Coach

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
02.2015 - 04.2017
  • Providing support for fully managed Hostgator VPS and Dedicated server customers
  • Maintain client relationships for business and help sales team in achieving targets
  • Trained with senior system admin to enhance personal technical skills as a Junior Admin and learned internal processes for escalating cases and approving or denying handovers to specific verticals
  • Manage and maintain metrics related for team
  • Participate in cross-functional team meetings and client meetings
  • Provide technical support to team members
  • Provide support for quarries related to sales and billing of customers.

Linux Administrator Level I

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
08.2011 - 02.2015
  • Providing Frontend Support for Web hosting clients via email and live chat
  • Working in Windows & UNIX environments
  • Handling Email Server such as Exim & Dovecot
  • Handling issues related to POP, SMTP & IMAP servers
  • Search Engine Optimization(SEO) Registration & Transfer of Domain Names
  • Fix website scripting related issues via SSH and MySQL Database
  • Web designing using WordPress, Joomla, and other CRM apps
  • Working with MySQL and PHPMyAdmin
  • Experience in vDeck and cPanel hosting control panels
  • Analyzing email server logs, email headers and determining root cause of email delivery issues
  • During this period I worked on many other brands within same company like Bluehost, Hostgator related all to Endurance International pvt ltd.

Skills

  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • Apache
  • MySQL
  • WordPress
  • Magento
  • Laravel
  • DNS Management
  • Email Configuration and Management
  • cPanel
  • WHM
  • Varnish
  • Redis
  • Cloud Platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr)
  • SSL/TLS Implementation
  • Firewall Configuration
  • Backup and Recovery

Additional Information

  • Engineer II at DigitalOceanCurrently working as an Engineer II, focusing on cloud infrastructure management and system optimization.
  • System Engineer II at Vi Point Solutions Pvt LtdOctober 2021 – May 2023: Specialized in system engineering, optimizing server environments, and ensuring system reliability.
  • System Engineer II at Diya SystemsJanuary 2017 – September 2021: Managed complex systems and provided technical solutions to enhance server performance and stability.
  • Web Coach at Diya SystemsFebruary 2015 – April 2017: Guided and trained teams on web technologies, enhancing technical skills and customer support.
  • Linux Administrator L1 at Diya SystemsAugust 2011 – February 2015: Administered Linux servers, handled configurations, and resolved technical issues.


Certification

  • CPanel & WHM Administrator Certification (CWA)
  • CPanel & WHM Sales Professional (CPSP)
  • CPanel Professional Certification (CPP)
  • Linux and LAMP Stack server using AWS Lightsail
  • IITM Pravartak & Intellipaat - Advanced Certification in DevOps & Cloud Computing

Timeline

Engineer II

DigitalOcean
05.2023 - Current

Systems Engineer II

Vipoint Solutions Pvt. Ltd
10.2021 - 05.2023

Systems Engineer II

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
01.2017 - 09.2021

Web Coach

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
02.2015 - 04.2017

Linux Administrator Level I

Diya Systems (ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
08.2011 - 02.2015
Brijesh Kumar