Engineer Security

Dhaval R Shah

Sr. System/Network administrator

adhte3@r.postjobfree.com, Cell: +1-224-***-****

Professional Summary:

Microsoft Certified Professional with over 12 years of experience in deploying and managing Windows Client-Server Environment and LAN Networking solutions.

Hands on experience on installations, Configuration, administration and Maintenance of Microsoft Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 Standard and Enterprise Servers

Hand on experience in configuring and setting up Windows Domains, Active Directory, Lightweight Active Directory (LDAP), ADDS, ADFS, DNS, DHCP, FTP and Web Servers on Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 standard R2 and Enterprise Servers.

Hands on Experience in Installing and Configuring End user computing clients Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8, Windows 10, Apple Macintosh’s, UBUNTU, CentOS and RedHat Linux.

Designing Cloud Architecture, DR, Monitoring and migration from On-Prem to cloud.

Hands on Experience in setting up Windows Microsoft SCCM, McAfee AV and EPO and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 /2010.

Mcafee EPO management and Policy Creation.

Handling Mcafee Centralized Dashboard and reporting for Threat protection/ Summary.

Hands on Experience in Setting up DLP solutions and implementing policy and other roles.

Hands on Experience in Administering the Microsoft Windows Servers and Clients, Managing disk space, user rights management, managing user profiles and system policies using Windows Active Directory and Group Policy Objects.

Hands on Experience in Data Recovery, Drive/Disk Imaging and Backup.

Hands on Experience in Installation and configuration of VMware ESXi 4.2/5.1/5.5/6 Environments, VMware VSphere, VMware Workstation 8, VMware view and Virtual Desktop Interface.

Install and setup few servers in VM Ware environment for better utilization of hardware resource.

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hot fix.

Configuring hardware profile for VPN & Wireless LAN Adapter users.

Network-troubleshooting in Command Line.

Installing and Configuring the Applications like MS Office, Cisco VPN, VSS, MS Visio, MS Project etc.

Basic Troubleshooting for VPN like proxy setting, provide alternate IP Address, Check connectivity for Internet

Password Reset by using Active Directory, Control SA and Telnet

Give Admin rights to PC, Mailbox owner rights, Send on Behalf rights by using Active Directory.

Configuration of Routers & Switches, VLANs, Network, Layer2 and Layer3 switches, Virtual Servers. Configuration monitoring link on CRM, Handling MRTG and NMS server handling the DNS server, Mail server, SMTP.

Responsible for administering several UNIX servers, both Linux / x86 as well as MAC OS systems key to the smooth operation of the company. Services maintained include mail (send mail), web (apache), DNS (bind), FTP and system monitoring software.

Having Experience of handling computer networks and installation and networking too.

Install various software applications on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows7, 8,10, 2000, 2003, 2008 server & workstations. LAN Connectivity as well as Wireless Connectivity between Server and workstations.

Experience in various deployments for multi-domain instances with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) versions 2.0 & 3.0, Office 365.Mailboxes migration from in Premise Exchange to Cloudbase Email solutions for Google.

VERITAS backup of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Creating different VM wares and handling backup of VMware’s.

Supervising the installation and maintenance of required computer hardware, software and networking facilities Managing all the relevant internet-based equipment and systems such as web, FTP applications, site minder servers and SQL ColdFusion

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Handling ISO Certification Audit and Compliance Audit.

Certifications:

MCSA

MCSAM

ITIL V3

ISMS implementation.

Technology

Windows 95, Xp, Vista, 7,8 10

Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012

Hyper-V, Virtualization (VMware)

AD, DNS, DHCP installation and maintenance.

Virtualization (VMware)

Antivirus Management

Net backup

Microsoft Azure

Tools

WSUS: Windows Software Update Services

SCCM: System Center Configuration Manager 2007,2012

SCOM Monitoring: System Center Operations Manager

Veritas

O365 migration and management

Azure Active Directory

AD Federated Services

Single Sign-on, Identity management

Google migration and domain admin

SharePoint installation and configuration

SolarWinds

PRTG, MRTG

VMware

Acronics Image

Norton Ghost

Subversion, Github, Gitlab, Mantis, TFS

Academics:

•Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

M.S.University, Vadodara

•Certificate course in computing.

