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👋 Hello! I'm Lakshmanan Thangaraj, a seasoned Senior Cloud Engineer and Windows Administrator with over a decade of hands-on experience in intricate Development and Production environments. My expertise primarily revolves around managing infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, encompassing a wide array of areas such as Azure Active Directory, Active Directory, Monitoring, Networking, VM Compute, and Security. 🚀 Here's a glimpse of my core competencies: - 🌐 Proficient in Microsoft Azure, including Azure IaaS and Azure VM, for efficient infrastructure management and deployment. - 🔐 Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and associated services, including Entra ID Governance, Entra ID B2C & B2B, Entra ID Connect, and Entra ID App proxy. - 🔒 Extensive experience with authentication protocols such as OAuth, SAML, WS-Fed, LDAP, NTLM, and Kerberos, alongside SCIM Provisioning and Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions. - 🛡️ Expertise in Entra ID Security, encompassing Conditional Access Policies, Azure MFA, WHFB, and FIDO2, as well as Entra ID Identity Protection. - 🤖 Proficient in process automation through PowerShell scripting, Azure Automation, Power Automate, and Logic Apps, enhancing operational efficiency and productivity. - 🔍 Familiarity with Azure Security tools like Azure Sentinel, coupled with adeptness in crafting KQL Queries for advanced threat detection and analysis. - 🔄 Skilled in integrating SaaS applications with Entra ID and configuring claims attributes, ensuring seamless access management. - 📱 Proficient in Microsoft Intune for device registration and management, alongside Mobile Application Management (MAM) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies. - 💼 Well-versed in Microsoft 365 Defender, facilitating the management of Identities, Devices, and Cloud Apps, as well as Microsoft 365 Administration. - ☁️ Experienced in day-to-day cloud environment management, supporting development teams, and deploying and troubleshooting applications on Azure. - 💻 Strong background in Windows-based systems, including Server 2008/2012 R2/2016/2019. - 🌐 Expertise in core computer infrastructure services like TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and more. - 🌐 Solid knowledge of virtualization (VMware), networking, monitoring, and backup concepts. - 🤝 Proficiency in Agile working methodologies. 📚 My certifications include: - https://www.credly.com/users/lakshmanan-thangaraj/badges?sort=-state_updated_at&page=1 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/lakshmananthangaraj-5083/transcript/vmz3pbqleoy150m 📚 I have earned MBA & BCA.