Desmond Durrant

Experienced and certified, lead Azure, AWS, GCP Cloud professional with strong experience in migrating SAP workload to the public cloud, Azure, DevOps, AWS, Azure Administration, Azure Infrastructure Operations, Linux and end to end Project Management 5 MS - Azure certifications, 5 AWS certifications, and Google Cloud Certified Experience in the design, testing, implementation, documentation, and support of SAP environments. Experience in the integration of SAP and identity management systems. Experience in the design, development, testing, and implementation of SAP Client reporting tools. Deep understanding of SAP Basis workstream in implementing and/or supporting different SAP components such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, SAP Fiori/Gateway, SAP PO, SAP Business Objects, BW on HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA, etc. Experience Migrating SAP Applications to cloud including SAP Migrations to HANA using tools such as SAP DMO Strong Pre-sales/sales, .NET background, SAP Basis, Linux, SAP HANA, SAP GRC, SAP Security background, and experience with deploying SAP workload in Azure. Strong HANA administration including backups, troubleshooting, planning, and executing SAP tuning strategies. Strong hands-on experience with SAP Basis tasks such as designing and implementing landscape and infrastructure, client strategy, capacity planning (sizing), high-availability and disaster-recovery setup, backup and recovery strategy, storage systems, SAP upgrades, System refresh & client copies, and Basis administration. Strong hands-on experience with SAP Basis tasks such as designing and implementing landscape and infrastructure, client strategy, capacity planning (sizing), high-availability and disaster-recovery setup, backup and recovery strategy, storage systems, SAP upgrades, System refresh & client copies, and Basis administration. Expertise in planning, executing & spearheading IT Infrastructure Projects and developing & streamlining systems with skills to enhance IT infrastructure operational effectiveness. CISSP and CCSK certified security practitioner with strong expertise in MS Azure security and identity services including but not limited to Azure Active Directory, Domain Services, Azure Security Center, Azure Governance, Security, Authentication, MFA, Authorization, B2C, Data Privacy, Identity, and Access Management (IAM), Cryptography / Key Management, Access Controls, and Security Protocols, Develops security strategy and roadmaps to create technical solutions. Solid knowledge and understanding of security regulations and best practices such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, or the ISO 27000 family of standards. Experience with DCF MS Azure ETL architect and DCF Cloud infrastructure architect 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability. Implement new product features, as well as enhance and maintain existing functionality by monitoring solutions and performance characteristics. Create/enhance tools to make operational workflows more automated and less error prone. Provide troubleshooting and support of trading system issues across the software, hardware, and network stacks to ensure that services are restored immediately. Participate in design discussions, review sessions, and prototyping. Assist with product documentation, unit testing, monitoring, and ensuring overall product quality. Work one on one with other application teams to ensure they can provide proper monitoring and tools before their application moves into a live environment. Working knowledge in hybrid Cloud Architecture and Security Strong, winning, certified Azure Practice leader with the ability to sell, scope, and win projects: Excellent RFP, SOW, RFI, Pre-sales/sales, sales lifecycle management, Practice, and client management skills. Hands-on experience in managing configuration, Windows Azure Migration, Deployments, maintenance, software application & hardware devices with a focus on systems and Windows Azure environments. Hands-on experience migrates to Ansible and Terraform to azure platform. Hands-on experience in building/deploying complex cloud infrastructure or creating/migrating complex applications on/to Azure cloud platform. Hands on experience in Azure Automation scripts such as Windows PowerShell. Hands-on experience in building/deploying complex cloud infrastructure or creating/migrating complex applications on/to Azure cloud platform. Experience working in Agile environments. Displayed quality skills in planning & designing servers for backup & recovery in Azure, restoring application/VMS, etc. in case of crash/ emergencies & maintaining high availability with configuration. Resourceful in delivering System/Applications maintenance support and responding to outages during off-hour software deployments within established Service Level Agreements (SLAs). An in-depth understanding of Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud solutions and experience in integrating public cloud into traditional hosting/delivery models with a specific focus on Microsoft Azure Experience in conducting Cloud Readiness Assessments observing business and technical perspectives. Experience in evaluating existing data centers and digital strategies. Experience in conducting cloud service maps, TCO/ ROI analysis, security considerations as part of a wider Cloud Adoption Framework Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Azure Architected Framework(s) Experience with Azure core services; VMs, Blobs, Key Vaults, and other Azure Infrastructure and Services. Experience with Azure core services VM, Blobs, Key Vaults, and other Azure Infrastructure Services. Experience across Snowflake and Cloud-based databases on IAM & Role Management Experience setup and monitor data shares, snow pipes for Snowflake projects. Experience develop Infrastructure as Code to support automated adherence to the patterns using Terraform etc.

