Jafar Iqbal

Jafar Iqbal House no 682, street47, G9/1 Islamabad, Pakistan.| -|- Summary A multi-talented, solution-oriented, and highly analytical IT professional with a wide range of skills in systems installation, configuration and maintenance. Skillful administration and troubleshooting expertise on Linux OS. Education BS (CS) |2016| COMSATS UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD. Experience LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IT|THE FIRST MICROFINANCE BANK, ISB| June 2018 – PRESENT  Implementation of the CIS (Center for Internet Security) Controls on the Linux/CentOS Servers to meet the ISO 27001 family of standards that helps organizations keeps information assets secure.  Ensuring that the systems are secure and that the proper security patches are applied at all levels.  Implementation of Security policies that includes Password Complexity & Expiration Policy, Server Patching Policy and Change Management Policy.  Day to Day server administration tasks.  Assisting the Sr.Linux Administrator, Ensuring that the systems are available 24 x 7 x365 and that the agreed KPI’s set by SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) are met.  Assisting the Sr. Linux Administrator Ensuring compliance to the internal IT Policies of the Bank as well as the external policies set by SBP.  Configure and maintain UNIX/LINUX based Operating Systems. Analysis and resolution of problems associated with the Operating Systems.  Management of IBM QRadar/SIEM for the central log collection from all Banks’ Core servers and use the gathered logs for auditing and performance benchmarking.  Deployment and Management of IBM PIM for the centralized management of all logins – Systems Administrators.  Interface with the other internal bank departments like Compliance, Risk and Audit to respond to their queries for LINUX Systems.  Coordination with vendors for the timely resolution of issues and timely renewals of SLA’s.  Monitoring of logs and timely escalation to appropriate stakeholders.  Backup of running VM’s using VMotion and software/file level backups using IBM Spectrum (formerly Tivoli).  Reviewing of Standard Operating Procedures and updating them as per the changes in the IT Policies, Compliance and IT Governance Policies.  Installation and Deployment of Nagios-XI to monitor all over FMFB VM’s & Storages.  Administration of Mcafee EPO server. nd  Creating and Managing VM’s and VMware ESXi 6.5 to provide 2 level support.  Monitored & resolved the server related issues including both Hardware and Software.  Preparation of Project Plans and reporting to the PMO (Project Management Office) about the progress of the ongoing projects.  Assisting the Sr.Linux Administrator in Developing and Maintaining Technical documentation of the Data Center, Systems including the Database and the Storage. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IT | Eagle Eye Technologies | May 2017 – June 2018  Day to Day IT administration tasks.  Implemented strategies for the overall improvements of Systems in terms of Performance and Efficiency. Page1      Generated regular periodic and on-demand reports on various aspects of functionality and Systems utilization. Operation & Maintenance of equipment and provide support and configuring software. Evaluate software and hardware to determine efficiency, reliability and capability Installation & Configuring new software’s. Troubleshooting. Assessment/IT Officer| Elysian Private Ltd | Sept 2016 – May 2017       Maintain the overall Academic System and provide IT services. Operation & Maintenance of equipment and provide support and configuring software Install and configuring new software (s) and updating as well. Highly worked on MS office. Performed Documentations for network problems and solution for future reference. Support MIS Officer to maintain and configure software. Performed task assigned by MIS Officer. Training & Certifications Training s RHCE RHCA Hadoop RHCSA MCSE Institue Digitribe Pakistan Digitribe Pakistan Dice Analytics Corvit Systems Corvit Systems Date April2020+ Oct 2019-Dec2019 Jan2019-April2019 Sept2018-Oct2018 Aug2017-Oct2017 References Farough Qayyum Sultan Alam Senior IT System Administrator, Instructor (Faculty), AKU-IED-PDCN The First Microfinance Bank (FMFB), Islamabad, Pakistan -/- - - Page 2