Windows, AD and VMware professional

JOB DESCRIPTION: Windows, AD and VMware professionalRole: -Windows, AD and VMware professional Level & Grade: -4C Location: -All Experience: -7- 9 years Key Competencies -Windows, AD and VMware professional Shift: -24*7Job Summary:Job Responsibilities: Ensures that assigned infrastructure at the client site is configured, installed, tested, and operational Performs necessary checks, apply monitoring tools and respond to alerts Identifies problems and errors prior to or when it occurs and log all such incidents in a timely manner with the required level of detail Assists in analyzing, assigning, and escalating support calls Investigates third line support calls assigned and identify the root cause of incidents and problems Reports and escalates issues to 3rd party vendors if necessary Provides onsite technical support to clients and provide field engineering services to clients Conducts a monthly random review of incidents and service requests, analyze and recommend improvement in quality Proactively identifies opportunities for work optimization including opportunities for automation of work May manage and implement projects within technology domain, delivering effectively and promptly per client agreed upon requirements and timelines May work on implementing and delivering Disaster Recovery functions and tests Installation , Troubleshooting and configuration of Windows/Linux based operating systems & Patch management. Managing data backup and recovery. Configure & Troubleshooting of TCP/IP settings & connectivity problems for client computers and add them to domain. Exposure in Active Directory user creation & deletion AD Domain controller migration 2008 to 2019. Managing Active Directory and Group Policies. Active Directory implementation and Administration. Active Directory Backup and Restoration. Experienced in DCPROMO process and configuring OU structure, Global Catalog server, directory services. DNS administrations and troubleshooting skill Working on Active Directory replication, GPOs and FSMO roles. Creating new group policies as per the Customer request, User Management including Adding, Deleting, Modifying, Assigning Rights to the User accounts. Provide systematic RCA and problem management for P1 and reoccurring issuesPowerShell knowledge at intermediate/advance level Develop and maintain scripted and automated tools for management of the Windows physical and virtual environments. Installation & Configuration of VMware ESXi host & vCenter. Virtualization project SOW preparation. Execution of project. Find RCA & solution for repeated & escalated issues. Managing and troubleshooting HA and DRS environment. Managing and troubleshooting on VMware vMotion, Storage vMotion, High Availability, DRS Deploy virtual machines, use clones, snapshots, templates Managing and troubleshooting standard switch & distributed virtual switch. Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots Troubleshooting with the help of VMware Logs & vCenter logs Troubleshooting on VMware performance issue with commands Troubleshooting experience on vCenter performance counter Excellent knowledge of Hyper-V and System center Installation and Configuring Virtual Machines for Server Consolidation and HA Managing and troubleshooting Hyper V cluster issues. Managing and troubleshooting on Hyper-V Replication Create VM s, V-disk s and install guest OS Configure and Manage Virtual Networks Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots Troubleshooting complex Hyper-V production issues Configuring and managing virtualization hosts, networking, and storage resources. Maintain and manage Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019 infrastructure including high-availability Microsoft Hyper-V. Maintain and manage SAN hardware and storage. Ability to design robust processes for complex problemsMinimum requirements (Education Qualification & Work Experience): Knows ITIL concepts and can apply them effectively. Must be independent, organized, self-motivated, responsible, and able to complete tasks with little or no supervision. The ability to perform deep dive analysis of issues and be able to quickly resolve complex problems. Experience defining and executing Disaster Recovery and Business Contingency Plans. PS Automation skill and any hands-on experience on real time project. ADFS knowledge NTFS security, disk quota management. ADFS administration and management DFS management and troubleshooting skill Good experience in Installation, configuring & troubleshooting of MS Outlook 2007/10/13/16 or Outlook Express, Office 365 , Taking Regular data & mail backup of MS outlook (PST files). Work experience on VMware ESXi 5.X, 6.X & 7.0 environment Experience automating tasks with scripting and programming languages such as PowerShellKnowledge and work experience on below Azure infrastructure technology. Knowledge of System Center 2012,2016,2019 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience. Certifications relevant to the services provided (certifications carry additional weightage on a candidate’s qualification for the role) MCITP. MCSA. ITIL Foundation. Cloud Certification if any.Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of Banking, Travel and Healthcare industries, their regulations and laws Ability to plan activities and projects well in advance, and takes into account possible changing circumstances. Hands on IT experience with Windows Server, Exchange Server, Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, Certificate Authority and more. Ability to Script Working knowledge and understanding of Mimecast Email Security. Working knowledge and understanding Microsoft Identity Manager. Acts as the main interface between IT, project stakeholders, and end users Provides technical support and guidance to various stakeholders, including business executives, IT admins, and end users in implementing messaging-based business processes-Answers end user questions relating to Exchange Server, specifically supporting the implementation of new deployments, migration strategies and troubleshooting problems that may occur in the deployment.