Dedicated and results-driven Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Professional with a strong background in designing, implementing, and managing on-premises & cloud-based solutions. Proven expertise in Microsoft Servers & Azure platform, virtualization, and infrastructure automation. Seeking a challenging role to leverage my skills in optimizing cloud environments, enhancing system reliability, and contributing to the success of innovative projects. Eager to bring my technical proficiency, problem-solving abilities, and passion for continuous learning to a dynamic team focused on driving digital transformation through cutting-edge Azure solutions.
• Collaborate with client to understand their business objectives, requirements, and challenges.
• Participate in client meetings to discuss project/tasks progress and future initiatives.
• Create and configure Microsoft Intune - MDM policies including deployment of applications (LOB/Win32/Store Apps/etc.) compliance policies, defender & firewall policies.
• Experience with \"Windows Autopilot” deployment.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Backup Server deployment for On-Premises servers.
• Administration of Nagios XI for systems and services monitoring.
• Lead a team of cloud & systems engineers to deliver high-quality solutions for enterprise clients, including the design, plan and implementation of Microsoft Core Infrastructure, Azure and M365 solutions.
• Lead and executes projects from requirements gathering to implementation and manages support after go-alive.
• Provide leadership on complex technical issues.
• Build and lead a highly skilled and motivated systems & cloud engineering team.
• Collect and document customer\'s requirements and develop logical and physical specifications.
• Attend meetings at site with the client and others as required.
• Assist in the development of business and marketing plans.
• Manage and prepare technical and cost proposals.
• Support SharePoint Online and Power Apps development teams in capacity planning and work estimation.
• Mentor and coach team members to develop their skills.
• Monitor team performance and report to business unit head on metrics.
• Responsible for technical resource interviews and finding suitable technical team members.
• Administration and management of nationwide Active Directory Services.
• Administration and management of Terminal Servers for banking applications.
• Administration and management of McAfee ePO Servers and endpoints.
• Management & support of Microsoft O365 applications and users.
• Assist SOC on IT security queries.
• Planned, designed, implemented and manages IT infrastructure from the 1st day of operation of entertain TV channel - Urdu1.
• Design, implement and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure. Manages VMware ESXi hosts and windows server guests by using vCenter Server.
• Installation and configuration of Windows servers in Data Center environment. Manages Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, 2012 R2 & 2016 servers with DNS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP and Active Directory.
• Administration & configuration of Veeam backup solution for backing up virtual machines.
• Provided technical support to video editors, graphics designers and sound engineers on Adobe software’s suites.
• Configured & manages site-to-site and client-to-site VPN connections between Karachi-Dubai for program scheduling.
• Perform tape backups of user’s data & transmission media files using Symantec Backup Exec.
• Management of Dell Equallogic 72TB storages for media editing & archiving.
• Administration of centralized antivirus McAfee ePO server.
• Administration and management of Cisco Switches, Cabling, WAN router, Wireless Access Points and network printers.
• Manages and support CCTV surveillance including configuration and management of NVR.