1. Devesh Mahajan
Senior Systems Engineer / Cloud Architect
Contact# +919764669838
mahajan.devesh@gmail.com
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An experienced IT professional with ten years of Information Technology experience in Infrastructure Administration
and Management, Virtualization, System Engineering, System Design, and Infrastructure Security - Development,
Implementation and Support, and monitoring…etc of an enterprise organization. Strategically and cost effectively
utilizing technology in alignment with corporate goals. Consistently improve delivery times and service level agreements
while reducing costs. Excel at strategic planning, building high-performance teams, project management and
implementing best practice methodologies and continuous improvement programs.
Proven areas of expertise include:
 Infrastructure Design and Implementation
 Systems design and Administration
 Hands on application implementations
 Problem analysis and resolutions
 Process Improvements and best practice
 Virtualization technologies (VMware 3.5 to 6.0)
 10 years of experience in Microsoft Infrastructure.
 Disaster Recovery / Business continuity
 Data center management
 Contract negotiations and management
 Incident handling and problem resolution
 System Architecture
 ITIL v3 (Internal)
 Vendor management
 Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
EDUCATION
Degree and Date Institute Major and Specialization
Bachelor of Engineering in
2006
Mahakal institute of
technology Ujjain (M.P.)
Information technology
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Society/ Certification Member Since/Date Certified
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (70-533) Oct-16
Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions (70-534) Oct-16
Nutanix Platform Professional on NOS 4 Feb-14
Nutanix Platform Professional on NOS 3 Feb-14
VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization Dec-13
VMware Certified Associate – Cloud Dec-13
VMware Certified Associate – Workforce Mobility Dec-13
VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 Feb-12
VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 Sep-11
CISCO Certified Tidal Enterprise Schedular Administrator Jun-11
ITIL V3 Certification (Internal) Sep-10
MCSA 2003 (Messaging) Aug-10
HP Openview Storage Data Protector for Windows Sep-09
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Sep-09
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2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Client - Bestbuy Nov 2012 – till date
Role -Virtualization/ Cloud Architect
Location - Minneapolis, MN
Currently working as a Cloud Architect at Bestbuy Headquarters based out in Minneapolis MN.
• Mapped workloads to the capabilities of Microsoft Azure for public, private and hybrid clouds.
• Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address
blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
• Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure VNets and
subnets.
• Designed VNets and subscriptions to conform to Azure Network Limits.
• Exposed Virtual machines and cloud services in the VNets to the Internet using Azure External Load Balancer.
• Provided high availability for IaaS VMs and PaaS role instances for access from other services in the VNet with
Azure Internal Load Balancer.
• Implemented high availability with Azure Classic and Azure Resource Manager deployment models.
• Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound access to network interfaces (NICs),
VMs and subnets.
• Reviewed workloads, system dependencies, business requirements and security requirements to optimize the
Azure subscriptions, VNet design, NSGs, routing, deployment model and resource groups.
• Designed choice architectures for IaaS VMs, PaaS role instances and SaaS applications appropriate for the
workloads (operating systems, applications, databases), transaction volumes, performance goals and security
concerns.
• Compute: Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Batch, RemoteApp
• Data & Storage: SQL Database, DocumentDB, Redis Cache, Storage (Blobs, Tables, Queues, Files and Disks)
• Networking: Virtual Network, ExpressRoute, Load Balancer, DNS, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway
• Identity & Access Management: Azure Active Directory, Azure Identity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Office and Developer Services: Visual Studio Online, Git, and Office 365
• Systems Management: Microsoft Azure preview portal, Scheduler, Automation
• Storage: Conducted capacity planning and architecture of Storage Accounts
• Led automation of Azure deployments utilizing PowerShell
• Architected automation of Azure Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups and access control rules
• Upgraded the VMware environment from version 5.5.0 update 2 to 6.0
• Deployed VROPs suite and created custom dashboards based on application requirements.
• Performed Hardware refresh for more than 600+ (HP,CISCO, UCS) ESXi host and migrated to Nutanix.
• Performed 2000+ P2V conversion from Legacy hardware (Older HP models like G1,G2…) to standard Nutanix
Hardware platform.
• Performed Nutanix Cluster upgrades from different NOS versions to 4.6.0.1
• Performed Nutanix Cluster destroy, cluster expansion to overcome capacity constraints to best fit organizational
needs.
