Riyaz Khan

Background

About Riyaz Khan

1) With over 22 years of experience in IT Infrastructure, I have led numerous projects, managed system administration, and optimized network operations. Skilled in Project Management, Network Security, and Cloud Computing. Successfully designed and implemented Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDC) and managed high-traffic environments. Proficient in VMware, AWS, Cisco technologies, and network optimization strategies. Experienced in team leadership, vendor management, and budgeting for IT operations. 2) Currently I'm @Founder & Consultant @CDPNetworks.com which provides IT training/Consultancy services. 3) Worked with Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Limited,(BookMyShow.com), Mumbai as AGM Infra & IT built SDDC (Software defined DC) from Jan 2016 to July 2022. Designing & implementing Datacenter Software defined Infra, VMware (vSphere/vSAN/NSX) & AWS. 4) Comprehensive understanding of networking (LAN and WAN) concepts entailing installing, configuring, designing maintaining network devices and Routers / Switches / Firewall / Load balancer / NMS / VMware / NSX / AWS. 5) CAPEX & OPEX Management. 6) Leading the design and architecture of cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Designing for both public cloud platforms AWS and private cloud environments VMware. Core Technical Skills: 1) Strong understanding of Network fundamentals- Routing, Switching, Security, LB, Firewall, Wi-Fi 2) Next generation SASE- ZScaler, OpenVPN 3) DC Networking Technologies- Cisco ACI, Spine/Leaf, VxLAN (Multi-DC) 4) Enterprise Networking- Cisco DNAC, Cisco ISE, SD-WAN 5) Software defined Data Centre (SDDC): VMware (vSphere, vSAN, NSX), Nutanix 6) Monitoring Tools- Solarwinds (NCM/NPM/NTA), PRTG & New Relic 7) Public Cloud Infra (AWS)- EC2, S3, VPC, Direct connect, NAT gateways, Transit gateway, Site2Site VPN, ELB, Route 53, Security Groups (Network ACL), IAM 8) CDN Services- Cloudflare CDN & DoS/DDoS, WAF