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OMKAR KHOPADE

Pune,Maharashtra

Summary

Email Security and Enterprise Lead professional with 6 years of experience supporting large-scale enterprise customers. Specialized in Exchange Online, EOP, Defender for Office 365, and Proofpoint Email Security. Proven in end-to-end email flow troubleshooting, high severity incident management, and SLA driven support. Known for strong communication, cross functional collaboration, and delivering secure, reliable messaging solutions.

Technical support leader with strong communication and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to resolve complex technical issues and enhance user satisfaction. Highly collaborative team player who adapts to changing needs and drives results. Proficient in troubleshooting, system administration, and customer relations. Known for reliability and results-driven approach.

Overview

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Certification
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years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Support Lead , Project - ProofPoint

Persistent System Limited
01.2025 - Current

Achievements :

  • Awarded the “High Five Award” three times for exceptional technical expertise and consistently achieving the highest CSAT's.

Proofpoint Email Security Platform:

  • Managed across 250+ enterprise customers for Email Security related issue.
  • Resolved 1,000+ support cases with Maintained 98% SLA compliance
  • Managed customer escalations and resolved high-priority (P1/P2) production incidents within SLA.
  • Troubleshooting email flow issues across Proofpoint Protection Server, Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online, including inbound, outbound, and internal mail routing.
  • Performing detailed log analysis (PPS / gateway / MTA Logs / Filter Logs / message tracking) to identify delivery failures, delays, or policy enforcement issues and providing fixes.
  • Investigated email delivery issues including delayed emails, message rejection, NDRs, quarantine, and policy enforcement.
  • Performed detailed email header analysis to identify mail flow, delivery, authentication, and routing issues, providing accurate root cause analysis and effective resolutions.
  • Managing and optimizing: Firewall rules & mail flow connectors Policy routes.
  • Managed L1 Support for TAP & TRAP(Targeted Attack Protection):URL Defense Attachment Defense.
  • Assisting customers with email authentication protocols: SPF, DKIM, DMARC
  • Collaborating with Account Manager and Technical Account Manager as needed.
  • Collaborating with internal teams (Networking, M365, Security Operations) for complex multi-platform cases.
  • Delivered weekend on-call support for critical production issues, ensuring minimal downtime and adherence to SLA commitments.

Proofpoint Email Archive Product :

  • Supported Proofpoint Enterprise Archive administration and troubleshooting.
  • Resolved Journal Mailbox connectivity and email archiving issues.
  • Administered on Archive Retention, Disposition, and Legal Hold policies for Enterprise Customer.
  • Performed eDiscovery searches and compliance-related investigations.
  • Troubleshot AD Sync issues for both Hosted and On-Premises environments.
  • Supported Supervision policies and compliance monitoring.
  • Assist on Archive Audit Reports.
  • Assisted with archive data exports and customer data retrieval requests.
  • Ensured compliance and archive service availability through timely issue resolution.

Technical Engineer (O365 & Exchange Online)

Quorum Software
03.2023 - 01.2025

Defender for O365 & Exchange Online :

  • Managed 25000+ Mailboxes
  • Administered Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 for global enterprise customers, ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant email services.
  • Managed Exchange Online mail flow, connectors, transport rules, shared mailboxes, distribution groups, and mailbox permissions.
  • Configured and optimized Microsoft Defender for Office 365 policies, including Anti-Phishing, Anti-Spam, Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and Anti-Malware protection.
  • Investigated and resolved complex mail flow issues using Message Trace, email header analysis, SMTP diagnostics, and DNS validation (MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC).
  • Managed quarantine operations, analyzed false positives and false negatives, and fine-tuned security policies to improve detection accuracy.
  • Performed mailbox administration, retention policy management, online archiving, and litigation hold configuration while ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
  • Automated administrative tasks using Exchange Online PowerShell and maintained comprehensive technical documentation and knowledge base articles.
  • Managed P1–P4 incidents, performed root cause analysis (RCA), and consistently met SLA commitments while delivering exceptional customer support.

