Nilay Meshram

About Nilay Meshram

Linux System Administrator with ~2 years of hands-on experience managing and monitoring enterprise Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) in production. RHCSA certified with additional Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Multicloud Architect certification. Core competencies- Linux server administration — user/group management, LVM, systemd, SELinux, firewalld, cron, auditd - Monitoring & troubleshooting — log analysis, health checks, Apache/MySQL/ NFS/Samba service validation - Security hardening — CIS benchmarks, iptables, SSH hardening, PAM, file permission auditing - Automation — Bash scripting, YUM/RPM package management, Ansible basics - AWS — EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Lambda, SSM, Secrets Manager - Networking — DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, OSI model fundamentals Currently supporting Cisco-based enterprise IT infrastructure at Mvation Worldwide Inc.(Cisco Premier Partner | GSA contract vehicle holder | MBE/HUBZone certified federal IT solutions provider). Actively seeking Linux Administrator, Cloud Operations, or DevOps Associate roles — open to India-based opportunities.

Experience

1. Technical Associate

   Mvation Worldwide Inc

   Jan 2025 — Present · Maharashtra, IN

   Administer and monitor Linux servers (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) across a 5+ server environment — performing daily health checks, log reviews, and service validation (Apache, MySQL, NFS, Samba)- Manage user lifecycle — account creation, sudo access, SSH key management, and access deprovisioning using Bash automation scripts- Implement security hardening aligned with CIS benchmarks — SELinux policy management, firewalld rules, auditd configuration, and SSH hardening- Automate routine sysadmin tasks using Bash scripting — user provisioning, log rotation, disk usage alerts, and system health reports- Support AWS infrastructure — EC2 instance management, IAM policy configuration, S3 storage operations, CloudWatch monitoring, and SSM-based remote access- Assist in federal IT procurement and RFQ/RFP response preparation aligned with GSA, SLED, and Cisco contract vehicles- Maintain technical documentation including runbooks, SOPs, and network topology diagrams.

Education

• Datta Meghe Institute of Management and Research Studies, Atre Layout

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2021

• Nit Polytechnic

  Diploma of Education, Computer Engineering

  2014 — 2017

• Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering - YCCE

  3 year, Computer Technology

  2017 — 2020