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Ahtasham Rabbani

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Seasoned Hands-On Cloud Solution Architect with 17+ years of experience designing, developing, and selling cloud, virtualization-based architectures across various Fortune corporate industries. Proven track record of reducing infrastructure costs by 40%, increasing system reliability by 25%, and improving overall system performance by 40%. Exceptional skills in providing technical guidance and tailored cloud solutions, developing and maintaining architecture standards, confident, articulate, and professional communication skills, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve desired business outcomes and maximum customer value.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Headquarters Pvt. Ltd
Shenzhen, P.R. China
11.2014 - Current

Company Overview: https://www.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/

  • Champion in designing, developing, and selling Huawei Cloud solutions (Private, Public, Hybrid) for 300+ customers in the telecommunications, finance, government, and manufacturing sectors
  • I am the senior solution architect of the Global Solutions Sales team at the headquarters, supporting customer accounts worldwide
  • Architected a blockchain infrastructure consensus mechanism (Cloud Native (Kubernetes+Docker)), significantly enhancing roaming transaction validation speed by 40% for a major telecom operator in South Africa
  • Successfully orchestrated the migration of an Enterprise Video Conferencing application serving 8,000 customers from a legacy system (VMware) to the Huawei Public Cloud within one month
  • This resulted in a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs and a 25% increase in system reliability for a Telecom Operator in Turkey
  • Led the strategic design of cloud-native and DevOps-based payment solutions, aligning closely with the business objectives of infrastructure and application modernization to facilitate seamless integration and boost system efficiency by 30% at the largest bank in Pakistan
  • Administered the migration of over 20 government service hall applications to Huawei Public Cloud, resulting in a 75% reduction in deployment time and a 40% increase in system performance for the Latin American Government
  • Implemented a Cloud Native architecture of Huawei Cloud, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational costs and improved scalability and reliability of digital ERP platforms for a manufacturing industry customer in China
  • Convinced executives and other stakeholders of the Infrastructure team to adopt a new cloud-based monitoring tool (Prometheus & Grafana), resulting in a 40% improvement in internal IT infrastructure visibility for a major Turkish telecom operator
  • Headed 50+ RFI/RFP clarifications and proposals, enhancing customer engagement through technical deep dive sessions
  • Conducted Proof-of-concept of cloud solutions to 140+ business customers
  • Increased revenue by 30% through the development of project/technology case studies, training materials, and technical guidance for solution sales and internal teams
  • Https://www.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/

Solution Architect

ZTE Corporation R&D Center
Nanjing, P.R. China
03.2006 - 10.2014
  • Company Overview: https://online.iwhalecloud.com/
  • As a Solution Architect, I translated 70+ Telecom Operator IT business requirements into cloud-virtualization solutions
  • Managed the smooth migration of legacy systems (CRBT, MMS, IPTV) to a modern private cloud (OpenStack), impacting over 1,000,000 users at a telecom operator in Kenya
  • Implemented a cost-effective private cloud architecture (OpenStack) for a high-traffic e-mobile application, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and a 20% increase in application access speed of a telecom operator in Qatar
  • Planned a virtualization-based (KVM) Machine-to-Machine solution for a telecom operator in South Africa that boosted their business customer's connectivity efficiency by 40%
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams at ZTE to share and duplicate customer success stories, leading to a 30% increase in project success rate and a 20% reduction in project delivery time
  • Created detailed technical documents such as RFI, RFP, and SOC based on the business needs of over 50 clients and improved customer satisfaction by 90%
  • Https://online.iwhalecloud.com/

Senior Network Engineer

Nextera Telecommunications (Pvt) Limited
Islamabad, Pakistan
03.2004 - 03.2006
  • Configured and managed Foundry ServerIron Layer 4-7, FastIron GS 648p L3, Edge X424 FWSX424, Cisco 17xx, 26xx, 36xx routers, 19xx, 29xx, 35xx switches, and PIX firewalls for cloud-based service offering
  • Restored operations for over 200 network outages, preventing significant business loss for major universities, government institutions, and ISPs in Pakistan
  • Supervised teams of on-shore and off-shore network engineers across three shifts, responsible for 16 sites spanning five different provinces in Pakistan
  • Instrumental in troubleshooting and diagnosing problems on enterprise government networks in a 24/7 NOC environment
  • Collaborated with multiple IT groups to resolve over 100+ network outages within a year
  • Decreased network outages by 40% using HP OpenView(HPOV) and Solarwinds for SNMP-based issue detection
  • Resolved complex network problems, ensuring 99% uptime for critical services like VoIP and videoconferencing

