akbar ali asif, Senior Network and Data Administrator

akbar ali asif

Senior Network and Data Administrator

Blominvest Ksa

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSC.IT
Experience
13 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months

Senior Network and Data Administrator at Blominvest Ksa
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2014

• Administers the Data Network (user account management, security management, e-mail systems, Internet access, office systems, backup, and applications support).
• Purchase Licenses and hardware from multi-vendors as needed.
• Implement Work from home scenario and provide user to access system and services through ssl vpn
•Up to date of recent threats announced by CISA US-CERT and patch all systems.
• Plans and performs appropriate procedures, documentation, inventory assessment, and other IT procedures.
• Implement Nessus vulnerability assessment and send report to Head of IT.
• Implement High Availability (HA) in network.
• Configure call forwarding, Call routing and Call Grouping in CUCM.
• Manages, supports, and ensures wireless and wired data network is operational 24X7X365.
• Manages, configures, supports and troubleshoots IP Telephony system and Telephone Recording System.
• Manages and supports servers, network and desktop hardware, software and applications.
• Installs new software releases, system upgrades
• Maintains network performance by performing Internet and Bandwidth monitoring, analysis, and performance tuning, troubleshooting network problems and escalating problems to Supplier/Vendor.
• Implements an IT disaster recovery plan.
• updates company website.
• Recommends and evaluates new solutions.
• Installs and troubleshoots networks hardware devices and software.
• Assists Head of IT in performing his work.

Network Engineer at Clariant Master Batches Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2011 to August 2013

• Ensure network connectivity throughout the LAN/WAN infrastructure
• Upgrade Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewall
• Redistribution of routing protocols and Frame-Relay configuration
• Configured TCP/IP setting on multiple computers to participate on the network
• Troubleshoot LAN, WAN related problems
• Performed all trading floor moves, adds, and changes
• Manages all system back-up and restore.

IT Help Desk at Al Ard Co.(Saudi Arabia)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2010 to March 2011

- Answer incoming client and customer calls (Identifies, researches, resolves technical support issues)
- Maintain all level support of windows operating system (xp through to 8).
- Maintain a high level understanding of LAN and WAN networking infrastructure.
- Provide high level support of Office 2003 through to 2010 suite.
- Provide high level troubleshooting and exposure to a wide variety of hardware and software platforms.
- Become a team player in all areas of deployment, solutions and information sharing.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSC.IT
  • at Amity University BSC.IT
  • July 2018
High school or equivalent, PRE-ENGINEERING
  • at Jamia Milia Degree College
  • March 2010

IN PRE-ENGINEERING

High school or equivalent, COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • at Sarfaraz Pilot Higher Secondary School
  • September 2007

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Specialties & Skills

System Administration
IT Management
IT Security
System Engineering
Network Engineering
MS Office
Disaster Recovery
routers
firewall
system administration
network engineering
windows server
Security+
system engineering
network operations
windows server 2008
firewalls
computer hardware troubleshooting
communication
technical
leadership
software
problem solving
teamwork
administrator
engineer
security
installation
management

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2015
Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing and Switching (CCNP Routing and Switching) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2015
Valid Until:
August 2016
CompTIA Security+ ce Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2019