About

As a Senior Technical Superintendent at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur, I oversee critical infrastructure systems that support the academic and research activities of one of India's premier technical institutions. With extensive experience in server management, network administration, and system security, I ensure the reliable operation of essential services that enable seamless computing experiences for faculty, students, and researchers.

Qualifications & Certifications

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering

HBTI Kanpur

Professional Certifications

Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Primary Server Management

Mail Services

Installation, configuration and management of mail server (SMTP, IMAP, Mail8)

LDAP Management

LDAP server management and Slave LDAP server management

Web Services

Global WWW server management and Local web server management

Print Services

Print (PPR) server management

Webmail Systems

Webmail (SquirrelMail) server management and Roundcube server management

Security & Access

External login server management and Secure NFS server management

File Systems

NFS2 server management (non-secure for labs)

Time Services

Turing server management (web updates) and NTP server management

Standby Servers Management

1 CL1 server (web updates standby)
2 Web8 standby server
3 LDAP0 standby server
4 LDAP1 LXC container
5 NFS5 standby server
6 NFS3 standby server
7 Webmail1 standby
8 Roundcube1 standby
9 Login2 server management
10 Gateway1 server management

Backup Management

Daily/Hourly Backups

backup.cse

Monthly Backups

backup1.cse

LDAP Hourly Backups

User directory services

MySQL Backups

csebak.cse

Secondary Responsibilities

DNS/DHCP server management
External DNS management
Mirror server management
PXE boot server
Git/Moodle/Canvas servers
Department cloud server
ST1/ST2 camera recording systems
Nagios monitoring system

Additional Responsibilities

System Maintenance

  • Weekly/Monthly OS upgrades
  • GlobalSign SSL certificate management

User Management

  • LDAP user management
  • Disk quota management
  • Print quota management

Infrastructure

  • Network issue resolution
  • UPS/Surveillance/Biometric systems
  • Printer management (secondary)
  • Wi-Fi device management
  • Departmental purchases coordination