Unix Administrator

Application Specialist
SWX Swiss Exchange, Zurich, 01.08.2007 - Current
• Responsible for all Swiss Stock Exchange application running on VMS Servers
• Preparing and arrange migrations from VMS to Sun Solaris
• Configuration, testing, and support of new applications
• Set-up and maintain security
• Monitor server logfiles to prevent server malfunction
• Performance tuning based on logfile analysis
• Writing Scripts for easier handling
• Resolve trouble tickets
• Provides 2nd level technical support, which involves technical analysis, trouble shooting and disaster recovery.
• Compliance with SLAs, controlling goals and time targets for standard tasks.
• Proper execution of incident management process and quality assurance in accordance with the procedure manual.
• Support rollout of new, productive applications and releases.
• Timely report of process status to superiors and clients.
• Produce and maintain operating documentation of applications within own scope of responsibility.
• Monitor and control the SWX standards across the whole platform.


System Engineer
Credit Suisse, Zurich, 01.10.2002 – 31.07.2007

• Responsible for 140 Intranet application-servers (weblogic) around the globe running on Solaris Servers
• Configuration, testing, and support of the new java based applications backup system
• Set-up and maintain security for java based applications
• Replicate the application to various servers using software distribution tool TIVOLI
• Monitor server logfiles to prevent server malfunction
• Performance tuning based on logfile analysis
• Writing Scripts for easier handling
• Resolve trouble tickets
• Co-ordination and organization of all tasks regarding the administration of Operating Manuals.
• Installation, deployment and maintenance of the UNIX infrastructure for web applications (Java Application Platform)
• Provides 2nd level technical support, which involves technical analysis, trouble shooting and disaster recovery.
• Compliance with SLAs, controlling goals and time targets for standard tasks.
• Proper execution of incident management process and quality assurance in accordance with the procedure manual.
• Support rollout of new, productive applications.
• Timely report of process status to superiors and clients.
• Produce and maintain operating documentation of applications within own scope of responsibility.
• Monitor and control the Credit Suisse security standards across the whole platform.
• Actively interact with other groups in "Continuous Improvement Workstreams" to improve current processes and functions.
• On-call/ off-time remote support for 2nd level technical support which includes system release, application rollout, disaster recovery as well as trouble shooting.
• Co-ordination and organization of all tasks regarding the administration of Operating Manuals.
• Stream Lead for the definition and administration of the JAP operation processes.
• Provide project support to Operational Excellence projects, one of the key initiatives within CREDIT SUISSE
• Provide technical support for the OE-project “Certificate Administration” (Yellow Belt).
• Elected for the staff council from 2007 - 2011

Unix Administrator / Analyst
Perot System, Zurich, 01.01.2001 – 30.09.2002

• Maintain Unix System and provide infrastructure backup support to UBS client
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and provide continuous support to UBS clients.
• Completed set up of new robotic network backup system (Netbackup on Solaris)
• Responsible for deployment (installation), configuration, testing, and support of the new robotic backup system.
• Monitoring and assigning disk usage, network troubleshooting,
• Responsible for Technical Assistance Center support for all UBS Warburg customers
• Responsible for supervising and training new team member in software/ hardware support
• Troubleshooting all elements during network outages.
• Extensive Unix server installation, configuration, administration, and support
• Install upgrades of the Sun Solaris operating system and support software.
• Perform routine system maintenance to ensure file systems are operational.
• Perform backup and restore functions.
• Develop and implement system documentation to support operational duties, disaster recovery procedures, configuration and design documents.
• Monitor overall system performance and fine-tune for optimum efficiency, enhance system performance and availability.
• Provide support to the overall system/network strategy.
• Maintain all production Unix system documentation and procedures.
• Perform system programming tasks in support of all systems administration functionality.
• Perform routine tasks which includes system backups, user session monitoring and control.


System Engineer
Cominformatic AG, Urdof, 19.04.1999 – 31.12.2000

• Maintain data stored in optical jukebox from multiple platform, across IBM, Sun Solaris Unix File systems and Windows file system on a network drive.
• Maintain multi-user large-scale optical disc changers system
• Responsible for various document security, data storage system for Swiss Life Insurance clients.
• Maintain and configure of document management scanners and for Electronic Imaging and Document system
• Responsible an automatic tape backup Storage management software product for large UNIX and Windows NT client/server environments
• Disaster recovery of the Document Software System, ensure the applications which include high speed document scanners, check scanners, capture software, automatic indexing software, Internet and Intranet document management software are running smoothly.
• Provided support to all operating system calls and major common network protocols, including TCP/IP, NFS, Lan Manager.