About Mudassar Ali Shah
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Gender Male
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Job Fuction Information Technology
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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About me
Dynamic IT Professional with 12+ years of experience managing large-scale IT infrastructures, cloud solutions, and network security systems. Expertise in Microsoft Azure, Fortinet, Cisco technologies, and Network security. Proven leadership in delivering high-impact IT projects, optimizing systems performance, and ensuring operational excellence across global operations. I am certified in multiple advanced technologies, including Azure Solutions Architect Expert, FCSS and CCNP.
Education
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2018 - 2021
Virtual University Lahore
Master Information Technology
Experience
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2023 - Present
QAM Technologies/ Sublime wireless
Manager Networks & Systems
● Deploying, automating, maintaining, and managing Azure cloud-based network, Azure VMs, Azure Commvault for Backup of cloud base running VMs.
● Designing and implementation of Active Directory forests, domains, trusts, and group policies, optimizing scalability and security to align with dynamic business requirements.
● Led the strategic planning, migration, and integration of on-premises Active Directory environments with cloud-based solutions (Azure AD) and Exchange Online (Microsoft 365), establishing a seamless hybrid environment.
● Manage the Antivirus solution of FortiClient EMS EPP/App for 300 nodes.
● Responsible for ON- Perm more than 77 Physical Servers in US via Raritan KVM DKX3-464, Hyper-V management of all VM and physical servers.
● Responsible for Management of All US based datacenter physical servers and their real time connectivity with Lahore Office.
● Responsible for Manage and Support Forti-Voice for US based Call Center and Data Center of SWI named Sublime wireless formerly.
● Managing All Cisco 40G Switch remotely via KVM DSX2-48 Console Access, Cisco and Fortinet Firewalls.
● Responsible for Manage and configuring Cisco ASA firewall of white planes office of Sublime in US.
● Orchestrated Exchange recovery procedures with precision, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity during critical incidents.
● Manage and maintain the Microsoft exchange and Teams license for SWI-US and Microsoft Basic license for Aircod technologies.
● Responsible for all IPSEC Tunnel, SSL-VPN, Firewall Policies, Mac Base Wi-Fi Access, Virtual IPS, SD-WAN for both IPsec and Internet, Static routes, Policy Routes, IPS, Web Filters, Traffic shaping, Forti-Tokens management on FortiGate firewall for all offices in US and Lahore.
● Manage all License of Microsoft Servers, FortiGuard Appliances, Forti-Aps, Office 365, Cloud fare, GoDaddy Domain, Hosting Servers, ISP contracts, Vendor Management and Assets management.
● Manage and Lead the IT support team, CCTV team and Network Installation team.
● Vendor Management for all IT related Products for Buy and Agreements of Sale and after Sale Support.
● For all US and Lahore office Backup and Replication Work on Veeam Backup and replication.
● Manage and maintain Manage Engine IT helpdesk for IT support Team.
● Responsible for PRTG Network Monitor For Lahore and US office.
● Manage and Maintain Active Directory Domain for two US base and one Lahore office.
● Update the managers on open Problem Notifications, production issues.
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2022 - 2023
Dubizzle Group- OLX Pakistan.
Assistant Manager IT
● Work On On-Perm Servers of Zameen.com, EMPG Labs and OLX Pakistan more than 100 Physical Sever Model Dell R730, R 740Xd, Dell R710, IBM, HP and more than 400 Vm’s for different purpose.
● Implementation of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy Objects (GPOs), DNS, DHCP, Kerberos, LDAP for multiple sites
● Responsible for Implementation and administration of WSUS Server.
● Responsible for Setting up user accounts, Group Policies, and Email on G-suit.
● Responsible For Azure Cloud, Azure AD, Azure VM’s, Vnet on Azure, Azure Firewall and Public Ports on different Servers, Azure Commvault for Backup of cloud base running VMs.
● Responsible for managing all the ESXI Server From Vcenter on a single host machine.
● Responsible For all Vm’s Backup On hourly and Daily Basis Via Veeam.
● Responsible for Windows Radius Server for authentication of Mac address for connecting the SSID.
● Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to define requirements, implement solutions, and troubleshoot complex issues related to directory services and messaging systems.
● Manage the Antivirus solution of EDR and XDR of Crowd strike for 1000 nodes of all endpoints and Servers.
● Responsible For Manage More than 10 Main offices In Lahore, South and North region.
● Manage and configuration of Ruckus Zone Director 1200 for All Ap’s.
● Responsible for Manage PRTG Server for Monitoring all Devices Including Server and Network.
● Responsible to ensure to Virtualize Windows servers, firewall and connecting them to networks.
● Manage Installing, configuring, and maintaining WFilter NG firewall and Fortinet 200 F for Load balancing, Access Policy, and routing.
● Responsible to Oversee and monitor traffic through firewall (Firewall rules, load balancing etc.)
● Ensure to Block web/application access and to prevent known malware attacks through cloud base endpoint.
● Responsible and Manage Office 365 License and Microsoft Servers Volume Licenses. AWS Windows Server, Palo Alto AWS firewall, S3 Storage and other Cloud Base Services. -
2013 - 2021
Ashraf Fabrication & Engineering Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Head IT & Advertisement
● Administer systems such as Windows OS Administration, Active Directory, Monitoring, MS SQL Server dB Admins, Exchange, DNS, Lync, and SharePoint, Solutions like Privileged Access Management.
● Managing the Azure Base Cloud Infra Like Azure VM for attendance and Oracle DB, Azure AD with exchange base emails, Mail flow rules, Device management on Azure, Azure Firewall and Hybrid Network with using AD sync to Azure cloud and on Perm Servers. Azure Commvault for Backup of cloud base running VMs.
● Manage the Antivirus solution of EDR and XDR of Crowd strike for 1000 nodes of all endpoints and Servers.
● Designing and implementation of Active Directory domain, trusts, and group policies, optimizing scalability and security to align with dynamic business requirements.
● Migration of Exchange 2003 to 2010 with more than 500 Mailboxes
● Migration of Exchange 2010 to 2013 with more than 500 Mailboxes
● Migration of Exchange 2013 to 2016 with more than 500 Mailboxes
● Implementation of High-availability for on-prem MS Exchange services by configuring DAG and CAS roles across multiple servers
● Orchestrated Exchange recovery procedures with precision, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity during critical incidents.
● Implementation and management of hybrid Exchange environments, including on-premises and cloud-based deployments (Exchange Online).
● Automation of AD & Exchange maintenance jobs with Power Shell Scripts
● Managing the IT support team of System administrators and Network engineers and On Perm Dell IBM and HP Server Like Dell T110, 910, 730 and 710xd.
● Devise and establish IT & Security policies, SLAs and systems to support the implementation of strategies.
● Working on Sophos Firewall, watchguard Firewall, Fortinet 80E and Ruckus and Unifi Access points.
● Configure and Install Replication Polices for Backup of all VM’s through Veeam also data backup via Veeam.
● Control budget and report on expenditure.
● Design and execute operations of information systems; troubleshoot hardware, software and network operating system, as well as install workstations and oracle 11g front end and 10g database ERP system Support.
● Setup the domain controller environment, respond to all technology issues, also ensure network access to all staff.
● Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of information systems.
● Perform other related duties as required during working hours.
● All Advertisement related task Like Ad pasting, Profile Design and Media Collaboration with all Vendors like Daily Jang, Yellow Pages, POGEE, IEEP, ER, EIR and all others.
Honors & awards
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2022
CCNA & CCNP
Certifieed in CCNP valid till 2027
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2022
CCNA & CCNP
Certifieed in CCNP valid till 2027
