SUMMARY

• Systems Engineer/Administrator with 14+ years of experience in VMware Horizon View, App Volume, Profile Unity, VMware vSphere, Windows Servers, Active Directory, Linux, Unix, Storage and networking infrastructure.
• Good experience on Cloud VDI, both AWS workspace one and Azure VDI.
• Experience in designing, deploying virtual networks and upgrading systems including hardware, software, networks, databases, servers and peripheral equipment.
• Managing Cloud infrastructure, SRM, vCloud director, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Office 365, VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Operations Manager (vROps).
• Extensive experience in setting up of VMware clusters, HA, DRS, FT, Backup, Access and Authentication control, Update manager.
• Extensive experience in large multi domain Active Directory with over 80000 users.
• Extensive experience with GPOs, DHCP, DNS, IIS, Terminal servers, File servers, Print serves.
• Configure and manage teh automated backup solution using Data Protector.
• Experience of setting up and managing Jenkins master and slaves.
• Experience managing Lab environment.
• Migration of vCenter, ESXi host, Active directory and other windows servers.
• Setting up of new chassis, blade serves, building ESXi hosts, Clusters, building Windows and Linux virtual machines.
• Configuring iDrac, ILO, RSA, KVM, Raid, NIC teaming, link aggregation.
• Patch management of ESXi hosts and virtual servers.
• Managing SAN and NAS.
• Extensive experience in Incident, change and problem management.
• Experience in regulatory environment, FDA compliance.
• Datacenter management and consolidation.
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI networking models and routing protocols.
• Experience implementing network security, active directory security hardening, deletion, access control and user administration.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, Dell, Confidential hardware like blade servers, rack - mounted servers, tower servers, Cisco UCS-B, UCS-C and Nexus 1000v.
• Extensive experience working in cloud and infrastructure as service.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

VMware: Horizon View 7.9, Horizon View 7.6, Horizon 6.2, App Volume, Profile Unity, AWS Workspace One, Azure VDI, VMware vSphere 6.7/6.5/6.0/5.5/5.0/4.1, ESXi Server 4.1/5.0/5.5/6.0/6.5, vCloud Director, VMware SRM, VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO), vRealize Operations Manager (vROps),VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), VMware Horizon, VMware vCenter Converter, vshield, VMware Update Manager, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI, VMware Workstation, VMware VCB, VMware View, Pivotal Spring, Spring Enterprise and Spring ServerWindows Servers Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Active Directory, ADFS, LDAP, ADRMS, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange server 2010, Exchange server 2016, Windows 10,8,7, Share point.

Open Source: Linux, UNIX, CentOS, Ubuntu, KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine)Cloud Services Workspace One, Azure VDI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Office 365.

Storage: NetApp, EMC, Nimble, Hitachi, HP, IBMPatch Management Tools SCCM, Bigfix/Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM), Shavlik, Batchpatch, WSUS

Backup Solutions: Symantec, Commvalut, Veritas NetBackup, HP Data protector, vRanger, VeeamNetworking Equipment Cisco Nexus series, Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco Firewalls, Juniper Routers, Juniper Switches, Palo Alto firewall.

Server Hardware: Cisco UCS, HP, Dell, Confidential Enclosure Chassis, Blades, Rack mount serves, Tower servers, Layer 3 switches, Routers ect.

Ticketing Tools: Service now, Maximo, Jira, CA, HP Service Manager, and Remedy.

Scripting: PowerShell, VB, SQL Scripting, Bash, Python.

Others: App Volume, Profile Unity, SCCM, SCOM, Jenkins, SPLUNK, Perfecto Mobile, Microsoft NLB and Fail over Cluster, Veritas Cluster, SQL servers, F5 Load balancer, Solar Wind Monitoring, Nagios Monitoring, Site scope, Site Maestro, Dell OME, HP SIM, NAS, NFS, iSCSI, Infoblox IPAM, Chef, Puppet.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

