PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experience in IT industry with experience in Server administration in various environments - Windows Security 2000/2003/2008 R2/2012R2 with Active Directory Services (WINS, DNS, DHCP) and IIS, AWS Services, Linux Administration tasks.
• Tier-2 Support for production environments and trouble shoot critical issues at minimal business impact.
• Expertise in Migration Using Quest Migration Manager Tool for Active Directory.
• Expertise in Active Directory design and support (GPOs, AD Schema, OUs, LDAP, Sites, Replication, etc.
• Experience in monitoring ADS with SCCM.
• Deployment and troubleshooting of windows 2008 and 2012 R2Domain Controllers in Active Directory.
• Worked as a system administration/Infrastructure Management and Support in VMWare environments. Good experience with CISCO UCS servers, HP & Dell H/W. Work experience with VMWare NSX and vRops.
• Working knowledge MS SQL Server experience, MCSE/MCSA, A+/Network, Microsoft OS 7 & 10, Microsoft Office 2010, 2016 and Office 365, Microsoft Exchange 2013 and Skype for Business and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Excellent working knowledge in UNIX and Linux shell environments using command line utilities and Build back-end application with Python / Django, work with docker, RabbitMQ, Celery, Jenkins.
• Experience in Migrating Group and Exception Policies from one domain to other domain in AD forest.
• Expertise in creating Exception Group policies for Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 R2 in AD domain.
• Performed and Raise the Domain functional level from windows server 2008R2 to 20012.
• Experience in creating Service Accounts to have Log on as a Batch and Service Jobs, Create and Link Exception policy to windows Application Server's 2003/2008R2/2012R2.
• Performing Migrations from On-premise to the VMware tools like vSphere, ESXi, NSX etc. environment and troubleshooting errors and problems encountered during migrations.
• Proficiency in VMware. Installation and monitoring Virtual environments with ESX 4.x/5.x Servers and Virtual Center.
• Solid understanding of Active Directory management, clustering with SAN technologies, Virtual Server, Windows Load Strong Microsoft Active Directory skills (2008/12/16,)
• Sound knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with AWS solutions using EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, and Elastic Load Balancer, Auto scaling groups, Optimized volumes and EC2 instances.
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date inventory of hardware and software resources.
• Used VMware for testing various applications on different operating system.
• Experience on working with Integration of UNIX and LINUX with Active Directory using Centrify Tool -Provided 24x7 on call Support for Production Environments.
• Designing, implementing, evaluating applications, systems and utilities relevant to Active Directory.
• Migrating Users, Groups, Workstations and Application window Servers from Source Domain to Target Administration of user Accounts, Groups, Resources, Security, Backup strategies in window Servers 2003/2008R2/2012.
• Extensive experience working with Active directory, Exchange, office 365, SharePoint, Azure.
• Implemented NSX as overlay in Data Centre and installed and configured the anti-virus software for VDI desktops and provided security and monitoring the traffic using VMware NSX & distributed switches.
• Extensive experience with Internet Information Server (IIS) and Microsoft Cluster Server
• Software distribution Patch management (Win install, Wise, Script it, Altiris, Big Fix, SUS, SCCM).
• Authentication/Authorization, LDAP, Virtual Directory, NTLM, Kerberos.
• Infrastructure documentation (Application integration and System state).
• Disaster recovery, (documentation and testing procedures).
• Experience in managing Active directory Domain Controllers, DNS and DHCP Servers.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, (i.e. Configuration of networks, router configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.)
• Configured NSX with SAN Attached storage (LUN Assignments, Data stores) Utilized VMware Converter for Physical to Virtual/Virtual to Virtual conversion/Physical to Physical conversion.

TECHNICAL SKILL:

Operating System: Windows Server 2008, 2012 R2, Windows 7, NetApp DATA ONTAP. and Linux

System Management: IIS 6.0/7.0, Microsoft SCCM 2012 and 2007, IBM XIV Management studio

Scripting & Cloud: DOS Batch, Windows Host Script (CScript, WScript and WSF), VBScr, Perl, PowerShell, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Application Servers: Microsoft Active Directory 2008/2008 R2, DNS, DHCP, MSSQL, LDAP Directories

Backup Solutions: Symantec NetBackup and Backup exec, Backup Dell Recovery Manager Tool

Networking: DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, NTFS,, Ethernet 10/100/1000,WAN/LAN Routing, Routers, Switches.

