Assistant Manager Data Center VCP6-DCV,VCP6-NV, JNCIA-Junos

Farhan Shafiq

Objective

To be a part of a renowned organization which provides challenging work combined with the opportunities for personal learning and professional development.

Areas of Expertise

IT Infrastructure System Administrator Storage Administration Virtualization Administrator Network Administration  Data Center Administration

Technical Certifications

JNCIA-Junos VCP6-DCV VCP6-NV

Projects

 Team member of PTCL Public cloud project with IBM: including Design and deploy VMware vSphere 6 infrastructure, NSX 6.2, Vrealize Automation, VROps, VCD, SRM, VSphere Replication with EMC Unity Storage (in Progress).  Design and configure VMware vSphere 6 infrastructure over UCS Blades B420: Including ESXi servers, vCenter, HA and DRS clustering, resource management, Volume allocation, FC SAN and ISCS NAS storage integration with Multipathing. Also provide support during UCS configuration.  Design and configure VMware vSphere 5 infrastructure over IBM Blades HS22 and upgrade to 5.5 and 6: Including ESXi servers, vCenter, HA and DRS clustering, resource management, Volume allocation, FC SAN storage integration with Multipathing. Also perform storage level configuration including volume creation, mapping and zoning on IBM SAN Switches (Brocade 249824E) including standalone or built-in switches.  Independently designed networks comprising of (150) nodes in Head office and branch office using Linux boxes (Squid and firewall), Windows 2003 server AD, Juniper Firewall, routers and 30 nodes for IP phones.

Other Technical Notables Operating Systems: RHEL,Centos, MS Windows Server 2003,2008,2009, XP, Vista, 7& 8.

Virtualization: Vmware Vsphere 5,5.5&6, Vmware NSX, Microsoft Hyper-V.

Servers: IBM System X3350 M3, Blade Center H, HS22 Blade , CISCO UCS 5108, B420 M3 Blade.

Storage: IBM Stoarge XIV, SAN switches (Brocade 249824E)

Web Servers: Apache, IIS

Databases: Mysql, MS Sql

NMS: Juniper NSM, Mrtg, Cacti, Observium, ManageEngine, SolarWind

Applications: BMS, Aceess System Net2, RT System, Actitime, Ms Outlook, thunderbird,.

Network Devices: Juniper Ex-4200 VC, Ex-8200, MX-960,SRX Firewall CISCO 2900 Switch & 2610 Router. Professional Experience I am performing following task in PTCL.

 To manage NOC issues, IBM Storage XIV, SAN switches, IBM Blade Center Chassis.  Responsible for creating and managing zones on SAN switches, separate memory pools, hosts and volumes for every individual Pakistan client on IBM storage. Telecommunication  Responsible for maintaining, monitoring and installation of Company Limited (Etisalat Operating System of Windows and Linux based servers. Company)  Configure and Manage VMware Virtualization environment using Assistant Manager Data Vcenter. Center Jan 2011-Todate  Configure and Manage ManageEngine OpManager.  Configure and Manage MRTG, Smokeping, Observium Open source NMS.  Deploy and manage SolarWinds Modules.  Manage Juniper Switches and Routers.  Configure and Manage Microsoft AD.  Check Application Logs, Security and System Logs for warning and error messages.  Run and verify that a successful backup of system and data files has completed.  Check drives disk space against Company’s Standard.  Physically check the equipment for amber lights, alarms, etc. and take appropriate action if required.  Responsible for updating Antivirus & Security patches.  Manage Access Control for DC.  Manage & Monitor CCTV system and taking backup.  Monitor all Data Center resources (Power & Cooling) by BMS.  Manage the Virtual chassis and allocate VC to client.  Ensure redundant on every level (access, distribution and core).  Manage and Monitoring Juniper NSM monitoring tool on daily basis.  Ensure Patch panel redundant connectivity with core equipment.  Provide technical direction to the junior staff to ensure that SOPs are followed.  Manage Juniper routers, switches, firewall and VPN appliance  Provide support to customer via phone and email.

 Install, configure and manage Linux server as router/firewall, Setup multiple WAN links and perform load balancing, port forwarding.  Install, configure and manage Linux box as Squid server for traffic monitoring and filtering & Apache servers. ARPATECH Pvt. Ltd.  Install, configure and manage VLANs, IVR, STP using CISCO Network Engineer Switches 2900 and Router 2610. Sept 2007-Dec 20010  Performed internal/external IT risk assessments, conducted gap analysis against industry standards, and provided recommendations on mitigation options.  Patching Aggregation & System Notification for users of latest product ARPATECH Pvt. Ltd. patches. Security Analyst Aug 2006-Aug 2007

Academic Qualification

 Bachelor Of Computer Engineering from SSUET - 2005.

Certifications and Trainings

 VMware Certified Professional 6- Data Center Virtualization (VMW-01588389J-00549358)

 VMware Certified Professional 6- Network Virtualization (VMW-01588389J-00549358)

 Completed VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0]

 Completed VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.2]

 Completed VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V7.0]

 Juniper Network Certified Associate (JNCIA-Junos-102)

 Completed VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6]

 Completed CCNA Exploration from Cisco Networking Academy (ID : 6720602)

 Linux System Administrator (SA-1 & SA-2)

 MCSA 2008 Training

 ITIL (In-house Training By Arpatech)

Availability

 One month Notice Period