SUMMARY:

• Over 11 years of experience with a strong background in Designing, Implementing and Managing Multi - Vendor enterprise Infrastructure.
• Experienced in handling Multi-site Infrastructure and coordinating with offshore support.
• Experience Implementing ITIL best Practices.
• Strong Understanding of Change Management Practices.
• Effective Vendor Management and mentoring skills
• Experience in migrating infrastructure to Private and Public Clouds.
• Keep Up to date with latest technologies.
• Implemented Virtualization Infrastructure (Servers, VDI, Cloud (AWS and Open stack)) and other infrastructure components (Load Balancers, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN, DNS)
• Build Infrastructure for a genomics Company in AWS Infrastructure
• Implemented Project to Move Internal Infrastructure to AWS Cloud.
• Tech Refresh of Large Server Infrastructure in a huge diverse Financial Environment Using VMWARE.
• Migration of Citrix 4.5 to Windows 2012R2 RDS
• Design and Implement System Center Products for Infrastructure Maintenance.
• Implement SCOM for a Huge Infrastructure.
• AWS Architect Associate Certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Virtualization & cloud: Microsoft Hyper-V(V2,V3), VMware (3.5,4.1, 5.0,5.1),VMware Server Amazon AWS(EC2/S3/Route 53/VPC/Cloud Front ) VMware View,Citrix VDI 5.0

Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/2003R2/2008R2/2012/2012R2/9x/XP/Vista, Red hat Linux, Ubuntu, Centos Cisco IOS, Net screen OS

Hardware: SERVERS IBM iSeries, Dell PowerEdge/R Series, HP ProLiant Servers, Compaq Proliant, Cisco UCS

SWITCHES: Cisco Catalyst, HP Procurve, Foundry Switches, Dell Switches

FIREWALL: Juniper Firewalls, Cisco PIX,Cisco ASA, Sonic Firewalls,, ISS Proventia IPS, Top layer IPS, Real Secure Server Sensors, Cisco HIPS,ISS Real Secure LOADBALANCERSF5BIG(VA),3DNS(v4.5),GTM(V9.0),LTM(V11.0)

Directory Services: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 R2, Windows 2008R2

Protocols & Services: TCP/IP,IP/SEC,DNS,WINS,RDS,WDS,,DHCP,VPN,NAT,VLAN VTP,STP

Other Applications: VMware Vcenter/VSphere,MS System center(SCOM,SCVMM,SCCM), MS-WSUS,Terminal Services, Citrix Metaframe 4.5,Basic Knowledge of SQL, Exchange Administration

Cloud Technologies: AWS Cloud (EC2,EBS,S3,ROUTE53,VPC,Auto Scaling),Rackspace Instances Provisioning, Right Scale, Working Knowledge of Open stack, Puppet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Solution Architect/Sr Cloud Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Build Infrastructure on AWS for multiple Confidential.
• Co-Ordinate with client and Gather requirements for Project.
• Attend Infrastructure Design and Approval Process from Client
• Implement Solutions on AWS using multiple cost effective ways.
• Evaluating Infrastructure and Suggest the best way for migrating to cloud.
• Migrated Complex multitier application to AWS
• Mentor Junior Engineers

Environment: AWS (EC2,Route 53,VPC,S3,IAM,ELB),Sophos, Windows 2012r2,Linux, Stack Driver, Windows 2012R2/2008R2, Active directory, LDAP, AWS

Confidential, VA

Architect and Lead

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implement SCOM 2012 for Microsoft Infrastructure Monitoring.
• Migration of Site Scope to SCOM.
• Troubleshoot Deployment issues With SCOM 2012.

Environment: VMware (v5.5), Cisco Switches (3550, 3750X), Windows 2012R2/2008R2 clusters & Active directory, SCOM 2012R2, AWS, REMEDY, ITIL

Confidential, Confidential, GA

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architect and Lead Infrastructure for Projects
• Technical Leader for Project Based Assignments.
• Co-ordinate with the PM for various project related tasks.
• Design and Implement SCOM 2012 for Microsoft Infrastructure Monitoring.
• Upgraded System Center Components to System Center 2012(SCOM).
• Create Change Requests and Co-ordinate for implementation
• Co-ordinate with PM for various Project related tasks.
• Troubleshoot Deployment issues With SCCM 2012

Environment: VMware (v5), Foundry Load Balancers, Cisco Switches (3550, 3750X), Windows 2012R2/2008R2 clusters & Active directory, DFS, SCOM 2012R2, SCCM 2012, REMEDY, ITIL

