Varun Varde Email & Phone Number

Ahmedabad, GJ, IN

• Assisted in physically installing, racking and cabling new Linux/Solaris Hardware..
• Performed Server`s consolidation and Virtualization using VMware virtual infrastructure, VMware ESX, Virtual Center.
• Provided support for JBoss 4.0.x and Apache, applications for operation related to installation and configuration.
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with servers and Desktops
• Responsible for the implementation, administration and maintenance of Oracle Financials running on a Sun Solaris and a Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Configured ESX 4.0 with SAN Attached storage (LUN Assignments, Data stores)

• Worked on variety of Linux platforms Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x/7.x/8.x, CentOS7.x, which includes installation, configuring and maintenance of applications on the environment.
• Schedule, plan, and support code deployments from TEST environment to PROD environment.
• Performed application upgrades with ansible playbooks.
• Worked with deploying/versioning/maintaining docker images and managing AKS cluster
• Used Azure Resource Manager to create/manage new resources.
• Expertise in AWS/Azure, experience in implementing new AWS EC2 instances and Azure VMs along with storage volumes.

• Participated in configuring and monitoring distributed and multiple platform servers using Puppet. Used Puppet server and workstation to manage and configure nodes.
• Setup puppet master, client and wrote scripts to deploy applications on Dev, QA, production environment.
• Deployed Puppet, Puppet Dashboard and Puppet DB for configuration management to existing infrastructure
• Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and Administration of Red Hat Enterprise 3/4/5/6, Solaris 9/10 and SUSE Enterprise Linux.
• Installing and configuring ESXi 4/5 using custom based ISO's and Virtual Media based installs on several hundred HP DL 580's, 380's, 980's, BL-460's, 620's, and 680’s as required for UAT/Production.
• Installation of ESXi 5.0 Hosts, vCenter Server, vCenter update manager and administering VM's across 6 Datacenters running 8000+ VM's.

• MI Analysis:
• Generating Reports for top management (Monthly Business Reviews for CIO's).
• Project Financial Reporting for the entire Barclays India.
• Dashboard creation for project status and RAGs.
• Provide reports to the management team in the UK, Lithuania and resolve issues related to resources and finance by arranging calls and take appropriate actions as agreed.Project Management / Development
• Develop and maintain SharePoint portals and create auto updating dashboards and processes on SharePoint for live status of the process.

• Training
• Trained four batches of new hires for the process and hand held them during Floor Walk and Nesting
• Trained batches for New Process including ramp up.
• Conducted Floor Refreshers on Wireless Setup and Management. Team Handling
• New Hires – Floor Walk (which includes Training sessions and Roving Support) and Nesting (Roving Support, Call Monitoring and daily updates and feedback)
• Ramp up of non- and low- performing Agents in regards to improving CSat and AHT.

Nicosia, Cyprus

• Responsibilities:
• Handle HP Rack Servers
• Administration of Exchange Server 2003
• Administration of Windows Server 2003, Administer Active Directory Install, Configure and administer 2x Server (an application similar to Citrix)
• Design Remote Desktop Network for clients
• Provide online support to clients