SUMMARY

• 11 years of experience handling Wintel environment which includes Windows 2003.2008,2012 servers, VMware ESXi Administration with different esteemed organizations and also participate in the Architecture Meetings to Migrate current Infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
• Hosting Server less Websites in Amazon Web Services within EC2 instances deploying them to different regions globally using Polly service.
• Architecting the application onAWSusing Route 53, ELB, VPC, EC2, Aurora and other Apache Open source big data products onAWSplatform.
• Implemented monitoring process for usage of the cloud resources.
• Implemented monitoring process for usage of the cloud resources and Cost optimization by making effective use of CloudWatch Alarms, S3 storage.
• Played a key role in evaluating, establishing and conducting proof of concepts for migrating various databases on Amazon Cloud.
• Designing architecture, deployments, migration of on premise Oracle databases to Amazon Cloud (EC2 and RDS) focusing on high - availability, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling. and Oracle to RDS PostgreSQL migration.
• Increasing EBS backed volume storage capacity when the root volume is full usingAWSEBS Volume feature.
• AWSdata backup (EBS,RDS Snapshot) techniques, along with data-at-rest security withinAWS.
• Experience in Designing High Availability, Scalable, Fault TolerantAWScloud platform.
• Creating Server less web sites and Static Web Hosting using S3 and AWS Polly Services.
• AWSPOC responsible for creating and managing VPC, AIM users, EC2 instances, EBS, S3 and RDS resources.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Cloud Watch.
• Essentials for Windows Administrators onAWS.
• Architectand build custom VPC setups, maintain andarchitectCloud Formations for rapid deployment, setup High Availability Cloud architectures inAWS.Architectand setupAWSCustomer Gateway via VPN.
• Creating Optimized EC2 instances for both Windows and Linux with enhanced Role based Architectural framework in AWS and deliver to the clients based on their requirements.
• Develop Bootstrap scripts (Bash Scripts) and upload them to S3. Assist devOps team in creating the best class Infrastructure Architectural designs.
• Creating Auto Scaling groups.
• Archived all the Compliance Documents using AWS S3 Buckets to Auto archive it to AWS Glacier.
• Created AWS Static Web Sites and Server less Web sites in Multiple AZ Zones and Regions to avoid outage issues and to handle large scale users from different regions across the globe.
• Used CloudTrail for Auditing purposes for our internal teams periodically.
• Experience working with different database environment likeAWSAurora,AWSRedshift, AWSDynamo DB etc.
• Experience on Amazon Web Services, identification of appropriate techniques and methods using variousAWSservices like Amazon EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, EBS, ELB and Auto-scaling to code and implement cloud solution.
• Manage IAM Users and Roles in AWS across globally.
• Assisting Users in creating the Optimized Data Storages using EFS and EBS Storage with different storage classes.
• Monitor the AWS Environment with CloudWatch and CloudTrail Services.
• Set Alarms and SNS Events to ensure the health checks are performed in timely manner.
• Create Lambda Functions using Python/NodeJS and upload it to EC2 Instances.
• Assist DevOps & Cloud teams in supporting both customer-facing and internal systems
• Manage internal and external DNS using Route53, and other network infrastructure.
• Install, Manage and Configure IIS Web Sites hosted in different technologies like ASP.Net, PHP, ColdFusion, HTML etc.
• Established IPSec tunnels between multiple office sites & data center
• Manage cloud infrastructure, interconnects with AWS
• Manage around 200+ websites across the Environment.
• Active Directory Domain Services Administration (2003 UNTIL 2012 R2).
• Administered the Active Directory User Accounts, Servers, Devices etc.
• Manage and support 12800 NAS Filer Access related issues in Confidential .
• Managed around 200 MS Exchange 2010 Server and MS Office 0365 Integration Support.
• Improved process by automating the NAS scripts through Blade Logic Automation Tool for File Share Remediation in Confidential .
• Re-designed the email notifications to ensure that the information is straightforward and easy for the users to understand the File Share Remediation Process and provide the information for the File Share Remediation team to Fix the shares.
• Fixed and Secured Multiple File Share Security related incidents on Daily basis coordinating with the end users. Supported the Shares hosted on around 12800 NAS filers.
