EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Fourteen years of experience in administering and maintaining Windows NT/2000/2003/2008/2012/VMware
• and Linux. Bring strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to both user support and system administration team. Have a solid experience with installation and configuration of Windows Server as Domain Controllers and Application Servers, as well as Implementing and Configuring ADS and Group Policies, Microsoft family products like FTP, IIS, .Net, DHCP, DNS, MS Clusters, WDS,Hyper-V and MS SQL. Have a solid experience with VMware vSphere Server, Patch Management tools, Server Monitoring tools, SAN/NAS technologies, HP MSAs, NetScaler,F5 Load Balancers, Data Center Management, Backup Disaster Recovery Solutions and Server Hardware.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Operating Systems: Windows 9.X - Vista, WIN NT 4.0,2000,2003,2008/2008R2,2012/201 2R2 and Linux Cent OS and RHEL
• Hypervisor Technologies / Tools: VMWare ESX / ESXi 3.5 , 4.x, 5.x ,Vcenter Server, Vsphere 4.x , 5.x vCloud Director , Windows Hyper-V 2012
• Networking: TCP/IP, VLAN, PVLAN
• Services: DNS, DHCP, WINS, Active Directory, ADFS, LDAP, Terminal Services, VPN, FTP, MS Cluster, IIS, .Net
• Scripting Technologies: PowerShell, WMI and Power CLI
• Monitoring Tools: Nagios 2.0, HP SIM 5.3, Site Scope 8.2, Geneos, Solarwinds 6.0
• Antivirus Tools: Symantec, MacAfee
• Ticketing Tools: Peregrine, Remedy
• Patching Tools: Shavlik, BigFix, WSUS
• Databases: MS Access, MS SQL 7/2000/2005/2008/2012
• Applications: MS Office suite, Visio, SCCM2007, Citrix XenApp
• Backup Software: Backup Exec 10d, NetBackup 6.5,7.x Backup Express and Avamar
• Hardware: HP Proliant Servers, HP Blade, Dell Poweredge, IBM X-series, Cisco UCS Servers,HP MSA and EMC / HP SAN technologies, Brocade Switches, Fusion I/O, Nexus 5000 10Gb Switches, Data Domain DD860

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Confidenital

Role: VMware / Windows Consultant

Environment: Windows 2008 R2 / 2012 R2, VMware ESXi 4.1 / 5.5 vSphere 4.1 / 5.5 / EMC XtremIO, Nagios, MS SQL 2012, Big Fix , SEP 12.1, Netbackup 7.6 Linux Cent OS and RHEL , Cisco UCS Servers /Dell Servers,

• Designed, deployed and supporting VMware ESXi Servers 4.1 /5.5 and vSphere 4.1 /5.5
• Handled ESXi server up gradation from 4.1 to 5.5
• SSO Configuration in vCenter level
• Creating and Managing Data Stores Fiber Channel ,SDRS/vSwitch/vDS,PortGroups,NIC-Teaming in ESXi Host
• Managing HA clustering hosts 8 cluster group,80 hosts and 1000 VMs in each VC and standard alone hosts in multiple data centers
• Creating Virtual Machines, installing guest operating systems and installation of VMware tools
• Performing vMotion, Cloning, FT,Update Manger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates,DRS and Multipathing
• Supporting P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 5.1
• Setup VDI environment in VMware environment ESXi 5.5
• Taking virtual machine snapshots before testing the software, managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Troubleshooting ESXi Host and VMs performance issues
• Using Power CLI and Power Shell to manage VMs and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts and VMs to management
• Write admin scripts to collect server configuration information as and when needed for Windows / VMware environment
• Support EMC Xtrem IO SAN environment for VMware
• Zoning, Creating LUNs for ESXi hosts
• Supporting brocade switches for SAN environment
• Perform Enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site and Services,DNS/DHCP
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS and DCHP issues and perform AD,DNS, DHCP backup
• Handling Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Print and File Server
• Configuring Windows 2012 Failover Clustering and SQL Clustering in VM and Physical environment
• Design ,implement and support Windows / Linux Servers such as Server Hardware, RAID, OS, Fusion I/O configuration and Hardening in multiple data centers
• Built new Windows Servers 2008, 2012 based upon business requirements
• Built Linux CentOS 6.4 with PV,VG and LV and LDAP configuration with AD
• Configuring and Managing Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server for SQL environment GUI mode and PowerShell
• Completed POC test for SQL Always On in Windows 2012 environment
• Installing and Configuring Applications such as IIS, Security Server on Windows Environment
• Troubleshoot Windows Server / Linux Server performance and Application issue
• Installing periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using BigFix 9
• Configuring and Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Configuring and Managing Symantec Netbackup 7.6 Server and Clients and VMDK level backup for VMs
• Rack and Stack Dell Servers, Cicso UCS blade B200 M3 including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Working on Cisco UCS Manager 2.1 3a to Manage Cisco Chassis and Blades
• Configuring KVM Console in Cisco UCS blades. Creating and Managing Service Profiles and Server Pools
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on Cisco UCS and HP servers
• Working with Network/Security/Storage team to resolve Network/Security/Storage related issues
• Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues on servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implementing COB plan accordingly
• Responsible for attending review meeting with management and follow ITIL process
• Providing multi-tier environment support Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment and 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: VMware / Windows / Linux Consultant

