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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Responsibilities
• 24/7 Fault management of ADNOC Distribution Network, Remote Offices and Service Stations
• Support NOC team designing Network Architectures of overall network and Network Link Diagrams to help fault troubleshooting made easy
• Working with multiple teams for NOC setup to move for 24/7 O&M plus monitoring methodologies in current phase
• Tools/Portals used are SolarWinds, Dynatrace and Service Now.
• Rest of the responsibilities are same as in previous jobs, can be seen in below projects.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I am actively looking for new opportunities

Saudi Arabia

• Hired as Huawei IPMPLS Level-1 Engineer, got promoted to L2 EngineerResponsibilities (Overall L1 and L2)
• Managed 24/7 O&M of Huawei/STC MPLS and Broadband network to ensure SLAs are met for all service i.e. voice, video, Broadband, VPNs for enterprise customers.
• Diagnosed and rectified faults caused by various issues such as transmission problems, FOC cut, redundant link failure in MPLS network, High CPU, broadcast issues, L2 loops, ARP attack, MAC bouncing/duplication, IP.
• Achieved and performed Software/Patch Upgrade, Network Optimization, and Security Hardening, Network Monitoring to some level in Maintenance-Down-Time activities, network Audit and Optimization.
• Ensured level 2 support for Huawei IP/MPLS MS projects as a Level-2 Engineer on devices acting as RTPE, PE, NPE & BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server).
• Managed and assured PAT, reviewed LLDs, NRFU documents and configuration scripts to be implemented by contractors in the STC MPLS network as well as Broadband network, strictly following Huawei iCare system rules we.

Saudi Arabia

• Promoted from Field Maintenance Engineer to NOC/MPLS Engineer Level 1Responsibilities
• Performed 24/7 Fault Management and Operating and monitoring of Saudi Telecom IP/MPLS network which consists thousands of nodes Core/P nodes (Cisco -CRS-1), tens of IOS XR 12000, hundreds of PEs (Cisco7600, and GSR.
• Fixed STC MPLS core network daily problems including faults caused by various issues in transmission network, redundant link failure between core STC IP/MPLS network and also other STC equipment connected to core.
• Reported IOS bugs, troubleshoot hardware faults, high CPU utilization, power and module crashes.
• Followed and solved network trouble tickets from other departments/NOCs regarding hardware and software issues also analyze all visible problems all long with coordination with departments to solve hardware & software.
• Following up with technicians on sites by phone to make step-by-step on site troubleshooting with regards to physical issues (high temperature, module replacing, fiber optic cable cuts & ports errors, etc.

Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

• Responsibilities
• Worked and fixed physical network issues including IP/MPLS Core links with Cisco CRS1, PEs links (Cisco 7600), RTPEs (12000) and UPE (ME3400).
• Performed MDTs for IP/MPLS nodes IOS upgrade, chassis replacement, module replacement, SDH equipment, Fiber Optic Cable cuts etc.
• Generated IP/MPLS link diagram by physically verifying them help NOC teams for rectification.
• Replacement of Cisco Chassis and module-cards during MDTs i.e. Ethernet Service Module 7600-ES-20-GE3CX, Supervisor Engine WS-SUP720-3B, 7600-E20-I 10G 3CXL, WS-X6748-SFP 48 Port Gbit Ethernet-SFP etc.
• Troubleshooting Links/Nodes down issues using various tools i.e. Exfo OTDR, Exfo Power Meter, Laser-Light-Source-Meter etc, and Optical Connector cleaners and so on.

Lahore, Pakistan

• Projects Worked on:PTCL PIE II (Pakistan Internet Exchange) Expansion ProjectPunjab University Wireless Mesh Connectivity
• Site survey of cabling, ladder and rack mounting.
• Documenting every single aspect of the network including network design, ODF layout, configuration, IP addressing scheme, office department layout network connectivity was designed using Microsoft Visio formats.
• Testing and verification of physical media to be error free using Expo power meter and OTDR.
• IOS and IOS-XR upgrade.
• Installation of four Cisco CRS1, tens of Cisco 76xx and tens of Cisco 28xx

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Telecom

Associate'S Degree, Computer Science