• Performed one click hypervisor upgrade to maintain consistency within the environment.
• Performed NCC health checks to overcome issues and implement recommendations.
• Hands on experience of deploying VMs, creating and managing workflows through vRA (vRealize automation).
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3. • Redesigned the folder structure, revised the Roles and access rights to Virtual environment.
• Laying down various procedures for server builds (creation and use of templates) and upgrades for the site.
• Responsible for delivery management of projects to client and stakeholders. Act as the primary point of contact
for day-to-day client service requirements.
• Establish, maintain and update standard server configurations. Stays current with new and evolving technologies
via self-directed training. Follow established ITIL best practices.
• Managing offshore team. Project coordination and management. Collaborate with other teams to implement and
upgrade new systems or applications.
• Assist in IT security in incident discovery and resolution. Also with auditors with data gathering and finding
resolution.
• Server architect with new technology testing, recommendations, and integration.
• Participates in identifying improvement to enhance client services.
• Design, implements and maintains robust server processing infrastructures tailored to application and business
requirements through the use of multiple hardware technologies in a manner that is cost conscious while
satisfying all technological specifications and business needs. Used ITIL change management process
• Interface with different IT teams like Storage, network, applications…etc. Maintain technical knowledge within
area of expertise.
• Evaluate alternatives and makes recommendations of hardware and software to solve problems and improve
efficiency.
• Working with hardware vendor(s) (HP,CISCO UCS,Nutanix) and VMware for trouble shooting and fixing
hardware and software issues.
Client - Equifax Jul 2011 to Nov 2012
Role - Senior Systems Administrator
Location - Atlanta, GA
Worked as a System Administrator for Equifax INC to provide 24*7 RTS (Ready to support) for their infrastructure
operations
• Installation / Setup / Configuration of VMWare ESX Servers, and Infrastructure on IBM, HP and CISCO UCS
Servers
• Vmware Clustering, HA, Disaster recovery configuration. Planning, setup and configuration of Virtual Machines,
Virtual machine configuration changes. Use of VIC for Virtual machines monitoring and troubleshooting
• Backup of Enterprise data using veritas net backup utility. Data restoration as per user requests. Setup of backup
and media policies, scheduling of backup and related tasks. Tape library related tasks, diagnosis, firmware
upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Print Server: Print Server management, Install & configure printers, publish in Active Directory, maintaining
configuration details.
• Developed a disaster recovery plan and step by step run book for the department.
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4. • Data Migration from one server to another server using ROBOCOPY or Microsoft Sync Toy tool and maintaining
same ACLs.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions.
• System & Security operations: Servers Hardening, patch management, offsite backup policy, BCP/DR
considerations, event log analysis, etc.
• Configure, manage and maintain HP SIM Server to monitor physical and virtual environment.
• Interacting with customers for their requirement, and troubleshooting issues. Collaborate with other teams to
implement and upgrade new systems or applications. Microsoft cluster installation and management.
Client - GE Security Jan 2007 to Jul 2011
Role - Systems Engineer
Location - EMEA Region, Mumbai
I had been working as a Systems Engineer for GE Security at TCS offshore and onsite. The project includes
setup, administration, monitoring and RTS services of ten major sites in Europe, US and Australia for Windows
Servers (Wintel), VMWare Servers. Six sites with relatively less user strength for Virtual infrastructure.
Support activities include setup, install, configure vmware servers, Design, installation, configuration, monitoring
and administration of Windows and VMware Infrastructure.
• Installation / Setup / Configuration of VMWare ESX Servers, and Infrastructure on IBM, HP, Servers.
• Installation /Setup / Configuration of Virtual Servers using Microsoft Hyper –V on HP Blade Servers.
• Backup of Enterprise data using veritas net backup utility, HP Data Protector. Data restoration as per user
requests. Setup of backup and media policies, scheduling of backup and related tasks. Tape library related tasks,
diagnosis, firmware upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Reviews and deploys Windows service packs, Windows updates (SCCM), hot fix, system updates, and vendor-
supplied patches according to best practices. Performs file system management.
• Server consolidation tasks include Physical to Virtual and Virtual to Virtual migration of production servers.
• Print Server: Print Server management, Install & configure printers, publish in Active Directory, maintaining
configuration details.
