Vmware Engineer Resume
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Raleigh, NC
SUMMARY
- Over 10 years’ experience managing server infrastructures and data - center operations across multiple platforms. Effectively plan, install, configure and optimize IT infrastructures to achieve high availability and performance
- Managed VMware Horizon VDI assignments and user sessions using VMware VSphere
- Published desktop for over 5000 users, installed on VMware VSphere ESXi 5.5/6.0/6.5/6.7 and physical environments, supporting over 25000 users worldwide
- Responsible for testing all ESXi and vCenter patches and upgraded before deploying to Production systems
- Designing, Implementing and troubleshooting VMware vSphere ESXi 5.X/6.x environments for consolidating servers project consisting of an environment of 500+ servers
- In depth knowledge in RDS, Terminal Services, GPOs, IIS, DHCP, DNS
- Extensively worked in Windows Active Directory (AD) environments to design, setup, architect, maintain, replicate, domain group policy
- Experience on developing workflow for automation within VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO).
- Experience in Configuring Networking on Standard vSwitch, Distributed vSwitch. Capable of administering/configuring iSCSI, NAS and NFS storages. Familiar with RAID concept.
- Extensively worked with Windows NT 2003/2008/2008 R2 server architecture and administered them successfully on HP/Compaq, Dell PowerEdge, Confidential xSeries Hardware Platforms
- Ability to make repairs, updates and other changes necessary to ensure maximum performance
- Ability to support user requests for application installation
- Desire and ability to learn new technologies, concepts, and skills quickly and effectively
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- VMware VSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter, Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019 , Windows 7/10, HyperV, Active Directory, PowerCLI scripting, VMware vROPS, VMware Horizon RDSH, VMware Horizon View 6.x/ 7.1/7.6/7.7/7.9 , Horizon View Manager, Horizon View Composer, Unified Access Gateway, VMware App Volumes, NVIDIA Graphics and vGPU with VMware, VMware Horizon and VDI support, VMWare User Environment Manager, AppSense, SCCM, SCOM, Cisco UCS, UCS Manager, vxRail, Linked Clones, Instant Clones, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), troubleshooting, Citrix, Group policy management, recompose, change management, ServiceNow, Dynamic Environment Manager, Systems Administration.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VMWARE ENGINEER
Confidential, Raleigh NC
Responsibilities:
- Worked with the Business Technology Infrastructure team to apply VDI systems technology solutions in support of identified business problems.
- Responsible for analysis, administration and support of VMWare Horizon View VDI, thin clients, and other VDI-related technology.
- Expertise in installation, configuration and administration of Windows and VMWARE servers on different platforms
- Deployed VDI Instances and creating over 25000+ desktops by building an entirely new infrastructure of Horizon View 7 also integrated with existing Infrastructure
- Created VDI Golden Images
- Installing and configuring View Connection Servers (Standard & Replica)
- Successfully configured View Security servers in DMZ and paired them with the Connection servers and responsible for troubleshooting issues regarding replication errors for connection servers
- Installed and Configured Multiple View Composer
- Implemented VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure) technology using VMware VIEW / Horizon 6.X / 7.6
- Expertise level in thin provisioning, VMFS expansion, RAID technologies
- Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESXi servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades for Patching
- Expertise level and experience in working with vMotion and Storage vMotion technology
- Proficient in Windows servers and upgrade of 2008 servers to 2012 and 2016 servers as per the versions used like standard and enterprise upgrade and Active Directory Administration
- Experience on vRealize Operation Manager dash boards and reports for both vSphere and Horizon view.
- Configured Resource Pool, Alerts, Alarms and Migrated Virtual Machine using PowerCLI
- Experience on developing workflow for automation within VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO).
- Experience in Configuring Networking on Standard vSwitch, Distributed vSwitch. Capable of administering/configuring iSCSI, NAS and NFS storages.
system administrator
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Administer production servers/ network infrastructure that include Windows Administration of Domain Controllers, IIS Web Servers (HTTP/S/FTP and SMTP), file and print servers and terminal servers on Windows 2008/2008 R2
- Responsible for L4 & L5 support for all server related issues, operation and maintenance of Windows, VMware ESXi, Backup, Network
- Work with Software vendors to provide optimum system performance and availability
- Support Active Directory (maintenance, upgrades, Group Policy, troubleshooting) and changes to meet the clients growing needs of Windows servers management and administration
- Consultant for a Server Consolidation and Infrastructure setup project consisting of following: Clustered VMware ESXi on HP DL380 G6, Virtual Center, VMotion, VMware HA, DRS, Virtual Machines templates, Sysprep, etc.
- Expertise in PowerShell scripting (Automated tasks, Deployment, Active Directory)
- In depth knowledge of server administration, networking and security, Data center migrations and consolidations, Storage administration, Computer Operations, Network Services, Desktop Services, System Development, Enterprise information management for end users
- Built, Deployed and Configured VMware Guests for Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2008 and Windows 2003Servers
- Windows OS build, IP Configurations, Domain Builds, Active Directory Site Builds, GPO, and Support and administration
- Symantec Endpoint Protection, Installation, Configuration, Custom Client Package build and remote/local deployments Windows Server 2008 64bit Domain Controllers, DHCP, DNS and KMS Servers
system administrator
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Experienced with server update, SCCM, Update Util
- Upgraded Managed Receiver 4.3 for windows, 12.1 for Mac users, company or BYOD machines
- Communicated with different team members of different departments to update and apply new patches Familiar with Tricerat, opted for active directory profile management, folder redirection Experienced in Service Now (SNOW) ticketing software
- Experienced with RES workspace Software, implemented and accessed for data collection, profile management and alert management etc.
- Introduced login VSI and login PI, incremental in testing of server performance, Session slowdowns and hosted virtual machine
- Configuring and managing of Permissions in vCenter Server
- Patch Management in ESX Server through UPDATE MANAGER and accessing the ESX Server using Putty
- Configuring Active Directory Settings, and monitored Server Health Status of the CPU processors, Memory, Fans, Temperature
- Monitoring, managing and reporting daily, weekly and monthly server status
- Scheduling backups and restoring backups as required
- Assigning rights and privileges to users to access files and folders
- Installing, configuring and troubleshooting DHCP and DNS servers
- Remote Server Administration through Remote Desktop Connection