02/23/2023 updated
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IT Infrastructure Specialist - On-Prem, hybrid & Cloud, Microsoft Azure, M365/Office365
Pakistan
Only remote
Bachelor of EngineeringActive DirectoryMicrosoft AzureBackup DevicesBulk MailCloud ComputingCloud EngineeringContinuous IntegrationDisaster RecoveryDomain Name System (DNS)Microsoft Exchange ServerHyper-VIdentity ManagementWindows ServersWindows PowerShellAzure Active Directory
Active Directory, Azure AD, Data Backup, bulk mail, cloud, Cloud Architecture, CI / CD, logging, Disaster Recovery, DNS, Git, Hyper-V, Identity management, Information Technology, Kubernetes, Load Balancer, Microsoft Azure, Exchange 2010, Microsoft Exchange Server, Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint Online, High Availability, virtual machines, Virtualization, PowerShell scripting, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, M365, Exchange Online, Azure AD & Exchange Migration, Hybrid Infrastructure.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2017
Languages
EnglishFluent
Project history
- Managing Azure tenant and architecture to host application in cloud.
- Deploy and manage Microsoft Azure: Azure subscriptions and resources, such as, Resource Groups, Azure storage, virtual machines (VMs), Availability Sets, virtual networks (VNet), Site-to-Site VPN, Network Security Groups (NSG), Azure Load Balancer.
- Managing Azure containers, Kubernetes, and App services.
- Managed and administrated virtual / physical server, On-prem exchange 2013, 2016, exchange online, office 365 suite, Teams, OneDrive, Stream, etc.
- Managed Microsoft Exchange Online Protection to ensure email hygiene.
- Ensure 24/7 availability Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange 2013 & 2016.
- Active Directory management.
- Patching / installing Exchange CU updates.
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Projects:
- Designed and deployed hybrid (M365 & On-prem) architecture.
- Deployment of landing zones and Migration of On-prem workload to cloud (Microsoft Azure).
- Automation Office365 licenses management.
- Implementation of Microsoft OneDrive, Teams and Stream.
- Migration of Exchange 2010, 2013 & 2016 to Exchange online.
- Migration of Exchange 2010 / 2013 to Exchange 2016.
- Migration of disconnected AD user from primary domain to child and synchronising it with their mailboxes on Office 365.
- Conversion of office 365 account postfix of graduating students from @student.aku.edu to @alumni.aku.edu and migrating their account from On-prem to Office 365.
- Standardisation of Mailbox size as per grade.
* Overall responsible for Windows Servers, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange Server, Office 365 suite,
and virtual/physical servers.
* Developed performance metrics to gauge the compliance on agreed KPIs.
* Developed approaches to gauge IT vendors providing services to IBA.
* Provide leadership, direction, and supervision and day-to-day operational and technical support to members
of the support teams; mentor, coach, and lead staff; create work assignments; establish priorities; monitor,
review, and supervise completion of assignments on time.
* Plan & design solutions to business problems via process automation, Improvement & Re-engineering.
* Meeting and coordinating with different organizational units and vendors for project related matters.
* Develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
and virtual/physical servers.
* Developed performance metrics to gauge the compliance on agreed KPIs.
* Developed approaches to gauge IT vendors providing services to IBA.
* Provide leadership, direction, and supervision and day-to-day operational and technical support to members
of the support teams; mentor, coach, and lead staff; create work assignments; establish priorities; monitor,
review, and supervise completion of assignments on time.
* Plan & design solutions to business problems via process automation, Improvement & Re-engineering.
* Meeting and coordinating with different organizational units and vendors for project related matters.
* Develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
* Plan & design solutions to business problems via process automation, Improvement & Re-engineering.
Using PowerShell scripts for automating different process.
* Identity management.
* Quarterly maintenance of the servers such patching, upgrades, roll-ups, etc.
* Basic to medium level PowerShell scripting.
* Managing hardware load balancer - Kemp.
* Deployed and managed password expiry notification email solution.
Projects:
1. Scripted / worked on identity management module, to automate identity management through PeopleSoft,
creating AD accounts, on prem / Exchange online email account.
2. Implementation of script to deactivate in active AD accounts throughout the forest.
3. Cleansing of AD data.
4. Provided bulk mail marketing solution to our marketing department.
Using PowerShell scripts for automating different process.
* Identity management.
* Quarterly maintenance of the servers such patching, upgrades, roll-ups, etc.
* Basic to medium level PowerShell scripting.
* Managing hardware load balancer - Kemp.
* Deployed and managed password expiry notification email solution.
Projects:
1. Scripted / worked on identity management module, to automate identity management through PeopleSoft,
creating AD accounts, on prem / Exchange online email account.
2. Implementation of script to deactivate in active AD accounts throughout the forest.
3. Cleansing of AD data.
4. Provided bulk mail marketing solution to our marketing department.