Objective

• Over 7 years of experience in Information technology which includes planning, designing , administering, networking , engineering and implementing windows environment ,VMware ESX, Hyper-V, Storage Area Network , switches , Tapes Library , Server/SAN Backup Symantec and all the other data center systems .
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 R2, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012.
• Expertise in installing and configuring high available Microsoft clusters.
• Experience in installing and configuring SAN switches.
• Expertise in setting up Storage Area Networks of IBM Storwize V7000, IBM DS8000 series and HP EVA 3000.
• Expertise in designing and implementing backup solution. Good working knowledge on SAN and agent based server backups.
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting ESX 3.5 4.1 and Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Wide knowledge and good skills on VMware Vcenter.
• Experience in creating virtual machines, clones and templates.
• Expertise in creating vlan tagging and NIC teamingon windows server and on ESX.
• Excellent at performingserver security hardening of Microsoft systems and applications.
• Experience in installing, maintaining and tuning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012.
• Experience in installing and configuring third party tools which include Symantec backup exec agent. Symantec end-point protection agent, SAN MPIO software, Tivoli, BMC, VSA agents.
• Experience in updating windows environment with latest patches, updates, rollups service packs.
• Expert in implementing and designing high available Microsoft clusters.
• Working closely with application and Database team during testing and implementation phases.
• Expert in doing FC cabling between Switch-Server Switch-SAN.
• Expertise in SAN-SAN replication from primary site to DR site.
• Expertise on setting up of IBM, HP, Hitachi, NetApp storage systems and creating pools, LUNS with different RAID configurations and also doing LUN assignments to windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris environment.
• Worked on multi-vendor SAN's like IBM Storwize V7000, IBM DS8000 series, HP EVA 3000, HP EVA P6000, and NetApp E2600.
• Expertise in creating zones on respective SAN switches.
• Expertise in upgrading firmware of storage and SAN switches.
• Perform full, incremental and differential backups of the servers on daily and weekly basis.
• Proficiency with configuration and maintenance of DFS, DNS, DHCP, SMTP and Networking with TCP/IP.
• Working knowledge of C and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience in racking and stacking servers, switches and storage in the datacenter.
• Good knowledge of installing and upgrading HBA cards, network cards, RAM disks.
• Very familiar with upgrading firmware of network and HBA cards.
• Experience in designing, implementing and managing of active directory infrastructure setup with DNS services.
• Proficient in domain and workgroup management including user management, user profile settings and trust relationships.
• Experience in implementing and managing FSMO roles group policy administration.
• Experience in designing, implementing and administering of exchange server environment on Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013.
• Upgrading exchange server 2007 sp1 to exchange server 2010.
• Implement DAG for exchange 2010 and 2013 servers.
• Manage exchange stores, assign, move, provision, active sync and monitor the mailboxes.
• Responsible and accountable for hardware, software and security updates.
• Maintain appropriate documentation on the Microsoft Exchange environment for both primary and DR site.
• Experience in designing, implementing and managing Microsoft System Center Configuration manager 2007 R2.
• Experience in setting up and configuring operating system deployment OSD for windows XP Win 7.
• Working knowledge of MSI packaging tools and technologies like WISE, admin studio.
• Experience in deploying monthly security and critical updates using software distribution in SCCM along with using WSUS technology.
• Proficient in monitoring SCCM client health and resolving issues as needed.
• Documented process and procedures in an effort to enhance efficiency across the team.
• Implement and manage security infrastructure for the organization like Microsoft Certification authority services, Microsoft Rights Management services and Microsoft PKI infrastructure.
• Expertise in installing, configuring,maintaining and securing the private key of CA using Ncipher HSM modules.
• Fair amount of working knowledge of Linux environment.
• User and group administration, File disk space management, security administration of user's accounts, file and directories on various servers running Linux.
• Managing Citrix Xen-App and Xen-Desktop environment.
• Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting Websense appliances.
• Experience with VOIP phone administration.
• Supporting the mission critical environment on a 24x7 basis.

