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Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
Sardar Junaid Mukhtar
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Swindon, United Kingdom
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I am a highly skilled, experienced and Certified AWS Solution Architect and SysOps Administrator with more than 20 years’ experience working for a number of leading IT and Telecom organizations around the world. I have successfully delivered a number of high profile and mission critical solutions in both legacy and cloud infrastructure. In my most recent role, I am working as a consultant for a leading UK charity organization on IT Digital Transformation project, where I am delivering, supporting and guiding the customer on all technical aspects of the project in scope. I am also leading the initiative to migrate the customer solutions in containerization deployment on AWS Managed Kubernetes Service using Jenkins and Spinnaker for CI and CD. Prior to this role, I was working in a Data Analytics startup organization where he was leading end to end technical division and was responsible for all the deployments, Optimization and Support for the solution.
I have a demonstratable track record of delivering high quality solution with main emphasis on automation and documentation from scratch. My ultimate goal is “to get rid of own job by using automation”
Expertise
AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Solutions
DevOps and Automation
Infrastructure as a Code
Containerization of applications
Kubernetes, EKS and Docker
Jenkins for CI/CD Pipelines
Terraform for infrastructure automation
Ansible for configuration automation
Proficient in shell scripting
Team management, leadership and development
Accomplishments
End to end infrastructure design and implementation of a test environment for a financial industry customer meeting the required standards for the security compliance and performance delivery following AWS best practices guidelines
Successfully lead and delivered PCI Compliance of IT digital program from technical perspective for a leading UK charity organization
Leading a digital transformation program to migrate multiple customer facing applications and internal portals running on AWS EC2 instances into Amazon Managed Kubernetes Services EKS. The project also includes fully automated CI and CD pipelines using Jenkins as CI tool and Spinnaker as CD tool.
Successfully delivered a solution for a fully automated Zero Downtime continuous deployments for a leading marketplace solution for musicians and bands
Development of a Zero Downtime continuous deployment solution for a Java based application and mobile app that provides real time information for its customer
Multiple successful project deliveries for infrastructure optimization including performance, cost and reliability
Multiple successful project deliveries for a number of Tier-1 mobile operators around the world in core telecom applications
I have a demonstratable track record of delivering high quality solution with main emphasis on automation and documentation from scratch. My ultimate goal is “to get rid of own job by using automation”
Expertise
AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Solutions
DevOps and Automation
Infrastructure as a Code
Containerization of applications
Kubernetes, EKS and Docker
Jenkins for CI/CD Pipelines
Terraform for infrastructure automation
Ansible for configuration automation
Proficient in shell scripting
Team management, leadership and development
Accomplishments
End to end infrastructure design and implementation of a test environment for a financial industry customer meeting the required standards for the security compliance and performance delivery following AWS best practices guidelines
Successfully lead and delivered PCI Compliance of IT digital program from technical perspective for a leading UK charity organization
Leading a digital transformation program to migrate multiple customer facing applications and internal portals running on AWS EC2 instances into Amazon Managed Kubernetes Services EKS. The project also includes fully automated CI and CD pipelines using Jenkins as CI tool and Spinnaker as CD tool.
Successfully delivered a solution for a fully automated Zero Downtime continuous deployments for a leading marketplace solution for musicians and bands
Development of a Zero Downtime continuous deployment solution for a Java based application and mobile app that provides real time information for its customer
Multiple successful project deliveries for infrastructure optimization including performance, cost and reliability
Multiple successful project deliveries for a number of Tier-1 mobile operators around the world in core telecom applications
Markets
United States
(Remote
only)
United Kingdom
Germany
(Remote
only)
Lithuania
(Remote
only)
Denmark
(Remote
only)
Norway
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only)
Sweden
(Remote
only)
Finland
(Remote
only)
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Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2017 - ?
freelance
WebOps/DevOps Engineer
National Trust.
(Contract)
DevOps, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Automation, Amazon Web Services
2014 - 2017
freelance
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
FlexiLogix.
