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Ghana

• Developed and maintained Azure cloud infrastructure, including virtual networks, storage accounts, and virtual machines.• Designed, implemented, and managed security controls within the Azure Cloud environment, ensuring secure deployment of applications and services.• Utilized Terraform scripting for automated provisioning and management of infrastructure.• Worked on version-controlled infrastructure to enable efficient collaboration and change management.• Leveraged Ansible for configuration management, ensuring consistency and security across cloud environments.• Implemented and maintained secure configurations for servers and applications.• Developed and maintained custom scripts to enhance security measures and incident response.• Monitor, analyze, and report performance statistics for cloud hosted environments.• Conducted security assessments and audits of Azure services and resources.• Implemented security policies as code to enforce security configurations across cloud resources.• Monitor cloud resource costs and optimize configurations to manage expenses effectively.• Performed Application and operating system patching as per the Azure Security Center recommendation and governance policies.

Accra

Managing Various Microsoft Technologies like:Exchange 2010 IN Multi-Site DAG environmentSQL server 2012 Database FarmsSystem Center Configuration Manager 2012 for Anti-Virus, Patch Management, Remote Software Deployment, Business Desktop Deployment using Operating System Deployment and other inventory related Reporting.Hyper-V 2012 based Virtual Server Infrastructure in which we have Virtualized about 60-70 percent of the Server Infrastructure for the Front-End Applications including Web servers and different servers from the Core Telecom Applications. Operations Manager 2008 R2 to Monitor All Other Microsoft or Non-Microsoft based Servers, Routers, Switches using LDAP and SNMP for discovery.Microsoft ISA Server 2006 for publishing of Websites to the internet. System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 for File level and Live Protection against virus. My responsibilities include managing the Deployment of the agents and related policies as per the profile of Machine(Server/desktop).Hands-on experience with Symantec Netbackup 7+ in Clustered environment being used to backup for a very heterogeneous environment which includes Oracle Based RMAN backups, Hyper-V Virtual machine backups, SQL Database backups, Exchange Backups, Linux/Unix based backups and Windows Server file level and system state backups. Readying up restore environment for different Technologies as per requirement of the System owner. Symantec Enterprise Vault for archiving of 1000+ Mailboxes. administration of Desktop and Laptop Option for BackupExec which is being used for backing up User Data on the workstation for more then 500 people ensuring importing data on the Executive's and Managers machine is secured.

• Management services and resolving issue related to them.• Deployment, Upgrade and Administration of Multi-site SCCM Infrastructure with all Modules like Software and Patch distribution, Operating System Deployment, Compliance Management and Inventory for over 2000 clients.• Administration of Exchange Server 2010/2013 DAG environment with 2 sites. Maintenance of All exchange Roles including HUB, CAS (OWA, ActiveSync)• Participation in scheduled and unscheduled system maintenance.• Coordination with IT-Security to perform security Health Checks for the Enterprise Environment including AD, Exchange and SQL Server Farm.• Monitoring of All Enterprise Systems Technologies using System Center OpsMgr and resolving any Alerts. Maintenance of SCOM environment like updating Management packs for various monitored Server roles and Technologies.• Administration of Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure for Servers and Desktops with over 650 Virtual Server with Complex Server load and Virtual Networks.• Sequencing and Deployment of Virtual Application through App-V.Data Protection Specialist• Backup and Recovery for various environments including Multiple Database Platforms including MS SQL and Oracle, Virtualization Platforms Including VMware and Hyper-V and various applications and Web Services for MTN. • Configuration of Media Server De-duplication Pools and Optimized Backup systems like Synthetic backups and Accelerators and Client Side De-duplication.• Monitoring daily Backup/Job Failure /Disk Alerts and ensuring proper resolution.• Configuration of Media Server Deduplication Pools.• Collaborate with different MTN Team to meet Disaster Recovery requirements• Writing custom reports and dashboard on Veritas Netbackup Opscenter.• Troubleshot Server and Client issues with respect to Enterprise Vault Archiving.• Administration of Enterprise Vault Infrastructure for Exchange with Vault stores and Indexes.• Managing Enterprise Vault Backup, Recovery

Islamabad

POC Deployment of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 at HEC, IslamabadApplication Virtualization deployment with Sequencing physical LOB Applications Virtual Applications and Publishing using SCCM 2007.Deployment of Complete Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Desktop Virtualization, User-state Virtualization and Application Virtualization at Ufone Call Centers, using Windows RDS and Cetrix Xendesktop and Virtual Machine Manager.

Interned at the Nestle Sheikhupura Factory in the Electrical and Automation department