Feb 2024 – Nov 2024 · 9 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

• Manage software project lifecycles, ensuring timely, budget-conscious, and quality delivery.
• Work with stakeholders to define project scopes and prioritize tasks.
• Analyzing industry standards, legislation, and contracts to map them against security controls.
• Keeping abreast of industry trends to translate them into GRC requirements effectively.
• Developing and implementing tailored security, risk, or business continuity frameworks.
• Creating or reviewing information security documentation, ensuring its robustness and compliance.
• Implementing and operating GRC solutions.
• Participating in and contributing to security-focused project implementations.

Feb 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

•  Managing a team of five professionals who are catering several areas of IT department.
•  Managing UAT and Prod AWS Infrastructure for the products (Meridian and Procural).
•  Administration and Management:
• Google Workspace For Business - Formerly G Suite
• Internal Infrastructure and Data Center
• Jira and GitHub
• Cpanel, Domain and DNS on GoDaddy.

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · Remote

• 🔹 Azure Architecture & Governance
• Architected Azure Landing Zones aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework to enable secure on-premises to cloud migrations and new cloud implementations. Migrated environments from a single subscription to a multi-management group and multi-subscription model for enhanced governance, RBAC, and workload isolation.
• 🔹 Cloud-Native Deployments & Automation
• Configured and managed Azure WebApps and Azure Container Apps for hosting scalable applications. Automated deployments using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, and App Service Build Service. Provisioned infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible for consistent, repeatable environments.
• 🔹 Security, DR & Virtual Desktop
• Implemented Azure Key Vault for secure storage of secrets, certificates, and credentials. Configured Azure Site Recovery to ensure business continuity for critical workloads. Deployed Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) using custom Windows OS images to support secure, remote access.
• 🔹 Collaboration & Version Control
• Integrated Slack with Jira and Azure DevOps for improved communication and project tracking. Managed version control with GitHub and Azure Repos to support agile development and infrastructure updates.
• 🔹 Documentation & Enablement
• Designed network and system architecture diagrams in Microsoft Visio. Authored SOPs, technical documentation, and PoCs for Azure solutions. Delivered corporate training (onsite and online) on Azure, Terraform, and Linux for DevOps.

Sep 2018 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Esenyurt, Istanbul

Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

•  Managing Microsoft Hyper V Architecture in a 24/7 Mission Critical Production Environment.
•  Built and Managed Microsoft Hyper V Failover Cluster 2016.
•  Upgraded Windows Failover Cluster 2012 R2 to Windows Failover Cluster 2016 (Production and DR).
•  Implemented and Managing Microsoft SCVMM 2016.
•  Monitoring and Reporting of Virtual Infrastructure through SolarWind VMAN ORION.
•  Rectify alerts and Log Management on Microsoft SCOM 2016.
•  Replication of Servers from On-Premises to Azure, HA, Clustering & Load Balancing.
•  Dell Blade and Chassis Server Hardware Management through iDRAC and CMC.
•  Update Dell Server Hardware through Dell Essentials.
•  Perform DR Drill.

Apr 2016 – Feb 2017 · 10 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

•  Managing around 10 Hyper-V 2012, 2012 R2 Failover Clusters (Enterprise Production and DR).
•  Managing VM Storage Migrations, VM Live Migrations and Replications of 500+ VMs.
•  Data Center Management Activities conceded in accordance with Global Policies, Protocols & Procedures.
•  Build Hyper-V 2012 R2 Failover Clusters.
•  Storage Management.
•  Tier I and Tier II Level support for Virtual Server related queries in a 24/7 Environment.
•  Active Participant in International and Domestic Servers DR Drill.
•  IBM Chassis and Blade Server Hardware Management.

Dec 2013 – May 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · King Abdullah Economic City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia · On-site

•  IT Asset Management, Incident Management, Change/Release Management and Capacity Management.
•  Plan & Implement the IT budget, attaining modest prices from suppliers, to acquire cost value.
•  Catering Computation and Mentor Technical Education to the staff, to achieve Team Development.
•  Design and Implemented models for Scaling, High Availability & Performance in IT Systems and Infrastructure.
•  Monitoring, Optimization, Patch Management and System Performance Improvements of Server Resources.
•  Plan/budget the IT requirements in Collaboration with GEMS Corporate Office, Dubai.
•  Support OASIS ERP, Follett Asset/Library Management System and BlueWave Swift School System.

Jan 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia · On-site

•  Backup of Critical Systems via Symantec Backup Exec 2010/2012.
•  Setup and Administration of Virtualized Infrastructure on (Hyper-V, VMware ESXi & Citrix Xen Servers).
•  Deployment of Microsoft SCCM 2012 with WSUS & Forefront Endpoint Protection.
•  Networking - Cable Rack Management/ Tagging/ Rack Mounting Server.
•  High End Linux/Windows Server Configuration, Support & Maintenance of Customer Environment.
•  Disaster Recovery, Backup policy implementation and Problem Management.
•  Data Centers Management, Strategic Planning according to International Policies, Standards & Procedures.

Mar 2011 – Nov 2011 · 8 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

•  Management of SLA/OLA of Systems in the Lab.
•  Configured & Manage Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 Server.
•  Troubleshoot network, systems and applications to provide user smooth IT operations
•  Operational support to the senior network administrator and systems analyst as required.
•  Installation, maintenance and support of all applications, systems and communication software

Mar 2010 – Feb 2011 · 11 mos · Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan · On-site

•  Installation, Configuration, Administration and Support of SUSE Linux Servers/Desktops
•  Analyze the customer requirements and suggest Feasible Technology Options.
•  Setup and maintain Samba servers as Corporate Clients File Servers
•  Deploy & Administration of PlateSpin Forge, Protect & Migrate (Novell’s DR Product)
•  Writing Shell Scripts and Algorithms for backup and data replication.
•  Plan and Setup VMware Infrastructure through VMware vCenter.