PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 14+ years of IT experience in Windows Active Directory 2003, 2008 & 2012, DNS, DHCP, VMware vSphere 5.x &6.x, SRM, Citrix Xen - App 6.5 &7.x (Xen APP& desktop), Citrix VDA, Citrix PVS, Citrix Target device, O365, PKI, Confidential Storage works, Ubuntu 14.04 & 15.04, Debian, SSO, Symantec Net backup 7.1 & 7.5, SQL server 2008 & 2012 and SCCM 2012 R2, Azure, ADFS, Nutanix, Cisco UCS.
• Experience in installing and configuring Windows Active directory including DNS, DHCP and RODC.
• Experience in upgrade of Windows Active Directory from .
• Experience in integrating Linux with Windows Active Directory 2008/2012 over LDAP and LDAPS.
• Experience in Windows Active Directory disaster recovery (Authoritative and Non-Authoritative mode).
• Experience in configuring Windows Active Directory DC locator in AD sites and services.
• Experience in setting up domain trust (transitive, non-transitive and realm).
• Experience in setting up Primary, Secondary, Stub and Integrated DNS zones.
• Experience in DNS scavenging.
• Experience in DHCP including setting up Failover, Load-Balancing, Hot Standby, Scope and reconcile.
• Automated Windows active directory event logs forwarding to centralize repository as per the security standard.
• Experience in Windows AD GPO management including creating GPO, knowledge in GPO loop back, Advanced group policy management (AGPM) and GPO ps.
• Knowledge in Windows Active Directory authentication protocols (Kerberos, LDAP (S), NTLM).
• Experience and knowledge in FSMO transfer and seize process.
• Automation knowledge in Active Directory (succeed on deploying Outlook email signature, password expiry email notification)
• Experience in installing and configuring Active Directory Federation services (ADFS) and knowledge in SAML, Oauth and form based authentication.
• Knowledge in installing ADFS proxy, party rely trust, security token service (STS).
• Experience in installing and configuring One-Tier and Two-Tier PKI (Standalone and Sub- Authority)
• Experience in setting up and configuring O365 including User’s mailbox migration, creating a mail contacts, creating DL group, converting to shared mailbox, handling compliance management, mailbox retention policy, security compliance and handling hybrid server.
• Experience in Windows Azure including setting up vNet, security policy, domain identity, Identity and access management (IAM), Dirsync through Azure AD connect.
• Experience in installing and configuring Windows Fail-Over Cluster and Windows Network Load balancing.
• Experience in installation knowledge in MS-SQL 2008, 2012 and 2014.
• Experience in Windows software update services (WSUS).
• Experience in installing and configuring SCCM 2012 R2 including OSD, task sequence, MDT and creating software, application and update catalog packages.
• Experience in VMware vSphere 4.x, 5.x and 6.x (including PSC), DRS, HA, SRM, update manager, SSO, vmotion, storage vmotion, P2V and V2V.
• Experience in integrating SSO (Onelogin) with active directory (through connector) for integrated windows authentication (Kerberos).
• Experience in providing role based access (RBAC) to users in SSO (Identity and access management).
• Experience in Citrix Metaframe presentation server, solid experience in installing, configuring and administering Citrix Xen app 5.0, 6.x, Citrix Xenapp7.x (Xendesktop), Citrix PVS, Target device, License server, Delivery controller (connection broker), Delivery controller HA, Citrix Studio, Citrix Director, Citrix VDA, Citrix Storefront and Receiver.
• Knowledge in Citrix Wanscaler and Netscaler.
• Experience in installing and configuring Windows RDS 2008 and 2012 including configuring Connection broker, Web access servers, License servers, sessions host, RDS gateway servers, Connection brokers HA.
• Knowledge in PowerShell (Have done couple of automation in AD, RDS and Citrix)
• Experience in installing and configuration Multi Factor authentication (DUO security).
• Experience in monitoring tools (Nagios, Whatsup Gold, Zenoss and SCOM).
• Sound experience in Confidential, Dell, Cisco UCS and Nuatanix blade servers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows 2003, Windows 2008 & R2, Windows 2012 and 2012 R2Ac tive Directory2003, 2008 & 2012

Hypervisor: VMware vSphere 5.x, 6.x

Database: SQL 2008 & 2012

Storage: Confidential Storage Works EVA 4400

SSO: Ping, Onelogin

Virtual Application Management: Citrix Xen-App 5.0,6.0, 6.5, 7.5, RDS 2008 and 2012.

