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.
I have experience working with:
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft 365
• Windows Server
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Networking & infrastructure operations
• Azure networking, RBAC, monitoring & identity management
• PowerShell automation & Microsoft 365 workflow orchestration
I enjoy troubleshooting infrastructure issues, improving operational workflows, and building scalable systems that support real-world business environments.
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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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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/
End-to-end onboarding and offboarding automation platform built using Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Forms, and Power Automate.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Project-Arabesque/
Enterprise-style Azure infrastructure project simulating an on-premise to Azure migration using VNets, NSGs, Azure Bastion, RBAC, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Backup, and governance controls.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/TechNova-Azure-Infrastructure/
AWS cloud infrastructure and scaling architecture case study focused on deployment planning, networking, scalability, and business continuity concepts.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Cafe-Nimbus/
Microsoft 365 administration environment covering Exchange Online, SharePoint, Microsoft Entra ID, licensing, user lifecycle management, and PowerShell automation.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/TechSolutions-Microsoft365/
Enterprise Windows Server environment featuring Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, workstation integration, and centralized identity management.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Windows-Server-2022-Enterprise-Domain/
Enterprise-style IT diagnostics and operational monitoring toolkit focused on system visibility, network validation, troubleshooting, and infrastructure reporting.
Live Site:
https://rahatislamanik-spec.github.io/Enterprise-IT-HealthCheck-Toolkit/
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Microsoft Azure · Microsoft 365 · Azure Networking · Azure Monitor · Azure Storage · RBAC · AWS Infrastructure · EC2 · VPC · S3 · Auto Scaling · CloudWatch · IAM
Windows Server · Active Directory · Group Policy · Linux Administration · Endpoint Management
TCP/IP · DNS · DHCP · VLANs · VPN · LAN/WAN · Network Troubleshooting · NSGs
Microsoft Entra ID · MFA · Conditional Access · Access Controls · Microsoft Defender
PowerShell · Azure CLI · ARM Templates · GitHub · Power Automate · Claude API · Amazon Bedrock
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• Azure Administration (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
• Azure Networking & Security
• Infrastructure Monitoring & Governance
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• AI-assisted IT workflows
• Cloud automation & infrastructure concepts
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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
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I enjoy building systems that combine infrastructure, automation, and operational efficiency in practical and scalable ways while continuing to grow deeper into cloud administration and modern IT operations.