ANUJ ARORA

• Administered and optimized Databricks clusters for big data analytics, including provisioning, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Designed and implemented Azure infrastructure solutions aligning with business needs.
• Crafted Azure Cloud deployment roadmaps, creating security policies and user documentation.
• Implemented and enforced access controls on Databricks workspaces, notebooks, and data, ensuring data security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conducted regular performance monitoring and tuning of Databricks jobs and tasks, optimizing data processing efficiency and reducing processing times.
• Part of the initial technical discussions for the new features and offerings from Databricks like Databricks SQL and Overwatch..
• Provided technical support and troubleshooting assistance to end-users, resolving issues related to Azure and Databricks usage promptly and ensuring smooth operations.
• Provide support in configuring, troubleshooting, and securing critical cloud network solutions.
• Efficiently managed and maintained Azure cloud infrastructure, overseeing the deployment, monitoring, and scaling of virtual machines, storage accounts, and networking resources to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Implemented robust security measures for Azure resources, including role-based access control (RBAC), virtual network security groups (NSGs), and network security rules, resulting in enhanced data protection and compliance.
• Proactively monitored Azure resources using Azure Monitor and log analytics, Overwatch and promptly identifying and resolving issues to minimize downtime and improve system reliability.
• Deployed and configured Azure services such as Azure storage account, Databricks, Azure data factory to support various applications and workflows, enabling smooth and efficient business processes.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to assess business needs and design Azure solutions that aligned with organizational goals, ensuring a cost-effective and scalable cloud architecture.
• Managed Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes, enabling agile software development and deployment practices.
• Developed dashboards in PowerBI connecting different data sources.
• Worked extensive on managing the CoE teams group and supporting the end users with the Databricks, PowerBi, tableau issues with liaison with OEM vendors
• Conducted technical POCs for Azure Synapse requirements
• Investigation of reported and suspected production outages and troubleshooting issues.

Key Technical Skills: Databricks, Azure Cloud (VMs, Storage, Networking, key vaults, DevOps, Data Factory, Synapse), Monitoring, Cost Management, Power BI, Tableau, CI/CD, Agile, Security, Compliance, Performance Tuning, Troubleshooting

• Worked as Azure Cloud Architect for the leading hospital network in New York City.
• Plan, Design, Implement Infra solutions based on Azure based IaaS, PaaS offerings.
• Azure billing, cost estimation, project cost chargebacks etc.
• Networking – Changes on Barracuda cloud Gen firewall, Manage Azure route tables, VNET/Subnet creation
• Security – Implement Security guidelines to Azure solutions, Vulnerability remediation.
• Manage Azure subscriptions servers, Storage accounts, pairs of FWs, DMZ and LAN VNET.
• PHI compliant Azure Subscription
• Mange Terminal Server Solution.
• Create and maintain project related documentation (Proof of concept document, technical design document etc.
• Security – Implement Security guidelines to Azure solutions. Pen Testing – Vulnerability remediation
• Azure Web apps and deploying the Azure Web sites.
• Azure VM on Azure portal and managing the azure subscription, Azure Web sites, Services, SQL databases, Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup plan per user request.
• Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNet), subnets, Azure network settings, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNet and subnets.
• Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound access to network interfaces (NICs), VMs and subnets.
• Worked on Windows 10, Windows 2012, windows 2008, Windows 2007, Windows 2016, Linux ubuntu and centos Environment.
• Created many Resource Groups and a lot of resources like Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Resource Groups, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Webapp, Subnet, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, RBAC, Automation Accounts, Azure AD, Cost Management, Subscription, Storage Services, Azure Datalake Gen2 Storage, Monitors, Advisors, Security Center and a lot many other Resources and managed them.
• Added users from Access Control (IAM) and created Subnet and VNet and maintained Network Security Groups (NSG) at Subnet and VNet level Like Inbound and Outbound security rules and defined Azure Policies and application Security Groups.
• In RBAC I have defined the Roles according to job competency, authority, and responsibility within the enterprise level and changed whenever needed.
• DEV/UAT/PRD support, troubleshooting issues.
• Experience with Monitoring and Cost Management services.
• Supported team in every step at work also in non-working hours too whenever required if production issues.
• Have made a very good documentations on all the infrastructures and changes that made to it.
• SFTP solution (Cerberus) for critical data transfer.
• Web Application Firewall Implementation for 20 web sites (Akamai WAF).

