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BRIJESH KUMAR

BRIJESH KUMAR

Solution Architect VMware –Data Center & Cloud Practice
Delhi

Summary

A certified Solution Architect with over 19 years of experience in Enterprise IT Data Center, Remote/ Onsite Support for IT Infrastructure Solutions/Design/Implementation /Migration/Automation, and BAU Operations. Designing and delivering complex solutions across various industries. Proficient in creating architecture blueprints, developing technical roadmaps, and providing guidance to technical teams.

Expertise in DC Management ,Cloud ,VMware , BCP-DR,Vendor Management,Transition ,Transformation and Capacity Planning ,Risk Management and People Management

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certificates

Work History

Solution Architect Data Center ( VMware & Cloud )

L&T Smart World & Communication
Delhi
09.2022 - Current
  • Region: India
  • Customers: Government and Public Sectors including large enterprises and mid-sized organizations in Telecom, Defense etc.
  • SCOPE: Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and requirements and provided technical expertise to develop solution architecture that aligned with business goals.
  • Conduct technical feasibility studies and recommend technology solutions to improve system performance, scalability, and security.
  • Work with vendors and third-party service providers to identify and evaluate technology solutions and ensure that they met company's standards.
  • Provided technical support to sales team and assisted in development of proposals and statements of work .
  • Actively participated in technology community and contributed to development of industry best practices and standards.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of cloud solutions .
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively.

Lead Consultant for Enterprise Architect Team

HCL Technologies Ltd.
Noida
08.2019 - 08.2022

Region: Sweden, Germany

Key Customers: Global Customers

Scope:

  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Leading and managing team of enterprise architects and ensuring their work meets organization's standards and objectives.
  • Developing and implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, and guidelines to ensure that organization's IT infrastructure is aligned with its business goals.
  • Ensuring that organization's technology investments are cost-effective, efficient, and meet organization's operational requirements.
  • Providing thought leadership and technical guidance to stakeholders across organization.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback

Technical Services Team Leader – VMware

IBM India Pvt. Ltd., Noida
Noida
08.2011 - 07.2019

Region: US, Europe, APAC

Key Customers: Global Banking ,Healthcare, Manufacturing Customers

Scope:

  • Primary Key Responsibility Area
  • Leading and managing team of technical support specialists and ensuring that their work meets organization's standards and objectives
  • Providing technical guidance, support, and troubleshooting assistance to customers using VMware and Cloud technologies
  • Developing and maintaining technical knowledge of VMware and Cloud technologies and ensuring that team members are up-to-date with latest developments.
  • Developing and maintaining technical support processes, procedures, and documentation to ensure consistent and efficient support delivery .
  • Providing regular reports and analysis to senior management on team performance, customer satisfaction, and trends in support requests
  • Guide and support growth and success of delivery projects through strategic analysis and project management
  • Operations expert with strong business judgement skills and partner heavily with internal and external organizations
  • Responsibilities spread across strategic, operational, and tactical business deliveries
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Governance: C-Level service line Dashboard which contain ITSM gauges along with breaches |Daily, weekly & monthly service reviews with internal team & customer stake holders
  • Contract compliance: Oversaw 100% compliance of meeting SOW, SLA's and KPI's in accordance with Master Services Agreement
  • Process Improvement: Expertise in ITIL Incident/Change/Problem/Release Management including RCA analysis & MIM Process, implemented several workflows in ITSM tool to avoid process breach & expedite approval process
  • Improved Customer Satisfaction: Collecting Customer Monthly Service review Feedback, Service Now Transactional CSAT & DSAT, Survey Monkey for NPS Score, annually collecting VOC (Voice of Customer), appropriate Plan of action for DSAT
  • MIM for HPI’s Break Fix: Always on top of each high priority incidents over bridge along with customer, ensure MIM process followed correctly and quick resolution or temporary workaround to avoid major business impact.
  • Value Add & CSIP: Motivating to team to generate Value add idea, Proposing to customer 30-60-90 days SIP plan in every quarter
  • Risk Management: Identify the Risk > Impact analysis > assigning Owner > define Criticality > Acceptance > Mitigating > Closer
  • Assigned all Level 1/2 task to common team in respect to multiple different technologies, based on Lean IT methodologies
  • Documentation & Central repository: Reviewing HLD, LLD, design document, Run Book, SOP, KB Articles, Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly customer review decks, Capacity, Availability & contractual reports with trend analysis and forecasting
  • Vendor Management : Build relationship with vendor with monthly review on behalf of customer, Vendor On-boarding in ITSM
  • Transition: Having good exposure in BAU
  • Service transition from service partner & parallel run until came out from SLO period, stabilize steady state
  • Transformation: Having exposure in Data center hardware refresh, DC Migration, lift & shift, Cut over, Pilot Run & Go live

Sr .System Engineer (VMware-Windows-Webhosting)

InterGlobe Technologies- Gurgaon
Gurgaon
06.2010 - 07.2011

Region: Europe ,MEA,APAC

Key Customers: Global Airline ,Hotel Industry

Scope:

  • Designing and implementing VMware, Windows, and web hosting infrastructure solutions that meet organization's technical and business requirements .
  • Developing, maintaining, and administering virtualization and cloud computing environments using VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, AWS, or Azure.
  • Managing web hosting platforms, including web servers, web applications, and databases, and ensuring their availability, performance, and security.
  • Collaborating with other departments, such as network engineering and security, to ensure cohesive and integrated IT infrastructure .
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.

