Manager Vmware
Resume:
SERVER ADMINISTRATION EXPERT – WINDOWS / VMWARE
Yuvaraj. P
No.35, manjunatha building old post-office road,
Electronic city Bangalore 560100
Email: addjov@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvaraj-selvam-3b570533/
Objective
To attain an interesting and challenging career in the field of Computer Networking and Wintel Technologies, Utilizing the expertise in server administration and related activities of over 7 years to achieve better performance, increased uptime and high reliability of global infrastructure. Self-motivated and keen to be on top of current and emerging technical trends and further develop the knowledge with establishing and maintaining higher levels of end user satisfaction in the organization.
Experience Summary
Experienced Windows System Administrator with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in VMware, ESX, Hyper-V, ITIL, Quality Assurance, and Windows Server. Skilled in windows Server Administration, Firewalls Sophos Cyberoam, VMware ESXI vcenter horizon, Linux, switches L3, L2, WIFI ruckus. With 7+ years of experience in managing Microsoft, VMware, Citrix server infrastructures and software solutions. Ability to plan, installs, configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and performance.
Effective team-player and ability to understand functional and technical specifications of process to achieve project goals and objectives.
Good observation and listening, quick learner, people-oriented attention to details, Flexibility to adapt to constant change. Proven track record of managing large/multi location IT setup of 5000+ users in 24X7 environment in multiple business lines primarily in Financial Services domain and ITES setups.
Well versed with latest technology trends like Windows Server, Citrix, VMware, Commvault, Virtualization. Experienced and Knowledgeable on various types of Virtualization (LAN/WAN, Server, Desktop, I/O, Application, Storage, Windows User Profiles, and Windows User Session).
Application of the tools and techniques of IT to meeting the goals and objectives of a business. Ability to learn, adapt and implement existing and new technologies into an existing enterprise environment.
Performed needs analysis, pilot projects, installation, migration, administration, management, and hands-on support. Desire for continued technical and professional growth and responsibilities.
Ability to work with other team members in a peer-to-peer, mentoring, and managerial capacity in accomplishing short term projects or long-term organization goals.
Provided technical and cultural training of team members based in India. Fostered an environment of mentoring technical team members.
Ability to understand emerging and new technologies. Strong problem analysis skills proven under high-pressure environments. Ability to handle multiple projects with tight deadlines.
Self-starter, self-motivated, detail oriented and ability to work unsupervised.
WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2019 to Till Date
Designation: Senior software Engineer (SCCM / Wintel) Level 2 / 3 supports
Company: Hewlett Packard -Bangalore
Responsibilities:
Design and execute the technical implementation of SCCM and Intune solutions based on design specifications Windows client deployment/imaging with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool Ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot SCCM environment.
SCCM vs. Intune and/or hybrid implementations to develop automated solutions.
Working with Intune in Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM).
Microsoft Windows Server 2008-2016 deployment, design, implementation and administration, desired LDAP and Active Directory expertise and DNS and Networking concepts.
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and related technologies.
Working with Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 2012, Active Directory, VMware VI3, VMware VI4, VMware VI5, Citrix also with Server Implementation, Enterprise, DMZ, Internet service provider, HP, EMC, Hitachi, Microsoft Cluster Server MSCS, SAN and NAS.
Experience with systems monitoring with products like HP SIM/ILO, VMware Virtual Center, Tivoli, Dell iDRAC, etc, and Strong familiarity with HP Service Manager.
Providing timely resolution to break/fix issues. Work well independently and within a group within a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Handling Cloud environment for DaaS, IaaS, SaaS for multiple clients. Along with this, also manage the Citrix environment for below flavours :
XenApp 6.5 & 7.6, Xen-Desktop 5.6 & 7.6, PVS 5.6 & 7.6, NetScaler 10.0 & 10.5
Virtualization - VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.5 & 6.0
Server OS - Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012
Client OS - Windows XP, Windows 7,Windows 8 & Windows 10.
Other Skills - DNS, DHCP, Active Directory.
Ticketing Tools - ITSM, BMC Remedy & Snow (Service Now)
Remote Tools - RDP, VNC, LMI (Log Me In), KVM, NETMEETING.
Experience with systems monitoring with products like HP SIM/ILO, VMware Virtual Centre, Tivoli, Dell iDRAC, etc, and Strong familiarity with HP Service Manager.
Providing timely resolution to break/fix issues. Work well independently and within a group within a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Detail oriented with excellent troubleshooting skills.
Manage and administer private clouds in Hyper-V infrastructure. Migrated over 100 plus Dev - servers from CPL to Microsoft Azure.
Migrating legacy environment from VMware to new Hyper-V 2012 dynamic datacentre.
Migrating applications from Windows 2008 to 2012 Data Centre Operating system.
Maintained clusters in failover cluster manager in 2008 OS.
Building new servers daily in legacy VMware from 2003 to 2008, and Hyper-V for applications those are ready to move to new Dynamic Data Center.
