SUMMARY

• Seasoned Architect with years of leadership experience in designing business solutions for financial sector.
• Evaluating requirements for business application integration and service activation.
• Experience in industry standard patterns, practices and technologies i.e. Cloud, SAS, Web Services, SOA, Relational Databases, API, data analytic, IT Governance and big data technologies.
• Experienced in implementing best practices based on ITIL and TOGAF framework.
• Extensive experience in Networking, virtualization, Databases, Applications, Wes Services, System, Security, Storage and monitoring. Designed and managed large and complex projects in enterprise environment
• Designed/implemented identity management solution, monitoring solutions, backup strategies, disaster recovery and contingency plans, security plans and capacity planning in Enterprise environment.
• Strong project management skills, result - oriented, self-motivated and strong attitude towards teamwork.
• Experience in Project Management methodologies, regulatory/compliance and case management to meet with business strategic goals.
• Extensive experience in vender coordination, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), product and vender evaluation, project planning/execution and budgeting.
• Risk and vulnerability assessment to identify security requirements.
• Working knowledge of Hadoop framework and data modelling technologies.
• Documentation, devise processes and MIS reporting to senior management.
• Worked in heterogeneous environment and multiple platforms with high availability solutions.
• Expertise in designing and implementation of complex Enterprise Computing solution in the area of scalable LAN/WAN solutions, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Antivirus implementation, Operating Systems, Application, Enterprise Messaging and Network Management.
• Experience in the deployment and management of IT security technologies such as Firewall, IPS, VPN, VLANs, AAA products, intrusion detection/response, authentication and access controls.
• Conducted security surreys and vulnerability assessment of network and applications.
• Devised password, role and data management policies for improved management and privacy.

Areas of Expertise

• Service-Oriented Architecture
• Business Process Mapping
• Project management
• Web Application
• Infrastructure
• IT Governance
• Security
• Data Analytics
• Team Leadership
• TOGAF

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT Solution/Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designing and deployment of O365 to Office Pro, Migration of Microsoft Exchange to VNEXT, Citrix 7.15 and Migration of mobility platform from Air Watch to MS iTune.
• Worked with project team and other stakeholders for deployment and migration.
• Prenteded solutions to senior management and committees for design approvals.
• Responsible to ensure that design meet with standard design patterns and align with security strategies strategies.

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and define client’s business strategy and determine system architecture requirements to achieve business goals.
• Gather detailed business requirements and use cases, and translate technical specifications
• Migrated applications on Azure and AWS cloud
• Developed strategy for cloud migration on Azure and AWS.
• Responsible for cloud design, enterprise architecture, IT Governance, APIs, Relational Databases and design patterns to meet origination’s strategic and business goals.
• Worked with DevOps team for automation and migration to cloud.
• Worked on cloud integration and configuration management tools.
• Creation, maintenance and management of IT architecture models and their lower level components.
• Involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of IT support systems.
• Responsible to ensure that overall architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and meet required security and quality standards.
• Responsible to ensure that business, application, data and technology perspectives are in line with the organization’s technology and governance strategies, policies and standards.

Confidential

IT Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed application and infrastructure and solution for several mission critical applications in multi-site environment.
• Application and Infrastructure security design for critical application as per standard policies and procedure.
• Designed middleware, network, load balancing, applications, directory services, storage, Relational Databases, operating systems, and security, virtualization, middleware and disaster recovery solutions.
• Worked with DevOps team for automation and migration to cloud.
• Worked on cloud integration and configuration management tools.
• Integrated business application with Hadoop, MS SSAS and Tableau.
• Worked on Cassandra and Mogo DB solution for applications handling large amount of data.
• Coordination with LOBs, technical teams, and other stakeholders for application and migration designs using multi-tier application and networking topologies.
• Migrated applications on Rackspace and AWS cloud.
• Reviewed SRS and SDS with technology teams.
• Contributed in writing Architecture Blue Print (ABP).
• Migration of physical and virtual servers to DR data centers.
• Arranged meetings and presented solution to management and approval committees.
• Directed technical teams for deployment of solution and migration plans.
• Worked under high pressure and delivered projects within timelines. Ensured all solutions are in compliance with capacity management and security standards.
• Responsible for Confidential Securities and Direct Channel application design and migration.
• Application design and migration is cloud environment.
• Application design to meet PCI and SOX requirements.
• Managed teams to complete and deliver infrastructure design for production and disaster recovery.

Confidential

Infrastructure Architect/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible of managing global IT infrastructure, IT Governance, projects and resources at all Confidential offices located at 11 locations worldwide.
• Responsible of project & team management, policies and procedures, Service level agreements, vendor management, compliance and budgeting.
• Migration of infrastructure and services to new state of the art data center consist of CISCO UCS Servers, EMC Storage, MS SQL Database, Fortigate firewall and CISCO Nexus Switches.
• Migrated physical and virtual servers in multi-tier application environment.
• Hardening of OS, router, switches, firewall and database.
• Projects and support for Microsoft Exchange Servers, VMWARE Server, VMWARE View, Internet and bandwidth, WAN connectivity, MPLS network, website, SolarWinds, Tipping Point, LANSweeper, and Tripwire.

