Mohammed Saifullah

About Mohammed Saifullah

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)-Experienced Data Center Infrastructure Lead with 5+ years of hands-on expertise delivering large-scale physical infrastructure projects across enterprise and high-density GPU data centers. Specializes in racking and stacking, NVIDIA GPU server installations (H100, B200, GB200 platforms), and supporting liquid-cooled environments, including direct-to-chip cooling readiness, manifold integration, and leak detection validation. Strong background in structured cabling (Cat6a/7, OM3/OM4, MTP/MPO), high-power rack builds, and power provisioning for AI and HPC workloads. Leads deployment teams through full lifecycle activities—from equipment intake, rack elevation planning, and thermal/load assessments to fiber routing, polarity testing, burn-in, and live production cutovers. Proficient in validating physical layer performance using Fluke DTX, VFL, loopback, and optical power meters. Maintains precise asset tracking, rack layouts, and cabling documentation within DCIM platforms such as Nlyte and Device42. Known for delivering clean, scalable, and future-ready infrastructure aligned with change management controls, aggressive project timelines, and strict uptime requirements.

Experience

1. Infrastructure Data Center Engineer

   Northern Trust

   Aug 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Lead the planning and execution of physical infrastructure projects across data center, including new hardware deployments, upgrades, and structured cabling initiatives. Manage daily operations in an sq. ft. data center supporting 500+ racks of compute storage, and networking infrastructure, maintaining 99.99% uptime. Lead physical infrastructure projects and large-scale migrations/cutovers—managing deployment teams, electricians, and vendors; coordinating with Facilities/MEP (HVAC, power, fire suppression); and executing changes via ServiceNow + CAB approvals. Administer and troubleshoot enterprise hardware: Cisco Nexus 5K/7K/9K, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEX), Arista 7280, Dell EMC VxRail, HP Synergy, Cisco UCS chassis, and high-density blade/compute platforms. Manage Layer 2/3 network services and security stack: Infoblox (DNS/DHCP/IPAM), Gigamon, F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM load balancers, Palo Alto firewalls, and VPN/edge routing infrastructure. Operate and support SAN and backup platforms including NetApp AFF/FAS, Dell EMC Unity/VMAX, Pure Storage FlashArray, Cohesity, Veeam, Data Domain, and Cisco/Brocade MDS fabrics. Coordinate provisioning and maintenance of DWDM/Metro Ethernet circuits, dark fiber, carrier cross-connects, and redundant ISP/MPLS links. Perform Linux and hypervisor-level diagnostics on RHEL/Ubuntu, VMware ESXi, and iDRAC/iLO/IPMI systems—resolving kernel panics, firmware issues, RAID rebuilds, PXE failures, and low-level hardware faults. Automate health checks, log analysis, capacity reporting, and asset updates using Python, Bash, and SQL, reducing manual effort by 20%+. Maintain structured cabling across Cat6a/7, OM3/OM4, MTP/MPO, managing fiber/copper connections with proper polarity testing, labeling, and zero audit rework. Use ServiceNow, Nlyte, Device42, Grafana, SolarWinds, and Zabbix for incident, change, asset tracking, and monitoring of 3–5 MW power, rack elevation, and capacity forecasting.

Education

• All India Management Association (AIMA)

  Master's Degree, Public accounting

• University of North Texas

  Master's degree, Computer Science ( Data Analytics )

• Osmania University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science