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I have +5 years of experience in IT infrastructure operations. I’m VMware Certified Implementation Expert. Worked on managing IT infrastructure full-stack, deploying & managing VMware Private Cloud. My goal is implementing and accelerating Digital Transformation through Cloud Computing.IT Infrastructure Operations Team Lead.Worked in large environments consisting of many domains and each has its own infrastructure.- Private Cloud:Managed virtual infrastructure hosted on VMware ESXI and vCenter, monitoring and tuning performance based on reports generated by VMware vRops.- Systems:Install, Configure and Manage Microsoft Windows Server, DC, AD, DNS and DHCP.- Physical servers & storage:Managed Cisco HyperFlex HCI clustersDELL PowerEdge R740 and R750 vSAN ready nodeHPE Blade System C7000 Enclosures and HPE MSA.NetApp FAS8020 storage.- Storage:Implemented VMware vSAN HCl clusters on DELL PowerEdge R750 vSAN ready node servers and transfered data of production from physical storage to SAN datastore, created different vSAN storage policies according to VMs importance.Worked on File-based, Block-based and Object-based storage. Implemented various methods of storage, such as vSAN, SAN, NAS and iSCSI.Configured vSAN File Service to provide NFS share for end-users.- High Availability and Business continuity:Making sure to guarantee high availability and load balancing of critical applications by deployed VMware NSX-ALB, configured (GSLB) Global Server Load Balancing method and created virtual services including VIB, service engines and pool of servers.Configured VMware SRM and vReplication between two datacenters for Business continuity, created recovery plans and protection groups.Worked in multiple Datacenter sites to guarantee availability and business continuity. Continuously, I manage and check readiness of DR site using these systems:1- VMware SRM & vReplication. 2- Veeam Backup & Replication. ‎‏Maintain Data by scheduling backups and periodically restore them for validation.Installed, configured and managed two backup solutions:1- Veeam Backup & Replication.2- Zmanda open source backup solution.- Networks:Configured and Managed data center Layer-2 and Layer-3 switches, applied VTP and VRF protocols also created routing tables. Applied firewall rules on PaloAlto PA-820 Layer-7 firewall. Upgraded data center bandwidth to 20Gbps by configured multi-port EtherChannel on Cisco Nexus 5548 switchs.

Listed skills include Self Learning, Teamwork, Responsibility, Internet Protocol Suite, and 18 others.

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