Assistant Manager (Server Engineer – Systems)
National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited
Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months
• Managed corporate E-mail Server providing services to over 3500 email users
• Deployed 10+ web applications based on developers' requirements and managed over twenty (20) published (live) web applications
• Ensured timely backups of all web applications and their databases through back-up scripts and cron jobs.
• Created dev and test environments for all existing web applications
• Containerized web applications and upgraded private cloud service (ownCloud) using docker/docker-compose
• Deployed hypervisors (VMware Esxi) and managed Virtual Machines using VCenter
• Successfully migrated critical applications hosted on physical servers, to virtualized environment using P2V conversion with minimal downtime
• Wrote bash and MS PowerShell scripts for automation of tasks
• Deployed NAS and SAN storages and performed hardware sizing for compute and storage
• Deployed and managed office automation components such as Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS Endpoint Configuration Manager, MS SharePoint (Enterprise Content Management) etc.
• Deployed and periodically updated SSL on all published web applications
• Improved infrastructure security by remediating vulnerabilities identified by vulnerability scans, hardening Linux based servers and setting up security policies using iptables
• Deployed and managed network devices over SD-WAN network covering 80+ site offices
• Deployed and managed SIEM solution along with Web Application Firewalls, Email Security Gateway and Next Generation Firewalls including setting up security policies and VPN tunnels etc.
• Collaborated with vendors and PMQA in developing design documents for Office Automation, SAP Basis Landscape, ICT Infrastructure & Network projects
▪ Managed servers such as Active Directory Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, Email (Mailer daemon), Antivirus (Symantec)
▪ Developed RCSA for IT Function and devised risk mitigation plans
▪ Successfully performed P2V Migration of services (Active Directory Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, Email, Antivirus)
▪ Deployed and managed security appliances such as NGFW (Cisco FTD and FMC), Barracuda ESG.
▪ Designed and upgraded entire Passive Network Infrastructure of PSPC and deployed latest active network equipment including cisco switches (Catalyst and Nexus )
▪ Replaced all end-of-life EOL EDP/Server/Network equipment and software
▪ Performed organization-wide ERP Needs Assessment exercise in collaboration with vendor (PwC)
▪ Prepared yearly IT development budget and remained actively involved in procurement of required equipment and services
▪ Developed IT Security Policies & Procedures, BCP and DR Plans
▪ Provided network and systems support for the head office
▪ Managed and maintained inventory of IT assets
▪ Provided ERP support
▪ Performed ERP Gap Analysis exercise along with vendors
▪ Involved in development of customized assets and tender management applications
Published thesis on ‘Emotion Recognition using Audio-visual Information in Videos’ Received ‘Best Paper Award’ for a research paper published in 2019 ITEC-Asia Pacific
Received ‘Best FYP Award’ in UET Taxila Open House 2014 for developing an autonomous UAV