Yang Zhen How
Ayer Itam
Summary
Experienced IT specialist with 6+ years in Linux OS, compute hardware, data center related optimization and operation-related automation. Seeking to leverage previous data center management skills and server operation for a senior technical position.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior IT Engineer 1
Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd
12.2023 - Current
- Responsible for maintaining/administering HW(Asset Lifecycle)/OS (Windows/Linux) on different distros (RedHat, CentOS)
- Monitor and optimize SAN performance, ensuring high availability and efficient storage utilization.
- Implement data backup and recovery procedures, safeguarding critical business information against potential loss; Netbackup, Nakivo
- Administration and support of CAD License & Tools
- Reduce downtime by proactively monitoring systems and conducting regular maintenance tasks (PRTG)
- Evaluate alternative virtualization technologies to reduce power consumption, improve resource utilization and reduce operating cost
- Establish strong vendor relationships for procurement of high-quality hardware and software products at competitive prices
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues occasionally, providing timely resolution to minimize disruptions
IT Infrastructure Security Engineer
Intel Malaysia Sdn Bhd
4 2022 - 12.2023
- Full time security engineer responsible for creating and managing security patch bundles on monthly basis and ensure InfoSec requirements are fulfilled
- Provides technical support by investigating arising incidents caused by incompatible/mismatch packages version upgrade on various applications globally and across multiple OS versions
- ( ~200K Servers) Work hand in hand with InfoSec team to remediate various vulnerabilities for my organisation within the agreed timeline.
Regional IT Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
Intel Malaysia Sdn Bhd
03.2017 - 04.2022
- Full time support engineer managing server related operations including periodical security patching, breakfixes and server lifecycle management (2017 to 2022), Netbackup solution (2017)
- Provides technical support by investigating arising incidents caused by misconfiguration, hardware failure and new deployment bugs via ITIL framework within Asia Region
- ( ~16000 Servers) 2021 - Stabilized data center power usage (total > 100kW over usage), defining short term and long term strategies
- 2019 - Planned and executed VMware to KVM migration within GAR region, while ensuring key infrastructure servers/services stability at the same time
- 2018 - Invested heavily on automation and managed to avoid 500+ manually handled tickets, guiding and sped up team members progress at the same time
- 2017,2018,2019,2021 - Led, planned and executed data center routine maintenance effort for Malaysia site's HPC Hosting
- (2017'Q1 , 2017'Q2, 2018'Q1, 2019'Q4, 2021'Q4)
Education
Bachelor Degree of Science in Information Technology (BSc.IT) -
Universiti Utara Malaysia(UUM)
Kedah, Malaysia 09.2013 - 05.2017
Skills
Linux
System Administration
OpenSuSe
Ubuntu
RedHat
CentOS
Perl
Bash
VMware
KVM
Automation
Computing Hardware
ServiceNow
Jira
Netbackup
Samba
Websites
Accomplishments
- 2021'Q4, Division Recognition Award (10/2021 - 12/2021)
- 2021'Q2, HPC Award (04/2021 - 06/2021) Tech Debt Reduction: 100% Migration of HPC Infrastructure Servers to SLES12SP5
- 2020'Q2, HPC Infrastructure Department Award (04/2020 - 06/2020) Xi'An Site's HPC Infrastructure Repurpose Activity Compute and Storage Re-Use Savings ~900K USD
- 2020'Q2, HPC Infrastructure Department Award (04/2020 - 06/2020) Steering and delivering resutls in 2020 Q2 as Scrum Master with limited resources, working hand in hand with Product Owner
- 2017'Q3, HPC Award (07/2017 - 09/2017) Stabilized Malaysia Hub and being significant partner
Languages
English
Bahasa Malaysia
Mandarin
Timeline
Senior IT Engineer 1
Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd
12.2023 - Current
Regional IT Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
Intel Malaysia Sdn Bhd
03.2017 - 04.2022
Bachelor Degree of Science in Information Technology (BSc.IT) -
Universiti Utara Malaysia(UUM)
09.2013 - 05.2017
IT Infrastructure Security Engineer
Intel Malaysia Sdn Bhd
4 2022 - 12.2023
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