B Venu

Experience

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  Infor India Pvt ltd

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2015

  IT Field Support Engineer

  • Installed and configured Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 and implemented Microsoft DHCP, DNS, fault tolerance, file and print services, user, and group management. • Working with Active Directory and SCCM servers to maintain all the systems and users in the domain.• Troubleshoot and resolve SCCM management point policy issues and package/program deployment failures and Perform root cause failure analysis using log files and reports.• Research potential solutions to unresolved issues, provide input on technical documentation, and lead weekly team meetings and creating, documenting, publishing, and communicating policies and processes that impact the life cycle of the PC.• Responsible for patching the servers and workstations and bringing them into compliance and analyzing, service packs, and infrastructure updates.• Perform installation, configuration, migration, upgrading and maintenance of desktop PC/Server, software, and related peripherals and performed break/fix troubleshooting and resolution.• Migrated the operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 7 & 8,10 and provided software support for Microsoft Office applications.• Exceptional troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve any issues that arise.• Deftness in Creating and managing Print Queues in File and Print Cluster Servers• File servers Management (Folder creation, deletion, access rights, and permissions)• Managing user's right assignment and disk quota assignment on File Server. Show less

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  IBM India Private Limited - Finastra Financial services

  Jul 2015 - Oct 2019

  Infrastructure Specialist

  • Involved in New builds and configuration of 2008/2012/R2 servers, Linux 4/5, ESXi Host clusters and further setting up the datacenter and migrated 2 Node Windows SQL clusters to 4 node Windows 2008 to 2012/R2 server on VMware host. • Performed and handled extensive P2V, V2V migrations for approximately 400 physical Windows 2000/2003/2008 servers utilizing VMware Converter.• Excellent understanding on ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots, Virtual Network, ESX Server, ESXi Server & Virtual Machines, Templates from VMs and deploying VMs from Templates and creating server profiles for ESXi Host and physical servers.• Configured Virtual Distributed Switch and VLAN configuration for production environment and configured vMotion and Storage vMotion as per VMWARE's best practices in large-scale enterprise environment.• Creating users and groups, Resetting user passwords in Active Directory. Backup and Restore Active directory.• Good Knowledge of IPMS management and configuring IP address, Managing LAN and Installation and configuration of Veeam Backup software on servers.• Developed and maintained automation scripts and tools to streamline system administration tasks, such as deployment, configuration management, and patching.• Responsible for ESXi servers patching, migration, firmware and build upgrades.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex infrastructure issues, including networking, storage, and security concerns.• Conducted regular security assessments and implemented best practices to protect Windows systems from internal and external threats.• Stayed up to date with emerging trends and technologies related to Windows-based infrastructure, making recommendations for improvements and enhancements.• Good working knowledge on Ticketing tools like ServiceNow, Remedy and Change Management, Incident management and Problem management. Show less

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  Micron Technology

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Responsible for ensuring technical excellence in all things VMware across professional services efforts. As the Lead Systems Engineer for VMware and cloud technologies for the corporate infrastructure across Micron Technology.• Configures, manages, and troubleshoots moderate to highly complexity systems of scale (Cloud, virtualization, virtualized networks and storage, colocation, etc.)• Provide VMWare platform assistance for those involved in the design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, support, and operations of systems infrastructure• Configuring and managing Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets for high availability and scalability.• Configuring and managing Azure Load Balancers and Application Gateways.• Configuring and managing Azure Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for secure connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments.• Implementing Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions to ensure business continuity.• Monitoring and managing the performance and availability of Azure-based solutions using Azure Monitor and other monitoring tools.• Providing technical support to customers and troubleshooting issues related to Azure infrastructure components.• Staying up-to-date with the latest Azure features and capabilities and evaluating their potential use in customer solutions.• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNets and subnets. • Exposed Virtual machines and cloud services in the VNets to the Internet using Azure Application Gateway. • Expertise in configuring and deploying Cisco UCS, VMware Infrastructure and firmware upgrades on HP and Cisco Blade servers. • Managing Azure Security Center and Advisor Remediation.• Plan and setup Disaster recovery for Azure Infrastructure and Services as per define DR-tier.• Cloud Based Migrations: Active Directory to Azure Active Directory, workloads, and applications to Microsoft Azure. Show less

  • Lead Systems Engineer

    Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Senior System Engineer

    Oct 2019 - Nov 2022
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  Ecovue Solutions, LLC

  Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

  Sr Systems & Cloud Administrator

  • Architecture, design, install, configure VMware ESXi, 6 and 7 environments with Virtual Center management, vCloud Director, DRS, HA, vMotion, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), vRealize Operations Manager.• Understanding client’s needs & managing VMware-based solutions architectures spanning VMware’s product portfolio accordingly and consulting with technical team to provide solutions as per the delivery schedules.• Designed and Implemented Cisco UCS infrastructure in Hyderabad’s datacenter and working closely with the engineering teams and supporting their server infrastructure.• UCS firmware testing/validation and implementing projects UCS domains (12) successfully.• ESXi Server builds on Cisco UCS hardware, Post build configuration, Sanity and QA checks before in production.• Performing server administration monitoring & troubleshooting of 3500+ virtual infrastructure hosted on HPE/Cisco UCS platforms.• Trouble shooting hardware issue on HP/UCS servers and Co-coordinating with Hardware vendors to get the faulty components replaced in timely manner.• Implementing Hyper converged Infrastructure (HCI) on VMware VSAN.• Scheduling the Veeam backups and troubleshooting if any encountered with any issues on Veeam backup environment.• Developing relationships with business stakeholders/ vendor and leadership teams across geographies and departments while collaborating with other Project Managers to balance project resources, schedules and scope• Acting as key driver for business process design and solution identification, negotiating SLAs for large & medium-size projects• Streamlining the delivery processes from offshore in compliance with business functions to support global IT delivery standards and managing delivery frameworks and new technology implementation projects for streamlining related activities as per quality benchmarks.Supporting the team in Major incidents and performing root cause analysis Show less

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  LTIMindtree

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior Specialist - Cloud & Infra Management

  • Designing and implementing VMware VDI solutions, including virtual desktop pools, golden images, and desktop provisioning processes.• Managing user profiles, access controls, and desktop assignments within the VDI environment, ensuring security and compliance.• Proficiency in monitoring VDI performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations to enhance user experience.• Implemented LAPS solution across Active Directory environment, ensuring secure management of local administrator passwords for all endpoints.• Responsible for creating the SCCM application packages, testing and deploying them in to the Production.• Expertise in Patch management through SCCM, creating collections, configuring the maintenance windows, and deploying the packages to the collections.• Strong knowledge on ITIL process of Change/Incident/Problem and Release management process.• Designing Windows server infrastructure, including hardware selection, server role configuration, and high availability solutions such as failover clustering for Server O/S 2012/2016/2019/2022.• Experience in configuring and managing various server roles and features on Windows Server platforms, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), DNS, DHCP, File Services, and Print Services and GPO’s.• Monitoring server performance metrics, identifying performance bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations to improve server reliability and responsiveness.• Good working knowledge on patch management tools SCCM and Ivanti for creating collections, deploying and managing the compliance.• Design, Configure, Managing of VMware Virtual infrastructure.•Performing ESXi and vCenter upgrades to latest versions 6.7 & 7.X and Firmware upgrades with no downtime to active production workloads.•Installation/ Support for 2019/2016/2012/2008R2 servers. Show less