SUMMARY:

• 3+ Years of Experience as Cloud Architect for Azure, GCP, AWS
• 16+ Years of experience in IT Industry including Team Lead and Sr. System Administrator
• 16 years of experience with Microsoft Windows applications / services and Windows 2012 R R R 2 / 2003/ 2000.
• 10+ Years of experience with VMware products like vSphere 6/5.5 / 5.1/ 4.1/ 4.0/3.5 , vCenter and SRM 5/5.5
• 10 Years of experience with Citrix XenApp 6.5/ 6.0/ 5.0 on Microsoft Windows / 2003 physical and Virtual servers.
• 12 Years of experience with Backup Products like Confidential TSM & TSM - VE/ Veritas Netbackup / Symantec Backup Exec / CA Brightstor ArcServer / EMC Retrospect / NT Backup/ PHD esXpress / Veem Backup.
• 4 Years of experience with Microsoft SQL server 2008/2005.
• 7 Years of experience with Business Continuities Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan.
• 1 Year of experience with CISCO Unified Computing System (UCS)
• Experience in working with small to large corporation like Banks / Governments / Financial Institute / Manufacturing Unit / Real Estate and Consultancy companies.
• SME for Microsoft Active Directory and VMWare Datacenter products.
• Strategic thinker and planner and ability to multi-task several tasks
• Self - motivated with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to the environment
• Ability to effectively convey ideas, methodologies and work in a team environment
• Energetic, optimistic, passionate, and result oriented
• Ability to Manage Team / work independently as well as in a team environment
• Possess strong planning, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Great flexibility to handle changes and has the ability to perform tasks within the set deadline
• Commits to professional growth; seeks opportunities for development; expected to share knowledge with others.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cloud: Microsoft Azure, GCP, AWS

Windows Server: Microsoft Windows 2012 R R2/ 2008/ 2003 R

Directory Services: Active Directory Domain Services 2012 R2 /2008 R2/2003, IdAM, LDAP, ADFS, SSO

Virtualization: VMware vSphere 5.5 / 5.1 / 4.1, ESX 3.5, Citrix XenApp 6.5/6.0/5.0 /4.5 , Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare Workstation / Microsoft Virtual server 2005, VMWare SRM 5.5/ 5, VMWare VCenter 5.5/ 5/4, CISCO UCS

Script: PowerShell, Python, WMI, VB Script

Backup: Confidential TSM & TSM-VE, Veem Backup, Veritas NetBackup / Symantec Backup Exec / CA Brightstor ArcServer, EMC Retrospect / PHD esXpress / NT Backup, VMWare VCB

ITIL Tools: BMC Remedy, Manage Now, Confidential -ISM, CA Unicentr, IMPACT, Maximo

Storage: Confidential DS 00, Dell iSCSI, Intransa 5000

Skills Set: Active Directory, Objects (GPO), WINS, DNS,LDAP, XML, IIS, DHCP, TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, Terminal Services, Hyper-V, Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces), ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool), ImageX, Assign and Publish MSI packages via AD Group Policy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cloud Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in designing, architecting and implementing large-scale Cloud Native applications using IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Architected and delivered 28+ projects on Microsoft Azure and GCP which include Data Analytics tools like Tableau, Alteryx, Qlik, PowerBI, Machine Learning apps, AI apps, custom build applications, work flow management tools/apps with strong security layers.
• Work with multiple line of business to gather requirement and translate into technical design.
• Define migration path for on premise application (entire datacenter) to Microsoft Azure/GCP.
• Extend Citrix workload to Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Extensive use of Microsoft Azure SQL service (PaaS), Web service, Blob Storage, Load Balancer, App gateway with WAF/WAS, Azure Key Vault, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Analytic Service, Event HUB, Azure Functions, Azure Redish Cache.
• Integrate IdAM for LDAP/SSO for various applications for authentication and security purpose.
• Integrate/Extend on premise Active Directory to Azure AD, B2B, B2C.
• Work with security team to define role based authentication for various applications.
• Strong expertise in setting up, configuring and fine tuning Microsoft Azure platform for optimum availability and stability
• Extensive experience designing and developing containerized micro-services mesh platform
• Good Knowledge of Domain Driven Design (DDD) and identification of domain-model boundaries for each micro-service (Bounded Context)
• Experience with asynchronous event-driven communication broker supporting multiple protocols HTTP(S), FTP, LDAP, ADFS
• Experience with real-time distributed data streaming platform.
• Knowledge of VBScript, PowerShall script, WMI.
• Knowledge of most common software architecture & design patterns
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (Azure Document DB, Mongo DB)
• Experience with container platforms such as Docker and orchestrators such as Docker swarm or Kubernetes
• Experience with software design and modeling tools
• Experience implementing micro-services orchestrator platform such Azure Service Fabric or Cloud Foundry
• Experience working in agile environment
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines

