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Mohammad Shariq

Summary

Linux System Administrator with 4.5 years of hands-on experience in managing, securing, and optimizing enterprise Linux environments. Proven expertise in server provisioning, patching, performance tuning, and automation using Shell and Ansible. Skilled in handling incidents, implementing infrastructure changes, and ensuring system uptime in both on-premises and Azure-based environments. Adept at troubleshooting complex issues and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Seeking to contribute deep technical knowledge and a proactive approach to a dynamic and forward-thinking infrastructure team.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Technical Service Engineer

Fujitsu
Noida
11.2024 - Current
  • Managing 1500+ Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Suse, Ubuntu) in production and staging environments with high availability and SLA adherence.
  • Performing monthly kernel and security patching and verifying system health post-reboot using salt automation.
  • Managing and troubleshooting HPE physical servers, including SPP firmware upgrades and coordination of faulty hardware replacements at the data center.
  • Configured and maintained cron jobs for log rotation, monitoring scripts, and file archival.
  • Managing user/group provisioning, SSH key-based authentication, and enforced sudo policies via /etc/sudoers and group-based access.
  • Conducted server hardening as per CIS benchmarks.
  • Performing CUPS Printer management.
  • Performing vCPU/RAM upgrades, snapshots, and provisioning tasks in VMware vSphere.

Analyst 1 Infrastructure Service

DXC Technology
Noida
03.2021 - 11.2024
  • Installed, configured, and maintained Linux systems, network components, and virtualization technologies.
  • Coordinated closely with cross-functional IT teams and external vendors to resolve escalated support cases, achieving a 30% faster resolution time and enhancing customer satisfaction ratings by 15% over three months.
  • Optimized server performance by conducting thorough audits and implementing changes that reduced average response times by 40%, ensuring high availability and reliability for all internal and external users.
  • Responded to incidents, implemented change management processes, conducted RCA, and followed incident protocols utilizing the ITSM tool - ServiceNow.
  • Implemented disaster recovery strategies to ensure data security.
  • Designed and implemented automated backup solutions, achieving a 90% reduction in manual backup efforts and saving an estimated 15 hours per week, thereby increasing overall team efficiency and focus on critical tasks.
  • Performed data restoration in the event of data loss or corruption.

Education

Electronics and Communication Engineering - Ghaziabad

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Ghaziabad
09.2020

Skills

  • RHEL and SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux administration
  • Ubuntu management
  • Virtualization tools: VMware vSphere and Hyper-V
  • HP OneView
  • Scripting and automation: Bash, Salt, Ansible
  • Monitoring tools: Check-MK, Datadog, Grafana
  • Networking expertise
  • Network security: Cortex EDR, Qualys
  • docker containerization
  • Azure and AWS cloud services
  • Backup and disaster recovery strategies
  • Team collaboration and leadership

Certification

  • Microsoft Azure - AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate - AZ-104
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Foundation
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 AI Certified Foundations
  • Oracle Certified Associate - Cloud Data Management
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Professional

Awards

  • FY23 H1 Collaborators Award, 12/01/22
  • FY24 Q1 Champs Award, 09/01/23
  • Fujitsu Stars Award, 05/01/25

Timeline

Associate Technical Service Engineer

Fujitsu
11.2024 - Current

Analyst 1 Infrastructure Service

DXC Technology
03.2021 - 11.2024

Electronics and Communication Engineering - Ghaziabad

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

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