Highlights:

Skills:IT Monitoring, IT Support, Linux/Windows server admin, vMware Virtualization, Backup & Restore, Storage, Datacentre Management, Cybersecurity, Azure Cloud

Principal Systems Administrator Engineer 12/2023 - current
MICLAT, Laghouat, Laghouat Algeria
Industry: Governement
Ministry of Interior of Algeria Disaster recovery Datacenter and production center of titles and secure documents. Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria Full-time
Led a team of 140+ employees in the absence of the designated manager for more than 6 months, effectively managing operations and ensuring business continuity during critical periods. Improved executive decision-making by providing actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis and metrics. Boosted system performance by 25% by creating and implementing a technology roadmap for IT infrastructure. Delivered 100+ multilingual reports, letters (FR/EN/AR) efficiently, upholding clarity & accuracy. Streamlined IT processes and reduced downtime by 50% through effective long-term strategies, increasing overall business performance. Led system adminstration team to complete 100% of projects on time, resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings.--
Senior IT Infrastructure Systems Administrator 07/2018 - 11/2023
MICLAT, Laghouat, Laghouat Algeria
Industry: Governement
Ministry of Interior of Algeria Disaster recovery Datacenter and production center of titles and secure documents. Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria Full-time
Mentored and coached team members, leading to a significant improvement in technical skills and overall team performance. Maintained and managed a diverse range of 150+ infrastructure hardware and systems, including physical servers, SAN storages, virtualization platforms, and backup appliances. Participated in server architecture and migration projects, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal downtime. Implemented and deployed the Zabbix monitoring solution to efficiently monitor and manage 100+ servers, 50+ network devices, storage systems, and backup equipment. Developed 10+ comprehensive and accessible documentation resources, empowering colleagues to resolve daily issues independently and efficiently. Configured, monitored, and troubleshooted 30+ backups using Veritas Backup Exec, HP Data Protector, IBM Tivoli TSM, and recovery services, ensuring data integrity and testing disaster recovery procedures. Managed, monitored, and maintained an EJBCA PKI platform: Oversaw installation, configuration, certificate lifecycle, CA and key management, system health, security measures, backups, and integrations.--
Systems Administrator Engineer 09/2014 - 06/2018
MICLAT, Laghouat, Laghouat Algeria
Industry: Governement
Ministry of Interior of Algeria Disaster recovery Datacenter and production center of titles and secure documents. Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria
Provided day-to-day IT support for 140+ staff members, providing timely assistance and resolving technical challenges. Performed system administration tasks on Linux servers, such as user management, file system management, and security management. Provided 24/7 support for infrastructure solutions, resolving 95% of critical issues within 2 hours, minimizing downtime by 80%. Collaborated with 5+ cross-functional teams, including Network, Databases, PKI, Production, Security, and Development, fostering effective communication and teamwork. Automated various system management tasks by writing 20+ PowerShell, Batch and Bash scripts, streamlining processes for building, testing, and deploying solutions. Increased server uptime by 20% through efficient system administration on Linux, Windows, backups, SAN, virtualization, and hardware.--

Amar Telidji University 09/2009 - 06/2012
Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Systems and Networks
Awarded Valedictorian

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