SUMMARY

• VMware (VCP) Certified Associate wif extensive years of experience in Windows Administration and implementing VMware solutions and automation in large - scale Data Center environments
• Windows Systems Engineer in Global Financial Environments, expert in troubleshooting, configuring, and implementing largescale Windows environments. Heavily involved in application testing, installation, and support..Extensive experience in installing, configuring, and supporting Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Managed and maintained VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x Hosts and VMs, VMware vSphere 6.0, VDI Horizon View 6
• Deploy Monthly Microsoft Security Patches on Windows VM Servers, ESXi Hosts.
• Hardware Troubleshooting and Operating System Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Vendor Service Coordination, Backup, Restore, Support Three Tiered Application Environments Web, Application, Database, ServiceNow (SILVA) Change Management and Business Continuity
• Proficient in scripting automation in Windows PowerShell
• Support Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Implemented Cloud Operations Build Lab,
• Systems Administration and Configuration Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN Clients Printers, Peripherals
• Expertise in implementation of the ITIL 3 support model; ITIL Process Champion for Incident, Change and Release and Configuration Management.
• Proficient in Wintel Servers, administering, installing, configuring hardware and software. Analytical and efficient professional capable of working independently or collaboratively in team. Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills wif ability to communicate wif support teams and management.
• Flexibility, Adhere to Company Standards, Financial Information Security Awareness, Change Management Process

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Windows
• VMware VSphere 6
• VMWare Horizon View (VDI) 6
• Microsoft
• Active Directory
• MS SQL
• PowerShell
• SCCM
• Knowledge of Cloud Technologies (MS Azure, AWS)
• CISCO Networking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, and supporting, Windows 2000, Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012 R2
• Supported and Maintain Windows Virtual Guest Servers operating on a VMware vSphere 6.X, pre-build tasks, build servers and VM guests, post installs and configuration tasks, application installs, support issues (Break Fix, OS, Application), ESXi Host, IBM Flex and Lenovo Firmware Upgrade
• Patching and Upgrading VMware ESXi Hosts and VMs, Upgrade VMware Tools and Hardware
• Deploy Monthly Microsoft Security Patches on Windows VM Servers.
• Hardware Troubleshooting and Operating System Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Vendor Service Coordination, Backup, Restore, Support Three Tiered Application environments Web, Application, Database, Change Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Security and Virus Scanning and Remediation (hardening/patching). .
• Support Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• SQL Server - Perform SQL Queries for Reporting, Add Permissions
• Implement Cloud Operations Build Lab, Create and migrate Distributed File System, Experience administering clusters and enterprise applications containing web, application and database servers in load balanced configurations.
• Perform PowerShell and Visual Basic scripting to automate administration and configuration, Support of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backup solution, BSA - Blade Logic Server Automation, and Symantec Endpoint Protection (EPP) anti-virus solution, Hardware and Support on IBM series / Pure Flex Systems, Lenovo, Hitachi Unified Storage, HP Proliant / Flex Connect systems, Server Based Computing, Knowledge of VDI Infrastructure, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, CyberArk. Strict adherence of ServiceNow / SILVA Protocol in Incident and Change Management Process and help manage the daily flow of Change Management Requests, Adhere to Financial Information Security Awareness.

Confidential, New York, NY

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working as a systems engineer me was responsible for project implementations dealing wif building and troubleshooting servers for critical business needs.
• Responsibilities on daily basis include: Installing, upgrading, configuring and administering Microsoft products, MS Clustering wifin a complex, multi-product environment. (Windows 2003 / 2008 R2 / 2012 R2).
• Manage, maintain and configure2 node MSClustering features which provide high availability for services, applications, and other resources.
• Deploy power shell scripts in Active Directory domains to better manage and automate daily aspects of the TR environment. Windows Server Administration of Active Directory (Windows 2000 thru Windows 2008), DNS, OU, AD Site, Group Policy, Domains, Permissions, AD Security, AD Certificate Services, LDAP, Kerberos, Global Catalog, WINS, DHCP, Client, FRS, AD troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in scripting automation in Windows PowerShell, VMware Power CLI. Create documentation on new tools and troubleshooting procedures for team members and users concerning Citrix Presentation 3.0 to 4.5 environments in all data centers
• Perform hardware validation and failover tests for functionality.
• Coordinate wif Infrastructure Service Delivery Team and supporting plans for new technology implementations.
• Support large environment more TEMPthan 16000 servers, provide on-call support, perform hardware and software troubleshooting wif respect to the company's business goals and technical objectives, and coordinate wif other IT teams to facilitate timely issue resolution work wif project engineering teams.
• Managed, maintained, implemented VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x
• Supported the virtual storage environment (SRM, DRS, HA,FT, switches, virtualized storage, snapshots, VM LANS, network and storage me/O control, and vMotion).
• Monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances implement VMware vSphere, High Availability and Fault Tolerance (FT), physical to virtual migrations (P2V) using vCenter Converter and Plate Spin, Familiarity wif VMware system backup, security, monitoring tools, capacity planning and creation of VMware policies and procedures.
• Active Directory administration dealing wif creating and managing security modifications, user groups and business as usual requests. Coordinate SAN and NAS Storage groups on migration and upgrades. Migration of SAN Storage to EMC Celerra, VMAX, VNX and VPLEX, Migration from Tivoli, Netback up to AVAMAR. Follow Service Manager 9 Protocol in Incident and Change Management Process and help manage the daily flow of change management requests wifin my group.
• Coordinate yearly Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Audit requirements wif PWC Auditors.
• Strong noledge of Active Directory (Replication, DNS, Autantication, Group Policy, Sites, Subnets, FSMO Roles, Trusts, DFS, and the File and Print infrastructure.
• Led the Platform Server Support team in providing high quality technical support and ensuring smooth operation of the users' day-day computing. Implement the technology and service support model, and implementing all desktop standards and group policies.
• Work wif facilities and network teams in testing, planning and coordinating server placements, rack allocations and user relocations in different offices.
• Streamlined server monitors efficiency by moving and standardizing on single monitoring solution.
• Implement and support Perfstat, Deploy and manage the monthly deployment of critical MS Patches using IBM/Tivoli BigFix BES Console. Work wif TSM-Tivoli backup agents and scheduling device backup.
• Work wif disaster recovery planning and coordination administers web sites Apache, IIS, Tomcat.