Senior Datacenter Consultant
Crystal Networks
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :12 years, 0 أشهر
▪ Cisco Datacenter Professional Service Consultant
▪ VMware Professional Service Consultant
▪ Implement, configure and troubleshoot: Nexus switches, Servers, HCI, Automation and orchestration, Backup, Virtualization, Cisco ACI, Multisite and Nexus Dashboard.
▪ Serving as technical lead within the network operations team leading them on a daily basis to ensure high levels of customer service and availability to bank services and branches
▪ Developing a new vision for the whole network infrastructure and moving from outdated unscalable designs to the latest industry leading and emerging SDN solutions with help and consult ation from key partner s in the field
▪ Pa rticipat ing in presales activities to build RFPs with par tne rs and make sure it fits business needs and budget
▪ Responsi ble for i mplementation and o peration s of Networking in Datacente r s ite s DC DR ) and conducting
m ig r ation from traditiona l to the latest S DN technolog ies ACI NSX
▪ Participate in implementation /m igrat io n to VMware and new Dell HCI Solution
▪ Participa te wi th security team in designing and implementation of new securi ty solu t ion s t hat include differ en t
vendors Cisco Pa loAlto Fort igate ForcePoint F5
▪ Responsi ble for i mplementation an d o pera tion s of Cisco A CI Multi Site and Cisco Multi Site Orchestrato r
▪ Responsi ble for i mplementation and o peration s of new Camp us SD A Access network Cisco DN A S erver
▪ Planning to migr ate Branch es WAN network from traditional network to new C isco SDN So lution SD WAN
▪ R eplacing the o ld voice solution and doing m igration to the latest CUCM . Also implement ing ne w Cisco C all
C enter and V i deo C onference system s
▪ A ss i st ing IT Ma nager a nd other IT team s by participating in planning and designing ne w solut ions
▪ Assistin g IT Security /Info Sec team s to maintain networ k security to applicable levels and ensure compliance
with re gulations a nd cont rols
▪ Configu re, updat e and i mplement network security p o licies in comp any’s Firewalls ASA and Fortigate
▪ Provide consultation, recommendati on and netw ork suppo rt to company’s s ubsidiaries outside Egyp t
▪ Set and apply security profiles for all company’s employees in Eg ypt and all su bsidiaries outside Egypt W e b
filter, Applic ation control, Traffic S haping …. etc.
▪ Provide support to other IT Te ams (Sy stem Team, Ap plications Team, Database Team and Helpde sk Tea m)
regarding their demands from network and security team suc h as n ew serv ers/services implementati on
publishing serve rs, ac cessing internet, network issues of user’s desktop level and ot hers
▪ Id enti fy the ne eds and requirements of the network hardw are & software upgrades
▪ Review and edit company’s IT Network & Secu rity polici es, and make sure it comp li e s with IT Standards
▪ Respo nsible for n egotia t ion with vendors of Network & Security device s to up grad e /trade i n our hardware and
get the best deals acc ording to Company’s budget
▪ Responsible for administrating Networ k In frastruct ure including LAN, WAN & Internet
▪ Respons ible f or configuring, managing and troubleshootin g all Network devi ces includi ng Core Switch, Access
Switches, R o uters, Firew alls ASA and Fo rtigate )), and Access Points
▪ Identify and resolve probl ems on data connecti vity and escalate unresolved problems as per th e escalation chart
to the management and service providers
▪ Mo nitor and troubl eshoot all IPsec VPN Conn ec t ions between H Q and all subsid iaries o utside Egypt
▪ Monitor and troubleshoot all SSL VPN Con nect ions in H Q and other subsidiaries
▪ Perform real tim e moni toring, schedule backups and security compliance check for al l net wo rk devi ces in a
regular basis
▪ E ns u re production doc umentation and d iagrams are accurate and always up to date
▪ Participati ng in M igra tion from Microsoft Exchange to Google G Suite App s for Business
Working as
E NC ’s Resid ent Outsource Network Administrator to a custo mer in Bank ing Sector,
▪ Responsible for configuring, ma naging and t roubleshootin g all n et w ork devices including c ore s witch, a cc ess
s witches ( Cisco & 3Com ) and Cisco r outers in HQ, DR an d all branches (more tha n 30 branch
▪ Responsible for t roubleshoot ing a nd main tain ing all LAN, WAN a nd VOIP problems
▪ Configu re and i mpleme nt backup connecti on s and redundancy p rotocols on all b ank r o uters to ensure the
reliability of communication between H Q and all bran ches.
▪ Set up connections for all bank ATMs all over the country i n cluding 3G ATMs)
▪ Collaborate with ISPs to mainta in and s ecure all bank co nn e ctions M icrowave, L eased and 3G
▪ Perf orm real time monitoring and schedule backups in regular basi s
▪ Identify the needs and requirements of the b ank ’s network hardware u pgrad es
▪ H a ndling immediate replacement of defecte d netwo rk d evices without causin g a ny downtime
▪ Handling, designing and impl eme nting of new network technologies
▪ Ensure production docume ntation and di agrams are accurate and up to date
▪ Install, configure, and maintain Ethernet networks and end to end solut ions for WAN, LAN & Wireless
▪ Working on dif ferent network devices (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Acces s Point s, and Cameras ) with di ff er e nt
vendors ( Cisco, Fortinet, HP 3COM D Lin k, Linksys a nd others
▪ Planning, supervise and participati ng in d esig ning n ew Datacenter environments (both Passive and Activ e
network) for many customers
▪ Provide network techn ical su ppo rt and consultation fo r s ome customers in Banking Sector, Industrial S ector,
Petro leum Sector, and Government
▪ Provide network te chnical sup port t o customers of some International companies as the ir partners in Egypt, such
as INTACT int eg r ated services, nscglobal, e xper eo an d others
▪ Designing and implementing Full IP Camer a solution with automatic recording System
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, (2010) Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Engineering, Computers and Systems Department. Overall Grade: Good Graduation Project : Excellent