Sr. System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for IT Infrastructure merger as two major companies are merged.
• Migrate Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 server to Microsoft Azure.
• Build Microsoft MS SQL services on Microsoft Azure Platform.
• Migrate Microsoft Exchange Office 365 to on premise with Microsoft Exchange 2013.
• Building VMWare Infrastructure using VMWare ESXi 6.0, VMWare vCenter and VMWare Site Recovery Manager
• Tune up Citrix Infrastructure and NetScaler for better User Experience
• Assist in Telephone System Migration to CISCO
• Assist in Business applications merger.
• Prepare new Disaster Recovery Plan using VMWare Site Recovery Manager.
• Proficiency in scripting, PowerShell, PowerCLI. Python, shell script.
• Manage MS SQL backup Redgate 7.0 Backup.
• Deploy packages using Altiris / Symantec Enterprise Management Tool.
• Manage Windows and Linux Infrastructure.
• Execute / perform Security standard.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud platform.

Sr. System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 12 external and internal clients’ projects (Include Banks / Real Estate / Governments / Confidential Internal clients)
• Manage Transition in/out of small and large accounts for Confidential .
• Manage 121+ VMWare ESXi 5/5.5 hosts and 26 VMWare Clusters which are located at geographically different location of Canada. Hosts are configured with HA and DRS and Distributed Switch.
• Manager and monitor 2000+ VMs (Windows / Linux) which are running on VMWare Infrastructure using PowerCLI and other scripting tools.
• Implement VMWare Site Recovery Manager 5.5 (SRM) to as part of Disaster Recovery (DR) using SAN.
• Prepare Build and Run book of servers build. Document customizes and standardized configuration.
• Manage and Monitor 1800+ servers using Confidential Tivoli / TSM / IEM / VMWare Data protector / BMC Bladelogic and etc.
• Write PowerShall and Python script for VMWare Host and VM maintenance.
• Integrate Puppet Enterprise and Chef to VMWare vSphwere Enterprise for automation and for monitoring.
• Prepare Solution Design / Architecture design for Line of Business (LOB).
• Lead projects and work with Project Managers and Team Members.
• Provide to Team Members and System Administrator to support Infrastructure.
• Build and Manage Microsoft Windows server 2012 R2/ 2012/ 2008 R2/2008/ 2003 R2 / 2003 using automation tools like VMWare Template, BMC BladeLogic, Symatec Image server.
• Implement ISeC / ITCS104 / GSD331 security for servers
• Migrate physical datacenter to new virtual / physical datacenter using VMWare vSphere 5.5/ 5.1/4.1 and Vcenter including configuration of vMotion, DRS, High availability (HA), and storage vMotion, Distributed Switch with linked mode of VCenters.
• Implement and Manage CISCO UCS environment.
• Migrate Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 server to Microsoft Azure.
• Build and Configure Citrix environment using Citrix XenApp 6.5 / 6.5 / 5.0 on Microsoft Windows servers.
• Build and Configure Unix / Linux based Physical and Virtual Servers.
• Proficiency in scripting, PowerShell, PowerCLI. Python, shell script.
• Manage server activation and deactivation documents (Build Documentation)
• Provide Level-3 support for VMWare, Citrix, and Microsoft and Confidential Tivoli products.
• Build and Implement Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Lead complex infrastructure projects like Active Directory Migration and upgrade, Citrix Farm upgrade, ITIL Based tools deployment.
• Perform OS and software upgrade using Confidential IEM/TEM / Microsoft WSUS / Shavlik and deploy patches or service packs manually for DMZ servers.
• Manage RSA Secure ID.
• Implement VMWare Site Recovery Manger 5.5 for one of the major Bank of Canada
• Perform Installation of MS SQL 2008
• Manage MS SQL 2008 backup and recovery.
• Manage competing priorities while working on concurrent projects and/or simultaneous support task across multiple business or Technical units.
• Provide leadership in filling project and/or support team responsibilities.
• Work independently to meet customer requirements and manager workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to maintain relationship with customer, strong customer focus and demonstrated ability to work in geographically dispersed teams.
• Implement ITIL based change/problem/incident management tools like CA Unicenter, BMC Remedy, IMPACT, Manage Now R1, Maximo
• Provide oncall support on rotation basis (24x7x365).
• Upgrade 40+ VMWare ESX 4.0 servers to ESX vSPhere 5.5 servers using automated script.
• Deployment of VMWare SRM 5/5.5 for Workload swap
• Active Directory upgrade (4 Forests and 55 Domain Controllers) from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2
• Upgrade 750+ MS Windows 2003 servers to MS Windows .
• Transition in, one of the Government service sector
• Transition out, Real Estate company
• Upgrade Citrix Farm form XenApp 5 to XenApp 6.5
• Build / migrate multiple five nodes Microsoft Windows server from MS Windows 2003 and 2008 servers to MS Windows 2012 servers.
• Upgrade Backup client over 1000+ Microsoft Windows servers.
• Build and Lead customize Microsoft Windows servers 2012.

