RAVI KUMAR

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 10 years of experience in Windows Server 2012 & 2019, Win 7/Wind10 Desktops, Vsphere 6.5/7.x & Horizon view 7.x, Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop 7.6/7.15.

Having Knowledge in Azure ADConnect configuring virtual machines, storage accounts and Azure resource groups.

Administer Azure AD users, groups and devices and participate in migration between on-premises and Azure AD through ADConnect

Having Knowledge on Aws cloud technologies services like AWS VPC, EC2, ECS, RDS, S3,Jenkins,GIT.

Working knowledge on Linux OS environments.

Experience in Monitoring, performing Health Checks, installing patches and upgrading hardware on the production servers

Experience working on application packaging and configuration management.

Working on the regional server issues through Incidents Tickets of Remedy Tool

Cloning the laptops and Servers with Ghost Image and Altiris Server Scripts.

Remote tool ILO to connect to the servers

Experience with HP servers (DL360, DL380, DL580, ML 570), IBM servers and Dell Power Edge Servers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

DevOps

Git,Ansible, Jenkins, Docker.

Operating Systems

Red Hat LINUX, HP-UX, Win2k8,Win2012, Win2016

Application Server

Apache Tomcat 6.x, JBOSS 4.x/5/6.x/7.x.

Web Server

Apache 2.x, Sun ONE 6.x, IBM-HTTP Server.

Scripting Languages

Bash, Powershell.

Monitoring Tools

Splunk

Databases

Oracle 8i/9i/10g, 11g, MS SQL Server 2005/2008..

Networking & Protocols

TCP/IP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, DHCP.

Professional Overview

MetLife, Cary, NC Feb 2019 – Till Date

Sr System Admin

Roles & Responsibilities

•Install, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere 6.x/7.x on virtualization infrastructure.

•Managed virtual and physical servers. & virtual servers hosted on VMWare ESXi hosts.

•Managed VMware ESXi hosts using vSphere client, Putty and Web client

•Migrate machines as physical servers to Azure

•Implement Azure AD Connect cloud sync into your AD / AAD infrastructure

•Create and Manage Windows VMs with Azure PowerShell

•Configuring and managed DHCP, DNS and Active Directory & Creating and Managing User accounts.

•Centralized identity management solution, such as Azure AD, to manage user accounts and group policies across your organization.

•Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users who access sensitive data or systems in Azure AD.

•Use Azure AD Conditional access to control who can access what resources, based on factors such as location, device, and application.

•User management: Creating, modifying, or deleting user accounts in Active Directory, Office 365, or Teams.

•Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving technical issues related to Windows O/S, Office 365, Teams, and Teams phones.

•Troubleshooting problems: Windows system administrators and DBAs may need to work together to troubleshoot problems that arise with either the Windows operating system or the database software. For example, if the database is not performing properly, the Windows system administrator may need to check the system resources to make sure that the database has enough memory and CPU.

•Installing and configuring IIS it includes setting up the IIS web server, creating and configuring websites and applications, and configuring security features.

•Deploying and maintaining web applications this includes deploying new web applications, updating existing applications, and patching applications for security vulnerabilities.

•Monitoring and troubleshooting web applications this includes monitoring the performance and availability of web applications, and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

•Ensuring that Windows O/S, Microsoft Office, and other software are kept up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates.

•Perform daily system monitoring verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.

•Lead a group of 4 System adminstators

•Ensure that assigned IT service incidents are managed effectively and root-cause problem analysis is undertaken where appropriate to reduce future operational incidents.

•Mangement of enterprise environment in development, testing and production stages

•Change management technical review and documentation

•Management and planning of projects with deadline and meeting SLAs

•Knowledge being transferred, the people involved, and the resources available

•Documentation training manuals, process maps, and knowledge bases training programs.

•Review and approve change requests from team members

•Escalate change requests to the Change Advisory Board (CAB) as neededCoordinate with other departments to ensure that change requests are implemented in a way that minimizes disruption to business operations

•Monitor the implementation of change requests and address any issues that arise.

•Close change requests once they have been successfully implemented

•Responsible for the team communicating with stakeholders throughout the change management process. This includes keeping stakeholders informed of the status of the change, any potential risks or delays, and the expected impact of the change.

