Career

Experience

Technical Support Engineer

Oct 2026 – Present

Maldives Innovation and Digital Company · Malé, Maldives

  • Technical Support Engineer in the ICT division, reporting to the Lead IT Operations Engineer. Joined permanently after a nine-month internship on the same team.
  • Provide timely first- and second-line support to staff on Windows and macOS, owning each issue from intake through diagnosis and repair to confirmed resolution and follow-up.
  • Diagnose and repair hardware, software and network faults; install and configure devices, peripherals, operating systems and business applications, replacing components where needed.
  • Support the roll-out of new applications, write procedural documentation so staff can resolve common problems themselves, and evaluate new technologies for the organisation.
  • Keep systems efficient and the network secure through monitoring and improvement across the Malé, Fuvahmulah and Addu workspaces.
Windows
macOS
Active Directory
Google Workspace (G Suite)
FortiGate
UniFi
Zkteco
Keplar

Assistant Commissioner for Digital Transformation, Technology & AI

May 2026 – Present

The Scout Association of Maldives · Malé, Maldives

  • Voluntary appointment. Senior technical authority for the association — the final escalation point for staff and volunteers nationwide.

Key achievements

  • Own the association's full technology estate — infrastructure, platforms and end-user systems — as senior technical authority and final escalation point for staff and volunteers.
  • Administer Microsoft 365 organisation-wide (mailboxes, identity, licensing, security policy) and resolve all staff email, account and device problems.
  • Manage hybrid server infrastructure across on-premises hardware and DigitalOcean cloud, with Nginx and Caddy reverse proxies, systemd services and PM2/Supervisor workers.
  • Administer the internal network, ZKTeco biometric access-control devices and the Hikvision CCTV estate, including installation, fault repair and hardware replacement.
  • Led a Microsoft 365 security audit and account-compromise response across 118 mailboxes, containing the account and enforcing MFA tenant-wide.
Microsoft 365
DigitalOcean
Nginx
Caddy
Linux
PM2
Zkteco
Hikvision
UniFi

Intern | ICT Infrastructure

Jan 2026 – Oct 2026

Maldives Innovation and Digital Company · Malé, Maldives

  • Provided first- and second-line support to staff on Windows and macOS devices, owning each issue from intake through diagnosis and repair to confirmed resolution and follow-up.
  • Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software and network faults; installed and configured devices, peripherals, operating systems and business applications for new and existing staff.
  • Supported day-to-day infrastructure operations — device management, user provisioning and offboarding, network administration and monitoring — and kept asset records current.
  • Helped manage distributed workspaces in Malé, Fuvahmulah and Addu linked by site-to-site VPN tunnels, and resolved inter-site connectivity issues.
  • Hired into the team's Technical Support Engineer role at the end of the internship.

Key achievements

  • Wrote a winget-based Windows bulk installer that sets up a new device's standard apps (Chrome, AnyDesk, Acrobat, IdeaShare) silently in one command, with per-app pass/fail logging, automatic winget repair and retry, and fallback to direct downloads.
  • Automated laptop handover agreement generation and tracking with Google Sheets and Apps Script, making onboarding and device assignment faster for new and existing staff.
Windows
macOS
Active Directory
Google Workspace (G Suite)
FortiGate
UniFi
Zkteco
Keplar

Headquarter Commissioner for Information & Communication Technology

Jan 2021 – Jan 2026

The Scout Association of Maldives · Malé, Maldives

  • Led the digital transformation initiatives across the national organization.
  • Designed, developed, and maintained critical digital services including websites and portals.
  • Modernized workflows by introducing centralized systems for registrations and communications.
  • Ensured security, reliability, and performance of national-level digital infrastructure.

Key achievements

  • Spearheaded major digital upgrades including the national website and online shop.
  • Introduced modern web technologies and standardized development practices.
  • Digitized key administrative workflows, reducing manual processes.
  • Provided technical leadership for national Scout events.
  • Implemented security best practices and reliable hosting infrastructure.
  • Served as the primary technical lead for all digital platforms.
Laravel
FilamentPHP
JavaScript
PHP
Python
MySQL
UniFi
Git
GitHub
WordPress
Tailwind CSS
AWS
Azure
Bootstrap
CI/CD
CSS 3
Docker
Figma
HTML 5
macOS
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
React
Redis
TypeScript
Vercel
Zkteco

References

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Ismail Rifau

Former Deputy Chief Commissioner

Project Associate

Sep 2023 – Nov 2023

Ecocare Maldives · Malé, Maldives

  • Assisted in planning and organizing all logistical components of the Climate Assembly.
  • Supported outreach and engagement efforts including invitations and participant coordination.
  • Managed participant registration workflows and maintained attendance records.
  • Provided on-site operational support during Climate Assembly sessions.

Key achievements

  • Successfully coordinated logistics for Climate Assembly events.
  • Streamlined communication between project teams and stakeholders.
  • Handled real-time issue resolution during events.
  • Improved documentation and organizational processes.
Event Coordination
Project Logistics
Outreach & Stakeholder Communication
Registration & Scheduling Management
On-site Event Support
Documentation & Reporting
Operational Planning

References

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Maeed Mohamed Zahir

Advocacy Director