Akter Ahmed has over 17 years of experience as a UNIX Systems Administrator and WebSphere Administrator. He has extensive experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUN Solaris, and IBM WebSphere Application Servers. At his most recent role at UBS Financial Services, he maintained their SUN Solaris and Red Hat Linux infrastructure, supported WebSphere application servers, and assisted with a datacenter migration project. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science and is proficient in Linux, Solaris, WebSphere, networking, and various programming languages.

1. AKTER AHMED (347) 679-6782  akterah@gmail.com  Elmhurst, NY 11373
UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR | WEBSPHERE ADMINISTRATOR
Accomplished UNIX Systems Administrator and WebSphere Administrator with 17+ years of proven experience in the field of
Information Technology. Extensive background in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUN Solaris platform, and IBM WebSphere Application
Servers Administration.
Demonstrate technical abilities in WebSphere migration, installation, configurations, and technical support. Effectively manage
multiple complex projects and operate within deadline-driven environments.
COMPETENCIES
Networking Computing Environment Concepts: NFS, routing, Load Balancer, VIP’s/F5, firewalls, and troubleshooting network issues
SSL Certificates: VeriSign, Self-Signed certificates and CA certificates between WebSphere V.6.x / 7.x Web Servers (IBM HTTP Server
6.x / 7.x, iPlanet Web / Proxy server (DMZ), Apache Tomcat
Deploying & Debugging Applications: Base and ND WebSphere Application Server
MQ Series Architecture: Distributed Queue Management Systems, MQ clusters, MQ Listeners, Channel initiators, and MQ log files
WebSphere Resource Configuration: JVM heap settings, JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, Virtual Hosts,
implement Global Security, and LDAP
Authentication Naming Services: LDAP, Power Broker, Power Keeper DNS, and NTP
SUN Hardware: CPU, memory, disk, NIC card, Sun storage array, and power supply
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2002-2016
UNIX System Administrator | WebSphere Administrator (Middleware Specialist)
Served as a member of the UBS Architecture and Engineering team to setup and design infrastructure that evaluated the HPE (Helion
Stackato Cloud Foundry and Pivotal Cloud Foundry) POC / POT for the UBS PaaS and IaaS Platform Architecture solution in Linux.
 Maintained and administered the UBS Sun Solaris 8,10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x distributed infrastructure.
 Worked on EMC SAN / NAS Storage Migration, datacenter Exit, OS upgrades, OS patch, BCM / Isolation test, as well as
participated in several datacenter power down activities.
 Provided 24-hour mission-critical production applications support and served as the point of contact for multiple Tier 1 critical
trading applications running on: WebSphere V.6.x/7.x /8.x Web Servers (IBM HTTP Server 6.x/7.x/8.x iPlanet Web/Proxy server
(DMZ), and Apache Tomcat on Linux platforms.
 Leveraged experience in software installation, configuration, fix packs, upgrades, troubleshooting, performance monitoring
(Wily and BMC), as well as tuning of WebSphere on high availability Linux and Sun Solaris Platform.
 Analyzed, troubleshot, and took appropriate actions for WebSphere Application / Web server error logs, Heap Dumps, and
Thread Dumps generation utilizing WebSphere Log Analyzer Tool.
 Supported operations by assisting in monitoring, tuning, backup / restore, migration, failover, failback, and upgrades for the
WebSphere environment for availability, scalability, maintainability, and work load management
 Installed, configured, and maintained the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.x / 6.x / 7.x / 8.x.
 Installed, configured, deployed, and maintained Solaris 8, 10 Sybase / Oracle database servers on Sun Fire V440, V280,
V1280/V880, 280R, E6500, E4500, E450, E420 servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and ESX Cluster.
 Maintained systems integrity, managed SAN / EMC storage allocation, monitored system performance (BMC), system capacity
planning, and provided troubleshooting and diagnosis of problems for UBS 24/7 Corporate Financial Employee Services’ WAS 5
applications, web, and proxy servers.
 Oversaw multiple installations and configurations on SUN Platform, including SUNONE Web Server, iPlanet Proxy v3.6SP1 server
for Solaris O/S, EMC Power Path 4.0, and JDK 1.4.X, Perl, Sun Workshop 5.0 compilers, and Exceed 6.1.
 Deployed SSH, tripwire, LDAP / PAM module on the SUN platform servers and security management.
 Supported and maintained Oracle database servers running on AIX 5.2 on P650.
 Upgraded Open Boot Parameter (OBP) for Enterprise E420 Servers, and installed the recommended patch cluster for system
security and individual patches.

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 Installed, configured, and maintained WebSphere 5.1 application servers utilizing DB1 version 7.2 with FP11 on Sun Solaris.
 Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot issues and provide automation for administrative tasks.
 Completed the infrastructure that evaluated the POC of IBM Urban Code Deploy and IBM Urban Code Deploy with Patter.
Selected Achievements
 Successfully completed the migration from WAS 5.x / 6.x to WAS 7.x / 8.x.
 Collaborated with IBM on P1 severity issues by exchanging information through PMRs, coordinating with vendors, gathering
requirements, building WebSphere environments, and deploying services.
 Played a key role in the UBS Datacenter Migration Project by building, installing, and setting up the new infrastructure,
servers, and application installation, configuration, and migration to the new datacenter.
 Provided infrastructure design, setup, installation, configuration, migration, and deployment of multiple applications.
o UBS Tier 1 WebSphere Application Server BASE / ND, IBM HTTP Server, Apache Proxy servers in Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.x and 5.x servers and Solaris 10 platform.
o UBS Tier 1 SSO (Single-Sign-On) implementation for clients utilizing WebSphere Tivoli Federated Identify Manager.
 Built and deployed a new VM system, implementation of virtualization of Solaris Zone setup, configured EMC Storage /
SRDF, and installed Oracle / Sybase / db2 software for database usage.
 Successfully migrated financial applications, web servers and proxy servers to a secured DMZ subnet and datacenters.
 Performed EMC consolidation, installation, configuration, and migration of SUN Servers from the SCSI frame to the DMC
SAN (Connectrix-Symmentrix, Clarion) Fiber Optic frame.
o Utilized Qlogic (QLA) 2300 / 2340 FC HBA and JNI FACE-1063 Sbus Fiber channel HBA.
INSTINET CORPORATION 1999-2001
UNIX System Administrator
Built out the Solaris operating system 2.X, configured the operating system, network, and RAID systems utilizing Solstice Disk Suite
and Veritas Volume Manager. Oversaw deployment of servers from development through QA and production. Supported the
development team by loading third-party packages, installing recommended patches for system security, enforcing network security,
and configuring / installing SSH for secure login.
 Provided 24-hour support for the “Instinet Market Data Servers” running the Triarch application (Reuters SSL 4.1), RDF (Reuters
Data Feed), and RMDS (Reuters Market Date Systems).
 Efficiently managed the network by installing, configuring, and maintaining DNS, NIS, NFS, and NTP.
 Maintained system integrity by managing storage allocation, monitoring system performance, modifying kernel, performing
system planning, and troubleshooting / diagnosing problems.
 Installed, configured, and maintained storage management with network backup (Legato).
Selected Achievements
 Successfully upgraded the Solaris operating system, Solstice Disk Suite, and Veritas Volume Manager.
 Enabled developers to receive data from the market via SSH by configuring HP-UX boxes for hardening and installing
outside the firewall.
 Ignited HP-UX (9000) D and K servers and product ionized, as well as installed and configured HP patches, packages, and
lancards (HP-PB, HSC, and GSC).
PRIOR CAREER SUCCESS
Held multiple positions of increasing responsibility and scope throughout a tenured career in systems administration. Selected
positions include UNIX System Administrator for Tokio Marine Management, Inc. and System Administrator for Metropolitan Life
Insurance, Inc. Demonstrated capabilities to work within a variety of industries to maintain and improve system performance.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, The City University of New York, Queens College
Linux, Solaris, AIX System Administration, IBM WebSphere Application Servers Administration
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Hardware: Sun Fire V480/V220,V1280/V880, 280R, E6500, E4500, E450, E420R, E220R, V120, AIX P650.Qlogic,
JNI, IBM P-Series
Operating Systems: Linux Red Hat and Ubuntu, Solaris, AIX, SunOS, Windows 10/XP, Macintosh, VMware ESX

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Programming Languages: C++, C, Unix Shell Programming, COBOL
Network: TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, DNS, NFS, Telnet, IPX/SPX, Ethernet, PPP, FTP, Router, Print Server, Hub, Token
Ring and Terminal server
Software: Veritas Volume Manager, File System, Legato-Net Worker, NetBackup, Kinetic, DECNET, Exceed,
Report2web, Extra Attachment, PC anywhere, and MS Office