Cloud & Infrastructure Operations professional and Cloud Computing graduate from George Brown Polytechnic (GPA 3.55) with 6+ years of experience supporting multi-site IT environments across professional services, retail operations, and organizational infrastructure.
My work focuses on cloud infrastructure, systems administration, IT operations, workflow automation, and modern Microsoft cloud environments. I enjoy building systems that are technically functional, operationally practical, scalable, and secure.
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Postgraduate Diploma — Cloud Computing & Network Administration George Brown Polytechnic, Toronto Graduated: May 2026 GPA: 3.55 / 4.0
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✔ Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) ✔ Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals (MS-900) ✔ Cisco Networking Essentials
✔ Claude with Amazon Bedrock — Anthropic ✔ Building with the Claude API — Anthropic ✔ Introduction to MCP — Anthropic ✔ AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations — Anthropic ✔ Claude 101 — Anthropic
⏳ Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) ⏳ Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
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Multi-phase Microsoft 365 security operations platform — 23 PowerShell scripts across 3 operational phases covering identity governance, endpoint security, Defender operations, and compliance reporting via Microsoft Graph. Real M365 E3/E5 lab execution with live CSV evidence. Secure Score: 146.26 / 204.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Enterprise-IT-Security-Operations-Toolkit/
Cisco Packet Tracer enterprise network build: 4-VLAN segmentation, router-on-a-stick, DHCP relay, ACLs, and SSH hardening — with 8 real issues diagnosed and resolved in STAR format. Every misconfiguration documented, not just the clean final state.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Aurelian-Enterprise-Network-Case-Study/
Multi-script PowerShell network diagnostics platform — 9 scripts covering DNS resolution, connectivity testing, port scanning, Wi-Fi analysis, SSL/TLS certificate checks, latency baseline, rogue device detection, and ARP security auditing. All scripts generate professional HTML reports. 27 real diagnostic files collected and sanitized from a live network environment.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Enterprise-IT-Network-Diagnostics-Toolkit/
Two-phase Microsoft 365 enterprise simulation built in a real developer tenant — covering identity governance, Conditional Access (8 policies), Intune endpoint management, Purview DLP, and PowerShell automation across 27 managed users and 4 admin centers.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Meridian-Institute-M365-Lab/phase-1/
End-to-end IT onboarding and offboarding automation system built for Canada's National Ballet School — entirely on Microsoft 365. No new software. No vendor contracts. Three SharePoint systems, two automated cloud flows, four email automations, zero manual steps.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Project-Arabesque/
Complete M365 deployment for a 300-employee Canadian organization — identity, security, DLP, Insider Risk Management, Adaptive Protection, Viva Engage, and Power Automate automation, all configured and verified in a live tenant.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/TechSolutions-Microsoft365/
Hub-and-spoke Azure infrastructure built from a blank subscription — no templates, no guided labs, no safety net. VNets, Bastion, RBAC, Load Balancer, Key Vault, and Azure Backup across 16+ services. Zero public IPs on production VMs. Total cost: ~$40.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/TechNova-Azure-Infrastructure/
Five-phase AWS architectural engagement — from one broken server to a self-operating cloud. S3, EC2/LAMP, custom VPC, ALB + Auto Scaling (Multi-AZ), and Lambda + EventBridge serverless automation across 13 services. Zero manual steps at end state.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Cafe-Nimbus/
Full enterprise Windows Server domain built inside UTM on Apple Silicon — no rack, no x86 hardware. AD DS, multi-site DHCP, Group Policy, file services, and workstation integration, documented across 107+ screenshots.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Windows-Server-2022-Enterprise-Domain/
AI-assisted career intelligence platform exploring ATS analysis, automation workflows, opportunity scoring, and cloud/IT job intelligence.
Live Site: https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Project-Northstar/
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Cloud & Infrastructure Microsoft Azure · Microsoft 365 · Azure Networking · Azure Monitor · Azure Storage · RBAC · AWS Infrastructure · EC2 · VPC · S3 · Auto Scaling · CloudWatch · IAM
Systems Administration Windows Server · Active Directory · Group Policy · Linux Administration · Endpoint Management
Networking TCP/IP · DNS · DHCP · VLANs · VPN · LAN/WAN · Network Troubleshooting · NSGs
Security & Identity Microsoft Entra ID · MFA · Conditional Access · Access Controls · Microsoft Defender · Microsoft Purview
Automation & Tools PowerShell · Azure CLI · ARM Templates · GitHub · Power Automate · Claude API · Amazon Bedrock
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- Cloud & Infrastructure Operations
- Azure Administration
- Microsoft 365 & Identity Management
- IT Automation & Workflow Design
- Systems Administration
- Cloud Support & Operational Engineering
- Endpoint & Infrastructure Management