Senior Horizon View/VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and built very large Horizon View 7.9 with in two datacenters US West and US east.
• Built teh VDI environment with 4 view connections severs, 2 Security servers, 2 composer servers and two SQL servers for teh composer server.
• Built and configure App Volumes servers. And built various different App Stack for different VDI pools.
• Built, Configure and Maintain Profile Unity servers and implemented Profile Unity GPO.
• Integrated dual factor authentication to teh VDI environment.
• Has rolled our ASW workspace due to high demand coz of Pandemic.
• End to End management and support of AWS workspace one.
• Configured various VDI pools for different pools including Automated Full Clone dedicated, Automated Linked clone and Manual clone.
• Set up and manage Application Profiling, Image Management, user profile management, VDI pool creation, Application pool management.
• Created teh OUs, Security groups and group policy required for teh VDI 7.6 environment.
• Built DHCP server and created DHCP scops required for Horizon view environment.
• VMware app volume management.
• Migrated VMware vCenter and ESXi server infrastructure environments to 6.0.
• Installed and configured new vCenter server for new datacenter.
• Set up new chassis and build ESXi cluster.
• ESX Server Maintenance, ESX Server Deployment, ESX Server Upgrades, Virtual Center Maintenance, Operational Troubleshooting, Virtual Server Maintenance, Storage Migrations and Patching.
• Migrated large number of on perm servers to private.
• Migrated large number of on perm servers to AWS.
• Set up teh AWS VPC and managing IaaS and SaaS in teh cloud infrastructure.
• Upgraded teh Active Directory schema to 2012R2 from 2008R2.
• Upgraded Confidential ’s Active Directory environment from existing 2008R2 to 2012R2.
• Migrated Users, Computers, OUs, Groups from Europe and Asia Pacific domains to Americas domain as a part of domain consolidation project.
• Built Windows server 2016 and migrated teh application to Windows server 2016.
• Has set up QMM for migrating users, computers, OUs and groups.
• Documentation of new AD Architectural, Scope of teh project, Project plan, Decommission plan ect.
• Implemented teh active directory group policies.
• Installing and configuring Active directory certificate service (ADCS).
• Decommissioning of teh 2008R2 domain controller in a regulated environment.
• Set up Jenkins master and slaves on Centos, Ubuntu servers.
• Managing System Configuration Manager.
• Managing large groups of computers running Windows servers, MacOS, Linux and Android mobiles using SCCM.

Confidential, San Jose, California

Subject Mater Expert VMware & Windows servers

Responsibilities:

• Set up Horizon view 6.2 and took of teh dependency of Jump severs for teh users.
• Built and configured connection server, security server, composer server, SQL server, DHCP server required for teh View Horizon 6.2 environment.
• Created various images required for different teams for there VDIs.
• Created Automated Linked clone, Automated full clone, Manual clones for teh different internal teams.
• Trained teh internal team regarding VDI managements and User access management.
• Built vCenter server, ESXi servers, ESXi cluster for teh next generation datacenter.
• Research and develop technical solutions through virtualization in support of teh SaaS Platform.
• Setting up teh next generation software defined datacentre and Cloud infrastructure using SDDC, OPCx, VPCx.
• Set up new chassis, Dell blade servers, Cisco UCS for virtual environment.
• Configure and manage teh automated backup solution using Data Protector.
• Assesses teh current capacity, projected and planned further capacity requirements.
• Migrated Active directory servers, users, groups, OUs to teh new domain.
• Migration of DNS, DHCP, file and print servers.
• Built, install configure and Manage Windows 2008R2 servers, Windows 20012R2 Servers, VMware Virtual environment.
• Migration of application from self-hosted environment (local server) to teh Hosted (managed datacenter)
• Automation of some of teh tasks using Power shell and VB scripts.
• Set up two lab environments consist of Jenkins, Exchange server 2016, Exchange server 2010, Perfecto mobile.
• Set up HP load generators, load controllers, Unified functional testing (UFT) servers for testing purpose.
• Manages mobile testing lab including perfecto mobile private cloud.
• Set up and manage teh lab environment consist of ESXi host, VMware Virtual machines, Windows 2008R2, 2012R2 servers, Cisco Switches, F5 Firewalls ect.
• Responsible for further design of process improvement for ongoing support, operationalization of implemented solutions, and transition of ongoing tasks to support staff.
• Sound knowledge of working in FDA GxP regulatory environment requirements