Corporate System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Implementation of Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and Microsoft Technology
• Design and execute proofs-of-concept (POC) for critical enterprise capabilities, including building business case with costs, benefits, and efficiency measures.
• Responsible for administration of SAN/NAS, Backup/Restore, and 1000+ Windows Servers Infrastructure (AD, DC, DNS, DHCP, WINS, FS, PS, IIS, ISA, BES, Entrust, Etc.).
• Migration of various production server & windows XP into virtualization environment using Microsoft Virtual Server and VMware vSphere.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and internal teams to define enterprise architecture principles, standards and guidelines, and blueprints.
• Translate business requirements into systems qualities and repeatable design strategies and patterns, such as adaptability, scalability, availability, and reusability.
• Assure enterprise application integration by selecting tools, specifying shared data and code resources, defining interfaces and data-flows, and monitoring progress.
• Work closely with project managers, developers, and focus groups to avoid redundancy, minimize expenditures, and improve overall synergy within organization.
• Implement ITIL & PCI best practice methodology to clarify and speed the institutionalization of service delivery.
• Analyze legacy applications and systems to derive required business functions and rules from existing applications.
• Contribute and adhere to the operational change and release management process.
• Author and maintain all documentation related to processes, infrastructure diagrams, technical manuals.
• Manage CISCO SSL VPN appliance
• Management of RSA Secure ID.
• Participate as a member of DRP to implement and test plan based on different business groups and requirement.
• Install and configure of new hardware and software as applicable and perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance tasks on all servers.
• Create future vision architecture to expedite delivery of new products and services to market while meeting company’s cost and risk reduction objective.
• Provide Level-2 support for VMWare, Microsoft products and services.
• Provide oncall support on rotation basis (24x7x365).
• Datacenter consolidation using VMWare and Microsoft virtualization products.
• Consolidation of Active Directory, Multi Forest environments to One Forest environment.
• Implement PCI securities for one of the Government service department.

