Aboulkacem KRADRA

Ministry of Interior of Algeria

Disaster recovery Datacenter and production center of titles and secure documents.

Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria

Full-time

Principal Systems Administrator Engineer

12/2023 - Present

• 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 Systems Administrator

07/2018 - 11/2023

• 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

30/2014 - 06/2018

• 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.

Freelance Platforms

Laghouat, Laghouat, Algeria

Freelancer

03/2010 - Present

• Enhanced business operations by implementing Azure & AWS cloud projects.
• Increased productivity by developing 20+ PowerShell and bash scripts, resulting in a 75% decrease in manual tasks.
• Developed a web-based application for managing car spare part stores, with 4+ function points and 1K+ lines of code, using HTML5/CSS3, PHP, and jQuery technologies.
• Designed a website for a Logistics Company based in the USA using HTML5/CSS3, PHP, jQuery, and WordPress.
• Built 3 mobile applications for Android devices using Android SDK, SQLite database, and Android Studio.
• Implemented a gym management desktop application with 6+ function points, 2K+ lines of code, and 20+ DB tables using JavaFX, Jasper report, and MySQL database.
• Programmed 2 C#/SQL server desktop applications for medical laboratory management for a government company.
• Wrote 10+ formal letters.
• Designed 10+ posters and flyers using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.