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• Hands on experience with EC2, EBS, EFS, S3 and Cloud Watch.
• Configure Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Provide fundamental security methodologies and features.
• Worked on operational support activities to ensure availability of customer websites hosted on AWS cloud infrastructure using Virtual private cloud(VPC) and public cloud.
• Experience on DevOps activities such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and on the required tools Jenkins, Chef and Ansible.
• Experience in installation, configuring and supporting of VMware vSphere 5.x and 6.x infrastructures with Vcenter management, DRS, HA, DPM, vMotion and VDI infrastructures management.
• Experience in System Administration, Troubleshooting, Security, Backup, Disaster Recovery, Performance Monitoring and Fine - tuning on Windows Servers. Root cause analysis and diagnosing issues during installing, configuring and deployment of different hardware, OS, and applications.
• Experience in Installation, Support, Configuration and Maintenance of RHEL 6.x, 7.x operating systems.
• Liaising with the system vendors and clients to provide technical support where customer services and technical skills are demanded as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and the client community.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Server Operating System: RHEL 6.x, 7.x and Windows2003\2008\2012\2016 servers

Hardware: HP C7000 blade, HP ProLiant ML and DL series, Confidential X Series, Dell PowerEdge’s and UCS Blade servers 3.1

Citrix: XenApp 5 and 6.5

VMware: VMware ESXI server 5.5\6.0, VCM 5.7, vRO, vRA and vROps 6.6

Networking Services: DNS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP, NFS, SAN and NAS

Backup: NT, Symantec v12.1.6, NetBackup v 7.7 and Commvault v11.0

Scripting Language: PowerShell, Ansible, Bash and Python

Tool: Handled: GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Docker, UCS Manager and PlateSpin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Infra Technology Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Implemented a Microservices container CI/CD solution within AWS leveraging Jenkins, GitHub, Docker and Ansible.
• Experience in setting up AWS Code pipeline (Build/Test/Deploy/Release) to deploy apps to different AWS containers and EC2 instances.
• Deployed services to AWS cloud in Docker containers, managed by Mesos/Marathon.
• Involved in DevOps migration/automation processes for build and deploy systems.
• Experience with EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EFS, EBS, Cloud Watch and Auto scaling.
• Experience with creating custom users and groups on an IAM console.
• Experience in implementing continuous integration on AWS.
• Worked on operational support activities to ensure availability of customer websites hosted on AWS cloud infrastructure using Virtual private cloud(VPC) and public cloud.
• Managing and administering VMware vSphere 6, VMware view 5 infrastructures with activities such as Working on vSphere, HA, vMotion, P2V, V2V, DRS and Update manager, Data store Management, Storage LUNs and Data Store Extending.
• Worked on Installation/Configuration/AdministratedVMwareESXi 5.1/5.5 & 6.0 and migrated existing servers intoVMwareInfrastructure and Upgrading the VCenter 5.5 to 6.0.
• Performed and skilled in managing internal ESXi systems withVMwarevCenter Web Client and Virtualization technologies; Vagrant, VirtualBox,VMwareWorkstation, Packer, vSphere / ESXi, Docker and Manage internal virtual systems withVMwarevCenter.
• Implemented vROps in entire data center and successfully scheduled job for each server.
• Configured NSX successfully for the existing network successfully.
• Experience in Assessing, Designing and Administration of Cloud Solutions based on VMware VCM, vRA, and vROps in test and Dev environments.
• Creating new data store, Data Store Migration, creating templates from VM's and deploy VM's from templates and allocate resources, cloning virtual machines, taking snapshot of virtual machines and creating templates.
• Install and maintain RHEL 6.x, 7.x and Windowsservers 2003, 2008, 2012 Enterprise, Standard, R2 and firmware updates.
• Administered all aspects and functions of organization servers, including disk space analyses, system and application errors, memory dumps issues and swap space utilization, disk performance, CPU and related processes.
• Managing Active Directory domains, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, SFTP, FTP and administration of MS Cluster Services.
• Hardware installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant line of server and Cisco UCS

