Ranjit A.

About Ranjit A.

I’m a VMware Administrator and Infrastructure Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing on-premise virtual environments that power data-intensive and security-critical operations. My expertise spans vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and the Aria (vRealize) Suite across multi-site enterprise environments.My background includes building and maintaining VMware infrastructure for product engineering teams at CA Technologies (now Broadcom), supporting large-scale data analytics workloads at GfK, and for the past six years, maintaining the Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) infrastructure at Aon / LevelBlue. These experiences have strengthened my focus on performance, data integrity, and system reliability — whether enabling developers, analysts, or forensic investigators.I design and manage performance-centric clusters capable of handling heavy analytical and forensic workloads while maintaining strict security and isolation standards. My work spans infrastructure provisioning, ESXi host deployment, vCenter and Aria Suite installation and lifecycle management, patching, storage optimization, automation, and advanced performance troubleshooting — ensuring continuous availability for mission-critical systems.I’m a hands-on engineer who enjoys simplifying complexity, improving efficiency, and keeping enterprise-grade VMware infrastructure running flawlessly under pressure.

Experience

1. Sr Infrastructure Engineer

   Stroz Friedberg, A Levelblue Company

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Continuing in the same core IT Infrastructure role following the transition of Aon Cyber Solutions to LevelBlue. Responsible for maintaining and modernizing global infrastructure that supports Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) and Cyber Security operations across U.S. and U.K. sites.Key Focus Area- Playing Active role in evaluating Nutanix, AWS, and Azure- Managing and stabilizing existing on-prem virtualization infrastructure during migration phases- Standardizing automation frameworks for provisioning, patching, and compliance reporting- Partnering with DFIR and CyberOps teams to ensure system reliability, data integrity, and security posture during platform changes- Coordinating with global teams on capacity forecasting, modernization timelines, and service continuity- Collaborating with vendor engineering teams to assess feasibility, cost, and migration tooling- Maintaining technical documentation, risk assessments, and change records throughout the transition- Continuing to support mission-critical forensic workloads while new infrastructure strategies are finalized- Mentoring team members on infrastructure-as-code practices and hybrid integration- Acting as the technical continuity bridge between legacy VMware and the upcoming platform.

Education

• Kingston College, Toronto, Canada

  Master's degree, Computer and Information Systems

  2002 — 2020

• Osmania University

  Bachelors in Computer Applications, BCA

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Active Directory
• Unix
• Xp
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Servers
• Itil
• Storage
• Tcp/Ip
• Operating Systems
• Hyper-V
• Data Center
• Windows
• IT Service Management
• Networking
• IT Operations
• Pre-Sales
• Vsphere
• Citrix
• Vdi
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Xsigo
• Network Administration
• Storage Area Networks
• Citrix Metaframe
• Software Installation
• Dhcp
• System Administration
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
• Dns
• Windows 7
• Cloud Computing
• Windows Xp
• Windows Server 2008
• Vmware Esx
• Network Security
• Vmware
• Vcp
• Troubleshooting