Sr. Technology Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead for IT Infrastructure Team
• Design and Implement of virtualizations using VMWare vSphere 4.0 & VMWare vCenter 4.0. and Dell make iSCSI.
• Implement vMotion, HA, DRS, Backup & Disaster Recovery for virtual machine. For backup and disaster recovery we used PHD esXpress 4.
• Migrate Citrix presentation 4.0 to Citrix XenApp 5.0 64-Bit and Windows Bit.
• Improve Active Directory structure on Windows 2008 and Windows 2000.
• Manage File & Print server on Windows 2008.
• Manage Linux / Unix servers.
• Manager backup using EMC Retrospect.
• Manager Security and Firewall using Firebox & Switches/routers.
• Manage CISCO SSL VPN appliance
• Management of RSA Secure ID.
• Install and Manage MS SQL 2008
• Manage Microsoft WSUS servers.
• For communication used Confidential Lotus notes 8.1, Nortel IP Phone, dell make infrastructure & Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)
• Mentor to Jr. System Administrator and trainee.
• Disaster Recovery of Infrastructure and production servers
• Upgrade Citrix Farm from Citrix Presentation server 4.0 to XenApp 5.0
• ISeC and ISO compliant Active Directory and Citrix Farm
• Procurement of Infrastructure servers, SAN and network appliances

System Administrator, Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Active Directory Management for three continentals (America, Europe, Asia)
• Standardization of Active Directory.
• Migration of Windows NT AD to Windows 2003 Server using ADMT/GPMC.
• Global IT Support.
• Active Directory consolidation and standardization.

System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed & Implemented Active Directory for ease of authentication of various applications, high availability of applications and servers
• Developed and Implemented disaster recovery of servers and applications (Using Symantec Backup Exec) and data retentions for five years using CA Brightstor and VERITAS netback up & tape library (LTO-III)
• Instrumental in developing and implementing Virtualization using VMWare ESX3.5 and Microsoft Virtual Servers
• Design & Implemented virtual environment for Developers using VMWare ESX Server 3.5 and Virtual Center server.
• Planned Document security using Microsoft IRM/RMS Server and Symantec End Point Security (SEP 11)
• Manage CISCO SSL VPN appliance
• Install and Manage MS SQL
• Management of RSA Secure ID.
• Monitored and maintained Confidential Blade Center and Confidential xSeries Servers
• Maintained Citrix Presentation 4.0 servers on physical servers and also on VMWare Esx 3.5 servers.
• Maintained Windows 2008, File & Print and User Quota (Cluster Server), FC SAN (SUN 6140 & Confidential DS 5100)& IP SAN (Intransa 5000), DNS/DHCP/CA/Radius Server, IIS (HTTP, FTP)
• Provided remote support and on-site support for domestic and international customers, including Tier-II & Tier-III, basic support of LAN/WAN and to junior team members and end users
• Manage Load Balancer.
• Manage and Build Unix / Linux servers.
• Implement ITIL Based CA Unicenter helpdesk.
• Entrusted with the procurement of IT Infrastructure devices & Microsoft Enterprise Agreement account
• Provide oncall support on rotation basis (24x7x365).
• Active Directory consolidation
• Datacenter consolidation
• SAN Upgrade
• Implement document Security
• Implement single sign on (SSO)
• Improve Internal customer satisfaction
• Upgrade Microsoft Cluster (file) server from Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 R2 with Zero Down time.
• Email Achieve solution
• Build Staging Environment for developer

System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed & Implemented Active Directory for authentication and backups & recovery for servers
• Maintained security & critical updates of Microsoft client using WSUS
• Checking logs of servers & applications and take proactive steps depend upon logs
• Maintained Microsoft SQL 2003/2005 database server & IIS Servers
• Provided Remote Support, Level-II support of LAN/Wireless devices
• Configured HUB, Switches, Routers and Firewall.
• Handled 250 Users and 12 HP make Microsoft Windows Servers
• Maintained Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
• Budget preparation & Procurement of IT Devices
• Developed customized accounting software using VB6, MS SQL 2003 and Crystal Report 8.5
• Provide on call support on rotation basis (24x7x365).