Computer Skills

• Windows Server 2008, 2003, 2000 incl. Active Directory , LINUX
• VMware ESXi vSphere, vCenter, Converter , Hyper-V, Xenware
• Office 365, Exchange 2010, 2007, 2003 5.5, IIS 4.0-7.0, Proxy2.0, SQL Server 2008 2005, ISA 2006, WSUS
• Backup: Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec, Shadowprotect, Aurora Replay, DattoSiris, Windows Backup
• Spam filtering: Barracuda, Sophos, GFI, McAfee
• Antivirus: Symantec, McAfee Kaspersky
• Firewall Cisco, Sonicwall ACL, NAT, VPN, site-to-site VPN, routing.
• Cisco switches layer 2 layer 3
• iSCSI NAS/SAN, RSA, Blackberry Server, Google Business Apps.
• Monitoring: Nable, Labtech, Dell OMSA, Continuum, Spiceworks
• C Sharp C , ASP .NET 2.0, SQL, SSRS, Visual Basic 6.0, Flash, MS Access, VBA, Powershell, Batch File scripting, Visual Basic Scripting VBS .

Work Experience

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Improved reliability and performance of servers by identifying hardware problems and fixing by firmware upgrades/hardware replacement I.E. Fixed historically degraded server RAID because of syncing issues.
• Increased performance of most servers. Physical servers improved with firmware updates, OS service packs, application optimization and switch port speed. Hyper-V VMs optimized for memory, CPU.
• Proactively addressed problems by configuring hardware and OS level monitoring/alerts for servers via Dell OMSA and Spiceworks.
• Saved hundreds of man-hours by using Windows Deployment Server with PXE boot, images, unattend files and KMS keys to automate imaging of 100 workstations.
• Examined and fixed various network issues ranging from topology to routing to STP/IOS version upgrades to installation and configuration of Cisco layer 3 switches and ASA firewall.
• Planned migration from Exchange 2003 to Hyper-V Exchange 2010.
• Optimized and stabilized older Citrix farm performance.
• Assisted with deployment of new Citrix Xenware farm.
• Configured various for SharePoint, MS InfoPath, DNS, DFS, AD, LDAP.
• SQL queries and programming for various reports/tasks.
• Experience working in Linux.
• Automation of various tasks through scripting, logon scripts, scheduled tasks, SQL agents, and custom services.
• Maintained/Updated various programs in .NET asset management State/Federal LEIE .
• Responsibilities include deploying CAS, HUB, MBX EDGE server roles in exchange.
• Creating, deleting, modifying migrating mailboxes.
• Managing mailbox permissions.
• Installed OS, third party software and troubleshooted any issues.
• Manage exchange stores, mailbox provisioning, active sync and monitoring the mailboxes.
• Provide comprehensive disaster recovery plan for exchange environment
• Designing Implementing Microsoft SCCM 2007 R2 infrastructure.
• Developed complete procedure of patching approximately 3000 clients.
• Experience working in TCP/IP.
• Implementing automation technology by creating and debugging PowerShell V2.0 scripts for installing patches on the client.
• Adequate working knowledge of SQL server 2008, IIS V6.0, 7.0 7.5.
• Designing implementing Microsoft SCOM 2007 R2 infrastructure.
• Deployed SCOM agents on 3000 clients for active monitoring.
• Experience in various software related laboratory.
• Troubleshooting Windows operating issues as and when required.
• Training new team members thereby performing duties of a subject matter expert.
• Creating and executing change management requests for production issues 24/7.

