Network Engineer with more than 9 years of experience in Network and Security Planning, Network Design, and escalation support. Skilled in managing network Operations Maintenance and providing multi-tiered solutions for small to large scale networks including ISPs, TELCOs, and Enterprise networks.
1. IP MPLS Engineer for ZTE, Pakistan (April 2016 - till Present)
A. Up gradation of SCO Cellular Services from 2G to 3G/LTE in Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
a. High Level and Low Level Designs of PE and CE Layers
b. Configuration and troubleshooting of High end routers, Core/Branch Switches and Firewalls
c. Configuration and maintenance of IP RAN
d. Implementing Security Zones and policies to prevent threats
e. Coordinate with Internal teams to establish connectivity between end nodes and IP Core
f. Hold Meetings with customer to resolve critical issues causing bottlenecks
g. Handling day-to-day operations
h. Responsible for Integration of new CS and PS Core devices
CE Layer included: MGW, MSC, HLR, and, RNC/BSC VAS (IN, IVAS, ICACHE, IVR, RBT) PS Core (EPC, SGSN,GGSN,DNS, DHCP)
PE Layer Devices: DP-FW1000 firewalls ZXCTN PTN/IP RAN Series (IP RAN 9000-3E, 6150 and 6120) ZXR10 Routers and Switches (Core Routers: M6000, Switches: 5928E, 5952E, 2928, 8905/8908E)
Routing Protocols: OSPF,BGP,IS-IS, VRRP, NAT, L2/L3 VPN, IP-MPLS, MPLS-TP, Static Routing, VLAN Design, VRF Design
B. Providing IP Network Managed Services support to Telenor Pakistan,
a. Handling day-to-day operations
b. Troubleshooting of core routers and switches
c. Performing soft and hard expansion of Telenor Core network
d. Implementing and ensuring security procedures of network
e. Troubleshooting, root cause identification and problem resolution
1. Configured different devices for network expansion (Switch's, Firewalls, Routers, Chassis, LBRs)
2. Have configured, implemented and worked on Juniper QFabric
3. Worked on SRX-3600, EX-8208,ADX-4000, E-6000, E-9000 and many other devices
4. Have configured Clusters for Brocade ServerIron ADX-4000, SRX-3600 and SRX-650
5. Supported different tiers for system integration in Data Center (including Web Application, Data Bases and SAN)
6. Configuring & troubleshooting of enterprise routing
7. Configuring & troubleshooting of security policies mainly in Juniper SRX and SSG Firewalls
8. Configuring & troubleshooting of Huawei Chassis switching module
9. Member of a team that shifted an entire Data Centre (Approx 7000 users) from physical to virtual servers
10. Creating secure channel for communication by using IPSec tunnels
11. Responsible for day to day monitoring and troubleshooting of Core and Edge devices
1. Responsible for monitoring and troubleshooting of Metro Fiber Network
2. Performed RF Optimization of EVDO and VPTCL
1. Familiarized myself with the working of the company by working in multiple departments, Direct and In-Direct Sales
2. Worked at MSC and was responsible for monitoring of various BTS Sites