SUMMARY

• Extensive Years of Professional Experience on Windows, Vmware Design and Development,Active Domain Services and VMware administration.
• Experience with Virtualization technologies like Installing, Configuring and administering VMware ESX / ESXi and created, managed VMs (virtual server) and involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Experienced in SCCM CB (2012, 1802/1810), MDT 2012 / 2013, NetApp, WSUS, Windows Server 2008 R2 \ 2012 \ 2016, Active Directory App - v Deployment, DNS, vMotion,, NetApp, VCE, EMC,Cisco,Java,Servicenow. vRA,vSphere,DevOps,, Hyper-V R2, Application Deployment, SQL 2016 \ PowerShell Script Execution on Production Environment.
• Windows and VMware with Core Experience with Active Directory Administration and VMware virtualization technologies and Operations Support.
• In depth knowledge and technical proficiency in TCP/IP protocol stack and other network protocols such as: DNS, DHCP, Direct Access 2012 / 2016, VPN, and IPV4 / IPV6.
• Administer Microsoft SCCM 2012 environment, including creating or editing security groups and vMotion, vRA,vSphere,DevOps.
• Experience with NetIQ Directory Resource Administrator (DRA) product requires regular read and write access into the Active Directory Domains, and any Office 365 tenants managed by each DRA Server.
• Experienced in Implementation and Migration of Skype for Business, General Storage (EMC) and Network (Cisco), Lync 2010, Lync 2013, Active Directory 2003, 2008 and 2012, System Center 2012.
• Excellent understanding of Exchange Online Configuration and Email migration, FIM synchronization.
• Successfully created team sites on SharePoint Online and SharePoint migration to Office 365.
• Vast experience troubleshooting issues with Outlook, Exchange server, ActiveSync and OWA.
• Managed Microsoft SCCM deployments in a large-scale global environment and oversaw deployments of large and complex applications targeted for more clients. Implementing, Maintaining AD Infrastructure as a service in Microsoft Azure cloud platform Imp
• Involved on CAS Migration and SCCM flattening project for Global Servers. Install, configure and maintain VMWARE ESX virtual environment
• Installed, configured, and maintained multiple production and development servers
• Designed and maintained both Solaris and Red Hat Linux infrastructures
• Provided system and log analysis, performance tuning, and monitoring.
• Maintained and support eTrust Access Control and KERBOS for all UNIX user accounts
• Migration Experience from Google apps to Office 365.
• Migration of SharePoint sites to Office 365 site using migrations.
• Binary Tree and Quest Migration Manager Tool experience in O365 migration
• Administered Microsoft SCCM 2012 environment, including creating or editing security groups, application deployment patch management, general troubleshooting.
• Served as Senior Systems Engineer design, installation, support which include, server management, VMware, MS Active Directory, McAfee EPO, Enterprise Storage, and Enterprise Backup services.
• Troubleshooting WebLogic, Tibco, and java related problems in production, staging and QA environment
• Provide routing and switching troubleshooting and support
• Installed, configured and provide support for the LDAP in the development, testing, staging and production environment
• Work on Cisco Datacenter Servers(UCS/UCSM) and Datacenter ACI switching.
• Active Directory Engineer Designing, implementing changes, troubleshooting, supporting Enterprise Wide Windows Active Directory environment composed of Multi-Forest environment with different Trusts, Multi-Forest migration and creation, multiple Domain environment, multiple domain consolidations and retirements, Sites and Services, Site replications, domain controllers holding different FSMO roles, DNS troubleshooting,
• User base accounts of 15,000 and Windows server count of 2,000 running different flavors of Windows Operating