Confidential

System Administrator

• Successfully managed and implemented project to design network at 12 client sites, working with vendors to allow all devices and computers to communicate while preserving network security. Configured Sonicwalls, routers, and switches for multiple subnets, multiple DHCP ranges, NATting, ACL, routing, and site to site VPNs.
• Installed ESXi 4.x on servers and configured via direct console and via vSphere. Converted physical servers to VMware VMs. Created VMs as necessary. Used vSphere 5.1 client to manage multiple VMware VMs terminal servers, various servers running other apps, Citrix server, LINUX for many clients. Worked with vCenter Server and ESX 4.x hosts cluster running VMs from a Dell EMC SAN with HA and DRS. Also worked with Microsoft Hyper-V VMs.
• Configured multiple iSCSI NAS/SAN and migrated data at many sites.
• Set up, maintained, and troubleshot Office 365 for several clients.
• Set up multiple servers, AD domains, group policies, and scripts.
• Remotely monitored, troubleshot, and maintained all servers and firewalls for 15 managed client AD domains. Immediate and proactive fixes to avoid/minimize customer downtime such as detecting and replacing failed drive in RAID to avoid puncture.
• Configured or worked with Cisco ASA 5505, Cisco layer 2 3 switches various models , and Cisco Wireless APs various models , that had various ACLs, routing, NAT, VLANs, and/or wireless SSIDs.
• Set up IIS 6 7 and SQL server 2005 for multiple applications sometimes working with programmers for sandbox server and production server. Also set up Apache and Tomcat when required.
• Troubleshot multiple issues for many networks from network to server to email spam, to DNS, to Exchange to desktop issues.
• Set up, monitoring, and troubleshooting of at least 30 Backups to tape, disk, NAS, Datto devices using Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec, NTbackup, Windows Backup, ShadowProtect, Aurora Replay, and SIRIS.
• Provided break/fix/setup support for servers and desktops for approximately another 50 clients.
• Desktop support for managed clients
• Experience in designing and implementing Symantec backup exec 2010 as a backup solution.
• Expertise in performing agent based and SAN based server backup by using IBM TS3000 LTO5 tape library.
• Experience in installing and configuring third party tools which include Symantec backup exec agent, Symantec end-point protection agent, SAN MPIO software, Tivoli, BMC, VSA agents.
• Performing firmware upgrade for SAN, HBA and network cards as and when required.
• Developed a process to patch 3000 client machines using SCCM 2007 R2.
• Deploy and manage Clustered File Print servers, Microsoft DHCP servers for the organization.
• Racking and stacking servers, switches and SAN in the datacenter.
• Responsible for designing, implementing and efficient management of Active directory infrastructure setup with DNS services on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platform.
• Responsible for domain and workgroup management, user computer account administration.
• Responsible for efficient group policy management.
• Experience in designing, implementing and managing Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010 SP1 and Exchange server 2013 on Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 R2 environment.
• Experience in maintaining Database Availability groups.
• Manage exchange stores, mailbox provisioning, active sync and monitoring the mailboxes.
• Provide comprehensive disaster recovery plan for exchange environment.
• Responsible for hardware, software, security updates and service pack updates.
• Good hands on experience on Microsoft SCCM 2007- Deployment, administration, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Deploying operating system in bulk using OSD in SCCM 2007 R2.
• Updating clients with critical, security and cumulative patches using software distribution in SCCM 2007R2 server.
• Responsible for creating customized MSI packages using packaging tools like WISE and Admin Studio.
• Responsible for creating and managing publishing rules on Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining email policies and filtering polices.
• Implement and manage Security infrastructure for the organization like AD Right Management Service and Microsoft PKI Infrastructure.
• Responsible for securing the private key of Root CA Issuing CA using Ncipher HSM Modules.
• Responsible for document transfer over the internet in a secure way by using PKI infrastructure.
• Working knowledge on windows PowerShell V2.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Installed and configured various servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and telephone systems.
• Managed network cabling project for office building.
• Experience in designing, implementing and managing Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010 SP1 and Exchange server 2013 on Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 R2 environment.
• Experience in maintaining Database Availability groups.
• Manage exchange stores, mailbox provisioning, active sync and monitoring the mailboxes.
• Provide comprehensive disaster recovery plan for exchange environment.
• Responsible for hardware, software, security updates and service pack updates.
• Good hands on experience on Microsoft SCCM 2007- Deployment, administration, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Deploying operating system in bulk using OSD in SCCM 2007 R2.
• Updating clients with critical, security and cumulative patches using software distribution in SCCM 2007R2 server.
• Responsible for creating customized MSI packages using packaging tools like WISE and Admin Studio.
• Responsible for creating and managing publishing rules on Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining email policies and filtering polices.
• Implement and manage Security infrastructure for the organization like AD Right Management Service and Microsoft PKI Infrastructure.
• Responsible for securing the private key of Root CA Issuing CA using Ncipher HSM Modules.
• Responsible for document transfer over the internet in a secure way by using PKI infrastructure.
• Working knowledge on windows PowerShell V2.
• Adequate working knowledge of IIS 7 7.5.
• Creating and executing change management requests for production issues 24/7.
• Working with network team on any network issue for the new builds and firewall related issues.
• Working alongside with Microsoft Premier Field engineers' team by conducting health checks for different MS technologies.
• Update the technical knowledge by attending Microsoft workshops on various demanding IT products and different technical orientation programs.
• Suggest and assist recruitment department in hiring technical staff by interviewing the applicants for the IT department of the organization.