Professional Profile

• Extensive experience in installation, administrationand networking in various environments.
• Extensive working experience of Windows server 2012, Windows server 2008, Windows server 2003, Windows 7, VMware, Citrix.
• Experience on Active Directory Services, Active Directory, Group Policy Objects GPO , DHCP, DNS and WINS, Microsoft Clustering services.
• Utilized power shell scripting for automation, application deployment and reports generation for VMware environment.
• Excellent working experience on VMwareESXi server builds enterprise level.
• Managing and maintaining vSphere, HA, DRS, P2V, Virtual Switch, VLanVMware update manager.
• Experience on installing and managing of Citrix Xencenter, Citrix Xenapp servers.
• Experience on SCOM 2012, SCOM 2007, SolarWinds, SCCM 2007, MOM 2005.
• Experience on Linux Operating system.
• Good experience of MS SQL 2008 server's builds, managing and configuration of clustering.
• Excellent working experience on Microsoft Clustering, File and Print servers.
• Working experience on Storage, managing and maintenance like.SAN, NAS, iSCSI, RAID .
• Experience on Antivirus tools like Symantec, MaCfee,KasperSky .
• Working experience of Back-up tools like. CA BrightstorARC server, NTBackup, Symantec
• Good knowledge in System tuning, including kernel compilation and tuning system parameters
• Knowledge on Office 365, VCloud.
• Excellent command of running projects employing industry standard project management techniques.
• User-oriented with a desire to learn client's business requirements.

SKILL

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2012, Windows server 2008, Windows 2003, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP, Linux.

Virtualization: VMware 5.0, VMware View, VMware workstation 8, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenCenter, Citrix Xenapp 6.0. Microsoft Virtual server 2005

Hardware: Intel, HP Proliant DL380, IBM Servers, Dell PowerEdge servers, 3COM switches, Cisco switches, RAID, SAN, NAS, iSCSI.

Software: MS Office 2010, Norton Utilities, MaAfee, Email Microsoft Outlook client , MS-SQL server, Norton Ghost, SCOM 2012, SCCM 2007, MOM 2005, VNC, Disk manager, Raid Manager, partition magic, disk copy, Whats Up Gold, NTBackup,ARCserver backup, Windows Terminal services,Langaurd, WSUS, Replistor, SolarWinds, CA ITCM Tools, Microsoft Clustering, , Office 365, IIS 6.0.

Networking: Switches,Modems, Hubs and Bridges, TCP/IP.

Professional Accomplishments

• MCSE Windows server 2003
• ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation Ver.2
• VCP 4.0 VMware Certified Professional

Professional Experience

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day support managing the Windows servers 2012, Windows 2008 servers,VMwareESXiand Citrix XenApp.
• Responsible for level II support for servers and applications related issues.
• Participated in complete system builds, upgrades, migrations, code deployments and path management.
• Building and managing of VMwareESXi servers 5.0, Citrix XenApp6.0servers.
• Implemented security policy and Symantec virus protection.
• Administered change management related to server upgrades and software installation.
• Prepared and maintained documentation of technologies, standards and procedures.
• Maintained and supported more than 1000 servers for Intel steady state.
• Installing, managing, Configuring and Troubleshooting of AD, DHCP, DNS, WINS, vSwitch.
• Building and Configuration of SCOM 2012 / 2007 servers.
• Building the Windows servers and workstations on ESXi hosts, setup of Clustering on ESXi hosts, HA, DRS, vSphere console, P2V, V2V, load balancing, vLan, vSwitch.
• Managing, creating and deleting the AD User ids, group.
• Good experience on power shell scripting.
• Installing and configuration of Windows 2012, Windows 2008 Server, Windows 7.
• Monitoring the servers using the SCOM 2012 server, as per the requirement setting up the management packs sealed and unsealed, creating the rules and alerts.
• Managing configuration and building of Microsoft clusters.
• Managing and maintaining Print servers File servers.
• Trouble shooting of server hardware, coordinate with the vendors.
• Escalation of critical issues to the higher level of management using JNL standards and policies.
• Build and automation the Virtual machines using the power shell scripts
• Patch management of Windows and ESX servers in order to maintain JNL standards using the CA ITCM tool and SolarWindsafter getting the approval from internal security team.
• Experience on SCCM 2012 tool for application packaging and deployment.
• Working experience on IIS 6.0.
• Building and managing of MS-SQL servers and configuring the clustering.
• Testing and Implementation of Go-Live tasks for assigned projects impacting the Windows Platform.
• Working and Co-ordinate with Networking and storage team for migration activities.
• Using the remedy tool working on change requests.
• Using the CA help desktop tool work and resolve the tickets and incidents.

