Senior Network Specialist
HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G.
Total years of experience :22 years, 0 Months
• Working as Team Lead, Responsible for strategic & technical expertise/support and guideline to Server Management Team.
• Microsoft Specialist, Handling all Windows Servers Infrastructure and related services.
• Expertly Managing/Administrating VMware virtualization environment.
• Handing Day to day activities related to Active Directory, MS Exchange and Acronis/Data Protector.
• Provide appropriate in time support and advice to resolve second and Third level problems to servers, services and resident 3rd-party vendor software.
• Manage/Monitor server infrastructure in Production, Backup and DR are running appropriately. Track server activity, System upgrades or server fixes, software updates work must be completed in time. Handling all server hardware installations, management and routine maintenance.
• Managing HP Enterprise Virtual Storage 6000, Creating Array, Disk Groups, Virtual Disk & Presenting disks.
• Forecasting of the new hardware / software requirements and its implementations.
• Review and evaluate emerging technologies, operating systems, services. Planning of IT budget, coordinate with vendors, Create RFP’s evaluate proposals and ensure all project deliverables are completed in time.
• Documenting Policies, Procedures and best practices.
• Setup of backup and replication severs at Disaster recovery center for Business Continuity.
• Network Monitoring & Management for the whole OIB Infrastructure.
• Simulation and documentation of Disaster Recovery Scenarios.
• Ensuring IT Audit compliance.
• Managing server high availability through windows Clustering service
• Managing Network Load Balancing (NLB) using Microsoft NLM manager.
• Managing crisis situations, this may involve complex technical hardware or software problems. Escalate issues to specific vendor to resolve issue in time
• Meeting with the customer and understand their requirement and execute it with into the project.
• Managing SLAs of High Profile Clients (Corporates/Govt. Ministries).
• Understand and follow the principal company’s directions for Designing & Implementation of solution to achieve Customer Satisfactions and escalate critical cases whenever required.
• Manage the support team and keep them up to date with latest technologies.
• Designing & Implementing Windows Domains Infrastructure, Tec edits & Site Survey.
• Designing & Implementing High Availability Solutions.
• Take the responsibility of Projects and their respective deliverable and finish it off under the timeline by preserving customers’ requirement as per SOW, Documentation and Handover.
• Pre-Sales support for HP/Microsoft Products.
• Usage of HP business tools, HP ITRC, HP CSN & HP SBW Configurator.
• Proven expertise in HP ProLiant Server hardware, Clustering solutions using MSA/EVA, Enterprise System Management using HP System Insight Manager.
• Organize the training for the customer and handed over the Implementation.
• Providing the Consultancy to the client for the best possible solution for their Infrastructure according to their budget.
• Manage the overall network locally as well as remotely.
• Handling routers (1720, 2503 series).
• Handling switches (catalyst 1900 and 2950 series).
• Configuring ISDN with DDR, Inter VLANs Routing.
• Managing Active Directory, File server, WSUS, SMS2003.
• Managing user accounts and profiles, troubleshooting of day today network problems, rights and permission.
• Deploying security Windows Patches, Manage Antivirus
• Migration of Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
• Managing Exchange server 2003
• Group Policies, Login scripts, Screen savers, Assigning and supporting network drives.
• Visiting frequently to manage branches in Pune and Bangalore
• Maintain the Database of Rajasthan State Sugar Mill Sri Ganganagar. Worked in windows 2000/XP Environment.
• PC level troubleshooting and Solving Hardware related problems.
• Configured & Managing of Network Printers.
• Handled data operator work and maintenance of computers.
• Data Backup and restore was the major responsibility.
• Maintain Network of different clients.
• Troubleshooting of day today network problems.