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Nikhil Kulkarni

Nikhil Kulkarni

Azure Cloud Specialist
Pune

Summary

Accomplished Cloud Specialist with a proven track record at Accenture, enhancing cloud infrastructure and achieving 99% uptime through expert Azure IaaS and PaaS management, and robust security practices. Demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities and a commitment to excellence in deploying and managing Azure services, alongside effective team collaboration and project leadership skills.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Cloud Specialist

Accenture
06.2018 - Current
  • Azure RBAC, Azure Monitoring, Log analytics, Azure, DevOps project, Infra deployments (Terraform,Bicep).
  • Managing day to day activity of cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
  • Azure IaaS, PaaS, All Environment design, Deployment, configure. Administration using Terraform, azure bicep.
  • Achieved 99 percent uptime and resolved a history of network failure by directing the implementation and performance tuning of a Windows server environment, rebalancing workloads, correcting server configuration problems, and writing scripts to ensure smooth
    server/reboot functioning.
  • Developed, operated, and managed a network that operated in a secure VPN-enabled environment.
  • Planned, implemented and controlled user and account security rights and restrictions.
  • Hands on experience in Networking (VPN, Express route, NSG, Load Balancer, Firewalls,Azure Security Centre, Azure Key vault)
  • Cost management suggestion and best practices for Azure IaaS platform uses.

System Admin (Wintel)

Softenger Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 05.2018
  • Working with Windows Server 2008, 2012 ,2016 environment.
  • Handling and managing tickets(Incident\Task\RNOW) in SLA by using Ticketing Tool (Service Now\GSNOW)
  • SFTP configuration and troubleshooting, File & folder permission related issues.
  • Installing of different AD roles and features and applying group policy Users account creation/ termination, share drive access as per work request. AD Group creation, Service account creation\deletion\permission
  • Troubleshooting on DHCP,DNS,RDS ,cluster issues also daily server health service(SCOM\MOM) troubleshooting and certificate issue ,alerts and incident channels(diskspace,memory,etc)
  • File transfer/data migration/User profile migration requests
  • Creating share disk for users and provide permission as per request
  • Monitoring and scheduling of critical infra (OS )services and patch update
  • Creating and managing virtual machines, snapshot, disk space alerts and CPU,RAM upgradation, taking snapshot of VMs as per request ,Check CPU\Memory utilization, Provide access to share drive, Delete print queue by using PowerShell scripts
  • Working on Hardware issue(Disk\Battery replacement), Server build-up\rebuilds patch upgrade and Decommissions

Wintel Admin

Trigent Software Ltd. - IT Services Division
11.2015 - 03.2016
  • Working with Windows Server 2008,2012,2016 environment.
  • Handling and managing tickets in SLA by using Ticketing Tool (Ehelpline)
  • Monitoring servers and their alerts by using Nagios application
  • File & folder permission related issues and users account creation/ termination, share drive access as per work request.
  • Configuring and deploy virtual machines(VMs) and resources ,services
  • Creating and managing virtual machines, snapshot, disk space alerts and CPU,RAM upgradation, taking snapshot of VMs as per request and Server build-up and Decommissions, Security Patch installation as per requirement.

Sr.Associate Technical Support

Tech Mahindra
10.2014 - 03.2015
  • Handling and managing tickets in SLA by using Service Now Tool
  • Monitoring server and their alerts by using IBM Tivoli application
  • Network printer, Share drive access related issues, File & folder permission related issues.
  • Users account creation/ termination, Granting printer access and share drive access as per work request.
  • Creating share disk for users and provide permission as per request
  • Granting mailbox access and permissions, mail recovery through Customer and Management portal for Office 365 only for VIP users

System Administrator

Future Focus InfoTech
06.2010 - 09.2014
  • Support on BMC Remedy tickets regarding L1,L2 tickets
  • Network printer, Shared drive access related issues, File and folder permission related issue
  • User account creation\termination, Granting printer access and share drive access as per work request
  • Group policies implementation and alteration ,Remote Support via Deamware,Webex and RDP
  • Will ensure to close ticket within SLA or follow the escalation matrix to resolve the problems

Education

MCM(Master in Computer Management - Computer And Information Sciences

Pune University
Pune
04.2001 -

BCA(Bachelor of Computer Application) - Computer And Information Sciences

YCMOU
Pune
04.2001 -

Diploma in Computer Engg - Computer Engineering

MSBTE
Satara
04.2001 -

Skills

Azure IaaS and PaaS

IaC ,Terraform and Bicep

Azure Kubernetes

SQL Server administration (Cluster, Backup configuration)

Patch management

Azure Security

Azure Services Administration

Certification

AZ-400 (Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions)

Interests

Playing and watching football, travelling,Cricket

Timeline

AZ-400 (Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions)

06-2024

AZ-104 (Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate)

05-2024

AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer Associate)

06-2023

SC-900 (Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals)

05-2023

Cloud Specialist

Accenture
06.2018 - Current

System Admin (Wintel)

Softenger Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 05.2018

Wintel Admin

Trigent Software Ltd. - IT Services Division
11.2015 - 03.2016

Sr.Associate Technical Support

Tech Mahindra
10.2014 - 03.2015

System Administrator

Future Focus InfoTech
06.2010 - 09.2014

MCM(Master in Computer Management - Computer And Information Sciences

Pune University
04.2001 -

BCA(Bachelor of Computer Application) - Computer And Information Sciences

YCMOU
04.2001 -

Diploma in Computer Engg - Computer Engineering

MSBTE
04.2001 -

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