DEEPAK KUMAR
Greater Noida
Summary
Having 18+ years of experience, I've honed my expertise in cloud migration, specializing in transitioning on-premise infrastructures to Azure and AWS, as well as datacenter consolidations. My proficiency extends to modernizing applications across various tiers, ensuring seamless migration and installation on diverse platforms including RedHat, SUSE Linux, HPUX, VMware, and Windows.
Embracing lean and agile work methodologies, I've successfully led application migration and modernization initiatives, leveraging my certifications as a multi-cloud( AWS/Azure) Certified Solutions Architect alongwith having deep expertise over multiple operating system platforms like RHEL, SUSE linux, HP-UX. My approach integrates a strategic vision with hands-on technical skills, aiming to elevate organizational efficiency and cloud adaptability.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
UNIX & Cloud Consultant
HCL Technologies
Noida
12.2021 - Current
- Working as member of the UNIX L3/L4 team, actively working on RedHat Linux servers in handling requests & supporting physical, virtual (VMware) & Azure VMs
- Involving in system capacity planning and troubleshooting issues related to new builds, performance and troubleshooting Responsibilities: Installation of RHEL (RedHat Enterprise Linux) 7.X & 8.x
- Break & fix server booting issues, recovery using rescue mode and all
- Managed kernel images & modules
- Managing RedHat Satellite servers, yum repositories and Troubleshooting activities
- Managing bash and python scripts which support Linux servers for automation
- Diagnosis and maintenance of hardware issues involving single and multiple point failures
- Proficient working experience with vendors like HP, Oracle, MS azure and RedHat for troubleshooting issues
- Support autofs mounts, NFS file share, NTP & SAMBA
- Managed and installed software packages using YUM and RPM and created repository files for offline servers
- Utilized ssh-keygen within DSA encryption to make a connection without a password from a remote Linux cloud server to a local machine
- Managing firewall, iptables rules & security policies
- Used FTP, Samba protocol to transfer data between servers (Production and Development) for code drops
- Server recovery using rear in case of OS failure
- Collaborating with all stakeholder/teams on maintenance of servers
- Providing on-call support for critical issues in off shift hrs as and when required
- Ensuring high server availability for all sites and participating in DR exercises
- Engaging in development and implementation of UNIX related projects like server patching, server upgrade, new server build & deployment through kickstart approach
- Managing cluster environments (HP MC service guard, PCS) & giving support for cluster related issues
- Creating Azure architecture design for new server build & collaborating with storage & network teams for their component's alignment
- Doing assessment & migration of on-prem server to Azure cloud environments
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for team to follow the standard approach for UNIX operations support
- Adhering with audit & compliance & ensuring that servers are up-to the mark as per audit & compliance norms
- Specialization: On-premises to cloud migration (Azure), Cloud to cloud migration like Azure or vice-versa, Application Migration for Tier-1, Tier-2 & Tier-3, Datacenter consolidation and migration, Server build/installation & management (Redhat/SUSE Linux/HPUX/windows/VMware)
- Work methodologies: Agile, Scrum
- Managed Hardwares: HP converged systems (cs500 & cs900), HP ProLiant servers, VMware Machines, MS Azure, HP 3PAR storage
- Operating systems: RHEL Linux 7.5, 7.6, 7.9, 8.10, 9.4
Sr. Consultant
DXC technology (erstwhile HPE enterprise services)
Bangalore
10.2016 - 12.2021
- Primary responsibility was to provide operational support for SAP landscape's infrastructure (Linux) and several of the largest HANA-based systems (e.g
- 2x24TB ERP scale-out), EWM, EPA, BW and other miscellaneous systems
- Act as Lead for various Roles like problem management, incident management & configuration management, decommissioning management
- Supported large enterprise datacenter environment 500+ Linux servers which includes HP CS900 and HP CS500 converged systems
- Managing MC service guard cluster nodes
- Designed and built HA capabilities for critical applications
- Build and maintain highly virtualized shared UNIX environment on Datacenter
- Performed system maintenance and level-3 fault analysis
- Automated OS installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks
- Established and maintained technical standards & server security policies
- Planned and coordinated major maintenance activities
- Conducted performance analysis and capacity planning
- Developed system tools and utilities to simplify and support IT and business operations
- Managed ticketing tools (ServiceNow and SM9)
- INTERNAL PROJECTS: IT-STACK (Server patching) Planning and Deployment, Journey to cloud program for SAP systems - Azure (SAP HANA systems move to HEC), Infra Validation test, P1, P2 Reduction, SDN migration, Server Decommissioning
- Managed Hardwares: HP converged systems (cs500 & cs900), VMware Machines