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Computer Sciences

Allama Iqbal Open University
Islamabad
01.2004

Skills

  • Cloud Architecture and Design
  • Cloud Platforms
  • AWS Core Services Expertise
  • DevOps/Orchestration/Containerization
  • Containerization (eg, Docker, Podman)
  • Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
  • Version control systems (eg, Git, SVN)
  • Data Technologies
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Hadoop
  • Spark
  • Kafka
  • Data migration and integration
  • ETL
  • Data modeling and database design
  • Database performance tuning and optimization
  • Data warehousing and integration
  • Data security and access control
  • Data visualization and analysis tools
  • Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • CentOS
  • Windows
  • Programming Languages/API's
  • C
  • Java
  • Python
  • Istio (Service Mesh)
  • API Integrations & Gateways
  • Backend API Design & Development (C#)
  • Communication Skills & Technical Documentation (RFI/RFP/SOC/Usecase)
  • Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Technical Leadership
  • Virtualization Technologies
  • Load Balancing
  • Sales strategy
  • Sales target setting

Certification

  • Amazon Solution Architect Associate, 2024, Amazon web services
  • Huawei Cloud Service Solution Architect, 2022, Huawei Technologies Pvt. Ltd, 010202602193808858211974542
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate, 2009, Cisco, CSCO11213841
  • Foundry Network Certified Engineer, 2006, Foundry Networks, FN-0125

Awards

  • Huawei Cloud Marketing & Solution Sales Champion Annual Award, 2023, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd., Support VMware migration and provide policy incentives and technical support for upgrading old Huawei private cloud sites. The overall completion rate of 16 market objectives is 97%.
  • Huawei Cloud Future Star Annual Award, 2023, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd, Led the implementation of key projects such as Turkcell internal IT cloud and Somalia HTG TOB cloud, and supported the frontline to make breakthroughs and obtain POs. It was recognized by the customer and the frontline.
  • Huawei Cloud Solution Capability Improvement Project Team, 2022, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd., Developed the SA role model for Huawei cloud computing solution sales and interpreted the model, covering more than 700 SAs worldwide (91%).
  • Huawei Cloud & AI Prestigious Solution Architect-2020, 2021, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd., Led the frontline strategic projects, incubated a series of scenario-based solutions, and efficiently cultivated the frontline operating team to lay a solid foundation for the advantageous pattern of HUAWEI CLOUD expansion outside China.
  • Huawei Cloud Quality Star, 2020, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd., Being the keynote speaker of several' CXOs workshops, delivered speeches at more than ten regional public conferences, and recorded more than 20 internal English training videos and training for overseas employees, directly opening multiple opportunities.
  • Huawei Cloud BU President Commendation, 2020, Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Pvt, Ltd., Push R&D on the project development requirements and regional business development strategies to accelerate the cloud services' going live.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travelling
  • Exploring cultures
  • Snooker
  • Swimming
  • Bowling

Languages

English
Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional
Urdu
Native/ Bilingual
Punjabi
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Headquarters Pvt. Ltd
11.2014 - Current

Solution Architect

ZTE Corporation R&D Center
03.2006 - 10.2014

Senior Network Engineer

Nextera Telecommunications (Pvt) Limited
03.2004 - 03.2006

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Computer Sciences

Allama Iqbal Open University
  • Amazon Solution Architect Associate, 2024, Amazon web services
  • Huawei Cloud Service Solution Architect, 2022, Huawei Technologies Pvt. Ltd, 010202602193808858211974542
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate, 2009, Cisco, CSCO11213841
  • Foundry Network Certified Engineer, 2006, Foundry Networks, FN-0125
Ahtasham Rabbani