January 2017 to February 2019
Designation: Senior System Engineer (SCCM / Wintel) Level 2 / 3 supports
Company: NTT Data (Janya Consultancy) -Bangalore
Responsibilities:
experience in design and implementation of wintel SME, with wide knowledge in Citrix products like XenApp, Xen-desktop, Xen-server and NetScaler, Including AWS (Amazon Web services) cloud platform, windows server infrastructure along with VMware vSphere.
Played role in planning proof of concept, then to production along with the plan of disaster recovery and Business Continuity Plan.
Experienced in playing role in production support for BFSI clients, Where system security in high stakes, Strictly adhered to process like ITIL in terms of handling incident ticket, change management, Problem Management...etc
Working in SCCM on deployment & scheduling of patch updates and Packages.
Worked with Creating/Modifying Task Sequences, Operating System Deployment and WDS.
Experience with deploying, reporting and troubleshooting software updates.
Experience in packaging /sequence applications for remote deployment to workstations. And worked in a larger Application Services environment.
Knowledge in writing Power shell scripts for VMware and AWS task sequences.
Experienced with Provision of application license servers.
Experience in people and performance management system and experience in reporting and process documentation.
Performing upgrades, security, virus protection, spam protection, registry, active directory, editing, system implementation, performance monitoring and problem solving for project execution in a large, complex environment.
Provide technical support to web application developers in AWS including various instances for the use of best practices, ensuring standardization across applications and troubleshooting issues.
Experience on configuring data store to ESXI server using SCSI, ISCSI or LUN and working
System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) version 2012 and Power Shell scripting.
Access Provisioning: Primarily responsible for Administering / Managing end user access for internal Capital One employee. (Identity and Access Management).
Using PowerShell scripts for automation of snapshots backup.
End User Support: Provide email and chat-based support for all applications / databases administered by the Access Provisioning Team via emails and Incidents. (Helpdesk).
Manage Escalations and have root cause analysis done via functional leads for process issues and have process improvement implemented.
Working in Microsoft forefront Identity Manager (MIM) for access management and upgraded.
Modifying hosts and VM in PowerShell and changing OEM with PowerShell.
Work Experience as a member of AWS Build Team and Actively manage the day to day AWS accounts, make recommendations on how best to support our global
infrastructure and interact with Developers and Architects in cross functional areas.
Responsible for architecting, designing, implementing and supporting of cloud-based infrastructure and its solutions, Worked with Management frameworks and Cloud Administration tools.
Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role and Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints.
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks and Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica.
Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V, also Installing and Configuring System Center 201RVirtual Machine Manager.
March 2016 to November 2016
Designation: Sr. system Engineer (Windows / VMWARE). LEVEL-2&3 (DTS) SUPPORT
Company: Tata Consultancy services (GDIC) - Chennai
Responsibilities: -
Playing a pivotal part as a Remote System Administrator for TCS working on citrix Servers & VMware ESX 5.0 .5.5.
Migration of ESX servers from ESxi 5.5 to 6.5 and Migrating Physical server into virtual environment and maintaining Virtualization environment and support.
Installation, configuration and deployment of VMware products such as VMware workstation-centre server, VM resource management etc.
Migrating VMs across hosts within a HA cluster to perform maintenance tasks on ESXi hosts.
Participated in regular 24/7 on-call rotations and co-ordinated with the on-shore team for night-time scheduled activities.
Worked as shared AWS and Azure platform windows and VMware resource in TCS wide managed Print services. (MPS) project involving building print servers, installation of print drivers, network sharing etc
Familiar with the upgrade paths for ESX\ESXi host servers \virtual centre server and setting up of networking on windows servers.
Providing Azure and AWS user authentication management in various platforms (Windows, Linux etc).
Manager Certifications (Access Certification): Perform quarterly access certification via automated / manual reports for all Capital One employee. (Security & Compliance)
Determine training requirements for team members & facilitate the training. Also responsible for cross functional training of team members to ensure process continuity and minimal dependency on individuals.
Perform yearly performance appraisal for the team and submit to senior management / HR for review.
Conduct security awareness training for the team and ensure the security policies are understood and strictly followed.
Work includes L1 and L2/ basic and intermediate level troubleshooting.
Worked in Microsoft identity manager and used synchronization techniques and upgraded.
Worked Microsoft FIM for the client authentication purpose.
Windows:
Managing Windows 2008 & 2012 servers in 24/7 and 365 availabilities.
Managing Active Directory infrastructure and User creation/ Access Issues and Configuring User Access, creating new windows server and Monitoring server health.
Publishing Application (Thin apps) and Publishing Desktop OS & Server OS Desktops.
Configuring and maintaining Hybrid Deployment with Exchange 2010 and office 365 and OS/Hardware patching, Creating Machine Catalogues and Creating Delivery groups.
August 2014 to February 2016
Designation: Remote System Administrator & IT consultant.
Company: Ugam Solutions Pvt. Ltd - Coimbatore
Responsibilities: -
Playing a pivotal part as a Remote System Administrator for Various MNC clients, (Retail Marketing and Market research unit); successfully working on 67 Windows 2008 Enterprise Servers and Kernel Level Performance Tuning Experience on Production Servers.
