Ujjwal Kumar Mandal
About Ujjwal Kumar Mandal
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal is a Systems Engineer at Thomson Reuters, where he has worked since 2020 after previously serving as an Associate Systems Engineer and Trainee Engineer. He specializes in managing large-scale virtual infrastructures and performs various tasks related to virtualization and network configurations.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal has been employed at Thomson Reuters since 2020 as a Systems Engineer, following a progression from Trainee Engineer to Associate Systems Engineer. His tenure at Thomson Reuters began in 2016, where he worked as a Trainee Engineer for 11 months. He then served as an Associate Systems Engineer for three years until 2020. Throughout his career at Thomson Reuters, he has been based in the Bengaluru area of India.
Education and Expertise
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal completed his high school education at D.A.V. Public School in Koylanagar, Dhanbad, from 2004 to 2010. He then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Sathyabama University, graduating in 2014. His educational background supports his technical expertise in systems engineering, particularly in managing large-scale virtual infrastructures.
Technical Skills and Responsibilities
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal specializes in managing a large-scale virtual infrastructure, overseeing over 5000 ESX hosts and 100+ vCenter servers. His responsibilities include performing virtual-to-virtual (v2v) migrations, building new ESXi clusters, and managing High Availability (H.A) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) settings. He leads the installation, configuration, and upgrading of ESXi hosts, ensuring optimal performance and uptime through administration and troubleshooting.
Infrastructure Management
In his current role, Ujjwal Kumar Mandal is responsible for the deployment and management of virtual machines, including resource upgrades and decommissioning processes. He conducts regular patching of ESXi hosts and upgrades firmware and driver versions to maintain system security and efficiency. He also monitors datastore utilization, expanding storage space as needed during low space alerts or emergencies.
Performance Monitoring and Network Configuration
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal utilizes vROps and vCenter server for performance monitoring and alert management, ensuring proactive issue resolution. He creates and manages network configurations, including standard and distributed switches, and tests new VLANs to optimize network performance.