Mahender Kante
Evere
Summary
Dynamic professional with expertise in cloud solutions and infrastructure engineering, honed at PwC UK. Proven analytical skills and a strong customer focus led to successful migrations and enhanced system performance. Adept at training and mentoring teams, fostering collaboration, and delivering high-quality results in complex environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Active Directory SME for the Client AG Insurance
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current
- As part of Active Directory improvements, removed Kerberos Unconstrained Delegation was removed for over 1,000 service accounts.
- As part of ADFS Phaseout project Single Sign-On was successfully configured for multiple applications.
Migration Architect ,BNPP Paribas Fortis
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Led the migration of on-premises applications to IBM Kubernetes, ensuring seamless transition and optimal performance in a cloud-native environment.
- Authored and designed high-level design (HLD) documents for the migration process, providing structured guidance and architectural clarity.
- Acted as a key liaison between the Scrum Master, developers, infrastructure team, application squad, release, and operations teams, facilitating collaboration and coordination throughout the project lifecycle until the application launch.
- Proactively managed risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution, maintaining project stability, and documenting key knowledge management system (KMS) resources to support long-term efficiency.
- Provided strategic project reporting to key stakeholder groups, delivering insightful updates on progress, challenges, and success metrics to drive informed decision-making.
Infrastructure Engineer for the Client PwC UK
Tata Consultancy Services
06.2014 - 02.2022
- · Architected, designed, and implemented cloud solutions to host complex application workloads on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability.
- · Developed and maintained technical documentation, including architecture recommendations, advanced high-level design (AHLD), detailed design documents, and runbooks to support seamless deployment and operations.
- · Configured and managed authentication and security features, such as Single Sign-On (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Azure RBAC, security monitoring, alerts, device registration, and Azure Kubernetes to enhance security posture and operational efficiency.
- · Built, maintained, and troubleshot Microsoft Windows servers (2008/2012/2016/2019) using HP Smart Start, array configurations, firmware updates, PSP deployment, and server monitoring for optimal performance.
- · Coordinated with vendors including HP, Microsoft, McAfee, and VMware to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring smooth operations across infrastructure components.
- · Administered, monitored, and configured Active Directory Group Policies (GP), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) servers to enhance enterprise management and automation
Lead Infra Engineer for the Clients GM and Kraft
Mphasis An HP
06.2009 - 06.2014
- Designed and implemented VMware infrastructure, including a new data center, cluster, vCenter, and resource pool, leveraging HP DL & BL servers, C7000 Enclosures with Flex-10 modules, and Dell Power Edge servers to enhance scalability and performance.
- Delivered comprehensive 24x7x365 support for a large-scale VMware environment, managing over 200+ ESX servers and 3,000+ virtual machines to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal system performance.
Sr. System Administrator
Citi Technology Services
09.2007 - 06.2009
- · Provided technical support and maintenance for Citibank's Windows and VMware server infrastructure, ensuring system reliability and performance.
- · Executed physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migrations, performed OS and firmware upgrades, configured IIS and terminal services (TS), and built ESX 3.5 servers to optimize server efficiency.
- · Experienced in Incident, Change, and Problem Management, effectively identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving system issues while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Education
Bachelor of Technical Education
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad,IndiaSkills
- Strong analytical skills
- Training and mentoring
- Expertise in subject matter
- Customer focus
Certification
AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solution.
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure administrator.
VMware Certified Professional.
Microsoft certified System Administrator.
Timeline
Active Directory SME for the Client AG Insurance
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current
Migration Architect ,BNPP Paribas Fortis
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2022 - 01.2024
Infrastructure Engineer for the Client PwC UK
Tata Consultancy Services
06.2014 - 02.2022
Lead Infra Engineer for the Clients GM and Kraft
Mphasis An HP
06.2009 - 06.2014
Sr. System Administrator
Citi Technology Services
09.2007 - 06.2009
Bachelor of Technical Education
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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