DHCP Server configuration for saving rare and costly IP resources when they get scarce. Also configured multiple clients, automating the setting up of IP, Name Server and Gateway config.
Administrating Linux system kept at remote location and Using GNU/Linux VNC to export Linux screens onto Window Machines and vice-versa for remote administration across OS'.
Responding to server alerts during business hours and System support to Rigs and interior locations either remotely via VNC or by visit.
Handling the escalations from the desktop support team and help desk and working in level 2.
Hardware support and Up gradation of servers and desktops. Maintaining windows file server.
Windows server and citrix Responsibilities: -
Implementing and maintaining citrix new infrastructure.
Monitor troubleshoot and capacity planning of windows server environment.
Proactively identify and perform hardware and software upgrades.
Manage and maintain the physical hardware and virtual environment/infrastructure of the energy utilities group using Virtual center Server v 5.0 with a mixture of ESXi 5.5 hosts.
Work with VMware infrastructure client in supporting our windows 2003& 2008 server environment.
Creating clusters for High Availability (HA) and distributive resource Scheduling (DRS).
Migrating of using V Motion performing snapshots, cloning, cold migrations and hot migrations.
Providing support for Citrix XenApp 5.0, 6.5, and Xen-desktop and Managing Installation & Maintenance VDI.
Handling virtualization infrastructure of more than 600 Hosts and Managing more than 5000 VM.
Implementation and configuration of vSphere and ESXi 5.5,6.0 6.5 &6.7 and Installing, configuring and managing virtual infrastructure and virtual center.
Windows servers, installation of VM and vCenter server and Installing and configuring ESXi servers DRS, HA, FT, rules User Rights. Creating and managing resource pools and adding the VM’s into resource pools. Creating and managing virtual machines and installing VM Tools into VM’s.
Security hardening and Monitoring of VM’s &ESXi servers (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization) for Security Compliance. Creating and managing VMware cluster. Enabling HA and DRS features in cluster. Moving VM’s from one LUN to another LUN using Storage VMotion. Performance tuning of VMware servers, Virtual sessions and management of server resources between virtual machines.
Configuring RAID 1 RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 AND RAID 10 & 01. ESXi Server Patching Upgradation, Windows Patching. Configuring HP ILO, IDRAC, Firmware And Patch Up gradation
June 2008 to May 2011
Designation: IT System Administrator.
Company: CMS Info systems Pvt. Ltd - Coimbatore
Responsibilities:
Handling the network systems on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 with different software applications. Job also includes configuration Management, backups and Providing laptops level support.
Providing instant system support through Remote software’s, voice, mail and chat.
Updating patches, troubleshooting and helpdesk activities for day-to-day operation.
Administration and replacement of Lenovo laptops, desktops, Tablets and all in one pc.
Worked as team leader in Windows domain migration project in HDFC Bank project.
Installed and configured MS Exchange Mail in all our clients.
Maintaining File server and print server with required permissions as per user access.
Hardware and software asset management monitor for timely warranty/support renewals.
Installed and maintained user related software’s and applications.
Responsible for to provide technical support for a LAN environment server (Windows NT, 2000) & 175 desktops (win 95/98/NT/2K).
Prime Responsibility – Responsible for installation and implementation of Software like Windows95/98, NT 4, 2000, MS office, at the organizational level & troubleshooting.
Administration of Network Printers and providing monthly servicing of the computers as well as printers.
Handling Switches, Hubs, and Crimping & Punching of Cat5 cable.
Skill Set:
Office365, MS Office (2003/ 2007), MS Outlook (2000, 2002, 2003/ 2007)
System Administration: Active Directory (User Objects, Network Objects & Access Control Lists),
Knowledge of Hands-on on XenApp5.0, XenApp 6.0, 6.5, Xen-desktop 5.5 and XenDesktop7.5.
Basic knowledge of ITIL concepts - Incident management, Problem management, Request management, Change management etc.
Platform: Window XP, Vista Windows 7, Windows8, Windows 2008 and 2012.
Proficiency: Xen-desktop 7.5, XenApp6.5 and VMware.
Educational Qualification: -
B.E (CSE) from Anna University (CLMT institute) Coimbatore with 77% (Full Time Course)
Diploma I.T from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Polytechnic with 86% (Full Time Course)
S.S.L.C from G.K.D Matriculation Higher Secondary School with 75% (Full Time Course)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)-(Certificate number is 804************) April-2012
NIIT Certified in Programming Language
VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization (On-Going).
Completed Lenovo Certification – 2014 at HI Tech Informatics Id: HTI 3203269.
Nutanix Certified – cloud system associate – 2017 (On going)
Cisco Certified - CCNA
Personal Details: -
Date of Birth: 09th December 1988
Language Proficiency: English, Telegu, Malayalam, Tamil
Current Location: Bangalore
Yours Truly
(Yuvaraj. P)
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