موهان كومار

Led end-to-end IT infrastructure and data centre transformation programs for a major Abu Dhabi government energy entity, driving modernization, scalability, and regulatory compliance. Directed a large-scale multi-cloud migration while implementing enterprise-wide disaster recovery (DR) automation and business continuity (BCP) strategies to strengthen resilience and minimize downtime. Managed the secure IT asset lifecycle, including structured decommissioning, compliance enforcement, and audit-ready documentation. Collaborated with stakeholders, contractors, and cross-functional teams to align governance frameworks, project deliverables, and reporting requirements. Ensured seamless execution, operational stability, and strategic alignment with corporate objectives, industry best practices, and regulatory standards

Cloud Migration Program (Multi-Cloud Strategy):

Directed end-to-end lifecycle of large-scale IT infrastructure and information security programs — from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closure — delivering transformation initiatives across multi-cloud migration, DR/BCP automation, and data center modernization aligned with business, regulatory, and cybersecurity objectives.

Orchestrated end-to-end DR testing for vital applications, ensuring seamless integration of replication tools and automation platforms, resulting in a 25% reduction in recovery time.

Orchestrated end-to-end DR testing to validate system resilience and compliance with recovery objectives and executed seamless migration of business-critical user file shares from On-Prem to Azure File Share, minimizing downtime and ensuring data integrity.

Overseeing the decommissioning of IT assets by ensuring the secure, efficient, and compliant retirement of hardware, software, and data involves a structured decommissioning approach to manage the process, including asset identification, data sanitization, hardware disposal, and documentation for audit and compliance purposes, aligned with asset lifecycle management and ITIL service management practices...

Delivered mission-critical IT infrastructure programs for a Defense sector environment by integrating cloud engineering, DR/BCP design, automation, and security-aligned architecture. Established project scope, governance models, and risk controls, leading cross-functional teams from initiation through execution. Oversaw the design and deployment of cloud-based DR and Business Continuity environments, ensuring compliance, high availability, and operational readiness. Collaborated closely with construction management teams and contractors to meet technical requirements, reporting milestones, and delivery timelines.

Defined comprehensive project scope and objectives, established cross-functional project teams, and conducted formal project initiation and kick-off sessions in alignment with stakeholder expectations.

Led end-to-end project estimation, detailed project scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of infrastructure and operational initiatives.

Directed cloud-hosted DR and BC strategy development, implementation, and validation to ensure compliance, high availability, and minimal downtime.

Directed infrastructure optimization by standardizing tools, automating workflows, and implementing risk mitigation strategies to enhance operational efficiency, service resilience, and recovery capabilities while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and promoting operational excellence.

Delivered enterprise-grade IT solutions by leading data center modernization, hybrid-cloud integration, and infrastructure upgrade projects. Designed scalable and resilient architecture across servers, storage, virtualization, and end-user computing. Developed HLD/LLD designs and governance documentation, managed technical escalations to maintain SLA compliance, and strengthened vendor partnerships to optimize cost, quality, and security alignment.

Ensured adherence to SLA commitments by maintaining advanced technical competent in server and storage support, including escalation management for Fujitsu G infrastructure services.

Led the planning, design, and implementation of enterprise, mid-market, and SMB data center solutions, ensuring scalability, high availability, and alignment with business objectives.

Collaborated with clients to capture business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and design solutions leveraging established architecture standards and emerging technology trends.

Produced comprehensive architectural documentation, including Business Analysis reports, High-Level Design (HLD), and Low-Level Design (LLD) artifacts, to support implementation and governance.

Built and maintained strategic vendor partnerships, negotiating contracts to maximize service quality, ensuring technology alignment, and reducing operational costs.

Designed distributed systems architectures encompassing servers, storage platforms, and end-user computing environments to optimize performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.

As IT Technical Specialist / Client Engineering Consultant at HCL, delivered infrastructure modernization, cloud adoption, and virtualization projects, leading solution design, vendor management, and governance to optimize performance, enhance reliability, and align IT operations with strategic business objective.

Delivered strategic consultation on IT infrastructure, mobile device management, data Centre virtualization, and cloud adoption to meet business objectives.

Managed daily activities of the Infrastructure Solutions Design team, ensuring timely and high-quality solution delivery.

Directed vendor and partner engagement for infrastructure components, ensuring cost-effective and reliable solutions.

Directed enterprise IT operations, data Center, and end-user computing for a leading Australian energy provider, architecting cloud and security solutions that delivered 98%+ availability, compliance, and resilience.
Led the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of IBM, Dell, HP, and Cisco UCS blade servers, enterprise routers, PIX firewalls, wireless access points, and NetApp FAS storage systems.

Engineered and implemented Cisco UCS-based cloud infrastructure, including data Centre setup, racking and stacking 50+ Cisco UCS 5100 series servers, fabric interconnects, and NetApp 2200 series storage arrays.

Administered enterprise backup and endpoint security solutions including Symantec Backup Exec, CA Arcserve, Acronis, Symantec Endpoint Protection, McAfee Endpoint Security, Sophos, and BitLocker encryption.

Configured and managed advanced network and security tools such as Cisco Firepower Management Centre, Bluecoat spam/AV filtering, What’s Up Gold, Wireshark, SolarWinds, and ManageEngine.

Diagnosed and resolved end-user technical issues, prioritized business technology requirements, and executed rapid response troubleshooting for network incidents and emergencies.

Achieved 98%+ infrastructure uptime—surpassing internal SLA targets—through innovative architecture design and robust implementation

Supporting Production Data Centre and Staging Data Center mainly focused on supporting high network clients
and leading service providers by using the latest technologies and industry best practices according to their
business requirements. Supporting high-end customer’s Network Infrastructure, Mobility administration, Server
implementation & administration, and large-scale PC deployment by using deployment tools like Symantec Ghost
& Acronis, Opera PMS & Micro POS. Proficient in managing Infrastructure Projects in the virtual environment.
Expertise in handling Datacentre projects including virtualization of IBM p-Series and x-Series servers, Cisco UCS B
and C Series servers. Experience in typical crisis issues in Server Builds, Datacentre migration, and LAN
implementation and network solution delivery projects.
Highlights:
• Directed UCS Project for SingTel, Singapore (Asia’s leading Telecommunications Provider); implemented Cisco
UCS Servers for Cloud Computing spanning set up of Datacentres.
• Led project management & delivery of concurrent multiple/complex Middleware Infrastructure projects with
a budget ranging from S$50K - S$ 700K.