Open to opportunities

Prashant Pandit

@prashantpandit

Message

Senior Linux System Administrator driving reliable, secure enterprise infrastructure.

India

Message

What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead Linux infrastructure and cloud migrations, improve reliability and security, mentor teams, and work in environments focused on high availability and measurable uptime improvements.

I am a Senior Linux System Administrator with 13+ years managing large-scale Linux infrastructure across production, staging, and cloud environments. I specialize in RHEL, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Ubuntu, and SUSE, delivering server hardening, performance tuning, virtualization, and high-availability architecture.

Throughout my career I have led Linux infrastructure operations, executed major OS migrations (CentOS 7 to RHEL/AlmaLinux 8/9) with zero data loss, administered HA clusters and HAProxy, and run virtualization platforms including VMware, Xen, and Hyper-V. I reduced downtime through proactive patching, infrastructure optimization, and structured inter-DC VM migrations.

I hold an AWS Solution Architect Certification (valid through March 2027) and have been recognized as a Star Performer and part of the Migration Warriors for leading successful large-scale migrations. I mentor junior administrators and focus on improving security posture via VAPT remediation, kernel updates, and DR discipline.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Linux System Administrator

ESDS Software Solutions Ltd.

Nov 2021 - Feb 2026 (4 years 3 months)

Led Linux infrastructure operations across multiple data centres, executing CentOS-to-RHEL/AlmaLinux migrations with zero data loss and reducing service downtime through proactive patching and optimization.

RHEL AlmaLinux CentOS HAProxy PCS CRM Clustering VMWare Disaster Recovery

Infrastructure Engineer

BDX Data Centers

Jan 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Supported international enterprise clients in high-availability data centre environments, performed kernel panic remediation and custom kernel compilation, and managed F5 GTM DNS load balancing.

Linux Administration Honeywell EB Monitoring VMWare Xen Hyper V

Assistant Manager

Reliance Integrated Services Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2016 - Jan 2020 (3 years 7 months)

Configured and managed RHEL/CentOS on physical and virtual platforms, handled VM lifecycle with Hyper-V and CloudStack, and performed deep-level kernel and storage troubleshooting to meet SLAs.

RHEL CentOS Hyper V CloudStack

Senior Technical Support Engineer

AressSoftwares Pvt. Ltd.

Mar 2012 - Aug 2015 (3 years 5 months)

Provided L2/L3 Linux production support in hosting environments, maintained web/mail/database stacks and control panels, and implemented monitoring practices that reduced incident frequency and improved stability.

CPanel Apache MySQL DNS CloudLinux System Monitoring

Senior Technical Support Engineer

APSInfotech Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2010 - Mar 2012 (1 year 5 months)

Delivered L1/L2 technical support via live chat and ticketing, managed server disk/mail queue operations, and performed log analysis and process/load monitoring across Windows and Linux platforms.

WHMCS Log Analysis IIS Plesk

Technical Support Engineer

Geeks Solutions

Nov 2009 - May 2010 (6 months)

Provided hosting support using cPanel/WHM and Plesk, resolved DNS/Apache/mail/MySQL issues, and conducted manual account migrations and spam/DDOS investigations.

CPanel Plesk DNS Apache MySQL Server Migration

Technical Support Engineer

U&D Square Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2007 - Mar 2009 (2 years 1 month)

Monitored 150+ production servers with Nagios and MRTG, identified performance bottlenecks to prevent outages, and provided ticket-based support for email, webserver, DNS, and database issues.

Nagios DNS Apache MySQL Ticketing