Syed Faraz Hussain, Sr. System Engineer

Syed Faraz Hussain

Sr. System Engineer

Alnafitha International IT

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Diploma, Diploma In Information & Technology
Experience
21 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months

Sr. System Engineer at Alnafitha International IT
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since February 2011

 Major Responsibilities:
o
• Provide Technical support to the Customers:
 Design and Implement Simple/Complex Infrastructure Solution.
 Provide Technical Support Consultancy, Implementation, Installation and Migration.
 McAfee Endpoint Enterprise server Configuration and Management Solution for Customers.
 Symantec Endpoint Server Configuration and management Solution for Clients.
 Specialized in ManageEngine Products (ServiceDesk Plus, OPManager, AD manager, Application Manager Etc.).
 Implementation and configuration of ManageEngine products on Al Nafitha Customers.
 Maintenance of Symantec Endpoint Antivirus Management.
 Designing Solution for customer with Microsoft Products (Windows Server, Exchange Server, Active Directory, Threat Management Gateway and other related products)
 Backup Solution using Symantec Backup Exec and Acronic Backup Solution.
 Project Implemented representing Al Nafitha:

• Ali Reza Travel:
• Implementation of Cyberoam UTM with Point to Point Connectivity
• NITI:
• Implementation of Sophos UTM with Spam and Gateway Security.
• Najran University:
• Implementation of ManageEngine Password Manager Pro
• Dallah Saher Jeddah:
• Implementation of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
• Implementation of McAfee Web Gateway on High Availability
• Saudi Food & Drugs Authority:
• Implementation of ManageEngine AD360 (Active Directory Solution Suite)

System Administrator at Tamkean Real Estate
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • April 2010 to January 2011

Maintenance of the LAN Infrastructure:
Maintaining the integration of the LAN(Cabled and Wireless) Setup, comprising:
Maintenance of the LAN via Switches and Wireless Routers at the office premises.
Maintenance of users and Policies through MS Windows 2008 Active Directory.
Perform Schedule Backups for Clients and Servers.
Maintenance of the Database Server on Windows 2008 (Focus 6).
Maintenance of the Database Server on Windows + Linux (iDistribute).
Monitoring of Internet Sharing within the Office Premises.
Maintenance of Symantec Endpoint Antivirus Management.
Management of Shared hosting for Email Addresses.
Creating there Website www.tamkean.com

System Engineer at Cyber Internet Services
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2006 to March 2009

o Deployment at Client End of Cybernet provided major WAN services. As:
• DSL Router(1800/800) configuration at client end for the following WAN services:
Digital Subscriber Line - xDSL Links, including RDSL, ADSL, SHDSL (for IPoA & PPPoE Encapsulations and on Bridge mode for cross connect)
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
Different Routing Protocols configuration.
General maintenance of Cisco Routers at client end.
o Major Projects:
• M/s. Soneri Bank Ltd.
Point to Point connectivity on ATM machines - configuration on Huawei ADSL Router (Client End) |
• M/s. Warid Telecom / Pakistan Mobile Communication (Mobilink)
PPPoE Configuration at walk-in centers and Head offices. (Client End)
• M/s. Allied Bank Ltd.
Point to Point Data connectivity
o Maintenance of Terminal Server( Server used for monitoring different DSLAM Across PTCL Exchanges of Pakistan)
o Maintenance of File Server (Server used for gathering data of Department.)
o Monitoring ISP network (All VPN and Internet clients) through Network Management System (NMS) and after generation of alerts rectification and resolution of problem.
o Monitoring of Multi Router Traffic Graph (MRTG) of problematic clients.
o Monitoring Priority client separately to rectify issue proactively through Solarwind Network Monitoring Server generation of alerts rectification and resolution of problem

Asst IT Manager at Union Export (Pvt) LTD.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2003 to August 2005

o Maintenance of the LAN Infrastructure:
• Maintaining the integration of the LAN(Cabled and Wireless) Setup, comprising:
Maintenance of the LAN via Switches and Wireless Routers at the office premises.
Maintenance of users and Policies through MS Windows 2003 Active Directory.
Maintenance of the Database Server (Oracle).
Maintenance of ISA Server for Internet Sharing and security within the Office Premises.
Maintenance of Email Server using Mailer Daemon and web server on MS Windows 2003 IIS Platform.
Maintenance of LAN Chat server for interdepartmental Coordination.
o Maintenance of the WAN Setup, comprising:
• Ensuring proper connectivity of DSL with ISP (Multinet Broadband).
Coordination with ISP incase of any downtime till resolution.
o Supporting of IT infrastructure and live applications 24x7.

Network Administrator at Rimex Enterprises
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2002 to May 2003

o Maintenance of the LAN Infrastructure:
• Maintaining the integration of the LAN Setup, comprising:
Maintenance of the LAN via Switches at the office premises.
Management of Shared hosting for Email Addresses.
o Maintenance of the WAN Setup, comprising:
• Ensuring proper connectivity of DSL with ISP (Netsol IR).
Coordination with ISP incase of any downtime till resolution.

Network Administrator at Ace Travels (Pvt) LTD
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2001 to April 2002

o Maintenance of the LAN Infrastructure:
• Maintaining the integration of the LAN Setup, comprising:
Maintenance of the LAN via Switches at the office premises.
Management and coordination with Abacus Distribution Service (Ticket Reservation System).
Management and coordination with PIA Reservation system
o Maintenance of the WAN Setup, comprising:
• Ensuring proper connectivity of ISP (Cyber.Net) with Ticket Systems.

Education

Diploma, Diploma In Information & Technology
  • at Texas College of Information & Technology
  • December 2001

Passed in First Division

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Karachi University
  • November 2000

Specialties & Skills

Exchange Server
Microsoft Servers
Antivirus
Windows Azure
MS Windows (XP, Vista, 7)
Microsoft Servers(2003, 2008,2012)
Email Server and Web Server on MS Windows
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access
Microsoft ISA Server
ManageEngine Enterprise Solution
MIcrosoft WSUS
Solarwind Solution
Antivirus Enterprise Solution (Symantec, Mcafee, Avast)
Cyberoam / Sophos Solution
Windows Azure
Microsoft Office 365

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

ITIL v3 Foundation Certified (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Cricket, Swimming, Internet, Snooker