Asong Atem
Tel; 667-***-****
Email; ***********@*****.***
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Active Directory
• VPN
• AWS and Azure
• VMWare
• Bind DNS / NSD / Unbound
• Dell PowerEdge and Cisco UCS
• Linux and Windows
• Logging, Auditing and Monitoring
• DNS / DHCP / NTP / DUO
• Automation
• Routing Protocols / VLANS
• Office 365 Suite
• Firewalls / Switches / Routing
• Gitlab and SVN
• Ansible, Elasticsearch, and Icinga
• Server Deployments
• Network Monitoring
• Cisco Webex and Jabber
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SMDI July 2023 – April 2024
Windows Engineer
• Administering Windows Servers on premise and in AWS
• Administering active directory, IIS, DFS, WSUS and troubleshooting windows
• Administering Jira and Confluence
• Administering AWS network components like VPC, subnets, VPN etc.
• Administering VMware Infrastructure
• Diagnose Hardware/Software problems and provided solutions. DISTRICT PHOTO INC February 2022 – June 2023
System and Cloud Administrator
• Implement various AWS services and administer, install, and maintain both Linux and Windows systems
• Deploy applications in the cloud based on requirements from various teams
• Utilize automation tools (CFEngine and Ansible) to automate the server and network infrastructure
• Use Active Directory for management, including user account creation, group policy implementation, and security permissions.
• Utilize VMWare to build VMs and snapshots
• Administer the Azure Cloud account, backup systems, and configurate files routinely
• Diagnose Hardware/Software problems and provided solutions
• Implement and architect the monitoring and syslog infrastructure
• Microsoft Office 365 suite environment, including advanced usage of applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Manage three separate VMware environments across different data centers
• Deploy Azure VMs. Creating Azure Vnets and subnets.
• Deploy and configure Cisco ASA in Azure and setup site to site VPNs to on premise datacenters
• Managing endpoint windows devices with ManageEngine Endpoint Manager VRT June 2017 – December
2022
Network and Systems Engineer
• Our team was responsible for the overall systems, network, and application infrastructure of the company and played a huge role in that aspect. We were a one-stop-shop for all of IT and managed about 1000 servers and over 500 users
• Installed CentOS, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, and Windows Servers
• Utilized various tools for server and network administration, such as Ansible, CFEngine, VMware, Icinga, Elasticsearch, GitLab, SVN, and more
• Extended the on-premises network to AWS through a VPN gateway connection
• Deployed RDS, ELB, and Redis on AWS to meet certain application needs
• Configured IAM roles for users and implemented 2-factor authentication
• Slowly migrated internal services to AWS. Administered Route53
• Managed all aspects of the active directory domain, together with my team
• Used Webex and Microsoft Office for communications.
• Worked with Cisco Firewalls, Routers, and Switches
• Designed and architected the AWS Cloud
• Deploying Azure Virtual Machines in our Azure cloud environment.
• Backing up Azure VMs and restoring snapshots
• Configured and managed Azure Active Directory for a small project. BLOOMBERG BNA Dec 2016 – June 2017
IT Specialists and Desktop Administrator
• Installed and tested Enterprise Applications.
• Imaged new Desktop PCs joined them to the domain, and moved them to the right OU.
• Installed, set up, and configured Mac computers. Troubleshooted Mac computers and iPhones.
• Troubleshot LAN, WAN, and telecommunication system problems and contacted appropriate vendors for service.
• Provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 support through the CA Desktop Management System.
• Troubleshot Enterprise company applications when escalated.
• Staged new computers and assigned them to the right OU in Active Directory.
• Provided high-level customer relations and interpersonal communication.
• Configured VPN and provided support.
• Managing both windows and apple devices with Addigy GEEKS ON SITE Sep 2015 – June 2017
IT Specialists and Desktop Technician
• Fix Computers and laptops
• Removing viruses from system
• Troubleshooting many different issues on Windows systems
• Visiting clients at their offices and houses to setup printers, scanners, computers and their WiFi network
• Centraling enrolling and managing windows and apple and mobile devices with Addigy. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 2019
Bachelor of Network Management
Certifications:
CompTIA A+
NET+
CCNA