Arrogant Shadow
@arrogantshadow
Senior Systems Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure, automation, and Linux operations.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Systems Engineer with over three years of hands-on experience managing and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across datacenters and cloud environments. I focus on reliability, capacity planning, and minimizing downtime for production systems.
My core work has included OpenStack cloud administration, datacenter design, SAN deployment (iSCSI & Fibre Channel), and provisioning VPN-as-a-service. I lead architecture planning, R&D, and automation efforts to deliver scalable systems.
I build automation and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform and GitHub, and manage monitoring and observability with Zabbix, Prometheus and Grafana. I have deployed and maintained platforms like HashiCorp Vault and PostgreSQL DBaaS.
I bring strong Linux and server administration skills, virtualization experience with Xen and Proxmox, and a customer-focused support background. I seek roles where I can drive infrastructure reliability, automation, and secure platform delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Systems Engineer
Nayatel Pvt. Ltd
Apr 2025 - Present (9 months)
Manage and architect OpenStack-based cloud and data center infrastructure, leading deployment and automation efforts that improved reliability and enabled a PostgreSQL DBaaS rollout as a first mover in Pakistan.
Operations Engineer
Nayatel Pvt. Ltd
Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year)
Provisioned and supported web hosting, email services, SSL installation, and Ncloud public cloud services while troubleshooting Arista NG firewall and end-user issues to maintain service uptime.
Network Support Engineer
Nayatel Pvt. Ltd
Oct 2022 - Aug 2023 (10 months)
Provided Level-1 technical support and on-call troubleshooting for customer premises equipment (CPE), triaging issues and escalating complex incidents to Tier 2 to reduce resolution time.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical (Telecom)
2018 - 2022
Completed an undergraduate program in Electrical (Telecom) with coursework focused on telecommunications and related engineering principles.
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