• Azure Security and Identity services
• Azure PaaS: Data Lake, Data Factory, Databricks, Kafka
• Azure ADF, Event Hub, Data Lake Storage, Synapse, Dimensional Modeling
• Data Science on Azure use case development
• Data Science on Azure use case development
• De-identification design and Proof of Concept
• Familiarity with data science principles and common tooling
• Data Science on Azure use case development
• Wide breadth of skills sets includes, .NET, .NET Core, and React JavaScript Expertise
• CERTIFICATIONS
• Solutions Architect Professional (AWS) Develops Engineer Professional (AWS) AWS Advanced Network (AWS) Microsoft Azure Architect Design AZ- 301 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Security AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104

• Expertise in driving the deployment of customers’ workloads into Azure and increasing their consumption of the platform by providing deployment guidance, supporting the development of the customers’ cloud adoption model, and providing appropriate recommendations to overcome blockers. Identification of perm applications into cloud native, Recode and COTS categories. Plan the migration into Azure, IaaS, platform including windows. Design & implement migration strategies for traditional systems on Azure (Lift and shift/Azure Migrate, other third-party tools) worked on Azure suite: Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Data Factory (ADF) V2, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Service Bus, Azure Key Vault, Azure Analysis Service (AAS), Azure Blob Storage, Azure Search, Azure App Service, Azure data Platform Services. Design, implement and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure and services. Deploy, configure, and manage virtual machines, storage, network, and security resources. Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of the cloud infrastructure. Implement and manage Azure-based solutions, including but not limited to Azure Active Directory, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, and Azure Site Recovery Experience with PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation and configuration management tools. Work with development and operations teams to optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues. Implement security and compliance policies and procedures.
• with Public key infrastructure (PKI) is a framework that uses encryption and digital certificates to authenticate and protect data transfers on the internet. PKI involves a set of roles, policies, hardware, software, and procedures to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke the certificates and keys345. PKI can be used for various network activities, such as e-commerce, internet banking, confidential email, and internal services45. PKI is built into all web browsers and helps secure public internet traffic. Designing and implementing data ingestion pipelines from multiple sources using Azure Databricks Developing scalable and re-usable frameworks for ingesting of data sets Integrating the end-to-end data pipeline - to take data from source systems to target data repositories ensuring the quality and consistency of data is always maintained. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and analysts to translate business requirements into scalable solutions. Lead and guide team of data engineers, providing technical direction and mentorship. Unity Catalog Implementation: Lead and execute the implementation of Unity Catalog using Databricks, ensuring data integration and cataloging meet business requirements. Designing and developing the Unity Catalog platform. Collaborating with other developers to ensure that the Unity Catalog is integrated with other Unity tools. Strong experience with Unity development. Strong knowledge of 3D modeling and animation. Data Governance: Develop and enforce data governance policies, including data quality, metadata management, and data access controls. Optimization: Continuously optimize Unity Catalog for improved performance, scalability, and reliability. Experience with installing and maintaining on-premises Mobile Device Management systems (VMWare Workspace One/AirWatch) Knowledge of Apple’s ecosystem (iOS and Macs), iOS troubleshooting and maintenance, including Apple’s Device Enrollment Program (DEP), aka Apple Business Manager Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and data engineers, to align Unity Catalog with business objectives. Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues related to Unity Catalog and Databricks, ensuring minimal downtime. Configure a storage container and Azure managed identity that Unity Catalog can use to store and access managed table data in your Azure account. Create a megastore for each region in which your organization operates. ... Assign workspaces to the megastore. ... Add users, groups, and service principals to your Azure Databricks account. ... Transfer megastore admin role to a group. Design and maintain data models and schemas, incorporating Unity Catalog and Collibra data governance practices. Ensure data security and compliance with regulations using Databricks and Privacera's features. Establish a robust data governance strategy, defining standards, metadata management, lineage, and quality practices. Operationalize Machine Learning models in Batch and Real Time Data Pipelines, leveraging relevant governance setups. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and analysts to translate business requirements into scalable solutions. Experience in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) for provisioning and managing Kubernetes infrastructure. Design from scratch, the architecture for an enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure to support CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Configuring persistent storage for Kubernetes clusters/pods, utilizing best practices, configuring NFS, persistent volumes, persistent volume claims for state persistence, etc. Experience with Configuring CI/CD deployments with Config Maps, Secrets stored in Hashicorp Vault, and Security Contexts Working knowledge of tools such as Prometheus, Nagios, and Grafana to monitor systems, metrics and create dashboards. Gathered requirements and developed project plan outlining stages and time frames for stakeholders. Designed and implemented solutions for enterprise-level customers. Architectural/technology roadmaps, thought leadership, and team leadership. Evaluated exchange environments with exchange calculator and planned procurements of license for office 365. Ran ID fix on the active directory to fix errors. Prepared the office 365 account for migration by creating the account and verifying the domain, configuration DNS in the office 365 admin console. Assigned Licenses for office 365 user accounts. Installed the office Azure AD Connect tool using the express setting and using the password hash sync for the user sign in. Onboarded new users and clients in office 365. Administrated Active directory daily. Managing and resolving administrative issues in Azure, DBX-UC, Snowflake, including access management, APM configuration, and handling logic app failures. Ensuring seamless administration of Azure, DBX-UC, Snowflake platforms, including troubleshooting access issues, optimizing performance, and addressing logic app failures. Streamlining administrative processes in Azure, DBX-UC, Snowflake to enhance efficiency and minimize downtime. Implementing cost-effective measures and resource optimization strategies to maximize efficiency and minimize expenses. Identifying opportunities for cost reduction and resource optimization to ensure optimal utilization of resources. Developing and implementing strategies to optimize costs and resources, resulting in improved operational efficiency and budget management.