(Projects)
Cloud Infrastructure Architect (FlexiLogix) (January 2014 - August 2017)
• Responsible for delivering Secure, Reliable, Performance Efficient and Cost Effective cloud based solutions to achieve customer requirements
• Responsible for architecting and designing cloud based solution on Amazon Web Services to meet project requirements
• Responsible for deployment and implementation activities of the agreed solution onto AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Hands on experience of deploying Hadoop based Realtime Data Analytics application on Amazon Web Services Cloud
• Proficient in Platform/System Operations and maintenance (SysOps)
• Responsible for evaluating customer requirements and to propose the best available solution in terms of cost and technologies
• Hands on experience in Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment using Circle CI and Jenkins
Cloud Infrastructure Architect (FlexiLogix) (January 2014 - August 2017)
• Responsible for delivering Secure, Reliable, Performance Efficient and Cost Effective cloud based solutions to achieve customer requirements
• Responsible for architecting and designing cloud based solution on Amazon Web Services to meet project requirements
• Responsible for deployment and implementation activities of the agreed solution onto AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Hands on experience of deploying Hadoop based Realtime Data Analytics application on Amazon Web Services Cloud
• Proficient in Platform/System Operations and maintenance (SysOps)
• Responsible for evaluating customer requirements and to propose the best available solution in terms of cost and technologies
• Hands on experience in Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment using Circle CI and Jenkins
AWS, Jenkins, Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Deployment, Integration, Analytics, Web Services, Hadoop, Implementation, Infrastructure, Amazon, Web
2015 - 2017
freelance
Consultant
Three UK.
(Contract)
Consultant (March 2015 - August 2017)
Three UK
• Planning and managing all testing and integration related activities for the project being worked upon.
• Responsible for managing all testing activities for the assigned projects for applications running on dedicated servers and in Virtualized Environment running on VMware vSphere product suite
• Cooperate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements.
• Pinpoint standards, methods and procedures to be followed to determine product quality and compliance to company standards
• Perform software compatibility tests with solutions, hardware and network environments.
• Hands on experience in testing and integration multiple applications running on standalone servers as well as in virtualized environment into the network
Achievements:
• Successfully completed the testing life cycle on a network application for a very high priority project related to Real time rating of Data, SMS and MMS for MVNO customer
• Successful delivery of multiple VoLTE (SIP and IMS) and VoWIFI projects
Successfully completed a project in Mobile Data Core domain that enables telecom service provider to offer 4G/LTE service to MVNO customers via MVNE platforms
Consultant (March 2015 - August 2017)
Three UK
• Planning and managing all testing and integration related activities for the project being worked upon.
• Responsible for managing all testing activities for the assigned projects for applications running on dedicated servers and in Virtualized Environment running on VMware vSphere product suite
• Cooperate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements.
• Pinpoint standards, methods and procedures to be followed to determine product quality and compliance to company standards
• Perform software compatibility tests with solutions, hardware and network environments.
• Hands on experience in testing and integration multiple applications running on standalone servers as well as in virtualized environment into the network
Achievements:
• Successfully completed the testing life cycle on a network application for a very high priority project related to Real time rating of Data, SMS and MMS for MVNO customer
• Successful delivery of multiple VoLTE (SIP and IMS) and VoWIFI projects
Successfully completed a project in Mobile Data Core domain that enables telecom service provider to offer 4G/LTE service to MVNO customers via MVNE platforms
Design, Product Design, VMware, Integration, Network, Compliance, Service, Hardware, Testing, Telecom, Software, SIP, IMS
2012 - 2015
freelance
Professional Services Consultant
Sandvine.
Professional Services Consultant (Sandvine UK) (May 2012 - March 2015)
• Working as a professional service consultant successfully delivered a number of solutions worldwide based on 3GPP policy control & charging, online charging, billing, traffic management, business intelligence on a mixture of infrastructure environments
• Responsible for generating requirements gathering document, Solution Design document, High Level Design, Low Level Design and Acceptance Testing documentation.
• Worked closely with internal sales team, product and project management team to translate customer requirements into technical solution documents to be used by development teams for solution development and later by customer support team in BAU work
• Hands on experience in Deploying Solutions in existing and green field sites at customer locations in virtualized and dedicated hardwares
• Hands on experience in troubleshooting faults and issues reported on the PCRF/PCEF/DPI products
• Lead, guide and support new team members
• Worked onsite with customer support team to train and transfer knowledge to customer staff (Telefonica UK)
• Part of the cross functional product management team with resources from different domains of the company with the objective to improve assigned product line
• Lead integration activities for the end to end deployment of Sandvine solution into customer production and test networks.