Environment: Windows 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2,VMware ESXi 5.1/5.5 vSphere 5.1/5.5 Windows 2012 Hyper-V,IIS 7.5/ 8.0, Zenoss, Solarwinds,MS SQL 2012, Cisco UCS Servers / HP Servers,WSUS,SEP,Linux Cent OS and RHEL

• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi Servers 5.1 /5.5 and vSphere 5.1 /5.5
• Handled ESXi server upgradation from 4.1 to 5.1 / 5.5
• SSO Configuration in vCenter level
• Creating and Managed Data Stores Fiber Channel ,SDRS/vSwitch/vDS,PortGroups,NIC-Teaming in ESXi Host
• Managed HA clustering hosts 5 HAs,120 hosts and 1000 VMs in each VC and standard alone hosts in multiple data centers
• Creating Virtual Machines, installing guest operating systems and installation of VMware tools
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, FT,Update Manger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates,DRS and Multipathing
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 5.1
• Taking virtual machine snapshots before testing the software, managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Troubleshoot ESXi Host and VMs performance issues
• Used Jenkins Tools Tool Chain to deploy VMs
• Used vCloud director 5.1 to manage VCenter Servers/VMs
• Used Power CLI and Power Shell to manage VMs and providing detailed reports for ESXi hosts and VMs to management
• Write admin scripts to collect server configuration information as and when needed for Windows / VMware environment
• Used Infoblox Grid Manager for DNS management
• Performed Enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site and Services,DNS/DHCP
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS and DCHP issues and perform AD,DNS, DHCP backup
• Handled Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Print and File Server
• Configured Windows 2012 Failover Clustering and SQL Clustering in VM and Physical environment
• Design ,implement and support Windows / Linux Servers such as Server Hardware, RAID, OS, Fusion I/O configuration and Hardening in multiple data centers
• Built new Windows Servers 2008, 2012 based upon business requirements
• Built Linux CentOS 6.4 with PV,VG and LV and LDAP configuration with AD
• Configured and Managed Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server for SQL environment GUI mode and PowerShell
• Installed and Configured Applications such as IIS, Security Server on Windows Environment
• Troubleshoot Windows Server / Linux Server performance and Application issue
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 4.0
• Configured and Managed Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Rack and Stack HP Proliant DL servers DL580s , Cicso UCS blade B200 M3 including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Worked on Cisco UCS Manager 2.1 3a to Manage Cisco Chassis and Blades
• Configured KVM Console in Cisco UCS blades. Creating and Managing Service Profiles and Server Pools
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on Cisco UCS and HP servers
• Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues on servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly
• Responsible for attending review meeting with management and follow ITIL process
• Providied multi-tier environment support Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment and 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: Sr.Systems Engineer

Environment: Windows 2003/2008/2012,VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1/5.1 vSphere 4.1 /5.1/SRM5.1, Windows 2012 Hyper-V,IIS 7.5/ 8.0, Geneos, Solarwinds,MS SQL 2012, F5 Load Balancers, HP Servers, HP 3PAR SAN Technologies, Brocade Switches, Nexus 5000 10G Switches,WSUS,Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1

