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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managing National Bank of Fujairah server and storage Infrastructure with 1200+ windows servers including production and DR Site and 4000+ end users.• Designing the server and storage architecture for new projects.• Capacity planning (hardware/licenses), design and implementation of new projects.• Planning the infrastructure upgrades / migration of various services like Active directory, DNS, Exchange servers, VMWare vSphere to latest versions.• Implementing all critical server changes, starting from planning to completion of the changes following ITIL Framework.• Coordinating with various vendors for support issues.• Presenting plan and design of new projects to ITMC (IT Management Committee).• Responsible for submitting the monthly IT Dashboard to management. • Troubleshooting L3 issues related to various infrastructure services like Active Directory domain services, DNS, Exchange server, VMWare virtualization.• Designing, testing and implementing security group policies (hardening policies) to all windows server’s infrastructure.• Deploying critical Microsoft and 3rd party security patches and firmware upgrades to all windows servers based on received security advisory from infosec team.• Deploying EPS (Endpoint Security) to all desktop/laptops and servers within infrastructure.• Designed and implemented various key Datacentre consolidation projects based on VMware virtualization platform.

Bahrain

• Accountable for installation, deployment, and configuration of Window Server 2008 R2, Win2012R2• Involved in configuring and migrating Active Directory servers from 2008 to 2012 R2.• Efficiently implemented and managed VMWare virtualization infrastructure with more than 80 ESXi hosts.• Designing and implementing hardening / security policies to windows servers / endpoints.• Deploying monthly security patches to all servers / endpoints.• Managing and maintaining Exchange server messaging platform with DAG Cluster and NLB CAS.• Managing and maintaining Exchange server databases.• Troubleshot issues related to server and storage technology.• Handled HP3par 7200/8200/8400 for storage related tasks like zoning, LUN assignment etc.• Managing and implementing email security policies with Mail marshal email gateway.• Managing daily, weekly and monthly backups using Veeam backup solution.

Kingdom Of Bahrain

• Design, implementation and support for Active Directory, Exchange, Hyper-V, MS TMG, VMware projects.• Migrating legacy systems to latest while maintaining the minimum downtime and interruption.• Successfully implemented multiple key projects like Active Directory, Exchange and VMWare infrastructure migrations at various strategic enterprise customers like (Government & Private Sectors, Banks, Investment & industrial companies). • Scheduling technical assessments and reviews, periodic health check and remediation.• Conducting technical workshops, POC demo’s at customer premises.• Conducted systems analysis on Active Directory, Exchange, and SharePoint Systems in a virtual environment along with warranty work, troubleshooting, and emergency repairs which minimized end-user impact and downtime • Adhered to industry best practices to integrate new hardware, software, and network; evaluated network and provided technical inputs on system acquisitions to senior management

Bangalore

• Deputed at Saudi Arabia, Riyadh for the implementation / migration of messaging infrastructure project for BALSHARAF GROUP WLL with exchange servers hosted at production and DR sites with more than 5000+ user mailboxes.• Migrating Domain Controllers from 2003 Server to 2008 R2 Platform.• Successfully implemented and migrated the exchange messaging infrastructure from Exchange 2007 to 2010.• Install, Configure and troubleshoot all Exchange server related issues like mail flow, databases, email block etc.• Exchange database management with DAG HA cluster.• Managing and maintaining Exchange CAS servers with NLB cluster.

Kingdom Of Bahrain

• Installation of Windows Server 2003 and 2008 servers.• Managing the Active Directory, DHCP and DNS servers.• Managing hardware, software inventory and patch deployment through SCCM. • Handling various server related issues.

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

1. Administering and maintaining 1000 desktops and 10 Servers.2. Handling all desktop hardware and OS related issues.3. Troubleshooting printer problems and coordinating with vendor for hardware related issues.4. Backup and Restoration.5. Administration user accounts, Groups and Organization Units.6. File and Print Server management.7. Troubleshooting application related issues.8. To keep inventory of the desktops, servers and network equipment up to date.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Information Technology

MSc.IT

10Th And 12Th, Science