Achievements:
• Production of templates for different documents e.g Requirements gathering, Low level design etc
• Successful delivery of solutions in numerous customers worldwide based on 3GPP policy control and charging, online charging, billing, traffic management, business intelligence
• Successfully transferred the basic O&M of the Sandvine Nodes to customer Operations team by giving them formal and informal trainings
• Part of the initiative to reduce the issue backlog in back office support team from 1300+ to a few hundred
• Working as a professional service consultant successfully delivered a number of solutions worldwide based on 3GPP policy control & charging, online charging, billing, traffic management, business intelligence on a mixture of infrastructure environments
• Responsible for generating requirements gathering document, Solution Design document, High Level Design, Low Level Design and Acceptance Testing documentation.
• Worked closely with internal sales team, product and project management team to translate customer requirements into technical solution documents to be used by development teams for solution development and later by customer support team in BAU work
• Hands on experience in Deploying Solutions in existing and green field sites at customer locations in virtualized and dedicated hardwares
• Hands on experience in troubleshooting faults and issues reported on the PCRF/PCEF/DPI products
• Lead, guide and support new team members
• Worked onsite with customer support team to train and transfer knowledge to customer staff (Telefonica UK)
• Part of the cross functional product management team with resources from different domains of the company with the objective to improve assigned product line
• Lead integration activities for the end to end deployment of Sandvine solution into customer production and test networks.
Achievements:
• Production of templates for different documents e.g Requirements gathering, Low level design etc
• Successful delivery of solutions in numerous customers worldwide based on 3GPP policy control and charging, online charging, billing, traffic management, business intelligence
• Successfully transferred the basic O&M of the Sandvine Nodes to customer Operations team by giving them formal and informal trainings
• Part of the initiative to reduce the issue backlog in back office support team from 1300+ to a few hundred
Service, Basic, Online, Guide, Production, Office, Development, Testing, Infrastructure, Support, Design, Sales, Integration, Test, Management, Deployment, Product Management, Business Intelligence, Project Management
2011 - 2012
temp
System Engineer
Tektronix.
(Contract)
System Engineer (Tektronix) (Jun 2011 - April 2012)
Tektronix (Customer BT, Telefonica UK, Vodafone) -- Back office support
• Responsible for providing pro-active support to HVA/Tier-1 customers on Geo-Probes network service assurance system connected in 2G and 3G networks.
• Analysis of logs/KPI/protocols to identify performance issues and bottlenecks
• Analysis of different protocols to identify State Machine Aborts or Sequence Errors
• Root Cause analysis of the reported issues
Achievements:
• Developed scripts/tools to identify and report performance issues and reduced them to less than 5%
• Developed scripts/tools to identify and report State Machine aborts and sequence errors
System Engineer (Tektronix) (Jun 2011 - April 2012)
Tektronix (Customer BT, Telefonica UK, Vodafone) -- Back office support
• Responsible for providing pro-active support to HVA/Tier-1 customers on Geo-Probes network service assurance system connected in 2G and 3G networks.
• Analysis of logs/KPI/protocols to identify performance issues and bottlenecks
• Analysis of different protocols to identify State Machine Aborts or Sequence Errors
• Root Cause analysis of the reported issues
Achievements:
• Developed scripts/tools to identify and report performance issues and reduced them to less than 5%
• Developed scripts/tools to identify and report State Machine aborts and sequence errors
Less, Network, Service, Support, KPI, Office
2011 - 2012
job
Test Manager
QualityShine.
(Remote)
Test Manager (QualityShine) (Mar 2011 - Mar 2012)
Multiple web related testing projects - Remote
• Planning and managing various testing projects for a number of end clients
• Understanding business requirements and testing needs of each individual project
• Finalising testing strategy/approach, presiding defect meetings, resolving environment issues
• Authoring test reports, defect reports, daily and weekly status report to project boards
Test Manager (QualityShine) (Mar 2011 - Mar 2012)
Multiple web related testing projects - Remote
• Planning and managing various testing projects for a number of end clients
• Understanding business requirements and testing needs of each individual project
• Finalising testing strategy/approach, presiding defect meetings, resolving environment issues
• Authoring test reports, defect reports, daily and weekly status report to project boards
Test, Testing, Test manager, Web, Manager
2010 - 2011
freelance
Support Consultant (Acision)
unknown.
