Mohammed Faizil

Experience

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  VEPSUN

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2014

  System Administrator

   Managed full lifecycle build, deployment and support of mixed RHEL and Windows environment. Worked with a variety of monitoring tools. Experienced in trouble shooting and performance tuning with application, database, network and storage. Responsible for maintaining current system and security patch levels across all RHEL, Windows and all associated hardware. Reduced datacenter foot print through consolidation and virtualization using platforms such as VMWare and Hyper -V

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  Dimension Data

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2018

  System Administrator

   Served as primary level 2 systems administrator and general technical liaison between Dimension Data and multiple managed hosting clients. Architected and executed customer tailored strategies to migrate multiple client landscapes to Dimension Data's cloud infrastructure Responsible for direct management of client server to include RHEL 4-7, Windows 2008 – 2012, SUSE 11-12, Centos 4-7, SMTP, Samba, NFS, NAS. Authored and managed client technical documentation using Atlassian Confluence wiki. Managed multiple client DNS zones using RCS and BIND9 Responsible for PCI hardening of Linux servers, including installation and configuration of Qualys and Falcon AV. Responsible for installation and management of Linux physical instances on Cisco UCS C Series servers. Responsible for managing client servers Backup’s through Commvault Backup infrastructure  Responsible for configuring Nimsoft monitoring and tailoring each instance to the needs of each client. Managed incident and workflow tickets through ServiceNow. Show less

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  NTT DATA, Inc.

  Sept 2018 - now

   Strong experience in automating deployments and implementing continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines Extensive knowledge of cloud technologies (Azure) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (Terraform) Proficient in containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes Solid understanding of DevOps principles, agile methodologies, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) Experience in scripting languages (Python) and configuration management tools (Ansible) Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana) Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab for multiple projects Automated deployment processes and reduced release time from days to hours Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible for AWS cloud environments Managed Kubernetes clusters and implemented microservices architecture Worked closely with development teams to implement best practices for code quality and security Implemented monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus to improve system visibility Collaborated with development teams to streamline the SDLC process and reduce time-to-market Improved system reliability by implementing automated testing and monitoring tools Show less  Deploying, configuring and managing applications on Azure Kubernetes services using Terraform. Creating continuous build (CB), Continuous deployment (CD) and Continuous integration (CI) with Jenkins. Building Azure Infrastructure, Datacenter Migration, On-Premises Application migration to Azure Cloud, Azure PaaS and IaaS Services. Configuration of the azure backups vault and recovery service vaults for backup of workloads and data. Creating custom images for Linux/windows server with requisite software and building virtual machines. Implement DR solution using azure site recovery Automation of the creation of azure objects (VM, storage accounts, VNETs, Subnets, Application gateways, load balancers, traffic managers, VMSS etc.) using Terraform Configuration of Load Balancer, Traffic manager profiles and application Gateway for SSL Offloading. Configuration of the Application Insights for Telemetry data analysis and application Logs and events diagnosis for performance. Planning and implementing the application and infrastructure architectures with high security for best pricing. Show less  Responsible for configuring and managing various network services including DNS, SMTP, VNC, SSSD, NFS within each client environment. Authored all documentation as it pertains to the architecture, deployment and management of SAP HANA Linux builds within cloud environment. Organized and managed project to upgrade 500+ production SUSE11 servers to SUSE12 and to SUSE 15, across multiple geographical regions, with minimal downtime and service loss to customer. Developed scripts to automate several processes including SSSD/LDAP configuration, SUSE Linux software registration, audit information collection and quality assurance on new builds. Worked with SAP and VMware engineers to develop DR strategies customer tailored to each client. Show less  Responsible for security hardening of Linux servers based on CIS guidelines. Used Ansible to develop automated patch processes for client SAP landscapes. Responsible for the installation, testing and maintenance of 3rd party security and compliance tools including CrowdStrike EDR, Qualys Worked closely with Network, Storage, Database, Security and VMware Teams to deploy multiple SAP landscapes across globe. Supported client infrastructures running on AWS Cloud. Worked with various teams to install, configure, manage and test geographically remote disaster recovery nodes. Experienced in trouble shooting and performance tuning with application, database, network and storage teams. Responsible for maintaining current system and security patch levels across all RHEL, Windows, SUSE and all associated hardware. Show less

  • DevOps Engineer

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Technical Specialist

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Senior MS Data Centre Engineer

    May 2020 - Jan 2021

  • System Administrator

    Sept 2018 - May 2020