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Hamid Elzamzami, Sr. Data Center Network Engineer, Data Center Solution Architect

Hamid Elzamzami

Sr. Data Center Network Engineer, Data Center Solution Architect·Midis Group (MDS for Computer and Systems)

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Computer and Electronic System Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 8 months

Sr. Data Center Network Engineer, Data Center Solution Architect

February 2023 - Present

Midis Group (MDS for Computer and Systems)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2023 - Present

Designing and architecting Data Center infrastructure
Implementing infrastructure network and environment
Implementation and deployment Cloud infrastructure network and environment
Provide technical leadership for Consulting Services projects
Presenting Professional services
Provide client support, assisting with troubleshooting and design, configuration, and escalated problem management
Implementing many kinds of Data Center infrastructure environment solution such as ACI Multi-Pod, Multi-Site, HCI, Intersight
Cisco ACI, Nexus, UCS, Hyperflex, Intersight implementation
Deployment Cisco Nexus Dashboard including all Parts (NDO, NDI, NDFC)
Deployment and installation Cisco SD Access Solutions
Understand and support Data Center Networks utilizing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure and Nexus 9k platforms.
Implementing and Design Nutanix HCI solutions
Preparation Phase: Planning & Design Workshop
Design Phase Design Document (HLD/LLD).
Design Phase Network Migration (NMP)/Implementation Plan (NIP) document
Management planning Migration Cutover
Knowledge Transfer and Handover document (MoP, NRFU)

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Sr. Network and Security Engineer – ACI Specialist

January 2022 - February 2023

Nournet

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2022 - February 2023

Layer 3 Senior Network Security supporting
Designing and architecting of Cloud infrastructure
Implementing Cloud infrastructure network and environment
Deploying Cloud Firewalls and Load balancers as a service to customers
Implementation and deployment Cloud infrastructure network and environment
Provide technical leadership for Consulting Services projects
Provide client support, assisting with troubleshooting and design, configuration, and escalated problem management
Cisco ACI administrator for a VIP customer
Understand and support Data Center Networks utilizing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure and Nexus 9k platforms.
Contribute to the development and performance of a migration plan from traditional data center network designs to Cisco ACI.
Integrate service appliances to Cisco ACI deployments to include Application Delivery Controllers and Firewalls.
Upgrading network security devices such as Cisco ACI, FortiGate, PaloAlto, F5,
Experience in L2 outs, L3 outs, VMM integration
Knowledge of ACI components (Tenant, BD, VRF, APIC, L2out and L3out), Nexus DC technologies such as vPC, VXLAN
Operating of Network security Cloud Firewalls (Cisco FTD, FortiGate, PaloAlto)
Handling firewalls features, IPsec, SSL VPN, VDOM
Deploying Cloud Firewall and Load balancers as a service to customers
Discover, remediate, and validate security issues across cloud infrastructure per industry standard information security policies
Operating the client IT services according to agreed service levels, ITSM best practices, internal policies, and procedures

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Sr. Data Center Network Consultant

April 2021 - December 2021

General Authority for Statistics

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2021 - December 2021

• Understanding of Infrastructure Consulting (Data center optimization services)
◦ Data center consolidation and migration - Data center management
• Consulting and reassessment of environment
• Design and build the infrastructure of network and Data Center
• Network Administrator for Enterprise Network
• Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure ACI Implementation and Administration
• Strong Spine and Leaf engineering skills
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot the network operations of data center including legacy Nexus
environment and the ACI multi-pod fabric, including migrate from Legacy network infrastructure
to ACI.
• Configuration Cisco Nexus Switches family 2K, 5K, 7K, 9K Configuration Cisco Catalyst Switches 9K, 6K, 4K, Cisco Router ISR 4400 Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) Understanding and configuration Cisco NX-OS and Data Center Protocols (VDC, VPC, FEX,
OTV, ISIS, FabricPath, VXLAN …etc.) Cisco IOS Routing Protocols ( RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP) Administration and configuration F5 LTM and WAF infrastructure configuration Defender Firewall PA5220, PA3060, PA5050, M-500 Creating Design Blueprints and Design Documents like High Design (HLD),
Design (LLD), Procedures, Fallback Procedures etc Implementation and SAN Storage and SAN Switches (MDS)

