Hamza Bin Iftikhar

Enterprise Infrastructure Strategist with 10+ years of experience designing and governing end-to-end enterprise solutions across network connectivity, security, and operational resilience. Trusted advisor in architecture governance, risk management and SLA alignment with a proven ability to bring together IT, business, and operations leaders to deliver scalable, secure, and business-aligned outcomes.

Professional Development at Career Transition & Skill Enhancement (2026-01 – Present)

Advanced recertification and training focused on zero-trust architectures and next-generation network architectures

• Advanced recertification and training focused on zero-trust architectures
• Conducted in-depth research on next-generation network architectures and hybrid cloud integration strategies for enterprise environments

Senior Architect – Enterprise Infrastructure & Network at Borsa Italiana (2020-09 – 2025-12)

Designed end-to-end network and security solutions and led infrastructure modernization initiatives

• Designed end-to-end network and security solutions incorporating business requirements, current-state assessments, future-state roadmaps, security standards, and DR patterns
• Led cross-functional teams through infrastructure modernization delivering 25% efficiency gains, 40% downtime reduction, and 95% vulnerability mitigation
• Optimized capacity planning and performance monitoring, enhancing system resilience and operational SLAs across global operations
• Facilitated requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholders to define project scope and strategic objectives
• Architected seamless integration of network, security, and operational systems supporting core business functions
• Delivered comprehensive enterprise architecture roadmaps, achieving 99% SLA compliance and regulatory standards
• Conducted enterprise-wide security audits, ensuring 99% compliance with organizational governance frameworks

Senior Infrastructure Optimization Engineer at ZTE (2018-02 – 2019-09)

Architected network optimization solutions and directed network assessments

• Architected network optimization solutions, improving performance by 30%
• Directed network assessments to evaluate the current state and inform future-state design
• Coordinated technical support for projects requiring cross-platform integration

Senior Network Security & Integration Engineer at Alascom (2017-01 – 2017-12)

Designed security architecture and performed system upgrades with focus on performance and resilience

• Designed security architecture through firewall frameworks
• Collaborated on system upgrades aligned with standards
• Achieved 20% improvement in network stability through architecture-driven hardware upgrades and audits

Network Operations Center Supervisor & Team Lead at United Nations (2016-01 – 2016-12)

Led operations team and managed infrastructure for UN organizations worldwide

• Led 10-member operations team to 99.5%+ SLA compliance through governance, process design, and performance analytics
• Managed provisioning systems for complex multi-tenant infrastructure serving UN organizations worldwide
• Established operational frameworks and SLA design for global infrastructure supporting 50+ countries

Technical Operations Center Engineer at United Nations (2015-05 – 2015-12)

Resolved complex network issues and maintained operational excellence

• Resolved 95% of complex network issues within 24 hours through systematic troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Maintained 99% SLA compliance through well-architected operational processes and cross-functional coordination
• Contributed to 25% performance improvement through proactive maintenance and optimization initiatives

Network Engineer at Progressive Network Engineering Roles (2010-01 – 2014-12)

Built foundational expertise in enterprise infrastructure

• Built foundational expertise in networks, security monitoring, and incident response, supporting enterprise infrastructure
• Developed troubleshooting and optimization skills, achieving consistent SLA targets in high-availability environments

Master of Telecommunications Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (2013-01 – 2018-01)

BSc (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering (Communications) – HU (2006-01 – 2010-01)