MOHAMMAD YUSUF KHAN
Al Khobar,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Seasoned IT infrastructure and data centre operations professional with 21 years of experience in retail, holding, and technology sectors. Expertise encompasses virtualization, enterprise messaging, and storage architecture, supporting over 150 branches across multiple data centres and disaster recovery sites. Proven leadership in managing technical teams and delivering secure, highly available infrastructure operations.
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2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
IT System Administrator Engineer
Al-Othman Holding Company
Al Khobar
10.2022 - Current
- Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Microsoft O365, and Microsoft Azure.
- Lead the design, deployment, and administration of datacenter and physical server infrastructure, including Nutanix, IBM, Dell, and HP systems.
- Administer backup infrastructure across Hyper-V and VMware environments, including Office 365 email, OneDrive, and SharePoint; configure disaster recovery site with Veeam.
- Manage ExaGrid and Dell/EMC Data Domain backup storage appliances within Veeam Backup & Replication framework.
- Administer Dell, IBM, HP, and Fujitsu storage environments.
- Manage Citrix XenApp and RDWEB environments and support the enterprise user base.
- Oversee SolarWinds monitoring for infrastructure health, capacity planning, and performance optimisation across organisation.
System and Datacenter Unit Supervisor
Al-Othaim Markets Company
Riyadh
11.2006 - 10.2022
- Administered and secured a centralized Windows Server (2003–2016) domain across two physical datacenter sites, supporting 150+ retail, mall, and corporate branches and 150 IBM and Dell servers for a major Saudi supermarket and hypermarket operator.
- Managed enterprise messaging (Exchange 2010/Enterprise), Active Directory, Group Policy, VPN, RDWEB, and Microsoft VDI to ensure seamless communication and accessibility across the organisation.
- Directed backup and disaster recovery using Veeam, EMC Data Domain, Symantec Backup Exec/System Recovery, and Microsoft Data Protection Manager, including SQL clustered backup/restore and file-system disaster recovery.
- Designed and maintained storage infrastructure, including EMC VNX and IBM SAN storage; provisioned pools and LUNs to optimise performance and managed Fibre Channel connectivity and BladeCenter SAN switch zoning for enhanced data management.
- Built and operated VMware vSphere and Hyper-V platforms, including clustering, clustered shared volumes, and VM creation, cloning, templating, migration, backup, and restore.
- Installed, configured, and maintained Windows Server (2012–2025) and desktop operating systems (Windows 10/11) across branch and corporate locations, including POS configuration and rollout.
- Monitored datacentre environmental alert systems for cooling, humidity, water, and fire safety; resolved hardware issues across IBM, Dell, and HP server and desktop fleets to maintain operational reliability, including Fibre Channel and SAN connectivity.
Network Administrator
Sunrise Computers & Networks
Mumbai
05.2004 - 09.2006
- Managed network connectivity for 11+ branch locations via VPN using Cisco components to ensure secure and reliable access for remote users.
- Installed and configured connectivity equipment and conducted organisation-wide network troubleshooting to maintain operational efficiency.
- Installed, configured and maintained LAN software and hardware related to servers, personal computers and printers.
- Installed hardware and software components for reliable network system.
- Managed network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls, to maintain operational efficiency and security.
IT-Technical Support Experience
Al-Othaim
- Resolved technical tickets and maintained service logs to support timely issue resolution.
- Configured user profiles and Outlook while setting up standard and network printers for seamless printing.
- Facilitated IT infrastructure for new branch launches.
- Prepared computers for Finance, Administration, and HR, ensuring readiness for operational use.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
IndiaSkills
- Server Platforms: Windows Server 2012–2022; Active Directory; Group Policy; DNS/DHCP; RDWEB
- Messaging and Cloud: Microsoft O365; Microsoft Azure
- Virtualization: Dell PowerEdge R760; VMware vSphere/vCenter 6–8; Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI); Windows clustering
- Storage and Backup: Veeam backup solutions
- Disaster recovery planning
- Monitoring and Management: SolarWinds; ManageEngine OpManager
- Hardware and Platforms: Server hardware management
Languages
English | Hindi | Urdu | Arabic
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – Messaging
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – ISA Server 2006
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Training
Timeline
IT System Administrator Engineer
Al-Othman Holding Company
10.2022 - Current
System and Datacenter Unit Supervisor
Al-Othaim Markets Company
11.2006 - 10.2022
Network Administrator
Sunrise Computers & Networks
05.2004 - 09.2006
IT-Technical Support Experience
Al-Othaim
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education