* Served as a Part of Global “Data Center & Cloud Services” Team in BMC Internal IT, handled Cloud Services discipline * Rendering support in about 40K virtual machines and 2500+ physical servers* Administering level 3 support team with direct reports from North America, EMEA and India * Monitoring a team of Systems Administrators supporting Microsoft Windows Server, RHEL, CentOS, SUSE, AIX, Solaris and HP-UX Operating Systems * Effectuating VMware, Hyper-V, RHEL KVM and Xen Server deployment & support * Storage platforms on EMC Celerra and Clarion, Hitachi VSP, Hitachi G1000 and G1500, NetApp, Dell Compellent, Hitachi HNAS and Windows File Servers on NTFS and CIFS * Reviewing global IT infrastructure utilization, trends & assess growth projections * Managing Microsoft Windows Server, VMware ESXi and Hyper-V OS deployment, OS hardening to meet CIS compliance * Carrying out vulnerability & configuration management for Microsoft, RHEL, AIX, Solaris & CentOS OS * Controlling Dell, IBM, Oracle, HP & Hyper-Converged hardware in four Data Centers * Managing Data Center power, cooling and passive infrastructure management of racks, PDUs and cabling infrastructure for network, server and storage * Spearheaded the Global Data Center consolidation initiative; thus reduced 36 Data Centers spread across globe using 62000 Sq. Ft. and 1.6 Megawatt Power to 4 Data Centers using 7500 Sq. Ft. and 640KW power helping save $4.6M in Operational Expenses * Facilitating hybrid cloud deployment and management, On-prem BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management 4.6 and public cloud on AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud and Google Cloud Platform * Conducting new technology research, evaluation , implementation & adoption for Server, Storage and Hyper-Converged Platforms * Performing business case justifications and cost/benefit analysis for technology and spending initiatives working with IT finance to manage CAPEX/OPEX budgets

•Mentored a team of staff including programmers, analysts and support specialists and evaluated the functionality of systems•Consulted computer users to ascertain needs and ensured that facilities meet user or project requirements•Involved in selecting & purchasing appropriate hardware and software; managed IT budgets•Ensured that software licensing laws are followed and handled security or integrity and backup procedures•Facilitated testing & modification of systems to ensure that that they operate reliably

•Oversaw installation of OS and application software, deployment of servers, disk quota management and distributed file systems, network, etc. and monitored the same•Designed Backup Strategy & ensuring scheduled / unscheduled backups as per the backup plan•Installed, configured & maintained Operating Systems, Application Software, Anti-Viruses & Hardware•Devised strategies for Disaster Recovery Management, including planning and designing servers for back-up and recovery of server / database information •Troubleshot problems pertaining to Performance Tuning, Network Administration, Application Conflicts and System Bugs & meeting deadlines and TAT without compromising quality norms and adhering to SLAs•Addressed queries regarding the Information System / Software & extended onsite support including maintenance of hardware / software