Mohammad Saqib Kamal
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dynamic IT professional with extensive experience at Salesforce.com, specializing in enterprise storage and backup solutions. Proven expertise in Dell EMC and NetApp technologies, driving compliance with SOX and GDPR. Adept at leading cross-functional teams and enhancing disaster recovery strategies, ensuring robust data protection and operational excellence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Resident Engineer - Storage/Backup
Cohesity
12.2023 - 10.2024
- Delivered enterprise data protection and DR solutions in on-prem and hybrid environments.
- Acted as SME for backup, restore, replication operations for VMware and Windows environments.
- Supported PoCs for ransomware protection (Cohesity, EMC CyberRecovery).
- Collaborated cross-functionally with product and professional services teams to refine deployment SOPs.
Storage SME - DataCenter
Presidio Network Solutions (MSP)
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Led ONTAP and NetBackup upgrades and VMware environment validation.
- Performed PoCs for Azure VMware Solution and DR platforms (Data Domain, PowerProtect).
- Administered Cohesity clusters and storage integrations with Pure1 and NetApp.
- Collaborated with security teams for compliance with SOX and GDPR.
Senior Systems Engineer - Storage & Backup
Salesforce.com
07.2018 - 03.2023
- Managed enterprise NetApp and EMC SAN environments across global data centers.
- Administered NetBackup policies, monitored backup windows, and enforced compliance.
- Oversaw VMware deployments and Cisco UCS platform firmware updates.
- Led testing and evaluations for ransomware resilience across vendors.
Systems Engineer - Linux, VMware & Storage
Salesforce.com
01.2015 - 06.2018
- Supported VMware, SAN provisioning, and Linux (RHEL, CentOS) administration.
- Managed Veritas Volume Manager and LVM-based storage configurations.
- Deployed and maintained VDI platforms and performed VM lifecycle management.
NOC Engineer - Windows/Network
Salesforce.com
05.2012 - 12.2014
- Maintained systems monitoring and alerting tools (Splunk, Grafana).
- Supported Active Directory, telephony, and VM troubleshooting.
Avamar Backup Support
EMC Canada
Technical Support
VMware Canada
Clariion Storage Support
Siemens Canada
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Preston University
Islamabad, Pakistan01.2003
Skills
- Disaster recovery
- Storage management
- Virtualization technologies
- Data protection
- Technical documentation
Certification
- NetApp NCDA, 2025
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- Cohesity Certified Implementation Specialist, 2024
- Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900, 2023
- EMC Proven Professional (EMCPA)
- Commvault Training, 2024
- ITIL Certified
- Cisco MDS Training, 2019
Technical Skills
Dell EMC (Clariion, VMAX, PowerMax, Data Domain, PowerProtect), NetApp cDOT (FAS, AFF), Pure Storage, Nutanix AOS, Cisco UCS, VMware ESXi (4-7), vSphere, vSAN, SRM, HA/DRS, Windows Server, Active Directory, RHEL 7/8/9, Solaris, Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, Actifio, TSM, SAN/NAS Administration, MDS Zoning, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Storage Optimization, Infrastructure Security & Compliance (SOX, GDPR), Ansible, Pure1, UCS Central, Grafana, Spacewalk, Monitoring: Splunk, WhatsUp Gold, ITSM: JIRA, ServiceNow, Scripting: Shell, Perl
Timeline
Resident Engineer - Storage/Backup
Cohesity
12.2023 - 10.2024
Storage SME - DataCenter
Presidio Network Solutions (MSP)
07.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Systems Engineer - Storage & Backup
Salesforce.com
07.2018 - 03.2023
Systems Engineer - Linux, VMware & Storage
Salesforce.com
01.2015 - 06.2018
NOC Engineer - Windows/Network
Salesforce.com
05.2012 - 12.2014
Avamar Backup Support
EMC Canada
Technical Support
VMware Canada
Clariion Storage Support
Siemens Canada
Bachelor of Science -
Preston University
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