System Analyst -Windows ,VMware

Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd –India -Noida
Noida
07.2008 - 06.2010

Region: US

Key Customers: Global Banking Sector

Scope:

  • Managing virtualization environments using VMware vSphere, including installing and configuring ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and virtual machines .
  • Troubleshooting and resolving issues with Windows and VMware systems and applications .
  • Providing technical guidance and support to end-users, as well as other IT staff.
  • Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.
  • Guided acquisition process to capture projected cost and revenue synergies and move combined organization forward.
  • Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
  • Monitored employee tasks to gauge business functions and inefficiencies.

Team Leader -Server Support

VAngelz Tech.Ltd -Noida
Delhi
05.2007 - 07.2008

Region: Europe ,US

Key Customers: Global Marketing Customers

Scope:

  • Providing technical guidance, support, and troubleshooting assistance to customers using datacenter and server technologies .
  • Managing the operation, maintenance, and support of datacenter and server systems, including hardware, software, and networking components .
  • Ensuring that datacenter and server systems are available, secure, and operating efficiently.
  • Developing and maintaining technical knowledge of datacenter and server technologies and ensuring that team members are up-to-date with the latest developments.
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy, and commitment to friendly service.
  • Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
  • Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.


Server Support Engineer

HP (RT Outsourcing Services)
Gurgaon
09.2006 - 04.2007

Region: India

Key Customers: Airline

Scope:

  • Data Centre Implementation & Management for Indigo Airways.
  • Installing, configuring, and maintaining server hardware and software, including operating systems, drivers, firmware, and applications .
  • Troubleshooting and resolving issues with server systems and applications, including hardware failures, network connectivity, and performance problems.
  • Performing routine maintenance tasks such as backups, patches, and updates to ensure system stability and security.
  • Provided consistent level of support for Windows servers and backup management.
  • Researched and implemented new technologies and methodologies to improve support processes and provide better services to customers.
  • Provided extended support to Remote users in 24/7 uptime environment, often working double shifts to accommodate time zones.
  • Suggested software and hardware modifications to reduce lag time and improve overall speed.

Customer Support Engineer

Progression Infonet -Gurgaon
Gurgaon
04.2004 - 01.2006

Region: US, Europe ,APAC

Key Customers: Global Manufacturing ,Telecom , Banking Domain

Scope:

  • A.S.P Support For DELL, IBM,HP, CISCO UCS MS,AV, DC Implementation & Management .
  • Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to product or service, including software, hardware, and network-related problems .
  • Used remote diagnostic tools to identify sources of certain customer issues.
  • Promoted purchase of service contracts and warranties by detailing benefits of each to customers.
  • Explained complex technology-related issues in understandable terms to customers.
  • Established empathy with customers through insight into business drivers and expectations to offer personalized service.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Applications

Master of Computer Application
JSS -Noida , A.K.T.U ( U.P.T.U) -Lucknow
06.2001 - 07.2004

Bachelor of Science - Physics ,Chemistry ,Math

Bachelor of Science -P.C.M
M.J.P.R.U -Bareilly
07.1997 - 06.2000

Skills

Service Now - ITSM, Chat-Bot, CMDB, AMDB, SAM, License Management, Bomgarundefined

Additional Information

  • LEADERSHIP PROFICIENCIES -, IT Infrastructure Management - AWS & Azure Cloud operations - DC Operation Management - Innovation - Event Management - Budgeting & Billing - PIP &Cost Control - Technology Optimization - Cost-Saving Initiatives - Change Management - In flight Projects - Demand &Delivery Management- Project Management - Tools & Automation - Vendor Relations & Negotiations - IT Security & Compliance - Strategic Roadmaps - Enterprise Integrations -Contract management -Operational Efficiency - Staff Leadership - Disaster Recovery, CERTIFICATIONS , ITIL 4 Foundation, ITIL 4 Specialist (Create, Deliver Support), AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals.

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Timeline

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

03-2023

Solution Architect Data Center ( VMware & Cloud )

L&T Smart World & Communication
09.2022 - Current

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

05-2022

VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Data Center Virtualization 2020

01-2020

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Design 2020

01-2020

Lead Consultant for Enterprise Architect Team

HCL Technologies Ltd.
08.2019 - 08.2022

VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Deployment

05-2018

VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization

04-2016

Technical Services Team Leader – VMware

IBM India Pvt. Ltd., Noida
08.2011 - 07.2019

Sr .System Engineer (VMware-Windows-Webhosting)

InterGlobe Technologies- Gurgaon
06.2010 - 07.2011

System Analyst -Windows ,VMware

Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd –India -Noida
07.2008 - 06.2010

Team Leader -Server Support

VAngelz Tech.Ltd -Noida
05.2007 - 07.2008

Server Support Engineer

HP (RT Outsourcing Services)
09.2006 - 04.2007

Customer Support Engineer

Progression Infonet -Gurgaon
04.2004 - 01.2006

Master of Science - Computer Applications

Master of Computer Application
06.2001 - 07.2004

Bachelor of Science - Physics ,Chemistry ,Math

Bachelor of Science -P.C.M
07.1997 - 06.2000
BRIJESH KUMARSolution Architect VMware –Data Center & Cloud Practice