Arefin I.
Cloud & Cybersecurity Engineer | CEH | AWS & OCI | RHCE | RHCSA | CCNA
Technical Security Expertise: - Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (Nessus, OpenVAS, Acunetix) - Security Operations (Wazuh XDR & SIEM, AzureAD PAM & DLP, Darktrace NDR & EDR) - FortiADC Load balancer with WAF & Barracuda Email Security Gateway. - Network Security (FortiGate Firewall, Cisco FTD) - Backup and Recovery (Veeam, Azure Site Recovery, Symantec Backup Exec, DPM) Cloud Expertise: - Architected and supported secure, scalable cloud solutions across AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) using core compute, networking, storage, and IAM services. - Designed and implemented multicloud architectures (AWS–OCI) with secure VPN/IPSec connectivity, workload optimization, and high availability. - Applied cloud security best practices, including IAM least privilege, network segmentation, encryption, logging, and compliance aligned with CIS benchmarks. - Optimized performance, availability, and cost through capacity planning, monitoring, automation (IaC concepts), and cloud best-practice frameworks. System Administration: - Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange Hybrid (On-Prem & O365) - VMware VCenter, Citrix XenDesktop, Postfix Email Gateway, Squid Proxy - SCCM Auto push installation & MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) Automation and Tools: - Powershell, Scripting (Python), Docker (Guacamole, BookStack) - JIRA, Freshdesk Ticketing System, RD Web for remote platform Soft Skills: - Leadership and Team Management - Meticulous Reporting and Documentation - Cross-functional Collaboration
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $20
Billed in all: $140,842$141k
$20 in the last 6 months
Across 2 contracts
Across 52 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 28% in Microsoft SCCM
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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