RAJESH S
Bangalore
Summary
Results-driven technology professional with 12+ years of cross-functional IT experience in Microsoft Azure, Exchange, VMware, AWS, and O365 administration. Proven expertise in setting up Azure Cloud and executing seamless Cloud Migrations using IaaS. Skilled in managing Active Directory and Exchange to optimize system performance. Recognized for exceptional communication, collaboration, and team building abilities. Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp new technical concepts and proactively apply them for enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Infrastructure Lead
Eurofins
Bangalore
07.2022 - Current
- Designed and implemented new Azure Cloud infrastructure, utilizing the hub-and-spoke model for Azure Landing Zones.
- Led cloud cost optimization, achieving $2 million annual savings and promoting eco-friendly cloud practices.
- Migrated on-premises compute solutions.
- Delivered efficient 3rd line support services to users of On-Premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD).
- Managed and maintained the administration of Microsoft Security Products, including Enterprise Mobility and Intune.
- Supervised the administration of Azure AD directory roles, Azure resources including request approval and review.
- Creating and Maintaining Delivery Pipelines for cloud-based projects in Staging and Production Environments.
- Configured and deployed MFA, SSO, PIM and PAM.
- Proficient in Azure IaaS and adept with containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and AKS
- Demonstrated expertise in implementing and managing various Microsoft Security and Compliance solutions including Microsoft Defender, Azure Defender, and Microsoft Cloud App Security.
- Enhanced security posture to accelerate Azure adoption's business value.
- Consultant in End User Computing focused on Office365, Microsoft Intune, Azure, and AD.
- Delivered innovative technical solutions throughout all project stages - assessments, designs, implementations, and roll-outs.
- Documented Assessment Reports, HLD, LLD, Build, Runbook and BAU Handover
- Designed & tested a POC environment for Backup products like Veeam and Commvault
- Based on client requirements for multiple projects.
Cloud Consultant
Celeros flow technology
Bangalore
05.2022 - 07.2024
- Offered 3rd level assistance for On-Premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD).
- Set up Azure services, such as virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, and networking components.
- Ensuring security and compliance: Administrators protect sensitive data from unauthorized access, monitor security reports, and address vulnerabilities.
- Responsible for the efficient administration of Microsoft Security Products like Enterprise Mobility and Intune.
- Manage Azure AD directory roles, Azure resources, approve requests and review.
- Design and automate cloud infrastructures for Azure using PaaS/SaaS/IaaS services.
- Accelerate Business Value of overall Azure adoption by improving security posture
- Provided consultation services for end user computing with expertise in Office365, Microsoft Intune, Azure, and AD.
- Provide technical solutions for each phase of the projects (Assessment, Design, Implement, Roll out).
- Created comprehensive documentation for Assessment Reports, HLD, LLD, Build, Runbook and BAU Handover processes
- Design, Test and create a POC env. based on client requirements for multiple projects.
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Service
10.2020 - 05.2023
- Managed and optimized delivery processes to enhance the efficiency of Automation Solutions in Azure Environment.
- Efficiently managed and utilized Azure PIM to handle different administrative tasks.
- Proficiently managed Azure AD directory roles, approved and processed requests while implementing Role Based Access Control (RBAC) IAM for efficient resource management.
- Prepared Azure AD connect for upgrade in production by setting up a development environment.
- Configured and administration of Admin Consent and App registration in Azure AD.
- Experience in leading projects and working in an Agile project environment
- Expertise with global design and implementation of Microsoft Office 365 products and services
- Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Azure AD and email security solutions including Exchange Online Protection, Okta, IAM tools, DLP, Office 365 message encryption, and Email gateway servers.
- Managing Azure Security and Recovery Services.
- Having a good knowledge of Azure Security Center, Azure dashboards, and Log Analytics.
- Assist with optimization and configuration of Microsoft Conditional Access Policies.
- Transitioning new technical projects and ensuring smooth go-live for Azure Operations
- Conducted technical feasibility evaluations and estimated solutions for Datacenter Migration using Public and hybrid Cloud migration and deployment.
- Validated, reviewed and created Azure cloud-based solutions for efficient data center migration
- Documentation of Azure Processes for Company's future use.
- Hands-on implementation of Azure Operations dealing with IAAS infrastructure (VMs, Virtual Networking, Azure Services, Web Site Deployments).
