C.V
Career Summary
I am a highly experienced Infrastructure & Security Solution Architect, with over 14 years of extensive IT Architecture and Management experience in a variety of market sectors. Broad experience in (data-center design and build, server and desktop environments, storage technologies, virtualization (server, desktop, and storage) technologies, Cisco, HP, Fortinet and VMware, LAN/WAN switching and routing, firewall technologies, hardware load balancing, and IT Security.
Objective:
Looking for a challenging career that carries responsibilities and offers growth in the organization's hierarchy.
Education &Certification:
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information System - Amman University -Jordan
• CCIE Enterprise Lab preparation 2023
• CCIE Written (Enterprise, Wireless, Datacenter) 2023
• CCNP Enterprise 2023
• CCNP Enterprise (Wireless) 2023
• CCNP Data Center 2023
• MCSE 2000
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) 2020
• FortiGate NSE4(2020) - NSE5(2020) -NSE6(2021) & NSE7 (2020)
• Aruba Certified Switching Associate and Professional (ACSP) /(ACSA) 2021
Languages
English, Arabic
CITRA, Senior Network Engineer Kuwait
August 2015 -2022
Responsibilities
• BGP design and implementation for CITRA.
• Designing High-Availability Enterprise Networks.
• Installing, configuring, and supporting various mission systems and core services.
• Work with deployment and upgrade teams to integrate systems at site into the architecture.
• Designed and implemented network infrastructure for clients.
• Support/maintain/administer program networks and servers.
• Monitor network performance and Traffic using HPE IMC, SolarWinds NetFlow.
• Assist with the creation & maintenance of security protocols, hardware and software standards, and overall technology planning within the organization.
• Provide Tier 3 support on complex technical issues to the internal helpdesk and end users when appropriate.
• Develop and maintain diagrams of the network infrastructure and connectivity.
• Assist with IT vendor evaluations, products, plans, and policies to ensure efficiencies are in place and solutions are effective.
• Worked on 38500, 7613 ,9200,9300,9400 ,9500 Cisco Routers and Core series Cisco Switches, Cisco Stack Wise Virtual Configurations.
• Experience with Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K, 2Kseries, Nexus 1000v, operate in Cisco NX-OS Software, VPC, FEX.
• Experience with HP Aruba Switches 2000/6000/8000 Complex Stacking topologies and configurations.
• Provide Tier 3 support on complex technical issues to the internal helpdesk and end users when appropriate.
• Develop and maintain diagrams of the network infrastructure and connectivity.
• Train the CITRA engineers for Cisco networking track of CCNA/ CCNP to enhance their processualism skills and capabilities.
• Installation, deployment, Analysis and troubleshooting of Firewall Technologies like Fortinet, Forti Web, Forti Analyzer, Palo Alto.
• Experience with HP Switch 10508 (Core switches), HP 5900 -HP 5700 (Distribution switches) and HP 5412R (Access switches).
• Experience with HP Aruba switches.
• MPLS, OSPF, MP-BGP design and implementation.
• Installation, deployment, Analysis and troubleshooting of Firewall Technologies like Fortinet, Forti Web, Forti Analyzer, Palo Alto.
• Designing and providing support of Routers, Switches, Security Solutions, VPNs, L4-7 Load Balancers, SD-WAN, WAF and Network Management Solutions across LAN/WAN.
• Designing, configuring, and maintaining network infrastructure components, troubleshooting network to diagnose system problems.
• BGP design and implementation.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure, including routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF BGP & MPLS.
• Working knowledge with installation and maintenance of Cisco’s Wi-Fi/802.11 systems.
Vision International, Network Engineer and Team Leader Kuwait
Jun 2011 – July 2015
Responsibilities
• Manage information technology and computer systems
• Plan, organize, control, and evaluate IT and electronic data operations
• Manage IT staff by recruiting, training, and coaching employees, communicating job expectations, and appraising their performance
• Installation, deployment, Analysis and troubleshooting of Firewall Technologies like Fortinet, Forti Web, Forti Analyzer, Palo Alto.
