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Waseem A.

Windows, Linux & Network Expert | VMware, NSX, Hyper-V & Proxmox

👈👈 Click "View Profile" on the left to see my other specialized profiles! 👈👈 With 12+ years of experience, I specialize in Windows, Linux, Network & Virtualization including VMware, Hyper-v, Proxmox and enterprise IT management to deliver secure, high-performance, and scalable infrastructures. 💻 Services that, I Provide: 1️⃣ Windows Server & Active Directory Management 🔹 Active Directory installation, Group Policies, and Trust Relationships 🔹 Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022) – Setup, Configuration & Management 🔹 Failover Clustering for High Availability & Disaster Recovery 🔹 DNS & DHCP – Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting 🔹 File Server & Print Server Deployment & Optimization 🔹 PowerShell Scripting for Automation & Task Optimization 🔹 Microsoft Exchange Server Administration 🔹 Exchange Server – Installation, Migration & Maintenance (2013, 2016, 2019) 🔹 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & Certificate Services Administration 🔹 Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) – Deployment & Management 🔹 SSL/TLS Configuration for Secure Communications 🔹 Windows Print Server – Installation & Configuration 2️⃣ Linux & Web Server Administration 🔹 Linux Administration – RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS 🔹 User & Group Management – Permissions, ACLs & Access Control 🔹 Package Management – Yum, APT, DNF & Zypper 🔹 Web Servers – NGINX, Apache, IHS, OHS (Proxy & SSL Configuration) 🔹 Middleware – Tomcat, JBoss, GlassFish 🔹 System Performance Tuning – Optimization & Security Enhancements 3️⃣ Network Administration & Engineering 🔹Routing & Switching (Cisco, Juniper, MikroTik, Arista, Huawei) 🔹L2/L3 Network Design, NAT, VLAN, Trunking 🔹L4/L7 Firewall Policy Configuration (Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Huawei USG) 🔹VPN (IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard), Load Balancing & HA 🔹SD-WAN Deployment & NSX / NSX-T Micro-Segmentation 🔹TP-Link Omada EAP, Switch, Router Setup & Integration 🔹Network Monitoring & Optimization using SNMP, NetFlow, Syslog 4️⃣VMware, Proxmox & Hyper-V Virtualization Expertise 🔹 VMware ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN & Horizon deployment and management 🔹 High Availability, DRS, VLANs, firewall rules & AD integration in VMware 🔹 Proxmox with LXC/KVM, Ceph storage & HA cluster configuration 🔹 Hyper-V setup with clustering, Live Migration & Azure hybrid integration 🔹 Veeam Backup for VMware & Proxmox with DR & secure backup planning 🔹 iSCSI/Fibre Channel SAN, snapshot management & storage optimization 🔹 Strong in VM hardening, disaster recovery & performance tuning 5️⃣ Middleware, Messaging, Database & Storage Expertise 🔹 Hands-on with Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere & IBM MQ for enterprise deployments 🔹 Skilled in SSL/TLS, clustering, JDBC, JMS & thread pool tuning 🔹 Strong in log analysis, performance tuning & system hardening 🔹 Database admin for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB & Firebase 🔹 Backup, replication & failover strategies for high availability 🔹 Expertise in TrueNAS, Nextcloud & Tailscale for secure storage 🔹 Hybrid cloud setup with file sharing, sync & redundancy features 6️⃣ System Hardening, Security Automation & AI Integration 🔹 Hardening Windows/Linux systems with Firewalld, IPTables, GPOs 🔹 Implementing NIST & CIS benchmarks, audits & patch compliance 🔹 Python/Bash scripting for automation, log analysis & threat hunting 🔹 AI/ML expertise in NLP, CNN, GNN, anomaly detection & automation 🔹 Chatbot & LLM integration for support, task automation & fine-tuning 🔹 PydanticAI for secure AI output validation & model optimization 🔹 Simulation research in AI, VANET, 4G/5G using MATLAB & OMNeT++ 🚀 Why Choose Me? ✔ 12+ years of enterprise IT experience in Windows, Linux & Cloud ✔ Proven expertise in troubleshooting & optimizing IT infrastructures ✔ Strong security focus – Ensuring system stability & compliance ✔ Efficient automation – Using PowerShell & Bash scripting 💬Just hit the CHAT button and DISCUSS your custom requirements.

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS4.78 (17)Since Feb 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$294

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#99,094 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#13,056 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$672

Last 6 months: $1.8k

World#54,892 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#6,682 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$8.3k

Billed in all: $8.5k

World#211,957 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#23,180 / 52.9k
Per project
$259

$221 in the last 6 months

World#243,979 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#29,650 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
8

Across 11 contracts

45% fixed55% hourly
World#24,499 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,527 / 52.9k
Projects in all
32

Across 38 contracts

55% fixed45% hourly
World#92,223 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#15,053 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$8.5k+$672 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$7.5k$8.0k$8.5k$9.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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