SUMMARY

• Technology professional wif around 10 years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering and Operations wif working experience and noledge of Azure Cloud technology, Infrastructure, and administration.
• Worked as Azure Cloud Architect in the last project wif leading Confidential of New York.
• Microsoft certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ - 104), Azure Microsoft Azure Architect technologies (AZ-303) and perusing for Microsoft Azure Architect design certification.
• Experience in Microsoft Cloud services including Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
• Experience in dealing wif Azure Services like Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Resource Groups, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Webapp, Subnet, VNet, NSG, RBAC, Automation Accounts, Azure AD, Cost Management, Subscription, Storage Services, Monitors, Advisors, Security Center, and many other Resources.
• Experience wif Azure Monitoring and Cost Management services.
• Knowledge and experience in managing Azure route tables, VNET/Subnet, Network Security groups.
• Experience wif Azure Automation service to automate use cases like azure resource cost management report and Virtual machine start and stop VM use case.
• Experience of managing terminal server.
• Experience wif Virtualization Services for virtualizing the resources when needed (VMWare, Hyper-V, Cloud).
• Experience in Web servers - Threat Management Gateways (TMG) and IIS wif ARR.
• Experience in managing and upgrading SFTP solution (Cerberus) for critical data transfer.
• Experience wif setting up reverse proxy like Internet Information Services (IIS), NGINX
• Managing complete flow and setup of web services from Internet to backend upstream server.
• Experience in Enterprise Messaging services like Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013, Skype for business (Lync) and Exchange Server 2010 - Configuring (Exam 70-662) certified.
• Strong Messaging, email flow and SMTP experience/administration.
• Knowledge of Active directory services (user and computer management, Group policy, directory replication, LDAP)
• Knowledge of Domain name service (DNS), DHCP, TLS and SSL certification.
• Experience in implementing and managing Group Policy infrastructure based on the policies and guidelines.
• Implemented security guidelines to Azure solutions and vulnerability remediation.
• Self-motivated, quick self-learner takes independent responsibility to contribute and teamwork skills and I have excellent communication skills and extensive documentation experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Azure/O365 support and maintenance and configuration
• Configuring virtual machines, Network Security groups, resource groups
• Configuring Network components VNet, subnets
• Configuring PaaS services offers by Azure.
• Azure billing, cost estimation and project cost chargebacks
• Knowledge of VPNs (S2S, S2P, Express route)
• Implemented security guidelines to Azure solutions and vulnerability remediation.
• Azure Active directory Messaging & Collaboration
• In depth support & troubleshooting experience for Exchange 2010 & O365 Technologies
• Mailbox migration, support experience for Exchange 2010 & O365 Technologies
• Support experience & understanding of high availability in messaging & collaboration.
• Directory services, DNS, Group policy creation.
• Support and troubleshooting experience for Lync features and Lync integration wif Audio setup.
• Production experience of migrations wif zero downtime
• Implementation experience & understanding of Messaging connected business apps like O365 (Hybrid), ADFS, Lync, McAfee Email gateway.
• In depth Implementation experience on McAfee email gateway 7.6X and troubleshooting mail flow issue and analyses NDR messages.
• Extensive use of PowerShell and scripts to decrease the load of manual task.
• Mail flow troubleshooting user and organization level.
• Enterprise Networking and Security
• Worked on Barracuda Next Generation Firewall
• Setting up VNet, subnet, route tables, firewall rules, security groups on Azure
• Have a very good understanding of Microsoft networking ( IP, DNS, DHCP etc.), Microsoft Threat management Gateway Server.
• Hands on experience of supporting DNS infrastructure for more TEMPthan 25000 users.
• Hands on experience for implementation of McAfee email security gateway for external mail flow security.
• Creating exchange HUB rules for specific requirement.
• Good noledge of SSL, TLS, wild card and Self-Signed certificates use and configuration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Lead

