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Rajendra C. Chavda

Senior IT Infrastructure Expert · 21+ Years

Senior Server & DR Administrator

Building resilient hybrid-cloud, Active Directory, backup & DR and virtualisation platforms — now delivering Agentic AI and AI-security solutions on Azure, Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio that turn infrastructure into business outcomes.

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Years of Enterprise IT

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VMs Migrated, Zero Downtime

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Storage Under Management

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AD Groups Migrated

About Me

Senior IT Infrastructure professional who reports to the Head of Department and delivers at scale

I bring 21+ years of enterprise experience across hybrid cloud (Azure + on-premises), Active Directory, server administration, backup & disaster recovery, virtualisation (VMware ESXi / Hyper-V) and Agentic AI automation.

My track record includes 100+ VM migrations, 40+ TB storage management, 1,000+ AD group migrations and Dynamics 365 CRM tenant migrations. Today I report to the Head of Department (HOD) at Rishabh Software; earlier, at Vagaro Technologies, I reported directly to the Director and was the final decision-maker for IT implementation and asset management.

Hybrid Cloud & Azure
Active Directory & Identity
Backup, DR & BCP
Hyper-V & VMware
Agentic AI & Copilot Studio
ISO 27001 Aligned Ops

What I Do

Core Expertise

End-to-end ownership — from design and migration to automation, security and recovery.

Hybrid Cloud & Azure

Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Entra ID, Intune, Purview and AI Foundry — integrated with on-premises AD and SSO.

Active Directory & Identity

AD DS, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP and hybrid Entra ID sync — 1,000+ AD groups managed and migrated, plus quarterly access reviews.

Backup, DR & BCP

Veeam, Veritas Backup Exec, LTO tape and Azure Site Recovery — tested DR procedures that meet RPO/RTO objectives.

Virtualisation & Servers

Hyper-V and VMware ESXi/vSphere, Windows Server 2008–2022 and Linux fleets — migrated with zero downtime.

Migration Projects

Domain-to-domain, 5+ TB file server, 100+ VM Hyper-V, Rackspace DC to Azure and D365 tenant-to-tenant — zero data loss.

Agentic AI & Automation

Copilot Studio agents, Azure AI Foundry, local LLMs, Power Automate and FastAPI/Node.js middleware.

Dynamics 365 & Dataverse

D365 administration, tenant-to-tenant migration, CRM agents, lead & opportunity management with 100% data accuracy.

Security & Compliance

WatchGuard, Fortinet, Sophos, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, ISO 27001 and AI code-security scanning.

Key Project · Agentic AI · Pre-Sales

Opportunity Radar Copilot

Overview: An AI-driven pre-sales copilot that scans worldwide public tenders, RFQs and private-company inquiries, uses AI/ML to keep only the opportunities Rishabh can genuinely deliver, and hands qualified leads with a ready-to-read Scope of Work and quote to the Business Development team — turning manual lead hunting into a revenue pipeline.

01Opportunity Radar — AI-scores each lead against Rishabh Engineering capability (design, 3D and drawings only) so BD sees only truly relevant leads.
02Scope of Work in simple English — automatic analysis, qualification and quote content for BD hand-off.
03Award Radar — tracks who won each tender so BD can approach the winning companies.
04Enterprise security — Microsoft Entra ID SSO, office-IP-only access and role-based sign-in.

Microsoft 365AzureAI / MLEntra ID SSOPre-Sales

New Project · AI Security & Compliance

CodeGuard AI

Overview: A private, AI-powered code security platform that runs on-premises or on Azure. It scans code in about 30 seconds and tags every finding to OWASP Top 10, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and CIS; a local AI explains each problem and writes the fix — code never leaves the server.

OWASP Top 10ISO 27001PCI DSSCISISO/IEC 42001

7Scanners

~30sPer scan

A–FGrade /100

25 minAzure deploy

Key Projects

Infrastructure Delivered With Measurable Impact

Zero-downtime migrations across identity, storage, virtualisation, cloud and CRM.

100%Success · 10+ licensed users

D365 CRM — Tenant to Tenant Migration

Tenant assessment, Dataverse schema and solution export/import.
Leads, Opportunities, accounts, contacts and activities migrated with 100% data accuracy.
Sandbox & production environments, roles and security profiles re-configured.

5+ TBZero data loss · 1,000+ AD groups

File Server Migration — Old Domain to New Domain

Full AD groups & users export/import with permission verification.
1,000+ AD groups — same-day POC, validated in testing, published to production.
Zero data loss.

100+ VMsZero production downtime

Hyper-V Deployment & VM Migration

New Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V host deployed.
Export/import and live migration of 100+ VMs.
Virtual networks and storage reconfigured; all workloads validated.

DC → CloudDelivered on schedule

Rackspace DC to Azure Cloud Migration

Infrastructure assessment and dependency mapping.
Lift-and-shift with post-migration validation.
Zero data loss and minimal downtime with full cloud operability.

