TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Thorough knowledge of Windows server platforms 2000/2003/2008/2012 in a large scale enterprise environment or large datacenter environment.
• Extensive experience with Active Directory, Read only domain controllers (RODC), Domain Name System, Windows Internet Naming Service, and IIS.
• Installing, Configuring and troubleshooting of Terminal Servers, Print and file servers.
• Creation and maintenance of Active directory users, groups, OU and effective access management by using best practices of security permissions.
• Creation of Group Policy and applying into users, groups and computers and testing the effectiveness of the applied policies.
• Installing configuration support and maintenance of DFS, Windows deployment Service, RIS, VPN.
• Through knowledge of patching tool like IBM Tivoli End Point manager (Bigfix), WSUS server.
• Installing and configuration of NAP, Windows software updates service (WSUS).
• Administration of web servers, FTP sites.
• Migration of servers and physical to virtual conversion.
• Datacenter management and virtualization.
• Extensive knowledge of setting up of Microsoft Failover cluster and Load balance cluster.
• Experienced with x86 / x64 Intel, HP, IBM & Dell hardware like rack - mounted servers, tower servers, HP Blade server, IBM BladeCenter, IBM System X servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Worked extensively in UCS-B, UCS-C, and/or Nexus 1000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA,

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and ongoing systems administration support of Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012 servers.
• Administer multiple disjoint Active Directory Forests, Domains, DHCP, DNS and various other Infrastructure services. Trust relationships setup, dcpromo and decommission of AD.
• Updates, patching and software installations via group policies (GPO).
• Installing, Configuring and troubleshooting of IIS, Terminal Service, Print and file servers.
• Configuring and troubleshooting of Microsoft clusters (both failover and load balance clusters).
• End to End patching of hundreds of Windows serves spread across different time zones using IBM Tivoli End Point manager (Bigfix).
• Inventory management, software distribution, OS deployment using TEM (Bigfix).
• Securing the distributed environments and helps organizations to comply with regulatory standards on security using TEM (Bigfix).
• Migration of Servers, AD Accounts, Data migration etc., in a large environment with thousands of serves and users.
• Configured and managed SAN (storage area networks) and DAS (direct-attached storage) volumes using Fiber-Channel, SCSI and Windows Storage server iSCSI connections.

Confidential, Moline, IL,

Responsibilities:

• Administration, Implementation and troubleshooting of Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012 servers across the globe of large multinational corporations.
• Installing, Configuration, Support and maintenance of ADDS (Active Directory Domain Service). DNS, DHCP, IIS, Terminal Service, Print and file servers.
• Build servers for production and test environments following strict build procedures.
• Data center management and Server consolidation using VMware Vcenter Converter.
• End to End patching of hundreds of servers spread across different time zone using TEM (Bigfix).
• Inventory management, software distribution, OS deployment using TEM (Bigfix).
• Securing the distributed environments and helps organizations to comply with regulatory standards on security using TEM (Bigfix).
• Managing and monitoring of servers using SCCM and SCOM.
• Setting up and troubleshooting Microsoft failover cluster and NLB cluster for the mission critical application servers. And configuring RAID 5 and Mirrored volume for DCs and other critical servers.
• Decommissioning of Physical and Virtual servers as per the norms.
• Local Admin and ILO password change and management of servers.
• Raising the change and implementing the same within the change window.
• Resolving the Incident raised by the operation team with in the SLA time.

Slater Technologies,

Confidential, Ireland,

Responsibilities:

• Effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of Windows Serves, VMware servers, systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.
• OS Administration of Windows 2008, 2003 and 2000 servers.
• Administration of VMware ESX servers and VMs.
• Created, managed, and maintained virtual server infrastructure; utilized VMware to build networking & server lab environment that streamlined server OS / application deployments, increased system uptime, and improved reliability.
• Worked closely with storage and networking teams to ensure SAN and networking infrastructure met virtual infrastructure specifications.
• Responsible for support for all server related issues.

System Engineer,

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Server Administration of Windows 2000 Servers, 2K3 Servers,
• Troubleshooting of production issues and resolving the same with in the SLA time frame.
• Creation and maintenance of Active directory users, groups, OU and delegating assess to concern department administrator.
• Configuring and troubleshooting issues related to network printers
• Remote server/system administration.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting web servers.