Ahmed Elsayed Refky Ali Assaf, Azure Lead Architect

Ahmed Elsayed Refky Ali Assaf

Azure Lead Architect

Tristratus

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Communications Engineering
Experience
6 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 4 Months

Azure Lead Architect at Tristratus
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since December 2023

Leading and managing a high-performing team of Azure architects and engineers, providing mentorship and fostering a collaborative, innovative team culture.
Developing and implementing cutting-edge Azure solutions aligned with organizational requirements.
Enforcing and implementing best practices for Azure architecture, emphasizing scalability, reliability, and security.
Integrating Azure services seamlessly into existing systems and applications.
Evaluating and recommending optimal Azure services and technologies for diverse projects.
Providing technical guidance to the team, overcoming challenges and solving complex problems.
Contributing to project planning, estimating timelines, and allocating resources effectively.
Identifying and mitigating potential risks associated with Azure solutions.
Ensuring the quality of deliverables through rigorous testing and validation processes.
Collaborating closely with clients to understand business requirements and translating them into innovative Azure solutions.
Effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, aligning solutions with business goals.
Implementing robust security measures for Azure solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Encouraging knowledge sharing through the documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and technical knowledge within the team.

Senior Cloud Architect at Digital Path
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2022 to December 2023

Design cloud environments on Azure, AWS & Oracle platform, providing technical cloud architectural knowledge that lead & guide in the design of production, staging, QA, and development of cloud infrastructures running in 24×7 environments.
Implement and oversee all aspects of the cloud environment including provisioning, scale, monitoring, and security.
Designing & delivery of cloud strategies, aligned with business objectives.
Creating technical and user documentation.
Design & recommend Swim Lane for Business Processes.
Nurture & guide cloud computing expertise internally and externally to drive cloud adoption.
Main key stakeholder for validation of new cloud or SaaS solutions adhere to architecture roadmap.
Design & deliver required systems, solutions, and processes needed to manage cloud cost, monitoring, scalability, and redundancy are accounted for and continuously validated.
Ensure all cloud solutions adhere to security and compliance best practices.

Projects:
Web, mobile FinOps applications hosting using Oracle Kubernetes (OKE) & Oracle MySQL on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. (AmlakInt. KSA).

Cross Cloud Solutions Architect & ITSM Consultant at AlnafithaIT
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2022 to December 2022

Designing and implement complex solutions using Microsoft Azure and AWS.
Implement projects involving DR implementation, service transformation from common server deployments to Azure services, on-premises server migration to azure, etc.
Implement Identity and Access Management, user and system authentication methods and certificates, tokens, and certificate management.
Working knowledge in several areas of Azure/AWS PaaS and/or IaaS, such as ARM template, Application Insights, Azure Sentinel, Azure Firewall, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Azure DDOS, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Cloud for apps security, App Service Plans, App Services, Azure Storage, Azure Virtual Machine, Backup / Disaster Recovery, Patching,

Projects:
1- Microsoft Azure & M365 Tenant Security & Operation (Maharah Services).
2- Microsoft Azure Tenant Security & Operation (Yasref. Aramco KSA).
3- SDP Ticketing Tool & Integration with ManageEngine ITSM Tools (Tamam Zain KSA).
4- Ticketing Tool Migration & Service Desk Integration using ManageEngine (Aro Drilling)

Senior IT Operation Engineer at INTDV
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2021 to January 2022

Set up the complete regulations and processes for operations in the ICT department.
Set Up the complete Vendor Management and Purchasing policies and procedure.
Administrated end-to-end operations for server, storage, backup and network infrastructure.
Hybrid environment (Azure) administration.

IT System Administrator at GroupM (WPP)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2020 to January 2021

Set up the complete regulations and processes for operations in the ICT department.
Set Up the complete Vendor Management and Purchasing policies and procedure.

Service & Technical Support Engineer at Interact Technology Solutions
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2017 to February 2020

Responsible for service and technical support, and ICT Ops on premise and off-site if needed.
Certified Service Technical Support Engineer for HP and Lenovo products.

IT Technical & Operation Support Engineer at Union Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2018 to December 2019

Implementing ITIL-based service desk and Ticketing system in terms of infrastructure ops. Upgrading 400 handheld devices from Windows Mobile to Android.
Established Honeywell PDA Deployment Server. Projects:
1-Ticketing Tool Deployment & Service Desk Integration using ManageEngine.
2-Union Group Revamping IT Infrastructure using CISCO Collaboration System (HQ & 33
Branches).
3-Union Group Revamping & Standardization for all of PC & Notebooks (HQ & 33
Branches).
4-Handhelds System Migration from Windows Mobile to Android System (Honeywell).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Communications Engineering
  • at Modern Academy For Engineering And Technology
  • May 2017

Communications & Electrical Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Windows Azure
Amazon Web Services
Windows Server Administration
System Administration
Information Technology

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2022 Certified Foundations Associate (1Z0-1085-22) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
Valid Until:
September 2024
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Foundations Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2023
Valid Until:
June 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2022
Valid Until:
January 2024
Oracle Cloud Data Management 2022 Foundations Certified Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2023
Valid Until:
March 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2022
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
Valid Until:
December 2024
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2021
Valid Until:
April 2024

Hobbies

  • Soccer, weight lifting