David Olajide

Experience

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  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  IT Administrator

  o I was responsible for the support of IT infrastructure by ensuring minimal downtimes.o I diagnosed network equipment and infrastructure issues, responded to queries in a timely, accurate manner to user’s satisfaction.o I acted as first point contact for all technical issues providing 1st line support to users.o I communicated with major service providers for technical supports and escalationso I designed, proposed and followed up on implementation of new IT equipments

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  Global Oceon Engineers Nig. Ltd

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2017

  IT Support Analyst

  o I acted as first point contact for all IT/Technical issues by providing 1st line support to users and resolved desktop, application, networking & infrastructure issues.o I was responsible for installations, roll-out of patches and software upgrades.o I managed servers including e-mail servers, print servers, backup servers, CCM servers, SMS servers, Applications servers.o I deployed Windows XP/7/8/10, Office 2003/2007/2010/2013, Windows Server, Active Directory Management, Data Management and Security solutions.o I managed the DNS/DHCP, LAN/WAN and basic Firewall configurations.o I managed the Software licenses for applications used within the company.o I carried out risk analysis to ensure conformity with QA/QC standards.o I managed all network equipment including routers, switches, firewall, and UPSs. Show less

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  21st Century Technologies

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Cloud and Datacenter Engineer

  o I was responsible for the support of IT infrastructure at the Datacenter.o I Implemented cloud services from major providers such as AWS and VMware.o Diagnosed network equipment and infrastructure issues, responded to queries in atimely, accurate manner to user’s satisfaction.o Acted as first point contact for all technical issues providing 1st line support to users.o Communicated with major service providers for technical supports and escalationso Designed, proposed and followed up on implementation of new IT equipment. Show less

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  Snapnet Nigeria

  Jun 2018 - May 2021

  Cloud Solutions Architect - Team Lead

  - I migrated the core application of many organizations with over 1000 users to the cloud by implementing Disaster Recovery for their applications and databases using Azure Site Recovery.- I upgraded the security solution for a top player in the financial sector by installing highly efficient security hardware and systems.- I was responsible for the support of the IT infrastructure at many private datacenter in various sectors.- I was responsible for diagnosing network equipment and infrastructure issues, responded to queries in a timely, accurate manner to user’s satisfaction.- I implemented information security for many energy and financial companies by configuring Azure Information Protection for sensitive data protection.- I successfully migrated over 1000 users to Microsoft Office 365 for different organizations in different sectors such as financial services, public sector, energy etc.- I was responsible for the resolution of all technical issues, providing support to users, communicating with major service providers for technical supports and escalations. - Designing, proposing and following up on implementation of new IT equipment.- I implemented cloud architectures for companies to minimize cost while delivering their applications in a highly available and scalable environment using Microsoft Azure.- As the Team Lead, I supervised the completion of business process automation projects- I supervised SharePoint deployment for intranet, web forms and document management for many organizations- Migrated IaaS, PaaS and SaaS instances between public and private clouds- Implemented Microsoft solutions such as Office 365, M365 Security for many organizations - Led data center transformations projects to migrate client/server applications andplatforms to cloud environments- Responsible for the selection of appropriate cloud service based on compute, database or securityrequirements. Show less

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  906 Global Services

  Dec 2020 - now

  Principal Consultant

  906 Global Services is focused on assisting businesses drive advanced change through the deployment of innovative solutions around Collaboration, Infrastructure, Cloud-based systems, Security Solutions and Customer Relationship Management.

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  Heirs Insurance Group

  May 2021 - now

  Lead Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer

  - Implementing, supporting, and maintaining robust procedures that ensure the effective operation and availability of corporate systems.- Overall management, development, and design of a robust, scalable, and cloud-based platform.- Implementing and overseeing cloud computing strategy.- Responsible for the compute, network, storage components of cloud services.- Designing, deploying, integrating, and configuring Azure infrastructure.- Determining requirements and running workloads securely on Azure.- Implementing Azure authentication and securing data.- Designing business continuity strategy.- Taking ownership of incidents; actioning and updating reported issues and ensuring escalation paths are followed.- Analyzing and supporting corporate systems (servers, computers, network, active directory etc.), performing checks, updates, and backups.- Building computers in accordance with the authorized standard images and installing approved software.- Keeping up to date with new technologies, systems and assisting with evaluations.- Design and execute short plus long-term strategic plans to assure infrastructure capacity attains current and future needs.- Manage and establish priorities for maintenance, design, development, and analysis of entire infrastructure systems inclusive of LANs, WANs, internet, security and wireless implementations.- Conduct research and recommend changes in services, products, protocols, and standards to support development efforts and infrastructure procurement.- Define and manage IT Disaster Recovery Strategy- Define software and hardware standards.- Ensure apt security levels on network, infrastructure and servers are maintained.- Practice IT asset management inclusive of component inventory maintenance and associated documentation.- Negotiate with outsourcers, vendors and contractors for infrastructure-specific products and services.- Perform feasibility studies for different upgrade projects, conversions, and improvements. Show less