Indira Gandhi National Open University

•Oracle Certified course in Oracle 8.0

(Oracle 8.0 & Developer 2000)

Server Operations

Creating standard server build in VM Infrastructure.

Troubleshooting Active Directory replication problems, Active Directory Users and group Management,

Troubleshooting IIS and configuration of website in IIS, migration, export and import of sites

Implementation and troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, FTP, SFTP, IIS issues.

Creating User and Machine accounts.

Review and remediate software distribution failures and to eliminate the problems that causes those failures

Troubleshooting of LAN connectivity issues, software and hardware; tracking problem, remediation scheduling and coordination.

To ensure all operating systems are upgraded, updated with the latest patches and fully licensed.

To maintain proper documentation of the servers’ set up and configuration and ensure its security, integrity and availability.

Support Active Directory Forests in Windows 2003/2008

Gmail migration and Gmail domain administration

Collaborate in Administering and Maintaining Enterprise Active Directory and Domain Structure, Managing Trusts,

Domains, OU’s, Site Topology, GPO, Users, Groups, Computers and in general any object related to AD; implement GPO’s and replication topology .

Migration of On Premises system to Azure platform. Lan Configuration and connectivity on Azure.

Administer and Maintain network support service like DNS, WINS and DHCP

Administer and Support Exchange 2003, Mailboxes and Messaging Infrastructure

Administer and Maintain Windows Clustering and Virtualization in Windows 2008.

Career Graph:

Client : Care Stream Dental, GA July’18 to present

Sr. System Administrator

Handled O365 migration project for 1700+ users

SCCM Management point setup and building up new DPS site wise

SCCM Troubleshooting for Client connectivity issue

Data Center Migration and support for local Data Center

Site migration Server migration, Printers migration, User domain migrations.

Application migration from On PREM to Cloud.

Design and implement On-Prem to Cloud migration.

Helping in designing HA, backup solutions, Migration statergy.

Design cloud solutions including backups on Azure as per requirement.

Design Storage, Load balancing, Firewall as per requirement.

Client : ZF Group, MI Feb’17 to Jul’18

System Administrator

Key Deliverable:

O365 migration and Admin console management. User Management and assignment of policy.

One drive Sync and management and troubleshooting One drive related issues.

Azure Active Directory

AD Federated Services

Single Sign-on

Responsible for managing Package creation in SCCM/Altiris.

Responsible for distributing update packages using SCCM/Altiris.

Responsible for Managing Altiris Configuration, Installation and troubleshooting.

Managing MacAfee Data Encryption Configuration, Installation and troubleshooting.

Planning & Migration of system to SEP 14 and Office 365 installation.

Managing Helpdesk ticking for level 4.

Technical support for SEP 14 and global rollout.

Remote installation and task preparation for Altiris.

Symantec DLP solutions, Mcafee Data Encryption .

Troubleshooting IIS and configuration issue related to sites

Configuration, management & Troubleshooting of Symantec Altiris & SCCM

Client : Charming Charlie, TX Oct ‘16 to Feb’ 17

Promotion Analyst

Key Deliverable:

Involved in Installation, Migration of Store Systems

Basic PowerShell scripting.

Writing Script for automated IT Processes.

Help Desk Management.

Pushing Promotions to various network using Power scripts.

Client: Best Brains Inc, IL Mar’16 to Oct’16

Windows Network/ Windows System Administrator

Key Deliverable:

LDAP integration, Conducted Office 365 deployment, infrastructure move towards SaaS private cloud computing, application architecture, change management. Setup Office 365 environment for internal use with a hybrid architecture using ADFS for federated authentication

O365 Admin console management, Policy management, License management

Skype for business management and support for issue.

Design Storage, Backup, HA on Cloud as per requirement.

Implement backups for On prem Infra on DR sites and help other teams for backup solutions.

Configuring VPN, Samba, Remote access on Linux. Cron job setup and backup for Linux servers.

Security and Group Policy Design, implementation and Management

Clustering, Network Load Balancing.

Configuring Cisco/ Sonicwall Firewall/ Nortel L3 Switches / SAN/ NAS and policy maintenance. User rights and access processing, Bandwidth Management.

Redesign of the core network switches, VLANs, Routing and ISP connections providing enhanced network redundancies between multiple locations.

Strong Support & troubleshooting Windows Xp, 7/8/10.

Azure Deployment and management.

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Troubleshooting IIS and configuration issue related to sites

Collaborate in Administering and Maintaining Enterprise Active Directory and Domain Structure, Managing Trusts

Configuring Group policy using Active directory.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (DHCP, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hotfix. of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Installation and configuration on Azure platform

General knowledge of Casper Suite implementation.

Experience in Installation and configuration of VMware Environments, VMware Workstation 8, VMware view and Virtual Desktop Interface.

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems.

Mcafee EPO management, Centralized console management and policy management.

Clients: Allenlund& Methodist, TX Jan’ 10 to Mar ‘ 16

Sr. Windows System/Network Administrator

Key Deliverable:

O365 Support for Email, Apps and security

Support for One drive sync and other connectivity issue.

Configuration, Deployment on Azure platform.

Azure Active Directory

AD Federated Services

Single Sign-on, Identity management

Configuring Sonicwall Firewall/ Nortel L3 Switches / SAN/ NAS and policy maintenance. User rights and access processing, Bandwidth Management.

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (Dhcp, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Configuring VPN, Samba, Remote access on Linux. Crone job setup and backup for Linux servers.

500+ Mailboxes migration from in Premise Exchange to Cloud base Email solutions for Google.

Clustering, Network Load Balancing.

Strong Experience in Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 Core and Exchange 2007 Remote Administration Strong Experience of Windows 2008 Hyper-V

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hotfix.

Group Policy Design, implementation and Management

Configuring hardware profile for VPN & Wireless LAN Adapter users.

Network Troubleshooting by using Ping, Tracert, Ipconfig/All, Ipconfig/Release, Ipconfig/Renew commands in Command Line.

Basic Troubleshooting for VPN like proxy setting, provide alternate IP Address, Check connectivity for Internet.

Configuration of Routers & Switches, VLANs, Network, Layer2 and Layer3 switches, Virtual Servers. Configuration monitoring link on CRM, Handling MRTG and NMS server handling the DNS server, Mail server, SMTP.

VERITAS backup of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Responsible for Site to Site Tunnel and LAN/WAN Traffic.

Responsible for maintenance of VMs.

One point of contact for any VPN / WAN / LAN connectivity issue between two sites.

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Handling ISO Certification Audit and Compliance Audit.

Created/configured virtual servers for testing and production applications using Microsoft Hyper-V

Installed Mcafee 8.0 Server, Managing central console for configuration & Maintenance of Mcafee Server & clients.

Managing Mcafee Polies and Groups and Centralized Dashboard.

Client: Mercent, NY Dec' 13 to Nov' 14

Sr. Windows Engineer

Key Deliverable:

Hands on Experience on SAN, NAS, File System.

Implemented Security for Data segregation.

Managed Microsoft SCCM deployments

Windows update Server configuration and management.

Windows 2003/2008 Core Active Directory Migration and operations.

Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Datacenter Server 2008 along with following application and service (Exchange 2010, ADS, DNS, DHCP, IIS, VPN ) Remote Access Server, Public Key Infrastructure

Microsoft Windows NT/2K/2003/2008, Active Directory, TCP/IP Infrastructure (DHCP, DNS, WINS),Internet Information

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Implementing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting Active Directory

Services, Remote Access Server, Public Key Infrastructure.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (Dhcp, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Configuring Windows File system share and security

Configuring VPN, Samba, Remote access on Linux. Crone job setup and backup for Linux servers.

Clustering, Network Load Balancing.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (DHCP, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hot fix. VERITAS backup of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Clients: Thomson Reuters, Shutter Stock, NY Oct’ 10 to Nov’ 13

Sr. Windows Engineer

Key Deliverable:

Managing Domain trusts and Active Directory User management

Managing Active Directory Group and Security management.

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (DHCP, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Configuring VPN, Samba, Remote access on Linux. Crone job setup and backup for Linux servers.

Implementation of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP for In house users.

Supporting for Active directory installation, replication issue.

Applying Group policy using Active directory.

Clustering, Network Load Balancing.

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hot fix.VERITAS backup of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Handling ISO Certification Audit and Compliance Audit.

Sony Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment, WB. Entertainment Inc, CA Aug’07 to Sep’10

Windows Engineer

Key Deliverable:

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Linux TCP/IP Infrastructure (Dhcp, bind, Samba, Ftp etc.) Kernel Routing/Firewalling capabilities

Update the latest antivirus updates definition, patches and hot fix.

Configuring hardware profile for VPN & Wireless LAN Adapter users.

Network Troubleshooting by using Ping, Tracert, Ipconfig/All, Ipconfig/Release, Ipconfig/Renew commands in Command Line.

Strong Technical experience in Microsoft Windows 2003/2008, HW platforms, SAN Storages, Tape Libraries, etc.

Support and migration of users to Office 365.

Support for Active Directory, ADFS and PKI related issues

Configuration of Windows File system and security.

Configuration and maintenance of EMC Storage.

Migration of windows 2003 to windows 2008.

Configuration of JAMF Casper for in house project.

Installation, Configuration and Technical Support of Sql 2008 & 2012

VERITAS backup of productions servers on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

Configuration, deployment &Support of SCCM and SCOM.

Handling troubleshooting tasks for all switches, routers and redundant connectivity problems

Managing annual divisional budgets and expenditure.

Handling ISO Certification Audit and Compliance Audit.

Configuring Sonicwall Firewall/ Nortel L3 Switches / SAN/ NAS and policy maintenance. User rights and access processing, Bandwidth Management.

Mailboxes migration from Exchange to Cloudbase Email solutions for Google for inhouse project activity for V2solutions INC.

Redesign of the core network switches, VLANs, Routing and ISP connections providing enhanced network redundancies between multiple locations.

Responsible for managing & supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Networks Operations & Connectivity between various offices.

Proposing & implementation of Network architecture.

Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Datacenter Server 2008 along with following application and service (Exchange 2010, ADS, DNS, DHCP, IIS, VPN ) Remote Access Server, Public Key Infrastructure.

Support for SCCM configurations

Hands on Exp. working with Amazon EC2, S3.

Hands on Exp. of Vmware/ Hyper-V for hosting guest OS and network along with storage

SAN/ NAS storage along with security and segregated VLANs for data security.

Hands on Exp. Of Acronics Image cloning tool.

Klasse Consultants Feb’ 06 to Aug’07

Sr. Windows Network/ System Administrator

Key Deliverable:

Configuring hardware profile for VPN & Wireless LAN Adapter users.

Network Troubleshooting by using Ping, Trecert, Ipconfig/All, Ipconfig/Release, Ipconfig/Renew commands in Command Line.

Migration from windows 2003 to 2012.

Basic Troubleshooting for VPN like proxy setting, provide alternate IP Address, Check connectivity for Internet

Support for Active Directory, ADFS and PKI related issues

Configuring SCCM and maintaining deployment policies

Configuration and maintenance of SCOM

Password Reset by using Active Directory, Control SA and Telnet

Having Experience of handling computer networks and installation and networking too.

Install various software applications on Windows 95, Windows 98,Windows 7, 10, 2000, 2003 server & workstations.

Configuration of Windows File share

Mailboxes migration from Exchange to Cloud base Email solutions.

LAN Connectivity as well as Wireless Connectivity between Server and workstations.

Hands on Exp. of VMware/ Hyper-V for hosting guest OS and network along with storage

SAN/ NAS storage along with security and segregated VLANs for data security.

Hands on Exp. Of Acronics Image cloning tool.

Worked with MacAfee server and client configuration and Maintenance.

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