SUMMARY:

• Has 17 + years of professional experience in Data Center Migration, Solution Design, Cloud Computing with Window /UNIX System Administration in domestic and international in IT and Telecom industry with extensive knowledge of Planning, Designing, Automate, Transition and Deliver Managed Services for existing Data Centers across global.
• More than 9 + years of experience Manage cross - functional internal infrastructure projects like new datacenter builds and decommissions in a matrix organization. Work with cross-organizational and functional stakeholders to develop and evolve long-term strategies while driving tactical activities.
• Develop and manage end-to-end project lifecycle and ensure on-time delivery of projects.
• Partner with functional teams during initiation, plan, design, procurement, deployment, and post deployment phases. Ensure risks are accounted for and provide risk mitigation strategies.
• Drive Architecture and design discussions where required.
• Proven ability to be a strong professional with the sound knowledge of the new technologies and advance applications

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

• Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive project from architecture standpoint
• Knowledge of best practices and market trends pertaining to Cloud migration and overall industry to provide thought leadership (seminars, whitepapers etc.,) and mentor team to build necessary competency and Cloud factory.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cloud: AWS, S3 (Cloud Storage), EC2, Load Balancer.

Database: MySQL, Mongo DB

Web/App Servers: Apache Tomcat, Oracle web logic.

Language: Python

Tools: Docker

Virtualization: VMware, vSphere

Automation & Tools: Ansible, Vagrant, Jenkins, win chocolatey

Security Tools: DLP, Nessus

Authentication Tools: Windows AD, IBM MDM

Operating Systems: Windows 2012 R2, Windows 2016, AIX 5.1 - 5.10, SUN-Solaris 8/9/10, Linux (RHEL 4/5/6), Ubuntu 14.04

Storage: EMC Clariion, EMC VMAX, Powerpath and SRDF.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, SUNNYVALE, CA

AWS Cloud Architect

• Participate or lead discussion on how to increase the reliability of IT systems and improve process
• Working with all areas of IT and interfaces with the corporate business groups
• Participating in strategy and planning discussions to drive alignment with the missions and values for IT Infrastructure
• Managing projects intake demand from business for IT services and support
• Project planning including engagement with business stakeholders, requirements gathering, scoping and high-level infrastructure design, setting and managing customer expectations on cost and delivery timelines.
• Handle the current On-Prem environment
• Include installation of ESX Servers, vSphere Client and Vcenter Server
• Monitor Events and Tasks and take appropriate actions
• Monitor storage latency to ensure that there isn’t too much delay for your ESXi hosts to access their storage where virtual machines and virtual machine swap files are located.
• Deploy Virtual Machines and use Clones, Snapshots, templates
• Build system on AWS and ESX environments with Linux Operation System
• Handling couple of applications migration using Docker, Nexcus and Jenkins using EC2 Container Service
• Primarily building Linux based systems in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) and on Premise EXS systems
• Staying familiar with new technologies and products and looking for way to leverage these for improving efficiency, reducing IT spending and increasing productivity
• Evaluating new technologies and provide recommendations to management including planning and executions of POC activities
• Architected and implemented the automation and cloud management tools for Juniper
• The solution built using AWS, github, SoftNAS, EC2, S3, Load Balancer, Docker on EC2 container Service.
• 100’s Applications successfully migrated in first 7 months resulting in significant monthly cost savings.
• Self Service cloud catalog made available to Application development owners
• Currently have a catalog of 70+ additional apps to be migrated to the cloud.
• Implementation of AWS within in large regulated enterprise environment
• Evaluation of Data Center strategy
• Assist in developing & maintaining technical training content, lab exercises, presentations, and accompanying materials

Confidential

Cloud Architect

• Strategy, Architecture, Operations and Transformation experience around building a scaled products, including the issue of elastic scaling and automated application deployment, as well as architectural design and implementation experience with BMC CLM
• Acted as consultative lead in process and requirements analysis and application configuration
• Tracked progress of deliverables and interface with customer towards implementing services on schedule and on budget
• Recognize issues and risks and proactively document and manage/resolve those with the customer and VVL Systems project managers and sponsors
• Maintain effective working relationships with assigned customers and VVL Systems Project Management team.
• In corporate and drive best practices into the product and methodology.
• Contributed in developing the knowledge and familiarity of server virtualization, network architecture, and cloud technologies.

