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Simran Thukral

Hisar

Summary

A passionate technical administrator and contributor specializing in Desktop engineering, vulnerability and patch management. Expert in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune, demonstrating leadership in transitioning 20K+ workstations to Windows 11. Renowned for exceptional problem-solving skills and adept at driving secure configurations, ensuring client satisfaction and enhanced security posture.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Configuration Senior Specialist

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Private
06.2022 - Current

Vulnerability Management

  • Working with internal business units to drive secure configurations in images used for endpoints.
  • Performing technical and non-technical risk and vulnerability assessments & Develop strategies to identify, manage, and mitigate identified threats and vulnerabilities to attain desired risk profile and communicate strategies to key stakeholders.
  • Provide leadership hands-on technical direction to deliver problem, solution, tactical, and break-fix capability.


Patch Management

  • Working knowledge of Monthly patching process Microsoft Security/Non Security/Third party patches on 20K+ workstations
  • Managed complex projects such as transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11 providing inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction.


Software Distribution and Deployment

  • Well versed with platforms like Intune & SCCM & Qualys. Good expertise with end to end management of application distribution to endpoints.
  • Brief knowledge of Intune & Qualys Infrastructure. Operating System and Management, creation of images using Autopilot, Configuration profiles and compliance & app protection policies, A good understanding with Graph API's, Proactive Remediation in Intune.


Other roles and responsibilities

  • Working in collaboration with application owners & engineering teams to help them tackle complex projects more efficiently and solve the problem faster.
  • Led Client governance calls and provide daily and weekly reports & create custom inventory reports and dashboards as per requirements.
  • High end expertise with Root cause analysis and extensive troubleshooting skills.


Other Skills

  • Powershell Scripting
  • Azure\Office 365
  • Active Directory
  • DNS/DHCP
  • WMI
  • GenAI and ChatGPT
  • SQL, IIS PowerBI, WMI,SNOW

Sr. Technical Engineer (SCCM)

Convergys
06.2020 - 06.2022

SCCM Server and Client Infrastructure

  • Managed High availability Infrastructure with 1 CAS and 5 Primary sites.
  • Worked on Site upgrade, Migration, Backup and Recovery
  • Software Metering Rules, Configuration Baselines, Application and patch management
  • Client Health Check, Hardware inventory, cloud features.
  • Building custom queries to fetch information from database.
  • End to end Management of Workstations.
  • L3 Support for Clients giving them advisable solutions for their infrastructure
  • Root cause Analysis and Break-fix complex issues.

Technical Advisor

Teleperformance USA
09.2018 - 06.2020

Adobe Suite Management

  • Served as primary point of contact for triaging technical issues.
  • Knowledge of whole Adobe Suite - Installation, Licensing management, End user issues.
  • Management of Adobe Admin portal ensuring users has relevant access as per gained subscription.
  • Patching & Deployment of Adobe application and
  • Reduced downtime and improved productivity with proactive troubleshooting and timely resolution of technical issues.


Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Guru Jambeshwer University of Science & Technology
Hisar, India
07-2018

Skills

    Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

    Microsoft Intune

    Qualys

    Microsoft Azure

    GenAI and ChatGPT

Certification

  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate by Microsoft in 2024 January.
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate by Microsoft in 2024 June.

Timeline

Configuration Senior Specialist

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Private
06.2022 - Current

Sr. Technical Engineer (SCCM)

Convergys
06.2020 - 06.2022

Technical Advisor

Teleperformance USA
09.2018 - 06.2020
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate by Microsoft in 2024 January.
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate by Microsoft in 2024 June.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Guru Jambeshwer University of Science & Technology
Simran Thukral