
Abdallah Hamdy Elsayed
IT Infrastructure & Operations Director
Maadi, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
IT Services & Support HeadFull Time
Technosat
Nov 2024 - Jun 2025 -7 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Oversee the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework, ensuring it aligns with business needs. • Lead the Application Support team to maintain high availability and performance of critical applications. • Manage IT Monitoring and Service Desk teams to deliver high-quality support services. • Develop and maintain service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure service excellence. • Implement and oversee incident, problem, change, and release management processes. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency. • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure IT services meet business requirements.
IT ManagerFull Time
Feb 2023 - May 2023 -3 months
- Job Details:Leading a team of engineers and technicians providing IT support to Amazon fulfilment centres.
Group IT Infrastructure HeadFull Time
- Job Details:Leading the Infrastructure unit managers (Hardware & Virtualization, Network & Security, System Administration, and Service Desk) and their teams of engineers and technicians to: • Design, implement, and operate the IT Infrastructure and internal IT in alignment with current business needs and future growth plans of the group. • Design and execute short- and long-term strategic plans in alignment with business objectives. • Set and monitor multi-million-pound budget and assets. • Manage and establish priorities for maintenance, design, development, and analysis of IT services. • Maintain quality control through establishing and maintaining policies and standards. • Perform feasibility studies for different new and upgrade projects, conversions, and improvements. • Manage contracts, vendor negotiations, and RFPs. • Create and improve the IT processes and SLAs in compliance with ITIL Service Management best practices. • Oversee the day-to-day technical operations, internal IT activities, and staff functions in HQs and 550+ branches.
Technical Operations Department ManagerFull Time
- Job Details:• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing cross-functional teams (5 direct reports, 35 overall), providing hands-on guidance and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and governance. • Collaborate cross-functionally with departments and business units to understand their needs, provide guidance, and ensure alignment with strategies. • Define and track department objectives in alignment with business goals, KPIs, and metrics to assess the effectiveness of department operations and initiatives, presenting reports to the executive team. • Oversee the planning, implementation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, hardware, cloud, and software systems, to ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability. • Ensure timely and effective IT service delivery and support to internal stakeholders, addressing technical issues, troubleshooting, and implementing solutions to minimize disruptions. • Manage relationships with technology vendors, negotiate contracts, and evaluate third-party solutions to enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. • Establish and maintain robust cybersecurity measures and compliance standards to protect sensitive data, ensure regulatory adherence, and mitigate potential risks. • Develop and manage the department multi-million-pound budget with business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives, allocating resources effectively to support current operations and strategic initiatives while optimizing costs. • Lead change management efforts related to projects, ensuring effective communication, training, and support for employees as new technologies and processes are implemented. • Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and optimization in compliance with ITIL Service Management framework best practices.
Education
B.Sc. Computer and System Engineering in Computer Engineering
Ain Shams University (ASU)Jan 1995 - Jan 2000 - 5 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
AlshefaJan 1995
Achievements
Project Owner: o Building a new Datacenter for BTECH from scratch. (2020) o Implementing a Traffic Analysis Solution in B.TECH's stores. (2018-2019) o Revamping B.TECH’s servers’ infrastructure hardware and architecture to build a hybrid cloud model with AWS and Azure. (2018) o Revamping B.TECH's network’s infrastructure hardware and architecture. (2017-2019) o Revamping stores Infrastructure for around 75 B.TECH stores all over Egypt. (2017-2018) o Creating and Implementing ITIL processes (Event, Incident, Request Fulfillment, Problem, Change, Service Catalog, Demand, Capacity and Service Level) in B.TECH. (2018-2019) o Creating and operating B.TECH's Service Desk. (2017) o Email migration of all B.TECH users to Office365. (2017-2019) Technical Lead: o Building Fawry's IT infrastructure architecture. (2009) o Converting legacy physical servers into a virtual environment in Fawry. (2010-2011) Security Officer: o Obtaining the PCI-DSS 2.0 certificate for Fawry. (2014)
Skills
- Information Technology (IT)
- Operating Systems
- Infrastructure
- Technical Management
- Unix
- System Administration
- Management
- Communication
- Personnel Management
- Infrastructure Management
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Fluent
Training & Certifications
COBIT 2019 Foundation
2022ITIL 4 Managing Professional
2022IT4IT Foundation
The Open Group·2017ITIL® Certificate in Managing Across Lifecycle (MALC)
EXIN·2017ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management
EXIN·2017ITIL® Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Design
EXIN·2016ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Strategy Certificate
EXIN·2016ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Transition Certificate
2016ITIL® Intermediate Certificate in IT Continual Service Improvement
EXIN·2016ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Operation Certificate
EXIN·2016ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
EXIN·2015ITIL Foundations
Self Study·2015IBM DS8000 Storage for System z
Education·2014Redhat System and Network Administrator
New Horizon·2006Solaris Certified system administration for Solaris 8 Operating Environment
SUN Microsystems·2005