• Design, configuration, installation and maintaining of Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper and Sophos network security devices, including the design and implementation of high availability solutions across multiple sites.• Perform security audits at various clients and provide recommendations in line with industry best practices.• Providing technical presales to the sales team to provide tailor made solutions according to the clients. Meeting with clients to identify business requirements and proposing various design concepts.• Compile detailed documentation and reports following project implementation and security audits.• Configuration of IPSEC, SSL and Layer 2 WAN Encryption.• Configuration of Barracuda Link and Load Balancers.• Citrix NetScaler ADC and load balancer implementation.• Configuration and maintaining of URL and mail Filtering solutions.• Implement and support various end point security and sandboxing solutions from multiple vendors such as Trend Micro, Checkpoint and Sophos.• Conduct regular preventive maintenance exercises on client systems.• VASCO multi factor authentication.• Experience in working in large cross team projects from the design to implementation stage.• Mentoring new employees during formal training sessions and shadowing time.

• Involved in the design, installation and maintaining of HP and Cisco network switches in the access layer.• Maintaining URL filtering solutions such as Websense Web Security and integration with Juniper SRX firewalls.• Maintaining of the whole infrastructure of several managed services clients. • Performance and backup monitoring.• Setting up of new virtual machines and their underlying hypervisors. • Setting up and maintaining replication across the WAN, including but not limited to exchange DAG, DFS, AD replication, Veeam and Hyper-V replicas. • Maintaining a two-factor authentication system between Vasco, Microsoft and Juniper MAG SSL VPN gateways.• Coordinated and worked on the policies and processes for compliance audit in order to obtain PCI DSS certification for a datacentre.

• Monitoring, supporting and maintaining managed clients' infrastructure for various clients. • Technical system support, diagnosing and troubleshooting software and hardware related issues across multiple vendors.• Server administrator for Windows Server 2008 and 2012 and Microsoft Exchange. • Maintaining of VMWare ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized environments including performance monitoring of virtual machines and underlying hosts. • Conducting preventive maintenance on Cisco and Juniper networking products. This includes performing day to day troubleshooting and diagnosing of issues as well as conducting scheduled maintenance on the networking infrastructure of various clients.• Responsible for the day to day running of a datacentre including the monitoring of the network and environment. • Integration of network monitoring tools such as PRTG with other tools for a more holistic monitoring solution. • Setting up environment monitoring solution for the datacentre• Integration of an SMS gateway to provide real-time alerts• Writing of manuals and company processes with regards to data centre tasks to ensure accountability in preparation of audits.

• Summer Internship • Provided desktop and server support for various clients as well as some hands on experience with working on Cisco devices.

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