Faraz Hassan Khan
Technical Lead - Cloud/Linux/SysOps
- Pakistan
Member Since: 2009/10/22
Cloud/Linux/SysOps Engineer & Consultant with more than 11½ years of experience with most IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and dedicated providers.
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Professional Background
Technical Lead - Cloud/Linux/SysOps
Wow Group · Full-time
January 2017 – Present
• Building and engineering servers for CentOS Linux & Debian based operating systems on the premises, third party cloud/dedicated and under AWS cloud to provision new instances.
• Implementing automated web hosting/management solutions like Plesk, Enkompass, DotNetPanel, WHM, Webmin/Virtualmin, WHMCS & HELM.
• Designing and implementation of UK based client’s networks, providing solutions that includes VPN, e-mailing systems, firewalls, enterprise antivirus/anti-spyware & corporate anti-spam solutions.
• Migrating multi-tier applications from dedicated fixed architecture to cloud platforms.
• Responsible for resolving issues over the support system and on call as level 3 support person.
• Creating S3 buckets and managed policies and utilised S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS.
• Restructuring infrastructure/network/ser
• Resolving security vulnerabilities by analysing and recommending improvements in communications and network security at the component level.
• Supporting internal applications built on the LAMP/LEMP stack.
• Maintaining security and mitigated threats/viruses as new ones were identified.
• Performing penetration testing to make sure network infrastructure is PCI-DSS compliant.
• Implementing automated web hosting/management solutions like Plesk, Enkompass, DotNetPanel, WHM, Webmin/Virtualmin, WHMCS & HELM.
• Designing and implementation of UK based client’s networks, providing solutions that includes VPN, e-mailing systems, firewalls, enterprise antivirus/anti-spyware & corporate anti-spam solutions.
• Migrating multi-tier applications from dedicated fixed architecture to cloud platforms.
• Responsible for resolving issues over the support system and on call as level 3 support person.
• Creating S3 buckets and managed policies and utilised S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS.
• Restructuring infrastructure/network/ser
• Resolving security vulnerabilities by analysing and recommending improvements in communications and network security at the component level.
• Supporting internal applications built on the LAMP/LEMP stack.
• Maintaining security and mitigated threats/viruses as new ones were identified.
• Performing penetration testing to make sure network infrastructure is PCI-DSS compliant.
Sr. Linux/Cloud Engineer
Chillizone Ltd. · Full-time
August 2006 – December 2016
• Building and engineering servers for CentOS Linux & Debian based operating systems on the premises, third party cloud/dedicated and under AWS cloud to provision new instances.
• Implementing automated web hosting/management solutions like Plesk, Enkompass, DotNetPanel, WHM, Webmin/Virtualmin, WHMCS & HELM.
• Designing and implementation of UK based client’s networks, providing solutions that includes VPN, e-mailing systems, firewalls, enterprise antivirus/anti-spyware & corporate anti-spam solutions.
• Migrating multi-tier applications from dedicated fixed architecture to cloud platforms.
• Responsible for resolving issues over the support system and on call as level 3 support person.
• Creating S3 buckets and managed policies and utilised S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS.
• Restructuring infrastructure/network/ser
• Resolving security vulnerabilities by analyzing and recommending improvements in communications and network security at the component level.
• Supporting internal applications built on the LAMP/LEMP stack.
• Maintaining security and mitigated threats/viruses as new ones were identified.
• Performing penetration testing to make sure network infrastructure is PCI-DSS compliant.
• Implementing automated web hosting/management solutions like Plesk, Enkompass, DotNetPanel, WHM, Webmin/Virtualmin, WHMCS & HELM.
• Designing and implementation of UK based client’s networks, providing solutions that includes VPN, e-mailing systems, firewalls, enterprise antivirus/anti-spyware & corporate anti-spam solutions.
• Migrating multi-tier applications from dedicated fixed architecture to cloud platforms.
• Responsible for resolving issues over the support system and on call as level 3 support person.
• Creating S3 buckets and managed policies and utilised S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS.
• Restructuring infrastructure/network/ser
• Resolving security vulnerabilities by analyzing and recommending improvements in communications and network security at the component level.
• Supporting internal applications built on the LAMP/LEMP stack.
• Maintaining security and mitigated threats/viruses as new ones were identified.
• Performing penetration testing to make sure network infrastructure is PCI-DSS compliant.
Systems Administrator / Trainer
Ko-Ordination Group - KRG · Part-time
February 2002 – July 2006
• Installing and configuring DNS, DHCP, Samba & Squid using Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Designing domain across local and wide area networks and implementing VPN with multi protocol's suite. Administering Windows Server systems with advanced features like RRAS, DNS, DHCP and WINS.
