Sr Systems Engineer - Systems Architecture Resume Frisco, Texas - Hire IT People

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Confidential, Frisco, Texas

Sr Systems Engineer - Systems Architecture

Responsibilities:

Primary focus on Systems Architecture for traditional On-Premise Environment
Designed new architecture and implemented VMware ESXi upgrade from 5.1 and 5.5 to 6.0 U2
Planned and implemented new Nimble storage systems in multiple data centers
Planned and implemented the replacement of NetApp with Nimble SAN
Designed, implemented and maintain a Cisco UCS environment
Technical Lead/Architect for Active Directory forest consolidation project consisting of 17 untrusted domains
Technical Lead/Architect for VMware Horizon implementation to replace Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop
Designed and implemented a Thycotic Secret Server for 3,000 users which replaced KeePass and Password Safe
Planned and implemented the change from iSCSI to Fibre Channel
Planned upgrade path for Citrix XenApp 7.5 to 7.15 which includes PVS, Storefront, License Server and Controllers

Sr Systems Admin - Systems Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Implemented, supported and monitored performance of Enterprise VMware ESXi environments across multiple data centers
Provided 3rd level support for blade and rack server solutions (Cisco and HP)
Performed System Administration for Citrix XenApp 7.5 server environment
Developed documentation for conducting systems maintenance and problem resolutions in PCI and non-PCI environments
Implemented SCCM 2012 in a non-standard environment
Implemented and supported a Nimble Storage Infrastructure
Supported a NetApp Storage Infrastructure
Performed and assisted with upgrades and replacement of core infrastructure such as domain controllers, vCenter, physical/virtualized environments, etc.
Provided 2nd level support for AWS and Azure systems

Confidential, Frisco Texas

Sr Systems Admin

Responsibilities:

Administered and maintained Window Server 2003/2008/2012 and related infrastructure
Supported and maintained an Active Directory structure; Completed several improvements for operational efficiencies
Provided 1st and 2nd level support for MS Exchange 2010
Administrator of VMware ESX 4/5.1/5.5, AWS and Azure

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Performed Configuration Management functions
Cloud Design, Implementation and Support Engineering for IaaS and PaaS Environments
Provided installation, configuration, performance turning, and troubleshooting of Linux Red Hat and Windows environments and their products
Performed infrastructure activities in various arenas: operating system, network security, directory services, server virtualization using system backup and restore, system and network monitoring, application installation and configuration
Identified, diagnosed, and resolved network problems including network connectivity, traffic utilization, etc. using available network tools in a timely fashion. (Tivoli, GroundWork)
Defined, developed and managed Linux Red Hat and Windows OS images for use in a hosted VMware environment
Configured, implemented and administered GroundWork Monitoring, Tivoli Monitoring, DS-User Backup Solutions (Asigra), Active Directory and DNS
Participated in afterhours upgrades and troubleshooting of issues
Documented system topologies and the development of operational support guidelines/reference materials for ITIL environments