Rauf Siddiqi

Senior Systems Administrator

Planned and led migration of on-premises workloads to Azure IaaS, enforcing identity-based access with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, MFA, and RBAC. Managed VMware vSphere/ESX, Windows Server, and disaster recovery, and owned SOX IT General Controls.

AzureMicrosoft 365Entra IDConditional AccessIntuneVSphereWindows ServerActive DirectoryExchange ServerSQL ServerPowerShellCisco ASAMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft PurviewKnowBe4

Application Services Analyst / SMS-SCCM Administrator / QA Analyst

Merck & Co., Inc.

Packaged and standardized third-party applications for enterprise deployment with WISE Package Studio, managed desktop and server configuration using SMS 2003 / SCCM 2007, and led QA/QC and user acceptance testing.

Wise Package StudioMicrosoft Systems Management Server 2003SCCMQAUATEnd User Training

Windows NT Deployment

Led a 4-person team deploying 800+ workstations and migrating 500+ users from MS Mail to Exchange in an enterprise Windows NT rollout, supporting PC troubleshooting and software repackaging.

Windows NTMicrosoft EmailExchangeTroubleshooting PCsSoftware Packaging