Proof of concept Windows server 2012 Deployment

• Configured server core, configured networking, security and system settings on server core.
• Added and removed server roles and features, configured AD Domain services roles, configured network infrastructure roles, configured file and print services.
• Added backup features and used unattend.xml files to automate Windows server 2012 setup.

Technical Environment: Windows 2012 server, Windows 2008 server, VMwareESXi,

SCOM 2007/2012, Citrix XenApp, Symantec, PowerShell.

Confidential

Sr.WindowsSystems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide level 2/3 day to day support and administration of 1000 , Win2k and Win2003 servers and applications in the US region for like entire Russell Business.
• Managing and monitoring SCOM server
• Knowledge on SCCM.
• Installing and configuration of Win2000 Win2003 Server.
• Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting AD and DNS.
• Trouble shooting of server hardware, coordinate with the vendors.
• Managing the MS cluster servers.
• Knowledge on configuration and building of Microsoft clusters.
• Managing and implementing the Riplistor tool.
• Managing and maintaining Print servers File servers.
• Managing, creating and deleting the AD User ids, group.
• Managing the VMware client edition servers which are integrated in VMware ESX servers.
• Managing the Symantec Antivirus for entire environment.
• Weekends deploy the patches on all the servers, after getting the approval from internal security team.
• Performed Server Builds install Windows servers. Testing and Implementation and Go Live tasks for assigned projects impacting the Windows Platform.
• Configure monitoring tools on Win 2000 and 2003 servers like egSCOM2007, SCCM2007.
• Patch management of Windows and ESX servers in order to maintain Russell standards
• Troubleshoot issues related to Windows or ESX server including Windows File-Clusters.
• Take in charge of mission critical issue affecting new project's Go-Live date.
• Escalation of critical issues to the higher level of management using Russell standards and policies.

Confidential

Sr.Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing and monitoring Windows Servers using the Tivoli monitoring tool.
• Installing and configuration of Win2000 Win2003 Server.
• Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting AD and DNS.
• Managing Group Policy.
• Administrating Kaspersky Anti-virus Security server and updating the anti-virus signatures, hot fixes, service packs, and Critical patches on regular basis.
• Taking back-up of all servers using the CA BrightstorARCserve backup tool.
• Trouble shooting of server hardware, coordinate with the vendors.
• Implementing and Managing the VMware desktops.

Datacenter migration experience:Went to onsite Basingstoke near to Reading during the Datacenter migration for three months involved as a team member for Datacenter migration from Basingstoke to Amsterdam.

Appreciation: Integration of desktops into single server at onsite by using the VMware Client edition 6.0 on windows platform.

Confidential

Asst. SystemEngineer

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and managing the Microsoft Windows Servers through MOM 2005.
• Installing and configuring MOM 2005 Agents for windows 2000/2003 servers ADS, SQL Exchange Servers and monitoring the same. Troubleshooting the alerts given by MOM 2005 by using tools like Remote desktop.
• Escalating issues through Remedy software to customer.
• Involved in day-to-day call handling through a RDBMS package called Remedy within Service Level Agreements.
• Overall technical support provided to the client 24X7 on call basis.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing, administration and configuration of Win2003 Server
• Knowledge on MOM.
• Implementing and Administering Active Directory.
• Supporting Desktops, servers, and Laptops with, WIN2000, XP.
• Installation of Mail Server and configure clients for using MS Outlook for mailing.
• Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting with AD, DNSand DHCP.
• Creating, Managing and applying Group Policy for New Users and Groups in Windows 2003 Domain
• Administrating Anti-virus Security server and updating the anti-virus signatures, hot fixes, service packs, and Critical patches on regular basis.
• Configuring and troubleshooting the Printers related problem.
• Remotely logging to client and trouble shooting, Through Dame Ware Utilities.
• Implementation Knowledge of Symantec Web security Symantec products.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing Network and System Administrator activities that included Help Desk tool Unicenter package called CF1, Problem resolution.
• Supporting Desktops, servers, and Laptops with, WIN9x, NT 4.0, WIN2000.
• Monitoring the performance of Server in other Site, Through Dame Ware Utilities, CF1 tool, Terminal service, Unicenter TNG like.
• Microsoft windows 2000 Network and Operating system Essentials updating support skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows2000
• Installation of Mail Server and configure clients for using MS Outlook for mailing.
• Installed and configured the Symantec Console of Symantec Antivirus
• Basic knowledge in Switches, Hubs, LAN etc.
• Trouble shooting the server and desktop hardware.