Susantha Silva
Auckland,AUK
Summary
18 years of experience in Windows Server management, MS System Center solutions deployment, Cloud security assessment and optimization.
Backed by strong industrial proficiency including high-profile Systems and Applications migration to new platforms and Cloud (Azure and Hybrid cloud). Moreover, SME for Identity Governance, Incident response and Zero Trust identity deployment methods.
Hands-on experience in business-critical product support including Azure App Service, AKS, Microsoft Entra ID and Landing Zone, Azure Security, M365, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, support large-scale Active directory Windows services consolidation and migration.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cloud Consultant
Datacom New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
09.2022 - Current
- Working as a Senior Cloud Consultant, principally involved in architecting Cloud Solutions and Security, delivering mission-critical enterprise scale infrastructure modernization solutions and its security optimizations.
- Carry our security awareness workshops to customer on Microsoft Security solutions stack. (Azure CAF, M365 Security, Azure Sentinel, Cloud Security solutions)
- Provide security assessments on customers existing M365 and Azure environments
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Freelance
01.2001 - Current
- Provide Microsoft Certified technical course delivery to customers in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Australia & USA customers. These workshops are provided through Direct Microsoft and Microsoft certified training partners.
Principal Consultant
John Keells IT
Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Working as the Principal Consultant overlooking technical team and delivering cloud deployment and cloud security solutions for Sri Lanka and Dubai market.
- Migrate workloads to Azure cloud
- Security assessment on existing Azure & M365 environments
- Involve with JKIT SAP team for SAP HANA migrations to Azure Cloud
- Provide Backup & DR solutions leveraging Veeam solutions
- Overlook JKIT Cloud environment security (Azure Sentinel & MS Defender suite)
Principal Consultant
Infront Consulting Group
Sri Lanka, Colombo
10.2012 - 12.2021
- Working as the Principal Consultant & Team Lead
- Involved in Architecting Microsoft Cloud and On-Prem Solutions leveraging Microsoft recommended frameworks (CAF, WAF)
- Evaluated internal systems and prepared training initiatives to mitigate ongoing problems.
- Maintained quality-focused performance benchmarks and schedules when directing project teams.
- Migrate to M365 solutions and provide security optimizaitons
Consulting Engineer
n-able (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka, Colombo
08.2010 - 09.2012
- Lead Microsoft Solutions delivery team
- Trusted advisor to customers, helped to gain the most value from most products and technologies by providing the right solution recommendations to business stakeholders.
- Migrate workloads to Hyper-V virtualition platform
- Veeam backup and replication solution design and deployment
- Microsoft Exchange deployment and version upgrade
- Active Directory solution designing and deployment
- Work with Microsoft Account team on workshop planning and delivering technical workshops to customers
Systems Engineer
Various employers
Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
08.2000 - 01.2010
- During this time period I have work with various companies as Toshiba technician, Systems engineers, Senior systems engineer & Partner advisor roles.
- I have traveled and work in United Kingdom for 2 years time period.
Education
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert -
01.2023
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst -
01.2023
Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect -
01.2023
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer -
01.2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate -
01.2021
MBA -
Cardiff Metropolitan University UK
Microsoft Certified Trainer -
Microsoft Certified on Azure Stack -
Zero trust Engineer -
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Server 2016 (MCSA) -
MCST for MDOP, SCCM, SCOM (MCTS) -
Microsoft Identity - SC300 -
Veeam Technical Sales Professional -
Zerto Certified Professional -
Skills
- Identity management (Microsoft Entra, Active Directory)
- Cloud deployment via ARM, Terraform
- Identity protection solutions (PIM, PAM, Defender for Identity)
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Defender solutions deployments
- Cloud Securit assessments and optimizations
- Applications HA and DR solutions planning and deployment
- Microsoft CoPilot
Tech Skills
Zero Trust readiness assessments and business transformation, SME for Identity Governance and Administration, Cloud security frameworks- Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), CIS, NIST and ISO, Microsoft Compliance manager and Cloud Security Posture Management, BAU and Project Support for O365, M365., Azure cloud PaaS, IaaS and SaaS, Migration and BAU support., Azure App Services, Azure DevOps, Azure Migrate, Azure Landing Zone, AKS, Azure Data Lake, Azure AD, Google Identity Management, Azure Monitor, Grafana and Kibana and Azure Security., Azure Landing Zone and IaaS., Azure Migrate, Zerto migration, Azure VMware Solution, Windows server Services and Security, Microsoft System Centre Product Family (SCCM, SCVMM,DPM, SCOM, Orchestrator), Application modernization and migration support. (Microservices), BAU support for Windows, Linux, VMware, MS Exchange and (ServiceNow, Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as code, Azure DevOps, KQL, Azure CLI, Bicep, Python, PowerShell, ARM template automation.
Projects
Azure Landing Zone with Azure Security Solutions project Data migration to Azure Data Center 20Tb Architect and deploy Azure Landing Zone and Data Center Migration to Azure Security Incident Response and recovery Active Directory Migration and consolidation App Modernization support project Zero trust security transformation project Workday, SAP Identity, Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Exchange to O365 E5 deployments Active Directory Migration and DR in Azure Data center migration to Azure with Landing Zone and WAF Identity Governance and Zero Trust project Microsoft Azure CSPM project
Certification
- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awarded in Year 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft Certified TRainer (MCT) [2010 - 2024]
Timeline
Senior Cloud Consultant
Datacom New Zealand
09.2022 - Current
Principal Consultant
John Keells IT
01.2022 - 08.2022
Principal Consultant
Infront Consulting Group
10.2012 - 12.2021
Consulting Engineer
n-able (Pvt) Ltd
08.2010 - 09.2012
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Freelance
01.2001 - Current
Systems Engineer
Various employers
08.2000 - 01.2010
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert -
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst -
Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate -
MBA -
Cardiff Metropolitan University UK
Microsoft Certified Trainer -
Microsoft Certified on Azure Stack -
Zero trust Engineer -
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Server 2016 (MCSA) -
MCST for MDOP, SCCM, SCOM (MCTS) -
Microsoft Identity - SC300 -
Veeam Technical Sales Professional -
Zerto Certified Professional -
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