Windows ADS (with Windows Server, VMWare) Lead

Lead System Administrator

Overall 10+ years of experience as a Lead, working with Onsite/Offshore Teams with the following technologies:
Experience working with Active Directory Services Design, Upgrade, Migration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting Windows Server Platform (2003/08/12) Installation, Administration Expertise in managing VMware Environments (Including VCenter, VMotion) Proficient MS tools SCCM, SCOM and possibly some experience in MS Exchange, Citrix, SharePoint, IIS and Windows Tools/ Apps
Requirement Detail:
Experience and Expertise on Windows 2008 r2, 2012 Network services – Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, RAS, Group Policies, FTP & SFTP etc. Good Understanding of virtualization technology (Hyper-V and VMware) Overall knowledge and understanding on DC's, physical hardware placements, racking, cabling etc. Experience on VMware ESX 3.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 vSphere would be preferable. Experience in P2V, vMotion and VMware vCenter administration. Good hands on Experience in diagnostics & troubleshooting of ESX server environment. Good understanding of HA and DRS environment. Experience in performance tuning of VMware servers and Virtual sessions and management of servers resources between virtual machines. Knowledge of monitoring tools like Solarwinds, NetCool Knowledge of Patch management using tools like WSUS, SCCM Knowledge of ITSM and ITIL frameworks – Change Management, Incident and Problem Management. Participated in Root Cause Analysis. Exposure to ServiceNow ticketing tool. Excellent in PowerShell scripting and task automation work with measurable outputs and operational efficiencies Good at dealing with hardware and OEM vendors for support and troubleshooting purpose for H/W break fix and large platform/server upgrades/migration is required Good at dealing and coordinating with multiple teams/stakeholders within the support structure, in order to run the daily operations smoothly Excellent written & spoken communication skills with very good customer facing and stakeholder management skills at a multi geography level is must Sr System administrator capable of handling team in both offshore and onsite model Capable to deliver the 24x7 support model for Server infrastructure Technically strong and capable in designing the complex server infrastructure Excellent communication and presentation skill Should have knowledge in multiple operating systems (Windows, Unix, VMware ) and good skill in the Server, storage platform Should be able to lead the team and capable to do the capacity and problem management
Key Skills: Active Directory Services Design, Upgrade, Migration, Maintenance and Troubleshooting Windows Server Platform (2003/08/12) Installation, Administration Expertise in managing VMware Environments (Including VCenter, VMotion)