Khursheed Ahmed Khan Email & Phone Number

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Technical Lead (Freelance), Pune | May 2024 – Present In this entrepreneurial role, I successfully onboarded Aditya Birla Group as a key client to lead projects pertaining to Unix OS and web application servers. I played a pivotal role in enabling all applications and servers successfully complete the mandatory annual security audit while adhering to compliance standards and meeting security requirements.MasterCard Technology Private Limited, Pune | Mar 2015 – Apr 2024 Lead System Platform Architect | Dec 2023 – Apr 2024 I was handpicked for the role to formulate the Technical Architecture Document (TAD) based on applications’ specific needs. Providing technical inputs, liaising with diverse teams, and seeking buy-in from senior leadership for implementation, constituted my primary KRAs in this role. Lead System Platform Engineer | Mar 2015 – Dec 2023 In this role, I led matrixed, cross-functional & cross-cultural teams to steer data center operations, disaster recovery, automation, IT security, and systems management.Key Accounts & Projects: 🔹 On-soil projects in India, Indonesia, and China 🔹 Datacenter consolidation for Aladdin, Dubai 🔹 Emirates Digital Wallet.Some of my significant accomplishments and programs here have been: 🔹 Supported a global financial services client to consolidate multiple data centers across different regions into a single, efficient facility; operational costs: ↓30% | System performance: ↑15% | Recovery time: ↓8 to 2 hours.🔹 Implemented a risk-based security strategy addressing 50+ critical vulnerabilities and attained compliance with PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 Corporate Security Management System (ISMS) standards.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

ElectraCard Services, Pune | Senior Programmer | Dec 2008 – Feb 2015In this role, I was accountable for ensuring seamless installation, monitoring, maintenance, optimization, and troubleshooting support for multi-vendor hardware at MasterCard India's Development Hub. I spearheaded deployment and optimization of WebSphere Application Servers for critical applications, oversaw vendor management, optimized IT infrastructure, and ensured 99.9%+ data center uptime. Some of my significant accomplishments and programs here have been: 🔹 Datacenter Infrastructure Optimization; implemented ITIL-based processes to improve uptime by 25%, reduce critical downtimes to <0.5% annually, enhance data processing speed by 30%, and enable scalability sans additional investment.🔹 PCI-DSS Compliance Implementation; enhanced secure processing of multimillion dollars’ worth transactions and initiatives resulted in zero security incidents reported during the annual audits.🔹 WebSphere Application Server Deployment; enabled applications to handle 30% increase in traffic without any performance degradation | Reduced application downtime by 20% | Garnered additional revenue through contract renewals.🔹 Additional Projects: Disaster recovery and business continuity planning → 99.9% uptime across all applications and potential downtime in case of a disaster: <1 hour | IT capacity planning → Datacenter capacity: ↑20% and cost saving of 15%.