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TAREK_ABAZ SYSADMIN.CONSULTANT
Enterprise Infrastructure Consultant

Systems & Infrastructure Engineer

Specialized in Linux Servers, Enterprise Virtualization, Hosting Operations, Networks, and Business Continuity.

Experienced Systems & Infrastructure Engineer specializing in virtualization platforms, server administration, network engineering, and email transport architectures. Proven track record in scaling digital infrastructure, implementing secure multi-tenant hosting environments, and leading digital transformation initiatives for corporate and public sector clients.

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guest@tarek-abaz:~$ systemctl status tarek-portfolio.service

tarek-portfolio.service - Systems Engine Diagnostic Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/tarek-portfolio.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-06-11 17:49:25 UTC; 4.7s ago Main PID: 2026 (nginx) Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /system.slice/tarek-portfolio.service └─2026 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx

guest@tarek-abaz:~$ neofetch

OS: Enterprise Linux x86_64

Kernel: 6.1.0-8-amd64 (Debian/RHEL)

Host Uptime: 104 days, 14 hours

Experience: 8+ Years

Virtualization: Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi

Network: VLAN, VPN, OSPF, MikroTik

Services: Odoo ERP, Nextcloud, HAProxy

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About Me

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Infrastructure Profile
Primary Virtualization: Proxmox VE
Core Systems OS: Ubuntu / RHEL
Automation focus: Bash / Python
Target Systems SLA: 99.9% System Availability

Professional Summary

I am a Systems & Infrastructure Engineer and Technical Consultant focused on designing, automating, and maintaining highly available enterprise IT systems.

Over the past 8+ years, I have engineered and maintained scalable virtualization structures, high-performance web hosting architectures, secure network routing topologies, and email delivery platforms. I focus on optimizing IT expenditure while executing systems migrations and business continuity plans that minimize operational downtime.

Infrastructure Focus Areas

High Availability (HA)

Designing multi-node hypervisor clusters and storage architectures to eliminate single points of failure.

Cyber Resilience

Implementing identity and access controls, firewall policies, security hardening, and encrypted VPN tunnels.

Disaster Recovery (DR)

Formulating off-site backup synchronizations, snapshot rules, and rapid recovery runbooks.

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Technical Skills

Core Systems & OS Administration

  • Linux Enterprise Core (RHEL, Ubuntu)95%
  • Windows Server & Active Directory85%
  • DNS Server Infrastructure90%
  • DHCP & IP Address Management (IPAM)90%
  • OS Security Hardening & Compliance95%

Virtualization & Storage Clustering

  • Proxmox VE Hypervisor Deployment95%
  • High Availability (HA) Cluster Setup90%
  • Ceph Shared Storage Clustering85%
  • VMware ESXi Virtualization80%
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery (Veeam, PBS)90%

Hosting Operations & Web Servers

  • cPanel & WHM Control Panels95%
  • Plesk Panel Management85%
  • WHMCS Provisioning Automation90%
  • Apache & Nginx Configurations90%
  • Domain Management & Registry Ops95%

Network Engineering & Edge Security

  • MikroTik RouterOS Routing90%
  • VLAN Segmentation & L2 Security85%
  • VPN Gateways (IPSec, WireGuard)90%
  • Cloudflare Edge & CDN Settings95%
  • Firewall ACLs & Security Rules90%
  • Broadcast Storm & Loop Diagnostics95%

Enterprise Solutions & Automation

  • Zabbix & Grafana Dashboards85%
  • Bash Scripting & Task Automation90%
  • Python Scripting80%
  • Odoo ERP Infrastructure90%
  • Nextcloud Collaboration Spaces90%
  • Git Version Control80%

Core Technology Stack

Linux
Proxmox
Cloudflare
MikroTik
Odoo ERP
Nextcloud
Nginx
Git
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Professional Experience

Feb 2026 – Present Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs – Syria

Technical Consultant

Digital Transformation Team

Advised the digital transformation team on server infrastructure architectures, collaborative workspaces, and security protocols.

