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Salman Khalid
Cloud Solutions Architect
Address Jeddah, 21412, Saudi Arabia.
Phone
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E-mail
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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.
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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
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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
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