Experience

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  Al ansari group (ffc)

  Jan 2003 - Feb 2011

  Senior system administrator

  Key Achievement-----------------------Optimized and reduced the IT Software Cost by 60% through implementing Linux based servers and OSS tools such as Zimbra Mail/Collaboration Suite, Zmanda NetBackup, MailScanner & OpenOffice etc.Migrated Linux based mail server (Postfix/Dovecot) running on physical environment into Zimbra within VMware virtual infrastructure.Roles / Responsibilities-------------------------------Install, deploy and manage Linux based Database, Application, Mail, Web,Firewall, Proxy, VPN, and Backup Servers on RedHat Enterprise Linux and CentOS using Oracle Databse 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g, Zimbra email/collaboration suite, Zmanda NetBackup, OpenVPN Access Server etc.Install, deploy and manage Oracle Database, SQL Server, Active Directory, Symantec Corporate Anti-virus on Windows Server 2003/2008. Show less

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  Micro world

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2011

  Technical consultant

  Roles / Responsibilites------------------------------Client ManagementVendor ManagementIT ConsultancyQuote / Bid ManagementOSS InitiativeImplementation Lead

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  Injazat data systems

  Mar 2011 - Feb 2022

  Roles / Responsibilities------------------------ Technology evaluations, conducting Proof of Concept (PoC) and testing- Infrastructure designing, supervising and implementing complex and critical technical implementations using next generation converged/hyper converged platform and data center virtualization / cloud technologies.- Develop design/implementation documentation - Infrastructure security hardening - Implement security compliance, perform vulnerability assessments/fixes Show less Roles / Responsibilities----------------------------------Implementation planning and co-ordination Prepare implementation plan, co-ordinate with project,delivery, change management and architects team.Due diligence Study existing environment, prepare due diligence report highlighting gaps and recommendations, perform due diligence fix.Data center operations Co-ordinate with data center team on capacity planning, racking and patching servers, co-ordinate with network, security, storage, backup, operations and monitoring team.Server infrastructure implementation Implement/migrate Redhat/Oracle Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris, VMware Virtualization and Wintel infrastructureServer hardening Perform server hardening such as enforcing security polices, patching firmware/updates, fine tune running services etc.ITIL compliance Adhere with change management standards/processTurnover to production (ToP) documentation and handover Develop High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), town plan diagram, technical specification documents etc. Operations readiness and handover servers to operationsIT consolidation/ migrations Show less

  • Senior Specialist - Infrastructure Design / Implementation

    Jan 2015 - Feb 2022

  • IT Infrastructure Specialist – Infrastructure Implementation

    Mar 2011 - Dec 2014
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  Lti - larsen & toubro infotech

  Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

  Implementation lead / architect
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  Core42

  Mar 2023 - now

  Professional services manager / senior architect - cloud / it infrastructure delivery implementation