Hardware: Cisco Fabric Interconnect, Cisco UCS Chassis & Blade Servers, HP ProLiant Blade and Rackmount Servers, Dell Servers, Network Interface Card, HBA card, Printers, Processors

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Iowa

Sr System Admin/Windows Security (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Managing Microsoft Identity Management products (Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services, and Azure, AD Connect, Office 365) serving as an enterprise-wide directory.
• Managing Identity Access management of Azure Subscriptions, Azure AD, Azure AD Application Proxy, Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Pass Through Authentication.
• Worked on Azure Fabric, Microservices, IoT & Docker containers in and involved in setting up Terraform continuous build integration system. Used Azure Internal Load Balancer to provide high availability for IaaS VMs & PaaS role instances.
• System Administration Experience on installation, Configuration and Administration of RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu and Windows
• Introduced Clonezilla for Imaging Solution
• Migrating applications from Windows 7 to Windows 10 compatible version.
• Experience with Web Development, Web Services, Windows Python and the Django framework.
• O365 administration from design, implementation, setup and administration.
• O365 tenant to tenant migration.
• Windows Hotfix Installation, Additional Environment Updates, SQL Server Windows Hotfix installation and SharePoint server Hotfix and Cumulative updates.
• Installed and configured database on Windows Linux platforms.
• Deploy, Manage and scheduled windows security patches and updates every month on the servers. Deploy patches on the pilot application servers in test environment and co-ordinate with business POC for testing and then deploy in production environment.
• Customized the Space Check in ISIM environment using Linux shell scripting.
• Worked on development of internal testing tool framework written in Python and Developed GUI using Python and Django for dynamically displaying the test block documentation and other features of python code using a web browser.
• Wrote JCL’s/Shell Scripts/windows batch scripts for Batch Process.
• Migrating technology and confidential data between various sites involving virtual machines running Windows server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 using manual Robocopy and Windows PowerShell scripts
• Manage Microsoft Azure and Office365 in 2 tenants
• Responsible to create windows 10 image according to client policies and customizations.
• Analyzed, troubleshot and corrected ADFS HA Cluster for O365 SSO
• Hybrid O365 on -premise exchange and Active Directory hybrid ADFS, DirSync and FIM SSO.
• Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, and Security policies & configured BGP routes to enable ExpressRoute connections between on-premise data centers & Azure cloud.
• Participated in team wide efforts to build cumulative Windows hotfixes that would reduce the number of Windows hotfixes necessary for customers to install and to create a continuously upgraded baseline.
• Created and deployed VMs on the Microsoft cloud service Azure, created and managed the virtual networks to connect all the servers and designed ARM templates for Azure platform.
• Configured three types of blobs, block blobs, page blobs, and append blobs in Azure for storing a large amount of unstructured object data such as text or binary data, that can be accessed from anywhere via HTTP or HTTPS.
• Creating and managing application integrations for identify and access management. Having Experience of Creating conditional Access policies Multifactor authentication (MFA), Resetting MFA and Resolving the MFA issues.
