IP Backbone Engineer

• Aug 2022 - Present

Technical Team Lead

• Feb 2021 - Aug 2022

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2022

• Designing IP Networks on customer demands and evaluation of products.• Carrying out Pre-Sales Activity.• Assisting Sales Team in Tenders in designing solutions, Technical Compliance and Technical Write-ups.• HLD (High Level Design), LLD (Low Level Design) and UAT (User Acceptance Test).• Project Implementation for ongoing projects to meet dead-lines.• Consulting and providing support according to the SLA (Service Level Agreements) of products.• Lead the team to complete ongoing projects deployments and ongoing support related tasks.• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.• Configuration, troubleshooting, hardening and administration of switches, routers, firewalls and network securitydevices.• Support technology products in the areas of Firewall/VPN and Internet Security; can utilize network diagnostic toolsto troubleshoot security problems and work with vendor Technical assistance center (TAC) for assistance• Executes work assignment to appropriate standards and quality systems (Implementation, Test & Documentation)• Monitors and controls assigned work scope against the project plan.• Effectively communicates with customers to fully define and agree project requirements.• Reports progress and technical problems to project and engineering supervisor.• Interfaces with other disciplines to ensure the integration of activities.• Plan, Monitor and assist in Vendor activities as required. Show less

Network Consultant

• Aug 2011 - Sep 2018

Skills & Expertise: • Routing protocols (OSPF V2/V3, ISIS, BGP, MBGP, , VRRP, STP, RSTP, MST, routing policies, firewall filters, firewalls and security technologies) • Security ( IPsec VPN, SSL-VPN, Dynamic VPN • Routers: Juniper MX104, MX240, MX480, MX960, M10i, M7i, Cisco (2500, 2600, 2611, 2801) • Switches: EX 4200, 4300, 2300, 2200, QFX5100, Cisco Catalyst (3650, 3750, 2960) • Security: Juniper (SSG-5/20/140/320/550/1000/2000, SA/UAC, SRX-10/210/3400/3600) • Security: Cisco (ASA 5585, 5545, 5555, Fire Power) • Security: Fortinet ( 1000D, 1500, 30E, Forti Load Balancer, Forti Analyzer, Forti Manager) • Scripting (Python 3 for ZTP deployment) • Escalation of critical P1 & P2 case with JTAC/ATAC & engineering with aggressive follow-up Responsibilities: • Leading Network teams for IP routing and security solutions • Liaising with vendors, stake holders and Project Managers • Design, test, troubleshoot and implement the solution • Network Analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting • Acting as the customer’s single point of contact for all their IT needs • Customer meetings in order to justify solutions and to expedite projects • Documentation and migration strategies for customer’s Networks Projects: • Defence Projects • Universities Projects • Banks Projects • Enterprise Projects Devices used in above Projects were Juniper (SSG, Pulse Secure, MX, EX, SRX, QFX, WLC, APs). Cisco (Switches, Routers & Firewalls), Fortigate Firewalls AP, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, HP Switches AP, Aruba Show less

PS Resident Engineer ( Saudi Telecom Company)

• Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

Technical Support Resident Engineer ISP Project MX480, MX960, BroadBand Project ERX1440, E320, VII ProjectISG-1000, SRX5800, IGW Project (MX960, T640) • Support For BRAS acting as LAC • Support For PE, IGW, P router in IP/MPLS cloud. • Support For User-Facing Provider Edge (UPE) for ISPs. • Network fault detection • Rectification, • Network management, • Surveillance and troubleshooting. • Handling cases with JTAC/ATAC • Routine design & configuration changes/New configurations • Service integration/integration activities. Show less

Sr.System Eng

• Aug 2008 - Oct 2010

Responsibilities: • Technical meeting with the customer after award of the project • Technical documentation, installations and configurations of the equipment • Network Analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting • Contacting with the principal JTAC support on various issues Devices used in above Projects were Juniper (SSGs, ISGs, J-Series, SRX). Cisco (2960, 6500) Responsibilities: • Technical meeting with the customer after award of the project • Technical documentation, installations and configurations of the equipment • Network Analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting • Contacting with the principal JTAC support on various issues Devices used in above Projects were Juniper (SSGs, ISGs, J-Series, SRX). Cisco (2960, 6500)