Pinky Yadav
Bengaluru
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Consultant in Grade C3A
TCS
Pune
06.2025 - Current
- Contributed to end-to-end project transition, including knowledge transfer sessions, ticket analysis, and supporting operations for smooth integration.
- Automated snapshot lifecycle management using PowerShell, reducing manual effort by 20–30% and preventing datastore capacity issues.
- Developed PowerShell scripts to automate hourly ping monitoring and CPU/RAM/disk utilization reporting for unmanaged servers.
- Handled daily Wintel operations while creating runbooks and SOPs to standardize processes in our project.
- Developed scripts and executed manual installation of agents on servers for various functions including monitoring agent endpoint security software Flexera.
- Remediated infrastructure vulnerabilities through firmware updates, SMB1 decommissioning, and VMware stack patching (ESXi, vCenter, OneView).
- Supported data center operations including power down, switch upgrades, DC lift-and-shift, and full decommissioning activities, vmtools upgrade.
- Supported Windows Server (2008–2025) environments, handling commissioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, patching (SCCM/WSUS/Saner), and certificate renewal, GPO, DNS, and DHCP support to ensure stability and compliance.
Lead Administrator
WIPRO
Pune
11.2021 - 05.2025
- Managed comprehensive infrastructure lifecycle for VMware and Windows environments across on-prem and Azure platforms.
- Independently handled monthly patching of 3000+ servers and automated ~70% of tasks (pre/post checks, reboot, reporting) using PowerShell.
- Executed ESXi & vCenter upgrades and managed VMware cluster configurations (HA, DRS, FT), ensuring high availability, reliability, and minimal downtime.
- Led migration initiatives (P2V, V2V, Lift-and-Shift) and handled large-scale VM lifecycle operations, optimizing performance and resource utilization.
- Improved security by performing TLS upgrades on 3000+ servers in controlled manner using GPO and PowerShell, along with SSL remediation, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Managed Active Directory access control and performed Azure Windows server patching, ensuring secure and compliant environments.
- Responsible for managing IDRAC, Hyperflex, Enclosure.
- Assisted in installing vcenter appliance, hyperflex and vxrail upgrade.
- Responsible for managing AVS machines, Azure servers patching as well as OS Management
Technology Analyst
Infosys
Pune
04.2021 - 10.2021
- worked as windows and vmware administrator.
- Patched windows servers and Linux servers using ansible script.
- worked on nutanix infra issues. Worked as Wintel L2 engineer.
System Engineer
Atos
Vadodara
10.2016 - 03.2021
- i worked as middleware administrator for 2.5 years. worked on IIS, websphere and Jboss.
- After that i moved to wintel team where i worked on windows and vmware issues provided L1 and L2 administration support.
- Worked on Installation, Configuration, and Administration Windows server 2003/2008/2012/2016, VMware vSphere, HA, DRS, vMotion, svMotion, esxi host patching , upgradation, vcenter upgrade, Ivanti, WSUS and Bigfix patching, IBM TSM backup and restore, Basic AD, DNS and DHCP, windows and vmware troubleshooting etc.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Maharaja Sayajirao University
Vadodara05-2015
Skills
- PowerShell scripting, python and ansible basics
- VMware administration
- Windows server management
- WSUS, jet patch, bigfix, ivanti
- ILO, IDRAC, enclosure, OneView, hyperflex, ucs manager
- Service now
- TMS backup tool
Certification
Az-900
Accomplishments
Start performer Award
Timeline
Assistant Consultant in Grade C3A
TCS
06.2025 - Current
Lead Administrator
WIPRO
11.2021 - 05.2025
Technology Analyst
Infosys
04.2021 - 10.2021
System Engineer
Atos
10.2016 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Maharaja Sayajirao University