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IT Infrastructure · Azure · Microsoft 365 Administrator

Rafeeq
Khan

I build and administer complete IT environments end-to-end — Windows Server on Hyper-V, Active Directory, File/Web/Mail servers, failover clustering, site-to-site VPN to Azure, Entra Connect hybrid identity and native Azure services. 15+ production-style labs, designed, built and documented from scratch.

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Work History

Experience

1 Year
HomelabCenter — Hyderabad
IT Infrastructure / Cloud Lab Administrator
  • Built a virtual datacenter on Hyper-V (Windows Server 2025): 10+ VMs, virtual switches, VHDX disks, checkpoints and per-role resource allocation.
  • Deployed AD DS domain controller (HYD-ADDC-V-01): new forest, OUs, users & groups, GPOs, DNS records, forwarders and Sites & Services.
  • Operated core server roles: File Server (Share vs NTFS, GPO-mapped drives), IIS with public DNS + SSL, Exchange 2025 SE (mailboxes, MX/SPF, OWA over HTTPS).
  • Configured a two-node Hyper-V failover cluster: iSCSI shared storage, Cluster Validation, file-share quorum witness, CSV, zero-downtime Live/Quick migration.
  • Established site-to-site VPN (RRAS to Azure VNet Gateway) and proved it with cross-cloud ping plus an additional Azure DC (AZU-ADDS-V-01).
  • Implemented Entra Connect hybrid identity: OU / attribute filtering, Password Hash Sync, synced-user verification and SSO testing.
  • Delivered Azure workloads: Landing Zones with policy & RBAC, 2x IIS VMs behind a Public Load Balancer, Web App with Private Endpoint (public access disabled).
  • Protection & end-user computing: Recovery Services Vault backup/restore, AVD host pool (multi-session Windows 11), Azure file server failover cluster with cloud witness.
Selected Work

Projects — 15 Hands-on Labs

AD DC Users OUs GPO
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Virtual Datacenter & Active Directory

Windows Server 2025 on Hyper-V: DC promotion, OUs, users, GPO deployment (password policy, drive maps), DNS zones and forwarders, File Server with FSRM and GPO-mapped drives — the complete on-prem foundation.

Hyper-VAD DSGPODNSFile Server
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NODE A NODE B Failover Cluster iSCSI Shared CSV · Witness
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High Availability & Windows Server Roles

Two-node failover cluster with iSCSI shared storage, Cluster Validation, CSV and zero-downtime Live Migration; IIS with SSL and Exchange Server 2025 SE with OWA/SMTP over HTTPS.

Failover ClusteringiSCSIIISExchange 2025
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On-Prem HQ RRAS S2S VPN Tunnel IPsec · BGP Azure VNet Gateway
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Hybrid: On-Prem to Azure VPN & Entra Connect

RRAS site-to-site VPN to Azure VNet Gateway with cross-cloud validation, plus Entra Connect hybrid identity with OU/attribute filtering, Password Hash Sync and SSO testing.

S2S VPNVNet GatewayEntra ConnectHybrid Identity
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Azure Landing Zn Policy · RBAC Load Balancer AVD Pool Backup Vault Private EP IIS VMs ×2
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Azure Cloud Labs (Landing Zones → AVD)

Landing Zones with policy/RBAC, HA web tier on Public Load Balancer, PaaS Web App with Private Endpoint, VM backup & restore via Recovery Services Vault, AVD host pool and Azure file server failover cluster with Cloud Witness.

Landing ZonesLoad BalancerPrivate EndpointAVDBackup
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Toolset

Technical Skills

Cloud (Azure)Management Groups, Landing Zones, Policies & RBAC, VMs, Public Load Balancer, App Service + Private Endpoint, Recovery Services Vault, AVD, Cloud Witness
Operating SystemsWindows Server 2025 / 2022 (Desktop Experience & Core), Windows 11, Linux basics
Server Roles & HAHyper-V, AD DS, DNS, GPO, File Server + FSRM, IIS, Exchange Server 2025 SE, WSUS (basic), Failover Clustering, iSCSI Target, CSV, Live Migration
NetworkingRRAS S2S VPN, VNet Gateway, VNet Peering, NAT, TCP/IP, VLANs, DHCP, DNS
Identity / M365Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Entra Connect Sync, Password Hash Sync, SSO
Tools & ScriptingPowerShell, Server Manager, Entra Admin Center, Azure Portal, Azure CLI
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