• Linux Server administration and automation, Ubuntu and Debian, packaging of tools (DPKG)
• Developed frontend and backend modules using Windows Python on Django including testify Web Framework using Git. Implemented pre and post-processing pipelines for Machine Learning algorithms.
• Developed Windows batch jobs with PERL, FTP to load data from flat files to Siebel database.
• Familiarity in the following areas: single sign-on, enterprise directory architecture and design, directory schema, namespace, replication topology, resource provisioning, role-based access Control, user lifecycle.
• Successfully established and tested Azure AD Tenant for production. Provided technical direction to allow Active Directory on-Prem group to populate users.
• Syncing the Objects Users, Groups, Workstation from active directory to azure active directory.
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), SAML, web Single Sign-on (SSO), OAuth and related authentication technologies.
• Windows 7, 8 and10 NOS, UNIX and Windows Linux installation, configuration and monitoring
• Added new Domain Controller to existing domain and configured DNS replication on server running Window bash Server 2016 R2. Worked on backend storage for servers which was on ISCSI SAN and had ISCSI initiators
• Scripting of AD user and contact object updates using PowerShell to facilitate synchronization to Azure AD.
• Having experience with Various PowerShell module (Azure ad, Active Directory and exchange online).
• Having Experience of troubleshooting of user account provisioning between legacy Client directories and CSC active directory and LDAP directories .
• Configuring and managing Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Connect health, Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
• Provided/presented migration statistics, issues/resolution, and deliverables to leadership, detailing user, group, and physical device success percentages, tracking milestones for what had been migrated or was still in need of migration.
• Provided onsite and remote system support to end-users for Windows XP, 7 desktop and Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2 network applications as well as quality assurance testing for network infrastructure.
• Provide end to end support for the migration of all the Directory objects, from the source ( Multiple Domains ), to the target Single Domain.
• Monitoring the Licenses for Azure Ad issues, resolving the Licenses Issue for Azure AD Users. Assigning the licenses Group based.
• Familiarity in the following areas: single sign-on, enterprise directory architecture and design, directory schema, namespace, replication topology, resource provisioning, role-based access Control, user lifecycle.
• Resolved Azure AD issues relating to Office 365 (MMSSPP ), Active Directory to Azure AD identity and user permissions.
• Configure rules and management packs for servers and applications. Manage windows security patches deployment using SCCM 2012.
• Solid understanding of Linux Shell and Perl Scripting, UNIX, Windows, build and Release Engineering principle
• Created scripts using Windows PowerShell to automate the Production environment by deploying the same scripts on virtual servers to upgrade VMware tools
• Knowledge on testing the application Various methods and Deploy the application in to cloud.
• Configured and resolved Azure AD Connect sync issues, Various types of Data issues and Attribute issues.
• Having Experience of Creating and Managing the users and groups in Azure AD.
• Experience troubleshooting skills in a Windows 2012 environment - Event log analysis, installation and administration of Windows Server 2012, including user setup and defining roles, performance tuning, backup and restore, security monitoring, registry for the Application Specific Servers.

