
Islam Maher
Data-Center Manager at B.TECH
Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Data-Center ManagerFull Time
B.TECH
Aug 2018 - Present -6 yrs, 11 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:o Manage the Data Center HVAC system, security (physical), projects and day-to-day operations including downtime, reporting service levels, defining and tracking operational metrics, and provide the overall status to management for effective delivery of services and also Manage overall capacity utilization of Server/hardware environment ensuring it is optimized to meet business requirements. o Manage System Administration, Database Administration and Backup Administration Sections. o Manage and Maintain overall security of the corporate's systems and Ensure high availability of critical business systems hosted to ensure availability of the data. o Manage relationships with vendors in support of staff augmentation and systems support. o Manage, motivate, develop and assess Data Center team to improve team members’ performance level. o Manage, plan, develop and implement Cloud Environments on Microsoft Azure, Amazon and Google. o Plan for the Datacenter Annual Budget including Capex and Opex to achieve the projects and Upgrades. o Plan, develop and implement: o Hardware and software standards and upgrades for business applications, systems and server hardware to ensure operations' stability. o Data retention standards to maintain Data-center services availability and Environments. o Policies, processes and procedures for effective delivery of services and compliance with regulatory guidance. o Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity to ensure meeting the business (RTO) and (RPO) Contribute to the development of Technology Sector strategies to align with the company business strategy.
Systems ManagerFull Time
Canadian ITS
Jun 2016 - Jul 2018 -2 yrs, 1 month
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Coached, mentored and Lead high-performing technical team of Field Engineers, Security Engineers, Network Engineers and Systems Integration Specialists and Provide senior-level technical consultations on all IT and networking issues and review network layouts, resolve equipment redundancies, and improve network reliability and flexibility at Customer side. • Conducted training programs to enhance staff technical skills and motivation including network/server administration procedures, virus protection, and security measures. • Manage IT projects, technical activities and provided technical consultations regarding Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, HPE, IBM, Veeam, Kaspersky, Veritas, Symantec and Delivered technical support for system auditing, performance tuning, troubleshooting and Service Level Agreements across multiple Customers sites to achieve goals. • Guide the design and implementation of antivirus solutions and system/network monitoring. • Plan, Design and Implement disaster recovery plans and sites (DRP & DRS). • Full infrastructure management for all the Company Branches regarding Installation, configuration, Monitoring, Backup and maintaining the system and network. • Created and maintained technical documentation for customers regarding network configuration, network mapping, and service records including IT Infrastructure, Service Catalog, Service Level Agreements, and Operational Level Agreements. • Support Sales and Presales Engineers regarding the customers Technical needs and recommending the best solution for the customers according their needs.
Systems and Backup Deputy ManagerFull Time
Fathalla Markets Co.
Jan 2013 - May 2016 -3 yrs, 4 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:• Managed the Data Center and day-to-day operations including downtime, reporting, defining and tracking operational metrics, and provide the overall status to management for effective delivery of services and Full infrastructure management for all the Company Branches (Totally Virtualized 50 sites) regarding Installation, configuration, Monitoring, Backup and maintaining the system and Plan, Design, Implement the new Company Branches Infrastructure. • Remote Management and Implementation regarding VMWare, Microsoft (Exchange, Active Directory and Services, Hyper-V) at large Scale, Veeam Products, Veritas Products, Kaspersky Products. • Plan, Design and Implement the Backup and Archive infrastructure according to the 321 Backup Strategy (three Backups copy as 2 copies in different media and the third copy is offsite). • PowerShell scripting with GUI to manage and monitor Microsoft System, VMware, Exchange • Planning & Creating projects time schedules, documentation
IT Technical Support Section HeadFull Time
Fathalla Markets Co.
Mar 2011 - Dec 2012 -1 yr, 9 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:• Plan, Design and Constructing of IT Infrastructure & Installing Racks, Servers & Network Device and Backup & Recovery for System at all Company Branches. • Implementation of Terminal Services Servers, Antivirus servers, Switches, Routers, access points, IP phones, IBM points of sales, Datalogic (PDA & Barcode scanners), HP (printers), Zebra (Barcode printers), Mettler Toledo wireless scales, APC UPS & ATS at all Company branches. • Dealing with, IBM (servers, & Lenovo PCs), Datalogic (PDA & Barcode scanners), HP (printers), Zebra (Barcode printers), Mettler Toledo wireless scales, APC UPS & ATS.
Education
B.ENG in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology (AIET)Jan 2007
High School - Thanaweya Amma
middle east language schoolJan 2000
Achievements
Books (The Secret)
Skills
- IBM X3650 M2, M3, M4 Servers
- IBM v7000 SAN Storage
- VMWare ESXI vSphere, VCenter, DRS, HA, SRM, vRealize
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, IIS & Clustering
- Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 and DAG
- Veeam Backup and Recovery and VeeamOne
- Acronis Backup and Recovery
- HPE DL 380 G7, G8, G9 servers
- Powershell Scripting
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security
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Languages
English
FluentArabic
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Veeam Availability Suite VMTSP 9.5
Veaam·2018Veeam Availability Suite VMSP 9.5
Veaam·2018Symantec Endpoint Security 14.0 Sales Expert
Symantec·2017KLE 019.10. Kaspersky Endpoint Security and Management
Kaspersky·2017Selling HPE Technology Support Services, Rev. 6.21
HPE·2017HPE Contractual Services 2015
HPE·2016Building HPE Data Center Solutions, Rev. 17.41
HPE·2016MCITP – Enterprise Admin (Win Server 2008)
New Horizons·2011CCNA (Routing and Switching)
New Horizons·2010ICDL Certificate
ICDL·2007