Abdush Samad Miah Curriculum Vitae
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24/09/1992
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Personal Statement / Intro/ Summary
With almost 10 years' commercial experience in the industry, an extremely motivated and self-disciplined
individual with strong business acumen. Always do very best at everything with determination and
enthusiasm. An easy going individual with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
Currently working as a contractor specialising but not limiting to Microsoft 365 Application development,
SharePoint development, MS Teams Development, Azure development/solutions. Full stack development
specialising in c# .NET for backend and JS/TS for front end using React and Angular framework(s).
CI/CD experience includes Github Actions/workflows, Azure DevOps – Infrastructure deployment using
terraform, Microsoft ARM and bicep templates.
Previous roles include almost 10 years’ experience working as an Infrastructure engineer with an exhaustive
list of technologies below:
Technology
Programming languages and frameworks.
Stack/skills and exposure
JavaScript, C#, TypeScript, AngularJS, NodeJS,
ReactJS. Asp .Net Core, SQL, HTML, CSS. Entity
framework core.
DevOps
Github Actions, YAML, terraform, Azure DevOps,
Microsoft ARM, bicep.
Antivirus
McAfee, Sophos, Disc Encryption – Windows
Bitlocker, MacOS Filevault, Microsoft ATP,
Crowdstrike, McAfee EDR
Cloud
Azure and some exposure to AWS.
Networking
Palo Alto Firewalls, Juniper, Cisco ASA, Cisco
Switches
Linux
CentOS, Ubuntu, Raspian, Kali Linux, LAMP
Windows
Load Balancing and Web Proxy/Web Servers
Virtualisation
MDM/MAM/Cloud
Monitoring
Backup
Advanced sever 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008,
2012, 2016. XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1,
Windows 10, Windows 11. MacOS
NGINX, Apache, Kemp
VMware 5.5, VMware 6.5/6.7, vCSA, vCenter for
Windows. VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion
VMware Workstation ONE, Intune, Autopilot
SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, PRTG
VEEAM, Symantec
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SAN
Microsoft
iSCSI, Dell Equalogic
O365 incl Administration of Team, O365 Groups,
SharePoint Online, Planner, Exchange Online,
Exchange Server (Hybrid), PowerShell,
Deduplication, patching, DHCP, DNS
Communication
Zoom, Teams, Slack
Load Balancing
Kemp, F5
VPN
Cisco AnyConnect, GlobalProtect
Education
Leeds Metropolitan University
BSc Computing: Grade 2.1
College: Leeds College of Building
Level 3 National Diploma in Construction: Distinction Distinction Distinction (DDD) Equivalent to 3 A’s
High school: DYCA
English Language/Literature: B
Maths: C
Science single & double award: C
Other 13 GCSEs Graded A-C
Certifications
Kemp certified technical professional
Microsoft 365 Teams Developer Associate/Formerly 365 Developer Associate
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
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Dates: June 2021 – July 2023
Company: iThink 365
Job Role: Microsoft 365 Application Developer
Job Description:
Working as part of a team consisting of Microsoft 365 application specialists, developing and engineering
solutions for Azure, SharePoint, Viva and Microsoft Teams. Lead several projects working with a variety of
different technologies to develop bespoke applications with back end written in C# .NET utilising entity
framework core and MS SQL Server, implementing code first approach. Front end implmentations consisting
of ReactJS and AngularJS. Developing and securing backend WebAPIs and Azure Functions, hosted in Azure,
using Microsoft Identity and Azure built in authentication methods. Full project(s) delivered using Azure
DevOps for source control and CI/CD pipelines. Infrastructure deployment using terraform and Microsoft
ARM templates for dev, staging and production environments. Developed viva ace cards, Microsoft Teams
Tab applications, PowerApps custom controls, developing power platform Dataverse webhook for model
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driven power app. Developed multiple daemon applications as well as custom for powershell scripts to aid
with on-prem SharePoint migration to SPO. Also developed SSO web application using Microsoft Identity
and Blazor.
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Company: Boxxe
Job Role: System Engineer – Infrastructure (Fully Remote)
Job Description:
MSP being a part of 3rd line team, patching high profile client infrastructure including and not limited to
Windows and Linux OS’s, Web proxy servers, VMware infrastructure including esxi hosts, vCenter/vCSA.
Duties also include patching Palo Alto Firewalls, VMware Workspace ONE infrastructure. Point of escalation
for 2nd line and service desk team. Managing bespoke applications and escalation for technologies such as
Qradar, Logic monitor, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware vcsa and vsphere, VEAAM backups. Authored
system infrastructure documentation, scripted KEMP load balancer failover using the API and PowerShell to
help make patching process easier and much more.
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Company: BJSS
Job Role: IT Support Engineer
Job Description:
Duties included that of technical support, infrastructure, project work and also custom SharePoint
development. Quarterly Windows and Linux server patching, quarterly penetration testing and much more.
Role included support to internal userbase of 1300+ users across several offices both nationwide and
international, support included over telephone, email, instant messaging using slack/teams queries and
ticketing system/helpdesk system. Management and maintenance of O365, Exchange 2013 Hybrid
Environment, GPO, AD, DNS, DHCP, Cisco switch port configurations working with a segregated network.
Various bespoke and 3rd party applications, including the setup and configuration of these application
servers in VMware. These servers include Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 as well as Linux distributions
such as CentOS, Ubuntu and Kali Linux – including the setup of some Linux servers with a web proxy such as
NGINX.
Working with mail filtering system, network security tools such as cisco Firepower, Cisco VPN and Windows
VPN. External DNS/Domain/Redirects management for externally facing web servers hosted internally
within the VMware stack. VEEAM backup solution as well as physical tape backup system using Symantec.
Monitoring Windows, Linux and SQL servers using Solarwinds. Management and Support of web
applications hosted both on Windows and CentOS servers.
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The VMWare storage architecture was setup using Dell Equalogic SAN storage, support also included,
monitoring, supporting and resolving any storage issues such as faulty disks liaising with Dell Support and or
going to the data centre ourselves.
Duties included from a support perspective including the above and much more such as machine
imaging/deployment using MDT and later Ivanti(LANDesk), we also used Ivanti for Patch management on
Windows and MacOS. Onsite support as well as field support to other offices in the north and south
working on a MPLS based network.
Projects include (Individual implementation and project lead):
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Migrating files from physical Windows file server to SharePoint Online
Identifying and collating all infrastructure and project servers to create a process document and
schedule for quarterly server patching.
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Integrating JIRA with LDAP (Achieved with a user base of 500 with no issues experienced after
careful planning)
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Integrating 3rd party externally hosted applications with Azure AD with multiple applications one to
name including Salesforce (with zero disruption with a user base of 1200)
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Integrating SharePoint Online with PowerBI
Integrating bespoke applications with Azure App Services and creating Enterprise Applications in
Azure.
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McAfee restructure including product migration with 800+ machines with zero issues faced. This
project also included the setup and configuration of an Agent Handler to allow machines on an
external network to report into the management console(ePO) and upgrading the version of the
ePO to avoid EOL related issue carefully planning the support of legacy machines in the process.
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Migration of McAfee ePO application server from WS2008 R2 to WS2016
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Implementation and rollout of Zoom Pro across a user estate of 1200 machines and Users
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SharePoint Online custom Web Part development and implementation providing custom navigation
and custom search using SharePoint API endpoint to GET and POST back data.
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Company: Manheim Auctions (Contract) Job
Role: IT Support Analyst 1st Line / 2nd Line Job
Description:
Proving customer support to internal and external users/customers to a wide range of bespoke software, as
well as Microsoft & UNIX Servers, including other software’s such as Office 365, Exchange, Outlook, Printers
and much more. Working closely with numerous teams on many projects, Service Management, Call
Management, Change Management, troubleshooting, escalation, remotely resolving issues.
Troubleshooting, Knowledgebase, Escalation, Call logging, Training and Development
Team building and group working experience, working under pressure, working under strict timelines.
Server Management / Support, Product Management/Support, Software Management / Support.
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Dates: July 2014 – April 2015
Company: Fujitsu
Job Role: Customer Service Technician 1St Line/2nd Support Job
Description:
Managing servers, till systems, passwords, user accounts, remotely resolving hardware and software issues
from desktop to destinations throughout the UK. Working with numerous contracts. Remotely fixing issues
Troubleshooting, Knowledgebase, Escalation, Call logging, Training and Development
Team building and group working experience, working under pressure, working under strict timelines.
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Dates: July 2013-July 2014
Company: Allerton High Business & Enterprise Specialist School
Job Role: ICT Technician Job Description:
Managing Servers, Switches, Ports, Desktops, Laptops, Projectors, Smart Boards, Variety of Software’s
hardware and Programs, Printers, Monitors.
Remotely fixing issues, networking, troubleshooting, training and development, team building and group
working experience, working under pressure, working under strict timescales, project Work
References
Available Upon Request
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