Muhammad Ahmad Raza Email & Phone Number

Lahore, PK

Lahore

• Responsible for IT infrastructure, Datacentres, Servers, Backups, Network Management & ensure high availability for business-critical workloads.
• Installed, Configured & managing virtual infrastructure/Datacentre based on VMware vSphere for entire organization.
• Revamp of entire Network using Huawei switches including Switches & Management Switch
• Complete Migration of datacentre from legacy to virtualization using VMware on Lenovo servers & Huawei OceanStor dorado Storage.
• Configure Veeam Backup & Replication with hardened Linux repository on Huawei OceanStor for virtual workload backups.
• Administrating Windows Server Active directory, Microsoft Storage Servers and file server, terminal servers, MS SQL Database servers.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Managing head office Datacentre/Network. Providing system administration and ensure availability for branch office & HO Users. Identifying hardware, software and operating system requirements.
• Administrating Windows Server with Active directory, Microsoft Storage Servers and file server, MS SQL database servers, terminal servers.
• Configured Pfsense firewall for Head office with Active directory integration for internet access management according to organization hierarchy. IPsec VPN, Publishing internal webservers. Internet Usage reporting.
• Managing network infrastructure to provide LAN, WAN connectivity through Fiber Optic, and wireless media. Configured & managing Ruckus Zone Director with Wireless AP’s for secure access to network. Monitoring of.
• Managing multiple standalone VMware ESXI Servers, Microsoft Hyper-V for virtualization and VMware workstation for different required operating systems
• Managed Veeam backup & replication for Physical Servers and virtual servers on ESXI backups and official data.

Lahore Pakistan

• Provided system administration and ensure high level of reliability and stability along integrated systems & high availability. Identify equipment, software and operating system requirements.
• Managed Windows server 2008 R2 Domain controller Along with Additional Domain controller, Windows server 2012 R2
• Multisite Microsoft Exchange server 2010, Microsoft Exchange server 2013, Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010, Windows 2008 R2 Fileserver
• Installation of different LINUX based operating systems for testing like Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora, Centos
• Managed Hyper-V for virtualization and VMware workstation for different required operating systems
• Symantec Endpoint protection 2012 and Trend Micro Office-Scan

Provided system administration and ensure high level of reliability and stability along integrated systems. Identify equipment, software and operating system requirements. Building and configuring servers, Domain controllers and mail servers, Schedule backups and recovery of critical company data, Network security plans, Create and administrator polices.

Lahore

Performed windows network administration and troubleshooting. Build LAN using different technologies, Wife Network. Provided support for staff to work around in different software’s. Installation & Configuration of Windows 2000 & Windows 2003 Server as Domain controller. Installation & Configuration of windows XP, windows 2000 workstation and LINUX.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Installed and configured Entire LAN for college Lab’s using UTP cat5 cable, troubleshooting network problems. Train basic networking students for LAN Concepts of WAN.
• Installation & configuration of Windows NT 4.0 Server as PDC & BDC
• Upgrade PDC from NT4 to Windows 2000 server
• Maintain and Design LAN for the entire Lab