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Azure Cloud Architect for the Confidential in New York City.
• Plan, Design, Implement Infra solutions based on Azure based IaaS, PaaS offerings.
• Azure billing, cost estimation, project cost chargebacks etc.
• Networking - Changes on Barracuda cloud Gen firewall, Manage Azure route tables, VNET/Subnet creation
• Security - Implement Security guidelines to Azure solutions, Vulnerability remediation.
• Technical Evangelist - Focus on PaaS & SaaS solutions to replace IaaS workloads.
• Manage Azure subscriptions servers, Storage accounts, pairs of FWs, DMZ and LAN VNET.
• PHI compliant Azure Subscription
• Mange Terminal Server Solution.
• Create and maintain project related documentation (Proof of concept document, technical design document etc.
• Security - Implement Security guidelines to Azure solutions. Pen Testing - Vulnerability remediation
• Azure Web apps and deploying the Azure Web sites.
• Azure VM on Azure portal and managing the azure subscription, Azure Web sites, Services, SQL databases, Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup plan per user request.
• Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNet), subnets, Azure network settings, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNet and subnets.
• Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound access to network interfaces (NICs), VMs and subnets.
• Worked on Windows 10, Windows 2012, windows 2008, Windows 2007, Windows 2016, Linux ubuntu and centos Environment.
• Created many Resource Groups and a lot of resources like Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Resource Groups, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Webapp, Subnet, VNet, NSG, RBAC, Automation Accounts, Azure AD, Cost Management, Subscription, Storage Services, Monitors, Advisors, Security Center and a lot many other Resources and managed them.
• Added users from Access Control (IAM) and created Subnet and VNet and maintained Network Security Groups (NSG) at Subnet and VNet level Like Inbound and Outbound security rules and defined Azure Policies and application Security Groups.
• In RBAC I have defined the Roles according to job competency, authority, and responsibility wifin the enterprise level and changed whenever needed.
• DEV/UAT/PRD support, troubleshooting issues.
• Experience wif Monitoring and Cost Management services.
• Supported team in every step at work also in non-working hours too whenever required if production issues.
• Have made a very good documentations on all the infrastructures and changes that made to it.
• SFTP solution (Cerberus) for critical data transfer.
• Web Application Firewall Implementation for 20 web sites (Akamai WAF).

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Consultant for Unified Communication.
• Helped costumer in analysis, design, deployment, and maintenance of project.
• Worked wif customer closely on the tickets getting escalated, do the analysis and make SOPs for them.
• Helping Customer to eliminate multiple vendors and provide one team coordination experience wif newly setup team.
• Worked wif Azure Services like Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Resource Groups, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Webapp, Subnet, VNet, NSG, RBAC, Automation Accounts, Azure AD, Cost Management, Subscription, Storage Services, Monitors, Advisors, Security Center, and many other Resources.
• Support the team wif Azure resource implementation.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams wif their requirements.
• Played onsite coordinator role by getting requirements from Business and working wif Team to fulfil the requirements by completely assessing technically.
• Estimating the project task, task allocation to team members, monitoring and controlling of project delivery, status reporting to customer, project milestone tracking and defect tracking.
• Handling project implementation for messaging and collaboration along wif day-to-day operation.
• Mail flow troubleshooting between Exchange - Email Gateways - EOP on escalated and high priority incidents.
• Assist customer wif Migration and implementation of new upcoming projects related to Unified Communication.
• involved wif higher managers for list of requirements related to the project and process including wif business team’s as well and supporting any issues on process we face.
• Extensively used PowerShell scripts for various administrative activities.
• Managing Exchange 2010/2013 and Office 365 hybrid environment.
• Managed and support Email gateway (mail marshal, Proofpoint)

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead for Wintel, Messaging and Collaboration team at Syntel.
• Part of implementation team for Office365 at Syntel.
• Support MS Azure Infra. at Syntel.
• Create, manage, and support Azure compute resources.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams wif their requirements.
• Handling operational escalation for messaging for seniors and VIP users.
• Successfully support the deployment of Lync 2013 wif all existing feature such as (Mobile to mobile Lync video calling) and migrated existing users from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 at Syntel.
• Handling project implementation for messaging and collaboration along wif day-to-day operation.
• Working on different projects i.e., implementing MDM solution, implementing DAG for Exchange 2010, implementing LYNC to CUG and versa calling feature
• McAfee Email Gateway administration
• Extensively used PowerShell scripts for various administrative activities.
• Implement and support DAG for high availability for Exchange 2010 environment at Syntel.
• Migration for mailboxes from Exchange 2003 – 2010, and from exchange 2010 – office365
• Handling DNS, GPO and directory services related issues and requirement.
• Responsible for Messaging Server management, upgrades, consolidation.
• Responsible for Enterprise messaging infrastructure management and support.
• Responsible for engineering and operations support from messaging scope.
• Upgrade TMG (Threat management Gateway), having good noledge on TMG.
• Maintaining SLA (Service Level Agreement) for Datacenter Operations and responsible for 100% uptime of messaging services.
• Operations Support covered.
• Leading team of 6 Engineers. Directory Services maintenance (AD 2008, 40000+ Ad Objects), Email Services (Exchange 2010) (24,000 mailboxes), Lync 2013 (20,000 users), Mobile Messaging (BES, BYOD support), group policy management, DNS management, update documentation, compliance reconciliation on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, patch management for critical messaging servers, working wif vendors (MS, McAfee etc.) for escalated and support issues.
• Engineering Projects supportedSupport in migration to O365 from Exchange 2010, Active Directory, Exchange 2003 to 2010 upgrade, Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 Upgrade, Bring Your Own Device initiative, Lync integration wif AudioCodes, Support to internal MDM initiative, Email Gateway migration from Symantec to McAfee 7.6X, hotfix & service pack Upgradation of TMG Server, Automation of multiple Manual Task.