Experience

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  Switch Communications

  • Pakistan

  • DevOps | NOC | IT Team Lead

    • May 2023 - Present
    • Pakistan

    - Managing Value Added Services for Jazz and Ufone, improving customer engagement- Overseeing our data center's smooth operation, ensuring reliable and efficient IT infrastructure.- Deploying applications on AWS and connectivity of third-party systems, promoting digital growth and scalability.- Setting up secure VPN solutions for site-to-site connections using ASA, Fortinet, and AWS, protecting important data and communication.- Leading a successful NOC team, ensuring continuous services and high availability for our services and infrastructure.- Managing the IT team, handling deployments and integrations, and playing a key role in shaping the organization's technology.

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  CABSY

  • United Arab Emirates

  • DevOps & Network Engineer

    • Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
    • United Arab Emirates

    - Implement various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure.- Define and set processes for DevOps operation, including development, testing, release, update, and support.- Encourage and implement automated processes wherever possible.- Select and deploy appropriate CI/CD tools such as Amplify, Code Pipeline, and Jenkins.- Strive for continuous improvement and establish a continuous integration, development, and deployment pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline).- Deploy open-source DevOps tools for CI/CD and automation.- Configure AWS services as needed.- Manage enterprise and cloud networks (Cisco, Versa, Huawei, AWS VPC) and wireless infrastructure using WLC.- Ensure security by managing VPNs and security systems (ASA, Fortigate, Fortinet, AWS VPN).

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  Bakhtar University

  • Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Lecturer in Computer Science

    • Sep 2015 - Aug 2021
    • Kabul, Afghanistan

    - Teaching Key subjects (Network management, Network Strategy, Network security, advanced networking, Cloud Computing, Wireless Networking to BS and MS level.- Development and supervision of various lab activities for computer science courses.- Assisting students in various activities and projects.- Evaluating department programs and participating in committees.- Monitoring department programs and associated activities.- Providing support to the research department- Instructing Cisco courses (Routing Switching, Security, Microsoft, Wireless)

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  Nexus Informatics, LLC

  • United Kingdom

  • Network Engineer (Remote)

    • Mar 2018 - Oct 2020
    • United Kingdom

    - Configuring ASA, adding new rules, configuring NAT configuration, and resolving routing issues.- Configuring VPN, IPSEC (Site to Site) as well as troubleshooting.- Routing configuration between ASA firewall and remote networks.- Managing Checkpoint firewall as standalone.- SIC configuration, Security Policies, Adding New Rules, static Nat, dynamic Nat, adding routes and policy push, Checking Smart tracker and monitor for troubleshooting.- Implementing Zone-based policies. - Smart View Monitor, Smart Event, Web and CLI Backups.- Configuring VPN between AWS and on-premises firewalls (FortiGate, StrongSwan, ASA) - AWS administration, managing IAM users, maintaining EC2 and S3 services - AWS Nat instance creation, Nat Gateways, Customer Gateways

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  Prompt Information Technology Services LLC

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Network Engineer

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
    • United Arab Emirates

    - Responsible for implementing network security in UAE. ASA, Cyberoams, Fortigate. - Implementing VPNs and connecting long-distance organizations for better performance and reliability. Implementing security policies and granular restrictions according to the need.- Configuring L2 switches, voice and data VLAN separation, implementing RSTP and Ether channels. - Responsible for maintaining DATA Center servers located in Etisalat DATA Center. connectivity of all the branches. High Availability of Severs and Routers.- Presentations on Cyberoam and other devices when demanded by companies to train their employees.- Remote support for network problems to distanced customers.- Responsible for managing storage over SAN and NAS in an efficient way to protect DATA and its availability to cluster environment for real-time business. - Responsible for maintaining and configuring Email solutions over Cloud Exchange and Office 365.- Handling IP telephony, Data, and Wireless Projects on different platforms. Asterisk, Grand Stream, Avaya, CME, Wireless controllers configuration and maintenance.

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  BRAINS Post Graduate College

  • Hayat Abad Peshawar Pakistan

  • Network Admin/ Instructor

    • Nov 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Hayat Abad Peshawar Pakistan

    - Training and Educating students for CISCO certifications from registered Academy for multi tech environments, and speedy growing network technologies - Resolving Technical issues of organizational Infrastructure in a better and more efficient way without any downtime and hurdles.

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  Maiwand Institute of Higher Education

  • Kabul

  • Network Admin / Lecturer IT

    • Jun 2012 - Nov 2013
    • Kabul

    - Instructing Cisco courses - Teaching Key subjects of Network management, Network security, advanced networking, Software Engineering, Theory of Automaton, Wireless Networking, Operating systems, Computer Architecture, etc to BCS level.

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  PTCL ISP ( IP operations core-North- PIE)

  • Rawal Pindi

  • Network Intern

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2012
    • Rawal Pindi

    - Maintenance and trouble shooting of WAN networks, PE and CE router’s monitoring, and corporate customers troubleshooting BGP and OSPF. i.e. Banks and Sub ISPs - Configuring, Trouble shooting, and maintaining VPN Cloud, FTP servers, Proxy Servers, and Tele presence for voice environment.- Configuring and Maintaining Customer Edger routers before as well as after installation at sites

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  KIPS Education System

  • Islam Abad

  • Instructor

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Islam Abad

    - Preparing Students for Entry Tests (Engineering and Medical Colleges)- Teaching Degree Level Courses

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  Career Development Center, IMSciences Peshawar

  • Peshawar

  • Network Support Engineer

    • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
    • Peshawar

    - Troubleshooting and maintaining Campus Network, switching, and VLANs management.- Hardware, software, and maintenance of printers and other miscellaneous devices

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  Habib Rafiq International (HRI)

  • Peshawar

  • Network Field Engineer

    • Sep 2009 - Jul 2010
    • Peshawar

    - Maintenance and troubleshooting of LAN Ethernet, Multiple ADSL Routers configuration, and load balancing- ADSL Modem/Router Configuration- Troubleshooting of networks and services-related issues- Technical Support on Helpline to DSL Corporate & dial-up Customers