Masood Z.
Manager - High Performance Computing at Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences- Claim this Profile
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CompTIAOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
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Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager - High Performance Computing
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Jul 2022 - Present
Leading the management and architectural planning of high-performance computing resources to bolster scientific research collaborations. Leading the management and architectural planning of high-performance computing resources to bolster scientific research collaborations.
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Invitae
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Systems Engineer HPC Infrastructure Operations
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Dec 2021 - Jul 2022
Automation first approach towards consolidation of repetitive tasks using salt, bash and python. Support of HPC, vSphere, Pure storage, VAST storage and other Linux based environments. Automation first approach towards consolidation of repetitive tasks using salt, bash and python. Support of HPC, vSphere, Pure storage, VAST storage and other Linux based environments.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Advanced Technology Engineer
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Jun 2020 - Dec 2021
Utilize an Agile approach to set timelines, gather requirements, plan and design deployments in an HPC environment. Extend off the shelf software using pythonic code for API's that don't play well together. Integrate systems utilizing flask, jinja, boostrap and javascript. Utilize bash and python to build in-house tools and scripts that build upon Linux, Active Directory and API's. Provide in-depth knowledge to help others with escalation issues. Build and support MFA, AuthN and AuthZ (FreeIPA,… Show more Utilize an Agile approach to set timelines, gather requirements, plan and design deployments in an HPC environment. Extend off the shelf software using pythonic code for API's that don't play well together. Integrate systems utilizing flask, jinja, boostrap and javascript. Utilize bash and python to build in-house tools and scripts that build upon Linux, Active Directory and API's. Provide in-depth knowledge to help others with escalation issues. Build and support MFA, AuthN and AuthZ (FreeIPA, Keycloak, IAM, authlib, privacyidea). Puppet, Nagios, Foreman. Show less Utilize an Agile approach to set timelines, gather requirements, plan and design deployments in an HPC environment. Extend off the shelf software using pythonic code for API's that don't play well together. Integrate systems utilizing flask, jinja, boostrap and javascript. Utilize bash and python to build in-house tools and scripts that build upon Linux, Active Directory and API's. Provide in-depth knowledge to help others with escalation issues. Build and support MFA, AuthN and AuthZ (FreeIPA,… Show more Utilize an Agile approach to set timelines, gather requirements, plan and design deployments in an HPC environment. Extend off the shelf software using pythonic code for API's that don't play well together. Integrate systems utilizing flask, jinja, boostrap and javascript. Utilize bash and python to build in-house tools and scripts that build upon Linux, Active Directory and API's. Provide in-depth knowledge to help others with escalation issues. Build and support MFA, AuthN and AuthZ (FreeIPA, Keycloak, IAM, authlib, privacyidea). Puppet, Nagios, Foreman. Show less
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New York Genome Center
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United States
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Biotechnology
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100 - 200 Employee
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Systems Administrator II Research Computing
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Oct 2017 - May 2020
Deployment and support of HPC systems such as rstudio, jupyterhub, globus, slurm, etc. Work with on-site labs, liaisons, and internal team members to provide top tier support towards the overall goal. Locate bottlenecks of current tools in use and streamline repetitive tasks to gain optimal performance. Utilize Bash & Python to help automate user and support teams tasks. Setup InCommon federation utilizing Cilogon and Keycloak. Software in use = CentOS, Slurm, Red Hat IDM (FreeIPA), Red Hat… Show more Deployment and support of HPC systems such as rstudio, jupyterhub, globus, slurm, etc. Work with on-site labs, liaisons, and internal team members to provide top tier support towards the overall goal. Locate bottlenecks of current tools in use and streamline repetitive tasks to gain optimal performance. Utilize Bash & Python to help automate user and support teams tasks. Setup InCommon federation utilizing Cilogon and Keycloak. Software in use = CentOS, Slurm, Red Hat IDM (FreeIPA), Red Hat SSO (KeyCloak), InCommon federation, Zabbix, Docker, Singularity, Git, Puppet, Foreman, Globus, AWS S3, Google Cloud and Aspera. Show less Deployment and support of HPC systems such as rstudio, jupyterhub, globus, slurm, etc. Work with on-site labs, liaisons, and internal team members to provide top tier support towards the overall goal. Locate bottlenecks of current tools in use and streamline repetitive tasks to gain optimal performance. Utilize Bash & Python to help automate user and support teams tasks. Setup InCommon federation utilizing Cilogon and Keycloak. Software in use = CentOS, Slurm, Red Hat IDM (FreeIPA), Red Hat… Show more Deployment and support of HPC systems such as rstudio, jupyterhub, globus, slurm, etc. Work with on-site labs, liaisons, and internal team members to provide top tier support towards the overall goal. Locate bottlenecks of current tools in use and streamline repetitive tasks to gain optimal performance. Utilize Bash & Python to help automate user and support teams tasks. Setup InCommon federation utilizing Cilogon and Keycloak. Software in use = CentOS, Slurm, Red Hat IDM (FreeIPA), Red Hat SSO (KeyCloak), InCommon federation, Zabbix, Docker, Singularity, Git, Puppet, Foreman, Globus, AWS S3, Google Cloud and Aspera. Show less
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TEKsystems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Linux System Administrator
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May 2017 - Sep 2017
Support users and vendors in a Linux HPC environment built on Red Hat Openstack with CEPH storage running Univa Grid Engine. Rebuilt and expanded VMWare Esxi cluster utilizing Dell EMC storage. VMWare vRealize Operation Manager monitoring setup for host, hardware and VM monitoring. Help research community with Linux issues ranging from script, persistence configuration to performance tuning and upgrades of Ubuntu and CentOS / Red Hat systems. Support users and vendors in a Linux HPC environment built on Red Hat Openstack with CEPH storage running Univa Grid Engine. Rebuilt and expanded VMWare Esxi cluster utilizing Dell EMC storage. VMWare vRealize Operation Manager monitoring setup for host, hardware and VM monitoring. Help research community with Linux issues ranging from script, persistence configuration to performance tuning and upgrades of Ubuntu and CentOS / Red Hat systems.
