Professional Experience
Jun 2015 – Till Date Leaders Investment Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Network Engineer
Working as a level 3 Network Engineer in Leaders Investment Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Responsible for installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of corporate network infrastructure of LIG Group and its clients.
- LAN / WAN installation, administration and troubleshooting.
- Analysis of client’s requirements, selection of hardware & software, and preparation of design documents.
- Provision of solutions to company’s clients to meet with their needs and requirements.
- Conducting research regarding new technologies to select the latest hardware and software with innovative and up-to-date features.
- Testing of new hardware in lab environment.
- Integration of new network technologies within existing network infrastructure.
- Provide solutions to problems escalated by technical support wing.
- Experienced in working on Cisco Routers (4000/3900/2900 series routers) and Switches (6500, 2900).
- Implementation, configuration and administration of ACLs, Firewall, VPN, IPS/IDS and AAA in the company’s network infrastructure.
- Installation, configuration and administration of FirePower services on Cisco firewalls.
- Configuration and troubleshooting of Routing Protocols (BGP4, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP).
- Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of MPLS based network.
- Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN Switching environment using Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switch technologies like VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, Etherchannel, Inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.
- Installation, configuration and administration of VMWare VSphere virtualized environment.
- Implementation and monitoring of network performance / base lining through logging, SNMP, IP SLA, NBAR, NetFlow, WireShark.
- Implementation, configuration and administration of CAD systems in the client’s network infrastructure for online incident management.
- Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of VoIP network infrastructure of Leader Investment Group, Saudi Arabia.
- Upgrading IOS on Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewalls and maintaining backup of IOS and configuration files.
- Installation, Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2008.
- Well versed with Active Directory, FTP, TFTP, DNS, DHCP, IIS, RAID and Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments.
- Installation, Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 10 / 8 / Windows 7 as client operating system.
- Documenting network changes and updating network diagrams accordingly.
Sep 2005 – Apr 2015 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
Network Engineer
Responsible for installation, operations and maintenance of corporate network infrastructure based on latest networking technologies. Worked as part of a team in a fast paced, changing and challenging 24×7 environment.
- LAN / WAN installation, administration and troubleshooting.
- Experienced in working on Cisco Routers (7600, 7200, 2600) and Switches (6500, 4500, 2900).
- Implementing security policies using ACL, Firewall, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA.
- Configuration and troubleshooting of Routing Protocols (BGP4, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP).
- Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN Switching environment using Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switch technologies like VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, Etherchannel, Inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.
- Implementation and monitoring of network performance / base lining through logging, SNMP, IP SLA, NBAR, NetFlow, WireShark.
- Working knowledge of WLC (4402) with Cisco Access Points (AIR-LWAP-1242, 1252).
- Working knowledge of Cisco Call Manager (7) and configuring and troubleshooting IP Phones (7961, 7975).
- Implementation and troubleshooting of remote access technologies ( DXX, ISDN BRI / PRI, DSL, VPN, Frame-Relay ).
- IPv6 configuration, administration and troubleshooting using RIPng / OSPFv3 / EIGRP / MP-BGP routing protocols.
- Upgrading Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewall IOS using TFTP.
- Implementing and maintaining backup schedules.
- Installation, Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2003 / Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments.
- Installation, Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows XP / Windows 2000 Professional as client operating system.
Education
Masters in Management Information System ( MIS )
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Certifications
- Secured 988 / 1000 marks in CCNP Route exam from Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Secured 945 / 1000 marks in CCNP Switch exam from Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Secured 958 / 1000 marks in CCNA certification from Cisco Systems, Inc.
CCENT
- Secured 877 / 1000 marks in CCENT certification from Cisco Systems, Inc.
Microsoft Certified Professional ( MCP )
- Earned MCP certification from Microsoft Corporation.
- Linux Operating System Certification
Earned “Linux Operating System Certification” from Pakistan Computer Bureau.