  • Infrastructure Deployment: Spearheaded the architecture and deployment of a dedicated ministry server, facilitating the seamless integration and hosting of mission-critical applications.
  • System Administration & Security: Managed enterprise email systems and web platforms, implementing robust security protocols to guarantee 24/7 availability and data integrity.
  • Digital Collaboration Solutions: Deployed and optimized Nextcloud to streamline internal file sharing and collaborative workflows, significantly enhancing organizational productivity.
  • Strategic IT Consulting: Provided expert technical consultancy to align IT infrastructure with the ministry's Digital Transformation roadmap and long-term strategic goals.
  • Operational Resilience: Maintained a secure and high-performing IT environment through proactive monitoring and rigorous system audits to ensure business continuity.
Feb 2025 – Present Al-Fursan Power Company – United Arab Emirates

IT Support Manager

Orchestrates daily systems operations, website optimization, network infrastructure scaling, and system reliability monitoring.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as a strategic liaison between departments and clients to streamline communication and ensure project alignment.
  • Web Management & Optimization: Orchestrated company website operations, ensuring seamless performance through proactive content updates and rapid technical troubleshooting.
  • Infrastructure Development: Engineered and scaled the company's digital infrastructure, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and daily workflows.
  • Innovative IT Solutions: Designed and implemented cutting-edge IT strategies tailored to meet the evolving needs of diverse internal departments.
  • System Reliability: Monitored system health and maintained a high uptime by resolving critical technical issues with minimal disruption to business continuity.
Oct 2024 – Present Al-Khafaji Group (16 Companies)

IT Support Manager

Directs group-wide technical support, Odoo ERP setups, user access management, and infrastructure data security controls.

  • Enterprise Systems (Odoo): Installed, configured, and maintained the Odoo ERP system, optimizing database workflows and improving system performance across the group.
  • Information Security: Supervised endpoint computers and implemented strict security protocols (antivirus, access control, data encryption) to protect confidential corporate and founder data.
  • Technical Support & Helpdesk: Provided comprehensive IT support to over 45 employees across the group, minimizing system downtime and increasing productivity.
  • User Training & Documentation: Developed detailed user manuals and conducted training sessions on IT tools (including Excel) to boost employee technical capabilities.
  • Hardware Lifecycle Management: Managed and scheduled the maintenance and troubleshooting of corporate computers, reducing technical issues and improving daily operations.
Dec 2023 – Present Al Maram Hosting and Design Company

Senior Web Developer

Specializes in custom client website programming, database integrations, hosting configurations, and data analysis partnership.

  • Web Development: Specialized in engineering, deploying, and maintaining custom websites and database-driven web applications for corporate clients.
  • Hosting Operations & Client Relations: Managed client hosting accounts, DNS configurations, and resolved technical issues related to websites and hosting environments.
  • Business Intelligence & Data Analysis: Partnered with the data analysis team to evaluate market research and define data-backed sales targets.
  • Project Delivery Optimization: Streamlined front-end and back-end delivery pipelines, enhancing design delivery speed, project turnaround time, and client satisfaction.
Jun 2023 – Present forsan-alkhair Falcons International Company

Technical Consultant / IT Manager

Administered files sharing networks, corporate email systems, active-passive storage nodes, and delivered strategic IT consultations.

  • Centralized Data Management: Engineered and deployed a dedicated file server, streamlining cross-departmental data sharing and improving information accessibility.
  • Web & Communication Governance: Administered the company's web presence and enterprise email systems, ensuring maximum uptime and robust security compliance.
  • Infrastructure Optimization: Proactively maintained and upgraded digital infrastructure to ensure peak system performance and scalability.
  • Workflow Digitalization: Empowered internal digital workflows by integrating innovative IT solutions and optimizing resource allocation.
  • Technical Advisory: Delivered strategic technical consulting across departments to optimize software and server usage.
Jan 2023 – Present UK Speed Company for Web Hosting and Servers

IT Manager

Managed authoritative web hosting hypervisors, server uptime monitoring, email relay troubleshooting, and client operations.

