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Aishwarya Gunasekar

Mississauga,Canada

Summary

Dynamic IT professional with extensive experience at Wipro Technologies, excelling in Office 365 administration and PowerShell automation. Proven track record in enhancing end-user support and optimizing IT asset management. Adept at vulnerability remediation and incident management, ensuring secure and efficient infrastructure operations while fostering collaborative team environments.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Desktop Support Specialist

Amica Senior Lifestyles
08.2024 - Current
  • Administered the Office 365 environment, including license allocation, user provisioning, role management, and access controls.
  • Provided Exchange Online administration, including mailbox management, distribution lists, and security policies.
  • Delivered end-user computing (EUC) support, ensuring high-quality device experiences for end users.
  • Managed end-to-end IT hardware and software asset lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, tracking, and disposal, using ServiceNow.
  • Used PowerShell to automate inventory and decommissioning tasks that align with secure asset handling procedures.
  • Packaged and deployed enterprise applications via the Intune Company Portal, ensuring seamless app availability for end users.
  • Developed and configured Autopilot profiles for zero-touch device provisioning and deployment.
  • Oversaw Microsoft Teams administration, creating custom policies to restrict end-user team creation, and optimize license usage.
  • Maintained and managed SharePoint Online environments, ensuring secure collaboration and access management.
  • Working knowledge of network routing principles and firewall configurations to support secure and efficient data flow.
  • Working knowledge of Azure Entra ID, identity governance, conditional access, and user lifecycle management.
  • Supported on-premises Active Directory (AD) environments, managing DC servers, synchronization with Azure AD, and patching schedules.
  • Utilized PowerShell scripting for automation tasks, including device inventory reporting, machine decommissioning, and bulk operations.
  • Managed the OKTA Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform for secure authentication, single sign-on (SSO), and lifecycle management integration with enterprise applications.
  • Collaborated on device onboarding using Autopilot, minimizing risk through standardized provisioning.
  • Assisted with user identity lifecycle management through Okta and Azure AD.

Senior Administrator – Infrastructure

Wipro Technologies
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: Wipro Technologies (Pearson Intl. Airport)
  • Applied OS-level security patches and managed Exchange/Office 365 user accounts.
  • Automated administrative tasks via PowerShell, including access audits and policy enforcement.
  • Supported server hardening through patching and access control adjustments.
  • Participated in on-premise to cloud (Exchange Online) migrations involving secure data transfers.
  • Wipro Technologies (Pearson Intl. Airport)

Infrastructure Engineer

Wipro Technologies
03.2018 - 07.2022
  • Installed new or rebuilt existing servers, and configured hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc., by standards and project or operational requirements.
  • Performed daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, and systems; reviewed system and application logs; and verified the completion of scheduled jobs, such as backups.

• Investigate, troubleshoot, repair, and recover from hardware or software failures.

  • Maintained enterprise-wide server infrastructure with a focus on reliability, compliance, and security.
  • Managed GPO and Active Directory configurations to align with security baselines.
  • Conducted vulnerability patching and monitored system health using tools like SCOM.
  • Regularly contributed to root cause analyses for infrastructure-level incidents.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
12.2007

Skills

  • Incident management
  • Vulnerability remediation support
  • SIEM basics
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Microsoft Defender
  • PowerShell for automation
  • Azure AD
  • Windows Server (2008–2019)
  • PowerShell
  • Intune
  • SCCM
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V
  • SCOM
  • Technical SOPs
  • ITIL ticket management
  • System health reporting
  • Office 365 administration
  • Exchange Online management
  • End-user support
  • PowerShell automation
  • Application deployment
  • Device provisioning
  • Network routing

Certification

  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, 2022
  • SC-900 security compliance and identity fundamentals - In progress

Interests & Learning

I regularly learn and stay updated on cybersecurity, Microsoft Azure, networking, and firewall concepts by reading threat updates and taking online courses on platforms like Stormwinds and Udemy

Timeline

Desktop Support Specialist

Amica Senior Lifestyles
08.2024 - Current

Senior Administrator – Infrastructure

Wipro Technologies
07.2022 - 07.2024

Infrastructure Engineer

Wipro Technologies
03.2018 - 07.2022

Master of Science - Information Technology

Anna University
Aishwarya Gunasekar