Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Karnataka, India · On-site

• Infrastructure Management: I install, remove, and manage servers, firewalls, and all network components to ensure seamless connectivity.
• Data Center Oversight: I manage data center requirements, including setting up and maintaining optimal environments for cooling, fire alarms, and water leakage prevention.
• Virtualization & Servers: I administer complex environments featuring ESXi servers, Citrix/Hyper-V, and hundreds of virtual machines.
• Directory & Security: I manage and maintain Active Directory with GPO on Windows Servers and configure secure Linux environments using RHEL.
• System Security: I configure and manage firewalls (WatchGuard, Pix), proxy servers (Squid), and enterprise antivirus solutions like Seqrite.
• Storage & Sharing: I am responsible for setting up and administering SAN, NAS, NFS, and Samba servers for cross-platform file sharing.
• Facility Systems: I manage CCTV installations and attendance machine systems to ensure office security and operational efficiency.
• Backup & Recovery: I implement robust backup and restore strategies for Windows and Linux systems using tools like Symantec NetBackup, Clonezilla, and Ghost.
• Technical Support: I provide high-level daily support for hardware, software, networking, and peripheral issues like printers and scanners for all users.

Jan 2019 – Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos · On-site

• Managing network of ESXi Servers, VMs, Firewalls, Wi-Fi router and hosts systems.
• Managing and Maintaining Active Directory Server with GPO on Server 2016.
• Managing SVN server for development and production environment.
• Windows and Linux backup and restore with scheduled jobs on remote destination.
• Inventory management, vendor management.
• Daily jobs like user troubleshoot for hardware, network, and desktop application issues.
• Using HDD cloning with Ghost and centralized cloning with clonezilla.
• Managing Seqrite enterprise antivirus server.

May 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos · On-site

• Demonstrated excellence in handling the IT issues and communicated the same to the GM IT.
• Pivotal in diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
• Holds the distinction of providing desktop and server support.
• Played a stellar role in supporting and maintaining MS/LINUX Server/Desktops and Lotus Domino Server
• Handled the installation of the authorized software to laptops and desktops.
• Installation and Administration Symantec Net backup connected with LTO 5 Tape Library.
• Installation and Administration of Linux File Server
• Installation and Administration of Client OS Windows / XP /Win7/Win8 /Win10 and Windows 2003/2008/2012/2016 server. Linux RHEL5, RHEL6, RHEL7.
• Installation and Maintenance of Network printer and resolve problem as per IFFCO SLA.
• Administration of SAN Connected with Data Base Server, File Server, Lotus Domino server.
• Installation of application server weblogic-12c, Oracle database server rpm installation for Linux.

Jan 2012 – Sep 2022 · 10 yrs 8 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

• Managing network of 30 ESXi Servers, 550 VMs, 3 Firewalls, 3 Wi-Fi router, 150 hosts.
• Managing and Maintaining Active Directory Server with GPO on Server 2011 SBS.
• Managing SVN server for development and production environment.
• Managing VMs on ESXi server, Xen server and Hyper-V.
• Installed and configured WatchGuard Firewall as per project requirements.
• Windows and Linux backup and restore with scheduled jobs on remote destination.
• Inventory management, vendor management.
• Daily jobs like user troubleshoot for hardware, network, and desktop application issues.
• Using HDD cloning with Ghost and centralized cloning with clonezilla

Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 · 11 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

Jan 2010 – Dec 2010 · 11 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area