Bamdad Vafaie

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About Me

Informatio Technology Specialis with over 2 years of experience ininformation security & DevOps engineering.

Expert and highly familiar with a wide variety of Security appliances, Cloud Technologies, Virtualization, and Networking solutions. looking to leverage extensive background in Cloud, Network, and cyber Security, Network and Linux/Unix Administration, and R&D in new fields related to my specialty.

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My Education Timeline

Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

Msc Information Security

University of Ontario Institute of Technology ,Ontario ,Canada
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

Msc Information Security

Taali Non-Profit Institute of Higher Education ,Qom ,Iran
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (19.35/20)
Thesis title: “Anomaly Detection in Hadoop Based Distributed Systems”. Supervisor: Prof. Mahboubeh Shamsi
Sep 2008 - Sep 2012

Bsc Information Technology

Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
GPA: 3.51/4.0 (16.19/20)
Thesis title: “Cloud Computing: Merits and Drawbacks”.
Taali Non-Profit Institute of Higher Education ,Qom ,Iran

Research Interests

Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
Web Application Security
Network Maintenance / Security
Information Security

Research Experiences

Open Community of Cloud Computing (occc.ir):

  • Research on new standards in Cloud Computing related fields
  • Contribute to cloud taxonomy workgroup as well as write and review articles on wiki.occc.ir

Amirkabir university of technology - Computer & Information Technology Engineering Department - Cloud computing laboratory:

  • Incorporation in Hadoop performance evaluation and optimization team

Teaching Experience

  • One semester Teaching assistant “Operating systems lab”, 2014, Industrial University of Qom, Qom, Iran
  • 8 Hours Holding the course of “Open Source OSs Implementation and Security”, 2013, Laitec Training Department, Tehran, Iran

Presentations

  • “Statistical Anomaly Detection Methods in Distributed Systems”,Jun 2014.
  • “Analysis and Improvement of Yahalom Secure protocol with the help of Scyther Tool”, Oct 2013.
  • “Classification of available methods in Intrusion Detection Systems”, May 2013.

Publications

Dec 2013

Analysis and Improvement of Yahalom Secure protocol with the help of Scyther

B. Vafaei, A. Rasouli Kenari
The First National Conference on New Approaches to Computer Engineering and Data Recovery
Jan 2013

Classification of available methods in Intrusion Detection Systems

B. Vafaei, A. Rasouli Kenari
1st National Electrical and Computer Conference of Southern Iran

My Job Timeline

Jul 2022 - Present

Lead Site Reliability Administrator

OPENTEXT
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  • Designing and developing CI/CD pipelines
  • Building applications to cloud infrastructures
Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

Linux System Administrator

PIXOMONDO
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  • Automating day-to-day tasks
  • Provision Linux-based machines
  • Monitoring of the services and databases health
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

Information Technology Administrator

beaches Falling Brook veterinary Clinic, Canada
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  • Supported the network infrastructure and servers.
  • Upgrading/Maintain existing hardware
  • Maintation sofware update
Nov 2016 - Sep 2017

Network&Database Security Administrator

Persian Star Oil Company (PGSOC), Iran
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  • Information Security Administrator
  • Network Control Center Manager
  • LAN/WAN Administrator
  • Intranet site design and implement
  • Database Administrator and Manager
Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

DevOpsEngineer

Iran Telecommunication Research Center(ITRC), Iran
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  • Linux administrator
  • Open stack maintainer
  • Open Shift maintainer
  • Docker Developer
  • Micro service developer
  • Mail Server and Web Server Administrator

Job Experiences

OPENTEXT, SRE

  • My role involves service ownership, structured processes, proactive reliability, root cause analysis, and clear action plans. You bridge the gap between software engineering and operations, ensuring efficient and fault-tolerant systems.

PIXOMONDO, Linux administrator

  • My main responsibility was applying my scripting expertise by automating day-to-day tasks, Provision Linux-based machines, taking care of services and databases health, and making sure of providing updated software packages for the users

Persian Gulf Star Oil Company (PGSOC), Information Technology and communication Services provider:

  • Research on methods of oil pipeline monitoring solutions

Iran Telecommunication Research Center(ITRC), Software research and development group:

  • Research and implementation of Various API Management solutions as a fundamental requirement in micro-services

Technical Skills

90%
OpenStack
80%
OpenShift
70%
Python
65%
PHP
50%
JavaScript
OpenvSwitch IP Route
LDAP DHCP
Snort Iptables
Sophos SG UTM Web Application Penetration Testing
DNS servers Postfix
Web servers Monitoring
  • Mysql
  • MariaDB
  • Microsoft SQL
  • MongoDB
  • KVM
  • Qemu
  • Libvirt

Skills & Abilities

70%
Machine Learning
80%
Cloud Technologies
75%
Distributed Computing
80%
Security Audit Appliances

Language Skills

Persian Mother language
English Advanced level
Spanish Intermediate level

Soft Skills

Team Player

Leadership & Responsibility

Inovative & Problem Solver

Enthusiastic to find fresh perspectives & come up with innovative solutions

Positive Attitude

Think positive & Be positive

Flexibility Adaptability

Bending ability to meet situational needs!!

Social & Cross-Cultural

Accept the difference & learn from them

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  • Toronto, ON, Canada

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