  • Infrastructure Administration: Responsible for managing and protecting company hosting servers, preventing unplanned outages through proactive health monitoring and system tuning.
  • Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Resolved complex web hosting conflicts, database connectivity issues, and email delivery errors (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) for clients.
  • Server Reliability: Monitored and managed server infrastructure for over 150 corporate clients, ensuring 24/7 service continuity and problem-free hosting operations.
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Infrastructure Projects

Public Sector Virtualization

Consulted on the digital consolidation of legacy municipal IT systems, design-planning a virtualization path to reduce physical hardware footprints by 40% while preserving strict security isolation.

Virtualization Planning Scale Consolidation Security Compliance

Zero-Loss Email Infrastructure Migration

Successfully migrated over 1,200 corporate mailboxes and historical archives between hosting topologies, coordinating DNS MX switches to avoid message queue delivery drops.

DNS MX Staging Archiving Integrity Zero Data Loss

HA Proxmox Hypervisor Clustering

Designed and deployed a multi-node Proxmox VE cluster integrated with Ceph shared storage networks and Proxmox Backup Server, enabling automated live-migrations and failover compliance.

Proxmox VE Ceph Clustering PBS Backup Schedule

Enterprise Web Hosting Platform Build

Architected and secured hosting environments across multiple servers utilizing Plesk, cPanel, and WHMCS billing integrations, securing sites for over 150 business entities.

cPanel/WHM Plesk Operations WHMCS Provisioning

Cloudflare WAF & Edge Cache Optimization

Implemented global Cloudflare setups for client applications, writing custom firewall WAF rules, configuring rate-limiting limits, and optimizing caching rules to mitigate high-volume DDoS attacks.

Cloudflare WAF DDoS Protection Edge Cache Optimizer

Layer-2 Network Recovery & VLAN Routing

Diagnosed and resolved severe local network loops, broadcast storms, and DHCP address exhaustion incidents within a corporate network utilizing MikroTik router configurations.

MikroTik Routing Layer-2 Diagnosticians VLAN Segmentation
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Core Services

Infrastructure Architecture Consulting

Designing reliable systems topologies, planning virtualization pathways, and aligning hardware footprints with business availability goals.

Linux Systems Administration

Deployment, kernel security hardening, task automation via scripting (Bash/Python), and performance tuning for RHEL and Debian derivatives.

Hosting Infrastructure Deployment

Configuring cPanel, Plesk, and WHMCS control portals. Managing multi-tenant environments, databases, and SSL certificates.

Proxmox VE Cluster Engineering

Deploying multi-node Proxmox virtual environments, configuring Ceph storage backends, and setting up Proxmox Backup Server (PBS).

Enterprise Email Migration

Migrating mail accounts across platforms, configuring mail transport agents, and implementing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC safety records.

Cloudflare Edge Configuration

Hardening web boundaries via custom Cloudflare WAF firewall rules, rate limiting, DDoS shields, and CDN caching optimization.

Layer-2/3 Network Troubleshooting

Diagnosing packet delays, resolving IP conflicts, broadcast loops, VLAN configurations, and managing MikroTik RouterOS environments.

Odoo ERP Server Deployment

Installing Odoo applications, deploying PostgreSQL databases, configuring reverse proxy redirects, and setting up backup rules.

Nextcloud Storage Collaboration

Building on-premise collaborative document storage nodes, integrating identity directories, and securing access privileges.

Infrastructure Security Audits

Conducting comprehensive evaluations of systems configuration, identifying firewall gaps, and proposing optimization strategies.

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Certifications & Training

Active Credentials

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Red Hat Enterprise Academy

Active

MikroTik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA)

MikroTik RouterOS

Active

Cloudflare Certified Associate

Cloudflare Academy

Active

Planned Sockets

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Currently Preparing (Exam Scheduled Q3 2026)

Q3 2026 Target
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Get In Touch

Connection Details

Have a project in mind, an infrastructure bottleneck to solve, or require an expert consultant? Establish a connection via the direct socket channels listed below.

Business Email info@tarekabaz.com
Gmail Direct abaaztarek@gmail.com
Direct Phone & WhatsApp +963 959 221 359
Professional Profile linkedin.com/in/tarek-abaz
Source Repositories github.com/tarek-abaz
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