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Muhammad Ahmed
Muhammad Ahmed
Solution Architect @ Zynga • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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About Me

A little about why I'm here, my background, and why technology.

With 15+ years of total IT experience in Solution Implementation, System Analysis & Development, Applications and Infrastructure Operations & Management with Information Security practices. Highly skilled in Applications Operations Management & Enterprise GIS System Administration

I hold following certifications (Knowledge & Professional Skills):

  1. TOGAF 9.0 Certified Enterprise Architect
  2. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
  3. AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate.
  4. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
  5. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA RHEL 8.0).
  6. BTA Certified Blockchain Solution Architect.
  7. Certified Blockchain Business Foundation Certificate
  8. CompTIA Security+ Certified.
  9. Axelos Certified in ITIL v3 Foundation.
  10. Exin Certified Cloud Computing Foundation.
  11. Exin Certified ITSM based on ISO 20000 Foundation.
  12. Exin Certified Information Security – ISO 27002 Foundation.
  13. Exin Certified Integrator – Secure Cloud Services.
  14. Oracle Certified Application Server 10g Administrator
  15. Oracle Certified Database Administrator Associate 11g.
  16. Sun Certified Java Programmer 2.0 (310-025).
  17. Microsoft Certified Professional – Server & Enterprise.
  18. OpenSAP Blockchain Certified.
  19. OpenSAP Machine Learning Foundation.
  20. IBM Blockchain Essentials.
  21. IBM Blockchain Foundation.
  22. IBM Design Thinking Practitioner
  23. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundation Certified
  24. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate
  25. API Academy Certified API Designer
  26. API Academy Certified API Security Architect
  27. Certified Jenkins Engineer 2020
  28. Certified Ethical Hacker

Formal Education:

  1. MSc Computing - Staffordshire University.
  2. Bachelors in Computer Science & IT - NED University of Engineering & Technology.
  3. Blockchain Specialization - State University of New York.
  4. Virutal Reality - University of London.
  5. Enterprise Architecture - St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Areas of interest & research:

  1. Blockchain
  2. Enterprise Architect & Application Operations Management
  3. Cloud Computing Platforms
  4. Information Security Management

Industry Certifications

Industry recognition of my understanding of key cloud concepts.

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Certified API Security Architect

Valid from 25/07/2020

Certification ID XXSAAW

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Certified API Designer

Valid from 02/07/2020

Certification ID AAXXDSA

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate

Valid from 21/06/2020

Certification ID SP2578328

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Certified Associate

Valid from 29/04/2020

Certification ID SP2578328

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TOGAF 9 Foundation

Valid from 27/04/2020

Certification ID 144133

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SysOps Administrator - Associate

Valid from 23/03/2020 - 23/03/2023

Certification ID 2R33FGP2E2B1QGC4

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System Administrator (RHCSA)

Valid from 24/01/2020

Certification ID 200-022-408

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ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Valid from 20/03/2017

Certification ID 4601136.20642650

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Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate

Valid from 26/01/2011

Certification ID SP2578328

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Oracle Application Server 10g Administrator Certified Associate

Valid from 24/02/2010

Certification ID SP2578328

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Employment History

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  • Application Operations & Support

    Dubai Municipality

    Nov 2011 - Present (10 years, 11 months)
    - Applications Operations - Applications Management - Solution Architecture & Technology Advisory - System & Solution Implementation - Implement & monitor work processes to enhance operational efficiency & customer satisfaction.

  • Senior Systems Analyst

    Emirates Computers

    Jan 2011 - Oct 2011 (10 months)
    𝟭. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 2. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝟯. 𝗔𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝟰. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝟱. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝟲. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝟳. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝟴. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 & 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 & 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 & 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝟵. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝟭𝟬. 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗩𝗘- 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 & 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 & 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝟭𝟭. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗜𝗦- 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲. 𝟭𝟮. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝟭𝟯. 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀.

  • Middleware Architect

    Emirates Computers

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 (2 years, 1 month)
    Provide consultancy and support to implement, configure and administer Oracle Application Server 9i Oracle Application Server 10g Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Oracle Weblogic Server Oracle SSO Oracle Internet Directory Oracle Portal Oracle Collaboration Suite 9i Oracle Content Management SDK Oracle Portal Development Kit Oracle SOA 10g Oracle Database 8i, 9i, 10g and 11g Implemented Active-Active and Active Passive topology.

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