I’m Muhammad Ashar Anis, a Senior Technology Architect with 15+ years delivering mission-critical solutions across telecom, cloud, and enterprise environments. I blend deep architectural discipline with hands-on full-stack and AI development to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure technology that delivers real business impact. I’ve led large modernization programs, driven cloud-native transitions, and built AI-enabled platforms while shaping enterprise governance and strategy. I thrive on turning vision into actionable plans, collaborating across teams and stakeholders to optimize performance, reduce costs, and accelerate innovation.

MUHAMMAD ASHAR ANIS

I’m Muhammad Ashar Anis, a Senior Technology Architect with 15+ years delivering mission-critical solutions across telecom, cloud, and enterprise environments. I blend deep architectural discipline with hands-on full-stack and AI development to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure technology that delivers real business impact. I’ve led large modernization programs, driven cloud-native transitions, and built AI-enabled platforms while shaping enterprise governance and strategy. I thrive on turning vision into actionable plans, collaborating across teams and stakeholders to optimize performance, reduce costs, and accelerate innovation.

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I’m Muhammad Ashar Anis, a Senior Technology Architect with 15+ years delivering mission-critical solutions across telecom, cloud, and enterprise environments. I blend deep architectural discipline with hands-on full-stack and AI development to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure technology that delivers real business impact.

I’ve led large modernization programs, driven cloud-native transitions, and built AI-enabled platforms while shaping enterprise governance and strategy. I thrive on turning vision into actionable plans, collaborating across teams and stakeholders to optimize performance, reduce costs, and accelerate innovation.

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Work Experience

Group Technology Strategy & Architecture Consultant at STC – KSA
September 1, 2021 - Present
Lead technology strategy and enterprise architecture across core systems, cloud platforms, and AI, aligning long-term technology direction with business objectives across STC Group. Contribute to multi-year roadmaps, KPIs, vendor strategy, and CapEx/OpEx planning. Act as a strategic advisor on AI adoption and emerging technologies, supporting informed investment decisions and prioritization of strategic initiatives. Apply AI/ML-driven traffic forecasting for capacity planning and inform architecture decisions. Contribute to AI reference patterns and architectural guidelines, ensuring alignment with security and compliance. Collaborate with group and subsidiary teams to drive productivity and decision-making improvements through applied AI.
Mobile Core Design Lead at Etisalat – UAE
May 1, 2017 - February 1, 2021
Designed and deployed 4G and 5G Packet Core networks; led migration of legacy platforms to virtualized, cloud-native architectures. Conducted network dimensioning, traffic forecasting, and disaster recovery planning. Prepared HLD/LLD documentation, RFPs/RFQs, and vendor contracts; delivered designs for VoLTE, VoWiFi, NB-IoT, Corporate/M2M, and DPI requirements.
Packet Core Operations Lead at Huawei – Bahrain (VIVA MS Project)
April 1, 2016 - April 1, 2017
Led 24x7 operations ensuring high availability of packet core services. Managed configuration, change, fault, and performance management of PS Core, coordinating incident response and ongoing optimization.
Packet Core Expert at Huawei – Oman (Ooredoo MS Project)
October 1, 2014 - March 1, 2016
Managed operations for SGSN, GGSN, MME, S-GW, P-GW, DNS, UPCC, CG platforms. Supported planned and emergency network changes with KPI reporting and analysis.
Core Support Engineer at Mobilink – Pakistan
September 1, 2012 - September 1, 2014
Supported configuration and troubleshooting of core network services and nodes. Coordinated with planning and regional teams to resolve network issues efficiently.

Education

B.E Electrical (Telecommunications) at National University of Sciences and Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS AI Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Cloud Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Alteryx Designer Core
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Power BI
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Tableau
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
ITIL v3 Foundation
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Cisco CCNA
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Cisco CCNP – Routing & Switching
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert