Praneeth Perera

Ja-ela, 11350, Sri Lanka | +94 77 8589 445 | praneethperera24@gmail.com | LinkedIn

Linux System Administrator with 5+ years of experience in server management, AWS services, and shell scripting. Red Hat Engineer and AWS Solutions Architect certified. MBA and BSc in Information Systems. Proven expertise in large-scale deployments and infrastructure solutions.

Work Experience

Cloud Systems Engineer

Sep 2023 – Present

Arptel DMCC | Dubai, UAE

Established Infrastructure as Code practices, reducing deployment time from days to hours
Architected a multi-region disaster recovery framework, achieving an RPO of 20 minutes
Streamlined cloud spending, saving 20% annually through file archiving, rightsizing and reserved instances
Deployed least privilege access controls and role-based IAM policies with comprehensive security monitoring across 50+ cloud resources
Established monitoring solution providing visibility across 50+ cloud assets

Senior Linux System Administrator

Jun 2020 – Aug 2023

Arptel DMCC | Dubai, UAE

Designed and deployed redundant infrastructure, reducing critical system failures by 60%
Transitioned on-premises infrastructure to AWS, decreasing operational expenses by 40%
Developed monitoring and alerting systems covering 50+ endpoints with 99.9% availability
Authored and maintained Bash shell scripts for automated system monitoring, backup processes, and user management tasks
Configured L2TP/IPSec VPN infrastructure with a self-developed multi-factor authentication system to enable secure remote access

Linux System Administrator

Sep 2018 – May 2020

Arptel DMCC | Dubai, UAE

Decreased system downtime by 25% through proactive monitoring and preventive maintenance
Streamlined routine tasks using shell scripting, saving 10 hours per week of manual work
Transitioned Oracle database to PostgreSQL using ora2pg conversion tool, ensuring data integrity and zero downtime during transition
Deployed centralized log management system, improving troubleshooting efficiency by 30%
Sustained 99.8% server uptime across 20+ production systems