Ahmad Moahmmed Al-Masad
Riyadh,Riyadh Region
Summary
To leverage my extensive experience and expertise as a Senior Consultant in driving strategic IT initiatives, optimizing system performance, and delivering exceptional results. I aim to utilize my strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to provide innovative solutions, enhance operational efficiency, and exceed client expectations. As a Senior Consultant, my objective is to collaborate with cross-functional teams, leverage emerging technologies, and drive digital transformation to achieve business objectives and empower organizations for success in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Enterprise Architect
Confindentail
Riyadh
11.2023 - Current
- Harmonised software applications to reduce system complexity.
- Fostered a culture of innovation which led to increased adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and ML.
- Recommended best practices to increase productivity and performance across the organisation.
- Defined and enforced enterprise standards, reference architectures, and design principles.
- Supported incident and crisis situations as a technical advisor, helping stakeholders make fast, risk-aware decisions.
- Led the end-to-end planning, design, and execution of a full greenfield IT infrastructure, acting as the single architectural authority from concept to production.
- Designed and implemented a secure, scalable, and segmented enterprise infrastructure, covering ( Physical infrastructure , Virtualization platforms , Enterprise storage solutions , Backup and recovery architecture ).
- Defined and delivered employee-facing application and system platforms, ensuring business continuity, usability, and future scalability.
- Built the organizational structure (IT operating model) aligned with business objectives and sector vision, defining clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
- Developed a comprehensive IT strategy to elevate the IT sector’s maturity, focusing on Scalability , Standardization , Risk reduction and Long-term sustainability.
- Balanced innovation with operational stability by governing the responsible adoption of new technologies and providing continuous post-implementation architecture oversight to ensure solutions delivered measurable value beyond go-live.
Senior Consultant
ELM
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12.2022 - 11.2023
- Designed and built Infrastructure as Service (IaaS) platform using automation tools and technologies and self-service portals, empowering customers to easily request and manage their infrastructure resources while ensuring proper access controls and security measures.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of existing virtual infrastructures, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations to enhance efficiency, reliability, and security.
- Collaborated for design and implementation of comprehensive disaster recovery solution for critical infrastructure systems, ensuring business continuity in event of disaster or disruption.
- Implemented automated workflows for infrastructure provisioning, including virtual machine deployment, network configuration, and storage allocation, adds-on such as " application, Database" , reducing provisioning time from days to minutes.
- Provided architectural oversight to ensure automation initiatives delivered measurable operational value, including reduced provisioning time and error rates.
Systems Team Lead
Ministry of Education
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Collaborated closely with management teams to plan, develop, and execute technical strategies in alignment with Ministry's vision.
- Successfully negotiated cost-efficient prices with vendors for procurement of new systems and services, ensuring optimal value for organization.
- Conducted thorough assessments of system performance, providing insights and recommendations for updates and improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity.
- Provided day-to-day expertise, coaching, and leadership to management/supervisory team and engineers, overseeing activities related to information systems design and development, systems planning, operations, support, and analysis.
- Demonstrated effective leadership by actively engaging in systems planning, coaching team members, recruiting top talent, conducting selection processes, facilitating performance development, and mentoring individuals for professional growth.
- Offered supervisory, technical, and administrative direction to personnel engaged in system development tasks, ensuring adherence to design concepts, user standards, and project schedules.
- Led and supervised team of eleven professionals responsible for supporting and developing enterprise systems environment, encompassing areas such as storage, backup, identity management, Azure AD, Exchange, and virtualization.
- Championed planning, coaching, recruiting, selection, performance development, and mentoring activities for systems under responsibility, fostering high-performance culture.
- Responded promptly to incidents, employing troubleshooting techniques to identify and rectify system faults, minimizing downtime and ensuring seamless operations.
Systems Engineer
Ministry of Education
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
09.2018 - 04.2022
- Installed and updated running drivers, ensuring latest versions and optimal performance for server hardware components.
- Utilized extensive knowledge to check health of server hardware components, either through log file analysis or identification of major symptoms, facilitating timely issue resolution.
- Worked on virtualization solutions for data center projects, specializing in VMware and Nutanix platforms.
Designed and implemented virtualization environments, leveraging best practices to deliver scalable and efficient solutions. - Managed large-scale infrastructure of 200+ hosts for vSphere and Nutanix, ensuring smooth operations and high availability.
- Architected, implemented, and managed high-performance file server infrastructure on Nutanix platform, providing over 140 TiB of storage capacity for enterprise clients.
- Implemented automation solutions, including Nutanix Clam and ERA, for database lifecycle management, improving efficiency and reducing manual efforts.
- Demonstrated expertise in executing switchover and switchback processes for applications to Disaster Recovery (DR) site, ensuring continuous availability and synchronization between sites.
- Utilized in-depth knowledge of Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) for effective management, configuration, and patching.
- Deployed and configured operating systems such as Windows and Linux, ensuring proper setup and compatibility with infrastructure components.
Demonstrated strong knowledge of computing, networking, and storage virtualization, implementing best practices for optimized performance. - Monitored systems to ensure efficient operations, identifying and addressing potential issues proactively.
- Actively participated in solutions development, contributing to planning, design, development, testing, and documentation stages.
- Applied security best practices and implemented both theoretical and practical security measures in infrastructure design and operations.
- Exhibited expertise in troubleshooting hypervisors, such as ESXi and AHV, resolving complex issues to maintain system stability and performance.
Help Desk Technician
Ministry of Education
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2011 - 03.2018
- Diagnosed computer errors and provided prompt and efficient technical support to end-users, resolving issues related to software, hardware, and network connectivity.
- Successfully troubleshooted and resolved software conflicts, system crashes, and hardware malfunctions, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
- Conducted training sessions to educate end-users on setting up and utilizing new technologies, empowering them to effectively leverage organization's resources.
- Implemented robust backup and restore procedures to safeguard critical data files and systems, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
Installed, configured, and upgraded PC software applications and operating systems, adhering to best practices and ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure. - Performed maintenance tasks to clean and repair computer hardware components, including keyboards, printers, and other peripherals, maximizing their lifespan and functionality.
Internship Trainer
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
06.2016 - 09.2017
- Download, install and configure packages of oracle database.
- System Analysis.
- Gather information.
Education
Bachelor in Information Systems - IS
Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Riyadh08.2016
Skills
- Infrastructure Maintenance
- Hardware management
- Requirements analysis
- Infrastructure development
- Scope and project definition
- Gap analysis
- Business planning
- Interpersonal Communication
- Coaching and mentoring
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 5
- Nutanix Certified Professional 5
- Exam 741: Networking with Windows Server 2016
- Exam 742: Identity with Windows Server 2016
- VMware Certified Associate 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization
- VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization Deployment
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Courses
PMP
CGEIT
Timeline
Enterprise Architect
Confindentail
11.2023 - Current
Senior Consultant
ELM
12.2022 - 11.2023
Systems Team Lead
Ministry of Education
04.2022 - 11.2022
Systems Engineer
Ministry of Education
09.2018 - 04.2022
Internship Trainer
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
06.2016 - 09.2017
Help Desk Technician
Ministry of Education
01.2011 - 03.2018
Bachelor in Information Systems - IS
Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University