Experienced Systems Engineer and Administrator, with demonstrated expertise in managing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – 2022 ecosystems, overseeing IT infrastructure lifecycles, and implementing innovative system solutions. Recent focus on cloud solutions leveraging Azure and AWS technologies, driving efficiency and scalability, and enhancing Disaster Recovery capabilities. System Administration: Proven track record of building and managing Active Directory Domain Controllers, file/print servers, SQL database servers and enterprise application servers throughout their entire lifecycle.Virtualization Technologies: Proficient with VMWare ESXi, vSphere and Azure virtual machines.Backup and Disaster Recovery: Expert-level familiarity with VEEAM, NetBackup and Azure Backup and Site Recovery.Infrastructure Security: Adept at using Automox, Microsoft WSUS, SolarWinds Patch Manager and BatchPatch to keep operating systems and applications up to date with the most recent builds and security patches. Cloud Infrastructure: Microsoft-certified Azure Administrator Associate. Experienced in architecting and leveraging Microsoft Azure VMs, VNETs, Network Security Groups and Network Peering as well as AWS S3 for immutable storage.