• Performed Enterprise level support for Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, User/Computer objects, Site and Services,DNS/DHCP
• Troubleshoot Active Directory, Replication, DNS and DCHP issues and perform AD,DNS, DHCP backup
• Handled Server Migration from Windows 2003 to 2012 including Application, Active Directory, Print and File Server
• Design ,implement and support Windows Servers such as Server Hardware, RAID, OS, Fusion I/O configuration and Hardening in multiple data centers
• Built new Windows servers 2003, 2008, 2012 based upon business requirements.
• Worked on DFS Management for File Server
• Configured and Supporting ADFS 2.0 for Single-Sign ON
• Configured and Managing Windows Failover Clustering on 2012 Server and supporting Multisite Clustering Environment for Hyper-V and SQL environment GUI mode and PowerCLI
• Helped to set up SQL servers and SQL server backups
• Supported IIS Web servers
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 4.0
• Remediate Security vulnerabilities using by Qualys scan
• Supported Windows Terminal Server in Windows 2003 and Citrix Servers
• Configured and Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Server and Clients
• Configured and Managing Hyper-V clustered environment in Windows 2012 with 100 VMs
• Designed, deployed and supporting VMware ESXi Servers 4.1 /5.x and vSphere 4.1/ 5.x
• Handled ESXi server upgradation from 4.1 to 5.1
• Created and Managed Data Stores Fiber Channel,iSCSI ,vSwitch/vDS,PortGroups,NIC-Teaming in ESX/ESXi Servers.
• Managed HA clustering hosts 10 HAs,50 hosts and 400 VMs in each DC and standard alone hosts in multiple data centers
• Creating Virtual Machines, installing guest operating systems and installation of VMware tools
• Performed vMotion, Cloning, FT,Update Manger, Host Profile, Manage OS Templates,DRS and Multipathing
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter 5.1
• Taking virtual machine snapshots before testing the software, managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Troubleshooting ESX/ESXi and VMs performance issues
• Implemented and Supporting SRM 5.1 for VMs failover in ESXi 5.1 managing sites,SRA,resource mappings, network mappings, recovery plan
• Installed, configured and managing HP 3PAR 7400 environment in multiple locations
• Installed, configured and managing HP SAN switches with 24 ports brocade 300 model
• Perform periodic firmware/software updates on 3PAR environment
• Create and manage Alias, Zones and Zone config in HP SAN switches
• Created CPGs, Virtual Volumes and provisioning SAN volumes to Windows servers
• Capacity planning in HP 3PAR environment such as AO configuration, disk layout,CPGs and using Systems Reporter 3.1
• Respond to Geneos/Solarwinds alerts and other system monitoring tools for server hardware and operating system level issues
• Rack and installed HP Proliant DL servers DL360's DL580's,DL 980s , including power and network cabling, managing multiple hardware configurations ensuring power, network redundancy of all servers
• Periodic Firmware/BIOS/device driver updates on servers
• Worked with Network/Security team to resolve network/security related issues
• Coordinate with vendor to resolve hardware issues on servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly
• Responsible for attending review meeting with management
• Provided multi-tier environment support Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment and 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: Systems Engineer

Environment: Win2003/2008 Server, VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1, vSphere 4.1, IIS 6.0/7.5, SiteScope, MS SQL 2008, NetScaler/F5 Load Balancers, HP Servers Rackmount, Blade

• Provided L2 and L3 support to Windows Servers,VMs
• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy functions
• Administered Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Configuring server framework / pre-requisites for application loading
• Build new Windows servers based upon business requirements
• Configured HBA FC on Windows Server
• Disk Management in Windows Servers Provisioning SAN disks
• Configured and maintained Windows clustering on Windows 2008 and managing SQL clustering and File Server clustering
• Installed, Configured and Managed SQL 2008 R2 creating DBs,user management,backup and restoration
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESX/ESXi and vSphere environment
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter
• Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, and worked with Update Manger
• Created and Managed Data Stores in ESX/ESXi servers
• Responded to SiteScope alerts and other system monitoring tools for server hardware and operating system level issues
• Performed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches using BigFix
• Managed file server and application data server backups
• Troubleshooting origin of server errors, website, appservers, network, database, etc.
• IIS configurations IIS 6.0 / 7.5 / Application configurations .NET Framework
• Managed App Servers in Netscaler /F5 load balancers
• Troubleshooting Windows server issues, IIS 6.0 and 7.x, database connectivity, issues with Active Directory, component services and ASP Net applications
• Notified stakeholders Customer Service, project team, tech leadership about system status and providing resolution for environment and application related issues
• Performed production software package deployments in both VMs and physical boxes using automated CM tools eg.CA Client Manager, Install Xpress
• Provided multi-tier environment support Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment
• Responsible for attending review meetings with management
• Provided 24 7 on-call support for Infrastructure and Application