Environment: Active Directory, windows PowerShell, Azure AD, TPAM, MS Exchange online, Multifactor authentication (MFA), Azure AD Connect, Windows server.

Confidential, New York

Sr System Engineer/Admin

Responsibilities:

• Support multiple AD forests, including multiple domains forest with over 8 domains, 150 domain controllers and 120 AD sites, running on Windows Servers 2003, 2008 R2 and 2012 R2.
• I worked as a SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Windows servers and good Knowledge and work experience with VMWare NSX and vRealize Operations Manager
• Deploy Manage and troubleshooting of Windows 2008R2 and 2012 R2 Domain Controllers in Active Directory.
• Reviewed SCAP, Retina and Nessus vulnerability scanner results with management for Windows XP, 7 and Windows Server lab devices; identified issues and expedited resolution for government, military, and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) applications; created Hyper-V hosts.
• Designed & implemented Overlay Network Management Network to manage all our production devices with TACACS+ and Solar winds NPM.
• Build and maintain all hardware images for North America using Clonezilla Imaging and Ghost
• Using Update Manager for upgrading ESXi versions or applying ESXi OS Windows hotfixes, patches.
• Create new user account and profile on windows, UNIX and Windows Linux servers
• Troubleshooting users and tenants provisioning in Office 365,
• Configured mail flow with Office 365, set user connectivity policies for Office 365 and automated user licensing process for Office 365.
• Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Ubuntu Linux using Amazon EC2, Chef and custom Ruby/Bash scripts.
• Created base images of Windows 7/Windows 10 OS for application packaging using MDT and VMware Tool.
• Worked on Migration to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and successfully deployed Windows 10.1 for the whole enterprise.
• Involved in writing PL SQL complex queries, stored procedure, cursor, and trigger for requirements and UNIX/Linux shell scripts
• Rewrite existing Python/Django modules to deliver certain format of data and Able to create scripts for system administration and AWS using languages such as BASH and Python.
• Wrote a Windows Python module to connect and view the status of an Apache Cassandra instance
• Use Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers.
• Created and converted shared mailboxes in Office 365.
• Created Control-M jobs to remediation of SQL Server Agent jobs with Windows Batch Scripts, VBScripts for all environments.
• Implemented and configured data loss prevention (DLP) in Office 365.
• Configured in-place archiving to preserve email archives.
• Configured or implemented journaling of email communications to secure a copy of all communications.
• Defined corporate retention policies and tags for email messages in Office 365. (architect)
• Secured Exchange by implementing online protection in Exchange online for spam filtering, anti-virus and threat management.
• Created and deployed Ghost images for Windows XP-7 desktops and R2 servers.
• Configured auto-discover services for Office 365 post migration.
• Verified Exchange web services and active sync functionality for Office 365
• Configured and resolved Azure AD Connect sync issues, Various types of Data issues and Attribute issues.
• Configuring Cloud platform such as Virtual Networks Multi-site, Cross-site, VMs, Azure AD, Load Balancers, Azure SQL, Cloud Services, etc.
• Installed and Configured RedHat Windows Linux Kick start and booting from SAN and managing multi pat ching at boot level and OS level using EMC Power path.
• Managed maintenance of Windows XP desktops and laptops, HP network printers, Windows 2003 servers, Dell managed switches, and fiber optics.
• Azure Active Directory for MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) and integrate with Virtual Desktops for users.
• Experience creating, updating PowerShell Scripts for windows Security, Active Directory, Azure AD and o365.
• Responsible for NIM installation on LPAR's, setting up NIM Servers, Clients, Define the resources, Migrations with NIM. Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Ubuntu Linux using Amazon EC2, Chef, and custom Ruby/Bash scripts.
• Configured & administered Domain Naming Server (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Distributed File System (DFS), Internet Information Service (IIS) and Remote Access Service (RAS)
• Installed and configure Web Portal of the company using IIS and apache.
• The configuration of Backup and Restore of NSX Manager and Data.
• Deployed in the cloud and on-premises using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Single- Server support.