• Used Security Explorer (v 9.0) Tool to fix the Permissions on the Shares and export Security for the Shares.
• Prior Fixing the shares, we would reach out to the users to get a good down time for the fix to be performed so that the Users will have less Business Impact.
• Install and manage vSphere 5.5, 6.0 components.
• Install, Configure and upgrade ESXi Servers.
• Manage Licensing for VMware infrastructure.
• Automation of VMWare, Windows disk management and CPU/Memory Management using scripts.
• VMWare Orchestration Maintenance and Support.
• Manage IIS 6.5 & 7.x, 8.x environment.
• Install, configure & manage HP blades.
• Install operating Systems on Bare Metal HP Blades.
• Migrating the Servers from one Site to Another Site (P2V) using VM Converter.
• Used Imaging Tools like Casper and Altiris for Cloning/Imaging/Deploying the Desktop Imaged software’s.
• Managed and Maintained the Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 servers with AD DS and User Authentication using AD FS.
• Worked on pushing the ePO and Group policy updates to the Servers using MacAfee ePO Console.
• Familiar with Remote Management tools such as ILO, KVM and Raritan consoles.
• Installation and Administration of Windows Server 2012, 2008 and 2003.
• Good knowledge of monitoring tools like BMC Patrol, LogRythm, Solar Winds, IPAM.
• Experienced with Network Topology, DNS & DHCP configurations.
• Prepared new/modify existing PowerShell, VB scripting and other Web technologies.
• Developed Citrix Proactive monitoring tool (a PowerShell script) to monitor the CPU/Memory/Ping Status/RDP status/Print Spoolers/AVG CPU/ Server Load and Active/Inactive sessions on the Farm Servers.
• Migration of Server Data and Home Shares from one site to another site. I have performed Data migrations for Multiple Sites across APAC/North America/EMEA regions.
• Involved in New Nutanix Cluster Setup in Production Environment.
• Involved in Monthly Patching/Pushing the Patches through Blade Logic Automation Console and handle Quarterly Maintenance Activities for HP Blade Systems. This would sometimes have the Firmware upgrades and OA and VC updates.
• Have experience in handling ITIL Lifecycle services, strategy, techniques and guidelines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

AWS Solutions Architect/Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Currently working with Confidential as a AWS Solutions Architect to ensure the Enterprise Architecture and the Business execution is smooth.
• Hosting Server less Websites in Amazon Web Services within EC2 instances deploying them to different regions globally using Polly service.
• Creating Optimized EC2 instances for both Windows and Linux with enhanced Role based Architectural framework in AWS and deliver to the clients based on their requirements.
• Develop Bootstrap scripts (Bash Scripts) and upload them to S3. Assist devOps team in creating the best class Infrastructure Architectural designs.
• Manage IAM Users and Roles in AWS across globally.
• Assisting Users in creating the Optimized Data Storages using EFS and EBS Storage with different storage classes.
• Monitor the AWS Environment with CloudWatch and CloudTrail Services.
• Set Alarms and SNS Events to ensure the health checks are performed in timely manner.
• Create Lambda Functions using Python/NodeJS and upload it to EC2 Instances.
• Assist DevOps & Cloud teams in supporting both customer-facing and internal systems
• Manage internal and external DNS using Route53, and other network infrastructure.
• Create and Manage the S3 Buckets to storage the Users data and secure them.
• Implemented monitoring process for usage of the cloud resources.
• Implemented monitoring process for usage of the cloud resources and Cost optimization by making effective use of CloudWatch Alarms, S3 storage.
• Played a key role in evaluating, establishing and conducting proof of concepts for migrating various databases on Amazon Cloud.
• Designing architecture, deployments, migration of on premise Oracle databases to Amazon Cloud (EC2 and RDS) focusing on high-availability, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling. and Oracle to RDS PostgreSQL migration.
• Increasing EBS backed volume storage capacity when the root volume is full usingAWSEBS Volume feature.
• AWSdata backup (EBS,RDS Snapshot) techniques, along with data-at-rest security withinAWS.
