SUMMARY:

• Windows System Engineer with around 6 years of experience with Installation Windows Server/IIS/SQL, Configuring servers, Deploying .net applications, Trouble shooting application issues
• Administration and maintained Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012, IIS 7/7.5/8.0, SQL Server 2008/2012
• Knowledge and experience with deployment on Windows Azure virtual machines, services and databases
• Experience providing production support and coordinate with multiple teams to fix issues on time.
• Deployed Multiple Websites and various web applications and web services in IIS 7.0/7.5/8.0 using PowerShell and other deployment tools
• Worked extensively on virtualization platform using tools like Hyper V, VMware, and Virtual - PC.
• Experience in working with SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 like writing queries, stored procedures, working with disaster recovery scenarios of SQL using clustering, mirroring, log shipping etc.
• Hands on experience in analyzing Applications logs, System logs, Security logs by using Event Viewer and analyzing network traces
• Extensive experience in leading projects and working with onsite and offshore teams.
• Experience in Troubleshooting system issues, monitored scheduled jobs and setting up maintenance plans for proactively monitoring the performance of SQL Server databases.
• Good interpersonal, Analytical and Communication skills.
• Participated in disaster recovery drills and real time disaster recovery failovers.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP and network protocols, and operating system configuration

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Bethesda, Maryland

Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed IIS 7.5/8.0, deployed applications, setting up Bindings, installing s and troubleshooting application issues deployed on Windows Servers
• Provided tier 3 production support and coordinated with development teams to troubleshoot application issues
• Deployed UI, Services and Databases (SQL Server 2012) on pre-production environment and provided support to development teams to troubleshoot issues working in a Devops model.
• Configured multiple apps/ deployment scripts to check the health status of the servers using Microsoft System Center Orchestrator and automate deployments using PowerShell
• Building virtual machines using Hyper-V, configuring and troubleshooting issues
• Installed and configured SQL server 2012 with data base replication and Mirroring
• Worked with installation and configuration of system center tools like SCVMM (system center virtual machine manager) and monitoring tools like MOM, SCOM (system center operations manager)
• Troubleshooting application, database and network related issues

Confidential - Seattle, WA

Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Application/Server Support team and was responsible for Successful Application Build deployments for UAT and Production environments.
• Coordinated the implementation of the application releases, deployments and patches
• Responsibilities also include installation, deployment and test of the releases.
• Facilitated successful Release of Code from Engineering to Production by proactively & re-actively working with Development, QA and Operations.
• Negotiated Release issues and schedules with internal customers and reported status to Executives.
• Lead cross-functional team to support the project, including risk management and mitigation strategies.
• Daily Release Management support to Software Developers, QA, Solution Delivery, Program Management, and Production IT Operations departments.
• Regularly coordinate and collaborate with other departments to resolve Release and Build dependencies to ensure smooth and timely Release Deployments to Pre-Production and Production environment.
• Makes recommendations on specific aspects of Build and Deployment and overall release process.
• Created and Implemented Systems Release and Change Management ITIL guidelines and procedures.

Confidential, NC

Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in upgrading the web servers to Windows 2008 and 2008 R2 with IIS 7.0 & 7.5.
• Involved with deployment of corporate wide Windows security including Group policy, SSL s.
• Formulated procedures for installation and configuration of terminal services on Windows servers
• Implemented procedures for operation and overall administration of IIS web servers.
• Executed processes for operation and administration of application deployment technologies in all systems.
• Assisted in operation and maintenance of web content management systems and applications.
• Supported technical team members in troubleshooting and resolution of all IIS application problems.
• Provided technical assistance for server maintenance, troubleshooting and patching functions.
• Worked and collaborated with internal development team throughout development process, including implementation strategies and code deployment.
• Coordinated with technical teams for troubleshooting of SQL servers related to applications.

Confidential, Lake Forest, CA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain various databases for Production, Development and Testing using SQL Server 2000. Planning the location of data, index, and Transaction log files on the disk.
• Install Database Management Software for SQL Server on the server and client machines, provide connections and manage databases
• Conducted root cause analysis of application availability and narrow down to issues related to coding practices, database bottlenecks, or network latency.
• Monitoring SQL server LOGS, Application logs and analyzing the logs.
• Running Index tuning wizard, implementing Log Shipping.
• Resolving locking and blocking issues.
• Tuning the Production server to get the performance improvement.
• Running Index tuning wizard, implementing Log Shipping.
• Implementing and tuning transactional replication.
• Worked on SQL 2000 Analysis services administration, Implementation of snowflake or star schemas in designing OLAP solutions.
• Implementing and tuning transactional replication.
• Creating back up strategies and scheduling them for execution.
• Involved in Performance tuning for source databases, target databases, MS Analysis Server.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

SQL DBA

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering - Solution design
• Involved in the migration.
• Actively involved in Normalization of database.
• Designed DDL and DML forMS SQL Server 2000
• Create rules, defaults, tables, views, clustered & non-clustered index, user defined data types, and user defined functions.
• Actively designed the database to fasten certain daily jobs, stored procedures.
• Optimize query performance by creating indexes.
• Involved in writing SQL batch scripts.
• WriteT-SQLstatements for retrieval of data and Involved in performance tuning of T-SQL
• Queries and Stored Procedures.
• Involved in merging existing databases and designed new data models to meet the requirements.
• Perform daily database backup & restoration and monitor the performance of Database Server.
• Create joins and sub-queries for complex queries involving multiple tables.
• Use DDL and DML for writing triggers, stored procedures, and data manipulation.
• Install and ConfiguredSQL Server 2000on development server for designing and testing.