• Create and Link exception policies to windows 2003, 2008R2 and 2012 R2 servers in PROD & QA Environments.
• Management of all Information Technology resources including Microsoft Servers, Exchange, Active Directory, workstations, and software titles • EMC VNX San, EMC Isilon Nas, Palo Alto Firewall, VMware, Sever Clustering,
• Back up 150 Domain Controllers Using Dell Recovery Back up Manager Tool.
• Configured, monitored and automated Amazon Web Services as well as involved in deploying the content cloud platform on Amazon Web Services(AWS) using EC2 and S3.
• Migrating Users, Groups, Workstations and Application window bash from Source domain to Target domain Using QMM in AD Domain.
• Experience in creating and managing virtual machines in windows Azure.
• Migration of Web applications from IIS 6.0 to 7.5, IIS 7.5 to IIS 8.5
• Working on different ticketing system like Jira, Trello, BMC Remedy Force, Agile Central.
• Upgrades, repairs and maintenance on the company's PC-related hardware, software and peripherals.
• Configured vShield & VMware NSX for network segmentation and host based Anti-Virus solutions.
• Performed Windows Security servers patching using SCCM Console.
• Copy the Existing Group policies form one domain to another domain within the Active Directory forest.
• Deploy and monitor scalable infrastructure on Amazon web services (AWS)& configuration management.
• Decommission of Application windows 2003 server.
• Proficiency using Windows PowerShell to automate the management and configuration of virtual infrastructure environments.
• Written new and enhanced existing UNIX/Linux shell scripts for project
• Familiar with JSON based REST Web services and Amazon Web services (AWS) and Responsible for setting up Windows Python REST API framework and spring frame work using DJANGO.
• In the case of a Windows hotfix, a bug would be filed to the development team and code submitted for review and eventual inclusion.
• Create and manage azure web apps and provide access permission to AD users
• VPN Related Issue Clustering knowing the difference between NLB and Clusters on \Active Directory
• Review Domain Controller Event and Security logs and take corrective actions.
• Planned and managed all migrations and upgrades related to the Active Directory.
• Managed systems configuration and maintenance, problem troubleshooting, system and program security, applications and program management, planning and directing upgrades, and testing operations to ensure optimum system functionality.
• Managed, led and supported Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 Active Directory domain network in multi-locations.
• Deployed and Configured VMware NSX Manager, Controller, Edge Gateway leveraging network data and intelligence for advanced security.
• Designed roles and group using Azure Identity and Access management (IAM).
• Executed effective processes for architecture, designing and deployment of AD domains and directory servers.
• Configured Veeam backup on server running Windows Server 2012 R2 to configure backup jobs and schedules for virtual servers. Added new virtual machines to existing jobs and recalculated storage
• Managed Active Directory Domain, DNS and DHCP Servers and configurations.
• Managed the Help desk & Desktop Support team which supported Windows 9.X, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 along with the MS-Office including mail services.
• Investigated new technologies, software, patches, and security packages, which will improve system performance and systems administration procedures.
• Configuring DHCP Failover Cluster, DHCP Scopes, Lease Periods, DHCP Reservation and DHCP Exclude.
• Implemented load balancing and clustering technologies using Windows bash 2000 server to ensure high availability of DNS, Web services and other IP Services.
• Involved in application virtualization using ThinApp. Solving issues related to RDP of Azure Infrastructure.
• Utilized global level and site level Group Policy Objects (GPDs) to manage AD Organizational Units(OUs), objects, groups, users, and computers.
• Wrote PowerShell scripts for administrative tasks and management of the server infrastructure.
• Deployed VMware NSX operations manager and Infrastructure navigator in the production environment to monitor performance of Virtual servers and data stores. Worked on physical to virtual migration(P2V) and virtual to virtual(V2V) using VMware converter 5.0.
• Updated Active Directory Schema from Windows server in Production Environment.
• Install and uninstall application package on users Workstations Using SCCM Console.
• Cisco routing and switching technologies and devices LAN/ WAN, VPN, Routing protocols, VLANs, Trunking, Cabling.
• Server Task Automation through PowerShell Script Creation.