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• VMware vSphere 4.0 / 4.1 / 5.0, vCenter Server 4.0 / 4.1 / 5.0, ESX 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 5.0 , vMotion, vRA,vSphere,DevOps,, VMware Update Manager, HA, DRS, FT, vMotion, Storage vMotion, VMware Capacity Planner, VMware Workstation, Windows Administration Configuration of DHCP and DNS, installation and configuration of VPN client, Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 R / 2016 - installation and configuration, installation and configuration of Active Directory creating users and groups, setting user access controls, domains creation and setup
• OSI Reference Model, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting, Ethernet LAN, TCP/IP, UDP, switches, routing concepts, virtual network concepts including vSwitches, UCS, NetApp, VCE, EMC,Cisco,Java,Servicenow., NetApp, EMC,VLANs, dvSwitch, TCP/IP stack for virtualization, configuration of printers and, scanners
• HP ProLiant DL380 G5 / G6 Intel Xeon, HP ProLiant DL385 G6 / G7 AMD Opteron, Dell PowerEdge 2850, 2950, R710, HP BL 460c G5 / G6 blade servers, C7000 HP Chassis. NetApp V6000 Series
• Windows servers 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, Windows OS XP / Vista / 7

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior VMware Engineer

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Designed, installed and configured Win 2008, 2012, 2016 servers in Enterprise Environment
• Installation of SCCM 1802, configuration of Primary Site server, Distribution points, Management point and manage and monitor servers in the infrastructure . Designed, built, tested, configured and implemented SCCM 1802 and NetApp storage.
• Deploy OKTA -mastered Accounts with O365 Using OKTA Provisioning
• Worked on Ansible Continuous Management tools for WebLogic 8x, 9x, 11x and apache deployments as well as Operational automation.
• Installing ESX and ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware, Installation of VCenter Server, vCenter components and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Dealt with user management for specific apps within OKTA .
• Worked on delegated authentication password policy in OKTA for AD.
• Configure Additional Authentication with OKTA
• Deployed a custom app integration using SAML
• Upgraded WebSphere App Servers (WAS) versions from 6 to 7 and 8x on RHEL (6, 7) systems using Ansible, python, wsadmin and shell scripting.
• Handle operational tasks relating to VDI such as ESXi host builds and updates, vCenter builds and upgrades, vCenter database maintenance, VDI pool and persistent desktops maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Worked on configuration management tool ( Ansible ) for application configurations for WebLogic environment.
• Supporting and Maintain vCenter Server Appliance, vMotion, vRA,vSphere,DevOps, vRealize Operations Manager (vROps), vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestrator (vRO), vRealize Business, ESXiand Update Manager.
• Worked on VDI Infrastructure that used technologies such as VMware Horizon View 6.0 and 7.0 and UCS.
• Managed VDIs with multiple operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows, Windows 10.
• Involved in Single Sign On (SSO) OKTA Implementation.
• Developed solutions against the OKTA SSO platform.
• Worked on Ansible Community Editions and Jenkins as CI and Maven for build management on J2EE applications. Created 5+ end to end environments with more than 700 applications servers and applications configurations using Ansible . designing and implementing upstream and midstream SCADA Systems with an emphasis on security standards for companies that must be PHMSA, ISA-99, vMotion, vRA,vSphere,DevOps,, CRM and API 1164/1165 compliant.
