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Ghulam Mujtaba

@ghulammujtaba1

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I am a Senior UNIX administrator specializing in AIX and Linux.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior infrastructure roles managing AIX/Linux environments, leading migrations, virtualization and security/compliance (PCI‑DSS), mentoring teams, and optimizing enterprise storage, middleware and operational resilience.

I am an IT professional with 10+ years of progressive experience specializing in UNIX systems (AIX, Linux), server management, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure. I deliver high-energy leadership, rapid adoption of new technologies, and consistent on-time results.

I have led large-scale migrations and platform upgrades—LPAR migrations to IBM P9/P10, GPFS deployments, disk migrations, and Linux upgrades to RHEL 9—while administering middleware such as WebLogic and WebSphere across heterogeneous environments. I have managed virtualization with VMware and Power systems, implemented Docker on RHEL, and overseen SAN, backups and monitoring solutions. I also lead compliance efforts including PCI‑DSS, patch management, SSL/TLS configuration, and audit integrations.

I am focused on applying my UNIX, virtualization, storage and security expertise to drive resilient, compliant enterprise systems while mentoring teams and improving operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr. Manager - System Admin

Current

HBL Bank Limited

Apr 2019 - Present (6 years 4 months)

Manage Bank core allied Unix systems (AIX, RHEL/OEL) and lead migrations of LPARs to IBM P9/P10, GPFS installs and Linux upgrades to ensure platform stability and compliance.

RHEL VMWare LPAR Management SAN Storage Migration Docker Patch Management SIEM

Sr. Manager-System Admin

MCB Bank Limited

Jul 2018 - Mar 2019 (8 months)

Managed IT operations at DR site including hardware, servers and storage; applied patch management and PCI-DSS fixes and implemented SSL on WebLogic/WebSphere to meet compliance.

Patch Management PCI DSS RHEL Websphere SSL Storage VMWare

System Administrator (AVP)

MCB Bank Limited

Jul 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year)

Managed UNIX systems, storage and middleware and installed GPFS on AIX to reduce downtime; contributed to core banking migration, PCI-DSS certification and datacenter migrations.

Middleware SAN NAS PCI DSS

Aix System Admin

NIB Bank Limited

Jan 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 6 months)

Administered T24 core banking and IBM MQ middleware, managed virtualized SAN/NAS and backups, and supported AIX upgrades and WebSphere migrations for production stability.

IBM AIX T24 SAN NAS Virtualization Websphere Backup

Technical Consultant

InfoTech (Pvt) Limited

Mar 2015 - Jan 2016 (10 months)

Provided technical consulting and root-cause resolution for complex hardware and software platform issues and managed VMware vSphere hosts, vCenter and datastores.

VMware VSphere Troubleshooting Root Cause Analysis Storage Linux Performance Tuning System Integration

UNIX System Specialist

THK Solutions (Pvt)

Apr 2013 - Mar 2015 (1 year 11 months)

Performed AIX administration on EMC disk subsystems with PowerPath, supported clustered banking applications on WebSphere, and led change management and team coordination activities.

Websphere Cluster Coordination Change Management Monitoring Team Leadership

System Administrator

IBM Pakistan

Dec 2007 - Mar 2013 (5 years 3 months)

Administered AIX/Linux/Windows systems, created virtual I/O client LPARs with HMC, managed LVM/filesystems and IBM Tivoli Manager migrations to production for improved operations.

HMC LPAR Filesystems Performance Monitoring Linux