Global IT Analyst

Nuance Communication
11.2021 - 02.2023
  • Administered Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes, shared mailboxes, distribution groups, and Microsoft 365 Groups.
  • Managed Microsoft 365 user lifecycle, including user provisioning, license assignment, mailbox creation, and access management.
  • Administered Microsoft Entra ID users, groups, RBAC, and Conditional Access policies.
  • Managed On-Premises Active Directory user accounts, security groups, and access permissions.
  • Monitored and resolved Microsoft Entra Connect (Azure AD Connect) synchronization issues between on-premises AD and Microsoft 365.
  • Assigned and managed Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 licenses, ensuring compliance with organizational requirements.
  • Performed Level 1 Okta IAM administration, including user provisioning, group management, and MFA support.
  • Monitored Microsoft Intune device enrollment and compliance, assisting users with compliance-related issues.
  • Provided 24×7 on-call operational support for Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, and identity services, meeting SLA targets.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve mailbox, mail flow, identity, and access-related incidents

Remote Support Engineer

IMSI Staffing (Client - John Deere)
04.2021 - 10.2021
  • Provided remote support for end users, troubleshooting O365, Active Directory, and Exchange Online issues including account management, password resets, email configuration, and access control.
  • Managed user accounts and group memberships in Active Directory, ensuring proper access permissions and security settings for seamless collaboration across organizational resources.
  • Assisted in Exchange Online tasks such as mailbox creation, permission management, and mail flow troubleshooting, ensuring smooth email communication.
  • Performed O365 admin tasks like license assignments, policy configurations, and basic user provisioning to optimize user productivity and system security.

FMS Engineer

VDA Infoslution
01.2020 - 07.2020
  • Account Creation & Setup: Ensure new users are granted access to appropriate systems and applications (email accounts, internal systems, software tools, etc.).
  • Access Permissions: Configure user roles and permissions based on the job function and department.
  • Hardware Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair computer hardware issues (desktops, laptops, printers, peripherals, etc.).
  • Software Support: Provide troubleshooting and support for software installations, configurations, and updates.
  • Network Connectivity: Resolve issues related to network connectivity (Wi-Fi, VPN, and wired network connections).
  • User Support: Offer technical support for end-users, answering questions, and resolving issues with operating systems, applications, and devices.

Education

Bachlor of Electrical Enginnering -

Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology
Pune, MH
01-2021

Diploma - MSBTE

Bharti Vidyapeeth Jawaharlal Nehru Institute Of
Pune, MH
01-2015

Skills

  • Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
  • ProofPoint Email Security Solution - PPS , TAP , TRAP
  • Proofpoint Email Archive Solution
  • Microsoft Defender for O365
  • Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
  • Messaging Collaboration
  • Email Authentication-SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
  • Email Archive and eDiscovery & Compliance
  • DNS , SMTP
  • PowerShell
  • Linux
  • Entra ID , OKTA , Vmware , AD
  • Cloud Computing
  • Salesforce , Jira , Service Now , Freshservice , Confluence
  • Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot)

Certification

  • AI - 900
  • Proofpoint Email Protection Level 1 - 2
  • Threat Protection Level 1-2
  • TAP & TRAP Level 1
  • Azure Fundamental : I500-9634
  • REDHAT Certified System Administrator :ID-190-195-164
  • COMPTIA Network + : COMP001021426576
  • COMPTIA IT Fundamentals, ID-COMP001021426576

Timeline

Technical Support Lead , Project - ProofPoint

Persistent System Limited
01.2025 - Current

Technical Engineer (O365 & Exchange Online)

Quorum Software
03.2023 - 01.2025

Global IT Analyst

Nuance Communication
11.2021 - 02.2023

Remote Support Engineer

IMSI Staffing (Client - John Deere)
04.2021 - 10.2021

FMS Engineer

VDA Infoslution
01.2020 - 07.2020

Diploma - MSBTE

Bharti Vidyapeeth Jawaharlal Nehru Institute Of

Bachlor of Electrical Enginnering -

Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology