Assistant Director IT (Data Center Operations)
Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan
Total years of experience :11 years, 5 Months
Responsible for the implementation, management and upgradation of VMware Infrastructure ( vCenter, Esxi, SRM, vRealize).
Responsible for the implementation, management and troubleshooting of Blade Servers and Storage hardware problems.
Responsible for Business Continuity Planning, DR Drills and management of Backup & Replication.
Plan and assist in the design/implementation of System infrastructures (Servers, Storages & Backup Solutions).
Perform ongoing System fine tuning upgrades to optimize Systems performance, availability, stability and security.
Managing Microsoft SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM and Hyper-v, Active Directory, Group Policies and other Server infrastructure.
Responsible for systems security, analyzing security requirements, and recommending improvements.
Assist in planning and execution of procurement for technology-related hardware in the organization.
Analyze and propose new product lines to meet the growing technology needs.
Track and maintain copies of software licenses, warranties, maintenance agreements and vendor contracts and Service Level Agreements.
Create/update policies, procedures and documentation to adapt to new technologies and business requirements.
Interaction with vendors to improve operating efficiency and business applications.
• Responsible for all the deployment of Network Equipment at BOR Sindh Datacenter, DR Site and 27 Districts.
• Responsible for all the deployment of Network Equipment at 6 Digital Scanning Units all over the Sindh.
• Mounted and Configured NGFW Cisco ASA 5525-X with FirePOWER services.
• Mounted and Configured Dell SonicWALL Firewalls and established site-to-site VPN between 6 divisional sites and H.O Data Center.
• Mounted, installed and Configured IBM v3700 SAN storage and connected with UCS blade chassis over Fiber Channel.
• Configured and Managed HP Blade Chassis BLC 7000 with Blade Servers BL460.
• Configured and Managed HP 3-PAR 7200 & 8400 SAN storage and Connected with HP Blade Chassis over Fiber Channel.
• Mounted, installed and Configured Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Chassis, 6248 Fabric Interconnects and B240 M4 Blade Servers.
• Established FC & iSCSI Storage Connectivity b/w Nexus 5K and Fabric Interconnects.
• Contributing member of a three-person team for the deployment of vCenter with 8 Esxi Hosts and multiple VMware Virtual machines.
• Mounted, installed and Configured IBM v3700 SAN storage and connected with VMware Esxi 5.5, linux Servers and Windows Servers over iscsi.
• Provided a technical training of 2 days on IBM Storage.
• Responsible for all the deployment of Network Equipment at BOR Sindh Datacenter, DR Site and 27 Districts.
• Mounted and Configure Cisco 3900, 2900 series routers and 6500, 3500 series switches.
• Mounted and Configured Cisco ASA 5585-X with Active Standby failover.
• Mounted, installed and Configured Cisco UCS Blade Chassis, Fabric Interconnects and Rack Servers.
• Mounted, installed and Configured EMC VNX5500 SAN and connected with UCS blade chassis over Fiber Channel.
• Established Connectivity between H.O, DR & 28 Sites over Dual DMVPN Single ISP.
• Configured Cisco Prime Infrastructure for Monitoring Solution.
• Worked with different vendors i-e Cisco and Microsoft partners.
• Involved in Network Designing and Cabling Matrix at Datacenter and DR site.
• Configuration of iDirect remote Satellite router 3000 and 5000 series with TDM and iSCPC and its troubleshooting.
• Configuration of CISCO 2801, 2600, 1841, 1751 and 871 routers with implementation of access-list, NAT-PAT, routing protocols RIP, Ospf, Eigrp.
• Configuration of Cisco 2900, 2950 switches with VLANs, VTP and Port security.
• Experience of implementing Wellgate FXS-FXO VoIP devices over VSAT.
• Installation & troubleshooting of iDirect and SCPC VSAT systems working on Ku and C bands across country wide.
• Provide support to On-Site teams and customer during Implementation & Troubleshooting of iDirect and SCPC VSAT links.
• Monitoring & troubleshooting of iDirect and SCPC VSAT links.
• Work with vendor in case of issue at Central site to ensure 24x7 Network Operation.
• Involved in planning and designing of complex network over WAN using iDirect Technology, SCPC, VSAT and VoIP Devices.
• Responsible for coordinating with teams all over Pakistan for new remote installation