Tejas Pandya
Keller,TX
Summary
Accomplished Infrastructure Architect with focus on Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity with a proven track record of implementing Disaster Recovery Program, enhancing business resiliency through strategic DR/BC programs and cyber solutions. Expert in architecting disaster recovery solutions and leading technical teams, demonstrating exceptional team leadership and risk management skills. Achieved significant advancements in application and data protection, ensuring robust business continuity.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Manager
American Eagle Outfitters
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Disaster Recovery
- Defined, developed, implemented, established and maintained a comprehensive IT Disaster Recovery Program
- Define recovery strategies based on various technologies and dependencies
- Focus on ensuring the IT Resiliency and Business Continuity Planning of critical business functions in the event of a disaster
- Conduct risk assessments, create, and update recovery plans in Riskconnect
- Define application tiering and categorize applications based on RTOs/RPOs
- Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to analyze potential risks, review BIA's and build AIA's and IT recovery plans and processes in Riskonnect and Jira
- Support the implementation of robust data backup and recovery systems, ensuring integrity and availability of critical data during and after a disaster
- Conduct regular testing and validation of recovery plans and procedures to ensure their effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
- Plan and lead failover tests on-premise to on-premise, on-premise to cloud GCP across regions
- Contribute to the identification and evaluation of third-party vendors and service providers for disaster recovery solutions collaborating with TPRM and vendor management team.
Infrastructure Architect
McKesson Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2023
- Disaster Recovery
- Architecting disaster recovery solutions for legacy and new applications hosted in on-premise and cloud infrastructure
- Solutions include DR and Cyber capabilities to recover to alternate DR sites with complex integrations across network and infrastructure that need to be ready for a real event or for annual validation
- As member of ARB, participated in architectural design and implementation of enterprise-wide disaster recovery solution for on-premise, cloud apps, SAP; conducted failover test of SAP with end-
- To-end connectivity testing and application team acceptance
- Implement replications for all technical assets based on RPO/RTO as well as it’s compatibility with replication technologies like Zerto, ASR, Commvault, Geo Replication as well as traditional backup tools
- Implement infrastructure plans related to disaster recovery
- Architecture and solutioned Zerto/Cloud replication and configuration for DR
- Identify and resolve gaps in compliance related to regulations including ISO27001, PCI
- SOX, SOC1, SOC2, and HIPAA
- Collaborated with application vendor to ensure success of disaster recovery exercises
- Performed over 40 disaster recovery tests in a 1-year period
- Created detailed DR documentation, post exercise recovery action items, remediation actions using Riskonnect
- Implemented disaster recovery program over a 3-year period, resulting in risk avoided and proven ability to recover primary business functions within acceptable, recoverable RTOs and RPOs
- Coordinated with external business units to provide onboarding around new DR program
- Conducted 6 data center consolidations for centers of various size and scope; surveyed sites, participated in logistics planning, and took charge of migrations
- Created architectural dependency diagram for applications, identifying upstream & downstream dependencies
- Assist Backup teams to build resilient backup tools customizing based on application needs and infrastructure limitations
- Set up GCVE and Commvault in GCP
- Architect, solutioned and implemented Commvault for on-premise, Azure and GCP.
Solution Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Infrastructure and Security
- Lead infrastructure/security assessments, pre-sale activities, solution envisioning
- Conduct security and infrastructure due diligence/gap analysis
- Developed and presented mitigation plans based to stakeholders
- Identified risks and worked with stakeholders to manage risk
- Extensive experience in working with and building long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Development of business cases to support proposals
- Substantial Experience leading and managing technical teams.
Infrastructure Manager
SingTel Optus
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Responsible for delivering IT infrastructure including server hardware, VMware environment, data storage, switching and routing, backups and planning for disaster recovery
- Hands-on management of production Oracle database, SQL, VMWare, Operating systems (WinTel, Linux, Solaris), enterprise backup (Veeam, networker), SAN Storage solutions
- Successful and cost-effective introduction of new technologies and retirement of old technologies
- Lead team of 12 application developers
- Vendor management and software procurement.
Education
Master of Science -
01.2001 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
01.1998 - 10.2000
Skills
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIESCloud Platforms : Private, Hybrid, Public (VPC, Azure, GCP)Server : HP Proliant, Cisco UCSSecurity : Core security concepts (studying for certification for CISSP/CISM)Virtualization : ESXi, Hyper-V, VCenter, VCops, Vsheild, Vcloud DirectorDatabase : Oracle 11g, 10g, 9i, 8, MS SQL ServerOracle technologies : RMAN, Data Guard, EM, Grid controlStorage : EMC Clariion, Celerra, NetApp FAS, Nimble Storage, NASEnterprise Backup : EMC Networker, Commvault, Cohesity, Rubrik, Data DomainDR and BCP/BCM : Zerto, Site Recovery Manager, Commvault ReplicationOperating System’s : Solaris, RHEL, Windows 2012, 2008, 2003, XP, ‘95/98/NTProject management : Visio, technical writing, and project management Business Impact AnalysisMicrosoft Office suite : PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Microsoft Office Suite
Accomplishments
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Am fun to be around
- Am team player
- Love constant learning
- Am peacemaker
- Old school
- Analytical
- Optimism thru obstacles
- Learn from making mistakes
- Welcome constructive feedback
- Welcome and thrive with responsibility and accountability.
Certification
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) – Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI).
Interests
Volunteer
GriefShare co-leader in local church
Work Authorization
US Citizen
Timeline
Manager - American Eagle Outfitters
01.2023 - 01.2024
Infrastructure Architect - McKesson Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2023
Solution Architect - Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2017
Infrastructure Manager - SingTel Optus
01.2005 - 01.2012
University of Western Sydney - Master of Science,
01.2001 - 01.2003
University of Mumbai - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
01.1998 - 10.2000