Lead Architect / Cloud Consultant

Personal summary

Defining DevOps process to streamline process for Azure / GCP / AWS / VMware Designed and executed strategies for infrastructure as code IaC using Terraform and Ansible, achieving seamless environment provisioning Implemented automation for operational tasks Handling escalations or P1/P2 Negotiated with vendors to secure software licenses and services, aligning with budget constraints and project requirements Documented technical procedures and configurations, ensuring knowledge sharing and process transparency within the team. Led architectural design and implementation for top-tier Microsoft Gold Partners, managing migrations for over 25,000 users. Engineered solutions for Microsoft Cloud services, focusing on MS Teams, Exchange Online, and identity management. Configured AudioCodes SBCs for Direct Routing and managed legacy PBX interoperability during migration. Authored detailed documentation (HLD, LLD) and managed end-to-end migration planning and execution. Developed advanced PowerShell scripts for migration task automation and reporting. Spearheaded the migration of 45,000+ users from Lync 2010 to Skype for Business 2015 and Teams. Conducted hands-on engineering and migration of MS Teams and Exchange Online, standardizing processes with complex PowerShell scripts. Contributed to architecture and deployment methodologies for Microsoft Teams and Azure. Coordinated readiness activities for migrating 30,000 Office 365 users to Google Workspace. Managed Windows Server and Exchange Server infrastructures, ensuring optimal mail flow and certificate management. Conducted Microsoft Teams evaluations and proof-of-concept activities. Oversaw Active Directory management and configuration of ADFS environments. Deployed at Microsoft Services Global Delivery - part of MS FastTrack Team Assessment and seamless migration to Office 365 Migrate customer's data from SharePoint, GDrive, Gmail, Exchange Server, and Lotus Notes to Microsoft Office 365. Was part of Organization’s Messaging Team which includes managing Email Gateway, Windows Server, Windows Exchange Server, and Lync Server Recovery of mailbox. Exchange server growth monitoring. Performance Evaluation and Capacity Planning module Managing & Monitoring SMTP Servers (McAfee Email Gateway) External Mail queue, Quarantine mails, LDAP sync, AV Updates Monitoring the status of the server logs and details on daily basis. Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of Exchange Server 2007\2010\2013. Exchange, AD Promotion / Demotion, ADFS, Dir Sync, GPO, AD Trusts, FSMO Role Mgmt. Deploying and troubleshooting IMAP, Cutover, Staged and Hybrid migrations. PowerShell: Troubleshooting Active Directory, Exchange server issues via PowerShell cmdlets or scriptlets while using the .NET libraries.

Skills

Microsoft Azure6 Active Directory11 Microsoft Exchange11 PowerShell11 Microsoft Office 36511 Amazon Web Services (AWS)3 M36511 Migration11