System Administrator

• Provides technical expertise, analysis and strategy support diagnosing and troubleshooting skills Windows 2012 & 2016 server. 
• Project Manage all Security and Vulnerability patches to all server within the approved change request. 
• Manage and supporting Active Directory Domain Services Management (OU management, Group Policy Management, attribute management, permissions and security including LDAP., 
• Managed Avmar Backup and perform scheduled changes managed through Change Management Process and Flows. 
• Maintain and manage power shell scripting for automation. 
• Designed / Build and migrate applications uses to the cloud (Azure & AWS) and supported the operational cloud environment for production and non-production environments (Development, QA, UAT, and Production). 
• Report to Project Managers on a daily bases regarding outstanding issues. And contact all servers, network devices, inventory and maintaining database. 
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot Vcenter issues as required: correcting corrupted snapshots, failure to boot, server down, EMC backup and restored with Avamar and Comm vault. 
• Manage VDI application licenses, capacity planning, upgrade and inventory. 
 
• Support the operational cloud environment for production and non-production environments

• Report to Project Managers on a daily bases regarding outstanding issues. And contact all servers, network devices, inventory and maintaining database. 
• Provide systems analysis and design methods and techniques to develop system solutions and to manage servers and applications. 
• Build and migrate applications uses to the cloud (Azure & AWS) and supported the operational cloud environment 
• Manage and create new machine in VMWare ESX 5.5, and Citrix XenDesktop. 
• Manage AD with user profile, provide access to the users, adding new OU's etc. 
• Build and Successfully migrated their Printer servers and upgraded to 2016. 
• Manage and maintin Citirx servers and manage users profile and permission also publish applications as per request. 
• Manage and supporting Netup storage and perform scheduled changes managed through Change Management Process and Flows. 
• System support and upgrade for Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 OS. Perform scheduled changes managed through Change Management Process and Flows. 
• Manage Active directory account and group policy, create new users, groups and service accounts. 
• Use BMC Remedy service managements for all internal issue tickets and change management. 
• Apply maintenance to the applications and upgrade to newer versions also provide first level production support for the application 
• Manage and run Veeam and Netbackup(ver.7) jobs.Troubleshoot and restore when fails. 
• Attended conference calls and team meeting every week also takes part in trainings.

• Provided support deploying, configuring and migration P2V, P2P and V2V Linux/Windows Servers 2008/12 & 16 in hyper-v. 
• Provide technical support to application team run scripts on SQL 2014 management studio console. 
• Apply patches and middleware updates to address vulnerabilities in all environments. 
• Build, Deploy and migrate virtual machines,cloning, creating using templates and Vmotion into target vSphere esxi servers. 
• Provide support to the Migration Program Delivery Lead as required including managing task and assist with preparation and other communication materials. 
• Conducted cabinets, servers, switches, appliances inventory and labels them as provided. 
• Support Citirx environment (XenApp, XenDesktop, Netscaler) for production and non-production environments (Development, QA, UAT, and Production). 
• Involved configuration of Cisco switches, and router configuration from servers/apps related. 
• Applied Microsoft and MacAfee patches to all sever within the approved change request. 
• Successfully mitigated their Key scan security server and upgraded to 2012 with third party contractors. 
• Maintained company standards, policies, and procedures in accordance with corporate and customer objectives to improve system availability, reliability, recoverability, or manageability. 
• Implemented all the activity records from Change/Problem Management and troubleshoot several Infrastructure related changes, i.e Netbackup jobs fails, AD account locked, application service stopped, Remove/Add AD users, Assign permissions,adding space into VMs etc. 
• Manage AD with user profile, provide access to the users, adding new OU's etc. 
• Maintain Atuosys/ DNS tool to collect metrics and reports on vulnerability findings and remediation compliance and Discovery of un-used/in-active servers and identify them for decommission. 
• Ensuring CMDB is updated and accurate with server specifications in preparation of go-live change 
• Responsible for project coordination, documentation, build books updates and track record of planning and executing complex work efforts.

• Provides technical expertise, analysis and strategy support to the customers in conjunction with the project manager and prime consultants. 
• Provide technical support in and troubleshoot backup issues restored with Blad logic & Commvault. 
• Design / Build and migrate applications uses to the cloud (Azure) and detailed infrastructure end-to-end strategies, designs, standards, processes, practices and tools supporting cloud solutions. 
• Support the operational cloud environment for production and non-production environments (Development, QA, UAT, and Production). 
• Provide technical assistance and support to development teams to design new applications for AWS cloud based environments EC2. 
• Work with application owners/vendors to resolve any issues and address any break/fix problems related to infrastructure. Also develop new system performance for upgrades and improvements. 
• Manage and maintain all Physical / Virtual Linux (Centos)and windows servers also supporting Citrix environment more than 500 user with Citrix Management Console. 
• Support DR of a commvault Server, HDS commvault performance also Performing Cloning and Staging, Administering the commvault Server. 
• Applied Mircrosoft and MCaffee patches to all severs within the approved change request using Blade logic, SolarWinds Orion and SCCM (CAS) also responsible for aumation and update scripts and remediation. 
• Provided support in migration P2V, P2P and V2V Windows Servers 2003, 2008 & 2012. P2P. 
• Manage user profile and access in AD also Run/ Manage Crystal Reports and move to other console as required. Attended conference calls and team meeting every week and documentation as required. 
• Responsible for project coordination, documentation and build books updates.