Sr Systems & Network Administrator

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Design, Install, Configure, Upgrade Production systems running on VMware Server and VMWARE ESX Server (3.5, 4.0 and 5.0).
• Install, Configure and Managing DRS,HA,DPM,Vmotion.Designed Networks For high throughput using virtualization technologies
• Design, Install, Configure, Upgrade Systems running on Hyper-V Server (Core/Standard Version 2.0,3.0).Using SCVMM 2008R2.
• Design Service Templates and Used Solutions like WDS,MDT for Deployments
• Design and Implement SCOM 2007R2 for Microsoft Infrastructure Monitoring.
• Upgraded System Center Components to System Center 2012(SCOM,SCVMM)
• Implemented Project’s to Evaluate VMware SRM V5,VMware VDI 1.0
• Build, Configure Golden Images for deployments .V2V,P2V Migrations of Production/Development/QA environment
• Built Systems on Amazon Cloud. Migrate internal instance to Amazon EC2.
• DNS Zone moved to Amazon Route 53
• Moved Instances to Amazon and using various services in AWS.
• Create VPN for end user access and offshore Connectivity using PKI
• Migrated different production firewalls onto a single Juniper firewall to simplify routing and maintenance and implemented HA on Juniper Firewalls.
• Created new rules and pools according to the requirements and implement on BIG-IPv4.6,9.2,10.2,11.0 Loadbalancers.Upgrade and Patching Load balancers
• VNX 5300 Block working Knowledge. Performed and Maintain Operations for site to site recovery using DELL Replication Point Appliance.CLR/DR Scenario.
• Support DNS Server (Internal and Production on R53, MS DNS), DHCP Server and Complete network services .Maintain full documentation for management.
• Configure and maintain VPN for various offshore teams.
• Installed and Configured Windows 2003/2008R2 CLUSTER Servers on Dell and HP Server running SQL servers
• Install and configure Switches for HA and Throughput using various Technologies.(Stacking,Ether Channels,Teaming(server Side))
• Research new products and technologies and recommend to management.

Environment: VMWare(v3-v5),VMWareSRM,HyperV(v2,v3),BIG-IPV(4.6/9.2,10.1,11(va),Juniper firewall(204,208,SSG 550), Cisco Switches(3550,3750X),Dell Switches(Power Connect 6200 Series),Cent O.S Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Windows 2003/2008R2 clusters & Active directory, Open stack(Folsom),Amazon route 53,EC2,DNS,Dell RPA,Cisco UCS,SCOM 2007R2,SCVMM 2008R2,2012

Confidential, OR

Sr Systems & Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Consolidated Active Directory& network infrastructure during company merger.
• Worked on All Major Firewall Products(Cisco,Juniper,Checkpoint).Not Just Restricted to Policy Administration but Design, Implementation and Maintenance
• Installed & configured Active Directory Sites & Services, Group policies, Trusts
• Worked on the Design and Implementation for AD, group policies, Security, Sites, User accounts, DNS, DHCP and WINS Servers
• Install and configure Citrix Metaframe 4.5 Servers
• Workstations, Installation and configuration, Internet connectivity, system administration and maintenance, Printing Services, Backup Services Domain accounts
• Worked on Internet Security Issues, NAT, Packet filtering, Encryption, Digital Certificates and other Security Tools for the enterprise.
• Installed and configured samba server on Linux for file sharing,
• As a Network Engineer responsible for the network backbone, bringing up Hub’s & Pop’s. The responsibility required to set up Links to remote locations and configuring the Routers to carry IP traffic.
• Configuring the VPN for Site to site connectivity, remote access using Cisco VPN concentrators.
• Develop and execute project plans for deployments of new technologies, upgrades, and fixes
• Anticipate and research new network and security technologies for use with operational and business continuance data center sites.
• Designed, Implemented and Maintained Windows 2003 directory, DNS, DHCP, RAS, WSUS, Group Policies for all the states implementing Confidential HAVA Solution.
• Implement JUNIPER 500 SERIES firewalls for the sites. Creating site-site VPN, Remote access VPN.
• Implemented ISS security solutions for all the sites(Network & Host IDS)
• Implemented BIG-IP and 3DNS for load balancing.
• Implement and Maintain Top layer IPS
• Install and configure CITRIX MPS (3.0 & 4.0) for all the sites.
• Security policy management of devices like Firewalls, VPNs and Intrusion Detection and Prevention systems etc. Create and Maintain Interfaces to various state Networks
• Managing and Troubleshooting System, Network and Security devices at various locations (Oregon, Iowa, Mississippi, Maryland, Missouri, Colorado) CVR Project.
• Security Architecture Design for various inter-connections with State WAN.
• Worked with Development team in resolving application vulnerabilities in CVR Application

Environment: Juniper Net screen 500 Advanced Firewall/VPN, Top Layer IPS 5500-100, ISS Proventia IDS/IPS Server G-Series, F5 BIG IP and 3-DNS, Cisco 2950 Switches and 3550 Routers. HP ILO, Insight Manager, HP MSA 1000 SAN, Tripwire, McAfee Auto Update Architect, Symantec Client Security (HP Proliant DL580, DL 380 & DL360 Servers).

Confidential

Technical Team Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated techniques of high availability, reliability, scalability, systems performance and interoperability management of network and software in windows networks.(Raid Levels &Backup, Connectivity, Troubleshooting Monitoring activities)
• Provide on-site & remote user, system support. Responsibilities include User & Group Management
• Analyzing new releases of software to determine upgrade schedule and performing the upgrades.
• Performing regular tape backups of Windows 2000/NT 4.0 servers and Exchange 5.5 servers using Compaq Tape Backup.

Environment: Windows NT4.0/2000, COMPAQ-PROLIANT, Infinity, IBM-RAID Hardware, Exchange 5.5/2000

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on nationwide implementation of information kiosks in Conjunction with Indian railways.
• Internal Windows Server Infrastructure Maintenance Including Users Accounts, Backup, Connectivity, Workstation.
• Performance tuning using performance monitor and event viewer to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Environment: Windows 3.5/NT4.0, Dell Power edge, Dell Dimension, US-Animation, MS- Exchange, IMAIL Messaging Server, MS-Proxy, Cisco Catalyst switches, Bay switches, Cisco 3750 Router.