Simon Hills
DevOps
Chelmsford
Summary
A seasoned Unix/Linux Administrator with over 20 years of experience in the financial sector. Proven track record in supporting the development and implementation of IT solutions that enhance organizational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Expert in UNIX systems administration, troubleshooting, and systems installation, with a focus on delivering high-quality technical solutions.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Unix Administrator & Application Management
Monitise/Daisy
3 2013 - Current
- Developed Ansible playbooks and roles for customer deployments
- Implemented two-factor authentication using PAM radius and SSH keys
- Collaborated with project teams for application releases
- Conducted root cause analysis using Splunk
- Managed SSL certificate processes using Perl scripts
- Administered Java application servers using Ansible and F5 BigIP
- Provided live support for RBS, VISA, and Coop platforms
Senior Unix Administrator
2e2
09.2010 - 02.2013
- Built 70+ RHEL5 servers using OPSware and Cfengine for Royal Bank of Canada
- Migrated data center environments from Docklands to Woking
- Designed and implemented OPManager across Solaris estate for Mitsubishi UFJ
- Set up SNMP traps and syslog monitoring for alert management
Senior Unix Systems Administrator
GlaxoSmithKline
05.2007 - 08.2010
- Set up VMware test environments using RedHat and Solaris
- Developed automation scripts for user account management
- Built servers using kickstart/jumpstart and maintained patches
Unix/Linux Support
Goldman Sachs
08.2005 - 04.2007
- Led the migration of servers to new NIS environments
- Developed a Perl-based knowledge base web application
- Installed and patched RedHat/Solaris servers for custom setups
Education
BSc - Computer Science
Anglia Polytechnic University
A-Level - Computing
Chelmsford College
GCSEs - 6 including Computing (B) and Maths (C)
Boswell’s Comprehensive School
Skills
Oracle Solaris
RedHat RHEL
Ubuntu
AWS
Apache CloudStack
Ansible
Cfengine
Python
Bash
Perl
CGI
Git
SSL
GPG
OpenSSL
OpenSSH
Oracle
Sybase
MySQL
Nagios
BigBrother
Oracle M5000s
HP DL385
IBM Xseries
F5
Wireshark
NIS
DNS
TCP/IP
SSH
FTP
HTTP
EMC SAN
NetApp NAS
Veritas VxVM
VxFS
VCS
Apache
Glassfish
VMware
NetBackup
Confluence
Linux Operating System
Scripting Languages
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Unix Administrator
2e2
09.2010 - 02.2013
Senior Unix Systems Administrator
GlaxoSmithKline
05.2007 - 08.2010
Unix/Linux Support
Goldman Sachs
08.2005 - 04.2007
A-Level - Computing
Chelmsford College
GCSEs - 6 including Computing (B) and Maths (C)
Boswell’s Comprehensive School
Unix Administrator & Application Management
Monitise/Daisy
3 2013 - Current
BSc - Computer Science
Anglia Polytechnic University