Sarath Kumar
System Administrator
St Louis,MO
Summary
Highly skilled and results-driven Senior Systems Administrator with 5+ years of experience in managing and optimizing data centers, cloud environments, and virtualization technologies. Adept at implementing and maintaining robust infrastructure solutions, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. Seeking a challenging role to leverage expertise in VMware, Windows Server, storage solutions, cloud migrations, and automation to drive technological advancements and operational excellence within a dynamic organization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Systems Administrator
FedEx
Texas
6 2023 - Current
- Installed more than 1000+ servers from scratch as per customer requirements
- Extensive experience in Office 365 features like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and more including monitoring of System health using Office 365 Admin center
- Administered Commvault backup and recovery solutions, including installation, configuration, and maintenance
- Developed and executed data protection and disaster recovery policies using Commvault, ensuring data integrity
- Created backup job schedules and automated backup processes to reduce manual intervention to ensure data backups
- Administered and optimized multi-tier Azure environment, consisting of over 200 resources, including VMs, app services, and SQL databases
- Ensured security of Azure environments by implementing Azure Security Center recommendations, setting up firewalls, and managing role-based access controls (RBAC)
- Implemented PowerShell scripting to automate registry key fixes for Windows Update errors on 2008 R2 servers
- Exerting troubleshooting issues related to SCCM, SQL, WSUS, and SUP, DP and MP and other complex issues
- Deploy security updates using SCCM Software Update Point (SUP) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Handling Data Centre Operations with Business & Mission Critical applications
- Installed and managed VMware 6.0
- Used VMware App volumes with best practices for seamless VDI solutions
- Based on User requirements have deployed packaged Apps
- Maintain versioning strategy for application packages
- Update application packages as needed, incorporating patches and new versions
- Ensure that application volumes are configured correctly for compatibility
- Installed and configured power max 2500
- Installed and configured and also supported 15 Petabyte of HP 3 PAR Storage such as P1000/v800/v400
- Racked and Mounted 300+bare metal servers
- Manage GPO's and OUs to keep environment streamlined and current
- Managed Cisco SAN switches, performed various tasks like creating VSAN, zones, zone sets using GUI and CLI
- Designed and implemented HP Pure Storage solutions to meet specific performance and capacity requirements
- Monitored storage performance using HP tools and proactively addressed bottlenecks
- Successfully migrated 40 TB of data to Pure Storage FlashArray, resulting in 30% reduction in storage costs and 15% improvement in application performance
- Implemented Pure Storage FlashBlade for unstructured data management, enabling 3x faster access to critical business data
- Designed and deployed a multi-tier storage solution using Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade, optimizing storage resources and reducing TCO
- Maintained prem AD structure for AWS authentication
- Deploy security updates using SCCM Software Update Point (SUP) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Involved in Amazon Workspace Architecture
- Supported and managed 200+ desktops using AWS
- Worked on Automation with AWS elastic beanstalk, AWS opsworks
- Used AWS replication agent to migrate xendesktops to AWS
- Migrated Citrix xendesktops to Horizon VDI environment
- Maintained of Horizon 7 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Installed Esxi's on bare metal servers and then configured Nimble storage with ESXi
- Backup Tools Commvault, Symantec Backup Exec, vRanger pro, Synology, Rubrik, Wasabi, Veeam
- Cloud Expertise MS Azure, AWS, GCP
- Migrations OnPrem DC to Azure, Onprem to GCP, Onprem to AWS, AWS to Azure cloud Migrations
- Worked with Direct clients and developed change management procedures
- Provided architecture as well as performance recommendations to DBAs and OPS
- Extensively worked on Disaster recovery operations such as fail over, failback and update
- Develop and maintain records for entire storage as well as systems
- Consolidated data centers and provided documentation for every migration strategy.
Systems Administrator
Cigniti Technologies
Hyderabad
09.2019 - 12.2021
- Design and Implementation of migration strategy for consolidating Data Centers from around US to new locations in US, which involves more than 1500 virtual machines
- Installation and configuration of vCenter server 5.5, ESXi5.5 hosts' in large environment on HP BL 460C &Cisco UCS B Series Blade servers on both protected and recovery sites
- Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure
- Created and documented process for deploying Virtual machines on VMware and used Remedy Tool for ticketing (Change Management, Incident Management, and Request Management) and looking after high priority incident tickets both on virtual machine and ESX host level
- Experience in generating Reports on SCCM using SQL management Studio
- Hands on experience with various storages equipment's like HP nimble, Dell EMC VNX, Dell EqualLogic's
- Worked on MS Azure for SQL backups and SAP daily data and also configured it for back up
- Installed and setup Dell iDrac on Dell PowerEdge servers namely M630, R730 series
- Upgraded VMware Infrastructure 5.0 to vSphere 5.5 along with updating vCenter, ESXi Hosts, vSphere client from 5.0 to 5.5 and Virtual machines tools upgrade to 8,9 and 10
- Created and updated registry keys as needed to fix TLS vulnerabilities and GPO conflicts assuring complete STIG compliance
- Experience on Host Profiles, Distributed Switch, DRS, vMotion, SV-Motion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions, Templates
- Worked closely with Network Ops team to configure Cisco Nexus 1000v VDS and VMware VDS and on network isolation of critical VMs using PVLANs
- Migrating VM's from one DC to DC using EMC Recover point, which is block level migration
- Maintained and supported Cisco 2500, 4000, 7000 and 7500 series routers as well as Catalyst 5000, 5500 series switches.
Vmware Administrator
Sonata Software
Bangalore
04.2016 - 09.2019
- Planning, configuration, maintenance and administration of VMware ESX server, VMware virtual center, V-Motion, Storage Motion, HA and DRS, P2V, V2V and Troubleshooting
- Configure and manage User, Group, Permission, Role, Resource pool on VMware Virtual center
- Installed and configured ESXi 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 Servers on Blade Servers
- Worked as IIS Administrator
- Deployed multiple website for applications
- Experience of FC SAN/iSCSI SAN/NAS CISCO DS 3200, NetApp FAS 2220, 2240, Dell Equal Logic storage technology and work with SANs in VMware environments
- Created clones and templates of Virtual Machines and Deploying VMs through Templates
- Created Troubleshot Virtual Networks and vSwitches
- Installation of ESX server and creation of VMs and install different guest OS
- Pushed Patches and Updates through VMware Update manager
- Monitored ESX server alarms and acted on those incidents to resolve
- Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
- P2V conversions by using VMware Converter
- Working on Migration concepts like Vmotion and cold migration
- Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
- Connecting to ESX server by using putty and Web access.
Education
Bachelor of Technology -
Bapatla Engineering College
IndiaMaster's in computer science -
University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MOSkills
Implementing and maintaining robust infrastructure solutions, ensuring high availability, security, and performance
Proficient in VMware technologies including VMware vCenters, ESXi, vCloud Foundation, vROPS, Horizon Client, vRNI, and vSAN
Extensive experience with Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, DFS, WDS, IIS, and Azure Cloud services
Skilled in managing a variety of storage solutions such as Pure Storage, EMC Data Domain, Dell Compellent, NetApp FAS/AFF, and Dell PowerFlex
Hands-on experience with a wide range of hardware including HP ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge, Cisco UCS, and various storage arrays
Proficient in scripting and automation using PowerShell, VB scripting, and Python
Extensive knowledge of backup tools including Commvault, Symantec Backup Exec, vRanger Pro, Synology, Rubrik, Wasabi, and Veeam
Expertise in cloud platforms such as MS Azure, AWS, and GCP, with a strong background in cloud migrations and automation
Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects, data center consolidations, and disaster recovery operations
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to address and resolve complex technical issues efficiently
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and support to ensure smooth operations and high availability of mission-critical applications
VMware VMware Vcenters 7x, 6x with ESXi 7x,6x,5x, VMware vCLoud Foundation, VMware vROPS , VMware Horizon Client, vRNI, vSAN
Windows Windows Server NT/2000/2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2016/2019/2022 - Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), RODC, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, DFS, WDS, File Service, Print Services, Webserver (IIS 7, IIS 6), Application Server, SharePoint Services, TCP/IP Networking, FTP, SSL, Terminal Services and Clustering, MS Azure Cloud
Storages Pure Storage Array//x50R2,//m50R2 EMC Data Domain3300,7200 Dell Compellent SC8000 and SC9000 Series Fiber channels, ISCSI, NFS, NetApp FAS/AFF , NetApp ONTAP, Dell PowerFlex, Dell Vmax 250F
Hardware HP ProLiant DL380G4/G5/G6 Intel Xeon, HP Proliant DL580 G5, Dell PowerEdge 2850, 2950, R710, R510, Dell PERC storage, CISCO UCS Band C series, HP Nimble storage, EMC VNX storage, Dell VxRail E-Series, D-series Dell EqualLogic, Dell Power edge r750
Scripting languages PowerShell ,VB scripting, Python
Certification
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
Timeline
Systems Administrator
Cigniti Technologies
09.2019 - 12.2021
Vmware Administrator
Sonata Software
04.2016 - 09.2019
Systems Administrator
FedEx
6 2023 - Current
Bachelor of Technology -
Bapatla Engineering College
Master's in computer science -
University of Missouri Kansas City