Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma
Palam Vihar, Gurugram
Summary
Seasoned IT Professional with a total of 8 years of experience managing On-Premise and Azure Cloud Infrastructures, as well as a solid foundation in native Cloud Technologies and Infrastructure Automation. I am currently seeking for another opportunity where I can effectively use my expertise and experience to design infrastructure solutions while also addressing the organization's technology risks, migration problems, business risks, and possibilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
System Administrator III
KlearNow.AI
10.2021 - Current
- Designing & implementing the solutions in Microsoft Azure as per the project specifications and business needs.
- Implement cloud-monitoring and logging to guarantee the applications' high availability, dependability, and scalability.
- Constantly update our Azure Infrastructure with the most recent Azure technologies and best practices.
- Working knowledge of Active Directory (Azure AD & AD) and LDAP Integration.
- Expertise in advanced Azure AD Conditional Access (Compliance and conditional access policies, device compliance policy, conditional access policy).
- Working knowledge of Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) & Azure AD Identity Protection.
- Experience with PowerShell, PowerShell Workflow, and troubleshooting PowerShell ISE or Azure CLI.
- Experience professional with operational level working Azure Security landscape including Azure AD, Azure Network Security Groups, Microsoft monitoring and alerting tool, Microsoft defender (identity, endpoint) and relevant troubleshooting.
- Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines and Tiers, Azure Storage and Tiers, Traffic Manager, Load Balancers, Azure VPN Gateway, ARM Templates, Azure Automation, Azure App Services, Redundancy, Azure vNets, and vNet Peering.
- Migration of on premise based workloads to Azure Cloud based infra according the organization requirement.
- Performing ongoing administration and account maintenance of the Microsoft 365 tenant for all workloads.
- Installing, managing, and upgrading Windows servers 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 as well as ownership of deep-level troubleshooting and solutions.
- Implement, monitor, and maintain Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backup/restore procedures.
- Hands-on experience in online Spam Filtering, Connectors, Transport rules, DKIM, DMARC, Auditing, Retention & Archival policies, DLP, Message Trace & header Analysis.
- Work with cross-functional teams to comprehend the project needs and be flexible to work as an individual contributor, as and when required.
System Administrator II
Sysnet Global Technologies Private Limited
05.2017 - 08.2021
- Expertise in Windows server platforms, Windows deployment services, distributed file system.
- Experience with central Windows patch management using WSUS, ManageEngine, or equivalent.
- Familiar with VMware infrastructure and experienced in VM machine creation, image backup and restore disaster recovery.
- Expertise in Email security tools like Exchange Online Protection or Mimecast email security tool which is a cloud-based email security tool.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory and related technologies, preferably in a system administration capacity, along with strong knowledge of LDAP and Kerberos.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive migration strategy to migrate on-premises infrastructure and workloads to the Azure cloud.
- Configure - Create complex JIRA workflows, configurations, and schemes (screen, field, permission, and notification).
- Design and configure Azure infrastructure components, such as virtual networks, storage accounts, virtual machines, and load balancers, to meet project requirements.
- Implement, monitor, and maintain Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backup/restore procedures.
- Extensive knowledge of emailing: MS Exchange 2010, 2013 ,2016, 2019 & Online (O365).
- Extensive knowledge of SMTP, POP3 and Exchange mail protocols Extensive knowledge of Exchange Hybrid Configuration & Mail Flow troubleshooting.
- Hands on experience on online Spam Filtering, Connectors, Transport Rule, DKIM, DMARC, Auditing, Retention & Archival policies, DLP, Message Trace & header Analysis.
- Good hands-on experience in Service Now ITSM tool.
Associate Customer Engineer
HCL
08.2015 - 04.2017
- Responsible for supporting day-to-day operations of the systems within the scope of the system administrators team.
- Installation, configuration and managing Active Directory in Server 2008, 2012 and 2016.
- Installation and configuration of DFS namespace server and data duplication.
- Support and maintain core Windows Server OS and services including AD, DHCP, Team LDAP, ADFS, etc.
- Installation and configuration of File Server (quota management, file screening, storage report management, file Classification and Management Task).
- Manage patching of Windows servers and other supported systems as required.
- Diagnose problems and escalate technical support where appropriate. Own the problem and the resolution promoting end-user satisfaction.
- Installation and configuration of Storage Management like (DAS, NAS, and SAN), storage pool, failover Cluster and network load balancing.
- AD migration from 2008 to 2012 R2 & from 2012 R2 to 2016 servers.
- Understanding of technical support practices such as ticket documentation, SLAs, and escalation processes.
- Experience with other enterprise level technologies such as multi-factor authentication, virus protection, file sharing solutions, server virtualization.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
CSM College of Engineering And Technology
Allahabad, UP06.2014
Skills
- Active Directory
- Azure Active Directory
- Active Directory Designing
- Microsoft 365 Workloads
- Microsoft Azure Cloud
- Azure Infrastructure Designing
- Azure Virtual Networks
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Landing Zone
- Cloud Infrastructure Design
- Azure Load Balancing
- Azure Automation
- Disaster Recovery
- Azure Firewall
- Azure Monitoring
- Windows Servers
- Email Migration & Security
- PowerShell Scripting
- Azure Migration
Soft Skills
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
- Communication and Presentation Skills
- Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Time Management and Prioritization
- Attention to Detail and Accuracy
- Analytical and Logical Thinking
- Leadership and Team Management
- Decision Making and Strategic Planning
- Active Learning and Continuous Improvement
- Troubleshooting and Debugging
Certification
Microsoft Certified Professional # G347-3667
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) # 16D11A-0BD5X0
Timeline
System Administrator III
KlearNow.AI
10.2021 - Current
System Administrator II
Sysnet Global Technologies Private Limited
05.2017 - 08.2021
Associate Customer Engineer
HCL
08.2015 - 04.2017
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
CSM College of Engineering And Technology
Microsoft Certified Professional # G347-3667
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) # 16D11A-0BD5X0
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