Ansar Haneefa
Dubai
Summary
Dynamic and elegant IT Professional, as an IT Infrastructure Engineer with more than 12 years of Experience in Server Engineering, Cloud Technologies, Virtualization, Backup, and Supporting Datacenter's running with mission critical applications.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
System Consultant
Gulf Insurance Group
03.2022 - Current
- Working as a System Consultant in IT-Infrastructure teams in the pay roll of Akkodis Middle east DMCC.
- Working as a team with system administrators group in Build, Manage and Support IT Servers & Cloud infrastructure by ensuring continuous availability to business operations.
- Key Achievements: Manage backup infrastructure for the organization (Veeam & Backup Exec >120 TB pm offsite data).
- Office 365 user administration and manage access.
- office 365 email management.
- Manage VMWare Infra of 50 Esxi servers and storages.
- Administration and patch management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) machines.
System Administrator
Octalpha Business Solutions
01.2018 - 02.2022
- Worked as a Cloud Administrator in IT-Infrastructure services specifically on Servers and storages
- Working close with the senior management in decision making IT solutions to boost the business operations
- Working as a team with system administrators group in Build, Manage and Support IT Servers & Cloud infrastructure by ensuring continuous availability to business operations
- Key Achievements: Infra build for RTA Projects in VMWare
- Server infra build and SQL Server Configuration for Dynamics AX Implementation
- Microsoft VMM Initial setup and configuration
- Microsoft Remote App Implementation for Dynamics ERP
- VCenter Implementation for VSphere administration
- VMWare Virtualization Implementation
- VMWare Clustering with V-Center Solutions
- Virtual Machine Backup using Veeam Backup Solutions
- Setup and handled Linux SUSE and CentOS
- Office 365 Hybrid setup and migration of 300 Mailboxes
- SCOM Implementation for IT Infrastructure Monitoring
- SAN - Storage consolidation
- Migration of Mailboxes Project for Entire Kuwait Offices.
System Engineer
IFA Hotels & Resorts
04.2015 - 12.2017
- Worked as a System Administrator - IT Infrastructure on servers, storage & Firewalls
- Providing IT infrastructure and service management
- Handling the servers and storage for all the offices across UAE, South Africa, Lebanon, Kuwait & New York
- Key Achievements: Manage group IT infrastructure which includes Windows Servers, Email Systems, Network Security appliances, Application Servers, Network Storages and Voice System
- Maintain Data Center and Network equipment's, backup and disaster recovery, Network and System monitoring, Site to Site VPN implementation
- Provide technical support to end users in South Africa, Lebanon, Kuwait and New York
- Provide first level support of all inbound calls and e-mails
- Over Site to Site VPN Voice Solution given for Site offices
- Work directly with other technical support staff to resolve problems
- Document all technical inquiries, develop and review content for knowledge base
- Setup Barracuda 300 and SonicWALL 6600 for spam filtering
- Provides effective installation, preventive and corrective repair actions for on-site repairs of site equipment's
- Evaluate and/or recommend purchases of computers, network hardware, peripheral equipment, and software for users.
Senior Engineer
Infocom Computers LLC
03.2013 - 04.2015
- Worked as a Senior Engineer - IT Infrastructure on servers, storage, cloud & Firewalls
- Providing IT infrastructure and service management
- Handling the servers and storage for all the client across UAE
- Working close with the management in deriving IT solution & projects to boost the business operations
- Key Achievements: Survey, Analyze, Design, Implement & Deliver ICT Projects
- Work with Technical team and assign the daily client call as per priority
- Take report from technical team and provide weekly report to management
- Respond to customer inquiries, primarily by telephone and e-mail
- Provide first level support of all inbound calls and e-mails
- Work directly with other technical support staff, quality assurance, engineering, sales, marketing, operations and administration to resolve problems
- Provisioning of (tactical) presales to support the sales team in selling IT solutions
- Taking ownership of the technical sale from evaluation through the close
- Accountable for meeting established service level agreements and maintaining the appropriate level of communication with the clients
- Investigate client issues both on site and off site
- Visit customer site for survey as a part of taking AMC.
IT Support
Al Jawhara Hotels & Apartments
12.2011
- Worked as a IT Support providing support to users in different site
- The various skills used and the other details is listed below
- Key Achievements: Involved in tracking server performance and monitoring access points
- Supervised the maintenance of Layer 3 Switch (Meru Controller)
- Implementation and configuration of Kaspersky Antivirus Server
- Managed the configuration and Installation of ISA Server 2006
- Backup Monitoring and administration
- Guest Wi-Fi management.
Jr Computer Engineer
EVM Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
03.2010 - 08.2011
- Worked as a Jr System Administrator providing support to users in different site
- The various skills used and the other details is listed below
- Key Achievements: Oversaw the management of Nissan DMS Server, Monitor Data Exchange with Japan Server
- Handled the installation of Nissan DMS and set-up for software in client machines
- Involved in managing and executing the SQL patch
- Monitored the installation /update of antivirus and anti-spam programs
- Provided technical support to users in various sites.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology
Mahathama Ghandhi University
03.2008
Skills
- Enablement of ATP protection for Exchangeonline
- Utilized PowerShell cmdlets and APIs to manage user accounts, permissions, groups, and licenses in Office 365 environment
- Network Security: Knowledge of network security protocols, firewall configuration, intrusion detection systems, and secure network architecture design
- Experience in Office 365 deployment and administration
- Proficient in server chassis management, including hardware installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting such as HP C7000, Huawei E9000, CISCO UCS C220 Rack based servers
- Managing the Data Center with 5 years of experience overseeing operations
- Huawei, Lenovo, Dell, HP 3PAR Storage configuration and administration
- Knowledge in building AWS IAAS, Paas
- Installation and Configuration of System Center Service Manager
- Deployment of System Center Operation Manager
- Installation and Configuration of System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Experience in VMWare virtualization in building DR and SRM solutions
- Ability to understand all the core operational business processes
- Vendor Management
- Linux RHEL server administration and troubleshooting
- Installation and configuration of Backup solutions (Veeam, Backup Exec)
Certification
- Amazon, Amazon Certified Solution Associate
- Microsoft, Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (MCSE)
- Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
- Microsoft, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
- Huawei, HCIA Storage, HCIA Cloud
- Cyberoam, CCNSP
Languages
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Uae Driving License Number
Valid
Technical Skills
Windows (2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003), McAfee EPO, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Trend Micro, MS Private Cloud, Office 365 online solutions, Amazon, Huawei E9000, DELL VxRail E550F, Dell VRTX, HP Blade C7000, Cisco UCS C220, HP MSL 4048, Cyberoam, SonicWall, Fortinet, Forti SIEM, Beyond Trust, Qualys
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/30/87
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: Resident
Timeline
System Consultant
Gulf Insurance Group
03.2022 - Current
System Administrator
Octalpha Business Solutions
01.2018 - 02.2022
System Engineer
IFA Hotels & Resorts
04.2015 - 12.2017
Senior Engineer
Infocom Computers LLC
03.2013 - 04.2015
IT Support
Al Jawhara Hotels & Apartments
12.2011
Jr Computer Engineer
EVM Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
03.2010 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology
Mahathama Ghandhi University
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