- Enabled Internet exposure of Virtual machines and cloud services through Azure External Load Balancer in VNets.
- Deployed high availability using Azure Resource Manager model.
Technical Consultant
Mindtree
03.2014 - 10.2020
- Provided advanced 3rd line support for Active Directory versions 2008 and 2012R2.
- Planned and executed Windows 7 migration, upgrading over 12,000 users from XP to Windows 7 & 8.
- Managed several Active Directory Forests, Domains, and Infrastructure services.
- Implemented Microsoft ADFS for Single Sign On service.
- Oversaw user administration, organized groups and organizational units, as well as managed group policy objects.
- Administering File Shares, Disk Quotas.
- Managed Exchange server for smooth operations
- Message tracking and troubleshooting to resolve mail delivery issues.
- Implemented Bit Titan tool for O365 migration from legacy exchange environment.
- Managed user and computer account migration using ADMT 3.2 tool.
- Proficient in configuring Azure AD Connect.
- Cross forest mailbox migration to office 365 for more than 25000 users.
- Identify new issues occurred during O365 migration and escalated to Microsoft team.
- Deploying migration setup for multiple types of migration
- (Cut-Over, IMAP, Staged and Hybrid).
- Led Tenant to tenant 0365 Migrations, successfully transferring more than 6000 mailboxes.
- Experienced in various aspects of mailbox management, including permission and delegation settings, quota management, mail tracking, as well as creation and modification of mail transport rules.
- Enhanced knowledge and expertise in Message Trace Tools, MX and SPF Records, Block Lists, SPAM, Email Filtering and Virus Protection.
- Configured Mimecast for SMTP and spam filtering, implementing organization-specific rules.
- Executed Windows 2008 P2V, V2V, and V2P migrations
- Dealt with Hyper-V clustering issues, including orphaned VM configuration files and unsynchronized states.
- Migrated VM's between hosts when resources were unavailable.
- Knowledge on Migrating Permissions and Documents to another OneDrive account.
- Successfully implemented the transition from Box to Office 365 OneDrive for Business.
- Data Center Health Check Report- MS spreadsheet with information's about possible alarms for all equipment from Data Center, detailed information's and Rack density
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
- Active Directory and DNS - 2003/2008 Administration.
- AD migration to Windows Server 2008 and maintenance of Windows AD domain controllers.
- Responsibility for immediate day-to-day activities of the team in migration.
- Demoting Domain Controllers and Performing Meta Data Cleanups.
- Active directory Replication Monitoring and troubleshooting and AD Health Check.
- Exchange Email administration
- Migration of mailboxes from 2007 to 2010.
- Configuring & troubleshooting Auto Discover, Offline Address Book, Out of Office, Scheduling & free/busy, Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook Web Access, Outlook Connectivity, RPC over HTTP (Outlook Anywhere).
- Assist customers in deploying Exchange 2010 and configure services including Auto discover, Outlook Anywhere, OWA and Exchange ActiveSync.
- Mailbox permission delegation, DL creation and modification depend upon user’s requirement.
- Fix clustering problems in Hyper-V, such as orphaned VM configuration files and unsynchronized VM states, with the workarounds.
- Monitoring Queues on all exchange Server, configured alerts.
- Resolving tickets with ITIL Process which includes Incident, Problem and change management and maintain SLA.
- Administering users, Groups, DLs, Contacts, Organizational Units.
- Managing FSMO roles (Transferring, Seizing… etc.)
- Adding, removing, and configuring Active Directory sites, site links.
- Managing Sites, site replication and Subnets.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Bangalore University
Bangalore06-2010
Skills
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS
- Devops Iac
- Cloud Computing
- Cloud and messaging Migration
- Windows Server, Linux
- Messaging
- On Premise to Online Migration
- Tenant to Tenant Migration
- Azure Active Directory
- Office 365
- End User Computing
- Desktop OS Migration
- Application Packaging
- EUC tools
- SCCM
- Bititan
- SCCM
- Intune
Certification
- Azure Administrator -Az 104
- AWS Associate
- Microsoft Windows Server Administrator
- office 365 Administrator
Timeline
Senior Infrastructure Lead
Eurofins
07.2022 - Current
Cloud Consultant
Celeros flow technology
05.2022 - 07.2024
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Service
10.2020 - 05.2023
Technical Consultant
Mindtree
03.2014 - 10.2020
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Bangalore University
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