Network Optimization: Citrix Wanscaler and Netscaler

Network: Confidential Procurve switch & Cisco SF 300/24

Cloud Technology: Windows azure active directory (WAAD)

Backup: Symantec Netbackup 6.5, 7.1 & 7.5

Clustering: Microsoft Fail Over Clustering

SCCM: System center configuration manager 2012 R2

OS Image Deployment tools: WDS, SCCM MDT

Ticketing Tools: SNOW, Confidential OVSD

Monitoring Tools: Nagios, Nimsoft, Zenoss, Confidential whatsup Gold

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Sr. Systems Engineer

Environment: Windows 2012 Active Directory, SCCM 2012 R2, SCOM, VMware vSphere 5.5 / 6.0, Citrix Xen app 7.x, Citrix PVS, Citrix VDA, Citrix Target device, Windows RDS 2008 & 2012, O365, ADFS, Azure, PKI, PowerShell, Squared-up, Cisco UCS, Nutanix.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and administering Active Directory environment which includes domain controller deployment, AD replication, DNS management, DHCP management, GPO deployment and management, active directory granular backup, Centralize NIS authentication (based on Ubuntu GID and UID), active directory health check report, Kerberos, LDAP and LDAPs authentication, Active directory sites and services, trust between the domains, implementing automation using PowerShell script.
• Administering Windows Azure (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS), Creating and maintain users and security groups objects, Vnet (site to site VPN, Spinning VMS, setting up Domain Identity and monitoring the DirSync via Azure AD connect server.
• Responsible and administering for Identity and Access management (IAM) and Multifactor authentication.
• Deployed Primary and Secondary site, Distribution Point (SCCM), create and deploy MDT USB disk image, implementing SCCM PXE boot setup (PXE Anywhere), capturing windows image through task sequence (OSD), deploying image through task sequence, setting up SCCM task sequence, MDT (online and offline bundle), creating and deploying application and software package, software update service deployment, troubleshooting and providing workaround for SCCM deployment failure, setting boundary and boundary groups, integrated Ivanti for updating third party software catalogs, Creating and capturing windows image.
• Publishing application in Windows RDS as per the business request, administering RDS license server, connection broker, web access server and session host server (in both DEV and Prod) including external RDS web access.
• Administering O365 (which includes migration job from on perm to Cloud), Creating user mailbox and remote user mailbox, mail contacts, distribution list, troubleshooting and installing MS sign in assistant, SMTP and SIP address troubleshooting, Mailbox retention policy, Quarantine, Spam filter, connection filter, compliance management, Administering ADFS farm, web access proxy servers, DirSync.
• Responsible and administering two-tier PKI server, Sub CA, web enrollment and templates.
• Responsible and Administering Citrix XenApp 7.x, Citrix PVS, setting up for Citrix Target device, Administering the site through Citrix Studio and Citrix StoreFront, Citrix Director, creating catalog servers, publishing application and enabling role based access control (RBAC)
• Responsible for desktop SSO (integrated Windows authentication), integrating application in SSO (Onelogin), Connector replication monitoring, coordinating with business application team for setting metadata file (XML) for integrating application in SSO and enabling role based access (IAM).
• Handling and administering VMware Esxi 5.5,6.0 including setting up update manager, SRM5 (protected and recovery site), implementing vCenter server, deploying patches, creating base line, V2V, P2V, vmotion and storage vmotion, FT and SSO.
• Administering Two-Tier PKI server.
• Implemented couple of automation via PowerShell.
• Administering SQL 2012 (always on)
• Creating and deploying SCOM management package and monitoring the infrastructure servers, network, disk utilization, and CPU and memory utilization, through SCOM and squared up

