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Development & IT Consultation with Abdul M.

4.9 · 19 reviews

Development & IT Consultation with Abdul M.

4.9 · 19 reviews

▪ Architecting Enterprise Grade Network Security Solutions including NGFW, NAC, PAM, WAF, DLP, SIEM, EDR & NMS
▪ Configuration & Deployment of NMS Tools including SolarWinds, OP Manager, PRTG & Nagios
▪ Network Architecture Design including Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Infrastructure Security Products
▪ Presales & Postsales of dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant and reliable Data Center Network Infrastructure
▪ Expertise in multiple flavors of Linux like RHEL, CentOS & Ubuntu
▪ BOQ Verification and Documentation of HLD, LLD & ATP of Ongoing Projects
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Abdul M.

About Abdul

Abdul M.
Senior Network & Security Engineer | Cloud Solution Architect
94% Job Success
4.9 (19 reviews)
Lahore, Pakistan - 6:56 am local time
✅ Cisco Certified Professional ✅ 5 Star Ratings & Reviews ✅ Top Rated by UpWork

Expert Network and Security Engineer with 7+ Years of hands-on Experience on Diverse set of Technologies including Routing & Switching, Security, Data Center and Wireless Infrastructure.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Several globally recognized certifications including:
▪ Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert – Security Core
▪ Cisco Certified Network Associate – Routing & Switching
▪ Juniper Networks Certified Internetwork Associate – Junos
▪ Juniper Networks Certified Internetwork Associate – Cloud
▪ Huawei Certified Network Associate – Routing & Switching
▪ Huawei Certified Network Professional – Routing & Switching
▪ Palo Alto Networks Accredited Configuration Engineer
▪ Fortinet Network Security Expert 1
▪ Fortinet Network Security Expert 2
▪ Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
▪ Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
▪ Microsoft Certified Trainer
▪ Paessler Certified Monitoring Expert

SKILLS:
▪ Routers | Cisco ISR 4000/ ASR 1000 Series, HPE MSR 4000, Mikrotik RouterBoard
▪ Switches | Cisco Catalyst 9000/ Nexus 3K, 9K Series, Aruba 6300/ 6400, Huawei S6720
▪ Firewalls | Cisco FTD 1000/ 2100, FortiGate 400E/ 600E/ 1000D, Palo Alto 800/ 3200, Juniper SRX, Sophos XGS Series
▪ Security | Cisco ISE, AMP, WSA, SecureX
▪ Servers | Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant, Cisco UCS Series
▪ Wireless | Cisco WLC, Ubiquiti UniFi, Aruba Mobility Controller
▪ NMS | SolarWinds, OpManager, PRTG, Nagios
▪ CyberSecurity | BeyondTrust PAM, OneLogin IAM, KnowBe4 KMSAT, InDefend DLP, SealPath IRM, Titus Data Classification

PROJECT PORTFOLIO:
Have played Key role in Design, Configuration and Deployment of following projects:
▪ Mindbridge - Network & DC Deployment Project for 4000 Agents (Cisco ISE, FTD 2110, ASR 1001-X, HyperFlex Edge 220 M5-SX, C9500, C9200, SG350, WLC 3504, AIR AP1852, Cisco AMP4E)
▪ PSCA - VxRail HCI Deployment Project (Dell EMC VxRail P570 Hybrid Cluster of 12 Nodes with VMware 6.7 and vSAN)
▪ Umniah Mobile Company, Jordan - MPLS Network Orchestration (Cisco NSO 4.7, UCS C240, RHEL 7.6, Yang, XML, Python)
▪ Agriculture Department - Primary and DR DC Design Project (A10 SLB, Huawei USG 6620 Firewall, S6720 Switches)
▪ BATA - Application Virtualization Solution (Cisco WSA, VMware ESXi 6.5, vCenter 6.5, Dell PowerEdge R740 Servers)
▪ Wateen Telecom - Network Redundancy Solution using Ether-Ring (Cisco ISE, EAPS, O-Ring DES 3042P, BDCOM S2210)
▪ PACKAGES GROUP - DC Design Project (Cisco ASA 5516-X HA, SANGOMA VoIP CM, Cisco Nexus 9K Switches)
▪ MCDONALDS - FreeWiFi Project (Cisco WLC Controller & WLAN APs, BDCOM S2210 Switches)
▪ NESTLE - WiFi Network Design and Deployment Project (Cisco 2960X Switches, Cisco Aironet APs, Linksys APs)
▪ APNA BANK - L3MPLS Aggregation Design Project (Huawei AR1220 Router, Fortigate 200E Firewall, Huawei NIP 6330)
▪ TRG - DMPLS TE Design Project (PALO ALTO PA 850 Firewall, QoS, BW Optimization)
▪ SIEMENS - L3MPLS & Internet Integration Project (Cisco ISR 4331, Cisco ASA 5512X, CISCO 2960X Switches)
▪ BANK OF PUNJAB - DC Migration Project (Cisco FTD 2130, SSL VPN, AnyConnect VPN, Mikrotik RB2011, EoIP VPN)
▪ SERVICE SALES - DR DC Design Project (Juniper SSG 140 Firewall, Mikrotik RB2011, Cisco 3850 Switches)
▪ HABIB BANK LIMITED - L3MPLS Hub & Spoke DVTI VPN Project (Juniper SRX 210 & SRX 300, Cisco 3945

WORK EXPERIENCE:
▪ Work with clients to gather requirements, provide guidance and deliver Network Configuration and Troubleshooting support by utilizing deep understanding of Network Design, Network Security, Routing and Switching Protocols, Network Automation, Virtualization and Cloud Services
▪ Good Operational Experience to Analyze, Isolate and Resolve Issues with Multi-Vendor Equipment including Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Mikrotik etc. Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Load Balancers.
▪ Design, Configuration & Troubleshooting Assistance with protocols like OSPF, BGP, STP/RSTP, PBR, MPLS VPNs, GRE and IPSec VPNs, Client VPNs, SSL VPNs, NG Firewalls, NMS & Wireshark etc.
▪ Helping Client by Offering Proof of Concept Labs to Ensure the Proposed Solutions Qualify the Desired Outcomes
▪ Maintain Complete Documentation for Delivered Services like HLD, LLD & ATP
▪ Design and Deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant and reliable Data Center Network Infrastructure
▪ Expertise in multiple flavors of Linux like RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu etc. used in Projects including Cisco NSO & OpenStack
▪ Worked on Automation and Data Modelling Tools like Cisco NSO and Yang for Automating MPLS L2, L3 VPN Services
▪ Using Scripting Tools like Python and Bash for Central Configuration Management of Network Devices
▪ Automation of Segment Routing Tunnels using Ansible and Yaml in testbed environment.
▪ Presales of Application Centric Solutions including SDN, SD-WAN, HCI, Endpoint Security & App Monitoring Tools
▪ Network Solution BOQ Verification and Documentation of ongoing Projects.

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