Patching and hardening programme

Technology Lead, Infosys Limited (July 2013 to October 2022)

A repeatable patching process for servers and end-user devices that met compliance deadlines and closed an audit gap.

The problem

Patching was not repeatable, deadlines were missed, and an audit had found a gap.

What I did

I designed a repeatable patching process for servers and end-user devices, and ran SCCM patching and hardening for over 1,500 servers. I handle zero-day response and fix penetration test findings while keeping CIS and SOX compliance.

The result

The process met the compliance deadlines and closed the audit gap.

The approach is summarised in the post A patching process that stands up to an audit.

Data centre migration and consolidation

Migrated, consolidated and modernised infrastructure across 7 US sites and 6 global data centres: over 150 ESXi hosts and over 1,500 Windows servers.

  • VMware vSphere
  • vSAN
  • SRM
  • Disaster recovery
  • P2V and V2V
  • Aria Operations
  • Cisco UCS
  • Dell VxRail
  • NetApp
  • EMC VMAX
  • Avamar
  • NetWorker

Exchange hybrid for over 70,000 mailboxes

Designed and administered Exchange 2013, 2016 and 2019 hybrid with DAG alongside over 70,000 Microsoft 365 mailboxes at 99.5 percent uptime.

  • Exchange Server
  • Exchange Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Hybrid identity
  • Entra ID
  • Azure AD Connect
  • DAG
  • SPF
  • DKIM
  • DMARC