Confidenital

Role: Windows/IIS Administrator

Environment: Windows 2008 Server, VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.0, vSphere 4.1, 5.0, IIS 6.0, 7.0, WSUS, SiteScope and Backup Exec

• Provided L2 and L3 support to Windows Server issues in Datacenter Supporting Wintel Servers
• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy functions
• Administered Windows Server 2003 and 2008.Configured server framework / pre-requisites for application loading
• Designed, created and managed VMware Datacenter ESX/ESXi and vSphere Servers
• Worked on IIS configurations IIS6.0/7.0/7.5 /Application configurations .NET Framework
• Responsible for File/Directory permissions / performance counter monitoring and analysis
• Configured and maintained Windows clustering on Windows 2008
• Managed application-level monitors for website and middle tier services
• Handled Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
• Responded to SiteScope alerts and other system monitoring tools
• Performed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches using WSUS 3.0
• Troubleshot origin of server errors, website, appservers, network, database, etc.
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi and vSphere environment
• Worked on network load balancing, firewall, DNS and server routing
• Troubleshot application errors / issues and closely worked with development team, DBAs, network team on resolving those issues
• Notified stakeholders Customer service, Project team, Tech leadership about system status and provided resolution for environment/application related issues
• Performed production software package deployments in both VMs and Physical boxes using automated CM tools e.g. Anthil Pro, SVN, Cruise Control
• Provided multi-tier environment support Dev, QA, Staging and Production environment and provided 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: Sr. Windows / VMware Administrator

Environment: Windows 2003/2008 Server, VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.0, vSphere 4.1, 5.0, IIS 7.0, SCCM, WSUS, Backup Express,Hyper-V

• Performed Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Group Policy and desktop design functions
• Designed, created, and managed VMware Data Center virtualization environments
• Designed and implemented Windows servers such as server Hardware, RAID, OS and Hardening in Data Centre. Built new Windows servers based upon business requirements.
• Worked on DFS Management for File Server
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESXi Servers 4.1 and vSphere 4.1 and 5.0 environment
• Upgraded ESXi 4.1 to 5.0 and vSphere 4.1 to 5.0
• Supported P2V, V2V using VMware vCenter Converter
• Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, and worked with Update Manger
• Created and Managed DataStores in ESX/ESXi servers
• Managed DataStore in ESXi servers and SDRS
• Handled business continuity and disaster recovery functions
• Designed, performed, and documented Microsoft Server security functions
• Configured Windows Failover Clustering on 2K8 Server
• Configured and Manged Hyper-V environment on Windows 2k8 with failover clustering
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fix using WSUS 3.0
• Configured and Managed SCCM 2007
• Managed file server backups and helped to set up SQL server
• Supported IIS server
• Assisted, as needed, on various projects and support issues
• Provided Tier 2 and 3 supports for the technology support center
• Managed DSView 3.0 environment
• Configured and managed print servers
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submitting reports to management
• Implemented COB plan accordingly
• Responsible for attending review meeting with management
• Provided 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: Lead Consultant Windows/VMware

Environment: Win 2000/2003/2008 Server, VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5, 4.0, vSphere client 4.0, 4.1, IIS 6.0, NetBackup 6.5, IBM WebSphere 6.1, Cisco UCS server products,HP Servers Rack mount and Blade

