Dinesh Srinivasan

Core Responsibilities and Skills:

• Onboarded and decommissioned VMs and servers in GCP, including executing server decommission reversal procedures when required
• Executed disaster recovery scripts for VM restoration and validated RTO/RPO compliance.
• Managed GCP IAM and project permissions for AD-integrated users, ensuring least-privilege access across projects.
• Migrated the on-premises workloads to Azure cloud based on the requirement
• Manage Identity Access management of Azure Subscriptions, Azure AD Connect
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage
• Design and deploy Azure Backup and other Confidential backup solutions for Azure
• Creating and managing the Virtual machines Migrating the Virtual Machines from one host to another host by using V Motion technique
• Working with Templates and Clones & Deploying Virtual Machine from Templates
• Configuring Resource Pool, Alerts, and Increasing Disk Space to meet client Requirements • Expert in Troubleshooting, configuring & managing Active Directory DS
• Strong knowledge of AD FSMO roles and Functional level
• Plan, design, troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, and Group Policies
• Windows Performance Tuning and troubleshooting
• Configure and Manage AD DS Sites and Replication Hands-on knowledge in various recovery scenarios of AD, DNS, DHCP, Clusters •
• Configure DR for Windows Server Roles and Features Knowledge on recovering of AD & various Windows roles and features
• Strong knowledge of User Profile Management and client

Key Responsibilities and Skills (Re-emphasized and Consolidated):

• Azure AD Connect Expertise: Proficient in troubleshooting and managing Active Directory synchronisation with Microsoft 365 using Azure AD Connect and potentially command-line tools.
• Virtualisation Technologies: Troubleshooting Hyper-V replication for disaster recovery and high availability.
  Deploying virtual machines in VMware using templates for efficient provisioning.
  Administering VMware Horizon for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) management.
  Managing standard and premium VDI deployments within VMware Horizon.
  Monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning for VMware vSphere environments.
  
• High Availability and Reliability: Supervising and managing IT systems in high availability environments to ensure maximum uptime and efficiency.
• Strategic Planning and Recommendations: Assessing current infrastructure and providing recommendations to the business regarding future IT requirements, including upgrades, and replacements.
• Standardised Deployments: Building and configuring servers and workstations according to defined standards for consistency and manageability.
• Proactive Infrastructure Management: Identifying and implementing necessary hardware and software upgrades proactively to prevent issues and maintain optimal performance.

Overall Skillset:

This individual possesses a strong understanding of:

• Microsoft Ecosystem: Active Directory, Exchange (on-premises and Online), Azure AD Connect, Hyper-V.
• VMware Technologies: vSphere and Horizon for server and desktop virtualization.
• Hybrid Cloud Concepts: Integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud services.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery Principles: implementing and managing solutions for business continuity.
• Proactive System Management: Focusing on preventing issues through monitoring, capacity planning, and timely upgrades.
• Infrastructure Standardisation: Ensuring consistency and manageability through defined build standards.

• Active Directory and Group Policy Administration: Reinforces fundamental skills in managing user accounts, security groups, organizational units (OUs), and implementing and troubleshooting Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for centralized desktop and user configuration.
• DHCP and DNS Experience: Confirms practical experience in managing and troubleshooting Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IP address assignment and Domain Name System (DNS) for name resolution.
• Citrix Experience: Demonstrates experience working with Citrix technologies and resolving Citrix-related issues from the client's perspective. This likely includes troubleshooting connection problems, profile issues, application access, and overall Citrix client performance.

• Designing, implementing, and managing core Windows Server infrastructure services.
• Managing and troubleshooting virtualized environments using Hyper-V and VMware.
• Supporting and maintaining hybrid cloud solutions with Microsoft 365.
• Providing support for end-user computing platforms like Citrix.
• Ensuring the stability, security, and efficiency of the IT environment.
• Following established standards and best practices in infrastructure management.

• User Backup: Taking user data backups using Symantec backup tools, ensuring data protection and recovery capabilities at the individual user level.
• Printer Configuration: Configuring both shared and network printers, enabling users to access printing resources. This includes troubleshooting printing issues.
• Operating System Installation: Installing various operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Linux, indicating a broad understanding of different platforms.
• Client Antivirus Management: Installing and configuring client-side antivirus software to protect user workstations from malware and security threats.

• Ensure the compatibility of the system's hardware and software by determining it.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting of monitors, SMPS, and motherboards.
• Installation of Active Directory and creation.

• Configuration of local and network printers.
• Troubleshooting desktop and Windows-based issues.
• Network connectivity-related issues, data backup, and restoration.