CANDIDATE SUMMARY:

• IT Solutions Consultant/Analyst/SME with Years of experience with Architecting/Planning/Design/Deployment/Automation/Management/Administration/Operations/Technical
• Support/Troubleshooting skills, through ITSM best practices ITIL Framework and ISO Standards, looking for a company, to grow with, to take full advantage of my IT / Customer service skills to take it ahead of the competition through Modern IT Solutions application.
• As an Azure Architect/DevOps/Administrator, I design compute infrastructure, data and networking implementation, security and identity solutions, Continual Integration and Continual Deployment…
• I Provide Solution options to any Projects, Challenges, Problems, issues the company faces (no need to outsource new projects to a third party company - that is what we (IT department) are for (to save the Organization money).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hybrid Cloud Microsoft AZURE: Public, Private or Hybrid; IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Hyper-V, System Center 2012 (SCCM, SCVM ), MAS, ASM, ARM, ASMT, ACC, IDM, MIM, Azure, Securtiy Center, Log Analytics, ARM Temlates, GitHub, AAD Premium Connect, sExpressRoute, O365 Online admin center; iCloud, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive

Amazon AWS: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, AWS console manager, Elastic BeansTalkS3, AMI EC2, IAM, AWS direct connect, Directory Service, AD connector

Scripting: Azure Powershell, Powershell ISE, Visual Studio 2017, Json ARM Templates

Hybrid Operations Management: Ms Azure OMS, SCOM, SCCM, EMS, vSOM, IBM BigFix, Microsoft iFixIt

Automation:: Azure automation, Powershell, Scripts, ARM Templates, GitHub Templates Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, OMS, SCO 2012, Runbooks, DSC, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio Code, DevOps Service/VSTS, ARMVIZ, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes for Containers, Deployment Automation

Virtualization: VMM, SCVM, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer

Disaster Recovery: Windows servers backup/restore, SCDPM, Backup Exec/Netbackup, Veeam backups/restores, Disaster recovery master/media server, ASR, Ms Azure Backup, Recovery services Vault.

DDI: (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) Provision IPv4/IPv6 Addresses, Manage DHCP ranges and reservationsManage DNS resources records: Microsoft / Infoblox / Bluecat.

VoIP: Cisco IP Phones setup/configuration (7945, 8811) via CUCM / UNITY.

LAN/WAN/WLAN: Routers/ Switches/ AP/ NLB, NAT/ PAT, VLANs, RIPng, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS Frame Relay, MetroE, TCP IPv4/ IPv6, DNS, DHCP, ACLs, UAG, VNETs, CDN, Traffic manager

VPN gateway: ExpressRoute, S2S, P2S, Application gateway CiscoWorks, Nagios/Icinga, IPAM, Wireshark, Cisco Network assistance, Monitoring,Diagnosing, Troubleshooting, Debugging, Syslog, Events loAzure Virtual Data Center Network Azure Front Door Service, Virtual Network, VPN Gateway, ExpressRouteER Direct, Application Gateway, CDN, Traffic Manager, Network Watcher...

Security: IPS/IDS,Firewall ASA, Load Balancers, NSG, DMZ perimeter, Sophos,BitlockerRSA 2 factor,Global Connect, IBM BigFix, Network Watcher, Azure DNS Netwrix auditor, Backup Exec / Netbackup master servers or Appliance, WSUS Windows Defender, Windows Firewall

Servers: Backup Exec, Netbackup, Microsoft OS 2008, 2012 R2, 2016, DC Maintenance, Patches/Updates WSUS, Support, Administrative tools: SMMMC, ADUC, ADAC, OMS, SC 2012 suite

Ms Office servers and the Cloud: Exchange server 2013/2016, Skype for Business server 2015/2016, Sharepoint server 2013, Project server 2013

Desktop: Desktops, Laptops, IP Phones, Printers, Peripherals

Imaging / Migration / Deployment: MVMC, WAIK USMT, ADK, MAP, ACT, DISM, WDS, MDT, GHOST, PDQ

Tablets, Phablets, Smart phones: IOS, Android, Windows

MS Office Suite: O365 Pro Plus (Word, Excel, Outlook OWA, Powerpoint, Skype for businessProject, Visio), CRM

Google: G Suite (Gapps)

Windows OS: Windows XP/7/8/10 Server 2008, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016

Mac OS: Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra Server 5, JAMF JSS (Casper suite 9)

Linux distros: Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu server LTS 1604, Fedora

Cisco: CUCM, CME, UNITY, IP Communicator, VPN/ AnyconnectCisco Conferencing: Arkadin, Webex

IDM/IAM/MIM: AD -DS, AD FS, AAD FS, AAD B2B, AAD B2C, ADUC, ADAC, Azure AD ConnectACLs, GPO, OKTA; SAML, SWA, OpenID WS-FED, OAUTH

AntiVirus/Malwares: Windows defender, MalwareBytes, TrendMicro

Storage: SAN, StorSimple, Blobs, Jbod

Mobile computing: IOS, Android, Windows, MobileIron, JAMF JSS (Casper Suite) MDM

Remote Connection: RSAT, Cisco VPN/Anyconnect, RSA 2 factor authentication, GlobalProtect

Operating systems: Platforms Cisco, Windows, Mac, Linux

Ticketing systems: Web Help Desk, Jira, Teamdynamics, Solomon, Remedy, ServiceNOW

