IT infrastructure Lead

Nazeer Shariff

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Profile Summary

With 15+ years of experience, I am a passionate IT leader with several years of industry experience leading diverse engineering and management teams to support large-scale infrastructure, Storage Area Network SAN, compute, data protection, network, storage, converged services, cloud and automation. I am a trusted partner who can bridge the gap between customers’ business needs and IT solutions. I thrive when working with motivated teams to drive innovation and improve processes while building high performing teams and driving positive culture within an organization. Always curious to explore new technologies in the rapidly changing landscape of computing.

Proficiency in:

•SAN storage- EMC, IBM, HP .

•SAN Switches-Brocade/Cisco/QLogic and Mcdata switches

•Backup libraries

•HP servers

•Migration, setting up DRs, configuration of storages, commissioning and decommissioning

•ServiceNow

Storages Technologies skills:

•EMC SAN, POWERMAX/ VMAX/

•IBM SAN.: SVC/V3000/V5000/V7000/DS8000/DS6000 and ESS storage/IBM Cloude storage COS

•HP SAN: MSA/EVA

Backup: MSL/ESL/Tape /disk

•SAN, NAS, disk, tape, and storage software related to these technologies

•Servers: Series ML, DL and BL )

•EVA’s Series (3000/5000/4000/8000/4400/84000) And MSA series (MSA 500, MSA1000, MSA1500cs, MSA 2000, MSA1510i, MSA30 and MSA20) managing the data centers and checking the proactive hardware and software issue.

•Installation and Configuration of EMC data domain, migration

•Data Domain monitoring, rebalancing

•Storage provisioning for SAN [Storage Area Network] & NAS [Network Attached Storage] connected servers, storage arrays administration, and data-migration.

•Storage migration, DR activities/ Flash copy services

•Rendering a stable and sustainable continuity of storage and storage network architectures and providing the foundation for centralized storage systems, providing production support for all normal & emergency storage hardware break-fixes.

•Monitoring Storage response time to ensure the effective data transfer for fast transactions

•Manage Storage based data replication technologies and ensuring data availability & integrity in the remote site.

•Conduct routine DR (Disaster Recovery) drill to test the readiness for fail-over of the systems to the secondary site in case of failure/disaster in the production site. Managing

•the data traffic.

•responsible to maintain the SAN environment up to data

•Creating Zones with storage systems and adding them to zoning configurations for new servers racked in data centre

• Creating Meta devices, converting the device personalities and setting different attributes based on the requirement.

•Day to day jobs include storage allocation, troubleshooting, monitoring and Reporting on the SAN Environment.

•Experience in Auto Provisioning and Thin Provision

•Good hands on experience in Virtual Lun Migration

•Implemented DR Solution using SRDF for a machine critical application

• Successfully allocated Storage using Symcli, Unisphere, Navisphere for open systems storage environment from Clarion, .

•Made copies of production data by configuring BCV and clone using Time Finder Business Continuity, which was used by testing team.

•Designing and implement Disaster recovery solutions and participate in disaster recovery testing

•Good hands on experience in Local Replication ( Time Finder ) and Remote Replication ( SRDF )

•Familiar with Symmir, Symclone and Symsnap operations, Configured Snap view snapshots and Snap view clones for Local Replication in CX and VNX

•Attends weekly meetings with Client/SDM/Project Managers and update them on the current status of the storage environment and recommending in procuring of new hardware from respective vendors.

•Technical knowledge of LAN / WAN networks

•Implementations of various RAID levels on high-end servers (HP/ProLiant, running Windows NT, Windows 2000. and Windows 2003, windows 2008.

•Installation of Cluster Servers.

•Implementation and configuring of LAN (Workgroup, Client-Server model, Domain

Professional work experience:

University of South Australia

Since 10/06/2024 to till date (Part time)

Role: Trainer – Big Data in Cloud Technology

Kyndryl Australia

Client: Westpac -Australia

SEP 2021 to July 023

Role: Storage Infrastructure Lead

Worked as Storage Infrastructure Lead

Setting up DR activity

Migration of storage

Installation and2 configuration the new storage

Decommissioning the storage

Storage Space allocation and deallocation for the storages

Creating snapshot/clone

IBM

Client: Westpac -Australia - Sydney

May 2015 to SEP 2021

Role: Team Lead and SME

Worked closely with customers and provided the infrastructure support

Managing and providing the technical support for the IBM SAN product like

SVC, V7000/DS8000, ESS storage and Cloud Object Storage

SAN, NAS, disk, tape, and storage software related to these technologies, Brocade, QLogic and Mcdata Switches and Managing the team of 12 people.

providing the BAU support and working escalation issues with hardware and managerial task

providing support to the team with technical issues and project work.