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Technical Lead VMware Windows

Responsibilities:

• Build new 2 VMware 5.5 clusters having 12 nodes for next two quarter expansion.
• Build 3 new ESXi 5.5 Cisco UCS cluster.
• Set up teh new datacenter environment as a part of teh datacenter consolidation.
• Setting up cloud environments OPCx, VPCx and Hybrid Cloud Computing and their supporting infrastructures.
• Managing vCloud director and Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Upgraded all teh vCenter and existing ESXi hosts to 5.5.
• Updated teh entire ESXi host with latest security patches using update manager.
• Writing scripts using PowerShell and Python.
• Configure and manage teh automated backup solution using HP Data Protector.
• Built Windows, Linux servers and MS SQL Clusters.
• Upgraded teh fiber NIC drives of all teh Cisco UCS servers.
• Figured out and tagged teh missing Vlans to teh ESXi hosts to ensure dat all teh Vlans are existing in all teh nodes of teh cluster in order to avoid teh vMotion isssues.
• Made sure dat all teh datastores are presented to all teh nodes in teh cluster in order to avoid teh storage vMotion issues.
• Upgraded teh RAM and firmware of few of teh Dell servers. And replaced teh faculty mother board of few ESXi hosts and added back to teh cluster.
• Prepared new ESXi server, Windows server, Linux server building run book.
• Prepared teh run book for decommissioning of servers.
• System patching, software distribution and inventory management using SCCM.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Active Directory Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Trust relationship between two forests.
• Migration of Active directory users, groups, OUs using Quest Migration Manager (QMM).
• Migration of applications, data, database using EMcopy and beyond compare.
• Setting up of vConveter for teh migration of servers.
• Migration of large number of servers from teh acquired company datacenter to teh parent company environment.
• Migration of Windows 2008R2, 2012R2 servers.
• Built PowerShell scripts for teh migration tasks.

Confidential, Dover, New Hampshire

Subject Matter Expert VMware & Windows

Responsibilities:

• Managing large globalized virtual environment of VMware vSphere 5.5, 5.1
• Managing global VMware View Horizon VDI environment.
• Providing L3 operation support Windows Server 2008R2, Windows server 2012R2, Linux, Unix.
• Managed 2300 VDI users from all across North America, Europe and India.
• Troubleshooting of core VDI servers and teh Desktop pools.
• Managing and supporting of AD, DNS, DHCP, MS clusters.
• Creating, modifying, apply Group Policy and checking teh TEMPeffectiveness of teh same.
• Implementing low level delegation of access control within Active Directory.
• Creating scripts using PowerShell and Python.
• Troubleshooting Active Directory performance, authentication, and replication issues.
• Physical and Virtual server builds.
• Monthly Patching of teh Windows Servers using WSUS.
• Quarterly patching of VMware ESXi hosts.
• OS / Patch Release management and maintain configuration of Central Windows / ESXi OS image.
• Resolving teh server hardware issues by working with vendors.
• Change, incident and problem management.

Confidential, Frederick, Maryland

Infrastructure Transition Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and documented teh existing VMware vCenter servers, ESXi Servers, VMware VDI view Horizon, Windows Servers, Linux Serves, Storage, Backup, Networking infrastructure.
• Gather information from teh client regarding teh existing infrastructure and documented teh same and transitioned it to teh offshore team.
• Implemented some of teh industry best practices and fine tuning of teh infrastructure.
• Configure and manage teh automated backup solution using Data Protector.
• Educating teh offshore team about teh infrastructure and teh support requirements.
• Knowledge transfer (KT) and managing teh offshore team and brining teh offshore support to steady state.
• Scripting using Powershell and VBscripts to automate teh tasks.
• Fine tuning of incident and change management processes and ensuring dat teh team is following teh same.
• Responsible for further design of process improvement for ongoing support, operationalization of implemented solutions, and transition of ongoing tasks.

