Welcome to Nimantha's world
Nimantha believes in learning and pushing the boundaries of his capabilities. He is driven to learn the unknown and master it to the level that he is extremely good at it despite what the subject is. This sets him apart from the rest of the world and helps him achieve great things in life.
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Nimantha
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST & OPERATIONS MANAGER
+84 94 600 7270
Email:
Address:
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Years of Experience:
13+ years
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EXPERIENCE
Oct 2022-Present
Accenture
Technical Team Leader
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Managed Services — Luxury Goods Industry
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Managed and deployed cloud solutions on Azure and Google as a certified Cloud Architect.
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Enhanced support for cloud operations by integrating DevOps practices via Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Terraform as an Azure DevOps certified engineer.
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Led daily service operations as Team Lead leading global teams of two regions.
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Managed direct and indirect reports from their recruitment to departure supporting them through annual appraisals, compensation reviews, and coaching.
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Designed new job roles to support operational needs while attracting the best talent in the industry.
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Designed and executed onboarding programmes to train and build future talent by recruiting skilled university students and training them on the job to become core team members.
Apr 2022-Sep 2022
Technical Account Manager
Accenture
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Managed Services — Luxury Goods Industry
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Redesigned an existing Remote Desktop Services infrastructure to support load sharing for better user experience and cost effectiveness.
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Azure and Google certified Cloud Architect
Sep 2020-Mar 2022
Senior Windows Engineer
Accenture
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Managed Services — Luxury Goods Industry
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Led migrations of Microsoft Exchange Distribution Groups from on-premises to Office 365 with zero impact to business by designing PowerShell-driven automated tools, devising migration plans, and coordinating with various business and technical stakeholders.
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Designed and implemented processes and complex data transformation expressions for Okta to enable fully automated operations with Active Directory thus removing manual work required during user life cycle management activities.
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Designed and drove migration runbooks for migrating workloads from on premises to Azure and Alibaba clouds during datacenter transitions making the migrations and cutovers smooth.
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Designed and developed reporting tools for Office 365 with the use of PowerShell, PowerApps, and Azure LogicApps so that critical information is readily available to the team in their mailboxes at the start of the shifts to be proactive in operations.
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Brought Microsoft Exchange and Azure AD Connect instances from unsupported versions to supported versions by evaluating risks and performing upgrades with zero impact to business.
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Designed new cloud-enabled Active Directory infrastructures to enable businesses in their journeys to Azure and Alibaba clouds.
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Designed migration plans for redesigning existing Active Directory infrastructures to overcome technical debt accrued due to shortsighted implementations.
EDUCATION
2023-2025
Master of Business Administration (Reading)
London Metropolitan University
Key Disciplines:
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Leadership and strategic management
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People and organisations
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Accounting and finance
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Marketing communications and operations
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Innovation management
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Management learning and research
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Business research thesis
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2011-2014
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Activities and societies: SLIIT Cisco Netriders Team 2013
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Key Disciplines:
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Comprehensive Design / Analysis Project (CS&N)
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Skills: Teamwork, Conflict resolution, Project management, Stakeholder management
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Proactive Database Administration
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Skills: Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server administration and concepts.
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Enterprise Standards and Best Practices for IT Infrastructure
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Skills: ISO27001, ISO27002
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IS Security Audit & Control
2011-2014
Bachelor of Science, Computer Systems and Networking
Curtin University
Key Disciplines:
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Electronics Engineering
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Skills: Microcontroller programming, C
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Wireless Networks
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Skills: Designing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
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SKILLS
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Git
Windows Server (2019, 2016, 2012), Windows 10, RedHat, Ubuntu​​
PowerShell, PowerShell DSC
Active Directory, AD FS, Office 365, Microsoft Exchange
Team Leadership
CERTIFICATIONS
EXPERTISE
DEVOPS
As an expert engineer with DevOps skills in Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Git, Nimantha has the ability to streamline the development process and ensure efficient delivery of applications. His expertise in these areas can help businesses achieve their goals and stay ahead of the competition.
TEAM LEADERSHIP
As a leader, Nimantha possesses a unique ability to balance his focus on both people and tasks. His team members feel valued and supported, while also being held accountable for their work. His leadership style inspires others to work smart and achieve their goals, while also fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
IT OPERATIONS
As an experienced manager in IT operations, Nimantha has successfully led teams and projects both locally and internationally in managed services industry. His expertise in managing complex IT operations has enabled him to deliver high-quality services to clients while ensuring efficient resource utilisation. With his strong leadership skills and technical knowledge, he is confident in his ability to excel in any IT operations management role.
PROJECTS
Office 365 Migration
Successfully migrated the on-premises Exchange environment to Office 365 of a customer by collaborating with stakeholders to create migration plans and utilizing PowerShell-based tools to complete the migration. The process was executed seamlessly, without any impact to the business. This achievement has significantly improved the organization's productivity and collaboration capabilities.
Active Directory Redesign and Upgrade
Successfully redesigned an existing Active Directory environment that spanned over 50 regions. The redesign aimed to improve the environment's resiliency and security while upgrading it to the latest version. The project resulted in a more robust and secure Active Directory environment that met the organization's needs.
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Okta Integration for Active Directory and SAP SuccessFactors
Successfully redesigned obsolete integrations in Okta with SAP SuccessFactors and Active Directory to evolve with the latest changes in organization policies of a customer. This helped streamline processes and accomplish automation objectives, reducing manual work and human errors.