Key Achievements

Automation & Tools I Have Built

Self-built tools that remove manual work, close monitoring gaps and support audits.

Azure Blob Backup Pipeline v4.5

PowerShell automation with AzCopy v10, Teams Adaptive Card alerting and ISO 27001 Annex A.12.4.1 audit logging.

Copilot Studio CRM AI Agent

Integrated with Dataverse, delivering plain-English business insights to management via Microsoft Teams.

Quarterly Access Review System

ASP.NET Core portal, PowerShell AD export across 30+ departments, Copilot Studio agent and Power Automate delivery.

Virtual Server Asset Manager

Node.js/Express app with LDAP/AD auth, role-based access control and Excel-friendly export replacing manual spreadsheets.

Nagios-to-Teams Alerting Engine

PowerShell NSSM service with 60-second polling and colour-coded Adaptive Cards eliminating monitoring blind spots.

LTO + Azure Blob Storage Strategy

Consolidated tape infrastructure, reducing backup overhead while achieving BCP-grade recovery objectives.

Career Journey · 2003 – Present

Professional Experience

Jul 2022 – Present

Senior Server & DR Administrator

Rishabh Software · Vadodara

40+ TB storage, Hyper-V, GitLab (~2,000 repos), Windows & Linux.
100+ VMs migrated to WS 2022 Hyper-V, zero downtime.
Azure Blob backups; Copilot Studio & AI Foundry agents.
Leads BCP / DR testing; reports to HOD.

Aug 2016 – Jun 2022

Senior System Administrator

Vagaro Technologies · Ahmedabad

Azure with RBAC, Intune MDM, hybrid AD/SSO.
Procured 200+ IT assets worth ₹70–80 Lakhs.
Reported to Director; final IT decision-maker.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2016

IT Infrastructure Engineer

RapidOps Solutions · Ahmedabad

Licensing aligned to asset inventory; server procurement.
SQL Server and WatchGuard firewall administration.

Dec 2011 – Jul 2016

Team Leader – IT Infrastructure

Silvertouch Technology · Ahmedabad

VMware ESXi / vSphere environment.
Led SLA-based IT Helpdesk team.
Sophos, WatchGuard, Fortinet; backup management.

Jul 2010 – Dec 2011

Technical Support Engineer

Sai Infosystem Ltd · Ahmedabad

50 servers across SBI bank branches.
150 thin clients at High Court Ahmedabad.
L3 support: 250+ servers, 1,800+ systems.

Nov 2009 – Jun 2010

Project Manager – IT

C.M.S. Infosystem – Adani · Bhuj

LAN/WAN: 600 PCs, 30 laptops, 45 printers.
Team of 18; SLA-aligned MIS reporting.
Leased lines and VPNs.

Mar 2003 – Nov 2009

IT Executive

Microscan · Cheminova India · Panoli

Sole IT person — all systems end-to-end.
Lotus Domino; 2 km fibre optic layout.
Cisco, Exchange and 200+ computers.

21+Years of experience

7Organisations · Team lead & PM roles

Technical Skills

Tools & Technologies

Windows Server & Active Directory95%

Backup, DR & BCP95%

Hyper-V & VMware92%

PowerShell Automation90%

Microsoft Azure88%

Networking & Firewalls88%

Dynamics 365 & Copilot Studio85%

AI Security & Compliance Tooling82%

Cloud & Infra

Azure (Blob, VMs, Entra ID, Intune, Purview, AI Foundry), Hyper-V, VMware ESXi/vSphere, Windows Server 2008–2022, Linux

Backup & DR

Veeam, Veritas Backup Exec, LTO (HP StoreEver), Azure Site Recovery, AzCopy v10, BCP/DR planning

AI & Automation

Copilot Studio, D365 CRM, Power Automate, Dataverse, Azure AI Foundry, Qwen2.5-Coder, FastAPI, Node.js, PowerShell

Security

WatchGuard, Fortinet, Sophos, Purview, Intune MDM, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, ISO 27001, Semgrep, Trivy

Networking

Cisco routers/switches, VPN, leased lines, fibre layout, ISP management, DNS/DHCP/AD

Databases & Dev

SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Dataverse · GitLab (~2,000 repos), ASP.NET Core, Python

Credentials

Certifications & Education

MS

AB-100

Agentic AI Architect — Expert Level

Microsoft (Top Cert)

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MS

AZ-800

Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified

MS

AZ-801

Hybrid Advanced Services Administrator

Microsoft Certified

2001

Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware & Networking

Jetking — Bharuch Centre

1998

Bachelor of Arts

South Gujarat University

1995

Higher Secondary (HSC)

Bharuch, Gujarat

Let's Connect

Looking for a senior infrastructure leader?

Available for full-time roles in Vadodara or remote, and for consulting engagements in Azure, Active Directory, backup & DR, migrations and Agentic AI.

Get In Touch Download CV (.docx)

Email

rajendrachavda@yahoo.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/rajendrachavda77

Location

Vadodara, Gujarat, India