Farooq Subhani
IT & Networking Administrator
Lahore, Punjab
--Farooq Subhani | LinkedIn
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
CedarFinancial, Lahore — IT & Networking Engineer
IT
June 2023 - PRESENT
Managed Active Directory and Azure Active Directory environments,
including employees onboarding and offboarding, group policy
implementation, and security compliance.Configured and supported
network devices, including routers, switches, and firewalls.Provided
technical support for both on-premises and remote employees, resolving
issues related to network connectivity, hardware, software, and VPN
Request Management
IT Incident Management
Clients Onboarding
Service Monitoring
IT Workflow Implementation
IT Administration
Technical Support
Network Configurations
configurations.
University Of Lahore, Lahore — IT Support Engineer
Hands-On Experience
July 2022 - Oct 2023
Microsoft 365 Admin
Provided comprehensive technical support for faculty, staff, and students,
Microsoft Azure
resolving issues related to hardware, software, and network connectivity to
Microsoft Intune
ensure seamless educational operations.
Endpoint Central
Windows AD
Freelance, Remote — Data Engineer
Aug 2020 - June 2022
Designed and implemented data pipelines and ETL processes to aggregate,
clean, and transform data from multiple sources, ensuring high data quality
and availability for analytics and reporting, Conducted data analysis and
created visualizations using Python Frameworks and libraries to deliver
actionable insights, enabling clients to make informed business decisions.
Cisco Meraki
Cisco Umbrella
PuTTYgen
Filezilla
Freshdesk
Close
Clickup
Service Desk
EDUCATION
LANGUAGES
University College of Engineering & Technology,
Bahawalpur — Computer System Engineering
English
Oct 2016 - June 2020
Acquired a strong foundation in computer system design, programming,
and network engineering through rigorous coursework and hands-on
projects and developed expertise in various programming languages, data
structures, algorithms, and system architecture, preparing for a career in
IT and networking.
PROJECTS
Cisco Meraki — Installation & Configuration
Successfully installed and configured Cisco Meraki devices at a new office
in Costa Rica, optimizing wireless coverage and implementing security
protocols, including Layer 3 inbound and outbound rules, to ensure
reliable and secure connectivity.
Cisco Umbrella — New DNS policy
Created and implemented a new DNS policy using Cisco Umbrella to allow
specific sites essential for the HR department's operations. Configured
exceptions and custom rules to ensure secure access to approved websites
while maintaining robust protection against potential threats.
Microsoft Intune Enrollment — Devices Enrollment
Successfully enrolled and configured new office devices using Microsoft
Intune and compliance with company policies. Automated device setup
and security configurations to streamline onboarding and enhance
endpoint management.
MS Exchange Admin Center — Mail Flow Rule
Implemented a mail flow rule in MS Exchange Admin Center to bypass the
outbound spam filter for the sales department employees. Configured rule
exceptions to ensure critical sales communications were reliably
delivered without interruption while maintaining overall email security.
Filezilla — SFTP Setup
Configured and implemented SFTP setup using FileZilla for seamless and
secure file transfer between the client's production servers and our
system. Established encrypted connections and user authentication
mechanisms to ensure data integrity and confidentiality during file
exchanges.
Proofpoint Essentials — Email Security Deployment
Deployed Proofpoint Essentials to enhance email security, configuring
advanced threat protection and spam filtering rules. Provided ongoing
management and monitoring to protect against phishing, malware, and
other email-borne threats.
