Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering -
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt06-2021
Farouk Ahmed Elgebaly
Senior Cloud Engineer
Cairo
Summary
Results-driven Senior Cloud Engineer with a proven track record in architecting, deploying, and managing robust cloud and virtualization infrastructures. Expert in VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN), Palo Alto security, and Veeam backup solutions. Adept at automating deployment processes to accelerate software releases and driving proactive system enhancements through deep performance analytics. Strong leader recognized for mentoring junior talent and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Education
Work History
Senior Cloud Engineer
Roaya IT Solutions
01.2025 - Current
- Engineered scalable VMware vSphere/NSX architectures, optimizing resource utilization and boosting performance by 30%.
- Orchestrated complex vSAN/vCloud migrations with 99.9% uptime, ensuring seamless transitions and zero data loss.
- Automated infrastructure management, increasing efficiency by 40%.
- Developed automated deployment pipelines that increased operational efficiency by 40% and accelerated release cycles.
- Architected monitoring solutions that reduced incident response time by 60% using proactive performance analytics.
- Mentored junior engineering teams and standardized technical documentation to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Cloud Engineer
Roaya IT Solutions
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Optimized VMware vSphere stacks (NSX, vSAN, vCloud) to maximize scalability and maintain high availability across enterprise workloads.
- Directed performance tuning and resource forecasting for compute, storage, and networking to align infrastructure with shifting workload demands.
- Engineered multi-cloud Veeam backup architectures, ensuring 100% data integrity, regulatory compliance, and rapid disaster recovery.
- Deployed and managed Palo Alto VPN and firewall configurations to establish secure, high-performance remote access and zero-trust perimeters.
- Streamlined hybrid-OS environments (Linux/Windows) through automated patch management and precision kernel/OS performance tuning.
Infrastructure Engineer
IP Protocol INC
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Deployed and optimized critical Windows Server roles (AD, DNS, DHCP, File Server) and high-performance Linux configurations.
- Delivered expert post-implementation support and troubleshooting for complex VMware stacks, including ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN.
- Directed Proof-of-Concept (POC) demonstrations to validate solution efficacy and showcase technical benefits to stakeholders.
- Collaborated with sales teams to engineer custom infrastructure designs tailored to specific client technical and business requirements.
- Provided end-to-end technical ownership from initial deployment through long-term infrastructure stability and troubleshooting.
Skills
Virtualization & Cloud : VMware vSphere, Nutanix HCI
Networking: CCNA Routing & Switching, NSX
Firewalls: Palo Alto NGFW, FortiGate, Sophos XG
Operating Systems: Linux Systems, Windows Server
Certification
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 6
Overview
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