IT Infrastructure & Cloud Senior Manager
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 10 أشهر
• Mentor and manage a team of IT engineers, conduct performance evaluations and creating and the annual Plan and KPIs to align with the organization's strategy.
• Managed and led strategic IT initiatives, seamlessly coordinating efforts among stakeholders, internal teams, vendors, and solution providers to enhance the department operations.
• Directed the planning and successful execution of diverse projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Clarified and defined task scopes, accurately crafting project charters while adhering to best practices in project management.
• Led impactful presentations to leadership, articulating IT strategies and updates with clarity and precision.
• Oversaw the creation of RFPs, evaluation of solutions, and establishment of purchase orders, ensuring a smooth and continuous progression of IT projects.
• Guided the technical direction in areas such as IT infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cloud and network management.
• Managed and ensured timely and quality deliverables from service partners, OEM vendors, and suppliers.
• Managed communications effectively, ensuring clarity and credibility in all interactions.
• Remain up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to strategically position the IT infrastructure.
• Design and maintain a secure, scalable, and state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, spanning both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Overseeing the daily operations of the IT infrastructure and cloud section, which includes managing IT Procurement, IT Assets, Network infrastructure, and Security.
• Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in AWS cloud computing, including EC2, Block and object storage, Elastic load balancers, WAF, CDN, security groups, monitoring and logging, containers, CI/CD, Auto scaling, RDS, VPC, NAT GW, IAM, Security hub, Guard duty, AWS Macie, AWS trusted advisor…etc.
• Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in Azure cloud computing, including Virtual servers, Blob storage, Load balancers, WAF, Frond door, Azure VM scale set, Network security groups, monitoring and logging, ACI, CI/CD, VNET, Azure AD, Azure DNS, …etc.
• Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in Microsoft Office 365, including user management, security, mail flow, retention policies, OneDrive for Business, Teams, Azure AD, and Exchange online…etc.
• Designing and implementing network solutions or enhancing the efficiency of existing networks with in-depth knowledge in routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VPN, Firewalls.
• Formulating and executing IT policies and procedures in line with industry best practices.
• Ensure alignment with ISMS ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarking, and Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) standards.
• Provide timely and appropriate computing resources to other IT sections for various developmental stages.
• Assist the Information Security Manager (ISM) in risk assessments, internal/external audits, and other security initiatives.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies and platforms to drive innovation within the university's IT infrastructure.
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Computer engineering