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Saravanan S N

Saravanan S N

M365 Engineer/Admin
Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished Developer III and Tech Lead with a proven track record of 6+ years' experience at UST Global and Cognizant, specializing in Azure AD and Exchange Online administration. Expert in leading successful migrations and integrations, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and incident management skills. Renowned for enhancing system efficiency and mastering PowerShell scripting, ensuring robust disaster recovery planning.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Developer III - Software Engineering

UST Global
11.2021 - Current
  • As M365 L2 Engineer, have involved and worked in these following technologies.
  • Involved in Distribution List, Contacts, Shared mailbox and Resource mailbox creation, Management and Deletion.
  • Added senders to safe senders list as per user requirement.
  • Provided Calendar/Full mailbox access to user/group based on requirements.
  • Added appropriate GBL's to users/group based on requirements.
  • Involved in M365 migration including OneDrive , teams and Outlook from one domain to another domain.
  • Creation of new connections for reserva and configured new meeting room tablets.
  • Migrated Reserva connection manager from old version to new version 23.1
  • Involved in mail tracking using message trace and Proofpoint admin console.
  • Provided Booking delegate permissions and setting up OOO message for user mailbox/shared mailbox.
  • Involved in Teams , Onedrive and Sharepoint troubleshooting like Teams channels and external teams sharing , Onedrive files access and sharepoint external and site permissions.
  • Engaged with MS with message headers for unknown issue with mails missing and further cases.
  • Involved in multiple integrations of Teams with external vendors and in-house microsoft products.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features
  • Automated repetitive tasks through scripting, freeing up valuable time for higher-priority projects
  • Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers
  • Investigated new and emerging software applications to select and implement administrative information systems
  • Tuned systems to boost performance

Tech Lead

Cognizant
10.2017 - 11.2021
  • Global administrating Azure AD, Exchange Online, Teams, Intune, Sharepoint and Proofpoint.
  • Managing Mail Flow, Health Check & Troubleshooting: Round trip test for mail deliverability.
  • Report generation for Exchange / O365 mailboxes, licenses, queues, mails received etc.
  • Troubleshoot issues around performance of Azure AD connect and Hybrid servers, where applicable.
  • Monitor event notification/alerting and Troubleshoot server/cloud side connections for supported applications.
  • Implementing PowerShell script for Exchange recipients, M365 service report. Proven and demonstrable skill in Azure AD, Exchange online, MS Teams, Sharepoint, Microsoft Intune, Proofpoint.
  • Migrate on-promise Exchange environments to Exchange online including Azure AD. (Hybrid, PST Import and Cutover migration).
  • Troubleshoot issues around performance of Azure AD connect and Hybrid servers, where applicable.
  • Implementing of ITIL and MOF operational processes to audience.
  • Mailbox management like Mailbox permission, delegation, quota management,mail tracking, email transport rule, and Exchange Active Sync access rule.
  • Migrate On-Premise Exchange mailboxes to Exchange Online (Hybrid migration).
  • Improve service availability and performance by continuously fine tuning environment, applying patches/updates, executing and monitoring maintenance jobs.
  • Troubleshooting directory synchronization issues from Azure AD connect, Azure AD Sync, and DirSync.
  • On-Premise Exchange mailboxes migration to Exchange online.
  • Manage requested moves including exchange objects, personal network folder, Active Directory objects to AD cross domain.
  • Setup ADFS, Exchange on premise mailboxes, Client Access Services and Transport high availability services.
  • Built strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication channels for project updates and progress reports

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

R.M.K College of Engineering And Technology
Chennai
07.2012 - 04.2016

Higher Secondary School -

R.M.K Matric Higher Secondary School
Chennai
06.2011 - 03.2012

High School -

R.M.K Matric Higher Secondary School
Chennai
06.2008 - 03.2011

Primary School -

Vivekananda Vidyalaya
Chennai
06.1999 - 03.2008

Skills

Active Directory integration

Exchange Online administration

Mobile Device Management

Disaster Recovery Planning

Powershell

Azure PowerShell

Incident Management

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Beginner (A1)

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate(CCNA) in Routing and Switching,Cisco Inc.

Hobbies

  • Reading Novels.
  • Playing Badminton, Cricket and Football.



Declaration

I hereby declare that all the stated above information is correct to the best of my Knowledge and belief.

DATE: 20/07/2024

PLACE: Bengaluru (Saravanan S N)

Timeline

Developer III - Software Engineering

UST Global
11.2021 - Current

Tech Lead

Cognizant
10.2017 - 11.2021

Microsoft Certified Professional(MCPS) in Hobbies Personal Details Declaration Administering and Configuring SQL Server 2012/14 (70-462)

02-2017

Cisco Certified Network Associate(CCNA) in Routing and Switching,Cisco Inc.

07-2015

University of Cambridge Certification – Business English Corporation(BEC) B1 level

02-2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

R.M.K College of Engineering And Technology
07.2012 - 04.2016

Certification in Upper Intermediate M3 level,British Council

07-2012

Higher Secondary School -

R.M.K Matric Higher Secondary School
06.2011 - 03.2012

High School -

R.M.K Matric Higher Secondary School
06.2008 - 03.2011

Primary School -

Vivekananda Vidyalaya
06.1999 - 03.2008
Saravanan S NM365 Engineer/Admin