Moegamat-Zane Ally
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
Cape Town
Summary
As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Consultant with extensive Linux experience, I bring a holistic perspective to Cloud Infrastructure and Kubernetes administration. I am adept at collaborating with cross functional teams and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into robust and sustainable cloud solutions. My commitment to staying abreast of industry best practices and my initiative-taking approach to problem-solving make me an asset to any team. I am excited about the prospect of contributing my skills and experience to a dynamic and growth-oriented company, where I can continue to make a meaningful impact in the ever-evolving landscape of cloud technology and infrastructure.
Infrastructure professional with strong experience in designing, implementing, and managing complex IT systems. Focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in network architecture, cloud services, and security protocols. Reliable and adaptive to changing needs, ensuring seamless project execution and optimal performance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Linux and Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
Lemongrass Consulting
Cape Town, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
10.2022 - Current
- I have acquired extensive experience in AWS infrastructure build and implementation and delivering technical expertise on client engagements. My daily tasks include collaborating with both clients and vendors to optimize configurations and reduce costs, including:
- AWS Infrastructure Setup: Extensive experience in all aspects of AWS Cloud Infrastructure
- Kubernetes: Cluster configuration and Administration
- Serverless Architecture: Implemented AWS Lambda functions and API Gateways for chatbot designs.
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: Initial Setup and conducting monthly AWS Disaster Recovery tests using N2WS/CPM Backup and AWS Backup solutions within AWS ICE accounts.
- High Availability SAP Printing Solutions: Engineered an HA Linux CUPS printing solution with load balancers and shared EFS volumes, replacing the legacy SAP printing system across 30 sites and 500 printers.
- OS Patching & Automation: Extensive experience with SUSE Manager (SUMA) and Salt for automated patch management on AWS.
- FinOps: Cost optimization by analyzing and identifying idle or underutilized cloud infrastructure components to eliminate waste and improve efficiency.
Senior Linux and Infrastructure Team Lead
Kyndryl South Africa (Previously IBM)
Cape Town, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
09.2018 - 08.2022
- In my role I lead and provided 3rd Level and hands-on support with a focus on Cloud Migrations as well as leading a Linux Team on all aspects of Administration and Support on the client’s mission systems
- Technical Leadership & 3rd Level Support: Provide hands-on leadership and advanced troubleshooting for the Linux team, with a strong focus on performance; security and disaster recovery
- Cloud Migration & SAP HANA Migrations: Led a successful on-premises to AWS cloud migration of IBM Power (ppc64) and VMware x86 Windows Server systems. Designed and configured IBM Power and x86 architectures for SAP HANA migrations, ensuring seamless transitions for business-critical applications.
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Championed automation within the team by successfully rolling out Ansible across the Linux/AIX server landscape, improving operational efficiency and consistency.
- Security & Compliance: Oversee and enforce security compliance across Linux/AIX and Windows Server environments, ensuring adherence to industry best practices.
- Datacenter Network Expertise: Strong understanding of network infrastructure within datacenter environments, supporting Retail and FMCG clients with high-availability solutions.
- Hardware Refresh & Virtualization: Executed end-to-end hardware refreshes and configurations, including IBM Power systems. Configured IBM Power Virtualization with VIO servers for optimized performance.
Senior UNIX Engineer
Shoprite Group of Companies
Cape Town, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
09.2014 - 08.2018
- My Senior Support and Consultant role on the customer’s SAP Linux and AIX systems constituting 200+ servers allowed me to really bring my expertise to the fore.
- I streamlined and transformed the legacy IBM TSAMP Clustered Environments, which was hosting the customer's 40+ SAP Servers, into a more fault tolerant scripted solution, for me this was the ideal opportunity to highlight my comprehensive grasp of my area of expertise.
- My role was primarily concerned with the build ; configuration and support of the mission critical SAP and Non-SAP systems.
Senior IT Advisory Specialist
IBM South Africa
Cape Town, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
09.2006 - 08.2014
- In my Team Lead UNIX/DBA role I performed several Support and Administration functions on a major Shipping and Trading company account. I lead a team of 6 UNIX Specialist from Malayasia and the UK.This included Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server configurations; upgrades and troubleshooting tasks, 2nd and 3rd Level UNIX; Linux and Windows support and Websphere MQ Administration.
Education
Honours Degree - Computer Information Systems
University of The Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa 01.2025 - Current
National Diploma -
Chemical Engineering
Cape Town 01.1993 - 01.1997
Skills
Linux
UNIX
Windows Server
VMWare
Terraform
Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
SUSE Manager
SUMA- Patch Management
N2WS Backup and Recovery
HyperV
SAP HANA OS Configurations
MySQL
Oracle
ELK Monitoring Stack
Cloud Security Tooling - Wiz
AWS Disaster Recovery
Bash
ServiceNow
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS04595013, Certified
Technology Tools
- Linux
- SUSE
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- UNIX/AIX
- Windows Server
- VMWare
- VCenter
- HyperV
- SAP HANA OS Configurations
- Redhat Pacemaker
- Spectrum Protect
- Websphere MQ
- NetBackup
- MySQL
- Oracle
- Terraform
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- SUSE Manager
- SUMA- Patch Management
- N2WS Backup and Recovery
- ELK Monitoring Stack
- Avantra Monitoring
- Cloud Security Tooling
- SentinelOne
- Nessus
- AWS Disaster Recovery
- ICE Account
- CPM
- N2WS
- Kubernetes
- Bash
- ServiceNow
- ITIL
Work Availability
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Honours Degree - Computer Information Systems
University of The Western Cape
01.2025 - Current
Senior Linux and Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
Lemongrass Consulting
10.2022 - Current
Senior Linux and Infrastructure Team Lead
Kyndryl South Africa (Previously IBM)
09.2018 - 08.2022
Senior UNIX Engineer
Shoprite Group of Companies
09.2014 - 08.2018
Senior IT Advisory Specialist
IBM South Africa
09.2006 - 08.2014
National Diploma -
Chemical Engineering
01.1993 - 01.1997