Vanessa Mary 1
Vanessa Mary 1
Vanessa Mary 1
Professional Summary
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
IBM – (REMOTE)
AUGUST 2018 – PRESENT
SENIOR AZURE ARCHITECT
Worked on data integrity and queries execution efficiency applying knowledge of Azure
Databricks
Managing and leading the team of software developers worked on the high-profile internal web
application resulting in a delivery of products updates on time without any budget losses
Revamping UI, UX and overall design aesthetic of the mission-critical online service.
Reviewing the quality of code for the high-profile internal web application ensuring compliancy
with the company coding standards
Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) for queries and extracting data
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Understanding of ITIL framework, workflows, and integration
Strong familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle
Maintain and Support Windows servers and applications
Detailed understanding of Azure database offerings [ Relational, NoSQL, Datawarehouse ]
Deep familiarity with Azure Security Services [ Azure Active Directory, RBAC, KeyVault,
ADFS]
Architecture and Implementation experience with medium to complex on-prem to Azure
migrations
Strong experience with the Developer studio and developing Escalations, Filters, Workflows
Coordinate with other technical teams for the migration and patching activities
Collaborate with business users in understanding and developing the enhancement requests
Basic knowledge of cost drivers associated with OSS systems deployment and operations with
the ability to develop simple business cases for projects
Expert with Azure Automation [ Powershell, Azure Resource Manager Templates,
Terraform ]
Working knowledge of containers ( Docker, Azure, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with AWS IAAS, PAAS and Network offering
Implementation experience with Data Lakes and Business Intelligence tools in Azure
Database/Application health and performance monitoring experience using services such as OMS
and application insight
Drive the deployment of customers’ workloads into Azure and increase their consumption of
the platform by providing architecture and deployment guidance, supporting development of the
customers’ cloud adoption model, and providing appropriate recommendations to overcome
blockers
Working experience with Azure, AWS
Understanding and exposure to troubleshooting , configuring Azure VM’s and other services
like Azure Data factory, Azure Data Lake
Knowledge of networking engineering, including DNS, Active Directory, firewalls, load
balancers, etc
Built automation routines leveraging Azure leveraging ARM templates, powershell scripts,
ADF, Azure functions and Azure Batch
WWT – (REMOTE)
JANUARY 2017 - JULY 2018
SENIOR AZURE CLOUD SUPPORT ENGINEER
Setup Azure Virtual Appliances (VMs) to meet security requirements as software based
appliance functions (firewall, WAN optimization and intrusion detections).
Utilized NSGs for layer 4 Access Control List (ACLs) for incoming and outgoing packets.
Used firewall appliance where requirements call for layer 7 security models.
Leveraged VNET system routes and underlying route table that holds Local VNet Rules, On-
premise Rules, Internet Rules and IP Forwarding as design basis.
Designed User Defined Routes with custom route tables for specific cases to force tunnelling to
the Internet via On-premise network and control use of virtual appliances in the customer's Azure
environment.
Associated routes with Virtual networks via the route table per relationship constraints.
Managed IP Forwarding for VMs and role instances acting as virtual appliances.