•Working with Virtual machine snapshots preserve the state and data of a virtual machine and create snapshots, restore any snapshot in the snapshot hierarchy, delete snapshots, and more. Revert virtual machine settings Using the snapshot manager in VMware vSphere 6.0.

•Created and imported virtual machines using different guest OS and OVF templates, and updated it on frequently basis.

•Generated report summary and performance for ESX Servers and VM's.

•Working with Virtual machine snapshots preserve the state and data of a virtual machine and create snapshots, restore any snapshot in the snapshot hierarchy, delete snapshots etc.

•Analyze and store logs & Locate and accurately interpret relevant system log files for troubleshooting purposes & manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux networking.

•Installation, configuration and administration of Windows 7, 8 and 10 Professional Client OS.

•Monitor server performance metrics, resource utilization, and event logs using splunk.

•Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements

•Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.

•Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale

•Created snapshots for the VM's and also created new folders, data centers, clusters and resource pools in the VC.

•Migrating virtual machine configuration files and virtual disks from one Data store to another Data store.

•Administration of VMware Horizon 7: View Composer, View Connection Server, View Security Server.

•Configuring VMware View connections and managing linked clones in virtual machines.

•Managing desktop pools, machines, and session in VMware Horizon.

•Working in a global VMware Horizon View environment level 3 support & Implementation of a new VDI virtual desktops.

•Troubleshooting LAN Connectivity related problem & Maintaining Assets Inventory and documentation.

•Troubleshooting common VDI issues.

•Resolving issues with end user account profile, permissions, applications access and printing needs.

•Receiving and resolving helpdesk ticket escalations.

•Provide remote end user support through a variety of electronic telephony and communication media

•Creating documentation associated with troubleshooting issues and providing end users support to form knowledge base.

•Develops scripts (PowerShell) and configures tool sets and third-party applications to automate support tasks.

Client : Eli Lilly, Indianapolis October 2018- January 2019

System Admin

Roles & Responsibilities

•Set up server roles and features, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), DHCP, DNS, File Services.

•Configure server security settings, including firewalls, permissions, and access controls.Create, manage, and troubleshoot user accounts, groups, and organizational units (OUs).

•Configure and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for enforcing security policies and implementing system settings.

•Apply Group Policies and delegate administrative permissions to specific OUs.Monitor and address issues related to OU structure, permissions, and inheritance.

•Troubleshoot and resolve Group Policy-related issues. &Security Management:

•Monitor and analyze Active Directory security logs for suspicious activities or potential security threats.

•Provide support to end-users regarding Active Directory-related tasks and issues.

•Collaborate with other IT teams to troubleshoot and resolve system integration or application compatibility problems.

•Managing desktop and application pools & Monitoring the VDI environment for performance and availability issues

•Troubleshooting VDI problems and Managing security for the VDI environment.

•Monitoring server performance to identify problems and make adjustments to improve performance

•Installing patches and updates to operating systems and applications to ensure optimal performance

•Installing applications such as operating systems, databases, web servers, and other infrastructure components.

•Having working knowledge on AWS and its services like AWS VPC, EC2, S3, ELB, Auto Scaling, and Route 53.

•Understanding of EC2 storage and S3 storage, EC2 networking and deploying an EC2 linux instance.

•Adding an Elastic IP to linux instance, Allowing Network Access, connecting to linux instance using SSH.

•Having working knowledge in Amazon Cloud S3 Bucket Creation Policies and Guidelines & Managing an AWS S3 Cloud Storage Bucket

•Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.

•Troubleshooting problems with hardware and software, including responding to support requests from users.

Client : PNMR, New Mexico July 2018- September 2018

System Admin

Client : AON, Illinois January 2018- June 2018

System Admin

Cllient : PGE, Oregon October 2017 –January 2018

System Admin

City of Pittsburg, California March ’2015– September 2017

Sr System Admin/Team Lead

Humana Louisville, Kentucky February ’2014 – January ’2015

Sr. System Admin

City of Pittsburg, CA November 2010- January 2014

System Engineer

Education

Master’s in Computer Science

Certifications

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

Microsoft Certified Technologist Specialist SQL SERVER 2005 (MCTS)

Azure AZ-900

AWS Certified Devops Engineer- Professional (DOP)

VMware Certificate Associate –(VCA-DCV)

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