Vladimir Bannikov

Vladimir Bannikov

Sr Systems Engineer @SPHERE

New York, NY, US
EMAILS
v••••••••@sphereco.com
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WORK HISTORY

Aug 2023 — Present

Sr Systems Engineer @SPHERE

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Infrastructure & Virtualization• Managed and supported Windows Server and Linux (Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu) and Solaris systems, ensuring 99.95% uptime across hybrid datacenter and cloud environments.• Designed and maintained VMware vSphere clusters with High Availability (HA), minimizing downtime during host failures and planned maintenance.• Deployed and administered Dell and Intel server infrastructures with PowerVault storage, improving performance and capacity scalability.• Implemented Veeam backup solutions, achieving RPO/RTO compliance and ensuring data recoverability for mission-critical workloads.• Delivered secure remote work capabilities by deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for global teams.Security & Identity Management• Strengthened enterprise security by implementing CyberArk PAM, protecting privileged accounts and enforcing credential rotation.• Reduced vulnerabilities by 30% through deployment of Rapid7 InsightVM, integrating remediation workflows with patch management.• Configured and supported Palo Alto and Fortigate firewalls in HA mode, securing multi-site environments with zero major outages.• Enhanced secure access by deploying Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN and Azure VPN• Administered Active Directory and Entra ID (Azure AD), managing identities, group policies, and organizational units.• Implemented Conditional Access policies to enforce Zero Trust principles, reducing unauthorized logins.Cloud & Device Management• Deployed and managed Azure resources (VMs, VNets, VPNs), improving scalability.• Administered Intune for device compliance and policy enforcement, ensuring endpoint security. Automation & Databases• Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, reducing deployment times and eliminating manual errors.• Built and supported enterprise databases including MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis, optimizing performance and reliability for production workloads.

EDUCATION

2002 — 2004

Tashkent University of Information Technologies

Master's degree, Computers, networks and complex

1998 — 2002

Tashkent Electrotechnical Institute of Communications

Bachelor, Telecommunications

SKILLS

TelecommunicationsGsm3gManagementInternet Protocol (Ip)LteProject ManagementBssWirelessData Center ManagementUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (Umts)NetworkingNetwork DesignVoice Over Ip (Voip)Mobile DevicesTeam ManagementLogistics ManagementProcurement ManagementProject and Programm ManagementInventory ManagementStrategic PlanningBudget ManagementCost ManagementRisk ManagementOpen Shortest Path First (Ospf)EigrpLan-WanDhcpDomain Name System (Dns)Ipv4Ipv6Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)Wireless NetworkingNetwork AdministrationVirtual Private Network (Vpn)Windows ServerWindows 7Windows 10

ABOUT VLADIMIR BANNIKOV

Cloud & Systems Engineer with 20+ years of experience in hybrid infrastructure…

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