Waseem Shaikh

Manager IT & MIS at Fauji Foundation Group of Industries (FUI Secretariate)

• Working with AWS Cloud and DevOps related services in the areas of designing CI/CD process, Process automation, Build and Deployment, Release management, Cloud infrastructure, IT Operations, System Administration, Software Configuration Management.
• Working with AWS services like EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, EBS, Elastic Beanstalk, AMI, SNS, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Auto scaling, Lambda, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation and Security Groups.
• Created High Availability (HA) infrastructure in AWS cloud and implemented Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies for the application and database in cloud.
• Migrating the on-premises application to the cloud with the help of AWS services and implement best practices.
• Working on container management tool Kubernetes. Created Kubernetes clusters for microservices deployment, managing pods, replica sets, Kubernetes networking, load balancer and ingress.
• Using Kubernetes to manage containerized applications using its nodes, Config Maps, Selector, Services, and deployed application containers as Pods and scaling the application across nodes.
• Creating Docker images, Compose Docker Registry and handling multiple images primarily for middleware installations and domain configurations.
• Responsible for Docker container creation and management, Docker file management, deployment of micro services to container.
• Worked with Docker and Kubernetes on ECS and EKS cloud provider, for building and containerizing the application to deploy.
• Created and configured Nagios server for infrastructure monitoring, cloud monitoring.
• Good knowledge and experience in using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alert manager for logging and monitoring.
• Implemented security controls and managed a Next Generation Security Firewall (Sangfor) to enhance network security and protect against unknown threat
• Played a key role in troubleshooting and maintaining web servers (Apache, Nginx), as well as monitoring servers (Zabbix, SAMBA, FTP, NFS).

Web & Computer Network Officer at Ministry of Planning & Reform Project

As my core duties are to developed & maintained MIS Portal, Website designing and development, ICT Troubleshooting etc..

• Developed /Maintain website for M&E System and manage the contents & Database Reports.
• Coordinate with ministry offices and facilitate the update about the project progress
• Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining websites hosted in a secure environment.
• Developed and managed IT capital and expense budgets for the installation and upgrade of hardware and software systems.
• Managed IT asset management processes.
• Provided support for day-to-day operational tasks, troubleshooted issues, and stayed up-to-date with the latest IT trends and technologies to address complex problems.

Software Developer & MIS Officer at SZABIST, ZAB Solutions

• Campus system for University and Technical and Vocational Institutes, MIS, HR, Payroll, Portals, with Email/SMS Notification
• 30+ Reports [PDF|Excel]
• Enhanced Existing Systems and Developed New System Modules Deployed and Error Free ongoing
• Responsible for upgrading and managing the existing in-house developed ERP system, resolving day-to-day issues, and actively participating in research and development of new software systems to meet the organization's needs.
• Responsible for overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the organization's hardware and software systems, including the management of data storage and backup systems.
• Collaborated with other IT staff to develop and implement IT policies and procedures, managed budgets and resources for IT projects and initiatives. I also kept abreast of technological advancements and made recommendations for upgrades and improvements to the organization's IT infrastructure.

MS (Computer Science)

BS (Software Enginering)

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