Confidential

Cloud Architect

• Conceptualize, Planning, Designing, Automate, Transition for existing Data Centers across global.
• Builds high quality solutions that meet client requirements and can be delivered profitably. Plan and gather information in order to define system objectives.
• Coordinating/Collaborating/discussing with customer and other teams for requirement gathering.
• Infrastructure provisioning and automation through scripts.
• Designing and architecting solution that includes backup/DR strategies, security, monitoring and patching solutions as well.
• Delivering the service as per the agreed contract deliverables with a higher degree of customer satisfaction.
• Ensure best practices and continuous service improvements are driven.
• Conceptualize, Planning, Designing, Automate, Transition and Deliver Managed Services for existing Data Centers across global.
• Builds high quality solutions that meet client requirements and can be delivered profitably. Plan and gather information in order to define system objectives.
• Enumerate and articulate TCO and ROI supporting investments in Datacenter, Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Storage
• Estimate timelines and resources to create detailed overall Transition project plan and Process for various stages of project.
• Development / review of required processes and tools with Process improvement cell and support group.
• Ensuring adherence to Project Management Office (PMO) delivery of quality assurance & risk mitigation standards
• Insure quality service delivery and meet contractual commitments and service level agreements
• Advises other professionals (Tech Leads, I/T Architects, Delivery groups) on tools, technology and methodology related to the design and development of I/T solutions, and participates in evaluation, assurance and selection.

Confidential

Team Lead

• Estimate timelines and resources to create detailed overall Transition project plan and Process for various stages of project.
• Development / review of required processes and tools with Process improvement cell and support group
• Manages/coordinates resolutions of complex production support issues through completion
• Works directly with development and QA teams to complete application deployments with minimal impact to customers.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with business and border partners.
• Knowledge transfer and work shadowing
• Establish roles, responsibilities and assignment matrix
• Implement new tools or integrate existing tool sets and record set thresholds/ parameters/ configurations.
• Status reporting & transition governance & Quality monitoring & reviews
• Understand Assumptions, Issue & Risk Management
• Handover to Service Delivery teams and transition sign off

Confidential

Sr. System Administrator

• Server Build and Support of over 750 + servers comprising mostly of AIX-5.3, SUN-9/10 for OS installs, patches, fixes, create/maintain F-System, testing etc
• Coordinate hardware, software installations, upgrades and testing to ensure work is performed in accordance with company policy. Recommend resolutions to complex matters of significance and coordinate the implementation of the approved course of action.
• Coordinate and monitor troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common system problems: document system events to ensure continuous functioning. Communicate with production facilities to enable deployment of web applications to production.
• Infrastructure improvement projects including Centralized root Administration, Server Standards, Server Builds and OS Recoverability, Asset Management, Auditing, Security Hardening, Server Consolidations, Hardware Specifications, and Remote Server Consoles.

Confidential

System Administrator

• Installed and configured Citrix serve for Airtel remote franchises in Delhi, UP and Pune Circle.
• Point to multi-point Leased-Line connectivity for all local Delhi and NCR Franchises
• Management, Installation, configuring and troubleshooting of all servers locally and remotely.
• Management and installation of Cisco Routers
• Management, Installation, configuring and troubleshooting of Proxy, DHCP, RAS, VPN, PIX.
• Management of Win NT/2000 groups and giving permissions for server-based backups.
• WAN troubleshooting and monitoring.

Confidential

Jr. Programmer

• Backend Programming using Oracle 9i, screen designing using Forms 6i and developing reports using Reports 6i.
• Providing local support to client desktop's to the latest levels, patches, fixes, for the client application.
• Troubleshooting the printer faults, servicing the printers, daily networking issues with the printers etc.