Confidential

Infrastructure Architect/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Experience in IT Governance and ITIL framework.
• Evaluate technical solutions and options based on cost, performance and scalability.
• Implementation and maintenance of overall security infrastructure for network, OS, application, IPS/IDS, WiFi, DLP etc.
• Hardening of OS, routers, switches, firewalls and databases.
• Implementation and maintenance servers on AIX platforms.
• Implemented applications on ESB and WebSphere platform.
• Managed databases on Oracle and MS SQL platform.
• Risk and vulnerability assessment to identify security requirements.
• Planning and implementation of SCCM bank-wide.
• Implemented MS TMG for URL Filtering, Web antivirus/anti-malware protection, E-mail security and HTTPS inspection,
• Implementation and maintenance of Microsoft applications i.e. SQL, Share point etc.
• End point protection and Enterprise Antivirus Suite implementation.
• Implemented blue coat proxy for securing web communication and WAN optimization.
• Implementation and monitoring of NMS.
• Implementation of SAN and blade server infrastructure.
• Infrastructure and readiness of core banking application.
• Implementation and Virtualization on Microsoft and VMWARE platforms.
• LAN/WAN and MPLS tuning/optimization and related connectivity issues.
• Implementation of centralized authentication and token authentication infrastructure.
• Maintenance of Network Operations Center and Data Center.
• Implementation of SolarWinds, Tipping Point.
• Performance award winner in year 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Confidential

Network Administrator / Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of engineers.
• Implemented PKI infrastructure.
• Implementation of smart card and token solution.
• Experience in certificate policies and procedures.
• Implemented security solution using multiple firewalls.
• Implemented access-control/security policies to limit unwanted traffic.
• Configured VPN for authentication/ encryption for remote site.
• Involved in physical security and access control issues.
• Performed periodic vulnerability scanning.
• Implemented Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and network scanners (ISS and Gfi LANgaurd) to detect security hazards.
• Installation of digital certificates for email client for enhanced security.
• Implemented Content Service Switch (CSS) for Web Server’s load balancing.
• Configured primary and secondary WAN links.
• Implemented LINUX based proxy server (SQUID) with SAMBA configuration.
• Worked on Sun Solaris.
• Configured SENDMAIL, DNS on SUN Solaris.

Confidential

Network/Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the infrastructure set-up, security issues and supporting existing set-up.
• Migration from MS Exchange 5.5 to MS Exchange 2000.
• Migration of Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 active directory.
• Configured PIX firewall, configured access list to limit unwanted traffic and NAT configuration.
• Environment consists of Windows Servers, PIX Firewall, SQL Server, Exchange Server and IIS.
• Involved in LAN/WAN connectivity issues. WAN set-up consists of Frame relay and ISDN as backup dial solution.

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Involved in maintaining and supporting 70+ Windows NT and Novell servers centrally and other day-to-day administrative tasks.
• Involved in LAN/WAN connectivity issues for over 50 remote sites.
• Configured VPN gateway for remote access.
• Installed and configured Internet Information Server.
• Involved in Exchange server installation and its connectivity with the central server using Site Connector. Also involved in upgrading of servers from Exchange 5.0 to Exchange 5.5.
• Involved in installation of backup software and RAID configurations on NT servers.
• Supporting and maintaining MS Proxy server, user access control, site filtering, packet filtering and other related issues.

Confidential

Network Engineer/Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing and implementation of IP schema for different Riyadh-Bank sites.
• Implantation of VLANs for security and limit broadcast traffic.
• Connectivity of different Confidential sites on X.25 leased and ISDN channels lines using CISCO 2500 and 4000 series routers.
• Designed and implemented Remedy helps desk solution keeping in mind number of users, number of tokens/days, its growth rate and other capacity planning issues. Integrated remedy with MS SQL server.
• Installed checkpoint gateway for 200 users and configured access control by defining security rules.
• Enterprise-messaging system using Exchange server and connectivity of eight sites all over the Kingdom.
• Designed and implemented Microsoft SMS set-up by defining parent-child relationship, inventory collection, software distribution and remote console administration using MS SQL server as back-end database server.
• Created packages for automated installation using PDF files.
• Installed and configured MS Cluster server as high availability solution.
• Configured IBM high end Netfinity 5500 Servers with external disk enclosure and SCSI RAID adapters for maximum fault tolerance.
• Designed and implemented MS Proxy server 2.0 and configured user access control and site filtering.

Confidential

System Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementation of Windows NT server set-ups in single domain and multi-domain environment using DHCP, WINS and DNS.
• Designing and implementation of Exchange servers using site connector and X.400 connector in a multi-site environment.
• Worked on UNIX (SCO and Solaris). Experience in UNIX administration, networking and shell scripting. Worked on network services like NFS, DNS, NIS and NIS+.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Novell 3.12 and 4.11 servers.
• Integration of Windows NT servers with Novell servers using NT gateway services.
• Worked in MS Back-Office products, designing backup strategies and Installation, configuration and trouble-shooting of software and hardware.