A highly accomplished, dedicated and disciplined Network Professional, seeking to contribute and grow in a dynamic, progressive and innovative organization. Effectively and efficiently resolve issues and achieve challenging goals & objectives.
Managing and handling the overall Azgard9 network infrastructure across four locations.
• Managing and configuring Cisco Routers and Switches and Firewalls according the requirement.
• Implementing and managing security parameters for the entire Azgard9 IT infrastructure.
• Installation and managing the controller based wireless LAN network for users.
• Ensuring network infrastructure is operational for smooth production.
• Managing and guiding the network support team to provide support according to the SLA.
• Implementing network security measures and managing traffic rules to ensure the security of the Azgard9
network infrastructure.
• Reporting to and updating the Head of Department on all network and security changes, and obtaining
approval for new network equipment purchases.
• Managing bandwidth across all locations according to company requirements.
• Establishing IPsec tunnels between all locations for internal communication.
• Coordinating with ISPs for network optimization and addressing upstream-related issues.
• Network monitoring through PRTG, Zabbix and Cacti.
Plan and design the PRG network for offices in Chicago, as well as in Lahore, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi.
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Design, install, and configure routers, switches, and firewalls according to company requirements.
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Segregate and route local and U.S. traffic, ensuring U.S. traffic is directed through U.S. tunnels.
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Establish secure IPsec tunnels between locations in Lahore and the U.S. to ensure secure internal communication.
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Configure 3CX and IP Phone systems.
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Set up and manage RAID configurations on Dell servers.
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Install and maintain Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022.
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Install and configure Remote Desktop Services in the U.S. for remote operations.
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Install and manage ESXi and Hyper-V hosts.
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Install and manage VM backups using Veeam.
Responsible for complete network audit (physical & configuration) for PSEB network based Cisco routers 7609, 2901, 2621, Huawei s7706 and Cisco switches 6506, 3750, 3550, 2960, 2950 & Huawei S5735S.
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Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP & ISIS), QoS, Route Maps & MPLS (RSVP & LDP).
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AWS instance creation and Microsoft Azure resource creation.
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Managing upstream and downstream traffic by BGP attributes.
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Implementing BGP Multihoming Techniques.
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Also the end to end troubleshooting of all the BGP and IGP issues.
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Redundancy Protocols (VRRP, HSRP and GLBP).
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Providing NATING, DNS & DHCP solutions to customers.
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VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, Ether channel, Inter VLAN Routing and Frame Relay.
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Customer end infrastructure configuration i.e. Cisco Meraki, PfSense, Mikrotik and Firewalls.
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Implemented SNMPv3 on devices to allow for network management.
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Installing Configuring and managing Cacti / Zabbix server to monitor the PSEB network.
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QoS Implementation to manage PSEB Bandwidth both on upstream and downstream.
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GRE Tunnel and IPsec VPN configurations between different PSEB Data Centers.
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Configurations backups by TFTP servers and IOS up gradations.
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Designing and implementation of new customer network infrastructure.
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Monitoring of Traffic flows, critical interfaces, any loopholes in the network.
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Build simulated networks in test labs to resolve problems and compatibility issues.
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Documentation of change management & network topologies using confluence and Jira.
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Identification, follow up and resolution of degradation/Points of failure which may impede Service Quality.
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Coordinates with wireless and fiber media partners to ensure QoS to valued customers.
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Coordinate with PTCL and TW1 Transmission team for SDH/SONET related Transmission issues.