• Rollout engineer & team leader for a 800 site network migration project with responsibilities such as; • Designing small and medium offices from the physical to the logical layer architecture – producing design documentation from sites surveys, liaising with internal staff to produce an agreed design;• Building IP crib sheets and gateway configuration within HPE Aruba Central;• Peer reviewing configuration builds to ensure successful transitions;• Leading on-site engineers to… Show more • Rollout engineer & team leader for a 800 site network migration project with responsibilities such as; • Designing small and medium offices from the physical to the logical layer architecture – producing design documentation from sites surveys, liaising with internal staff to produce an agreed design;• Building IP crib sheets and gateway configuration within HPE Aruba Central;• Peer reviewing configuration builds to ensure successful transitions;• Leading on-site engineers to a successful transition of legacy Cisco Meraki infrastructure to new wireless HPE Aruba solution, implementing changes in Central and conducting testing;• Performing Early Life Support to newly transitioned sites, providing consistent and clear communication with effected users and troubleshooting any issues arisen post transition. Show less

▪ Developed test plans to capture unit, integration, system, and user test cases for multiple prototype secure communications systems and delivered presentation of test results to MOD stakeholders.▪ Responsible for the identification of use cases and requirements to realise the architectural requirements for a Zero Trust Development Environment task to support improvements to the security of the Defence Software supply chain. Subsequently, identifying “real world” projects that a concept… Show more ▪ Developed test plans to capture unit, integration, system, and user test cases for multiple prototype secure communications systems and delivered presentation of test results to MOD stakeholders.▪ Responsible for the identification of use cases and requirements to realise the architectural requirements for a Zero Trust Development Environment task to support improvements to the security of the Defence Software supply chain. Subsequently, identifying “real world” projects that a concept demonstrator can look to emulate for maturation of design in including DCS Requirements. ▪ Performed Model-based Systems Engineering on a military systems information assurance research task looking into integrating a form of data centric security into additional data formats, this included use case design, logical architectures, and the identification of system requirements including ICAM and encryption requirements, all whilst following an Agile approach to work. Show less

▪ Troubleshooted and implemented many network technologies such as IPv4, IPv6, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, MPLS, ADSL, FTTx, IPsec, and FortiGate Firewall solutions for a Managed Service Provider/ISP whilst adhering to strict change control policy.▪ Produced High-Level & Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documentation - communicated thoroughly with clients and stakeholders during the provisioning (technical requirements), design process and successfully implemented network changes.▪ Managed BAU in-life… Show more ▪ Troubleshooted and implemented many network technologies such as IPv4, IPv6, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, MPLS, ADSL, FTTx, IPsec, and FortiGate Firewall solutions for a Managed Service Provider/ISP whilst adhering to strict change control policy.▪ Produced High-Level & Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documentation - communicated thoroughly with clients and stakeholders during the provisioning (technical requirements), design process and successfully implemented network changes.▪ Managed BAU in-life service requests, incidents and implement customer requested changes. Acted as an escalation for both First and Second-Line support teams.▪ Performed technical interviews for potential candidates applying for Second and Third-Line positions. Show less

▪ Provided network switch, router, and firewall support in a critical Defence three-star HQ (corporate head office) environment. This included services for three security domains with network traffic segregated by VRF’s at layer 3, using OSPF for routing of onsite prefixes and maintained 60 individual network nodes called the Single Network Infrastructure (SNIF).▪ Designed and implemented enterprise level solutions including site-to-site GRE tunnels over a hub and spoke MPLS circuit… Show more ▪ Provided network switch, router, and firewall support in a critical Defence three-star HQ (corporate head office) environment. This included services for three security domains with network traffic segregated by VRF’s at layer 3, using OSPF for routing of onsite prefixes and maintained 60 individual network nodes called the Single Network Infrastructure (SNIF).▪ Designed and implemented enterprise level solutions including site-to-site GRE tunnels over a hub and spoke MPLS circuit utilising eBGP for routing and DMVPN for encryption and dynamic discovery of tunnel endpoints.▪ Provided enterprise level administration across the headquarters for real-time support to staff completing regular training exercises across the region; regularly on-call and delivered fast-fix solutions to problems.▪ Assisted in engineering a site-wide brownfield switch migration, including configuration of Catalyst 3850’s (IOS-XE), hardening of devices and configuring StackWise to provide network resilience. This also involved decommissioning legacy equipment and documenting new infrastructure.▪ Assessed cyber security bulletins from NATO; performed threat analysis on Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), implemented changes and logged actions.▪ Designed and deployed a lab environment that enabled engineers to create models and what-if scenarios of real-world networks. This gave the department a powerful simulation tool for junior engineers to get hands-on experience in a test environment, then utilising those newly learnt skills into the production network. Furthermore, this created opportunities for more experienced engineers to design, test and troubleshoot complex solutions before pitching them to customers. Show less

Daily:▪ Implemented and administered on-site server infrastructure (Windows 2003, 2008 R2 and 2012 R2) in virtualisation software Hyper-V and VMware vSphere.▪ Maintained network protocols and services such as STP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF for LAN & WAN Internetworks.▪ Managed the integrity and security of data migrations to and from different classification networks.▪ Led a team of 3 to provide 1st line IT & communications engineering support.▪ Provided 2nd line support… Show more Daily:▪ Implemented and administered on-site server infrastructure (Windows 2003, 2008 R2 and 2012 R2) in virtualisation software Hyper-V and VMware vSphere.▪ Maintained network protocols and services such as STP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF for LAN & WAN Internetworks.▪ Managed the integrity and security of data migrations to and from different classification networks.▪ Led a team of 3 to provide 1st line IT & communications engineering support.▪ Provided 2nd line support, troubleshooting & technical analysis to resolve issues.▪ Monitored network & server performance (SCOM, Syslog, WhatsUp Gold), initiating corrective/preventative action if required.▪ Performed regular anti-virus checks & system backups for continuity and disaster recovery.▪ Produced documentation on operational, system and user procedures for training purposes.▪ Configured and maintained Cisco network devices (Catalyst 3750, 2960 switches & ISR 2911).▪ Carried out daily, weekly & monthly system checks.▪ Monitored the performance of peers and subordinates to provide appropriate guidance.Projects & Deployments:▪ Deployed to Iraq in 2019 on a 6 month tour of duty, Operation Shader – part of the Combined Joint Task Force (OIR), a US-led coalition of 30 NATO member states against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Provided CIS and ICS services across multiple security domains to over 200 users.▪ Deployed on several multinational NATO exercises providing 1st & 2nd line IT Support in a team leader role responsible for up to 700 users.▪ Completely rebuilt the infrastructure layout of a medium size office - re-patched all copper ethernet & fibre optic cables from server stacks to end users.▪ Planning & deploying a campus LAN; very familiar with, 802.3, 802.1Q and the tier 2 & 3 network design. Show less

Here I undertook specialist training to qualify as a Systems Engineer within the Royal Signals Corps.This involved learning a multitude of technologies, radio systems, best practices and started the initial process of developing the engineering mindset.During my time at the Royal School of Signals, I developed a mix of theory and practical skills including; system administration of Microsoft servers, Cisco routing & switching, radio principles, telephony, IT service management… Show more Here I undertook specialist training to qualify as a Systems Engineer within the Royal Signals Corps.This involved learning a multitude of technologies, radio systems, best practices and started the initial process of developing the engineering mindset.During my time at the Royal School of Signals, I developed a mix of theory and practical skills including; system administration of Microsoft servers, Cisco routing & switching, radio principles, telephony, IT service management (ITIL), telecommunications, PC repair and electrical principles. Show less