
WasayJalil
Unix Administrator
Rock-solid Unix and Linux systems, kept secure
Unix administrator with nine years managing Unix and Linux server environments for enterprises in Karachi. Administers Linux, Solaris and AIX systems, manages performance, storage, security and availability, and keeps business-critical services running around the clock. Led a Unix-to-Linux migration and hardening project that improved performance and closed security gaps across the estate. Handles provisioning, patching, shell scripting and automation, backup and recovery, and root-cause troubleshooting of the toughest system issues. Strong on the command line, system internals and the security and reliability the platform demands. Calm during production incidents and methodical on planned work and capacity. Documents the estate and mentors junior admins. Looking for a Unix/Linux administrator or systems-engineering role with an organisation running serious server infrastructure.
Karachi Enterprise Systems - Karachi, Pakistan
Unix Administrator April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months
Led a Unix-to-Linux migration and hardening project that improved performance and closed major security gaps.
Manage all the provisioning, the patching, the performance tuning and the storage across the whole estate.
Automate all of the routine administration with shell and Python scripting right across the estate.
Handle all the backup, the recovery and the root-cause troubleshooting of the major system issues.
Document the entire estate, enforce the security and mentor all of the junior administrators throughout.
Sindh IT Services - Karachi, Pakistan
Linux / Systems Administrator August 2013 to March 2016 2 years & 8 months
Handled the patching, monitoring and day-to-day system operations on the estate.
Learned the scripting, the hardening and advanced Linux administration on the job.
Gained the RHCE certification and then moved into a Unix-administrator role.
Sindh IT Services - Karachi, Pakistan
IT Systems Support June 2011 to July 2013 2 years & 2 months
Handled the tickets, the backups and basic server administration day to day.
Learned the Linux, the scripting and systems administration properly on the job.
Then earned the move into a full Linux-administrator role from there.
NED University, Karachi
BS in Computer Science (September 2009 to June 2013)
Red Hat
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) (January 2016 to June 2016)
Migration and hardening
Calm in production incidents
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Red Hat (June 2016 to Present)
Ansible & Infrastructure Automation
Red Hat (April 2019 to Present)
Estate Automation with Ansible
Unix Administrator (January 2019 to September 2019)
High-Availability Redesign
Unix Administrator (February 2020 to July 2020)
- Linux Administration
- Solaris & AIX
- Shell Scripting
- Automation
- Performance Tuning
- System Security & Hardening
- Patch Management
- Backup & Recovery
- Troubleshooting
- Storage Management