Faisal Farooq, Network & Linux System Support Engineer

Faisal Farooq

Network & Linux System Support Engineer

RED SIGNAL

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Bachelor's degree, BS Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering
Experience
9 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months

Network & Linux System Support Engineer at RED SIGNAL
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since March 2016

Responsible for System Support and Network activities. The Major active services are of Web and Mobile App Development. Being System Support Engineer responsible for daily server logs monitoring, run time issue detection and solution. Monitoring alerts configuration by using monit alarms over Linux Server. Brute force attack prevention using fail2ban. Website malware/virus scanning.

Deployment and configuration of websites and installation of packages like LAMP over AWS, Dedicated, VPS or through Cpenal, Plesk, FTP, Control Penal, also server management skills over Apache, Redis, Mysql. Database management on MySQL and Redis database, rsync for data synchronization. Linux package upgrade or downgrading like upgrade php5.x to php7 or downgrade php7 to php5.x etc. Scripting skills on BASH, PHP, Python.

Also providing IT support to team of 30-35 dev that includes troubleshooting in Windows system, deployment of web site code on local & cloud server. Troubleshooting Mac issues. Being Network Engineer responsible for Network design, trouble shooting, configuration of Switches and routers, and Network Security.

Major Projects worked on!

Eventbuizz ( https://www.eventbuizz.com ):
The Project is based on online event conduction. The whole project is working more than 5 dedicated servers over AWS & Soft layer. Accountable for Server Architecture for V2 and implementation over AWS and server support for 24/7.

Hotel Gift ( https://www.hotelgift.com ):
The project is design for online booking. It’s working on 3 servers. My job includes deployments & providing server support for 24/7 to dev team.

Bathak (http://www.bathak.com ):
The project is based on social media news. I am responsible for brute force attack prevention & providing server support for 24/7 to dev team.

Network Engineer at Green Origin Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2015 to April 2016

Responsible for System Support and NOC activities, having good understanding of Linux Operating Systems. The Major active services are of VoIP and SMS GATEWAY. Form installation to development skills on Asterisk (VoIP service), Kannel and Jasmine (SMS Gateway). VoIP skills includes from installation to management on Asterisk, dial plan development, IVR making, call routing through SIP trunks and through E1 connectivity by SS7 signaling protocol. Also on AMI and AGI management tools, AMD (answer machine detection) method configuring over asterisk. CDR generating and monitoring over the configured Database.

Skill over SMS gateway includes SMS traffic by using SMPP protocol and HTTP SMSCs connections, daily record monitoring, runtime issue detection and solution. Monitoring alerts configuration by using monit alarms, Also server management skills over Apache, Redis, Mysql. Network traffic monitoring by using traces, tools used are tshark and wireshark for trace analysis. Database management on MySQL and Redis database, skills that includes master to slave replication on MySQL for data backup process, rsync for data synchronization. Also from installation to managing the Software development management tool like Gitlab repositories. Scripting skills on BASH, PHP, Python

Major Projects worked on!

Mobilink Zero Balance Missed Call Service:
The purpose of this project to send a flash alert in case of zero balance. My role is design server architecture implementation of the project & providing server support for 24/7 to Mobilink NOC Team.

Campaign Management Tool (CMT & CSMS) Mobilink:
This service is working to send branded SMS Service. My role is providing server support for 24/7 to Mobilink NOC Team.

Trainee Engineer at WatanServe Islamabad
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2014 to August 2014

Responsible for System Support and NOC activities, e.g
System Alerts.
Miner Trouble Shooting.
Server management skills over Linux Operating Systems.

Trainee Engineer at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2013 to August 2013

Responsible for System Support and NOC activities, e.g
System Alerts.
Miner Trouble Shooting.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BS Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering
  • at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad
  • January 2015

4th Topper of 150 students batch with most highest GPA Scorer and one who topped batch in 5/8 semesters.

High school or equivalent, Math Physics Computer
  • at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) BWP
  • September 2010

Passed with 2nd Position in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education(BISE) BWP. Silver Medilist

High school or equivalent, Math Physics Chemistery Computer
  • at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
  • January 2008

Metric (SSc): Passed from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) BWP with 727/850 Marks 86% in 2008.

Specialties & Skills

phpMyAdmin
IP Networking
• PLC Programming
ALGORITHM
CAD DESIGNING
CIRCUITS
• Cisco Network Routing
• MS Office
• Adobe Dream Weaver
• MAT LAB
• Assembly Language
• Auto CAD
• Proteus
• Micro Controller Programming

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Pictorial Board of Electrical Engineering department of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
  • Control Disciple
  • January 2013
Youth Parliament Pakistan
  • Youth Awareness and Motiativaons
  • August 2012

Training and Certifications

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit System Islamabad
Date Attended:
October 2015
Duration:
72 hours
Red Hat Linux Enterprise V.6 (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit Systems Islamabad.
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
60 hours
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit Systems Islamabad.
Date Attended:
July 2014
Duration:
100 hours
Web Designing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
September 2012
Auto CAD Designing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
September 2012

Hobbies

  • Computer Games
  • TV Watching