• Designed and implemented many physical and virtual SCADA Networks for upstream and midstream oil and gas customers, including crude oil pipelines and terminals.
• Created Windows 10 Image using MDT inbuilt in SCCM and Dell Legacy BIOS to UEFI conversion and deployed through SCCM.
• Built VDI desktop pools with non-persistent VDIs and persistent VDI as per the requirement with users.
• Created and Designed Automation process of VDI creation for flawless onboarding of new user.
• Windows update deployment through WSUS/SCCM on client workstations and servers.
• Migrated from SCCM 1802 to SCCM 1810 environment. Troubleshoot and solve SCCM specific technical issues, engaging in Root Cause analysis.
• Troubleshooted password synchronization for multiple OKTA platforms.
• OKTA Universal Directory Attributes mapping with AD Domain Apps.
• Create custom report to measure performance of VM’s and ESX servers using Virtual Centre and vROps.
• Planning, designing and developing Infrastructure related Automation Solutions using vRealize Workflows.
• Provide configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting support for the Compute Infrastructure (Fabric Interconnect, UCS Blade Server Chassis, UCS I/O Module, and UCS Blade Server), Storage Infrastructure and VMware to ensure they perform as expected steady-state and correct any failure conditions.
• Infrastructure support of Azure, IaaS, PaaS, Cloud, O365 Microsoft, and Active Directory, Identity management, Windows Scripting languages including (PowerShell, Python, Perl, and Bash) developing and deploying embedded IT infrastructure software.
• Active Directory Installation & Configuration, Group policy management, DHCP, DNS, NPS administration on Windows Server 2012/R2 .
• Technical SCADA Sr. Project Manager managing Genesis Energy's installation of General Electric's Eterrapipeline SCADA System. Also Interfaced with Enterprise Products on Genesis' acquisition of $2 Billion of Offshore Platforms and Pipelines.
• Responsibilities include SCADA network architecture, design and implementation as well as SCADA System security, design and implementation.
• Configuration of Azure AAD Connect Synchronization Tool.
• Experienced in migration from SCCM 2012 R2 to SCCM 1702.
• Power Shell scripting and automation of routine tasks
• Technical Team Lead in charge of CygNet SCADA Administration for eleven CygNet Sites within the Southwestern Energy Enterprise
• Deployment of software packages, Operating System and windows patches through SCCM server.
• Upgradation of SCCM 2012 to SCCM Current Branch
• Troubleshooting experience on Windows Client OS like Windows7 and Windows8
• Use Group Policy Administrator (GPA) tool to edit and implement GPOs in PROD and DEV domains
• Audit GPOs in PROD and DEV domains to point out inconsistency in GPO settings.
• Create Service Principal Names (SPNs) for SQL and SAN Keytabs in PROD and DEV domains.
• Reporting via SQL Management Studio/SCCM reports/Queries
• Responsible for all Windows Server SCADA Administration and sole interface to the Network and Infrastructure Teams, as well as for staying compliant with corporate security policies.
• Managed OKTA Groups, Directory Groups and Applications Groups
• Created and Managed OKTA policies.
• Integration with Office 365 with OKTA
• Import and link member servers’ baseline GPOs and WMI filters from PROD domains to PRE PROD domains.
• Design a large enterprise-level solution upon technical, application and business requirements
• Configured Service Profiles in Cisco UCS manager in Windows and ESXi Servers.
• Supported multiple SCCM hierarchies and multiple SCOM management groups on over 4,000 Windows server operating systems running on physical and virtual servers.
• Generated reports with various parameters of VMware infrastructure using multiple tools.
• Worked on physical to virtual migration(P2V) and virtual to virtual(V2V) using VMware converter 6.0