Responsible for creating the detailed field mapping (data mapping) documentation, that
serves as the basis for service exchanges
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Responsible for the technical development (coding) of the solution in the account environment
Coordinates implementation of new installations, designs, and migrations for technology
solutions in the service exchange domain internally
Creating and maintaining technical documentation with respect to system design
Advanced analysis and troubleshooting
Develop estimates and manage all aspects of the build including design, development, testing,
quality assurance, User Acceptance testing and migration to production and source code
management
Smart IT-service management tool front end, My IT-self-service portal
Updates to the Product Catalogue
Can work independently to troubleshoot and resolve user issues (connection, profiles, local
installation)
Basic database administration using SQL Server or Oracle
Responsible for maintenance and monitoring of production/test/dev systems running on MS
Azure
Azure infrastructure enterprise level projects that design and deploy cloud
Experience running Cassandra on AWS/Private cloud for development
Experience in system center, Azure Monitoring, Azure Application Insights, Operation
Management Suite
Proven understanding of Security & Backup methodologies
Deep technical experience in one or more of the following areas: Software design or
development, Cloud Application Design, Mobility
Extensive development experience in .NET and Azure
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Compliance to all existing processes, policies and standards in the delivery of work & Providing
training to support and maintenance resources & fellow developers
Performing in-depth investigation and debugging of high priority production bugs
Experience with data analytics
Expert level hands on experience with Azure IAAS [ Red Hat Linux, Storage, Windows ] and
PAAS [ App Service, Functions ]
Experience with Continuous Delivery/Integration / adoption of DevOps practices
Cloud Architecture and Development Experience
Solid understanding of source control and change management
Strong understanding of relational databases
Builds productive relationships with a focus on cooperation & teamwork
Configuration of the Change, Incident, Problem, Service Level, Request Management and
CMDB modules
Development expertise in Asset/Configuration Management DBs for Mainframe and
Distributed systems
Configure integration with ITSM Suite
Design/implement a disaster functionally to ensure DR functionality
Experience in solution consulting
Worked on Microsoft Azure (Public) Cloud to provide IaaS support to client. Create Virtual
Machines through Power Shell Script and Azure Portal.
Manage and Create Storage Account and Affinity Group in Azure Portal.
Capture an image of a Virtual Machine. Attaching a Disk to a Virtual Machine. Manage and
create Virtual Network and End Points in Azure Portal.
Deploying VM's, Storage, Network and Affinity Group through PowerShell Script.
Creating Storage Pool and Stripping of Disk for Azure Virtual Machines. Backup, Configure
and Restore Azure Virtual Machine using Azure Backup.
Taking Backup to cloud Storage Account using Cloudberry Cloud Storage Tools. Configure Site
to Site VPN Connectivity.
Configure Window Failover Cluster by creating Quorum for File sharing in Azure Cloud.
Convert existing Virtual Machine from Standard to Premium Storage Account. Patching and
Validating of Virtual Machine in Azure.
Monitor Azure Infrastructure through System Center Operation Manager (SCOM).
Coordinating with Microsoft for increasing subscription limit like- Core limit and Cloud Services.
Handling and Resolving Client's Issues remotely.
Client Interaction over the Phone or Emails to provide instant response. Extensively created
stored procedures, functions, Triggers, indexes and Views.
Applied Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to apply styles for the web-pages.
Experience with Atrium Orchestrator, Smart IT, and Smart Reporting
Programming Languages: JavaScript, Java, ASP etc
Testing Methodologies, creation and execution of test scripts
Working knowledge of IIS, SQL Server
Perform and deliver within tight deadline. Communicates effectively (verbal & written) with all
levels of business partner, peers.
Proactively monitor, provide recommendations, and implement changes to improve the quality
and efficiency of solutions developed
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Provide support telephonically and/or electronically
Experience with migration
Good experience related to Smart Reporting Administration and experience with
developing/customizing reports
Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, Azure network settings,
DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into
secure VNets and subnets.
Designed VNets and subscriptions to confirm to Azure Network Limits.
Exposed Virtual machines and cloud services in the VNets to the Internet using Azure External
Load Balancer .
Provided high availability for IaaS VMs and PaaS role instances for access from other
services in the VNet with Azure Internal Load Balancer.
Implemented high availability with Azure Classic and Azure Resource Manager deployment
models.
Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound access to network
interfaces (NICs), VMs and subnets.
Worked on escalated tasks related to interconnectivity issues and complex cloud-based identity
management and user authentication, service interruptions with Virtual Machines (their host
nodes) and associated virtual storage (Blobs, Tables, Queues).
Moderate and contribute to the support forums (specific to Azure Networking, Azure Virtual
Machines, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage ) for Microsoft Developers Network
including Partners and MVPs.
Provide consulting and cloud architecture for premier customers and internal projects running
on Microsoft Azure platform for high-availability of services, low operational costs.
Reporting to the Group Manager for technical escalations, analyse top-issues and top call drivers
for the week and provide action plans to streamline processes.
Handle escalated Support tickets till closure for MS Azure IaaS platform .
Exposed to working with various issue severities, engaging specialized teams, close deadlines.