• Designing and providing support of Routers, Switches, Security Solutions, VPNs, L4-7 Load Balancers, SD-WAN, WAF and Network Management Solutions across LAN/WAN.
• Designing, configuring, and maintaining network infrastructure components, troubleshooting network to diagnose system problems.
• BGP design and implementation.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure, including routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF BGP & MPLS.
• Developed project plans for IT services implementation and best management practices to oversee the basic demand for efficient information.
• Designed and implemented new network topologies to support customer growth as well as maintainability of the environment.
• Created documentation on all aspects of the network design, implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting.
• Independently researching and providing both business and technical solutions based on and related to customer needs and specifications and deploy them into the production infrastructure.
• Involved in the activity of data-center migration of regular cisco catalyst switches with the new Nexus 2148, 2224t, 5548, 6018, 7010 using f3/m3 line-cards with 10ge & 40ge interfaces.
• Developing, implementing, and enforcing network security procedures consistent with security policies.
• Making recommends of advanced solutions which include both hardware and software.
• Creating and maintaining detailed project plans, scopes of work, network diagrams, and other technical documentation of the enterprise network.
• Leading implementation efforts across the enterprise network and ensuring that projects are executed according to design, within project time frames, and budget.
• Experience working with Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools including SolarWinds and Wireshark.
• Support and manage logical and physical network architectures, resulting documents and drawings, testing analyses, test plans and risk assessment of the network.
• Integrates components (servers, switches, routers, physical cabling) supplied by multiple vendors into a single unified network.
• Handled the tasks of maintaining IP/MPLS infrastructure of the organization.
• Working knowledge with installation and maintenance of Cisco’s WiFi/802.11 systems.
• Nexus VPC design, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Europe Commission, Network Consultant and System Engineer
Jun 2007 – Jun 2011
Responsibilities
• Plan, design, install, and support major HP - Dell servers and network systems for corporate clients
• Configured and maintained Cisco routers and switches.
• Installed, configured, deployed, monitored, and troubleshoot all networking components
• Configured and deployed the software packages to client’s computers by using SMS Server and Group policy objects.
• Designed and implemented client’s wireless Internet 3G Broadband, ISDN, DSL.
• Designed a reliable and fully redundant network implementing various routing protocols OSPF, BGP, EIGRP.
• Selected and purchased all software and hardware, integrated new systems into existing network.
• Installed, configured, and deployed the corporate Mail Server Exchange, Active Directory 2003, 2008, DNS, DHCP, VPN, a WSUS / Antivirus server that runs Symantec Antivirus Corporate Server.
• Served as Project Coordinator and Team Lead for multiple installation, on-site support, and system administrator training.
MTC & Louis Berger Group, Network Consultant and System Engineer
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006
Responsibilities
• Implemented the network infrastructure based on the Microsoft Windows Servers 2003 platforms, and coordinated with project managers, technicians, and clients on new installations.
• Worked closely with clients to resolve problems and issues, collected data and prepared monthly reports for management.
• Managed customer tracking system to ensure problems resolved to customer's satisfaction.
• Managed and administered the CISCO equipment’s installed in the organization.
• Offered 24×7 support to the end users and sorted their problems related to network online and through calls.
New Horizons, IT Technical Trainer Bahrain
Jan 2001 – Jan 2005
Responsibilities
• Provided services to the corporate customers related to LAN, WAN, MAN and Training the track of MCSE, CISCO, VMware
• Provided Cisco Training CCNA, CCNP, FortiGate Firewall NSE4.
• Provided a Microsoft Training MCSE.
• Help Technical Services engineers prepare for Cisco certifications.
• Assessing individual/group training needs
• Planning, preparing, and researching lessons
• Organizing and promoting courses
• Preparing teaching materials
• Spending contact time with students on an individual or group basis
• Invigilating examinations
Non-Technical Skills
• Expert in sales & customer’s feedback, technical support of hardware and software products.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with people, handle technical problems, work well under stress, and follow complex plans and strategies.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and writing skills.
• Extremely high level of leadership, motivation, initiative, independence, and responsibility
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on the information systems lifecycle, analysis, and design.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as a team member, setting priorities and resolving problems in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment.