Salman Khalid

. Salman Khalid Cloud Solutions Architect Address Jeddah, 21412, Saudi Arabia. Phone - E-mail - To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Work History 2020-02 - Cloud Solutions Architect Current (as Freelancer on Fiverr)  Defined cloud architecture for both hybrid and non-hybrid cloud solutions.  Displayed sound understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual networks and load balancing.  Identified and remediated single points of failure and security risks.  Provided solution designs to meet system strategies, capabilities and technologies and to respond to current and future business requirements.  Provided architectural leadership and guidance to technical teams to deliver robust, highly scalable and cost-effective solutions. 2015-05 - IT Administrator 2022-11 Nesma Infrastructure & Technology Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Oversaw on-site IT engineer dispatch plans, creating pre-defined response scenarios for common malfunctions and service call types.  Directed budgeting studies on current and proposed IT spending plans, determining maximally impactful business enhancements and minimizing wasteful spending.  Reviewed deficiencies based on internal audits and suggested remedies.  Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.  Assessed business requirements to forecast annual budgetary operational costs.  Oversaw development and implementation of improvements to support and network operations.  Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.  Analyzed network security and current infrastructure to assess areas in need of improvement and develop solutions.  Played key role in on-going network design, reevaluation and optimization to keep pace with company growth. . . 2006-02 - System Administrator 2015-04 Nesma Telecom & Technology Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.  Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.  Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.  Monitored temperature and power draw to immediately detect faults and failures.  Drove continuous improvement of IT governance processes.  Adopted cost-effective, useful solutions to implement into current systems.  Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues.  Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.  Implemented internet and intranet applications on multiple platforms.  Integrated and updated software products to boost system compatibility.  Maintained current software licenses for computers and mobile devices.  Provided comprehensive training to internal and off-site users to optimize systems maintenance and resolve recurring issues.  Oversaw IT activities to laptops, tablets and PDAs for corporate users.  Configured and tested Windows Server operating systems with roles features.  Contributed to development, administration and testing of disaster recovery plans. Skills Teamwork and Collaboration Decision-Making Excellent Communication Active Listening Network security Technical Analysis Firewalls Firewalls, VPNs and security products TCP/IP protocol Switches and routers Network infrastructure administration Cloud services Maintenance and Repair . . Software Docker Very Good Apache Good Jenkins Good AWS Tools Very Good Terraform Good Linux, Ubuntu Very Good Languages English Good Urdu Excellent Arabic Average Education 2001-09 - Bachelor of Science: Computer Science 2004-08 PIMIT - Lahore, Pakistan Certifications 2021-01 AWS Certified Developer-Associate 2020-03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 2010-12 IELTS 2003-08 CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate .