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Faizaan Ali Shaikh

Technical Engineer
Mumbai

Summary

Diversely skilled Technical Engineer with 1.8 years of experience as Linux Technical Engineer with a proven track record at Hitachi Systems India Pvt Ltd, showcasing expertise in Linux server deployments and cloud infrastructure implementation, including VMware and OpenShift. Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and proficiency in Linux, emphasizing significant improvements in system efficiency and reliability.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Linux Technical Engineer

Hitachi Systems India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
02.2023 - Current
  • Installed and configured Dell, HP, and Cisco bare metals, including rack mounting, firmware BIOS upgradation and management port setup.
  • Provided Linux server support, including kernel patching, package installations using RPM and YUM, and troubleshooting.
  • Linux server deployment, configuration, and hardening (SUSE, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
  • Analyzed and resolved maintenance mode and network problems.
  • Implemented OpenShift cluster on RHEL 8.6 using VMware ESXi and Nutanix via different methods.
  • Cloud infrastructure implementation (VMware ESXi, OpenShift, OpenStack, RHV, Nutanix AHV).
  • Implemented Automation using Ansible for various tasks.
  • Containerization with Docker; Kubernetes and OpenShift cluster management.
  • Storage and network configuration, including RAID, LVM, ISCSI, and VLAN tagging.
  • RHVH installation and configuration of host and manager for RBI.
  • Assisted in conducting XAASIO Openstack POC at Mahindra & Mahindra.
  • Implemented VMware 7.0 ESXI at Vodafone on Dell bare metal.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Theem College of Engineering
Boisar, India
08.2017 - 11.2020

Diploma - Mechanical

PRP Polytechnic
Bhayandar, India
07.2014 - 06.2017

Skills

  • Linux Administration: RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, Ubuntu, OEL

  • Virtualization: VMware ESXi, OpenStack, RHV, Nutanix

  • DevOps: OpenShift, Kubernetes

  • Automation & Scripting: Ansible, Bash

  • Containerization: Docker, Podman

  • Webservers: Nginx, Apache

  • Networking: Nic Teaming, Bonding, VLAN

  • Storage: SAN, NAS, SCSI, iSCSI, RAID, LVM, NFS

Certification

RHCA

Timeline

RHCA

07-2024

Linux Technical Engineer

Hitachi Systems India Pvt Ltd
02.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Theem College of Engineering
08.2017 - 11.2020

Diploma - Mechanical

PRP Polytechnic
07.2014 - 06.2017
Faizaan Ali ShaikhTechnical Engineer