AHMED ALTAYEB

Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Linux Administrator

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | +966 500877952 | g e e k e r 6 1 @ g m a i l . c o m | h t t p s : / / w w w . l i n k e d i n . c o m / i n / a h m e d - a l t a y e b - 6 6 6 5 0 5 1 a 5 / | Transferable Iqama Available

SUMMARY

➢ Over 10+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure and Systems Administration, self-motivated and pro-active with an
excellent ‘can-do’ attitude, seeking a challenging and rewarding position where I can make significant contributions
towards a company’s immediate and future goals.
➢ Extensive experience in installing and configuring Microsoft Windows Server including Microsoft
SCCM/SCOM, Active Directory AD, GPO’s, Exchange Server, DNS, DHCP and File & Print Server.
➢ Mastery in Linux/Unix Systems Administration, installation, configuration, patching, hardening, troubleshooting and
performance tuning.
➢ Excelled in Red Hat Products like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Virtualization,
Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenStack, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
➢ Strong experience on configuration and management of VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter Server, with features like
vMotion, HA, FT, SRM, DRS, V2V, P2V, and Data Center Virtualization.
➢ Experience with various Cloud Platforms such as Azure, AWS, and OCI.
➢ Expertise in Network administration LAN/MAN/WAN and Switches, Routers & Firewalls configuration.
➢ Working experience with RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle.
➢ A thorough knowledge and understanding of current Disaster Recovery planning methodologies and techniques.
➢ Well versed in Cybersecurity, Identity & Access Management, Network Security, SSL certificates, and Email Security.
➢ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong knowledge of current and emerging technologies.
➢ Possess proven managerial skills, strong documentation, and communication skills both written and verbal.

SKILLS

➢ Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, OCI, OpenStack.

➢ Operating Systems: RHEL 5/6/7/8/9, Ubuntu/Debian, SuSE, Oracle Linux, Solaris 10/11, Windows Server
2012/2016/2019.
➢ Virtualization: Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, KVM/QEMU.
➢ Software: Active Directory (AD), Exchange Server, WSUS, SCCM/SCOM, Veeam Backup and Replication.
➢ Daemons: Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, HAProxy, Pacemaker HA Cluster, LDAP, Bind DNS, SFTP, NFS, FreeIPA.
➢ Hardware: HPE ProLiant Servers, Dell PowerEdge Servers, HPE 3PAR Storage.
➢ Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL, VPN, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPSec.
➢ Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle.
➢ Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet.
➢ Containerization: Docker, Podman, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Portainer.
➢ Monitoring Systems: Nagios, Zabbix, Cacti, SolarWinds, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
➢ Storage: SAN/NAS, LVM, RAID (0, 1, 5, 6, 10).
➢ Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat, Nginx.
➢ Languages/Scripting: Bash Shell, PowerShell, Python.
EXPERIENCE

Cloud and Infrastructure Advance Specialist October 2023 – Present

QAST (Zain Sudan MS), Port Sudan, Sudan (Remote)

➢ Administering and supporting Zain private & public Cloud Infrastructure with 500+ Physical Servers and 2500+ VMs.
➢ Configuring, upgrading, and patching VMware ESXi & vCenter servers with NSX integrated environment.
➢ Managing and providing support for OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure and OCI platform.
➢ Administering and supporting Solaris, Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Oracle Linux) Operating Systems.
➢ Designed and implemented an Enterprise scale monitoring system to monitor hardware (Servers, Storages), OS
(Windows, Linux), RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL), and applications logs & metrics.
➢ Implemented Big Data analytics platform using Hadoop and Spark on top of Docker Swarm Cluster.

Hardware and Systems Engineer II May 2022 – July 2023

Electronic Banking Services Co.Ltd. EBS (The Technical Arm of Central Bank of Sudan _ CBoS), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Designing, implementing, administering, and monitoring performance of CBoS IT Infrastructure with 500+ Servers
across multiple Data Centers and ensuring critical Core Banking Systems continuity.
➢ Installed, configured, and maintained VMware ESXi & vCenter servers with features like vMotion, HA, FT and DRS.
➢ Configured and maintained HA Cluster for Linux Servers to ensure maximum availability in Production.
➢ Deployed an IDM solution for Linux/UNIX networked Production Servers using FreeIPA.
➢ Monitored and replaced failed and degraded disks in HPE 3PAR Storage.
➢ Developed Ansible playbooks to harden Linux Servers as PCI DSS for E-Payment Systems and automate some daily tasks.
➢ Developed Shell Script to automate repetitive tasks of creating and mapping SAN Storage LUNs on Linux multipath file for
Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC Database Servers.
➢ Implemented and configured Disaster Recovery solution for Linux based Servers.
➢ Deployed Ticketing System, DNS and VPN Server for NOC using Docker Container.
➢ Developed Shell Script to monitor and report Linux Systems performance at scheduled times.

