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Summary
• CCIE (Security) Written, CCNP (R & S), CCNA (R & S), HCNP (R & S), HCNA (R & S), Palo Alto Networks, with over 8 years of industry experience in Planning, Design, migration, Implementation, support of LAN/WAN/Wireless, Service Provider, Internet of Things (IoT) and Security of networks.
• Specialties: Routing Switching, Firewall, Security, WAN infrastructure designing, Service Provider.
• Previously worked in the role of Senior Network Engineer at Cybernet.
• Strong customer Interaction, analytical and problem-solving ability with proven track record of quickly learning new technologies as required by a task or project. Avid self-learner and technology enthusiast.
• Experienced in customer interfacing, with highly effective communication skills, fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent hands-on experience on Cisco, Juniper, Palo ALto, Cisco Meraki, Cisco Prime, Cisco, Software Defined Access, ASA (5510, 5508, 5506), Fortinet, check point, Huawei (AR Routers, NE routers, S5700 series switches, USG 6300 firewall) Nexus (5672/5596), Catalyst 9200, 9300, 6500, 4500 3500, 3800, 2800 and 2900 series Switches & routers. Network Technology, Ruckus, Wireless Networking, Network Infrastructure, Computer Science, Staff Training, Office 365, SharePoint.
• Extensive knowledge of Implementation of Security and multiple IP routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIP, MPLS, and Security IPSec (Ikev1,Ikev2).
Projects
Experience
Senior Network Security Engineer
As a member of the managed services team, I work with clients to gather requirements, provide guidance, and provide network design support. Using a deep understanding of routing and switching protocols, good operational experience and the ability to isolate, analyze and resolve issues, support our customers in the San Francisco Bay area. Using an extensive knowledge of routing (OSPF, BGP, MPLS, and VRF), switching (vPC, LACP, L2 ECMP, Spanning Tree, 802.1x, etc.) and network security and associated hardware platforms (Multi Vendor) plus skills in statefull packet inspection, firewalls and ACLs, VPN (GRE, IP Sec /SSLVPNs,), Wireless (802.1a/b/g/n), ESX, Openstack/Openvswitch, Global and Local Server Load-Balancing (GLBP/SLB/HSRP/VRRP), DNS/DHCP to assist the clients in their IT infrastructure efforts. Using Alien Vault (USM anywhere) and Securonix in SOC.
Network Security Engineer
Providing managed services to multiple Clients. Managing their LAN, WAN, Security, VPNs and implementing security solutions at the business division level.
Responsible for assurance of customer agreed technical standards both for projects & for customer support services.
Currently Working on Cisco Software-Define Access (Cisco 9000 Series).
Working on Huawei USG6000, Routers ( AR 2240,650, NE 80e, 16 ), S series switches, Juniper- SRX, Juniper- EX, Palo ALTO, ASA Firewall (5525/5545/5555) , Fortinet, check point, Ciso Meraki, Cisco Prime, Nexus 5K, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, Cisco Catalyst series Switches & router (2960/3750/4500/6500/9200/9300).
Using Protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIP, MPLS, L2VPN/L3VPN and Security IPSec (Ikev1,Ikev2)
Providing Network/Security consultancy remotely in Germany.
Network (TAC) Engineer Level-2
Designing/implementing Service Provider & Enterprise Networks technologies & protocols including MPLS, VRF, Metro Ethernet & GPON, WiMAX, VPN, TE, Multicast, Routing Protocol.
Routers Switches: Juniper, Cisco, Huawei, Mikrotik, Maipu.
Routing Protocols: MP-BGP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, RIP v1 & 2.
Customer Requirements fulfillment as per their need.
MPLS: LDP, RSVP, L3VPN, L2VPN, Traffic Engineering Tunnels.
Layer 2 Switching: VLAN, VTP, VTP Pruning, STP, RSTP, MSTP, Layer 2 Security, PVST, EtherChannel/Port aggregation [Static, PAgP, LACP].
High Availability: HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.
VPN Tunneling: GRE, IPSec, L2VPN, MPLS L3/2 VPN, L2TP, PPTP.
Network Operations Center Engineer
Managing and Monitoring network connectives and network devices. Work as an Asst. Services coordinator of Central NOC team.
Responsible for configuring L2/L3 mpls data, internet services, Value Added Services, Packet/Circuit Switching for corporate clients.
Outage & Resolution reports.
SOP development.
Network Designing and Monitoring.
Security Implementation.
Wireless Solution designing.
Maintain many kind of Database of whole central region (DSL, Fiber, RF & etc).
Interpersonal Communication with team and client as per need.
Coordinate with Fiber vendors to restore / troubleshooting the links.
Troubleshooting & Installation GPON & back whole fiber links.
Worked on Network Projects of Warid Telecom, Descon Engineering, and Total Parco Pakistan.
Managed local & International VCs from Lahore region.
Monitoring connectivity of all Clients in central region by using different NMS (Huawei NMS, Solar winds, Cisco Works) and MRTG.
Configuration on Cisco & Maipu 8xx, 29xx Series and different Routers like Mikrotik, Huawei, Juniper, Routed IPs, with NAT,DHCP Server
and Ethernet Dialing, MPLS, GRE, etc and their troubleshooting.
Network Engineer Intern
Monitor and Work on ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure running on Nexus 9K, 7K and 5K.) to troubleshoot and resolve daily basis queries.
Monitoring of Data Center.
Internee
Worked as Management Trainee Officer at CTH lahore.
* Attended training at RTTS Cantt Lahore. GPON, network management of Optical Fibre Cable Networks and Transmission Systems e.g. SDH, DWDM, PDH and DXX etc were key learnings.
* During the training, study and experiment of different Switching and Transmission equipments in the company.
* Managed BNCC workflows according to the desired needs for IPTV and Broadband.
* Worked on Siebel CRM. Co-ordination with CRM team for maintainence and upgradation of database.
* Preparing daily and weekly reports from database extracted from CRM and presenting to the top management.
* Managing User Accounts for DSL users on AAA portal.
* Monitoring of Broadband Traffic using MMBB tools.
