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Education
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Abdul Awan

Perth,WA

Summary

IT Professional with over 15 years of experience in ICT, specializing expertise in troubleshooting, managing and optimizing Cloud technologies, Linux Servers, and networking infrastructure. Proficient in virtualization technologies including Microsoft Azure , AWS and backup and recovery solutions

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Technical Support Engineer

Ping Identity
Remote, WA
01.2022 - Current
  • As a Support Engineer at Ping Identity, I deliver high-level technical support for premium customers, addressing and resolving complex issues related to PingFederate, PingDirectory, P1AS, and various integration kits. I ensure the seamless functionality of identity management solutions and exceed customer expectations.

IT System Administrator

Zipform Digital
Perth, WA
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • As the Lead System Administrator at Zipform Digital, I manage Cloud & in-house IT infrastructure. This includes overseeing two data centers that replicate an ESXi environment to ensure robust and reliable operations.

IT System Administrator Lead (WA)

Alinta Energy
Perth, WA
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Recruited by Alinta Energy as an Lead IT System Administrator for the Perth region to manage and execute upgrades and updates to IT infrastructure and technology. Responsibilities included overseeing enhancements to the in-house data centre and coordinating improvements across remote-regions.

Lead System Engineer

Cancer Council WA
Perth, WA
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Lead System engineer at Cancer Council WA to lead the upgrade and modernization of IT infrastructure and technology. Responsible for overseeing IT improvements across 8 branches in Western Australia, including managing enhancements to the primary in-house datacenter and the disaster recovery datacenter.

ICT Support All Rounder

Automotive Holdings Group
Perth, WA
01.2012 - 01.2018
  • Hired at Automotive Holding Group to Support 5000 Users Across Australia
  • We have 50 Branches in Each State with in-house Datacenter Equipped with Latest Technology and Two Major Datacenter in WA.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Pingfederate Certified Administrator

Pingidentity
Perth, WA
01-2023

Information Technology Project Management

AIM WA
Perth, WA
01-2020

Diploma in Computer Science (Microsoft, Linux, Networking,) -

01.2013

Certificate IV IT Networking & System Administration -

01.2012

Certificate III Electronics & Computing -

01.2011

Certificate II Electrical Apprentice -

01.2010

Skills

Technical Skills:

Server & Virtualization:

Microsoft Servers - Active Directory / DNS / NAP / Radius

Linux Servers Administration & Deployment

Docker Kubernetes Container Deployment

Virtualization:

ESXi - VMware

Proxmox

Cloud Computing:

Micsoroft 365 Tenetency Administrator

Azure Cloud Services

Amazone Cloud Serives

Microsoft Office 365 Administration

Backup & Recovery:

Veeam

Commvault

Cloud Backup Solutions (AWS)

NAS

Networking & Hardware:

Networking (HP, Cisco)

PFsence opensource Router/Firewall

Datacenter Maintenance

Administration & Configuration:

Microsoft Exchange Administration

Web Servers (IIS)

Linux

Server Installation, Configuration, Upgrading

Scripting:

PowerShell

Bash

YAML

Security:

Cloud Security Solutions - Firewall waf Management

ISO Standerd Reporting & Patching

Identiy & Access Management (PingIdentity)

Firwall management Fortigate & Checkpoint

IAM Applications:

Pingfederate - IAM

PingDirectory

PingProxy

PingDataSync

Training & Assistance:

Assisting / Training Customers & Staff

Certification

  • Microsoft Servers Administration (MCSA), 2010-01-01
  • Linux Server Administration, 2015-01-01
  • Linux Virtual Environment (Proxmox), 2015-01-01
  • Web & Security (Web servers Auditing, Exploiting Server security, OWASP), 2014-01-01

Volunteer Experience

  • East Perth Footy Ball Club, WA, Office365 IT Lead, 2016-01-01, 2016-12-31, Backup Old Server – Including Exchange server Backup., Implementation office365 with East Perth Footy Club domain., Created All Users with mailbox (10 Users) and give logins to users., Installed Office 365 Apps on each Users pc., Uploaded All Shared Files to SharePoint and Given access to Users. (Sync via one Drive), Removed old Server and Finalised Email Backups via .pst Backup.
  • ZapBUDDY CHAT Application, Infrastructure Lead – Microsoft & Linux, Plan & Create a new Design for Chat Application Network and System Infrastructure., Setup High Availability Virtual Environment for Windows App Servers based on Proxmox. (clustered), Installed windows server 2012 R2 on VM’s and Made them live on Public IP., Installed windows server Features (IIS ASP.NET) & App Installation., Tested Application through Mobile – 1

References

Referee To be given on Interview

Timeline

Sr Technical Support Engineer

Ping Identity
01.2022 - Current

IT System Administrator

Zipform Digital
08.2021 - 01.2022

IT System Administrator Lead (WA)

Alinta Energy
06.2021 - 08.2021

Lead System Engineer

Cancer Council WA
06.2018 - 06.2021

ICT Support All Rounder

Automotive Holdings Group
01.2012 - 01.2018

Associate of Applied Science - Pingfederate Certified Administrator

Pingidentity

Information Technology Project Management

AIM WA

Diploma in Computer Science (Microsoft, Linux, Networking,) -

Certificate IV IT Networking & System Administration -

Certificate III Electronics & Computing -

Certificate II Electrical Apprentice -

Abdul Awan