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Saif AhmedSA

Saif Ahmed

Azure cloud administrator

€579/day
London, GB
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Saif

Results-driven Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator with a proven track record of delivering cutting-edge cloud solutions. Passionate about transforming businesses through innovative cloud computing strategies. Expertise in architecting scalable and highly available cloud architectures using a wide range of Azure services. Skilled in optimizing Azure networking, identity and access management, storage, and disaster recovery to drive operational efficiency and business continuity. Seasoned networking engineer with a deep understanding of LAN, WAN, VPN, and SD-WAN technologies. Committed to staying at the forefront of emerging trends and technologies in the rapidly evolving cloud industry. Seeking exciting opportunities to leverage my cloud computing and networking prowess to propel organizations to new heights of success. Let's connect and discuss how I can bring transformative value to your IT cloud services.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Element Materials Technology
    IT Business Relationship Manager
    July 2023 - Today (2 years and 11 months)
    London, UK
    • Acted as the single point of contact for 30 laboratories across MEA, ensuring streamlined IT operations.
    • Led IT-business alignment by guiding decision-making for two projects totaling $10M, generating $2M in yearly returns post-implementation.
    • Conducted high-level stakeholder engagement with VP and Directors, providing strategic IT roadmaps and service improvements.
    • Facilitated business transformation initiatives, ensuring IT solutions align with evolving organizational needs.
    • Led Service Reviews, PMO Governance Meetings, and service delivery assessments to enhance operational efficiency.
    • Partnered with senior business leaders to identify and implement IT strategies that drive innovation, efficiency, and cost savings.
    • Managed vendor relationships and contract negotiations to ensure optimal IT service delivery and cost effectiveness.
    • Championed the adoption of emerging technologies, driving automation and digital transformation initiatives across the organization.
    • Developed and implemented KPIs and performance metrics to assess IT service delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Element Materials Technology
    Senior Technical Lead - Project Manager
    DIGITAL AND IT
    August 2022 - July 2023 (11 months)
    Singapore
    • Managed IT integrations for acquired companies, ensuring seamless mergers of over 10 locations
    • Designed and deployed end-to-end platform security solutions mitigating risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
    • Provided technical leadership for multi-site network migrations including
    • SD-WAN implementations and cloud transitions.
    • Managed vendor relations and optimized IT procurement strategies, reducing costs by
    • 15% annually
    • Provides leadership to technical resources to meet project deadlines and ensure project objectives are met in an efficient way.
    • Promoting technical excellence within the team ensuring
  • Element Materials Technology
    Senior Technical Lead - IT Project Manager
    August 2022 - July 2023 (11 months)
    London, UK
    • Managed IT integrations for acquired companies, ensuring seamless mergers of over 10 locations.
    • Designed and deployed end-to-end platform security solutions, mitigating risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
    • Provided technical leadership for multi-site network migrations, including SD-WAN implementations and cloud transitions.
    • Managed vendor relations and optimized IT procurement strategies, reducing costs by 15% annually.
    • Provides leadership to technical resources to meet project deadlines and ensure project objectives are met in an efficient way.
    • Promoting technical excellence within the team ensuring the highest level of technical quality, leading the knowledge trasfer of new solutions into the team.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering
    University of East London
    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate
    Cisco
    2014
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional
    Cisco
    2015

Skill set (12)

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