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Information Technology

Sr. Network and Data Center Engineer

April 2016 - April 2021

Municipality of Al Jouf Region

Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

April 2016 - April 2021

• Design and build the infrastructure of network and Data Center
• Network Administrator for Enterprise Network
• Configuration Cisco Nexus 5K, 7K, 9K Switches, UCS, Fabric interconnect
• Management and Administrating Cisco UCS Data Center via UCS Manager and upgrading activity
• Implementation and management Cisco UCS C and B Series Servers
• Understanding and configuration Cisco NX-OS and Data Center Protocols (VDC, VPC,
FEX, OTV, ISIS, FabricPath, VXLAN …etc)
• Understanding and configuration Cisco IOS Switching Protocols (VLAN, ACLs, ISV, Port
security, Stacking and VSS)
• Configuration Cisco IOS Routing Protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
• Implementation and management SAN Storage EMC VNX, Unity series
• Administrator for Data Protection Devices
• Participate in developing networking and design documentation
• Install network access, aggregation and core switches and edge routers.
• Migration physical servers to virtual and progress vMotion feature
• Management Virtual Machines via VMware vCenter 6.x and Upgrading VMware platforms
• Handles windows Servers Management, Virtualization and VM management.
• Management and planning data center migration
• Implementation redundancy core devices
• Implementation and management NGFW Palo Alto Firewalls 32XX, 32XX
• Administrator for Firewall Polices and Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Configuration and administration of LAN and WAN
• Configuration and operation Branches Network
• Managing and monitoring all information and communication equipment on the Branches
• Administrating LoadBalanser
• Understanding and System Administrator for (AD, DNS, Exchange, FileServer…)

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

System & Network Engineer

August 2014 - April 2016

PETRONEEDS SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CO.LTD

Khartoum, Sudan

August 2014 - April 2016

• Handles windows Servers Management, Virtualization and VM management.
• Managing GateProtect GPA600 Firewall
• Installation & Management Microsoft server 2008 (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, File
server Management, IIS, MSCS, NTFS)
• Installation & Management Microsoft Exchange 2010 (CAS, HT, Mailbox)
• Management VoIP System. (AASTRA)
• Handles data Backups and restores.
• Create comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks
• Installing, configuring, operating, monitoring and managing hardware and software infrastructure
• Installation and configuration switches and routers.
• Communicate branches and create VPN connections.
• Identifies, diagnoses, and resolve network problems
• Analyze problems and develop creative solutions by research and vendor resources.
• Perform appropriate hardware and software upgrades.
• Managing and monitoring all information and communication equipment on the field site by PRTG
Network Monitoring.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Information Technology

ICT Engineer

June 2012 - August 2014

PETRONEEDS SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CO.LTD

Khartoum, Sudan

June 2012 - August 2014

• Install, maintain, diagnose and repair PC Hardware, Printers and other IT peripherals.
• Installing, configuring, operating, monitoring and managing hardware and software infrastructure
• Install network switches and routers.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Information Technology

IT Engineer

May 2012 - June 2012

SUDANI DEALERS UNION COMPANY

Khartoum, Sudan

May 2012 - June 2012

 Create new domain controller (Windows server 2008)
 Installing Active Directory, DNS and DHCP
 Setting and maintaining policies and rights/security within Windows Server 2008
 Management users account
 Communicating and negotiating with users, specialists, other staff and suppliers.
 Network connectivity troubleshooting, ping, tracert, telnet.
 Investigating, diagnosing and resolve all network problems
 Maintaining pre-packaged software applications on the LAN
 Domain Administrator
 Management Data Backup daily
 Troubleshooting & problem-solving

Company industry:
Sales Outsourcing
Job role:
Information Technology

Telecom Engineer

October 2011 - April 2012

BRILLIANT SOLUTIONS FOR TELECOM AND I.T COMPANY

Khartoum, Sudan

October 2011 - April 2012

 Vet and Implement the agreed design from the client company
 Installing and configuring Huawei BTS, RTN and Power Supply devices
 Installing out door Devices (Microwave Antenna, Sectors)
 Structured cabling Systems (Feeder, E1, Power and Earthing Cables)
 Troubleshooting, maintenance, swapping

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

August 2011

August 2011

Bachelor's degree, Computer and Electronic System Engineering

Sudan

GPA (point): 3.52 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.52 out of 4

Skills

Computing
Expert
Computing
Expert
Data Center Architecture
Expert
Data Center Architecture
Expert
VMware
Expert
VMware
Expert
Cisco Switches
Expert
Cisco Switches
Expert
Cisco Routers
Expert
Cisco Routers
Expert
HCI
Intermediate
HCI
Intermediate
Cisco Nexus
Expert
Cisco Nexus
Expert
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Intermediate
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Intermediate
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
DATA CENTERS
Intermediate
DATA CENTERS
Intermediate
CORPORATE SERVICES
Intermediate
CORPORATE SERVICES
Intermediate
DATA MODELING
Intermediate
DATA MODELING
Intermediate
ENTHUSIASM
Intermediate
ENTHUSIASM
Intermediate
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Intermediate
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Intermediate
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Intermediate
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Intermediate
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE
Intermediate
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE
Intermediate
NETWORK ENGINEERING
Intermediate
NETWORK ENGINEERING
Intermediate
NETWORK ROUTING
Intermediate
NETWORK ROUTING
Intermediate
Microsoft Exchange 2010
Intermediate
Microsoft Exchange 2010
Intermediate
Palo Alto Networks Firewall
Intermediate
Palo Alto Networks Firewall
Intermediate
Cisco UCS
Intermediate
Cisco UCS
Intermediate
Windows Server 2012
Intermediate
Windows Server 2012
Intermediate
Cisco Routing & Switching
Intermediate
Cisco Routing & Switching
Intermediate
EMC SAN Storage
Intermediate
EMC SAN Storage
Intermediate
VMware Infrastructure
Intermediate
VMware Infrastructure
Intermediate
GateProtect Firewall
Intermediate
GateProtect Firewall
Intermediate
ANTI VIRUS
Expert
ANTI VIRUS
Expert
BACKUP
Beginner
BACKUP
Beginner
Cisco HyperFlex
Expert
Cisco HyperFlex
Expert
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Expert
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Expert
Cisco ACI
Expert
Cisco ACI
Expert
SD Access
Expert
SD Access
Expert
Cisco Fabric Interconnect
Expert
Cisco Fabric Interconnect
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
ITIL Foundation v4 (IT Service Management)
EMC Information Storage and Management v3
VMware VCAP – DCV Design
VMware VCP 6 – DCV
VMware VCP 6 – NV
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 6
F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP certificate
F5 Application Delivery Fundamentals
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
Cisco Certified Specialist - Network Security Firepower
Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core certificate
Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation certificate
Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center ACI Implementation certificate
Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Operations certificate
Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certificate
Cisco Certificate Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
Cisco Certificate Internetwork Expert - Enterprise Infrastructure (66491)
Cisco Certificate Internetwork Expert – Data Center (66491)
Cisco Certificate Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
Mar 2017 - Jul 2022
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Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center ACI Implementation
Jan 2019 - Jul 2022
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Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Operations
Mar 2019 - Jul 2022
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Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core
Apr 2019 - Jul 2022
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Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core
Mar 2017 - Jul 2022
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Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation
Mar 2017 - Jul 2022
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Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
May 2020 - May 2022
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ITIL Foundation v4 (IT Service Management)
Cisco Certificate Internetwork Expert - Data Center (Writtin)
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Cisco Certificate Network Associate (CCNA Security)
Feb 2018 - Feb 2020
Cisco Certificate Network Associate (CCNA Data Center)
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
VMware Certified Professional 6 – Network Virtualization
Apr 2017 - Apr 2019
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VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization
May 2017 - May 2019
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Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing and Switching (CCNP Routing and Switching)
Mar 2017 - Mar 2020
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Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)
Oct 2016 - Mar 2020
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MCSA: Windows Server 2012

Training
English Communication & Business Writing Skills
International Center for Quality
Dec 2013
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Cisco Certificate Network Professional (CCNP Data Center)
Cisco
Sep 2017

Hobbies

  • study