Senior System Engineer
Almajd Network for TV Broadcasting
Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months
Provide day-to-day operations, maintenance, and monitoring of the data center active/passive components.
• Build, install, configure and maintain VMware products including vSphere 6.5, ESXi Servers, vCenter 6.5 (vMotion, DRS, HA, FT, cloning, snapshots).
• Manage server infrastructure with machines running Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016 and administering Active Directory, DNS, WSUS, WDS & GPO's.
• Manage Storage Systems (EMC Isilon, EMC VNX block, Synology) with different protocols NFS, SMB, CIFS, ISCSI, LUN Mapping.
• Manage Network Security using FortiGate NGFW (IPS, AV, SSL Inspection, Web Filtering, Firewall Policies), Fortiweb WAF (Web threats prevention, Zero Day protection, DDOS protection), Fortianalyzer, Forti manager.
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• Provide business continuity through backup procedures, periodic testing of outage scenarios using Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Data Protection.
• Implement PRTG Monitoring Solution, monitor all IT Resources to evaluate Systems/Networks/Databases/Applications performance.
• Manage Public Cloud on AWS (S3, EC2, ELB, VPC, IAM…).
• Research root cause of problems and escalate to engineering and vendor support as necessary.
• Applying OS updates, patches, and configuration changes.
• Participate in Technical Development Solutions and Projects.
• Completes miscellaneous tasks as directed by IT Management.
• Assist in network planning, security and administration.
Effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of system hardware and software and related infrastructure.
• Managing Apple Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server including AFP/SMB/FTP/Profile Manager/MDM, NetBoot Images and Local Software Update Server.
• Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Infrastructure, DNS Server, DHCP Server, SQL Server, WSUS, GPO's.
• Managing and troubleshooting Virtual Environment using a Hyper-V Manager, VMWARE vSphere 5.5.
• Maintain Networks, LAN, WAN, WLAN and VLAN (CISCO switches & Access Points), Hikvision CCTV, ZK Time Attendance, Zabbix Monitoring tool.
• Managing Office 365 Subscription portal, Google G-Suite.
• Managing & troubleshooting the needed OS & software's & licenses.
• Managing AVAYA IP Telephony System (IP Office Manager).
• Installation, manage first level support & Managing Roles and Administration for ERP Microsoft Dynamics CRM & AX 2012 Systems (Infrastructure Level).
• Managing Internet Security & Firewall System (Dell Sonic Wall UTM).
• Managing worry free Trend Micro Anti-Virus Business Control Manager.
• Perform daily backup operations, Database maintenance plans to ensure all critical data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media
• Effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server
• Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2003, 2008 Environment
• Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Infrastructure
• Managing Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
• Managing and troubleshooting a VMWARE Sphere 5.5 ESXI bare metal solution.
• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the
infrastructure
• Managing the RMS Doors Access system.
• Managing the CCTV System.
• Managing Kaspersky Security Management Console.
• Monitor network communication (Dell core switches, Nortell IP Telephony, Cyber-Roam UTM)
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with
impacted constituencies.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are
successfully backed up to the appropriate media
• Install, configure and administer all features & services in Mac OS X and Mac OS X server
• Maintain Apple Servers and Workstations.
• Train & provide customers on Apple products & Solutions.
• Provide enterprise solutions using Mac OS X Server, MDM and Microsoft System Center 2008
• Managing Apple platform Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server including AFP/SMB/FTP/Profile
Manager/MDM, NetBoot Images, and Local Software Update Server.
• Provide SAN/NAS Storage solutions (XRAID, XSAN, Windows Storage Server 2008).
• Managing, Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Active Directory
Infrastructure, DNS Server, DHCP Server, SQL Server, WSUS, GPO’s
• Adhere to the customer service strategies, policies and procedures to ensure high level of
efficiency and quality of service
• Update systems as soon as new version of OS and application software comes out
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.