• Data Migration from one server to another server using ROBOCOPY or Microsoft Sync Toy tool and maintaining
same ACLs.
• Configure ILO, IMM, HP Virtual Connect, Onboard Administrator.
• 3rd party vendor coordination.
• Active Directory/DNS/DHCP Administration.
• System & Security operations: Servers Hardening, Patch Management, Windows updates.
• Ensures that servers comply with established polices, standards, and configuration guidelines.
• Configuration, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, issue remediation, system upgrades and integration of all
production and test servers. Periodic or scheduled after hours support for infrastructure servers.
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5. COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems :Windows-2003/2008/2012, Linux, & VMware ESXi(3.5 to 5.5), HP UX, WAFS, NOS
(3.0,3.1,3.1.2,3.5.2,4.0,4.1.2).
Languages : VBscript, SQL, COBOL, C, PowerShell
VMware : VMware 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5,6.0
Active Directory : Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows 2012
Internet & Email : Microsoft Exchange server, Lotus Notes
Software : Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Hardware : HP Blade/ Standalone Servers (G1…
G7), Dell, IBM X Series, Cisco devices (UCS), SAN, Miscellaneous PC hardware, IDE HDD,
SCSI devices, EMC Clarrion VTL, Storage TEK (STK L180) Tape Libraries, Nutanix
(NX2000,3000,3050,6000,6050, 9000)
Db’s and backup : MS.SQL, Oracle, Backup Exec, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
Networking : Ethernet 802.3, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, ARP, FTP, Telnet
Other Skills : Organizing and training staff, prioritizing and handling, multiple projects or activities, planning
and program direction, evaluating programs. Development and delivery of Oral presentations.
Work independently and in team. Adaptable to Changing environment and technologies. Problem
solving, diagnostics and analysis skills. VMware (Hypervisor, DRS, HA, P2V), TCP/IP design
and troubleshooting skills. Excellent business communication skills, excellent technical writing
skills, Create and maintain system topology maps and both customer and technical operational
documentation. Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Hyper-V, McAfee...etc.
Tools :HP SIM, VERITAS backup, Symantec Antivirus, MacAfee, HP Data Protector, CA Brightstor
Arc Server backup, vRanger PRO, Tidal Enterprise Schedular, vCOPS/vROPS, vRA, vRanger
PRO, Plaitspin Converter, VMWare converter, RV TOOLs, Pinginfo view, VEEAM Backup,
FASTSCP.
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6. COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems :Windows-2003/2008/2012, Linux, & VMware ESXi(3.5 to 5.5), HP UX, WAFS, NOS
(3.0,3.1,3.1.2,3.5.2,4.0,4.1.2).
Languages : VBscript, SQL, COBOL, C, PowerShell
VMware : VMware 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5,6.0
Active Directory : Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows 2012
Internet & Email : Microsoft Exchange server, Lotus Notes
Software : Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Hardware : HP Blade/ Standalone Servers (G1…
G7), Dell, IBM X Series, Cisco devices (UCS), SAN, Miscellaneous PC hardware, IDE HDD,
SCSI devices, EMC Clarrion VTL, Storage TEK (STK L180) Tape Libraries, Nutanix
(NX2000,3000,3050,6000,6050, 9000)
Db’s and backup : MS.SQL, Oracle, Backup Exec, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
Networking : Ethernet 802.3, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, ARP, FTP, Telnet
Other Skills : Organizing and training staff, prioritizing and handling, multiple projects or activities, planning
and program direction, evaluating programs. Development and delivery of Oral presentations.
Work independently and in team. Adaptable to Changing environment and technologies. Problem
solving, diagnostics and analysis skills. VMware (Hypervisor, DRS, HA, P2V), TCP/IP design
and troubleshooting skills. Excellent business communication skills, excellent technical writing
skills, Create and maintain system topology maps and both customer and technical operational
documentation. Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Hyper-V, McAfee...etc.
Tools :HP SIM, VERITAS backup, Symantec Antivirus, MacAfee, HP Data Protector, CA Brightstor
Arc Server backup, vRanger PRO, Tidal Enterprise Schedular, vCOPS/vROPS, vRA, vRanger
PRO, Plaitspin Converter, VMWare converter, RV TOOLs, Pinginfo view, VEEAM Backup,
FASTSCP.
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