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Fahad Khan

Fahad Khan

Alpharetta,GA

Summary

  • Expertise in working Software Development Life Cycle with requirement gathering design and development with experience as a system administrator on various flavors of windows and linux environments deployed on virtualization and cloud infrastructures - Vm ware and AWS.
  • 5+ years of experience in (EC2, S3, AWS Console, RouteS3 or other cloud services and Well-versed in systems documentation, incident & problem management, security compliance, vulnerability, and patch management.
  • A proven track record of working effectively with cross-functional teams, including IT operations, application development. knowledge in implementing domain, security, and policies using Group Policy.
  • Experience in Microsoft DNS with multiple domains & international sites. Well-experienced in MS-DNS migration.
  • Having strong knowledge of Azure.
  • Experience in providing support to software developers who use the CI/CD pipelines. Installing and configuring soft-ware packages, such as operating systems and applications, on virtual machines or physical hardware devices.
  • Experience in working with configuration management tools like Puppet, Chef and Ansible.
  • Having experience in administering continuous integration (CI), delivery and build automation tool Jenkins.
  • Expertise in Health Check of multiple instances in AWS.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

System Admin/Junior DevOps Engineer

Verizon
Alpharetta, GA
05.2023 - 12.2023
  • Worked on Python scripts to automate and speed up the remediation, and automation process on the Prod environment.
  • Develop and use scripts for automating routine tasks and configurations within Active Directory.
  • Ensure that Active Directory configurations align with organizational policies and compliance standards.
  • Integrate on-premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory for hybrid cloud scenarios.
  • Optimize and fine-tune Group Policy Objects to ensure efficient application of policies without performance issues.
  • Create, modify, and manage security groups for proper access control and resource permissions.
  • Configure and manage service accounts used by applications and services within the network.
  • Implement and maintain ADFS for single sign-on (SSO) authentication across different applications.
  • Conduct regular health checks on Active Directory components ADRAP and tune configurations for optimal performance.
  • Respond to security incidents, conduct investigations, and implement corrective actions.
  • Set up continuous monitoring tools and alerts to promptly identify and address potential issues.
  • Collaborate with IT support and security teams to address and mitigate security incidents.
  • Investigate and troubleshoot issues related to user authentication, access permissions, and system integrations.
  • Respond to and resolve incidents related to IAM systems promptly.
  • Creating a fully automated build and deployment Platform and coordinating code builds promotions and orchestrated deployments using Jenkins, Harness and GitHub
  • Worked with AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPCs, Auto-scaling policies/groups, security groups and Route 53, Secrets manager, Cloud watch, VPC, Lambda, Auto Scaling, Security Groups, IAM, etc
  • Deployed applications into the AWS cloud using Amazon EC2, VPC (Virtual Private Cloud), AWS S3, Cloud Watch and Route 53
  • Worked on setting up staging and production environments for CI workflow using Jenkins and its plugins
  • Involved in scrum meetings, product backlog and other scrum activities and artifacts in collaboration with the team
  • Supported development teams by building, maintaining, and scaling infrastructure to support applications that are used by millions of users
  • Monitored the performance of systems in a cloud based computing environment, including overall system health, reliability, performance, and cost
  • Experienced using Atlassian products like JIRA, confluence for issue tracking and documentation.
  • Performed troubleshooting on a variety of issues impacting system health or performance.
  • Automated server provisioning using configuration management tools such as Ansible and Chef.
  • Managed the roll-out of software updates across multiple servers in the environment.
  • Performed regular audits of system configurations in order to identify vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
  • Collaborated with development, QA and IT operations staff to enhance software productivity.
  • Researched, endorsed and implemented network enhancements to improve system reliability and performance.
  • Wrote user manuals and other documentation for roll-out in customer training sessions.
  • Employed integrated development environments (IDEs).
  • Recommended strategies to maximize performance and lifespan of equipment involved in software installations.
  • Conducted regular patching and software updates on servers and workstations using SCCM.
  • Monitored system performance metrics related to SCCM operations, including disk usage and CPU utilization.
  • Assisted in troubleshooting network connectivity issues related to DNS, DHCP and TCP and IP configuration.
  • Managed, troubleshoot, backed up and restored data, operating systems, files, documents and drivers to provide comprehensive systems management and support.
  • Resolved issues related to authentication failures due to expired passwords or locked accounts.

DevOps Engineer

Amazon
08.2018 - 07.2021
  • Assist senior resources in building CI/CD pipelines
  • SEO and SEM management and optimization
  • Identify and fix bugs which appear within DevOps related code Implemented JUnit framework to write test cases for different modules and resolved the test findings
  • Worked on EC2 instances for the deployment
  • Worked on Elastic Load balancing (ECB) for managing traffic to the instances
  • Worked with Ansible playbooks for virtual and physical instance provisioning, configuration management, patching and software deployment
  • Implemented Continuous Delivery framework using Chef Jenkins, and Maven in Linux environment on AWS Public cloudBuilt Web application using Python, AJAX, HTML, and template languages
  • Managing existing infrastructure and creating new infrastructure using Ansible as Configuration Management Tool
  • Worked on API as the backend database
  • Created and maintained data using Oracle database
  • Experience in long running applications, load balancing, EBS volumes and IAM role using Amazon EC2 container service (ECS)
  • Imported and managed multiple corporate applications using GIT
  • Performance tuned many queries and took backup of cron jobs and shell scripts
  • Used Docker to Virtualize deployment containers and push the code to Ec2 cloud using PCF
  • Create and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for code deployment using PowerShell.

Windows Systems Administrator

Tvisha Technologies Pvt
HYDERABAD, TELANAGANA
11.2017 - 06.2018
  • Maintained active directory user accounts, groups and security policies.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained Windows Server operating systems.
  • Monitored system performance and implemented proactive measures to maintain stability.
  • Troubleshot hardware and software issues related to Windows systems.
  • Provided technical support for Windows desktop users.
  • Implemented patch management strategies using WSUS or SCCM tools.
  • Managed network services such as DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS.
  • Developed scripts to automate system maintenance tasks in PowerShell or VBScript.
  • Participated in IT department meetings to identify continuous improvement opportunities and enhance delivery of IT services to users.
  • Created online documentation to help employees resolve day-to-day issues.
  • Implement policies, procedures and best practices to safeguard and protect data, reports and access.
  • Performed preventive maintenance and upgraded systems to improve network, system and data availability and integrity.
  • Installed firewalls and antivirus software to improve cybersecurity.
  • Analyzed equipment performance records to determine need for repair or replacement.

Education

Master’s in Computer Science -

Auburn University at Montgomery

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science -

JNTUH, Hyderabad

Skills

Windows Server Administration (2008/2012/2016/2019)

Active Directory management

System backup and restore automation

Security policy implementation

System documentation

Application deployment and management

Software update management

Storage system implementation and maintenance

System log monitoring and analysis

Troubleshooting and issue resolution

Windows PowerShell scripting, Python scripting

Virtualization technologies (Hyper-V, VMware)

Network configuration and management

Disaster recovery planning

Cloud computing (Azure, AWS)

Automation and Scripting

Security and Compliance

User Management

Backup and Disaster Recovery

Infrastructure Management

Timeline

System Admin/Junior DevOps Engineer

Verizon
05.2023 - 12.2023

DevOps Engineer

Amazon
08.2018 - 07.2021

Windows Systems Administrator

Tvisha Technologies Pvt
11.2017 - 06.2018

Master’s in Computer Science -

Auburn University at Montgomery

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science -

JNTUH, Hyderabad

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