Veera Thalluri

· Cloud IAM Leadership: Led strategic cloud IAM initiatives managing Microsoft EntraID (Azure AD), AWS, and on-premises Active Directory services, ensuring secure, scalable identity management across the enterprise.

· Domain Controller Migrations: Spearheaded Domain Controller migrations from Windows Server 2012 to 2016, ensuring minimal downtime and adherence to compliance standards.

· Privileged Access Management (PAM): Implemented and managed the PAM solution ManageEngine. Created policies for managing privileged accounts and set up automated password rotations every 90 days for elevated accounts and daily for stored accounts.

· Managing Large User Base: Managed around 45,000 users company-wide. Identified and cleaned up terminated accounts (~40,000) across AD, AAD, and Okta domains in collaboration with the Workday HRIS team.

· License Cost Savings: Saved significant costs by freeing up licenses in Azure and Okta after cleaning up inactive accounts, resolving long-standing termination issues.

· Automation: Developed automated termination scripts to permanently resolve account deactivation issues, ensuring users are properly removed from all identity systems, including AD, AAD, and Okta.

· Security Automation: Developed automated scripts to monitor AD health daily, reducing downtime and proactively addressing issues.

· Privileged Identity Management (PIM): Created PIM roles in Azure AD for privileged roles, ensuring stringent control over high-privilege access within the organization.

· Server & Tool Management: Completely managed the servers and the ManageEngine PAM tool, ensuring smooth operations and optimal performance.

· Certificate Management: Managed certificates across the environment, ensuring renewal and deployment without disruptions.

· Security and Vulnerability Management: Collaborated with security teams to assess and remediate vulnerabilities in Active Directory and Azure AD, enhancing security posture.

• Hybrid Cloud Strategy: Managed the integration of Azure AD and on-premises Active Directory environments, administered over 5000 virtual machines across 400 ESXi hosts.
• Cloud Migration: Led the migration of 7000+ mailboxes to Office 365, optimizing identity management and ensuring data integrity during the transition.
• Security Policy Implementation: Enforced conditional access policies in Azure AD, enhancing security and reducing risk across cloud identity services.
• Automation: Developed PowerShell scripts to automate user management tasks, including license assignments and security audits, improving operational efficiency.

· Active Directory Management: Managed Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy in a large enterprise environment, ensuring directory health and performance.

· Cloud Identity Integration: Integrated on-prem AD domains with Okta for federated SSO and user lifecycle management, supporting MFA and SAML 2.0 authentication.

· VMware Infrastructure Management: Managed a virtual infrastructure of 6000+ VMs across 200+ ESXi hosts, overseeing system upgrades and resource optimization.

· Automation: Created PowerShell scripts to automate routine administrative tasks, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing manual errors.

· Cross-Department Collaboration: Worked with other company departments to solve Information Technology problems, providing innovative solutions to management and above.

· User Training & Support: Provided comprehensive training to internal and off-site users on various tools, virtual machine builds, SSL generation and replacement, optimizing system maintenance, and resolving recurring issues.

• Server Administration: Maintained and troubleshot Windows Server environments (2008R2, 2012, 2012R2), including Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS management.
• VMware Management: Managed VMware infrastructure for production/non-production environments, including ESX host deployments and troubleshooting.
• Automation: Implemented scripts to automate virtual machine provisioning and backups, improving the efficiency of the virtual infrastructure.
• Networking: Configured Layer 2/3 networking between VMware components and storage for high availability.

• Active Directory & Network Management: Administered Windows Server 2003/2008 Domain Controllers, managing AD, DNS, and DHCP services.
• User Management: Managed user and computer accounts in Active Directory, ensuring proper permissions and access controls across the enterprise.
• Infrastructure Support: Provided hardware and software support for data center operations, including server builds, hardware replacements, and network device configurations.
• VMware & Virtualization: Managed a large VMware environment, including VMs, ESX hosts, and storage provisioning.
• Documentation & Training: Created technical documentation and provided training on server maintenance, VM provisioning, and network troubleshooting.