Working on compliance like, Calendar triggers Cirats, PKE/PBI

attending standup call weekly with the customer to understand the requirement and providing the solution to full fill the customer needs

Served on panel to hire new candidates

Hewlett Packard HP Global Solution Centre

June 06/12/2006 to Oct 31/10/2013

Role: Worked as Storage Consultant

Providing Solution to customers on issues regarding the HP storage products.

Providing the technical support remotely (voice/chat/Email) and handling the escalation.

Providing technical support for EMC-Clarion series of Storage Sub-Systems.

Allocating LUNs to respective hosts.

Creating Meta Luns according to the client specifications.

LUN creation, Mapping and Masking.

Resolving tickets on LUN migrations.

Administering and monitoring the SAN Storage environment.

Performed Zoning at switches and LUN Masking at servers.

Monitoring and troubleshooting various EMC-Clarion and VNX series. Documentation and reporting EMC-Clarion storages.

Create RAID Groups, BIND LUNs, and Create Storage Groups using Navisphere and Unisphere.

Day to day jobs include storage allocation, troubleshooting, monitoring and Reporting on the San Environment.

Troubleshooting day to day issues and resolving them.

Snap view and Mirror view Configuration and Management.

Zoning for initiators and targets.

Troubleshooting all kind of ports and hardware issues on storage.

LUN creation, Mapping and Masking.

Troubleshooting issues relating to Power Path

Trouble shooting Switch port Issues.

HP Enterprise Array (EVA series), Modular Array (MSA series), (MSA1000, MSA1500cs, MSA1500i and Msa2000).

All the EVA Series 3000/5000/4000/6000/8000/ 4400/6400/8400

All the MSL Libraries Series, Auto Loader’s 2024/2048/4048

MSL5000/6000/ and All the series

HP Enterprise Tape Library ESL & EML E-series class

Monitoring of automated backup of servers & HP Storage works Library through L&TT /NT Backup and. HP Data protector application hardware break fix issue.

Undertaking analysis, diagnosis and testing for problem solving in storage

Storage consultations for Customer Storage requirement.

Research and test execution plan, tuning assessment on the HP Storage Lab for providing solutions after investigations based on the customer requirements.

Handling multipathing issues in Linux/Unix/Windows environment.

NAS file sharing.

Sharing the cases SLA Report in daily bases for the team

Monitoring the Queues and assigning the cases.

Monitoring the Active emails

Following the pending cases for the team

Managing the team when mentor is off.

Aargee Systems

Oct 2004 to Dec 2006

Role: implementation Engineer

Handling & troubleshooting of HP/Compaq ProLiant (ML,DL and BL Series Servers on Intel based Platforms

Management of servers through HP Insight manager, and checking hardware updates.

Installation and configuring entry level storage like MSA 500,1000 & MSA 1500

Installation and configuration of Backup libraries like MSL 5000 and MSL 6000, TL series libraries.

Monitoring of automated backup of servers & HP Storage works Library through L&TT /NT Backup

Involved in implementation of RAID 1+0 & RAID 5 Technology with ADG on High end servers and installation of Windows2000, NT and Windows server 2003

Implementation & troubleshooting of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP & DFS.

Handling technical escalations

Taking care of any issue related to Hardwar and OS related problems of Compaq and HP server’s and storages.

Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of all Compaq and HP range of Servers. Upgrading and fine-tuning of servers with related hardware and software as and when required.

Implementations of new Networks with Network Operating systems like Windows NT, XP & Window 2000 installation & configuration.

Providing 24/7 support to Corporate Clients.

Installed and configured 150 Compaq ProLiant Servers with Windows 2000 Server/Advance Server. Compaq Higher end Servers: ProLiant 8500, ProLiant ML & DL series of servers at DIGITAL GLOBAL SOFT

Installed 900 servers at Compaq Logistics ML 370 for National Insurance Company

worked as Resident Engineer at Infosys Technologies in supporting their Servers for 2 years

Installed and configured Win2k Server / Win2k Advanced Server with RAID, RILOE and ILO configuration at INTEL TECHNOLOGY INDIA PVT LTD

Installed and configured 8 ProLiant servers with cluster service and Active Directory. Bank of India (Disaster Recovery Site)

Educational Qualification

•BCOM, Bachelor Degree

•MBA in IT

Certification and Trainings:

•Azure- System Administrator certification

•Azure- Architect Certification

•Diploma (1year Diploma in computer hardware at (Roman Institute).

•PSE (ProLiant Service Engineer) servicing HP ProLiant Server product training in Blade servers.

•MCP 2000 and 2003 (Installing & configuring Windows 2000 and 2003 Server, Windows Professional. Windows XP Professional.

•ISEE (Instant Support Enterprise Edition).

•ITILV3 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library.

•Spectrum protect backup software

•Implementing HP Storage Works EVA Solutions

•Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions)

•Designing and Implementing HP Storage Works EVA 4400

•Designing and Implementing HP Enterprise Backup Solutions

•HPEVA Installing HP Storage Works Solutions Advanced SAN Solutions

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