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Nisha Rajpal

@nisharajpal

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IT infrastructure and cloud consultant specializing in Active Directory, Azure, and cloud migrations.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior infrastructure/cloud role where I can lead AD and hybrid identity projects, design secure cloud platforms, mentor teams, and drive measurable operational improvements.

I am an IT infrastructure and cloud consultant with over 15 years' experience delivering Active Directory, cloud and infrastructure solutions. I lead teams and manage end-to-end projects from planning and design through implementation and handover.

My core strengths include Active Directory architecture and security, hybrid identity with Azure AD, and cloud platform design across Azure, GCP and AWS. I have led large migrations, landing zone builds and enterprise AD upgrades, and I routinely produce HLD/LLD, SOPs and runbooks.

I have hands-on expertise in AD security hardening, PAM, Kerberos/NTLM mitigations, disaster recovery, automation with PowerShell/Python and monitoring/forensics tools. I also contribute to pre-sales activities including SOW, WBS, CRs and cost estimates.

I am pursuing a PhD in AI and have published research on AI and blockchain for AD security; I pair infrastructure leadership with emerging-technology knowledge to drive secure, scalable solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Ops Manager - Cloud Platform

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HCL Technologies

Feb 2019 - Present (6 years 7 months)

Lead an operations team of 23 to design, build, manage and operate Azure and GCP cloud platforms and Active Directory projects, delivering AD migrations, GCP landing zones and AVD/FSLogix implementations across multiple customers.

Azure GCP)Active Directory FsLogix Cloud Architecture Team Leadership

Transition Lead

HCL Technologies

Feb 2018 - Jun 2022 (4 years 4 months)

Led transition of a global pharmaceutical's AD estate from Windows 2008 to 2019 across 450+ domain controllers, overseeing end-to-end implementation, testing, scripting and documentation.

Active Directory Windows 2019 Scripting LLD HLD Project Planning Documentation LDAP

Infrastructure Technology Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions

May 2016 - Oct 2016 (5 months)

Provided infrastructure support, estimations and solution design including HLD/LLD/WBS/SOW and runbooks, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with customer requirements.

Infrastructure Support Documentation Customer Deliverables

Technical Specialist

HCL Technologies

Oct 2014 - Feb 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Supported EUC Active Directory operations, enterprise monitoring, log analysis and endpoint troubleshooting while maintaining production documentation and reports for SLA compliance.

Active Directory Log Analysis Patch Management SLA Documentation

Manager - IT

Sequence IT Solutions

Sep 2011 - Oct 2014 (3 years 1 month)

Led a 15-member IT team managing procurement, network and application servers for ~100 PCs, and implemented IT policies, programs and strategies to optimize IT operations.

IT Management Procurement Network Administration Team Leadership Vendor Management

System Administrator

Gurgaon College of Engineering for Women

Jan 2008 - Aug 2011 (3 years 7 months)

Managed IT infrastructure for 250+ computers and led a 5-member technical team while serving on the IT procurement committee and delivering campus IT services.

System Administration Network Management Procurement Team Leadership