• Configuring RRAS with multiple remote access policies for securing the authorisation and authentication.
• Integrating BIND with Microsoft DNS for using existing DNS strategy.
• Installing switches & routers and implementing point-to-point connectivity.
• Installing and configuring local intranet web site on Apache web server.
Conducted following courses as a visiting Trainer:
▪ Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA).
▪ Red Hat Enterprise Linux
▪ SCO Unix.
▪ Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) offered by SDC and SBTE.
• Designing domain across local and wide area networks and implementing VPN with multi protocol's suite. Administering Windows Server systems with advanced features like RRAS, DNS, DHCP and WINS.
• Configuring RRAS with multiple remote access policies for securing the authorisation and authentication.
• Integrating BIND with Microsoft DNS for using existing DNS strategy.
• Installing switches & routers and implementing point-to-point connectivity.
• Installing and configuring local intranet web site on Apache web server.
Conducted following courses as a visiting Trainer:
▪ Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA).
▪ Red Hat Enterprise Linux
▪ SCO Unix.
▪ Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) offered by SDC and SBTE.
Education
Bachelors of Science B.Sc.
Full Biography
Cloud/Linux/SysOps Engineer & Consultant with more than 11½ years of experience with most IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and dedicated providers.
Involved in management of several servers, private & public cloud providers in various data centers & in-house server’s infrastructures including Amazon, Rackspace, Linode, OVH, UKFast with most AWS stack (EC2, ElasticCache, RDS, Aurora, CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudWatch, EBS, Lightsail, VPC, ELB, S3, Glacier, EFS, Route 53, CloudFront, SES, SQS, SNS, IAM, WorkSpaces, Elasticsearch, and others) focusing on high-availability and auto-scaling in the AWS Cloud for multitude applications designing and deploying.
Implementation of various web services & other interoperability protocols/services on Linux CentOS/RHEL/Debian based operating systems and Windows.
In addition to supporting the production and corporate networks/clients, certifications include: MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP (Enterprise Admin.) for Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 & 2012.
Languages
English
Full Professional Proficiency
Urdu
Native or Bilingual Proficiency
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Overall21
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Exchange9
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Windows Server 20038
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Windows Server 20087
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SBS7
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Outlook6
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Microsoft IIS Web Server5
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Windows 75
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Microsoft Server OS5
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Windows XP5
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Microsoft Legacy OS5
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Active Directory5
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Networking4
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Anti-Virus Apps4
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Web Browsers4
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Windows OS4
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Internet Explorer (IE)3
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Microsoft Server Apps3
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Windows Vista3
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Email Clients3
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Email Protocols3
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Server Software3
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Microsoft Office3
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DNS3
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Microsoft Forefront ISA Server3
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OS Security2
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VPN2
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File Sharing Software2
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Software2
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Windows Networking2
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Web Servers2
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Server Hardware2
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Security2
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Software Firewalls2
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Microsoft Applications2
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PHP2
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Microsoft Virtual Server2
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Apple Software2
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Storage2
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Network Management2
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Storage Software2
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Remote Access2
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Windows 20002
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Web Development2
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Microsoft SQL Server 20052
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Routers1
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Apache Web Server1
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Networking Protocols1
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AntiSpam1
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DHCP1
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Components1
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Microsoft SharePoint1
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Internet Protocols1
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SSL / HTTPS1
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Miscellaneous1
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Wireless Networking1
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Databases1
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Email Servers1
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TCP/IP1
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Anti-Spyware1
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Broadband1
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Vulnerabilities1
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Printers and Scanners1
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HTML1
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ASP1
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Microsoft SQL Server 20081
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System Utilities1
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Wireless Hardware1
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Hardware Firewalls1
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Project Management1
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Network Analysis1
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Email Software1
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.NET Programming1
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Disaster Recovery1
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Acronis1
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IT Administration1
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Linux1
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Productivity Apps1
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Programming Languages-Other1
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iPhone1
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Digital Audio1
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Microsoft Hardware1
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Network Architecture1
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VB Script1
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Web Services1
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BlackBerry1
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Microsoft DOS1
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Mac OS X1
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Web Applications1
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Hardware1
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Firefox1
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Application Servers1
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Virtualization1
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Internet / Email Software1
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Apple Hardware1
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Adobe Flash1
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Business Management1
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Desktops1
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Displays / Monitors1
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Google Workspace1
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HTTP Protocol1
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IP Telephony1
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Internet Protocol Security1
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Linux Networking1
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MultiMedia Applications1
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Multimedia Programming1
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Network Security1
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Networking Hardware-Other1
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Visual Basic.NET1
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Web Development Software1