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Inosh Ansari

@inoshansari

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Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer specializing in Azure IaaS, AD/GPO, and IIS hardening.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I want to lead Azure IaaS and Windows/AD environments with strong security hardening—owning availability, automation, and incident/problem management across multi-region enterprise deployments.

I’m a Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer with 10+ years administering Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and IIS in mid-to-large enterprise environments. I bring deep hands-on experience across multi-region on-prem-to-cloud migrations in government, finance, healthcare, and technology sectors, supported by Microsoft certifications including Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), and Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).

In my current role, I own Azure IaaS environments for the UAE region—covering Azure VMs, VNets/subnets, NSGs, load balancers, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, DNS/DHCP, backups, and governance policies. I also write PowerShell automation to standardize and speed up Windows Server, AD, and Azure administration, and I drive cloud cost optimization through resource rightsizing, reserved instances, and workload capacity planning.

I’m equally focused on security and reliability: I enforce security hardening across IAM and network security controls, configure encryption-related settings, and perform HIPAA risk assessments. I also manage Microsoft 365 and Defender/Intune-related security operations, while leading incident and problem management for critical infrastructure issues across cloud, Active Directory, VMware, network, and security systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer

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Santechture

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Administers Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS/DHCP across multi-region production environments. Owns Azure IaaS infrastructure for the UAE region, including networking, load balancing, application gateway, traffic manager, backups, governance, and IIS administration.

Cloud & Senior Systems Engineer

Emtech Computers

Mar 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Administers hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure including Azure IaaS, Windows Server, and VMware for enterprise clients. Leads Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, and Exchange administration, and provides Tier 2/3 incident and root-cause support for critical issues.

Azure IaaS Windows Server Active Directory Group Policy Microsoft 365 IIS PowerShell VMWare Firewalls Azure Incident Management Root Cause Analysis Server Builds

Senior Systems & Network Sec Engineer

Advanced Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Aug 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Designs and implements network security architecture, including firewall policies, VPN configurations, and intrusion prevention systems. Manages Windows Server infrastructure with Active Directory and Group Policy and administers VMware/Hyper-V platforms with security hardening and vulnerability assessment activities.

Network Security Architecture Firewalls Windows Server Active Directory Group Policy GPO Design Vulnerability Assessment Security Hardening VMWare Hyper V

Systems & Network Security Engineer

Smart Vision for Information Systems

Apr 2017 - Aug 2020 (3 years 4 months)

Manages Windows Server and identity services including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP, along with file/print services and security solutions. Performs monitoring, patch management, backup administration, and supports server upgrades and network expansion projects.