Environment: Windows 2008R2 domain controllers, group policy, QMM, LDAP, AD 2003/2008R2.ubuntu and red hat enterprise Linux

Confidential, Northfield, Illinois

Windows/VMware Engineer/Admin

Responsibilities:

• Documented and designed procedures to implement new app functionality to hardened domain controllers
• Planning and implementing an Active Directory domain consolidation and reorganization for HDS.
• Remediating Service Principal Names for Kerberos Constrained Delegation.
• Two factor authentication, code signing, server SSL.
• Configuring wed server roles (IIS, DHCP, WSUS and WDS)
• Monitoring, Management & Troubleshooting of various services like DNS, Domain Controllers, IIS and Application services etc.
• Set up audio video hardware in conference halls and student labs. Introduce IT Staff to CC Cleaner and Clone Zilla Imaging open source software. .
• Imported Old Appsense Configurations from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in a new environment.
• Worked on the SCOM based Critical alerts like Heartbeat, Disk alerts, Cluster alerts, Server shutdown, HP ILO based alerts, TSM alerts.
• Installed the application on AWS EC2 AMI, Red hat, Ubuntu Instances.
• Installed Windows hotfixes and patches on windows servers to eliminate vulnerabilities.
• Involved in building database Model, API s and Views utilizing Windows Python, to build an interactive web-based solution.
• Handled high priority support issues that were escalated to development. Performed remote session and configuration (XML), log and database analysis and suggested a configuration change or developed and published a Windows hotfix.
• Created and modified LINUX shell Scripts according to the changing needs of the project.
• Worked on implementing GUI using PyQt in Python, REST & JSON and Designed and developed a horizontally scalable APIs using Python Flask.
• Experience in NTFS and file share permissions.
• Granted NTFS permissions to user accounts, groups, files, shared directories and print servers within Organizational Unit.
• Expert on P2V, V2V conversions of Windows Linux and Windows O.S servers using Enterprise Converter
• Installed, configured, and maintained Active Directory and third-party migration products for the duration of the project.
• Implemented the Data loading process on Oracle and SQL Server databases using Windows Batch Scripts with SFTP and Import jobs.
• Experienced in querying data with REST API calls, parsing JSON results, scheduled overnight backups using Windows PowerShell scripting, managed user accounts & terminations using Windows Active Directory, worked on IIS, and SQL Server.
• Deployed, monitored, and operated NIPR COTS network hardware and software, as well as Windows servers, XP laptops, and peripheral equipment installation and maintenance.
• Provide expertise to assist in LDAP Authentication for Application Auth.
• Automation certificate revocation for account management.
• Deployed azure IAAS virtual machines and clouds services into secure VNets and subnets.
• Provide custom certificate template for VPN to allow access to different network segment.
• Customize update certain data fields from HR data to multiple attributes in AD user object.
• Excellent understanding of Exchange Online Configuration and Email migration, FIM synchronization.
• Deploy, Manage and troubleshooting of window bash 2008R2 Domain Controllers in Active Directory
• Creation of Identity Management process, strategy, best practice and architecture documentation including Access Management, Password Management, DAP Management, Provisioning, Delegated Administration.
• Provided technical support for over 200 users in a Windows XP/ Windows 7 and 10 environments.
• Managed laptop and MacBook inventory and assisted in procuring new hardware, software and related supplies.
• Windows PowerShell development of automation and reporting processes.
• Identified problem and forwarded it to appropriate area of responsibility.
• Managed VMware infrastructure for client including Performance tuning, capacity planning and managing clusters of VMware ESXi servers
• Created User Controls and simple animations using Java Script and Windows Python.
• Provided support in setting up audio and visual technology for conferences and meetings.
• Directly supported the in-house service ticket software for non-emergency user related issues. This support involved resolving the issue and/or re-directing the ticket to the appropriate team who would then resolve.
• Worked with third party vendors to resolve issues with hardware or software covered by annual maintenance agreements.
• Installed and configured Remote Desktop Services including connection broker and web access gateways on servers running Window bash Server 2016 R2. Added various roles and features to support VDI deployment with Remote Desktop Services
• Involved in Team building & Migration projects, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication Skills.
• Responsible of web application deployments over cloud services (web and worker roles) on Azure, using VS and PowerShell. Automated Job scheduling for different systems in IT infrastructure
• Experience in installation and configuration of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005.
• Conveyed instructions remotely through phone communications and web chat when necessary.
• Automated user accounts to force password change for every 30 days with Group policy.
• Design Azure PaaS/IaaS solutions based on business requirements and Microsoft best practices.
• Hyper-V installation and configuration in Windows Security.
• Managing Amazon EC2 instances of Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server)
• Experience on working with Integration of UNIX and Windows LINUX with Active Directory using Centrify Tool Provided 24x7 on call Support for Production Environments.
• Creating and managing VM Ware cluster. Enabling HA and DRS features in a cluster. Also Migration of Virtual Machines using V Motion and SV Motion Method
• Designed and implemented the Windows Batch Scripts to load the user’s data from SQL Server and Oracle databases into text files.
• Working on Operating System Features and enhancements for Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
• Trained SRA and US Army team members on hardware, software, and Windows Security.
• Provide solution for wireless access by custom certificate template base user account.
• Complete Active Directory AD health check with MS Engineer to fix more than 100 issues in companywide forest, modify Active Directory topology to enhance replication and authentication operations.
• Third level support for DNS, DHCP, DFS, group policy. Setup and configure DNS, DHCP and IIS server.
• Configuring LAN & Networking Troubleshooting and Internet Troubleshooting.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN /WAN connectivity issues.
• Implement ADFS and Dir-sync for deployment of Office 365.

