
Windows Infrastructure Engineer | Automation & IT Operations
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Meshari Alghamdi
Reliable infrastructure.Secure operations.Practical automation.
I’m Meshari Alghamdi, an IT infrastructure professional with over five years of experience supporting enterprise banking environments. My work spans Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, PKI, and PowerShell automation, with a focus on reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
Open to conversations about senior infrastructure engineering and IT infrastructure leadership roles.
About
I work on the infrastructure that a bank depends on every day: Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, messaging and the certificate services underneath them. Most of that work is quiet by design. When it is done well, nobody notices it.
My day-to-day covers operational support and administration, vulnerability remediation and patching, virtualization on VMware and Nutanix, and the messaging and archive platforms that regulated environments rely on. Troubleshooting is a large part of it, and I try to leave every incident with clearer documentation than I found.
I reach for PowerShell when a task is repeated, error-prone or slow to verify by hand. The goal is not clever scripts; it is consistent, reviewable steps that the rest of the team can run and trust.
Much of my work is collaborative: coordinating with security, network, application and disaster recovery teams on enterprise projects where continuity matters more than speed. I am growing toward technical leadership, where that coordination and judgment become the main job.
Expertise
Areas I work in regularly. No ratings, no percentages.
Core Infrastructure
04 areasThe directory and server foundation everything else authenticates against.
- Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025
- Active Directory
- DNS
- Group Policy
Messaging and Identity
05 areasMail platforms, federation and archiving in a regulated environment.
- Exchange Server and Exchange Server SE
- Database Availability Groups
- ADFS and Web Application Proxy
- Enterprise Vault
- Proofpoint and email security
Certificates and Security
05 areasTrust chains, certificate lifecycles and remediation work.
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- PKI and certificate lifecycle management
- Keyfactor
- Tenable vulnerability management
- Security patching
Automation and Operations
08 areasTooling and practices that keep operations repeatable.
- PowerShell
- IIS
- SCCM
- Splunk
- F5 LTM/GTM
- VMware and Nutanix
- Disaster recovery planning
- Operational documentation
Featured Projects
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Professional Experience
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Associate Windows Administrator
Gulf International Bank · Saudi Arabia
Windows infrastructure administration and operational support in an enterprise banking environment.
- Administer and support Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS and Group Policy across production environments.
- Support virtualized workloads on VMware and Nutanix platforms.
- Coordinate and carry out vulnerability remediation and security patching.
- Operate and support enterprise messaging and email archive platforms.
- Collaborate with partner teams on disaster recovery planning and exercises.
- Build PowerShell tooling for repeatable checks and operational tasks.
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IT Technician
Musanadah Facilities and Management
- Provided on-site IT support for end users, hardware and workstation setup.
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Desktop Support Technician
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Supported students and staff with desktop, account and software issues.
- Documented recurring issues and resolutions for the support team.
Certifications & Education
Certifications
- AZ-900
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
- ITIL 4
ITIL 4 Foundation
AXELOS / PeopleCert
- CSFPC
Cyber Security Foundation Professional Certificate
CertiProf
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Science & Technology
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
GPA 3.91 / 4.00
Get in touch
For infrastructure opportunities and professional conversations, get in touch by email or LinkedIn.