With over 18 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and supporting robust IT infrastructures, I deliver enterprise-grade solutions tailored for companies requiring a Senior systems administrator on a contract basis.
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## Core Expertise
- Infrastructure Design & Deployment
• Windows Server (2008–2022) installation, configuration, migrations
• Active Directory, Group Policy, Entra ID
• Data Center infrastructure
- Virtualization & Cloud
• Citrix DaaS / Virtual Apps & Desktops on Azure and on-prem
• VMware vSphere (5.5–7.0), Nutanix AHV, Microsoft Hyper-V
• Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS / AVD architecture, FSLogix, Blob Storage, Networking
- Security & Compliance
• PCI DSS, HIPAA, CIS Benchmarks hardening
• Defender for Servers, Endpoint Protection, CIS policies
• RBAC, NSGs, Azure Site Recovery
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Veeam, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery
• DR planning, testing, and failover orchestration
- Automation & ITSM
• PowerShell scripting, automation frameworks
• ServiceNow, Ivanti Service Manager, ConnectWise, SCCM, Intune
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## Services Offered
1. **Infrastructure Assessments & Health Checks**
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, stability improvements
• Gap analysis against best practices and compliance standards
2. **Architecture & Deployment**
• End-to-end IT infrastructure
3. **Security Hardening & Compliance**
• Active Directory and server hardening (CIS policy implementation)
• Ongoing vulnerability management and remediation workflows
4. **Backup & DR Strategy**
• Tailored Veeam and Azure Backup solutions
• Disaster recovery playbooks and periodic failover testing
5. **Ongoing Administration & Support**
• Incident, problem, and change management aligned with ITIL
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## Engagement Models
- Short-term assessments and fixes
- Project-based deployments
- Retainer for ongoing managed services
- On-demand support blocks
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