Hai Sarusi
Summary
Senior System Administrator with over 14 years of experience in IT infrastructure management. Specializing in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), Windows and Linux systems, cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, VCD), and enterprise networks. Experienced in leading cross-organizational IT projects, infrastructure migrations, and upgrades, with strong abilities in complex problem-solving and automation implementation.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Lab Manager
DellEMC
01.2021 - Current
- Member of a global team responsible for developing and supporting XtremIO, PowerStore systems in complex environments with thousands of servers and storage solutions. Professional management of all support labs (Israel, USA, China) and professional management of two employees. Daily work with Linux, Windows Server, VMware, AWS, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Docker, and SAN. Ongoing maintenance, complex troubleshooting, and performance improvement of all environments. Direct work with R&D, Development, QA, and IT teams worldwide. Leading cross-functional projects to upgrade and improve lab infrastructure.
Senior System Administrator
McAfee
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Member of the R&D team responsible for developing McAfee DLP Enterprise solutions in Windows and VMware, SAN, NAS, Azure, Linux environments. Ongoing work with (approx. 1200 virtual servers, 40 ESXi servers, and 8 storage systems). Led the implementation of automation systems (vRealize Automation - vRA), which improved deployment times by 30%. Performed infrastructure optimization, consolidation, upgrades, and migrations. Migrated from EMC 5300 UNI to UNI 5200 and converted from vRA to VCD.
System Administrator
Malam Team
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Part of a team of four Data Center System administrators in Jerusalem - providing System services to the Israel Customs Agency, Employment Service, and Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The role included characterization and planning of systems, integration of new technologies, and migrations to more advanced environments.
System Administrator
nsist
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Provided IT System services in an integration and System services company to 505 SMB companies. From the workstation level to the firewall level. The role included migrations, planning, and upgrades of VMware, AD, Exchange, and storage arrays.
Skills
- Active Directory management
- Windows administration
- System upgrades
- Server hardware maintenance
- System updates
- Virtualization technologies
- Linux server management
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Server management
Certification
- VCP
- MCITP
- CCNA
Languages
English - Very good
Hebrew - Native language
Key Technologies and Tools
- Hardware and Servers: Dell PowerEdge, UCS, HP Servers
- Infrastructure and Server Management: Active Directory, GPO, File Server, Print Server, DHCP, DNS, Terminal Services, IIS
- Operating Systems: Windows Server (2003-2019), Linux (Fedora, RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS)
- Backup: Veeam Backup & Replication, Symantec NetBackup
- Virtualization: VMware (Esxi, vCenter, HA, DRS, vDS), Hyper-V, Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes
- Storage: EMC, NetApp, Dell Storage, Kaminario
- Cloud: AWS EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Route53, RDS Azure: VM, Virtual Network, Azure Active Directory Private Cloud: VMware Cloud Director - VCD
- Enterprise Mail: Exchange, Office 365
- Information Security and Networking: Fortigate, Checkpoint, Mellanox, pfSense, Cisco Switching & Routing, HP Networking, Brocade Endpoint Protection: McAfee, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), Trend Micro
- Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python
- Automation and DevOps: Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Rackn, vRealize Automation (vRA), CI/CD Pipelines
- Monitoring: Veeam ONE, vRealize Operations Manager (vROps), Prometheus, PRTG
- User Virtualization Solutions (VDI): VMware Horizon, Citrix Xen
- Databases: mysql, MySql, MongoDB
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
IT Lab Manager
DellEMC
01.2021 - Current
Senior System Administrator
McAfee
01.2017 - 01.2021
System Administrator
Malam Team
01.2016 - 01.2017
System Administrator
nsist
01.2011 - 01.2016
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