Vishwambhar Bandal
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Senior Infrastructure Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing enterprise data center infrastructure, including Dell PowerEdge servers, HPE Synergy servers platforms, enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery, virtualization, and HPC environments. Strong expertise in Commvault, Veeam, VMware, Nutanix HCI, Kubernetes-ready infrastructure, GPU-enabled compute environments, and scalable architectures supporting AI/ML, data-intensive, and high-performance workloads. Experienced in capacity planning, infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, and high-availability enterprise platforms.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Senior Systems Engineer
Mideast Data Systems (MDS)
01.2024 - Current
- - Design and deploy enterprise infrastructure using HPE Servers, Dell PowerEdge servers, Cisco servers, storage platforms, virtualization, and backup solutions.
- - Implement high-availability VMware and Nutanix HCI environments supporting enterprise, HPC, and data-intensive workloads.
- - Architect integrated compute, storage, and backup solutions for large enterprise customers, including Commvault and Veeam deployments.
- - Support Kubernetes-ready infrastructure, GPU-enabled environments, infrastructure monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
Assistant Vice President (AVP)
IndusInd Bank
09.2017 - 01.2024
- - Managed large-scale banking infrastructure including VMware clusters, SAN storage, and enterprise servers in mission-critical environments.
- - Administered storage, backup, and disaster recovery environments to support business continuity and compliance requirements.
- - Led data center migration, infrastructure upgrades, performance optimization, and capacity planning initiatives.
Infrastructure Manager
Times Internet Limited
11.2015 - 09.2017
- - Managed VMware virtualization infrastructure and SAN/NAS storage supporting high-availability production workloads.
- - Performed infrastructure troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and performance optimization across compute and storage environments.
Technical Support Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2009 - 10.2015
- - Implemented and supported HP Blade servers, HP 3PAR storage, SAN infrastructure, and VMware environments for enterprise clients.
- - Delivered server and storage installation, configuration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting for mission-critical infrastructure.
Education
MBA - Information Technology and Systems Management
NMIMS Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
MumbaiSkills
Servers : Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Blade Servers, Enterprise Compute Clusters
GPU Infrastructure: GPU-enabled compute platforms, AI/ML workload infrastructure, AMD/NVIDIA GPU awareness
Storage: NetApp, HPE Alletra, Dell EMC PowerMax / VMAX / VNX, SAN, NAS, iSCSI
OS / Networking: Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, RDMA / InfiniBand awareness
Operations: Capacity Planning, Performance Optimization, Infrastructure Monitoring, High Availability
Certification
NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP Professional
Timeline
VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect
11-2025
NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP Professional
08-2025
NetApp Certified Technology Solutions Professional
09-2024
HPE Master ASE - Storage integrator solutions
04-2024
Senior Systems Engineer
Mideast Data Systems (MDS)
01.2024 - Current
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 6
12-2023
Assistant Vice President (AVP)
IndusInd Bank
09.2017 - 01.2024
Infrastructure Manager
Times Internet Limited
11.2015 - 09.2017
Technical Support Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2009 - 10.2015
MBA - Information Technology and Systems Management
NMIMS Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Awards
GEM Award: Reduced infrastructure cost by 35% through data center rack consolidation., Chairman’s Award for Excellence: Outstanding contribution to infrastructure deployment initiatives.