Munawar Pasha Muhammad

Asses the need for automation in different areas of the environment.
• Automate the self-hosted agents deployment in docker containers
• Automate the image build process using azure image builder
• Incorporating the industry security standards in the servers using different customizations at the OS level
• Updating the azure firewall policies using an automated pipeline
• Good understanding of Kubernetes as I am going through a certified Kubernetes admin course in udemy.

Gathering the requirement from Microsoft and client architects.
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines with automated build and test systems.
• Creating YAML based multi staged pipelines with approvals and checks.
• Hands-on experience in writing PowerShell scripts.
Deploy HA, FT, scalable and secure infrastructure on azure using Terraform
• Carry out POC to make sure the design meets the expectation
Perform assessment of the application with App team.
• Mapping the technologies to be used in azure in contrast to On-prem according to requirement
• Preparing Target Architecture and Deployment Design document by following the standard patterns
• Working closely with App team to deploy the POC as per the testing objectives
• Automate the deployment of resources and software’s using Azure DevOps, PowerShell and Terraform
• Co-ordinate with interfacing app teams to resolve dependencies such as connectivity and encryption
• Worked extensively on Private Link service, Private DNS zones and Private End points
• Understand the enterprise level networking and establish the connectivity between On-prem and Azure
• Implementing AKV to store secrets, keys and certificates to overcome hardcoded values in web code and
connection strings
• Regulating access control using IAM roles
• Configuring AMPLS, Log analytics workspace and monitor for different resources in the subscription
• Configured Storage sync service for syncing files from azure to On-prem with encryption in place at rest
and in transit
• Handled PCI information during the project migration.
• Used Task scheduler and Robo copy efficiently as well to automate the file sync
• Migrate the App to azure by optimizing the resource footprint when compared to On-prem and using
PaaS services such as storage account and file shares to eliminate the additional usage of VM’s.

Deploy, Configure, Maintain Compute, Networking and Storage on Azure Cloud
• Right sizing the HANA servers as per the Microsoft standards.
• Deploying of NAT gateway, S2S Tunnels, P2S connections, Load Balancers and Application Gateways
• Configuring Availability Sets, VNet peering and Express Routes
• Worked on Azure migrate and ASR for failover and failback solutions.
• Performed DR drills for both testing and production scenarios.
• Configuring Azure monitor for different resources
Automating tasks using automation account
• Troubleshoot network and storage related latency issues
• Performance & Health-check of the Resources
• Develop design documents and maintain KB articles
• Customizing power shell scripts to automate tasks and using azure resource graph to fetch reports.
• Architectural knowledge of Data lakes, Data bricks, Data factory, Event hub, IOT hub
• Birds eye view of Azure AD, PIM, Azure Firewall, Policies for governance.
• Handling incidents and providing RCA’s.

Deploy and Configure Compute, Networking and Storage on VMware.
 Troubleshoot server connectivity related issues
 Worked on snapshot revert and cloning of the VM’s
 Performing VMotion and SV Motion for balancing the backend infra usage
 Good understanding of VLan, VSwitch and Veeam backup solution
 Performance & Health-check of the Resources
 Handling incidents and providing RCA’s.
Resolving first level OS and Network related service requests.
 Responding to client calls and routing tickets to respective L2 teams
 Worked on IIS, Web hosting manager and DNS related requests.
 Providing clients with preventive information to avoid Ransomware attack.