Confidential, Palo Alto -CA

Lead System Engineer

Environment: Windows 2008 Active Directory, Windows 2012 Active Directory, System configuration manager 2012 R2, VMware vSphere 5.5, Netbackup 7.5, Confidential Storage Works EVA 4400, Confidential Procurve Switch, SCCM 2012 R2

Responsibilities:

• Confidential experience includes Installing and Administering Windows Active Directory 2012 (project to upgrade the windows active directory infrastructure from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 AD with integrated DNS (domain name service) and upgrading DHCP servers to 2012 R2 from 2008 R2, implemented various automation in Windows active directory using PowerShell script, VBscript, extended the schema in order to add users and computer attributes as per business requirement and providing architectural direction for Active Directory.
• Upgrading the VMware vsphere to 5.5 from 5.1, which includes VMware vcenter server upgrade, VMware webclient upgrade, VMware vpshere client, VMWare SSO, VMware server inventory, VMware update manager and Vsphere ESXi 5.5. Upgrading SQL server from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2, which included database instance migration for VMware vcenter server.
• Implemented VMware snapshot backup through Symantec Netback up 7.5. Scheduling and deploying software, security patches and office patches to all domain joined machines through SUS.
• Supporting Devops and application team to create software package for SCCM deployment and implementing the software package on UAT and QA machines before deploying in production environment.
• Managing the project to implement Windows operating system deployment (OSD) and windows deployment services (WDS). Integrating Debian and Ubuntu Linux servers to Windows active directory for centralize authentication.
• Implement xmate for remote desktop access from Windows servers to Linux servers.
• Upgrading windows 2012 WSUS from windows 2008 WSUS. Deploy Confidential storage works (P2000/4000) for VMware vsphere 5.5 hosts, which includes mapping the LUN based on WWN and configure the LUN ID for virtual disks.
• Deploying new Confidential blade servers and supporting existing Confidential blade/rack servers in the data center.
• Documenting all the production changes and coordinating with ITIL team for change requests.
• Monitoring the infrastructure servers, network, disk utilization, and CPU and memory utilization, through Confidential whatsup gold monitoring tools.

Confidential, Emeryville -CA

IT Consultant-Team Lead

Environment: Windows 2008 Active Directory, Windows 2012 Active Directory, System configuration manager (SCCM) 2012 R2, VMware vSphere 5.5

Responsibilities:

• Administered windows active directory 2012 and SSO (Onelogin - Identity and Access Management provider).
• Upgraded VMware vsphere to 5.5 from 5.1, which includes VMware vcenter server upgrade, VMware web client upgrade, VMware vpshere client, VMWare SSO, VMware server inventory, VMware update manager and Vsphere ESXi 5.5.
• Upgraded SQL server from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2, which included database instance migration for VMware vcenter server. Scheduling and deploying software, security patches and office patches to all domain joined machines through system center configuration manager (SCCM 2012 R2), implemented SCCM distribution point machines for site. Supporting Devops and application team to create software package for SCCM deployment and implementing the SCCM package on UAT and QA machines before deploying in production environment. Implemented Windows operating system deployment (OSD) and windows deployment services (WDS).
• Integrated Debian and Ubuntu Linux servers to Windows active directory for centralize authentication.
• Deployed business application (Salesforce, Workforce, arya and other applications) in SSO (Ping and ONelogin).
• Administering Citrix Xenapp 6.5 and publishing business application, Administering Citrix management console, load throttling.
• Deploying new Confidential blade servers and supporting existing Confidential blade chassis c7000 servers in the data center.
• Documenting all the production changes and coordinating with ITIL team for change requests.
• Monitoring the infrastructure servers, network, disk utilization, and CPU and memory utilization, through Nimsoft monitoring tools.