Key Technical Skills: Azure IaaS/PaaS, Networking (VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Firewalls), Security (RBAC, Policies), Monitoring, Cost Management, Backup, Site Recovery, Web Apps, Automation, Active Directory, Windows, Linux, Documentation

• Worked as Consultant for Unified Communication.
• Helped customer in analysis, design, deployment, and maintenance of project.
• Worked with customer closely on the tickets getting escalated, do the analysis and make SOPs for them.
• Helping Customer to eliminate multiple vendors and provide one team coordination experience with newly setup team.
• Worked with Azure Services like Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Resource Groups, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Webapp, Subnet, VNet, NSG, RBAC, Automation Accounts, Azure AD, Cost Management, Subscription, Storage Services, Monitors, Advisors, Security Center, and many other Resources.
• Support the team with Azure resource implementation.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
• Played onsite coordinator role by getting requirements from Business and working with Team to fulfill the requirements by completely assessing technically.
• Estimating the project task, task allocation to team members, monitoring and controlling of project delivery, status reporting to customer, project milestone tracking and defect tracking.
• Handling project implementation for messaging and collaboration along with day-to-day operation.
• Mail flow troubleshooting between Exchange – Email Gateways – EOP on escalated and high priority incidents.
• Assist customer with Migration and implementation of new upcoming projects related to Unified Communication.
• involved with higher managers for list of requirements related to the project and process including with business team’s as well and supporting any issues on process we face.
• Extensively used PowerShell scripts for various administrative activities.
• Managing Exchange 2010/2013 and Office 365 hybrid environment.
• Managed and support Email gateway (mail marshal, Proofpoint)

Key Technical Skills: Key Skills: Azure IaaS/PaaS, Cloud Administration, Unified Communications, Exchange, Office 365, PowerShell, Project Management, Messaging, Collaboration, Email Gateways, Technical Documentation

• Lead for Wintel, Messaging and Collaboration team at Syntel.
• Part of implementation team for Office365 at Syntel.
• Supported initial setup of MS Azure Infrastructure at Syntel.
• Create, manage, and support Azure compute resources.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
• Handling operational escalation for messaging for seniors and VIP users.
• Successfully support the deployment of Lync 2013 with all existing feature such as (Mobile to mobile Lync video calling) and migrated existing users from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 at Syntel.
• Handling project implementation for messaging and collaboration along with day-to-day operation.
• Working on different projects i.e., implementing MDM solution, implementing DAG for Exchange 2010, implementing LYNC to CUG and versa calling feature
• McAfee Email Gateway administration
• Extensively used PowerShell scripts for various administrative activities.
• Implement and support DAG for high availability for Exchange 2010 environment at Syntel.
• Migration for mailboxes from Exchange 2003 – 2010, and from exchange 2010 – office365
• Handling DNS, GPO and directory services related issues and requirement.
• Responsible for Messaging Server management, upgrades, consolidation.
• Responsible for Enterprise messaging infrastructure management and support.
• Responsible for engineering and operations support from messaging scope.
• Upgrade TMG (Threat management Gateway), having good knowledge on TMG.
• Maintaining SLA (Service Level Agreement) for Datacenter Operations and responsible for 100% uptime of messaging services.
• Operations Support covered.

Leading team of 6 Engineers. Directory Services maintenance (AD 2008, 40000+ Ad Objects), Email Services (Exchange 2010) (24,000 mailboxes), Lync 2013 (20,000 users), Mobile Messaging (BES, BYOD support), group policy management, DNS management, update documentation, compliance reconciliation on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, patch management for critical messaging servers, working with vendors (MS, McAfee etc.) for escalated and support issues.

• Engineering Projects supported

Support in migration to O365 from Exchange 2010, Active Directory, Exchange 2003 to 2010 upgrade, Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 Upgrade, Bring Your Own Device initiative, Lync integration with AudioCodes, Support to internal MDM initiative, Email Gateway migration from Symantec to McAfee 7.6X, hot fix & service pack Upgrade of TMG Server, Automation of multiple Manual Task.

Key Technical Skills: Azure IaaS/PaaS, Cloud Administration, Unified Communications, Exchange, Office 365, Lync/Skype for Business, Active Directory, PowerShell, Project Management, Messaging, Collaboration, Email Gateways, MDM, TMG