O2 MMSC Replacement and Support Project - Onsite Support (Customer Facing)
• Responsible for providing first and second level of support to customer in Manage Service Environment
• Responsible for providing root cause analysis of the reported issues
• Responsible for providing onsite support to the customer operations team on MMSC platform
Achievements
• Created customize training schedule and manuals for the training and knowledge transfer to customer operations team
• Responsible for providing first and second level of support to customer in Manage Service Environment
• Responsible for providing root cause analysis of the reported issues
• Responsible for providing onsite support to the customer operations team on MMSC platform
Achievements
• Created customize training schedule and manuals for the training and knowledge transfer to customer operations team
Training, Service, Support
2010 - 2011
freelance
Support Consultant
Acision.
(Contract)
Support
2010 - 2010
freelance
IN/Prepay/HLR Test Consultant
Alcatel-Lucent.
(Contract)
Test
2009 - 2010
job
Solutions Engineer
NetDev.
(Contract)
Solutions Engineer (NetDev) (Oct 2009 - Mar 2010)
BT Audio Conferencing & Web Portal: Testing, Integration and Support Project
• Responsible for functional testing of Audio Conferencing solution based on SIP protocol and Java over Linux
• Member of Solution design team responsible for providing end to end solution design based on customer requirements
• Member of team responsible for 2nd and 3rd level support after successful deployment of Linux based Audio Conferencing VoIP platform using SIP.
• Responsible for running the complete testing life cycle on the software being released from test planning to customer release
• Responsible for integration & deployment of software & hardware in customer network.
Achievements
• Ramp up the software release time to the customer and considerably reduce the software delivery waiting times by implementing Agile Testing Methodologies
• Generated templates for different testing documents which resulted in improved team performance
Solutions Engineer (NetDev) (Oct 2009 - Mar 2010)
BT Audio Conferencing & Web Portal: Testing, Integration and Support Project
• Responsible for functional testing of Audio Conferencing solution based on SIP protocol and Java over Linux
• Member of Solution design team responsible for providing end to end solution design based on customer requirements
• Member of team responsible for 2nd and 3rd level support after successful deployment of Linux based Audio Conferencing VoIP platform using SIP.
• Responsible for running the complete testing life cycle on the software being released from test planning to customer release
• Responsible for integration & deployment of software & hardware in customer network.
Achievements
• Ramp up the software release time to the customer and considerably reduce the software delivery waiting times by implementing Agile Testing Methodologies
• Generated templates for different testing documents which resulted in improved team performance
Audio, UP, Portal, SIP, Web, Software, Testing, Hardware, Voip, Support, Design, Network, Integration, Test, Deployment, Functional testing, Agile, Linux, Java
2008 - 2009
freelance
NG-IN Platform Consultant
Nokia Siemens Networks.
(Contract)
2007 - 2008
job
IN Solution Architect
Solution Design.
team responsible for the solution designing of services related to prepaid networks on Nokia Siemens Networks Charge @ Once platforms
• Writing R-Specs and testing documents for different projects
• Strong experience of working in cross functional teams from both technical and non-technical domains in order to deliver successful project
• Responsible for generating HLD and LLD documents.
• Responsible for the service and subscriber migrations from one platform to other for optimized performance
• Responsible for the subscriber behavior analysis for the configuration of IN platforms to get maximum performance
• Writing R-Specs and testing documents for different projects
• Strong experience of working in cross functional teams from both technical and non-technical domains in order to deliver successful project
• Responsible for generating HLD and LLD documents.
• Responsible for the service and subscriber migrations from one platform to other for optimized performance
• Responsible for the subscriber behavior analysis for the configuration of IN platforms to get maximum performance
Writing, R, Service, Testing
2007 - 2008
job
IN Solution Design & Planning Specialist
Telenor Pakistan.
Design
2004 - 2007
job
IN Test & Support Engineer
Mobilink Pakistan.
Test, Support
2004 - 2007
job
IN Test & Support Engineer
Mobilink Telecom, Pakistan.
Test, operate and maintain the pre-paid application and servers
Test, Support
My education
2000
-
2004
Foundation University
Bachelors, Islamabad
Bachelors, Islamabad
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