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Egypt

Achievements :Directed and oversaw operations across five core teams—IT Infrastructure, Data Protection, Database, Datacenter, and IT Helpdesk—ensuring each team, led by expert managers, met strategic objectives and complied with Central Bank of Egypt regulations. Developed and implemented strategic plans for budgeting, resource management, and cost optimization to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and align with the bank’s comprehensive IT vision.Led the development and evaluation of RFPs and tenders, negotiating with vendors to secure scalable, cost-efficient, and high-quality IT solutions aligned with the bank's advancing technological needs. Ensured strict compliance with data protection and cybersecurity regulations, working closely with the Central Bank of Egypt and other regulatory authorities to uphold best practices in accordance with GDPR and national banking standards.Partnered with HR and department heads to lead recruitment, ensuring teams are staffed with top talent and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development. Maintained seamless IT operations by monitoring and optimizing infrastructure services, strengthening security measures, reducing downtime, and managing disaster recovery to ensure business continuity. Directed the implementation and maintenance of advanced data center technologies—such as virtualization, cloud integration, and high-performance storage—to support scalability and robust performance. Worked closely with senior leadership to align IT initiatives with EBC's long-term vision, offering insights on emerging technology trends, reporting on key performance metrics, and guiding strategic IT investments.Upheld rigorous governance and risk management standards, ensuring full compliance with internal policies, security audits, and regulatory requirements while consistently delivering excellence across all IT functions.

Cairo, Egypt

Achievements :Designed and implemented scalable architecture solutions tailored to evolving business goals, enhancing system efficiency and enabling future growth. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams—developers, business analysts, and product managers—to precisely identify technology needs and select optimal, cost-effective software and hardware solutions.Streamlined system integration across the enterprise, ensuring operational efficiency and seamless compatibility. Delivered strategic guidance on industry best practices and emerging technologies to enhance performance. Led project execution, meeting key milestones within scope and timeline. Served as a bridge between stakeholders, promoting collaboration and alignment throughout project stages. Boosted infrastructure performance by implementing optimized, scalable architecture designs, achieving results that aligned technology strategies with long-term business objectives.

Achievements :Directed strategic planning and execution of IT infrastructure operations, ensuring seamless delivery of hosting and cloud services from the ECC data center while maximizing performance and efficiency. Oversaw continuous support, maintenance, and high availability of ECC’s network systems, data center facilities, and cloud services, achieving strong uptime and performance metrics. Led a team of technical managers, offering guidance and mentorship, and collaborated closely with senior leadership to align IT operations with organizational objectives and strategic initiatives.Crafted detailed financial budgets for IT infrastructure projects and presented capital investment proposals to senior executives, successfully securing approvals for critical initiatives. Directed Service Desk management, ensuring prompt resolution of escalated technical issues and high customer satisfaction for both internal and external clients. Led data center capacity planning efforts, driving infrastructure upgrades to meet the organization’s growth and evolving technological needs.Oversaw the development and enhancement of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans, reinforcing the resilience and reliability of IT operations in the face of system failures or emergencies.Led recruitment, staffing, and training initiatives for the data center, building a skilled workforce capable of meeting operational demands and adapting to evolving technology. Collaborated with executive leadership to uphold ECC security policies, ensuring strict compliance and effectively mitigating risks across all data center operations.

Achievements :Planned and implemented comprehensive project deployment strategies and system upgrades across multiple platforms, including Microsoft Windows Server, IBM AIX, Linux, and SAN storage technologies, ensuring smooth integration and optimal performance. Improved support task management by streamlining prioritization, assignment, and escalation processes, enhancing efficiency through best practices within the ECC Service Desk management system.Continuously researched and evaluated emerging hosting technologies to keep the organization at the leading edge of industry trends, integrating innovative solutions effectively. Enhanced customer satisfaction by overseeing service delivery quality, swiftly resolving escalated issues, and ensuring dependable, responsive support at all times.Generated in-depth performance reports with qualitative insights and quantitative metrics, empowering informed decision-making and fostering continuous improvement within the support team. Directed comprehensive hosting services—web, cloud, email, and co-location—enhancing service delivery and maximizing operational uptime. Supervised data center asset management, ensuring precise tracking of hardware and software and implementing best practices in asset lifecycle management to optimize infrastructure performance.

Achievements :Led the system administration team, overseeing all Intel-based servers and Microsoft platforms to ensure robust system stability. Maintained the availability of essential services, including Directory Services, Exchange 2003, Microsoft SharePoint, proxy, SMS, MOM, and MS Project Server.Maintained continuous monitoring of infrastructure systems to ensure peak performance and swift resolution of technical issues. Managed over 1,000 PCs and servers, ensuring smooth and reliable system operations. Developed and implemented innovative solutions to meet business needs and streamline operational processes.Assisted in budget planning to optimize resource allocation and financial management. Enhanced departmental processes as an active member of the Quality Coordinators team. Strengthened security measures for Microsoft platform servers as part of the Xceed Security team.

Egypt