Confidential, Moline, Illinois

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing and Implementation of large and complex VMware virtual infrastructure.
• Planning, Designing and Implementation of Wintel / Windows 2008R2 and 2012 servers for large Multinational Corporation.
• Installing configuring and maintaining vCenter server, ESXi server, Designing network configuration, Managing Virtual Machines, Configuring vMotion network, Fault Tolerance, Data Protection, Access control, Resource pools, Monitoring virtual machine performance, alarms.
• Configuring and managing High Availability, vSphere distributed resource scheduler (DRS), Configure and manage virtual storage, VSA Cluster configuration, Load-Balancing, Back up, Access and authentication control, Integrating ESXi with Active Directory (AD), vShield to secure teh virtual data center, Resource management and monitoring, Scheduling changes to resource settings, Cluster resource allocation, Configuring vCenter update Manager.
• Up gradation of teh existing infrastructure.
• Installing, Configuring and maintaining of ADDS (Active Directory Domain Service), DNS, DHCP, IIS, Terminal Service, Print and file servers.
• Migration of 2003 AD, DNS, DHC servers to 2008R2 and 2012.
• Build servers for production and test environments following strict build procedures.
• Data center management and Server consolidation.
• Deployed Unified Computing System (UCS) Blade chassis with 8 blades each to support teh Network Tools Infrastructure and VMware Infrastructure.
• Configuring and maintaining UCS-B, UCS-C, and Nexus 1000.
• End to End patching of hundreds of servers spread across different time zone using Bigfix.
• Inventory management, software distribution, OS deployment using SCCM.
• Securing teh distributed environments and helps to comply with regulatory standards on security.
• Setting up and troubleshooting Microsoft failover cluster and NLB cluster for teh mission critical application servers. And configuring RAID 5 and Mirrored volume for DCs and other critical servers.
• Decommissioning of Physical and Virtual servers as per teh norms.
• Raising teh change and implementing teh same within teh change window.
• Resolving teh Incident raised by teh operation team with in teh SLA time.
• Migration of user profile from thin client to Vista.
• Migration of large numbers of Active directory accounts and data.
• Pre migration validation and audit fixation in SQL DB.
• Post migration issue fixations in Active directory.
• Automation of routine System Administration tasks using VB Script and Microsoft Windows power shell script.
• Installing of various utilities Firmware up-gradation, printer packing and monitoring of servers.
• Providing on call support for teh critical issues on rotation basis.

Confidential

System Engineer Windows & VMware

Responsibilities:

• Planning, designing and implementing Windows and VMware infrastructure.
• TEMPEffective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of Windows Serves, VMware servers, systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.
• Manages AD, DNS, DHCP, IIS and file servers.
• Implementation and up gradation of VMware infrastructure.
• Providing level 3 support for entire Windows and VMware infrastructure.
• Utilized VMware to build networking & server lab environment dat streamlined server OS / application deployments, increased system uptime, and improved reliability.
• Making sure storage and networking infrastructure met virtual infrastructure specifications.
• Responsible for support for all server related issues.
• System builds, upgrades, migrations, code deployments and patch management.
• Data Center Management, Capacity planning and management.
• Administered change management related to server upgrades and software installation.
• Prepared and maintained documentation of technologies, standards and procedures.
• End to End patching of MS servers.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Windows 2000 Servers, 2K3 Servers.
• Installing and configuring ESX, ESXi hosts.
• Building and maintaining VMware Virtual Machines.
• L3 support of production issues and resolving teh same with in teh SLA time frame.
• Raising and implementing changes as per teh change management process.
• Creation and maintenance of Active directory users, groups, OU and delegating assess to concern department administrator.
• Configuring and troubleshooting issues related to network printers
• Remote server/system administration.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting web servers.
• Monitoring server health and resolving issues related to hardware of HP, Confidential, and Dell server by working with vendors.
• Patch management of servers.
• Generating various reports from AD and sending it to various management teams for auditing purpose.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Windows NT, Windows 2000 and 2003 Servers.
• Responsible for deploying, managing, and maintaining HP ProLiant BL-series C-class blade servers and DL-series servers.
• Configuring HP Blade and track mount servers.
• Configuring and maintaining of Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewall, storage mediums, PCs and other components.
• Installing various software utilities on servers and workstations.
• Database administration of SQL servers.
• First level trouble shooting of teh IT infrastructure Hardware devices.