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Waqar Azeem

Waqar
Azeem

Systems
Architect

Results-driven Systems Architect with over a decade of experience designing and scaling highly available hybrid cloud infrastructures.

Projects

I'm a results-driven Systems Architect dedicated to designing and scaling highly available hybrid cloud infrastructures. I love architecting robust solutions.

Multi-Cloud Hybrid Infrastructure

A highly available architecture deployed across public clouds and on-premises virtualized environments to scale global infrastructure capacity seamlessly.

Tech Stack

GCPAWSAzureVMware

Automated CI/CD Pipeline

Infrastructure-as-code deployments and automated delivery pipelines engineered to accelerate life cycles and drastically reduce manual configuration errors.

Tech Stack

KubernetesDockerJenkinsAnsible

Enterprise Security System

Implementation of security standards (PCI DSS, SSAE18, CIS) across mission-critical OLTP platforms to maintain continuous regulatory compliance.

Tech Stack

LinuxSolarisPfSenseIPS/IDS

Global Enterprise Edge Security

Advanced application load balancing, integrated CDN solutions, and enterprise-grade DDoS protection deployed for optimized global traffic routing.

Tech Stack

F5 LTMCloudflareAWS Route53

Centralized Hybrid Observability

Centralized network and application monitoring across distributed multi-cloud environments, significantly improving MTTR for system incidents.

Tech Stack

DynatraceCloudWatchNagios

Tier-1 Disaster Recovery

Comprehensive disaster recovery strategies and automated failovers executed for critical tier-1 storage and hybrid cloud computing systems.

Tech Stack

EMC SANBrocadeGCP Anthos

Technical Arsenal

Cloud Platforms

Designing multi-cloud infrastructures with global VPCs and edge performance.

GCP
AWS
Azure
Virtualization & Containers

Enterprise virtualization and container orchestration for scalable microservices.

K8s
Docker
VMware
Citrix
Automation & CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-code and automated delivery pipelines for rapid deployment.

Ansible
Jenkins
Puppet
Git
Networking & Security

Securing OLTP platforms and maintaining multi-region connectivity and DDoS protection.

PfSense
F5 LTM
Cloudflare
VPN
Storage Solutions

High-performance SAN/NAS architecture for mission-critical enterprise data.

EMC SAN
Brocade
Unity
Monitoring & Observability

Centralized monitoring and alerting across complex hybrid environments.

Dynatrace
CloudWatch
Nagios
Enterprise Systems

Core infrastructure services and enterprise-grade collaboration platforms.

AD/DNS
Office365
Zimbra

Professional Journey

Systems Architect

i2c incorporated

August 2012 – January 2023

  • Scaled global infrastructure capacity and achieved high availability by designing and deploying multi-cloud architectures across GCP, AWS, and Azure.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of PCI DSS, SSAE18, and CIS standards across all Linux and Solaris environments.
  • Accelerated deployment life cycles by engineering automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for containerized microservices.
  • Optimized global traffic routing by architecting advanced application load balancing and enterprise-grade DDoS protection.
  • Ensured organizational business continuity by executing comprehensive disaster recovery strategies for tier-1 storage and computing systems.
  • Improved MTTR for system incidents by centralizing observability across distributed hybrid environments.
  • Administered secure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for remote access in North American support centers.

October 2009 – July 2012

  • Enhanced campus-wide connectivity for thousands of users by managing complex wired and wireless local area networks.
  • Achieved 100% historical uptime for critical academic and administrative services including DNS, Active Directory, and Mail.

Fellowships & Organizations

ICANN Fellow

Participated in global internet governance and policy development as an ICANN Fellow, contributing to the security and stability of the global identifier systems.

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IETF Fellow

Engagement with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to develop and promote internet standards, focusing on network protocols and architecture.

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Creative Portfolios

Photography Showcase

Capturing moments through the lens. A curated collection of landscape, street, and architectural photography that explores light and perspective.

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Technical Blog

Deep dives into systems architecture, cloud computing, and DevOps automation. Sharing insights and best practices from a decade of experience.

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