Confidential, Santa Clara - CA

IT Consultant-Team Lead

Environment: Windows 2003 Active Directory, Windows 2008 Active Directory, VMware vSphere 4.1, Citrix Xen app 5.0.

Responsibilities:

• Agilent experience includes leading the Active directory team, upgrading the windows active directory infrastructure from 2003 active directory to 2008 active directory including integrated DNS (domain name service), implemented various automation in Windows active directory using PowerShell script, VBScript, extended the schema for adding user, computer attributes for business requirement and provided architectural direction for Active Directory.
• Implemented various security and networking group policy to meet PCI compliance level to strengthen the infrastructure environment.
• Upgrade VMware 4.1 from 4.0. Supporting and monitoring existing Citrix Xenapp 5.0 environment and deploying new Citrix servers in the existing farm as per the business requirement.
• Deploying new Dell blade servers and supporting existing Dell blade/rack servers in the data center.
• Monitoring the infrastructure servers, network, disk utilization, CPU and memory utilization, through zenoss monitoring tools.

Confidential

Technical Consultant (Citrix)

Responsibilities:

• Orient Technologies experience includes implementing and supporting Citrix Xenapp servers, Wanscaler and Netscaler.
• Supported end users for IT related issues.
• Optimized network data packets via Citrix Wanscaler between the sites.
• Supported presentation server, Xen app servers for more than 2000 users. Separate Web server for Citrix Application.
• Published isolated application, published content, maintained health monitor, monitored independent management architecture, integrated printer management, and managed resource manager to generate report in each and every server, load evaluator and load balancing.
• Handled license management console and configured license from citirx.com.
• Handled advanced access control, access gateway and access controller.
• Handled Citrix WANScaler for wan optimization. Supported for Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database servers.
• Vendor coordination and performed a POC at client’s place for various virtual products.

Confidential

Senior Citrix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Magna InfoTech experience includes implementing and supporting Citrix Xenapp servers, Wanscaler and Netscaler.
• Supported end users for IT related issues. Optimized network data packets via Citrix Wanscaler between the sites.
• Handled presentation server, Xen app servers for more than 2000 users. Separate Web server for Citrix Application.
• Published isolated application, published content, maintained health monitor, monitored independent management architecture, integrated printer management, and managed resource manager to generate report in each and every server, load evaluator and load balancing.
• Handled license management console and configured license from citirx.com.
• Handled advanced access control, access gateway and access controller.
• Handled Citrix WANScaler for wan optimization. Supported for Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database servers.
• Vendor coordination and performed a POC at client’s place for various virtual products.

Confidential

Senior System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Orient HR Consultants experience includes implementing and supporting windows active directory, Citrix presentation server 4.0, 4.5 and advanced access control 4.2. Implemented Citrix Wanscaler for network optimization for production environment and maintained Windows active directory.
• Handled service tickets via Confidential open view service desk. Handled a web server for Citrix application, configured and maintained virtual desktop for domain users via MPLS network line.
• Configured isolated application in Citrix presentation server 4.0 and published content, configured Citrix health monitor and independent management architecture.
• Configured and deployed group policy for windows active directory, managed resource manager to generate report in every presentation server for all the member servers.
• Handled load evaluator and load balance, maintained and configured Citrix license. Configured and maintained Citrix access gateway for external users.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Micro Media experience includes handling Windows 2003 server active directory, DHCP server, antivirus patch management, FTP, application server, proxy server and print server, perform desktop migration from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
• Provided technical support for corporate client/server systems, responsible for hardware and software applications for workstations, servers and network data communications, collaborate with executive management and department leaders to assess network capacity needs.
• Handled all local and remote server backups with EBAK Backup Exec Lowered Spam by 75% using Nokia firewall filtering with real-time Spam black lists for incoming email.
• Responsible for internet information server for application portal, meeting employee and customer needs 24/7.