JIhad Chakhachiro

• Set an operation strategy to provide cloud services to both the financial and public sectors in the UK
• Define a model of services, Clouds, Cyber security, and Managed services
• Delivery a new model of cloud managed services replacing the legacy managed services (VMWare)
• Strategy to create cloud products for demand of the market
• Review and approve RFP
• Enhance capability to reduce the cost of delivery services to increase profile margin for both cloud and cyber services
• Work with vendors (Microsoft) to get on the partners programs
• Migrate total of 18 data center to qualify for Microsoft partners programs AMP

• Member of executive committee.
  Worked hand-in-hand with product teams to align priorities on a quarterly basis.
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  Upgraded software delivery lifecycle to implement continuous release approach based on agile methodologies.
• Led MsAmlin digital transformation initiative to automate all processes and maximize productivity across all departments [Increased efficiency by 40%].
• Capitalized decade of data to build predictive algorithms allowing automated decision-making related to closing sales, driving marketing campaigns, and acquiring customers.
• Working on Strategic Infrastructure Roadmap SIR for MS Amlin insurance to design / deploy Azure IaaS and define a process to migrate LOB applications from Hyper-V VMWare and Physical server’s configuration into Azure
• Design and deploy Azure core services
• Azure vNet, and network LB and security, VPN, Express Route
• Azure template LB, Azure Network Security Group
• Azure F5 Migration
• Azure ASR
• Azure storage Accounts
• Azure availability Sets
• Azure Virtual Machines templates
• Azure ADsync
• Azure RBAC
• Migrating to Azure:
• Azure site Recover is used to migrating application to Azure
• Assess applications qualification to Azure migration,
• Define and the Current State Assessment for each application and procedure to migrate

As a Cloud Professional Services Director, I possess a deep understanding of cloud technologies and a proven track record of driving successful cloud transformations for organizations across various industries.

Member of executive committee.
Worked hand-in-hand with product teams to align priorities on a quarterly basis.

Building strong relationships and collaborating with diverse teams across different departments, including engineering, product development, marketing, and operations.

leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions that drive business growth and operational excellence.

Helped the following customer with their transformation journeys.

1- United Bank Swisse UBS London

2- MSAmlin London UK

3-ADNOC

4- ADQ

5- Abu Dhabi Media

6- El Etihad Credit Bearue

7- MaaN

8- Edenred

Define Cloud Strategy Road Map for the enterprise.

Manage the data centres digital transformation in London, Moscow, Turkey, Hong Kong and India and other smaller sites.

Manage complex, multi-stakeholder advisory and implementation services around cloud platforms.

Lead in architecture, planning and deployment of cloud, multi-cloud and hybrid data centre technology solutions.

Define solutions using architectural design principles based on Hyve Group requirements.

Provide implementation guidance based on best practices to an organisation throughout the life cycle of a project.

Build relationships and be a trusted advisor to the C-suite leaders at our clients, focusing on cloud and more broadly at their technology journey

• Led London Metropolitans Police Transformation team to Plan data centres migration of servers and application to Azure/New Data Centres “2 Data Centres”, worked closely with clients to define strategy and best practice to intergrade the infrastructure / applications to the Azure
• Azure:
• Assess service which will be migrated into the cloud Azure
• Azure Proof of Concepts Architecture phase-1 of the project
• Azure Network VNET, Subnetting & firewalls
• Azure Network Security Group
• Azure Storage Designs “Blobs, Files, Tables”
• Azure Express Route / VPN
• Azure Virtual Machine, Migrating VMs, Developing templates for new Virtual Machines requirements
• Azure AD &Hybrid Configuration “Proof of concepts”
• Azure Site Recovery Service
• Azure SQL configuration to meet client requirement & proof of concept / performance
• Azure monitoring tools
• Data Centre Configuration
• Built the infrastructure in the new data centres, vSphere 6.0, this include the vCentres, distributed switches, DRS configuration, vMotion configuration, SDRS configuration
• V2V virtual servers Windows 2003, 2008, 2012
• P2V physical serves Windows 2003

• As an Azure Digital Transformation Lead, my role is to drive and facilitate the successful adoption of Microsoft Azure cloud solutions within organizations undergoing digital transformation. I work closely with stakeholders to understand their business goals, challenges, and technology needs.
• I developed a comprehensive strategies and roadmaps for leveraging Azure services and capabilitie for UBSs. I lead cross-functional teams in designing and implementing cloud architectures, migrating applications and workloads, and optimizing operations on the Azure platform.
• I have worked for the Engineering team / Architects to design and develop the transformation roadmap for the project.
• Project Azure:
• Evaluate Azure solution, recommend best practice to migrate to Azure
• Test plane AZURE,
• Design Azure engineering network and services in preparation for VDI cycle2
• Build Azure network VNet, create Azure storage, AD Sync the test environment
• Create Azure VMs and SQL servers
• Assess Azure SRM
• VPN/ Express Route configuration
• Configure Azure AD
• Migrate applications to UBS Azure
• Configure Azure routing and Traffic managers
• Configure Azure Load Balancer
• Configure Azure Availability sets, Update domain and Fault Domain
• Moved to A3 project to develop and deploy cutting edge technology for a thin client project for a 100,000-seats infrastructure modernisation and VDI program.
• Hands-on delivery of an innovative project involving flexible Citrix, VMware, AppVolume and Atlantis solutions

• My role was working in the design build team to deliver high profile projects according to the customer / business specifications, the solutions were built with the following technologies:
• The environment consisted of over 10+ of 2x3 C7000 enclosure, 2 Cabinets each with 3 C7000
• Solutions are based on VMware, Citrix, Active Directory and windows 2008-2012
• Worked close with PMs to ensure that multiple projects are designed, documented and deployed within time frame - where prioritizing tasks is was an important factor in this role.

• Design and Implement 4 Mari clusters 4.1ESx, 4.1 ESXi and ESXi5.1 on HP C7000 with IBM V7000 attached SAN storage, worked as a technical lead to help design the new infrastructure and deploy it
• I worked closely with the PM to prioritise projects and deliver it to the client with project time frame.

• Led a team of 3 technical engineers for both virtualization and storage to manage a very large project according to time/aims
• Data Centre for HP Network and for hosted networks, this is a very large Data Centre
• Design, document and deploy complex Windows 2008 solution for commercial and government
• Design, document and implement matrix solution for Hewlett Packard EMEA to, migrate 3000 Windows physical servers to virtual on vSphere 4.1
• The project scope is to install and configure the following to meeting best practice approach.

• Led a team of 4 to ensure all BAU calls and issue are resolved with SLA
• Design, Capacity planning analysis and planning for best VMware practice for the NHS
• Design and implement 10 Data centres and over 300 Virtual hosts “Windows Servers”.