This document provides a summary of Manikandan Natarajan's career qualifications and experience. He has over 8 years of experience as a systems administrator managing server infrastructures across multiple platforms including Windows, VMWare, and Linux. He is skilled in system installation, configuration, upgrading, network maintenance, security, database design and management, project management, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning. His technical skills include expertise in Windows, Linux, VMWare, SQL Server 2014 R2, Oracle11g, and he is currently using these skills. He provides tier 3 support and has experience in back-end programming, relational databases, and complex critical system development and maintenance.

1. MANIKANDAN NATARAJAN
Mobile : +358 413649031
Email : manikandan.nataraj@tcs.com
CAREER OVERVIEW
A highly competent and organized systems administrator with 8 years of experience managingserver
infrastructuresand data-center operations across multipleplatforms(Windows,VMWare,Linux).Effectively plan,
install,configureand optimize the ITinfrastructureto consistently achievehigh availability and performance.
Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, organizational development and
systems/network optimization. Skilled problemidentifier and troubleshooter comfortablemanagingsystems,
projects and teams in a rangeof ITenvironments.
Responsiblefor ensuringavailability for System administration,Windows Server 2012 R2, VMWare ESXi and Linux
technologies environments.
Network and Security management of IT infrastructure.Itincludes daily administration and operation (30%) and
complex projectdesigningand implementation (70%).
Best Practices - ITILv3 Foundation certified. Windows and Linux critical systembuilds and upgrades on production
systems.Results-driven Network Administrator with experience in back-end programming,relational databases and
development/maintenance of complex and critical systems.
QUALIFICATIONS
 Systems Installation,Configuration &
Upgrading
 Network Maintenanceand Security
 DatabaseDesign & Management
 Security Solutions
 ClientRelationship Management
 Information security
 Projectmanagement
 Optimizing and performance tuning
 Disaster Recovery Planning
 Software Troubleshooting
 Training& Mentoring
 ITIL and Change Management Process
 Excellentproblem solvingskills
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Skills Experience Total Years Last Used
Windows,Linux, VMWare, LANs, WAN, SQL
Server 2014 R2, Oracle11g,MS BI and
Informatica Versions.
Expert 8 currently using

2. ACCOMPLISHMENT
Administrator Support
 Configure and build physical and virtual servers usingKickstart/templates and clones in VMware
environment.
 Install,Configureand Provision Linux/Unix (RHEL 5.x/6.x) servers on VMware.
 Configure, install and provided supportfor deployingOracleRAC 12c Cluster on RHEL 6.5.
 Build,Configure, design and manage the VM’s in Cloud and Non-cloud environment.
 Configure, manage and schedulepatchingof Redhat linux servers usingRedhatSatelliteand Redhat
Update infrastructure(RHUI) servers.
 Configure and restore backups usingvarious backup toolslikeActifio, HPDP and Netbackup.
 Acted as firstpointof contactfor all major technical issues,systemfailuresand disaster recovery.
 Acted as DatabaseAdministrator and Server support for help-desk technicians and ITDepartment.
 Install,Configureand Provision Linux/Unix (RHEL 5.x/6.x) servers on VMware ESXi 5 environment.
 Performance monitoringand capacity management of systems.
 Planning,installing,configuring,supporting,and optimizing Linux and Windows server systems,network
connections and communication links.
 Expert knowledge in load-balancers,IPS and firewalls.
 Security – Firewalls,IPSec tunnels,Stateful inspection, VPN.
 Maintainingtheoperating system and utility software on all network computer platforms (Windows 2012
R2 & 2008 domain, Windows Server 2003,Active Directory,VMware) by analyzing,designing,installing,
scripting,testing and documenting new functionality.
Client Interface
 Collaborated on clientengagement strategy to driveentry into risk-driven projectmethodology, improving
accuracy of projectdefinition, sizing estimates, and yearly resourcebudget planning.
 Improved clientrelationshipsand projectpredictability through shared business and technical
perspectives, agreed projectroles,risk assessment,usecases,transparentbusiness -aligned development
efforts, and time-boxed delivery.
Quality Control
 Increased databasesecurity and costefficiency by 100%
IT Training
 Successfully trained 25 employees on SQL Server, Oracleand administrator.
NetworkSecurity
 Managed all clients network LAN/WAN, Routers, switches,and Load balancers in Microsoft Azure.
Data Modeling and ETL
 Build optimal data models for Microsoft Mobile Oy and FIS model for Elisa Oy. Used Conceptual,Logical
and Physical models (tools areER Studio and Erwin Data modeler).
 Translated the business processes codeinto Informatica mappings for buildingthedata mart.
 Worked as MSBI (SSIS, SSAS and SSRS) ETL Developer – Developed packages and cubes for complex
application Sales,Billingand Orders.

