Sameer Ahmed Khan

Experience

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  Oratech

  Mar 2009 - Mar 2010

  Database Administrator

  Worked as a Database Administrator for OratechResponsibilities:Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle server software and related productsHands on experience with the administration of RAC, ASM and Dataguard.Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures Take care of the Database design and implementation Implement and maintain database security (create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges) Do database tuning and performance monitoring Setup and maintain documentation and standards Plan growth and changes (capacity planning) Work as part of a team and provide 7x24 support when required Do general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support. Show less

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  Atlas Engineering Ltd.

  Mar 2010 - Jul 2011

  Software Engineer

  A leading group in all respects through effective use of resources, technology and good business practices, attracting and retaining high quality associates and developing them to their fullest potential, keeping customers in the highest esteem and giving attractive sustained returns to shareholders. Atlas Engineering is One of the largest and oldest manufacturers of automotive parts and components, with state-of-the-art facilities to process pig iron, aluminum alloys, clutch assembly and electronic circuits into high precision automotive components.Responsibilities:Data Base Administration:Enrollment of System UsersManaging Table spaces.Security Management.Maintain and keep updated Live, Quality and Test environmentsDatabase Backup - Online/Offline.Development / Deployment:Application Configuration, Administration and Change Management.Coordination with Vendor for new Reports requirement.Deployment, Patch management and Version Control.Test cases and UAT - with Dept.ERP Module complaints management (Logging to closure).Complaint Logging - InternalProblem analysisResolve internally / Propagate to VendorFollow-up for resolution.Resolution Verification, Testing and Quality assuranceIntimation to User and ensure his/her acceptance on timeProblem Closure. Show less

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  Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

  Jul 2011 - now

  Responsible for the delivery and management of a reliable IT infrastructure services within the organization, ensuring that service levels for performance, availability and support are achieved through the internal IT infrastructure team or external service providers. To develop a full understanding of the IT requirements of the organization and implement infrastructure solutions that meet IT service and strategic objectives. To manage security and disaster recovery in relation to IT infrastructure, including the documentation, communication and implementation of related policies and procedures.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to make certain capacity decisions to meet existing and future requirements.Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for resource administration and appropriate use.Practice asset management, including maintenance of component inventory, life cycle management and related documentation.Establish service level agreements with end users.Provides “ownership” of problem thru final resolution.Plan, acquire, and coordinate installation of in-house and remote hardware and software across the organization’s network.Conduct research and make recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.Prepare RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other documentation for ITprojects and associated efforts.Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.Negotiate with vendors, outsources, and contractors to secure products and services.Assess, approve, and administer all equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.Manage and ensure effectiveness of servers, including e-mail, print, and backup servers, andtheir associated operating systems and software. Show less Backup: Responsible for backup and recovery methodologies and application of these methodologies including retention, reclamation, and disaster recovery.Maintain and monitor server hardware; tape libraries and associated tape hardware; storage networks and associated hardware; Manage, configure and maintain multi-PB multi-tiered environment. Respond to, diagnose and re-mediate issues in a dynamic environment.Writing shell scripts to accomplish day to day system administration task Storage: Configuring and troubleshooting Snap Mirror EnvironmentDealing with permissions for share folders in CIFS.LUN management (creation, snapshots, Manual and automatic igroup management)LUN setting up and troubleshooting NFS, CIFS, and SAN (FC and ISCSI) Environment. Ontap OS upgrade from 7.3.3 to 8.0 7 mode.Resolving the hardware issues in co-ordination with NetappManaging the reports using operations manager Working with qtree’s for efficient storage utilization for the users Performing Deduplication for the volumes Volume resize, aggregate disk add and lun resize Alias, zoning configuration for the servers connected in FC environment in brocade switchesAble to create/Expand aggregate, volume, Qtree for NAS environments, LUN’s, Igroups for SAN Writing shell scripts to accomplish day to day system administration tasksVirtualization:Practical work in Installing, Maintaining, Monitoring, Troubleshooting and Managing Blade Center server, Configuring and Zoning Storage Area Networks and SAN Switches and VMware ESX Server Administration.Exposure on vMotion migration, High Availability feature, DRS feature and Setting VM priorities on CPU and Memory resources.Deployed key VMware ESX/ESXi technologies, expertise with HA/DRS, P2V. ESX migrations from 5.x to vSphere 6.0Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of vSwitches, different types of Port groups, NIC Teaming and VLAN Problem management. Show less

  • Infrastructure Manager

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Senior System Engineer

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2018