UNIX AIX Linux Solaris Consultant

Vintila Andrei Tudor
Address: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland     
Nationality: Romanian         Birth Date: 20.08.1985       Place of birth: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Mobile: +4915166162053  – Mobile: +358504697968                 Driving Licence: A and B cat.
Email: andreivintila@ymail.com       Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andreivintila
Technical Skills and Competencies
Oracle Solaris
Virtualization: Solaris Zones (Containers) Linux branded Zones OracleVM LDOM, CDOM, DDOM
OS : Solaris 8, 9, 10, 11
Cluster: Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.x and 4.x Failover Zones, Cluster Zones Oracle RAC(Real Application Cluster)
Servers: Oracle SPARC servers M-series T-series x86
Architecture: Designed and Implemented Enterprise Level Solaris Infrastructure Servers and Clusters
Migration: Enterprise Oracle SPARC/Solaris Environment physical and virtual
Installation/Upgrade: IPS, AI, JumpStart, backup/archiving, LiveUpgrade, PKG, Patching, Upgrades, ABE
Network Administration: IPMP, Link Aggregation, ipadm, dladm  Vlan Tagging
Disk Administration: SAN booting,FC native multipath,Veritas, EMC powerpath UFS, ZFS, VxFS, NFS, ASM
Automation: Oracle Enterprise Manager Implementation and Administration.
IBM AIX
OS: AIX 4, 5, 6, 7
Servers: IBM POWER 5, 6, 7
Virtualisation: PowerVM, LPAR, WPAR, VIOS, HMC
Cluster: HACMP/PowerHA Cluster
Architecture: Designed and Implemented Enterprise Level AIX Infrastructure Servers and Clusters
Migration: Enterprise IBM POWER/AIX Environment LPM
Installation/Upgrade: AIX, VIOS, HACMP NIM, OS backup, POWER firmware upgrades, HMC upgrades
Network Administration: Trunk Link Aggregation, Vlan Tagging, SEA dual VIOS
Disk Administration: Virtualization VIOS,  SAN booting vSCSI, N-piv, Veritas Storage, EMC powerpath
Automation: IBM Systems Director Design and Implementation
Linux RHEL SUSE
OS: RHEL 5, 6, 7 and SUSE 10, 11, 12, OEL 6, 7
Servers: HP x86 and Dell x86 Blades and Rack mounted
Virtualisation: ESX/VMware, KVM
Cluster: Serviceguard,  RHEL Cluster Suite with Heartbeat, SLES Active-Pasive
Migration: Virtual And Physical
Installation/Upgrade: Installation Patching Upgrade
Network Administration: Bonding
Disk Administration: Native multipath, Veritas Storage, EMC powerpath, RAID, LVM
Automation: VM templates, Ansible
Scripting: creating, updating and troubleshooting scripts in KSH BASH.
Server Datacenter migration  AIX Solaris Linux
SAN Storage Server migration  AIX Solaris Linux
Deep understanding of Clustering solutions and clustering filesystems.
Understanding of SAN Fibre and Fibre Zoning EMC DMX/Vmax and command line utilities (symcli).
Understanding of Switches and Networking Extensive understanding of DNS and Name Resolution, IP
Database understanding and support Oracle DB, DB2, MySQL, PostgresSQL
Have managed a small team.
Specific It roles
Company Name: Deutsche Bank
Germany – Frankfurt am Main
October 2015 –
Job Title: ITAO Delegate MQ Gateway Specialist AIX | Solaris | Websphere MQ | Linux
This role has been a technically hands-on role. As ITAO (IT Aplication Owner)-Delegate I was responsible for all matters related to a electronic messaging environment called MQ Gateway consisting of Websphere MQ application running on a AIX clustered environment. Also I undertook the responsibility for all AIX related matters on EMEA time zone. Besides Business as Usual (Tickets and Changes) activities also includes some long and short term projects:

• L3 support to L2 colleagues on various topics on both AIX and Linux platforms
• NIS to LDAP migration: Created/tested/implemented solution to migrate AIX landscape from NIS to LDAP/AD
• DR Manager: Coordinating 4 yearly DR exercises for UNIX/Linux  team
• FDW: Supporting development form Unix/Linux perspective of this environment.
• Kannon: Supporting development form Unix/Linux perpective of this environment.
• Patching of the Unix estate: For 1 year I participated in patching AIX/Solaris/Linux servers.
• AIX Landscape: Migrating, Consolidating and Modernizing the AIX estate.