Environment: VMware vSphere 4.1/5.1/5.5/6.1/6.5 Appliance, General Storage (EMC) and Network (Cisco), General Storage (EMC) and Network (Cisco) ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.0/5.0/6.0 , VMware vCenter 5.5/6.0, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012, UCS, Active Directory, vMotion, vRA,vSphere,DevOps, NetApp,HP ProLiant servers, HP & Dell Blade Server Tools, IBM Servers, WSUS, Manage Engine, SQL Servers 2008, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Trend Micro Security, Power Shell, Symantec NetBackup

Confidential, TX

VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on management and design of a huge environment with thousands of ESXi hosts spreaded across various datacenters.
• Build new ESXi 6.0 hosts from the scratch and did the complete configuration for US and Caribbean locations.
• Installing, Configuring & Troubleshooting of the ESXi 5.1 and 6.0 in different types of HP ProLiant servers
• Co-ordinated with the network team to plan the structure of network to be used for the new ESXi hosts like number of NICs, vLANs, subnets etc.
• Expertise in administering SCCM 2012 servers globally with multiple primary & secondary sites and distribution points.
• Deployed PowerShell scripts to various VCenter servers for monthly VMware metric reports.
• Installation and configuration of Windows Servers 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 Virtual Machines in the ESXi host clusters.
• Created various types of Tech Plans for hardware and software installations.
• Configured and maintained CygNet Replication and Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity strategies. Represented SCADA Team on Big Data Strategy Team at Southwestern for exporting CygNet data out to external datastores OSI PI and Hadoop.
• Handled end users for L3 SCCM client troubleshooting, software deployment, software update and OS deployment issues.
• Installation of VCenter Server and Configuring ESXi - hosts within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Running patches and updates through Update manager for the ESXi hosts.
• Worked on maintaining vSphere vCenter 6.0, ESXI 6.0, Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0, vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Orchestrator.
• Install and configure vRealize orchestrator, vRealize operations manager.
• Administration and troubleshooting skills in issues related to View Connection servers, View Manager, View Security servers, View Composer, View Pools, View desktops, VDI Virtual Center, Snapshot Creation and Templates for XP and Win 7 OS.
• Responsible for the implementation of VMware View VDI upgrades, Change Management, Problem Management, and ITIL related process.
• Managed and Worked on Physical Data Center in Bethlehem and Easton.
• Managed weekly Tape backups for the datacenter.
• Worked as a part of steady state and project team.
• Performed integration of Wonderware Archestra into CygNet SCADA via OPCIS, for over 100 remote compressor sites. Maintained and administered Devon's Southern Division CygNet SCADA Servers.
• Involved in global project activities and recently on SCCM Flattening \ CAS Migration \ W10 1607 upgrade \ MS Firmware update.
• Mitigated and repaired miss configured SCCM site settings (i.e.: Application host file/IIS/Distribution point issues, Hardware inventory and Software inventory miss configurations and elimination of unused SCCM site roles).
• Install DP, MP, Secondary sites based on requests from markets & for new build sites.
• Creating Boundary/Boundary Groups, SUG's in SCCM 2012 using PowerShell scripts.
• Pre stage of packages for failures and sites with low bandwidth.
• Monitor GWAN utilization for SCCM data transfer and troubleshoot Link degrades and failure issues.
• Provided wintel support for the client infrastructure.
• Performed bi-weekly datacenter walkthroughs and reported and resolved the observed issues.
• Worked on migration of 150+ Windows 2003 Servers.
• Worked on Active Directory to generate the list of machines with last login details.
• Integrate AD Forest during merger and takeover.
• Upgraded servers from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2
• Design and implement the company's LAN and WAN network infrastructure
• Configured and migrated DMVPN Tunnels from current environment.
• Worked on Oracle database 9i, 10g, 11g
• Responsibilities included designing, implementing and administering a Wonderware ArchestrA SCADA System for 4,400 miles of Houston Pipe Line.
• Setup Azure Cloud Infra, Cloud services, Network, Storage, VMs
• Presentation to business units and executives demonstrating VCE VBlock virtualization, UIM provisioning and VDI technologies.
• Migrated databases from SQL servers 2005 & 2008R2 to 2012 and 2014 express
• Worked with MS outlook, lotus and office 365.
• Service Delivery & Operations for Windows, Active Directory, ADFS, DNS, DHCP, failover Clustering, Hyper - V and Azure Infrastructure
• Centralized distribution of packages using SCCM 2016 creating user groups, distribution packages and advertisements.
• Create and deploy new software packages, software / security updates and service packs through SCCM /SCUP.
• Worked on PowerShell scripts to report the daily DNS logs, user activity and management.
• Used on PowerShell during the creation of new virtual machine in order to configure it and prepare for prod environment
• Provided production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, WINS, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate
• Worked on Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer to deploy Windows 10 images on client laptops.
• Worked on supporting desktop client computing issues.
• Coordinated & Implemented the UCS Migration project - Migrated old VM infrastructure from HP Blade System to the new Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Blade Servers.
• Worked with Cisco UCS server, from datacenter rack setup to bring online on production environment

Environment: VMware vSphere 4.1/5.1, ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.0/5.0, VMware vCenter, NetApp, VMware Standalone Convertor, Citrix XenApp 4.5/5.0. Windows Server 2000/2003/2003 R2/2008/2008 R2/2012, Active Directory, HP ProLiant servers, SCCM 2007, VM ware 8.0, VB Script, SQL Server, USMT, SCCM 2016, Power shell, Install Watch Pro, Hyper-V, SQL Servers 2008R2, 2012, 2014 & 2016, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Power Shell, SEP.

