Venkata Ramana

Azure Infrastructure Specialist & Microsoft Certified Administrator (AZ-104) with over 14 years of extensive experience managing complex, large-scale hybrid cloud environments exceeding 3,000 servers. Orchestrates end-to-end Azure IaaS operations, Windows Server administration, and VMware virtualization to drive enterprise-level digital transformation and infrastructure stability. Expertly spearheading large-scale cloud migration projects, implements PowerShell automation to streamline operations, optimize resource costs, and improve system reliability across global environments.

Consultant at HCL Technology (2021-08 – 2025-05)

Migration of On-premises Workloads to Azure cloud based on the client requirements for Multi Business units. Orchestrated operational support for 2,000+ critical Azure resources and administered Azure AD for 500+ enterprise users within a complex hybrid cloud environment.

• Migration of On-premises Workloads to Azure cloud based on client requirements for Multi Business units
• Migrating/copy of the data between the regions using the AZCopy or Storage explorer
• Planning & designing servers for Azure site recovery in Azure and implementing the Disaster recovery phases for Application/VMS
• Designed and configuring the Azure Virtual Networks, subnets, Azure network settings
• Orchestrated operational support for 2,000+ critical Azure resources and administered Azure AD for 500+ enterprise users
• Migrating the required Production servers to Availability Zones as part of High availability of Application
• Spearheaded the cloud migration of 200+ on-premises systems utilizing VMware-based P2V methods integrated with Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery
• Optimized Azure VM performance to deliver a 15% reduction in monthly resource costs while maintaining 95% SLA compliance
• Directed enterprise-wide OS upgrades from Windows Server 2012 to 2019/2022
• Stabilized global environments by performing advanced root-cause analysis (RCA) of system crashes via memory dump diagnostics
• Achieved a 30% reduction in incident resolution time by engineering PowerShell automation and Azure Monitor workflows

Senior System Administrator at ARK Infotech Spectrum (2019-01 – 2020-05)

System administration and infrastructure management with focus on Windows Server environments, virtualization, and patching operations.

• Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012
• Performing OS in-place up-gradations (Windows 2012 to 2019 or 22)
• Building, upgrading, retirement of virtual and Physical Servers
• Responsible for P1, P2 incidents and resolving within SLA
• Unexpected reboot investigation and Memory dump analysis
• Experience in the P2V and V2V migration of Physical servers to Virtual Machines
• Familiar with the upgrade paths for ESX/ESXi Host servers/Virtual Center Server
• Remote server administration by using RSA/ILO/DRAC
• Performing Patching Activity using Shavlik, BigFix, WSUS
• Managed daily servers health check using automation scripts
• Monitoring system performance and diagnosed software/hardware problems with performance monitor and PAL Tool
• Ensured full and incremental data backups were successful; performed data restore for users as needed
• Coordinated with other teams to support network hardware and storage hardware (SAN, DAS, NAS systems)
• Creating and Managing Virtual machines. Provisioning of Virtual Machines (VMs) using templates
• Coordinating and supporting with onshore team (US team) for any server crash or any hardware changes
• Providing Operating System support to more than 3,000 servers (physical and virtual)

Senior System Administrator at Launch IT Consulting (2017-01 – 2018-12)

System Administrator at CSC India (2013-01 – 2017-12)

System Administrator at Magna InfoTech (Deputed to IBM) (2010-01 – 2013-12)

System Administrator at ProArch IT Solutions (2007-01 – 2009-12)

Technical Support at Vasavi College of Engineering (2001-01 – 2007-12)

Master of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology

Bachelor of Science in Computers – Avanthi Degree College