My name is Adeel and I live in Lahore Pakistan. I done masters in computer science from Comsats Institute of Information and Technology.
I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer & Solutions Architect for Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud Platform (Azure and Private), Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator. I have 9+ years of experience in Windows Server infrastructure (Directory Solutions, DNS, DHCP), Exchange Server, Office365, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS Cloud, Hybrid Identity with Azure AD, Azure Migration, Azure OMS, VPN, TMG and Proxy Server, SCCM, SCVMM, SCOM, virtualization (vmware and hyper-v), Linux Server management, DevOps Tools such as Jenkins, Chef, Git, Ansible, Terraform etc.
Design and implement Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS and Google Cloud high-level, cost efficient and secure solutions as per best practices and recommendations
Design and implement cloud-based Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), High Availability, Fault Tolerance, Scalability and Elasticity Solution
Migrate on-premises (virtualized & non-virtualized) datacenter to Azure, Google Cloud or AWS, migrate AWS instances to Azure or Google Cloud and vice versa, migrate Azure VMs to another region & between different subscriptions
Design and Implement Citrix Cloud (XenApp and XenDesktop) services solution
Design and implement productivity, communications and collaboration solution with Microsoft Exchange Server and Office365.
Migrate and manage on-premises Microsoft Exchange or hosted exchange server to Office365 (Cutover migration, hybrid deployment, exchange online protection EOP)
Plan and implement cloud-based directory and identity management solution (Integrate or extend on-premises active directory, AD FS federation to Azure AD)
Design and extend on-premises infrastructure connectivity to Azure (VPN and ExpressRoute) or AWS (VPN, Direct Connect and OpenVPN)
Source Code Management with Git, Github, GitLab, BitBucket and Azure Repos
Provisioning and Infrastructure automation with IaC tools like, Terraform, Chef, Azure ARM and CloudFormation
Containerize Application using Docker and managing cluster environment with Swarm and Kubernetes
Monitor infrastructure health with Nagios, Azure OMS Log Analytics, Application Insight, Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Billing models for infrastructure and hybrid solutions in Azure or AWS and calculate pricing with Pricing Calculator and Total Cost of Ownership TCO for migration perspective
Design and Implement Complex Active Directory infrastructure, troubleshooting and fixing AD issues like replication, Authoritative and Non-Authoritative Restore
Install and Configure Windows Server Failover Cluster for File Server, Exchange Server and Hyper-V Server (Highly Available VMs and Hyper-V Replica)
Install and configure virtualization environment with Hyper-V and Vmware vSphere
Servers migration from Physical to Virtual (P2V) and Virtual to Virtual (V2V)
Manage virtual environment with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), infrastructure monitoring with System Center Operation Manager (SCOM) and protecting infrastructure with System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM)
Plan and configure Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solution
Design and Implement Unified Messaging and Communication Solution with Microsoft Exchange Server, Office365 and G Suites by Google Cloud
Migrate mailboxes from an Exchange Server and migrate emails from other email system to Office365 and G Suites
Assessing existing infrastructure to collecting inventory and performance data with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit and evaluate for migration to Azure cloud
Deploy, configure and troubleshoot Opensource server infrastructure with Red hat and CentOS platform (user’s administration, task automation, NFS, SMB, FTP, HTTPD etc.)
Design and Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solution with Windows Backup, Azure OMS, Veeam, Vembu and Acronis
Install and configure HP ProLiant Servers (DL and ML), Dell PowerEdge Servers and Huawei Fusion Servers (RAID configuration and Server Management with iLO, iDRAC and iBMC)
Install and configure Firewall (SonicWall, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Watch Guard and Cisco ASA)
Design Storage solution with Server storage, NAS, SAN and vSAN
Create, plan and implement detailed deployment designs
Write and maintain technical implementation documentation on existing services and systems
Provide coaching, leadership and technical expertise for other System Engineers
Manage Dell PowerEdge 1950 and HP ProLiant DL 380 G7
Manage and monitor VMware vSphere 5.5 infrastructure
Manage and troubleshoot windows server infrastructure with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, VPN and File Server
Manage and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 (Mailboxes, CAS Services and DAG)
Manage Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 for (Malware inspection, URL Filtering, HTTP & HTTPS inspection and email protection etc.)
Manage and monitor Servers backup with Acronis backup and recovery
Manage Cisco router and switches (dynamic routing, VLANs, port security & ACL)
Research and recommend innovative and wherever possible, automated approach for system administration tasks
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs
Network Design, deploy and support of wireless and wired infrastructure
Installation & Configuration of Firewalls (Cisco ASA, SonicWall, Palo Alto)
Configure, verify and troubleshoot switch connectivity (VLANs, Port Security, Trunk Ports)
Configure, verify and troubleshoot routing protocols (RIP, OSPF and EIGRP)
Evaluating the environment for virtualization and deployment with Hyper-V / Vmware
Installation and configuration of Windows Server infrastructure 2008 and 2012
Design, Deploy and Manage (AD DS, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, VPN Server, NLB Clusters, Web Server (IIS) WSUS, Failover Clustering)
Design & implement SQL Server high availability, Failover cluster & Always On
Installation and configuration of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and providing support
Deploy OS, Patches and software installation with SCCM 2007 and 2012
Deploy, configure and maintain Linux systems including Package Management, Squid Proxy Server, FTP, Apache Web Server, NFS Server and Volume groups.
Manage and monitor Servers backup with Acronis, Veeam backup and recovery
Develop comprehensive project-based System Designs, Network Diagrams, Migration Plans, and Testing
Maintain All IT Assets (ITAM) & Documentation