AHMAD HAJ MUHAMMAD
Birth 1991
Nationality Syrian
Marital Status Married
Email [email protected] | [email protected]
Cell +16284002679 | +963933764123

BIO

I'm a network engineer fond of simplicity and efficiency, I've been at the IT field for more than 10 years, along the way I've worked on many fields: Teaching, On-Site/Remote Support, Free-lancing, System Administration, Programming, Web Development, Databases, Cloud Infrastructure and Systems and Web Security.

I mostly enjoy working on Linux based systems, which got me good experience with administering and automating Linux Systems, building Systems from scratch on both Bare-metal servers and Cloud, which gives me the privilege to quickly learn and master any of the leading Cloud platforms, while having a solid understanding of the core concepts and how to implement them even when dealing with legacy systems or Apps.

At work, I successfully troubleshooted many issues on closed systems and had to adapt and learn some concepts of running a Windows based platform dealing with ADs/DCs, Integration, IIS, Security and Patching, which gave me an outlook on both worlds of System Administration.

I've also worked heavily on CSS following the leading standards of modularity and maintainability, I also enjoy writing Vanilla JS.

As a Freelancer I've worked on many projects with various toolkits, learning and adapting quickly to each project requirements delivering quality outcome to my clients.

WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Network & Security Engineer 2020 - Present
    Zero One Technologies - UAE - Remotely & On-Site
    • Hardening and Securing *nix Based Servers at Enterprise Telecome Companies
    • Writing Automation Scripts and Playbooks ( Bash , Ansible )
    • Configuring and Managing Load-Balancers, Reverse-Proxies and Traffic Managment Appliances ( F5 )
    • Managing APIs and Web-Apps Security ( WAF , ASM )
    • Performing Penetration Tests and Writing Reports for Web Backends, Mobile Apps and Networks
    • Managing and Configuring Security Policies for Web Content-Gateways
    • Built and Managed Hyper Converged Infrastructure using Nutanix Platform
    • Writing Design Documents and Reports
    • Help Companies Meet Security Compliance Standards


  • Ext OSS Engineer 2013 - 2020
    Nokia Networks - Damascus, Syria
    • Provide On-Site Support for Nokia Branch in Damascus, Syria
    • Handling Network, Servers, PCs and Software/Hardware Issues


  • Freelancer 2015 - 2020
    Serving clients in UAE, Syria and France
    Web Development
    • Developing Small-Mid Sized Projects with Different Backend/Frontend Techs with Various UI Toolkits
    • I've used and dealt with:
        Javascript, NodeJs, Typescript, Fastify, Swagger, ExpressJS, JQuery, WebSocket, Server-Side Rendering, JWT, EJS, Zod, Cordova, React, SASS, Material, Bootstrap, Foundation,2D (Pixi.js) and 3D (Three.js) , SpectreCSS, TailwindCSS, SuitCSS , SMACSS, JSS, Prisma, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLServer
    SysAdmin
    • Managing Multiple Linux Servers (Online Sites or Services)
    • Managing and Maintaining Wordpress Sites & Servers
    • Managing Linux Systems, Backup/Restore, Scripts and Task Automation
    Project Analysis and Management
    • Analyzing and Managing Multiple Small Programming Projects
    • Dealing with Clients Directly Alongside Working with Other Developers
    • Working and Organizing with Teams Using Code and Tasks Management Tools (Git, PivotalTracker)


  • University Teaching Assistant 2011 - 2012
    At TCC (Technical Computer College) - Damascus, Syria
    • System Administration (Linux Systems + Shell Scripting) and Basic Computer Skills

EDUCATION
SKILLS
  • Networking
  • System Administration
  • DevOps
  • Backend Development
  • Frontend Development
  • UX/UI
  • Communication Skills
  • Management
INTERESTS
Interests
Philosophy, Math and Physics
Tech
Free Software, GNU/Linux, Security and Electronics
Sports
BasketBall, Cycling, Swimming, Parkour and Gaming