Portrait of Awais Nazar
Cloud · Infrastructure · Automation

Awais Nazar.

IT Infrastructure Architect & Administrator

I design dependable systems and build internal tools that simplify identity workflows, technical support and everyday service delivery.

Based in Hamburg, Germany

Cloud & identityAzure, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration.
Operational automationConnected workflows from requests to account provisioning.
Engineering researchSimulation, operational analysis and photovoltaic control.
01 / Selected projects

From requests
to working systems.

Company work and university research, each with a closer look at the process. Hover over a card or select “Explore workflow”.

Professional projects

Clariness GmbH & PlantaCorp GmbH
Clariness GmbH01

Employee onboarding

An automated application that reads new-hire requests from Jira, processes employee information, provisions accounts and notifies the responsible line manager.

PythonPowerShellJira API
Jira request
Process & provision
Manager notified

Purpose A consistent account-creation workflow with fewer repetitive administrative steps.

Clariness GmbH02

Cross-tenant migrations

Python and PowerShell workflows supporting account and data migrations between Microsoft 365 environments.

Microsoft 365PythonPowerShell
Source tenant
Migration scripts
Target tenant

Purpose Repeatable scripting support for complex migration tasks.

Clariness GmbH03

Auth0 & Mailjet automation

API-driven workflows for identity provisioning, role assignment and communication tasks across enterprise applications.

Auth0MailjetAPIs
Request data
API automation
Provision & notify

Purpose More consistent provisioning and less manual configuration.

PlantaCorp GmbH04

Office infrastructure consolidation

Redesigned and implemented network infrastructure while consolidating two office locations, with security and operational requirements in mind.

NetworkingInfrastructureSecurity
Two office sites
Network redesign
Unified infrastructure

Purpose A dependable infrastructure foundation across office operations.

PlantaCorp GmbH05

Account lifecycle automation

Automated time-sensitive onboarding and offboarding processes with Python and PowerShell.

PythonPowerShellIdentity
Lifecycle request
Automated actions
Account updated

Purpose Less manual effort across account lifecycle administration.

PlantaCorp GmbH06

Logistics & production dashboard

A PHP, MySQL and Python dashboard to track logistics and production progress in real time.

PHPMySQLPython
Operational data
Processing
Live dashboard

Purpose A shared view of production and logistics progress.

PlantaCorp GmbH07

SharePoint metadata workflows

Built a metadata monitor and Power Automate workflows to support quality management and departmental processes.

SharePointPower Automate
SharePoint metadata
Monitor & automate
Process updates

Purpose Structured information and more efficient recurring workflows.

University research

Master’s & bachelor’s thesis projects
TU Hamburg · Master’s thesis20

Evaluation of Rule-Based Yard Storage Strategies in Container Terminals

Simulation inspired by the Port of Valencia, Spain, to compare yard storage strategies using KPIs such as waiting time, reshuffles and resource utilisation.

SimulationStorage strategiesKPI analysis
Terminal model
Simulation runs
KPI comparison

Purpose Research into the operational trade-offs of different yard storage strategies.

Riphah International University · Bachelor’s thesis21

Maximum Power Point Tracking of a Solar Photovoltaic System

Designed an MPPT-based control approach to improve photovoltaic system efficiency by extracting maximum available power under changing operating conditions.

PhotovoltaicsMPPTControl systems
PV operating data
MPPT control
Power extraction

Purpose An engineering approach to extracting the maximum available solar power.

02 / Experience

A foundation in operations.
A focus on improvement.

Hands-on work across cloud environments, enterprise applications and network infrastructure.

Sep 2026 – Present

IT Helpdesk Engineer

Clariness GmbH

Hamburg, Germany
  • Administer Microsoft 365, Azure and Entra ID environments, including identity and access management and cross-department IT support.
  • Develop automation solutions using Python and PowerShell for onboarding, migrations and enterprise application administration.
  • Manage Jira and enterprise applications and contribute to AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Copilot and AI agents.
Jun 2025 – Aug 2026

IT Business Support

Clariness GmbH

Hamburg, Germany
  • Managed daily IT operations and cross-department technical support, improving service reliability and issue-resolution time.
  • Developed an automated onboarding application that reads Jira tickets, provisions user accounts and notifies line managers.
  • Supported cross-tenant migrations using Python and PowerShell, accelerating account and data migration tasks.
  • Developed Auth0 and Mailjet workflows, improving user provisioning and role assignment.
Nov 2022 – Jan 2025

IT System Administrator

PlantaCorp GmbH

Hamburg, Germany
  • Consolidated two office locations, redesigning and implementing the network infrastructure according to modern security standards.
  • Automated onboarding and offboarding with Python and PowerShell, eliminating manual effort from time-sensitive processes.
  • Developed a PHP, MySQL and Python dashboard to track logistics and production progress in real time.
  • Built a SharePoint metadata monitor and Power Automate workflows to streamline quality-management and departmental processes.
Jun 2019 – Jul 2021

Network Operations Centre Engineer

Real Solutions Pvt Ltd

Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Installed and configured LTE systems, DRS links and network devices, troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
  • Analysed performance data, identified bottlenecks and implemented corrective measures that improved network efficiency.
  • Supported project planning, progress tracking and technical reporting for infrastructure upgrades.
03 / Technical toolkit

Skills that connect the pieces.

The platforms, languages and tools behind my administration and automation work.

Cloud & identity

Microsoft AzureEntra ID / Azure ADMicrosoft 365ExchangeAWS Cloud

Infrastructure & networks

VMwareVeeampfSenseNginxCiscoHuaweiUbiquitiLTERouters & switches

Automation & development

PythonPowerShellBashHTML & CSSC/C++DockerFlaskGit

Data & collaboration

SQLiteMariaDBPandasNumPySharePointPower AutomatePacket Tracer
04 / Education

Engineering meets IT.

An academic foundation in communication systems and electrical engineering.

2021 – 2026 · Completed

M.Sc. Information and Communication Systems

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Hamburg, Germany

Thesis: Evaluation of Rule-Based Yard Storage Strategies in Container Terminals.

2015 – 2019

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

Riphah International University (RIU)
Islamabad, Pakistan

Thesis: Maximum Power Point Tracking of a Solar Photovoltaic System.

Languages

English · Professional
Urdu · Native
German · Beginner

05 / Contact

Let’s connect.

For conversations about IT infrastructure, cloud administration and automation, reach me by email or LinkedIn.