SUMMARY:

• Advantages Professional Skills Strategic PlanningProcess DevelopmentCustomer ServiceLogical Prolem SolvingProject Management Team CollaborationFlexible PM Style (Agile)Risk Assessement Requirements GatheringTechnical SupportITIL V3 Technical Skills Azure PortalAzure Databases Azure Compute and networking SSO MFA,Azure AdvisorActive Directory Office 365 ApplicationsSharePoint, TEAMSAD, AADSaaS, PaaS, IaaS Azure CLI, BASH PowerShellAzure Resource Manager SQL Instance IT GovernanceAzure IAMAzure Security and ComplianceWindows serverCloud Security Security GroupsSDLC
• Certified Cloud Application specialist with years of successful technology, administration, and implementation experience. Proficient in managing enterprise environments, process automation and administration. Experienced in leading and managing diverse teams and complex platforms while creating strong business relationships.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Azure Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administer and support cloud infrastructure implementation and migration, leveraging virtualization, automation, and orchestration technologies in Microsoft Azure
• Design Network Security Groups to control inbound and outbound access to network interfaces, VMs and subnets. Setup Azure Virtual Appliances to meet security requirements as software - based appliance functions (firewall, WAN optimization and intrusion detections).
• Manage Azure AD users, securtiy groups, and enterprise application along with configuring MFA, and SSO
• Deploying VM's, Storage, Network and Affinity Group through PowerShell Script and Bash
• Creating Storage Pool and Stripping of Disk for Azure Virtual Machines. Backup,
• Set-up Azure domain services for Azure VMs using a group policy to enforce security baslines
• Configure and Restore Azure Virtual Machine using Azure Backup.
• Provide technical assistance for enterprise solutions and cloud services.
• Taking Backup to cloud Account using Cloudberry Cloud Storage Tools. Configure Site to Site VPN Connectivity.
• Convert existing Virtual Machine from Standard to Premium Storage Account. Patching and Validating of Virtual Machine in Azure.
• Coordinating with Microsoft for increasing subscription limit like- Core limit and Cloud Services. Handling and Resolving Client's Issues remotely.
• Developed web application intergrations, upgrades, and deployments, also set-up and managed access controls with RBAC
• Design VNets and subscriptions to confirm to Azure Network Limits. Exposed Virtual machines and cloud services in the VNets to the Internet using Azure External Load Balancer .
• Remote login to Virtual Machines to troubleshoot, monitor and deploy applications.
• Managing Windows 2012 servers, troubleshooting IP issues and working with different support teams
• Set and manage Azure VD ( Virtual desktop) Windows 10 Deployment

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNets and subnets.Handled escalated Support tickets till closure for MS Azure IaaS platform
• Gather, review, and validate network requirements, VNETs, and network security groups.
• Deploy and configure network and firewall configurations.
• Handle escalated Support tickets till closure for MS Azure IaaS platform
• Involved in optimizing code and improving efficiency in databases including recompiling stored procedures and performing other maintenance tasks
• Analyze and gather project requirements and technical specifications to plan for business initiatives.
• Leveraged VNET system routes and underlying route table that holds Local VNet Rules, On-premise Rules, Internet Rules and IP Forwarding as design basis
• Supported problem resolution of LAN/WAN troubleshooting, Windows 2000/2003 server administration and support
• Work closely with the program management / product group for info on new released features. Interact with principal owners of Microsoft proprietary enterprise products.
• Worked on escalated tasks related to interconnectivity issues and complex cloud-based identity management and user authentication, service interruptions with Virtual Machines (their host nodes) and associated virtual storage (Blobs, Tables, Queues)
• Leaveraged Azure AD for security group, Enterprise applications, MFA, and SSO
• Deployed Applications in Azure for different departments and teams also set up ARM templates for quicker deployments while supporting agile framework.

Confidential

Cloud Support Specialist -Contract

Responsibilities:

• Researched, diagnosed, and resolved application issues related to the maintenance, support, and operation of the corporate applications Active Directory/Group Policy management and administration
• Lead complex troubleshooting and incident resolution events insuring security requirements are met as defined under Information Security standards.
• Manage AD administration including security groups, enterprise applications and SSO and ADD audit logs
• Utilized PowerShell to perform checks for Exchange Logs, Event Logs, General Exchange Administration and various other tasks
• Troubleshooting of connectivity issues, calendaring, and Active Directory issues
• Managing groups, permissions and shared mailboxes
• Knowledge of unit, component integration, system integration and user acceptance testing.
• Proficient in finding, documenting and reporting bugs and errors
• Launched Production Systems Management center dedicated to improved production system integrity and reliability
• Ensured problem ownership and promotes end-user satisfaction.
• Managed user profiles and helped customers with password resets and license issues