• Provide technical support and troubleshoot VM issues in hyper-v correcting corrupted snapshots, failure to boot, server down and stopped services. 
• Supported 2500+ Physical and Virtual Servers in include patching servers MS. 
• Report to Project Managers on a daily bases regarding outstanding issues. And contact all servers, network devices, inventory and mainting data base. 
• Manage Vulnerability patches to all severs including DMZ's tier 1 and tier 2 within the approved change request using Shavlik. 
• Used Tivoli to monitor alerts and Node availability to meet SLA. System support for Windows 2003, 2008, 2008R2 OS. Perform scheduled changes managed through Change Management Process and Flows. 
• Performed health check, event logs, application logs, viewing Memory dump. 
• Managed Clusters, failed over clusters and trouble shot cluster issues via IMM and IBM RSA to restore services. 
• Apply maintenance to the applications and upgrade to newer versions also provide first level production support for the application 
• Implemented all the activity records provided by Change Management, Problem. Management and run TSM backup and restore data also troubleshoot TSM Backups when fails. 
• Attended conference calls and team meeting every week also takes part in trainings.

• Data center migration to Stratford, Ontario (SCC) and the Enterprise Data Centre Command Centre operations for the migration waves all servers managed by the Ontario Data Centre. 
• Provide support to the Migration Program Delivery Lead as required including managing task and assist with preparation and other communication materials. 
• Manage and run TSM backup and restore data also troubleshoot TSM Backups when fails in Tivoli. 
• Provide support to data migration team. Completed EMPIR task P2P, V2V, P2V and lift & shift. Stacked, Racked, design, build and deployment of Servers with Linux/ Win 2008/2012 servers change VLAN and participated is DR test. 
• Manage Microsoft Systems Center Suite, particularly Autosys /SCOM, and SCCM (CAS) for Installing, updateing and removing patches and monitoring on all servers using. 
• Implemented all the activity records provided by Change Management Process HP Service Manager/Peregrine, and decommsion servers more than 1000 servers. 
• Support Production Environment, including all Windows based application servers for business units. Conduct Asset Management of equipment, PCI compliant and perform server checklists. 
• Conduct proof of concept for data and application migration using several tools for comparison like File Catalyst,ATTAData, Double Take & AppZero 
• Transfer file server between geographically data center using UDP protocol in shortest amount of time on wire. 
• Application migration using Appzero from 32bit legacy plateform to newer windows 2008 server. 
• Copy sharepoint data from out of warranty physical server to virtual Windows 2012 server using Secure Copy and compare file & folders, user shares & permissions using Beyond Copy. 
• Configure file & folders move using Double take in like to like migrations. 
• Utilize Tivoli console, Avocent, eMPIR, Double-take and Peregrine Service Centre ticketing system. 
• Designing operational manual and activities tasks list for Accenture EMPIR assigning task tool

• Design, Build, Staging, Imaging, migration and deployment more than 1000 servers to VM Exi 4.1 also Install Lane configure & test Aurora lanes in stores all over the Canada. 
• Remotely configuration and upgrade retails store servers also Implementation backup and restore data on new virtual ISP and deploying VISP into production. 
• Take support calls from Atlantic and Western stores to provide support and troubleshooting 
• Attend conference calls and team meeting every week also takes part in trainings. 
• Make changes to SCO UNIX Open server Version 5 running Virtual ISP. 
• Creating VISP template and managing vCetner server for host updates and patches. 
• Navigate vCetner server 4.0 to find cluster matching store number and follow detailed instruction to add ESX hosts to a vSphere cluster. 
• Running & Coordinating network teams in command center also troubleshoot and support technicians during the conversion process. 
• Modifying IBM DS 3200 SCSI Attached Storage Controller and change gateway with new IP's & subnet mask. 
• Installing vSphere 4.1 for running store VM's on IBM system X M2 E5520 running Quad core Xenon CPU's @2.27 Ghz. server. 
• Remotely connect to IBM (x-series) server's wintel and Linux using Integrated Management Module and change the Vswitch info, ESX host IP's and gateway. 
• Using IMM for remote access to ESX hosts & run the script to create the new host file using Linux shell. 
• Report to Project Managers on a daily bases regarding outstanding issues.

• Design, build and Install Unix and Windows 2003/2008 Enterprise 64bit Servers for SQL 2005 clustering. 
• Design and Implement VMware VI3 Infrastructure environment for several In-house and documenting for production and development. 
• Ensures the Application data and integrity is maintained for disaster recovery and security purposes. 
• Resolved tickets from customer service in citrix by issuing and managing GPO policy, employees ID and password. 
• Build & Install vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus platforms for the production & developed scripts in PowerShell for development. 
• Developed Build Book for ESXi 3.5 and vSphere 4 with architects / Engineers team for Project Manager. 
• Provided the complete enterprise level monitoring, backup, security and operation support using several technology e.g. Autosys, vRanger, webshpare, nWorks/MOM. 
• Manage Vulnerability patches to all severs including DMZ's tier 1 and tier 2 within the approved change request from CAB. 
• Worked with network teams to gather requirements to maintain and update the DNS and DHCP systems in a timely manner and support team for networking/vlan issues, cloud hosting ESN SRA pilot project. 
• Monitoring alerts using Compuware Server Vantage and adding new servers in a monitoring group for desktop & client services. 
• Create SOP's and design checklist documents for the vShpere conversion and host update utility of ESX & ESXi from 3.5 infrastructures to vSphere 4.0. 
• Create VM's Windows XP workstation for Customer Care with Imaging& billing project where consultant from Oracle run their application and generate load for performance testing. 
• Consolidate & convert x86 physical servers using vSphere Enterprise Converter between data centers and decommissioned them.