- Operating systems: SUSe Linux SLES 11.3, 11.4, 12.1 12.2, 12.3
Associate Consultant
HCL Technologies
Noida
02.2014 - 10.2016
- Primary responsibility for engineering, architecture, migration, and operational support of the HP-UX environments
- Supported large enterprise datacenter environment 1500+ HPUX servers
- Designed and built HA and DR capabilities for critical applications
- Build and maintain highly virtualized shared UNIX environment on Superdomes Datacenter
- Migration of physical to physical, physical to virtual and virtual to virtual from HPUX environments perspective
- SAN migration for storages consolidation, decom
- Managing MC service guard cluster nodes
- Maintain HP-UX golden images and custom patch depots
- Performed system maintenance and level-3 fault analysis
- Automated OS installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks
- Established and maintained technical standards & server security policies
- Planned and coordinated major maintenance activities
- Conducted performance analysis and capacity planning
- Developed system tools and utilities to simplify and support IT and business operations
- Managed Hardwares: HP 9000 superdome, rp8440, rp7440, HP Integrity superdome, rx8640, rx7640, HP superdome-2 (8s, 16s, 32s), c7000 blade enclosures, bl860c i2, bl870c i2, bl870c i4, bl890c i2, bl890c i4
- Operating systems: HPUX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31, RHEL Linux 7.6, 7.8
Engineer - server management
Wipro Limited
Gurgaon
06.2009 - 01.2014
- Worked as UNIX lead for HPUX/Linux based infrastructures
- Supported large enterprise datacenter environment 50+ HPUX/Linux servers
- Designed and built HA and DR capabilities for critical applications
- SAN migration for storages consolidation, decom
- Maintain HP-UX golden images and custom patch depots
- Managing MC service guard cluster nodes
- Performed system maintenance and level-3 fault analysis
- Established and maintained technical standards & server security policies
- Planned and coordinated major maintenance activities
- Conducted performance analysis and capacity planning
- Developed system tools and utilities to simplify and support IT and business operations
- Managed Hardwares: rx6600, rx3600, HP ProLiant servers
- Operating systems: HPUX 11.23, 11.31, RHEL Linux 6.9 & 7.6
UNIX Administrator
Renovision Automation Pvt Ltd (Partner of WIPRO)
New Delhi
05.2009 - 06.2009
- Worked as a Unix Administrator for HPUX based infrastructures
- Supported large enterprise datacenter environment 50+ HPUX/Linux servers
- Designed and built HA and DR capabilities for critical applications
- SAN migration for storages consolidation, decom
- Maintain HP-UX golden images and custom patch depots
- Performed system maintenance and level-3 fault analysis
- Established and maintained technical standards & server security policies
- Planned and coordinated major maintenance activities
- Conducted performance analysis and capacity planning
- Developed system tools and utilities to simplify and support IT and business operations
- Managed Hardwares: rx6600, rx3600, HP ProLiant servers
- Operating systems: HPUX 11.23, 11.31, RHEL Linux 6.9 & 7.6
Customer support engineer
HCL Infosystems Pvt Ltd
Noida
08.2006 - 04.2009
- Worked as field engineer for computer HW & its peripherals maintenances
- Project Details: Oriental bank of Commerce, New Delhi, Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, Indian Overseas Bank, New Delhi
Education
Diploma - Electronics & Comm. Engineering
SBTE
Haryana, India06-2006
10th -
Haryana Board
Haryana, India03-2002
Skills
- RHEL Administration
- SuSE Linux Administration
- HP-UX Administration
- Bash and Python script automation
- Automation using enterprise tools(HPOO, HPSA, BladeLogic, Tanium)
- Datacenter migrations(physical to virtual, Physical to Physical & virtual to virtual)
- Infrastructure framework for SAP-HANA
- Container orchestration
- Compliance and governance
- Incident management
- Virtualization technologies
- Data storage solutions
- Cloud architecture design
- Resource provisioning
- Auto-scaling implementation
- Monitoring and logging
- Storage virtualization
- Continuous integration and deployment
- Serverless computing
- Cloud migration planning
- Cloud cost optimization
- Disaster recovery planning
- Hybrid cloud management
- Multi-cloud strategy
- Capacity planning
- Identity and Access management
- Backup and recovery
- Load balancing
- Cloud application development
Certification
- AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies in Oct 2019, India.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate in July 2018, India.
- HP UX 11i v3 Certified Systems Engineer in Dec 2010, India.
- HP UX 11i v3 Certified Systems Administrator in June 2010, India
Timeline
UNIX & Cloud Consultant
HCL Technologies
12.2021 - Current
Sr. Consultant
DXC technology (erstwhile HPE enterprise services)
10.2016 - 12.2021
Associate Consultant
HCL Technologies
02.2014 - 10.2016
Engineer - server management
Wipro Limited
06.2009 - 01.2014
UNIX Administrator
Renovision Automation Pvt Ltd (Partner of WIPRO)
05.2009 - 06.2009
Customer support engineer
HCL Infosystems Pvt Ltd
08.2006 - 04.2009
Diploma - Electronics & Comm. Engineering
SBTE
10th -
Haryana Board
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