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer October 2016 – April 2022

Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Handled day-to-day operations for 100+ servers and 200+ network devices, install software, apply security patches, manage
file systems, performance tuning, system hardening, network monitoring, and troubleshooting.
➢ Configured, deployed, and administered SUST Mail Server with Security Standers like SSL, DKIM, SPF and DMARC.
➢ Developed shell script to migrate 1200+ mailboxes from an outdated vulnerable E-Mail System to different robust E-Mail.
➢ Designed and configured Bind DNS Servers (Master, Slave, Caching) with Security best practices over FreeBSD 12.
➢ Deployed Prometheus & Grafana integrated with Zabbix monitoring solutions to monitor performance and reduce downtime.
➢ Presented classroom training for SUST Staff in Red Hat Linux Administration (RHEL 7/8).
Network Systems Engineer September 2012 – October 2016
Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Support Data Center Network infrastructure of multi-vendor network devices Cisco & Huawei (switches, routers firewalls).
➢ Installed, configured and troubleshot HP Proliant and Dell PowerEdge Servers.
➢ Led a team of 15 Engineers to perform IPv6 deployment in SUST Infrastructure with 200+ network devices, and
3000+ End-User devices, thus being the first institution in Sudan that deployed IPv6.
➢ Configured AAA Server to control access for whole infrastructure network devices.
➢ Implemented Veeam Backup and Replication Server to maintain backup and restore for all systems.
➢ Performed P2V migration for 20+ physical servers.
Technical Support Engineer April 2010 – September 2012
Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Performed diagnostics troubleshooting of PCs, printer, scanner, and other peripheral devices.
➢ Provided administration of LAN/WAN and TCP/IP basic troubleshoot.
Red Hat Linux Trainer _ Part-time December 2019 – October 2020
Aptech Computer Education, Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Prepared and presented Red Hat Linux Certification Courses RH(124,134, 254).
Red Hat Linux Trainer _ Part-time August 2018 – October 2019
Aptech Computer Education, Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Prepared and presented Red Hat Linux Certification Courses RH(124,134, 254).
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Computer Engineering January 2001 - September 2006

Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

CERTIFICATIONS

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) _ ID: 180-070-658

COURSES
➢ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate _ Oracle University 2024
➢ Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Prep AZ-104 _ A Cloud Guru 2023
➢ Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294) _ Linux Academy 2022
➢ Docker & Kubernetes: The Practical Guide _ Academind 2021
➢ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate _ A Cloud Guru 2020
➢ Automating Deployment in Amazon EC2 with Ansible _ Pluralsight 2020
➢ Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift 4.2 Administration Exam Prep EX280 _ Linux Academy 2020
➢ Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator MCSA _ Sudacad 2016
➢ Advanced Networking and Datacenter Management _ SudREN 2014
➢ Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA _ Sudacad 2011
PROJECTS

Enterprise Scale Monitoring System: Cloud and Infrastructure Advance Specialist | Duration: 6 Months
QAST, Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Installed and configured monitoring solution with HA and best practices.
➢ Collaborated with team to join and monitor an infrastructure with 2500+ Servers/VMs.
➢ Found a solution to monitor Oracle Databases with ODBC.
➢ Discovered solutions to gather diverse metrics and consolidate logs from different application servers.
➢ Integrated the monitoring server with third party visualization tool, to enhance data visualization.

Identity Management System for Linux Environment: Hardware and Systems Engineer II | Duration: 6 Months
Electronic Banking Services Co.Ltd. (EBS), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Proposed and implemented an Identity management solution to centrally manage identities for 500+ Servers/VMs in a Linux
environment.
➢ Installed and configured the Identity Server and enrolled the client servers in phases.
➢ Provided guidance to teammates on how to enroll client servers and perform server administration tasks.

Mail Server Migration: Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer | Duration: 3 Months

Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Configured a collaborative, feature-rich and secure new Email Server instead of an outdated and vulnerable Email System.
➢ Managed to migrate 1200+ mailboxes to the new different vendor Email Server, by developing a shell script.
➢ Applied Email System Security Standers like SSL, DKIM, SPF and DMARC.
➢ Provided support and training sessions for staff on how to use the new web mail client.

IPv6 Deployment: Network Systems Engineer | Duration: 3 Months

Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan
➢ Led a team of 15 Engineers to perform IPv6 deployment in an Infrastructure with 200+ network devices, and 3000+
End-User PCs in Sudan University of Science and Technology to be the first institution in Sudan that adopted IPv6.
➢ Created a plan for integrating an old Huawei Core network devices with IPv6-supported Cisco devices.
➢ Upgraded IOS for Cisco Devices to enable some unsupported IPv6 features.
➢ Provided instructions to the team on how to configure DHCP, assign an IPv6 address, and configure static and dynamic routing for
core network devices such as routers, firewalls, core switches, and L3 switches.
➢ Set up the Cisco ASA firewall completely and applied ACLs to regulate traffic between LAN, WAN, and DMZ.
➢ Presented a session for Sudanese Universities Management and Technical Staff on how to adopt IPv6.

LANGUAGES
➢ Arabic: Native
➢ English: Advanced