• Experience in migrating and implementation of multiple applications from on premise to cloud usingAWSservices like SMS, DBMS, Cloud Formation, S3, Route53 Glacier, EC2, RDS, SQS, SNS, Lambda and VPC.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Cloud Watch.
• Essentials for Windows Administrators onAWS.
• Creating Auto Scaling groups.
• Archived all the Compliance Documents using AWS S3 Buckets to Auto archive it to AWS Glacier.
• Created AWS Static Web Sites and Server less Web sites in Multiple AZ Zones and Regions to avoid outage issues and to handle large scale users from different regions across the globe.
• Experience working with different database environment likeAWSAurora,AWSRedshift, AWSDynamo DB etc.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

AWS Solutions Architect /Lead Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Confidential Laboratories as a Lead Administrator handling IIS Administration for IIS 6.0/7.X/8.0 with over 300 Websites, Windows 2003, 2008, 2012, Adobe LiveCycle ES4, which includes 10,000+ servers. I handle both Operations and Implementation activities for Wintel environment.
• Operations: Manage 10,000+ servers which include windows 2000, 2003, 2008 & 2012 operating systems and VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.5, Citrix XenApp 6.5, 7.6 and Xendesktop 7.6 environment.
• Managing & troubleshooting Citrix 4.5/5.0/XenApp 6.5/Xendesktop 7.5/7.6 Environment.
• Perform routine cleanup activities, Resource Management activities.
• Provisioning new physical & virtual servers and installing Citrix on them for expansion of Citrix farms.
• Deploy the Server less Websites in AWS Cloud Environments and manage the DNS inbound and outbound rules.
• Manage IAM Users and Roles in AWS across globally.
• Created Elastic File System in AWS for the EC2 Instances and Managing them with S3.
• Taking Snapshots of the EC2 Instances on the fly.
• Assisting Users in creating the Optimized Data Storages using AWS EFS and EBS Storage with different storage classes.
• Created Optimized Storage for AWS EC2 instances for File Based storage.
• Create AWS Lambda Functions using Python/NodeJS/C# bootstrap scripts and upload it to EC2 Instances.
• Manage and support 12800 NAS Filer Access related issues in Confidential .
• Improved process by automating the NAS scripts through Blade Logic Automation Tool for File Share Remediation in Confidential .
• Automated Solutions using Power shell scripting for a web application that I have designed for internal Server teams to make use of it. Authentication and Authorization using LDAP from Active Directory Domain Services.
• Re-designed the email notifications to ensure that the information is straightforward and easy for the users to understand the File Share Remediation Process and provide the information for the File Share Remediation team to Fix the shares.
• Fixed and Secured Multiple File Share Security related incidents on Daily basis coordinating with the end users. Supported the Shares hosted on around 12800 NAS filers.
• Used Security Explorer (v 9.0) Tool to fix the Permissions on the Shares and export Security for the Shares.
• Prior Fixing the shares, we would reach out to the users to get a good down time for the fix to be performed so that the Users will have less Business Impact.
• Firmware updates for HP servers whenever required.
• Manage Netscaler & access gateway for implementing policies based on roles, devices & networks.
• Remotely troubleshoot servers ILO/RAC/V Center in case of issues.
• Plan for monthly windows patching & implement them via HPSA tool.
• Install, configure & manage ESXi hosts &VM’s
• Configure Networking, SAN Storage, Host profiles and provide security permissions on VC/ESX.
• Monitoring the performance of VM's & ESX Host
• Working on P2V migration using different tools.
• Participate in DR drills.
• Attend Incident & change management calls & represent the team.
• Do RCA’s for major incident & prepare RCA reports.
• Configure backups via NetBackup, Avamar for both data & virtual machines.
• Automate the manual activities wherever possible.
• Coordinate with offshore/onsite & other infrastructure teams like Network/Storage/Tools & Monitoring teams.
• Manage IIS, DFS, and NTFS file and folder security issues, file server migrations & troubleshooting of file share issues.
• Perform daily health checks and take necessary actions.
• Manage offshore team and handle escalations and act as an interface between client and Wipro teams.
• Automate the tasks via Bladelogic or powershell scripts based on the requirements.