Company Name: Atos OY
Finland
March 2012 – June 2015
Job Title: Architect Solaris (Senior Solaris System Administrator)
This role has been a technically hands-on role. Responsible for all matters related to Oracle SPARC/Solaris technologies. Lead of a small Solaris team of 2 local senior resources (each having more than 20 years experience) and several remote outsourced team members. Besides Business as Usual (Tickets and Changes) activities also includes some long and short term projects:

• DC migration: Migration of both physical and virtual machines.P2V of Solaris 8&9 to Soalris 10 Zones, and from UFS to ZFS. Preparing, patching and upgrade prior to migrations
• SAN Storage Migration: Migration of servers from EMC DMX/Clariion to new EMC VMAX
• Infrastructure redesign: Consolidation of old HW(PrimePower and T5xxx) to new HW(M and T series), P2V migrations, Redesign of Networking solution and configurations from IPMP to LinkAggregation with Vlan Tagging (meant also having network admins change Switch Config)
• Services Migration: Supported Application experts in migrating application landscape components or whole service to new HW/Location(DC)
• Customer Carve-outs: Large customer exit program from current IT provider to new IT provider
• DBaaS: Created a new solution for a new business model for company portfolio Building a large Oracle/MySQL/Postgres Clustered farm. Service Availability of more than 99.99%
• Opentext Content&Archiving solution: Supported the Application Architect in conceptual, design and implementation process. Built a large Oracle DB farm for launching a new service of managing corporate documents and information.
• Migrated from Solaris 10 to Solaris 11. Have setup a IPS server updated from Oracle REPOs that is used as the main repository for all Solaris 11 servers.
• Physically cabling, installing and configuring SPARC servers in DC racks
• Platform Automation with Oracle Enterprise Manager and Scripting

Other Key responsibilities:

• Design and implementation: Complex solutions using latest technologies and Complex Clusters using Solaris Cluster, RAC, MySQL Cluster, Postgres Cluster
• Infrastructure Roadmap, Business Case , P&L projections, Operating costs optimizing BID teams support in Sales cases
• New Solutions with Application Architects (SAP, Archiving, Middleware, DBaaS, SaaS, PaaS models )
• Mentoring Solaris Team mates. Supporting  L1,L2,L3 Outsource model 90% outsource level
• Vendor interfacing for new trends/technologies Price negotiations (HW/SW/Support/Oracle DB licensing solutions)

Company Name: Atos OY
Finland
March 2011 – August 2015
Job Title: Architect AIX (Senior AIX System Administrator)
This role has been a technically hands-on role Responsible for all matters related to IBM POWER/AIX technologies. Working in a 2 man local team and 2 outsourced resources.  Besides Business as Usual (Tickets and Changes) activities also includes some long and short term projects:

• Datacenter migration: Migration of both P and V machines.P550,P570,P720,P770, Preparing, patching and upgrade prior to migrations
• Infrastructure redesign: Consolidating old HW(P550 and P570) to new HW(P770)
• DBaaS: Created a new solution for a new business model for company portfolio Building a large DB2 Clustered farm.
• Migrated from AIX5 to AIX6 to AIX7. NIM
• Services Migration: Supported Application experts in migrating application landscape components or whole service to new HW/Location(DC)
• Customer Carve-outs: Large customer exit program from current IT provider to new IT provider
• Physically cabling, installing and configuring POWER servers in DC
• Platform Automation with IBM Systems Director and Scripting
• Infrastructure Upgrades VIOS, HMC, Firmware, PowerPath
• Oracle DB Upgrade from 10g to 11g planned, designed process and implemented solution to support SAP and DB teams for this upgrade also upgrading AIX and HAMP.
• Supported and Designed new HACMP Cluster for new SAP/Oracle DB solutions.

Other Key responsibilities:

• Design and implementation: Complex solutions using latest technologies Wpar Cluster farm
• Infrastructure Roadmap, Business Case with P&L projections for new investment presented to Senior Management,
• BID teams support in Sales cases
• New Solutions with Application Architects (SAP, Archiving, Middleware, DBaaS, SaaS, PaaS models )
• Mentoring AIX Team mates. Supporting  L1,L2,L3 Outsource model 90% outsource level
• Vendor Interfacing for new trends/technologies Price negotiations (HW/SW/Support/DB2  licensing solutions)