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Hytech System Solutions
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Greater New York City Area
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Linux Systems Administrator
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Dec 2014 - May 2017
Working as a systems administrator managed services liaison. Monitor, patch, break / fix / land / decommission Linux ( RHEL / centos , ubuntu) & windows servers. Utilize VMware Hypervisor to consolidate infrastructure and plan HA clusters. Work with xenserver hypervisor as well. Create and migrate LAMP stacks for both internal and external facing sites. Design and maintain web pages using HTML / CSS / CMS. Scripting in Bash to automate tasks as well as utilize cron. Utilize puppet to manage and… Show more Working as a systems administrator managed services liaison. Monitor, patch, break / fix / land / decommission Linux ( RHEL / centos , ubuntu) & windows servers. Utilize VMware Hypervisor to consolidate infrastructure and plan HA clusters. Work with xenserver hypervisor as well. Create and migrate LAMP stacks for both internal and external facing sites. Design and maintain web pages using HTML / CSS / CMS. Scripting in Bash to automate tasks as well as utilize cron. Utilize puppet to manage and deploy. Use kickstart to automate RedHat / centos builds for scalability. Utilize REHAT satellite for management of RH infrastructure. Architecture and installation of virtualization, databases, LAMP, LEMP and HA appliances using Citrix Netscaler as well as Nginx Plus. Show less Working as a systems administrator managed services liaison. Monitor, patch, break / fix / land / decommission Linux ( RHEL / centos , ubuntu) & windows servers. Utilize VMware Hypervisor to consolidate infrastructure and plan HA clusters. Work with xenserver hypervisor as well. Create and migrate LAMP stacks for both internal and external facing sites. Design and maintain web pages using HTML / CSS / CMS. Scripting in Bash to automate tasks as well as utilize cron. Utilize puppet to manage and… Show more Working as a systems administrator managed services liaison. Monitor, patch, break / fix / land / decommission Linux ( RHEL / centos , ubuntu) & windows servers. Utilize VMware Hypervisor to consolidate infrastructure and plan HA clusters. Work with xenserver hypervisor as well. Create and migrate LAMP stacks for both internal and external facing sites. Design and maintain web pages using HTML / CSS / CMS. Scripting in Bash to automate tasks as well as utilize cron. Utilize puppet to manage and deploy. Use kickstart to automate RedHat / centos builds for scalability. Utilize REHAT satellite for management of RH infrastructure. Architecture and installation of virtualization, databases, LAMP, LEMP and HA appliances using Citrix Netscaler as well as Nginx Plus. Show less
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Data Center Hosting Server Operations - Team Lead
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Apr 2012 - Dec 2014
Technical lead (SME) for data center operations onsite at Intel in Folsom CA. Support mixed SLES / RedHat & Wintel environment running HP servers. Point of contact for linux in production / dev. Create documentation for build and support procedures. Maintain linux environment with no prior documentation or support.
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Data Center Hosting Server Operations Level 4 Tech
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Apr 2010 - Apr 2012
Support Intel's production and pre-production site with over 4000+ servers. Break, fix, land and decommission. Support mixed SLES / RedHat & Wintel environment running HP servers.
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American Home Mortgage
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Software Support Specialist
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
Provide day to day support to loan officers with their software issues. This pertains to windows, loan soft (Loan Origination software) and associated software running on windows. MS Office, web browser etc. Provide day to day support to loan officers with their software issues. This pertains to windows, loan soft (Loan Origination software) and associated software running on windows. MS Office, web browser etc.
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Hytech System Solutions
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Greater New York City Area
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Junior Systems Administrator
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Jan 2005 - Jan 2008
Provide support for windows server & linux. Install and maintenance as well as land new hardware and provide future upgrade recommendations. Physical touch at a novice level Provide support for windows server & linux. Install and maintenance as well as land new hardware and provide future upgrade recommendations. Physical touch at a novice level
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Education
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Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology
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