RAMESH RAMALINGAM

Cognizant is a global IT services company that provides a wide range of services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operations. The company is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States.

• Experience in handling 500+ virtual machines in cloud (Windows Server and Linux) in highly available environments.
• Configured cloud infrastructure components like networking and security services on Public/Hybrid cloud.
• Orchestrated migration of critical applications to cloud, ensuring seamless transitions and minimal downtime for clients.
• Accomplished creation of YAML configuration files and facilitated container deployment using powerful Ansible tool.
• Implementing container orchestration with tools like Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.

• Deployed migration landing zone in Azure using Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Led technical team of migration consultants across IaaS and PaaS platforms.
• Collaborated with customers on migration and discovery workshops and documentation.
• Designed and orchestrated diverse Microsoft Azure solutions, encompassing wide array of technologies, including Microsoft products, open-source solutions, and database systems.
• Overseeing Migration Factory team and coordinating with third-party vendors.
• Collaborating in delivering post-migration support (Hypercare) to ensure seamless customer experiences.

• Troubleshoot and support issues related to performance, security, and capabilities of cloud-based solutions.
• Use Microsoft Azure Operational and Monitoring tools, including Azure Monitor, App Insights, and Log Analytics.
• Work on regular BAU tasks, such as incident management (IM), service requests (SR), change management (CM), and problem management (PM).

• Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure using Terraform code (IaC) and CI/CD pipeline.
• Skillfully identifying and choosing optimal cloud services that align with specific application requirements, ensuring efficient design and seamless deployment.
• Design and deploy dynamically scalable, available, fault-tolerant, and reliable applications on cloud.
• Migrate complex, multi-tier applications to cloud platforms.
• Oversee entire FinOps initiative within organization.
• Implement FinOps strategy, define cost optimization goals, and collaborate with other teams (e.g., IT, finance) to align cloud spending with business objectives.
• Manage a team of 20 members offshore and onsite.
• Handle client escalations and reporting.

• Spearheaded testing and deployment of cloud-based applications in close collaboration with software development teams.
• Overseeing cloud security measures, including implementation of security controls, continuous monitoring, and proactive response to security incidents.
• Monitoring and optimizing cloud performance by meticulously collecting and analyzing metrics and logs to ensure seamless and efficient cloud infrastructure operations.
• Efficiently managing cloud capacity through agile provisioning and de-provisioning of resources to align with the dynamic demands of business.

• Migrating Business-Critical Applications and Servers from client on premises to Cognizant cloud data center in Netherlands – Azure Cloud services.
• Analysing existing IT setup and providing Solutions and consulting for Migration.
• Creating Architectural diagram and preparing High-Level Design documents (HLD).
• Migration Plan – Risk Analysis – Client/Vendor coordination.

• Comparing Microsoft Security Baseline & National Cyber Security Centre Baselines and providing Reports to Security team
• Microsoft GPO Analysis Tool - Providing Best Practices and Recommendations wherever possible to ensure Security Guidelines are met.

• Migrating legacy applications from 2003 servers to 2008/2012 servers.
• Implementation and ongoing maintenance, security, and availability of Windows-based infrastructure.
• Create technical documents, such as high-level design (HLD), low-level design (LLD), runbook, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Building business-critical application servers in Windows – Test, UAT, Pre-Prod & Production servers.

• Providing L3/4 BAU technical support to both IT and enterprise customers 24*7 and WORLDWIDE Support for Citrix, VMware & Windows Servers.
• Worked on major severity and complex server issues (SEV1, 2,3,4) & RCA.
• Achieved 99.8% uptime for 1000+ Windows Servers.
• Rendering backup and restore services by deploying EMC Avamar.

• Installing and setting up VMware virtualisation infrastructure, including vSphere, ESXi hosts, and vCenter Server.
• Creating, managing, and monitoring virtual machines (VMs), including provisioning, cloning, and resizing as per requirements.
• Configuring and managing VMware features like High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT) to ensure availability and redundancy of critical VMs.
• Configuring and managing virtual networks, VLANs, vSwitches, and network policies to facilitate communication between VMs and outside network.
• Enforcing security best practices and compliance standards within virtualized environment.

• Handling 4000+ VMs Virtualisation IT Infrastructure across Globe.
• Providing L3/4 BAU VMware technical support.
• Worked on major severity and complex server issues (SEV1, 2,3,4) & RCA
• Capacity Planning & Forecasting future resource requirements and planning for future growth to maintain scalability.
• Developing scripts and automating repetitive tasks using PowerCLI or other scripting languages.

• Administration of LAN with Win 2000 & 2003 Advanced Servers, Red Hat Linux AS & ES, ESX VMware 3.5 and Vsphere
• Installation and configuration of Windows 2000/2003/RHCE-Linux/ servers depending upon client requirements
• Maintaining Active Directory Services (ADS) for all group companies
• Good exposure VMware workstations and server
• Application Deployment on servers
• Asset maintenance of servers.