Environment: Jenkins, Docker, GitHub, Ansible, Linux, Cent OS, HP7000 C-series, Dell servers, Confidential blade servers, Cisco UCS, NetBackup 7.50, ESX server 5.0, Windows Operating Systems 2000, 2003, 2008,2012, AIX, Linux servers, XenApp 5.0, ILO, DRAC Remote Tool, VCM, vROps, and Cherwell ticketing Tool.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Infra Technology Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Install and maintain RHEL 6.x and windowsservers 2003, 2008, 2012 Enterprise, Standard, R2 and firmware updates.
• Installation and administration of Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 servers using ILO from remote end.
• Managing Active Directory domains, Group Policies, DNS and DHCP
• Administration and troubleshooting of Cluster nodes, removing and joining systems from the active cluster; setting up and configuration of Service Group dependencies, start up and failover rules and policies, global parameters, heart beat timeouts.
• Responsibilities include Installation and Configuration and Securing of Windows Servers on both Physical and Virtual Machines which enables the Clients to host various Applications viz. Web servers, Database’s, SAP etc.
• Hardware installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant line of server and UCS.
• Experienced in Patch management and upgrades on existing servers with SP, security patches, Antivirus definitions.
• Site scope monitoring and analysis the hardware and OS issue in the server.
• Supporting VMware ESX server 4.0 from windows by using VMware vSphere client and Vcenter server
• Experience performing physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations VMware virtual machines using VMware Converter and creating host and client VM templates and cloning
• Involved in operations support activities, Call Handling, Monitoring Incident Progress & Resolution, creating tickets and escalating it to appropriate group, preparing Weekly Reports and Circulating it to Clients and Communication and Coordination with Onsite and Offshore teams.
• Creating the Security Template for the Windows 2003/2008 Servers as per the PCI Standards.
• Collecting the Server’s Security Template information data before Schedule the hardening.

Environment: HP, Dell servers, NetBackup 7.0, ESX server 4.0, Windows Operating Systems 2000, 2003, 2008, AIX, Linux servers, XenApp 4.0, ILO, DRAC Remote Tool and HPSM Ticketing Tool.

Confidential

System Operations Lead Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managing and Monitoring Windows 2003 and 2008 servers across 5 geographical regions.
• Responsible for maintaining stable Production and Pre-Production Windows environment in EMEA, AMERICA, PHOENIX & APAC regions.
• Knowledge and experience in DNS, DHCP, Active Directory Services and Group Policy.
• Installing, Maintenance and Support of Windows 2003, 2008 Domain Controller, Additional Domain Controllers. Customizing administration tools using Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
• Making and removing domain user’s accounts and groups. Assigning securities for resources. Making Organizational Units for other departments. Creating groups and Appling security Policies for that & different type of restricted policies.
• Implementing Local Security policy, auditing policy and restricted group to the server, OUs by using Quest Group Policy Manager tool as per team request.
• Implementing and managing ADS. Strong understanding ADS concepts. Implementing, Installing and configuring Domain. Domain Controller, OUs, Groups. Global catalog server, scheduling replication. Forest & domain wide roles.
• Restoring ADS, de fragmenting, compacting Active Directory data base. Transferring and Seizing FSMO roles at the time of Domain controller failure.
• Installing Printers and assigning permissions in a network, server backup and restoring.
• Antivirus Installation, periodic updating and Troubleshooting.
• Troubleshooting all kind of Application and software related queries & Hardware related issue.
• Installing and updating the SSL certificates.
• Responsible for the workflow & handling of Incident, change Management and SRS.

Environment: HP, Dell servers, NetBackup 6.0, ESX server 4.0, Windows Operating Systems 2000, 2003, 2008, AIX, Linux servers, XenApp 4.0, ILO, DRAC Remote Tool, Quest, Informan, Managenow and SRS Ticketing Tool.

Confidential

Desktop Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured & maintained windows operating system and performed system engineering and administration.
• Configure AD User account creations and monitoring.
• Configure Office365 accounts creation, maintenance and monitoring of E1, E3 licensing.
• Create, deploy and maintain Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, storage accounts, alerts and diagnostics, Automation
• Support and maintain Microsoft Exchange 2010 & 2013
• SystemsadministratorSupport forWindowsServer 2003, 2008 R2, and 2012 R2
• Configure and monitor Hyper-V manager onWindowsServers.
• MDT Admin, PXE imaging creation and maintenance.Windows7,Windows8,Windows10.
• Deployment of Dell laptops & desktops using OSWindows7 Pro/Enterprise image
• Deployment of Microsoft Surface Pro3/Pro4/Surface Book usingWindows8.1/10 OS
• Proficient withWindows7, 8 and 10.
• Perform daily system checks on Backup machines, Tape libraries using CA ARCserve Manager.
• Configure GPO updates, restrictions and maintenance Company wide.
• Configure AD DS, DNS, DHCP, and Print Server
• SystemsadministratorSupport forWindowsServer 2000, 2003 and 2008 R2
• Support/maintain network LAN, WLAN, and AP support
• Network monitoring with devices like Cisco works, SolarWinds.
• Proficient inWindowsMicrosoft products: Office Suite 2010, 2013, 2016

Environment: Windows Operating Systems XP, 2000, 2003 servers, VMware image backup, Lotus Domino server, HP Printers and Managenow Ticketing Tool.