Environment: Windows 2008, 2008 R2 and Windows 2012, IIS 7.0 DNS, DHCP, DFS, ADFS, LDAP, Office 365, Group Policy

Confidential

System Admin (Windows/VMware)

Responsibilities:

• Manage 25 Servers and 350 desktop clients for Indya.com and ITSpace.com
• Active Directory Services -- Managing Users and AD objects and printers
• Installation, Configuration, and Administration of Windows Security NT, 2000, MS Exchange 5.5 Servers, McAfee AV Server, and ARC Serve IT.
• Installation & Configuration of IIS with SSL, DNS, DHCP, FTP and Terminal servers.
• Configured ODBC connections for MS SQL Database utilization, also IIS for web interface usage, and SMTP relays for mail forwarding.
• Developed entire frontend and backend modules using Windows Python on Django Web Framework on MySQL RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu Linux, Windows Server 2003, XP
• Deliver services with the Platform Team utilizing Azure/Cloud and on-site Server infrastructure including:
• Extensive Use of PowerShell to execute commands/scripts.
• Developed a migration approach to move workloads from On - Premises AD to Windows Azure or develop new cloud-ready application solutions.
• Built new physical and virtual servers running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Enterprise 64 bit
• Application compatibility testing against core images for Windows 10.
• Used existing Deal Model in Python to inherit and create object data structure for regulatory reporting and Used standard Python modules e.g. csv, ITER tools, pickle, jinja2, LXML for development.
• Install and troubleshoot Windows Services Packs, Windows hotfixes, and patches
• Installed/Configured WebSphere 5.x/6.x and other Application Servers and Administration of WebSphere Application Server 6.x with Network Deployment, and Extension Deployment on RedHat Windows Linux.
• Responsible for packaging internal and third party applications using VBS and Windows Batch Scripting.
• Developed Windows PowerShell script to automate setting of user credentials and activation of Windows Security Helping the Project team to get transformed to Scrum methodology using TFS 2012.
• Participated in weekly Patching of Test and Production servers running Windows Server 2012 R2 using Altiris (SMC - Confidential Management Console) for security updates and hotfixes
• Collaborating within a Windows 10 team dynamic to assign and manage tasks and follow through to completion.
• Backup & disaster recovery by Scheduling and Managing data backups on Window bash.
• First point of contact for troubleshooting hardware, software, LAN, WAN and operating system issues worked with the team of 12 and gained all the professional knowledge required.
• Designed and developed a horizontally scalable APIs using Windows Python Flask.
• Creating and managing VM Ware cluster. Enabling HA and DRS features in a cluster.
• Worked on Windows PowerShell development of automation and reporting processes.
• Installs, assembles and configures computers (refresh), monitors (thin client), network infrastructure and peripherals such as printers, scanners and related hardware; pulls cables and rewires or directs the rewiring of cables as required for new installations and office reconfiguration
• Troubleshoots problems with computer systems, including troubleshooting hardware and software, e-mail, network and peripheral equipment problems; makes repairs and corrections where required.
• Worked for mid to enterprise level customers supporting environments within the organization.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Proxy Servers, IIS Servers and SQL Servers.
• Running PowerShell scripts for day to day backups.
• Install RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows servers
• Created and managed the Bash install / uninstall scripts for both individual and team Windows hotfixes.
• Responsible for Kernel tuning, upgrading of memory and swap area on Windows Linux servers.
• Window bash OS Images. Added NIC and video drivers for x86 and x64 boot images
• Designing migration solution on various Tech & Cloud IaaS/PaaS platforms and doing its implementation.
• Manage Check Point VPN-1 & Firewall-1 security policy.
• Developed BATCH scripts using windows batch scripting and UNIX shell scripting as well to automate data load in Essbase cubes.
• Administration of LAN and WAN. Manage Cisco Switches and 2500 series Routers.
• Tracking and documenting Active Directory production support issue.
• End user support related to windows.

Environment: MS Exchange 5.5 Servers, Proxy Servers, IIS Servers and SQL Servers, LAN, WAN, and office 365.