3. CERTIFICATION
ITIL® 2011 Foundation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Consultant
April 2011 to Current
Tata Consultancy Services – Helsinki,Finland
 Building,configuringand troubleshootingOn premised Azure Cloud Infrastructurewith 99% High
Availability technology of AlwaysOn High Availability Group setup with Cluster Server Environments.
 Buildingand Configured WSUS services and automated Azure VM patchingprocess and reduced 75%
manual work.
 Experience in configured Reliable,Secureand Cost effective backup solution usingAzure Backup Vault to
store the data on geographic region.
 Provided Tier III/other supportper request from various constituencies.
 7+ year’s expert in of Server and Databaseadministrator support.
 Configuration, Administration and Development of LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) based architecture.
 Installation,deployment, supportand maintenance of backup systems.
 Monitor all Linux systems and traffic to ensure maximum availability and performance.
 Planning,installing,configuring,supporting,and optimizing Linux and Windows server systems,network
connections and communication links.
 LAN/WAN and Data Center managment in outsourced networks of Atos cutstomers. Got a huge
expierience in one of the biggestData Center networks.
 Implementing and troubleshooting WLAN security and wireless IDS,Implementing VPN (remote clientand
sit-to-site)
 Maintained data center environmental and monitoringequipment - Configured Microsoft Azure
Operational Insights Experton SSIS, SSAS and SSRS Configuration and administration.
 Linux Administration for the RHEL Servers.
 Good knowledge in understandingof RDBMS, Normalization /De-normalization,Normal Form and
databasemodeling 4+ yrs.of experience in OracleDatabaseAdministrator.
 Handled L1, L2 and L3 DBA activities in Oracleand SQL Server Versions.
 Duties: Installation and maintenanceof all systems within a client’s digital environment.
 Maintainingmaximumavailability of supported services for users.
 Designing,implementing and managingActive Directory.
Senior Software Engineer
May 2010 to March 2011
Clairvoyant Tech Soft Private Ltd – Chennai, India
 Troubleshooter and resolved web application issuesescalated fromcustomer supportand other
departments with a 100%success rate.
 Configure and Manage various Linux services likeSSH, iptables,PAM and NFS.
 Monitor all Linux systems and traffic to ensure maximum availability and performance.
 Day to day Network monitoringusingNetwork monitoring tools-Nagios,Whatsupgold.

4.  Planning,installing,configuring,supporting,and optimizing Linux and Windows server systems,network
connections and communication links.
 Databaseadministrator for Oracleand MS SQL runningon various operatingsystems.
 Expert on SSIS, SSAS and SSRS Configuration and administration.
 Expert in Performance tuning for sourcedatabases,targetdatabases and Batch Queries.
 Ensuringthat supportcalls arelogged and handled effectively and efficiently.
 Configured and automated daily,weekly and monthly system maintenancetasks such as databaseBackup,
Integrity and Disaster Recovery Plans.
 Ensure adequate antivirus protection & solutions aremaintained and updated.
 Good knowledge in understandingof RDBMS, Normalization /De-normalization,Normal Form and
databasemodelingand experience in OracleDatabaseAdministrator
Database Administrator
March 2009 to May 2010
First Source Private Ltd – Chennai,India
 Installed,upgraded SQL Server and Oracleserver applied latestservicepacks/hotfixes.
 Troubleshooter and resolved web application issuesescalated fromcustomer supportand other
departments with a 100%success rate.
 Improved reliability of supply chain software,systems,databaseand order processing.
 DatabaseBackups to ensure minimum loss of data duringdisastersand restored from back-up when the
need arise.
 Expert on SSIS, SSAS and SSRS Configuration and administration.
 Good knowledge in understandingof RDBMS, Normalization /De-normalization,Normal Form and
databasemodeling.
 Handled L1 and L2 DBA activities.
 Identify and recommending improvements for E-mail applications & Web-pagedevelopment.
 Good knowledge in understandingof RDBMS, Normalization /De-normalization,Normal Form and
databasemodeling.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Engineering: Computer Science Engineering, 2007
Anna University - Chennai, India
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) with specialization in Computer Science - IFET Collegeof Engineering, Villupuram.
Diploma: Diploma in Computer Technology, 2004
Direct of Technical Education - Chennai, India
Diploma with specialization in Computer Science, Elumalai PolytechnicCollege,Villupuram.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Training Conducted
 Attend workshop for System administration.
 Workshop on Oracleand SQL server databaseperformance tuning.

5.  SQL Server Performance Monitoringand Tuning
 SQL Server 2014 Installation and Configurations.
 Advanced Trainingfor SQL Server DBA and Performancetuning.
 Workshop on OracleRAC.
 Security Assessment Training.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : April 06, 1984 Sex : Male
Nationality : India Marital Status : Married
Date of Joining : April 06, 2011 Designation : Assistant Consultant
Location : Finland - Espoo
Passport Details
Passport Number - Z 2397499
Issuedat place ondate -01-01-2013
Valid upto date - 31-12-2022 VISA
ResidentialPermit for Finland Validupto date - 29 -01 -2016
SKILLS
Windows 2012 R2, Linux, MicrosoftAzure, SQL Server 2014 R2,Active Directory, administrative, antivirus, Backup, BI, closing,
CPU, Data Collection, Database Administrator, Database administration, DBA, Databases, database modeling, Designing, Disaster
recovery, documentation, DNS, E-mail, features, HTML, indexing, Investment Management, LANs, Linux, Logging, managing,
memory, access, network, Operating Systems, OS, OperatingSystem, optimization, ORACLE, Oracle Database, PLSQL, RDBMS,
reporting, servers, Script, MS SQL Server, SQL Server, statistics, System Administration, TCP/IP, Toad, T-SQL, troubleshoot,
troubleshooting, upgrades, Utilities, VMs, Performance counters, Netmons, PowerShell.