Company Name: Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Romania
2009 - 2011
Job Title: System Specialist IBM POWER 5,6,7  AIX 4, 5, 6, 7
Acted as a L2/L3 Administrator. Responsibilities were to solve Remedy/OSD Tickets and Perform Remedy/OSD Changes for installations disposals and modifications of severs. This activity meant using the following technologies:
Network configuration and troubleshooting VIOS routes, alias, link aggregates
Performing Backup/Restore activities for OS mksysb Printing Management (print spooler)
Storage maintenance VIOS/Lpar, Powerpath,
Scripting: building scripts for backup checks , print spooler maintenance, application error troubleshooting, basic maintenance and proactiveness, storage clones, system copy, cron jobs, HACMP scripts
Installation Updates/Upgrades AIX  Migration  Lpars migrations, Storage and DC migration
Os Performance tuning  Sap/Oracle environment. Kernel Parameters
VIOS / Lpar / HMC Administration (migration , downsize) Patching / Package installation, removal, update of filesets
Application OS level support: Sap/Oracle, Db2 , Lotus domino, Db2, Webspehere, MQM.
RCA (Root Cause Analysis) Permanent On Call service 24/7 for all AIX infrastructure ~200 servers. IBM Service Request (SR) uploaded snaps to IBM.
HACMP Installation, Configuration, Re-Configuration, Upgrade Resource Group Maintenance (Failover, verify and sync, define new resources ) Testing before handing to customer, Cluster cloning Cluster solutions and improvements.

Company Name: Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Romania
2009 - 2011
Job Title: Sys Specialist Solaris 8,9,10 on SPARC M &T series
Acted as a L2/L3 Administrator. Responsibilities were to solve Remedy/OSD Tickets and Perform Remedy/OSD Changes for installations disposals and modifications of severs. This activity meant using the following technologies:
Network configuration / troubleshooting (routes, alias, link aggregates, ipmp )
Performing Backup/Restore activities for OS (flarcreate)
Services on Solaris (maintenance, create/define services) Printing Management (print spooler)
Storage maintenance  native multipath, Veritas,UFS/ZFS/VXFS/ASM, Metadev
Scripting: building scripts for backup checks , print spooler maintenance, application error troubleshooting, basic maintenance and proactiveness, storage clones, system copy, cron jobs, Cluster scripts
Installation Baremetal, LDOM/DDOM/ZONE  Os Updates/Upgrades, JUMPStart
Migration  P2V migrations, LDOM online migr, Storage and DC migration, HW refresh
Os Performance tuning  Sap/Oracle environment. Kernel Parameters
Application OS level support: Sap/Oracle, Db2 , Lotus domino, Db2, Webspehere, MQM.
HW administration Ldom/DDom/Xscf administration,
Oracle Solaris Cluster, Veritas Cluster Suite and disk management.
Company Name: Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Romania
2008 - 2009
Job Title: Change Manager Unix/Storage
Perfomed resource planning on all projects/platforms in Unix&Storage teams.
RFC (request for change) approval (tehnical and resource wise) and OSD CHG’s coordination.
Company Name: Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Romania
2007 - 2009
Job Title: RHEL 5.x /SLES 10 & 11 Linux Specialist & VmWare
Network configuration / troubleshooting (routes, alias, bond )
Printing Management (print spooler) Storage maintenance  native multipath/powerpath, Veritas, LVM/RAID EXT*/Reiser/VXFS/ASM
Scripting: building scripts for backup checks , print spooler maintenance, application error troubleshooting, basic maintenance and proactiveness, storage clones, system copy, cron jobs, Cluster scripts
Installation Physical and Virtual,  Os Updates/Upgrades, patching YUM/RPM
Migration  P2V migrations, VM online migr, Storage and DC migration, HW refresh
Os Performance tuning  Sap/Oracle environment. Kernel Parameters
Application OS level support: Sap/Oracle, Db2 , Lotus domino, Db2, Webspehere, MQM.
HW administration  HP SIM administration, VMWare
Clustering Servicegurad, HB Cluster Veritas Cluster Suite and disk management.
VmWare related activities : virtual machine clone, migration, configuration, upgrade , downsize, resource allocation, created customizable templates for different Os versions single & multi-processor         
 
EDUCATION
2014                                        : Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.x Advanced Administration
2012                                        : Exadata x3 Administration courses
2011                                        : AIX 6.1 Administrator Certification
2011                                        : SIS FI In-house EMC Storage basics Course/Training
2010                                        : SCSA Solaris 10 Certification
2010                                        : AIX Jumpstart for UNIX/Linux Admins
2010                                        : Sun Solaris 10 System administration course for UNIX/Linux Admins
2009                                        : SIS basic training UNIX/Linux TCP/IP-network
2009                                        : SIS in house 3month intensive training  UNIX/Linux system admin
OTHER SKILLS

• Italian and English speaking and writing.
• Creative in finding solutions.
• A self-starter, quick to learn and able to grasp new technologies over a short period.
• An internal passion for technology and a desire to update my own knowledge base.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Good inter-personal skills.
• Team player who is prepared to go the “extra mile”
• Enjoy sports basketball, football, motorbike, working out, ski and snowboard. Writing and communicating Support documentation, training users.
• Understand and adhere to ITIL guidelines for Incidents, Change and Problems.
• Heavy outsourcing work model experience.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Way of working is solution driven. Focused on goals.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.