Confidential

VMware System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installing VMware VSphere 6.0, 6.1 and created virtual machines on ESX 5.1, 5.5Servers. Created standard images and deployed servers from the images.
• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESX hosts in the datacenter.
• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates. Working with snapshots of Virtual Machines.
• Designed, installed and configured Win 2003, 2008, 2012 servers in Enterprise Environment.
• Designed and implemented the enterprise Windows 2003, 2008 Active Directory & GPO’s.
• Installed and supported SQL Server 2003,2008
• Accomplished Centralized distribution of packages using SCCM 2007.
• Administration and Management of SQL server Database and Transaction logs for SCCM /MBAM/ WSUS/ SSRS, Databases Maintenance tasks, SQL SSRS management. Creating custom SCCM/Reports and Dashboards using Report Builder and SQL queries (T-SQL).
• Tested the packaged application on WIN 7 Clone Image through the SCCM 2016 by creating entry in Distribution, Collection and advertisements and test if application met company standards.
• Windows 2003, 2008, 2012 Server Maintenance and builds
• Install & Support Web Servers, FTP Servers, File and Print Servers
• Maintained networking devices and various servers’ hardware & software.
• Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Perl, Bash) Experience developing and deploying embedded IT infrastructure software.
• Performed installations and testing of upgrades and patches before final implementation in the active network.
• Defined and implemented system and network administration services.
• Experience Using SCCM 2012 to deploy the Packages both the Windows Installer Package and Virtual Package.
• Defined and implemented backup service levels.
• Responsible for facilities management, liaison with vendors and training for end users on various platforms and for various applications.
• Packaged applications are managed by Group Policy and Deployed by SCCM Tool.
• Experience in deploying windows updates by using SCCM 2012
• Responsible for documentation of processes and changes in the network on a day-to-day basis.
• Supported daily administered of SCCM including client health, software and operating system deployment and all required reporting.
• Deploy SCCM Server upgrades and patches.
• Manage VDI environment using VMware Horizon View Client.
• Administration and architecture of the SCCM 2012 Hierarchy of Primary and Secondary Site Servers Environment.
• Responsible for Monthly Patching of Enterprise Server Environment of over 10,000 servers using SCCM 2007 / 2012.
• Involved in designing both internal and external VMware View 4.5 & 4.6 VDI solutions to customer base.
• Deploy and manage VMware horizon view on CISCO UCS for VDI deployment and failover clustered Hyper-V environments.
• Managed and Monitored availability, performance and disk/CPU usage of servers
• Performing backups of data on the servers as well as network backups
• Deployment of Windows 7 using OSD Task Sequences of SCCM 2012 for PXE-Boot Zero-Touch Installations.
• Monitor various aspects of server like health; file systems, logs using tools like BMC patrol, Tivoli, and Net view.
• Assisting customers and end users with hardware, software application & network connectivity issues.
• Installing various applications, performing OS tuning and configuring IP networking parameters.
• Actively participated in migration from Windows 2003 to 2008 server and application updates.
• Worked on building, configuring and maintaining the solutions utilizing VMware, Automation and VMware NSX.
• Troubleshooting of file system issues with remote servers via telnet and putty.
• Extensive experience with installing/troubleshooting and configuring windows 2008, windows 2003 servers Active Directory services and SCCM 2007.
• Repackaging of the legacy applications to create windows installer packages using Flexera's Install Shield Admin Studio.
• Knowledge in Active Directory Services using Windows 2003, 2008 Servers.
• Managing SCCM 2007 for patch management.
• Installing hot fixes, security updates using SCCM and WSUS.
• Troubleshoot and repaired all failed applications pushes via SCCM.
• Installation of physical servers remotely through ILO. (HP, DELL)
• Managing Software distribution using SCCM.
• Patch deployment using SCCM.
• Performed tape and library management of daily, monthly and incremental backups.
• Participated in installation of Tivoli Management Framework.
• Creation of profiles, profile manager, task configuration and execution with ITM 5.1 6.2 package.
• Configuration of Active Directory, Event Pro, Outlook to desktops and laptops and mapping them to host server.
• Managed Microsoft Clustering Services
• Managed Symantec NetBackup 6.0,6.5,7.1
• Managed configure vSphere ESX 4.1,5.0,5.1,5.5

Environment: VMWare ESXi, vCenter, Windows 2008R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 STD, NetApp, CareFusionPharmogistics server 1.4.5, CareFusion Inventory Manager Client 1.4.5, NetApp, VCE, EMC,Cisco,Java,Servicenow., SCCM 2012 R2, SCOM, Windows Server 2012, SCCM Client Center, HP Lefthand P4000 SAN, LDAP, GPO, ADFS,PKI, DNS, DHCP, WINS.