ANKIT SAXENA
Cloud Infrastructure Architect / AWS/Azure/Office 365
Delhi,DL
Summary
A qualified IT and dynamic IT Infrastructure Management Professional having rich and professional experience of 18+ years, spent entirely in International/national environment, in IT Operations, Management and Cloud Project execution and now seek leadership challenges to execute initiative to drive comprehensive growth.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
LTI Mindtree
12.2022 - Current
- Developed detailed architectural models to provide clients with clear visualizations of proposed projects.
- Spearheaded redesign of historic building, preserving its cultural significance while modernizing its facilities.
- Mentored junior architects on best practices within the field while providing guidance on complex design issues.
- Streamlined permit acquisition process through effective communication and documentation, avoiding project delays.
- Elevated design quality by incorporating innovative architectural practices in project planning.
- Championed use of cutting-edge technology in design processes, improving accuracy and efficiency.
- Led team in development of sustainable urban housing projects, resulting in enhanced community living standards.
- Facilitated community engagement sessions to gather input for public space projects, leading to more inclusive designs.
- Improved project delivery times with meticulous planning and effective coordination with construction teams.
- Developed comprehensive project documentation, including site plans, elevations, sections, and details for clear communication of design intent.
- Mentored junior architects, providing guidance on design principles and professional practices.
- Engaged in continuous professional development to stay abreast of emerging trends in architecture and design.
- Fostered culture of innovation within architectural team, encouraging exploration of creative design solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure project specifications were met within budget constraints.
- Conducted comprehensive site analyses to ensure structural designs were in harmony with their natural environments.
- Conducted post-occupancy evaluations to gather feedback for continuous improvement in design practices.
- Coordinated with local authorities to ensure compliance with zoning laws and building codes.
- Applied creative problem-solving skills to address unique challenges in the architectural design process.
- Oversaw architectural phases of projects from concept through completion, ensuring consistency with initial design visions.
- Collaborated with clients to develop customized architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by delivering personalized design solutions that met specific needs and preferences.
Assistant Manager - IT
Xceedance Consulting India Pvt Ltd
2 2020 - 10.2022
- Ensuring technical excellence in service delivery to achieve customers' satisfaction and minimize downtime in 24x7 Global Infrastructure & Operation support with 98.5% SLA
- Strategy planning, developing tools/techniques to help cost control and increase ROI on IT Infrastructure investment
- Devising IT Infrastructure project plans, preparing IT budgets, tracking expenses, and publishing IT cost dashboard/reports to Senior leadership team globally
- Ensuring 100% compliance according to Hi-Trust, HIPAA, ISMS, and organization Information Security Policy
- Responsible for resource planning/allocation as per business requirement and skilled capacity building for future goals
- Requirement gathering/BOM preparing for ongoing and future IT requirements
- Vendor screening and selection, bids invitation & negotiation with suppliers, and award of contract as per organization guidelines
- Reviewing SLA/contracts for all services, optimizing terms & conditions to ensure better ROI on services
- Develops strategy and implements architecture based on technical requirements obtained from users and business requirements obtained from key stakeholders
- Closely worked with Xceedance Global Infrastructure team to ensure the successful completion of projects
- Deliver Microsoft Azure Cloud-based infrastructure solutions in support of Xceedance internal and client-facing technology initiatives
- Build-out and provisioning of DEV, QA, UAT, and PRD environments as well as POC/Sandbox and Demo environments
- Managing Xceedance Group of global companies' cloud infrastructure (ChainThat, London, UK, Nuventure, London, UK & Activer Solutions Marlborough, United States)
- Managing IT Infrastructure Global Projects
- Managing Azure Cloud Infrastructure
- Managing O365 administrative, Azure AD P1 & P2
- Manage Azure Network (Point-to-site VPN, Site-to-Site VPN, VNet-to Vnet and Vnet Peering)
- Manage PAAS, IAAS, SAAS model in Cloud architecture & RDS
- Manage High Availability, DR & Site recovery
- Managing Azure WVD environment
- Managing and using barracuda email security service Networks Spam and Firewall
- Cloud competency: Possess the knowledge and personal conviction to articulate why the cloud and Office 365 is a transformational industry change
- Automated and executed Office 365 procedures utilizing Windows Power Shell
- Managing O365 and administrative services (Including exchange online, SharePoint Skype for business, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, DLP and compliance management and custom domain)
- Managed Office 365 Security Center
- Managing Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, and Information Rights Management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and Cloud App Security and related technologies
- Automating in azure for creation of subscription, Storage Account and tables using Windows PowerShell
- Managed cloud solutions, design specifications, policies, procedures, and organizational cloud deployment and support standards
- Automating in azure for creation of subscription, Storage Account and tables using Windows PowerShell
- Designs, implements, and maintains security infrastructure for users and network services, including PKI certificates and security tokens for multi-factor authentication
- Managed cloud solutions, design specifications, policies, procedures, and organizational cloud deployment and support standards
- Hands-on in complete Lab Setup for Single Sign on with Enterprise Active Directory Federation System ADFS and Azure Access Conditional access.
Deputy Manager- IT Infrastructure
Protiviti India Member Firm
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Managing IT Infrastructure Operations for PAN India
- Managed & Administrative Microsoft O365 Services & Azure Active Directory
- Heading the Incident Management for India Team
- Handling Incident/Change/SLA Management, Team/People Management
- Troubleshooting skills in connectivity and migrations cloud competency
- Understanding of services and the complexity of the issues that arise in migrations and deployment to the cloud
- Provide Level III support for email and messaging systems and O365 exchange online
- Managed Protiviti Middle East & India Data Centers including Cisco Network devices, Servers, Storage & Firewall devices
- Providing direction for IT team members
- Identifying opportunities for team training and skills advancement
- Prepared the IT Roadmap for the organization by creating the policy document, planning the IT Infrastructure, Implementation Strategy, Create and maintain technical documentation, Conducted Software License compliance
- Preparation of budget, Vendor management ensuring optimal utilization of the IT resources
- Closely worked with IT Audit Consulting team, Business team
- Perform large-scale infrastructure implementations and migrations.
Senior IT Officer
Alliance India
05.2010 - 12.2018
- Managed & Administrative Microsoft O365 Services & Azure Active Directory
- Managed PAN India IT Operations
- Administration of Active directory, Group policy, DHCP and DNS related services
- Managing IIS servers and websites
- Administration of Terminal Servers and its services
- Process Automation In case of servers, Application and services failure
- Administered and supported Office 365 exchange online services and policies
- Automated and executed Office 365 procedures utilizing Windows Power Shell
- Managing email security gateway policies to protect from Office 365 phishing attacks, malware, and ransomware, and Spoofing, Lowered spam by 90% using firewall filtering with real-time spam blacklists for incoming email by using Trend Micro HES
- Cloud competency: Possess the knowledge and personal conviction to articulate why the cloud and Office 365 in particular is a transformational industry change
- Managed, deployed & Administrative Microsoft Azure VMs, security center, Resources Groups, Storage account, subscriptions, Analytics & Networking, App services, CDN
- Managed Word Press websites
- Managing Mobile device Management & Application Management
- Managed Global Messaging/Operations team
- Managing Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, and Information Rights Management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and Cloud App Security and related technologies
- Develops strategy and implements architecture based on technical requirements obtained from users and business requirements obtained from key stakeholders
- Preparation of budget, ensuring optimal utilization of the IT resources
- Running regular checks on network and data security
- Identifying and acting on opportunities to improve and update software and systems.
Customer Support Engineer
Quantum Net Technologies Ltd
12.2006 - 04.2010
- Planning, implementing, and maintaining a domain environment through active directory
- Implement & configure exchange server
- Managed Escalation cases as raised by IBM RSA team
- Managed IBM System X Servers
- Implementation, Monitoring and troubleshooting of MS Exchange 2003 and 2007, 2010 Servers
- Monitoring and troubleshooting of Active Directory, Group policies and peripheral services
- Managing existing systems, upgradation of server operating systems, server replacements, hardware and software updates and Image Development Activities: Create, test and develop current Workstation images
- Test, evaluate, and package software and applications for workstation distribution.
Education
MBA - IT Systems -
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University
B Tech in Computer Engineering - undefined
Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University
Udaipur, RajasthanDiploma in Engineering: Computer Science - undefined
Haryana State Board of Technical Education
Skills
Cloud Infrastructure: Azure, AWS, (IAAS, SAAS & PAAS), Identity Management: Azure Privileged Identity Management, Azure Security Center
Certification
70-342 Advanced Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013.
Personalparticulars
English, Hindi, Married, 24-E, Pocket-4, Phase-1, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, 110091, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-saxena-6bab7213/, M4188653
Corestrength
- Plan/Enforce Strategy
- IT Services Management
- Project Delivery/Life Cycle Management
- IT Infrastructure Operations Management
- People & Vendor Management
- Project management Cloud Infrastructure
- Data Centre Management
Timeline
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
LTI Mindtree
12.2022 - Current
Deputy Manager- IT Infrastructure
Protiviti India Member Firm
12.2018 - 01.2020
Senior IT Officer
Alliance India
05.2010 - 12.2018
Customer Support Engineer
Quantum Net Technologies Ltd
12.2006 - 04.2010
Assistant Manager - IT
Xceedance Consulting India Pvt Ltd
2 2020 - 10.2022
MBA - IT Systems -
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University
B Tech in Computer Engineering - undefined
Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University
Diploma in Engineering: Computer Science - undefined
Haryana State Board of Technical Education
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