Andis Strazdins

Experience

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  TietoEVRY

  Jul 2015 - now

  Information Technology Consultant

  First working1,5 years in Evry,then leaving to Portugal(Arvato), eventually returning to EVRY as experienced 1.st line support agent.Afterwards being promoted to Senior IT consultant.Working with tasks in such teams as Regional Operations, Storebrand, Telenor and Aibel, Toyota and Evry Cloud.Troubleshooting advanced Windows issues and preforming Active directorytasks. In many cases taking on Senior tasks, such as handling weekly Productionmeetings and handling difficult customers.Main tools where MS Azure, Office 360, PowerShell, Linux, Command Prompt.Applications such as Mremote, TeamViewer, RocketChat, Checkpoint Endpoint, Putty, Proxifier, EZtunnel, ClearAgent, Cisco IP communicator, Office 2016(Word, Excel, Power point, Skype, Outlook, Teams)Also working in Information Logistics team, mostly with data file exchange systemsand Back office tasks. Supporting customers working on such platforms as FMS,XIB, E-Faktura, Dagfinn, Tollvesenet.Main tools were Linux and PowerShell Show less

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  Arvato Systems

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  IT Support Specialist for Microsoft

  Working with first line tasks supporting Microsoft hardware.

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  AppXite

  Apr 2020 - May 2024

  Senior Application Support Expert with expertise in Azure Cloud technologies, APIs and SQL database.• Provide application support for various cloud-based applications hosted on Azure, using Azure DevOps, PowerShell, and other tools.• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to application performance, availability, security, and functionality, using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and other tools.• Manage and optimize the Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, load balancers, web apps, functions, containers, and other services.• Design and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies for the applications and databases using Azure Backup, Site Recovery, and other tools.• Develop and maintain APIs using Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, and other services.• Manage and administer SQL databases on Azure, using Azure SQL Database, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, and other services.• Perform database tasks such as backup, restore, migration, replication, performance tuning, query optimization, and data analysis.• Assisting in DevOps principles such as automation of builds, deployments, server orchestration, configuration management, testing, monitoring, and feedback loops using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and other tools.• Collaborate with developers, testers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure the quality and reliability of the applications and databases.• Document and update the application support processes and procedures using Azure DevOps Wiki or other tools.• Configure DNS records for the applications and databases using Azure DNS or other services.• Configure CNAME records for the applications and databases using Azure DNS or other services.• Configure SSL certificates for the applications and databases using Azure Key Vault or other services. Show less

  • DevOps Engineer

    Sept 2023 - May 2024

  • Senior Application Support Expert

    Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Application Support Expert

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Application Support Specialist

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2022