BUSINESS SKILLS:

• Great Customer Service skills: Treat all with respects, and courtesy. Display ethical behaviorMeet personal commitments, Adhere to organization policies and proceduresDemonstrate a positive attitude.
• Passion for Emerging Technology,Innovation,Automation,Modern Data Center to be ahead of the competition
• Passion for New Projects and Challenges.
• Advanced Engineering and Troubleshooting skills for the Support and Maintenance of Endpoint Technologies.
• Tech: savvy, Sound Business, Leadership, communication skills, innovative.
• Listens to customers to understand their needs and translate the requirements to the best solution.
• Self: motivated with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, Fast learner.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to multi task with solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• English, French, Spanish
• Willing to dedicate myself to learning the product the company support and Technologies it uses
• Provide Solution options to any Projects, Challenges, Problems, issues the company faces:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential

Azure Cloud Services Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architect and Deploy BCDR ASR: On-premises to Azure, Azure to Azure...(VMs and Apps)
• Plan and Design Azure Hybrid Network: connectivity - On-Prem to Azure, Internet to Azure, Azure to Azure...
• Architect and Implement Hybrid IAM strategy: AD and AAD
• Member of Advanced Analytics Team using CIS Technologies - Data Catalog, ADF, ADS, DL, SQL DW, Pwr BI, ML
• End-to-End On-premises Datacenter Migration to the Cloud.
• Architect Azure AD integration to Azure Services - IaaS, PaaS (SQL, Containers, Web services..) thru Automation.
• Architect and deploy among others DevTest Environment through Automation (Chef, Puppet, JSON templates…)
• Architect and implement Azure Databases Environment .
• Create functional design specifications, Azure architectures , and assist with other project deliverables as needed.
• Provide Recommendations to clients with respect to cloud migrations and prepare technical implementation roadmaps for Azure adoption .
• Architect and Deploy Data Factory Pipelines .
• Design state-of-the-art Technical solutions on Azure that address customer’s requirements for scalability, reliability, security, and performance and leverage existing investments in Azure/MS platforms.
• Architect, Deploy, Operate few PaaS (Platform as a service) Solutions.
• Architect and deploy Active Directory B2C Environment.
• Author few Runbook documents.
• Configure few Microsoft Azure subscriptions
• Assist in the evaluation of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS , private, hybrid, public cloud services
• Create high level architectural diagrams describing the Solution
• Create a high level design and implementation of a base networking, storage, identity, and computational infrastructure in the Azure subscription model.
• Provide subject matter expertise surrounding the implemented Hybrid Cloud
• Containerize using Docker and Kubernetes
• CICD - Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery using VSTS
• Author scripts (Arm Json Templates, Powershell) as needed
• Provide architectural guidance by comparison: proposed designs against Microsoft recommended practices
• Establish Azure as a platform for cloud-based applications and services.
• Plan Azure subscription activities which include designing the organization’s subscription, administrative, naming convention, information security, and billing models.
• Learn, learn, and learn by staying up-to-date on all technical developments related to Azure (Roadmap) and other public cloud platforms (Cloud Emerging Technologies).
• Travel and work onsite at client locations (typically 80/20%).

Confidential

Microsoft Office Servers Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architect and Deploy/Upgrade Ms Office Servers on Premises: Exchange 2016, Sharepoint 2013Project 2013, Skype for Business 2015, from Design to Operation/Production.
• Architected and Deployed a New Application to Azure Cloud, from Design to Operation/Production.
• Recovered all Nuane DataCenters servers Data, that were infected by the Ransomware virus.
• Then, Maintained those servers (updates, patches, upgrades, hardening, run optimization analyses…) for Optimal perations.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Azure Cloud Architect/DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implement Business cases (scenarios), Third party PaaS (provision Apps by using Azure Quickstart Templates, create Azure managed Apps, Implement Docker Swarm and Kubernetes Apps), Microsoft Azure Compute Infrastructure and Networking, Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Storage and Data Access Strategy, Applications that use, Mobile services, Notifications, a Web APIDesign, advanced Applications, Web Applications. Secure Resources
• Design a Management, Monitoring, Business Continuity and Automation Strategy.
• Implement Cloud Services, VNets, Active Directory, Storage, VMs, Web Apps for Azure Infrastructure.
• Design and Implement DevOps
• Deploy Visual Studio Team Services with Continuous integration (CI) and Continuous development (CD); deploy CI/CD with third party platform tools (GitHub, Chef, Puppet)…
• Design and implement Kubernetes applications on Azure Container Service (AKS):
• Create container images; manage container images using Azure Container Registry or Docker Hub; build YAML application definition; scale applications; update running applications; monitor using Container Monitoring solution in Log Analytics; build development cluster; manage configuration values…

Confidential

Full Stack Architect / DevOps

Responsibilities:

• Design, Deploy, Manage, Maintain, Support Cloud Projects / Business Cases.
• Manage Proof of Concept, Subscriptions, Identity, Compute, Application services, NetworkingStorage, Containerization, Security, Automation, Monitoring, Troubleshooting …
• Deploy, manage and operate scalable, high available and fault tolerant systems n AWS, Migrate on-premises application to AWS, Implement and control the flow of data to and from AWS.
• Select the appropriate AWS service based on Compute, Data, and Security requrements.