• Provided L3 support to Windows Server issues in Datacenter Supporting Wintel Servers Including VMs
• Led team in upgrading from Windows Server 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003
• Led a 3 member team and project management for various project
• Designed and Implemented Windows servers such as server Hardware, RAID, OS and Hardening in Data Centre
• Acted as a final point of escalation and resolution for technical support for Directory Services, including Active Directory design and implementation, maintenance, upgrades and software inter-compatibility
• Configured and supported IIS 6.0 with Dev, Stage and Production Environment and troubleshoot IIS performance issue
• Worked with network team to configure IIS server load balance using Cisco CSM. Supported Windows servers in DMZ environment.
• Installed and administered all .Net frameworks in IIS, including ASP.Net v1.1, v2.0, v3.5 and v4.0
• Installed and maintained SSL certificate in IIS.Maintained IIS server backup such as config, application pool.
• Designed, deployed and supported VMware ESX and ESXi Servers 3.5 4.0 and Virtual Server 2.5 and vSphere 4 environment
• Supported P2V,V2V using VMware vCenter Converter
• Involved vSphere Migration 4.0 to 4.1
• Performed VMotion, Cloning, HA Clustering, FT, Update Manger
• Configured and ,maintained Windows Clustering Active-Passive-Active on Windows 2003
• Built new Windows servers based upon business requirements
• Configured HP MSA FC Series 2324FC and HBA FC on Windows Server
• Provided first level support to application such as Symphony, VLTrader, Qlikview
• Installed periodic updates of MS patch and security patches and bug fixing using Windows WSUS 2.0 and BigFix
• Troubleshot Active Directory issues, resolved file and system replication conflicts, added servers into the environment, utilized support tools to solve various issues
• Planned and implemented network backup solution using Veritas NetBackup 6.5 and Avamar EMC backup client
• Responsible for Data center backup and restoration using Avamar EMC backup and Net Backup 6.5
• Worked on Cisco UCS servers Rack mount servers C250,Blade servers B250
• Troubleshot file server issues using Symantec storage exec 5.3
• Troubleshot print server issues and monitored print queues
• Handled periodic Firmware upgrade on server hardware
• Resolved network related issues with help of Network Team
• Used management tool eman to maintain Windows host and IP
• Monitored servers and services using HP SIM 5.3 and Nagios 2.0
• Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems
• Used VNC, Dsview3, ILO and RDP for resolving issues via remotely
• Responsible for attending change management meetings and submit reports to Management
• Implemented COB plan periodically
• Provided 24 7 on-call support for production environment

Confidenital

Role: Senior System Engineer

Environment: Windows 2000/2003 Server, IIS 5.0, Backup Exec10d, DSView3.0, HP Servers

• Responsible for Data center running in a 2000 Active Directory domain on HP Proliant Servers
• Provided L3 support to Windows Server issues
• Led team in upgrade from Windows Server 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003. Troubleshot Active Directory including Users and Computer and Sites and Services Replication , DDNS, DHCP,
• Acted as final point of escalation and resolution for technical support for Directory Services, including Active Directory design and implementation, maintenance, upgrades and software inter-compatibility
• Designed, deployed and supported company-wide Single-Forest Active Directory
• Deployed new Windows based servers and SQL application databases
• Installed periodic updates of software and security patches and bug fixing using Shavlik.
• Troubleshot Active Directory issues, resolved file and system replication conflicts, added servers into the environment, utilized support tools to solve various issues.
• Ability to use tools and packages required to maintain system application and maintenance, such as Remedy, FTP
• Planned and implemented encrypted network backup solution using Veritas Backup Exec
• Responsible for data center backup and restoration using Backup Exec
• Troubleshot file server issues using Symantec Storage Exec 5.3
• Maintained and troubleshot data replication using Symantec Replication Exec 3.1
• Troubleshot print server issues and monitored Print queues
• Supported HP server hardware, MSA SAN storage arrays, MSL robotic tape libraries, fiber and gigabit switches
• Handled periodic Firmware upgrade on Servers
• Installed and configured applications based on user requirements
• Monitored Servers using HP SIM
• Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems using VNC, Dsview3, ILO and RDP for resolving issues

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Role: Senior Network Engineer Windows

• Provided support to the production systems in the Data Center located in Cleveland, USA. This project involves providing remote support and monitoring the overall health and performance of Windows servers through Terminal server connectivity and providing support to the end-users
• Worked as Offshore Team Leader for Satyam Global Data Center, provided L2 and L3 support to Fortune 500 clients like TRW, Integro
• Managed Windows 2000/2003 servers remotely
• Group policy implementation and maintenance for Windows 2003 Servers
• Handled critical issues on Windows 2000 / 2003 servers
• Maintained Active Directory sites and services.
• Managed Windows 2000 / 2003 Active Directory objects and attributes
• Configured and maintained trust relationship between domains
• Maintained DHCP and DNS Services across the Servers
• Event viewer management
• Backup Management for Windows Servers and Active Directory
• Worked on remedy tickets and resolved the problem and issues
• Made technical documents for Windows servers. This includes offshore operations manual to manage Windows servers
• Responsible for Incident management, Problem management, Change management, Configuration management and Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports

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Senior Specialist Systems

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Support Engineer