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• Managing Afiniti’s network using Next-Generation Firewalls (Cisco/PaloAlto), Application Load Balancer (F5), Advanced Cisco Routers, Switches and Wireless solutions.• Ensuring network resilience, safeguard against cyber threats, and implementing security policies (IPS/IDS, Access controls, URL filtering).• Managing clients onboarding specially via Site-to-Site VPNs, ensuring secured end-to-end connectivity and adeptly resolving VPN-related issues.• Utilized F5 for Application… Show more • Managing Afiniti’s network using Next-Generation Firewalls (Cisco/PaloAlto), Application Load Balancer (F5), Advanced Cisco Routers, Switches and Wireless solutions.• Ensuring network resilience, safeguard against cyber threats, and implementing security policies (IPS/IDS, Access controls, URL filtering).• Managing clients onboarding specially via Site-to-Site VPNs, ensuring secured end-to-end connectivity and adeptly resolving VPN-related issues.• Utilized F5 for Application Delivery Controllers, Load Balancing, High Availability, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security. • Managing Identity Server Engine (ISE) to ensure AAA, profiling, posturing, logging and reporting for a secure network environment. Show less

• Effectively Managed Global Network Operations, delivered advanced level support to clients and ensured uninterrupted traffic flow between data centers on different geographical locations.• Played a key role for new clients onboarding with design, integration, security and documentation.• Successfully migrated multiple sites from legacy infrastructure to an advanced, centralized cloud-based platform (Cisco Meraki).• Efficiently migrated more than 50 IPsec VPNs from Cisco ASA to… Show more • Effectively Managed Global Network Operations, delivered advanced level support to clients and ensured uninterrupted traffic flow between data centers on different geographical locations.• Played a key role for new clients onboarding with design, integration, security and documentation.• Successfully migrated multiple sites from legacy infrastructure to an advanced, centralized cloud-based platform (Cisco Meraki).• Efficiently migrated more than 50 IPsec VPNs from Cisco ASA to Next Generation FortiGate firewall.• Successfully executed end-to-end deployment of a robust wireless solution.• Implemented remote access VPNs with multi-factor authentication for enhanced security.• Deployed complete SolarWinds solution to monitor network equipment and circuits, Featuring graphs and multi-scenario alert triggering.• Delivered a series of audits to ensure data security, reliability, and integrity, including on-site and external audits to ensure compliance with PCI DSS standards. Show less

Lahore, Pakistan

• Collaborated with a team responsible for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining a complex network of 30+ IBEX Sites across multiple countries. • Looking after Enterprise Network Operations and integration points with different clients connecting with IBEX using various ways e.g. Private Lines, Site to Site VPNs or Private MPLS Cloud.• Successfully migrated office internet to PaloAlto Firewall, deployed the security policies, URL filtering, and custom internet categories to restrict… Show more • Collaborated with a team responsible for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining a complex network of 30+ IBEX Sites across multiple countries. • Looking after Enterprise Network Operations and integration points with different clients connecting with IBEX using various ways e.g. Private Lines, Site to Site VPNs or Private MPLS Cloud.• Successfully migrated office internet to PaloAlto Firewall, deployed the security policies, URL filtering, and custom internet categories to restrict internet access based on specific requirement. • Initiated and executed a project to upgrade outdated OS to latest recommended versions to protect against vulnerabilities and preventing bugs.• Monitoring network via logs and alerts on SolarWinds for 1200+ network devices with advance alert configuration, Kiwi syslog for syslog alerts. Ping Plotter for route change detections.• Coordinating with domestic and international carriers for issue escalations and resolution. Show less

Lahore, Pakistan

• Deployed as a Resident Engineer at WARID Telecom - NOC (Enterprise Data Networks). • Collaborated on network capacity and high availability with the Data Center Planning group.• Installed, configured, and fixed routing, switching, security, redundancy, VPNs, and AAA server. • Successfully migrated multiple Warid business centers from Cisco to Juniper infrastructure.• Created complex Visio diagrams for data centers and offices for architectural visualization.