irfan akhtar, Enterprise Services Support Engineer

irfan akhtar

Enterprise Services Support Engineer

Vodafone

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Technology
Experience
17 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 6 Months

Enterprise Services Support Engineer at Vodafone
  • Qatar
  • My current job since March 2014

Enterprise Support Engineer work as part of Service Operations team in a fixed network which offers Corporate Internet, IPVPN, EVPN, Internet Leased Lines and SIP Trunk and Transmission links. Team task is to provide the L2/L3 support on the incident related to these services and minimizing the risk of network downtime through continual monitoring of network elements and links.

Having the Following key responsibilities as;
 Responsible for Technology & customer service restoration via incident management.
 Perform the troubleshooting on the (Customer Edge router) CE-PE (Provider Edge Router) and on the transmission path and isolate the issue and pass it to the relevant team to resolve the issue.
 End-to-End provisioning of services i.e. Corporate Internet, IPVPN, SIP T, EVPN.
 Configuring and troubleshooting of the ALCATEL 7705 SAR-M and Huawei AR1600/1200 routers.
 Validation and testing of the implemented services.
 Monitoring the international IP transit links to ensure the ISP stability.
 Supporting the customers to troubleshoot the issue on the IPVPN and EVPN, Leased line circuits and SIP T services.
 Verifying & testing the newly provisioned services such as IPVPN, EVPN, SIP T and internet leased line before handing over to the end customers.
 Proactively monitor customer networks to identify fault occurrences.
 Acknowledge, check, and respond to customer fault reports.
 Perform timely and accurate diagnostics, ensuring fault clearance by performing the troubleshooting on the core IP and transmission devices including ISAMs and Alcatel SR 7750 routers.
 Ensure relevant and accurate information available to assist in fault diagnosis and clear.
 Monitor fault tickets, priorities, and track progress as appropriate.
 Ensure technical and managerial escalation completed to defined time-scales.
 Test and liaise with customers and other internal or external agencies and third parties and ensure overall adherence to quality procedures and working processes.
 Ensure awareness of SLA agreements, and perform all ticket actions in time-scales to support SLA success.
 Proactively identify self-development needs.
 Actively support team members in day to day operations

Network Specialist - Etisalat Managed Services Solutions, at Etisalat telecommunication
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2012 to February 2014

 Function as Network Support Engineer for Etisalat (Managed Services Solutions) on payroll from Telelogix, involved in configuration, troubleshooting & monitoring of Leased Line/ IPVPN circuits under the Manage Services
 Configure & monitor banks ATM network including HQ (Main & Backup), DR (Disaster Recovery) for major banks like
o ENBD
o RAKBANK
o ADCB
o DIB
o UNB
o ADIB
o NBAD
o Abu Dhabi Education Council
o Citi Bank
o Standard Chartered Bank
o BMI Bank

 Focus on configuration of site-to site connectivity over MPLS backbone, BGP, OSPF & EIGRP routing on CE routers including redundant link BGP configurations for load sharing/ path selection for incoming and outgoing traffic
 Migration of customer sites to Managed Services (MPLS & Managed leased line) with regards to route redistribution between BGP, OSPF & EIGRP, policy based routing, failover testing and troubleshooting
 Configure LAN redundancy Active/Standby, Activate/Active setup using HSRP, SNMP traps for HP NNM and OVPI
 Work on configuration of VPN & DMVPN (over cellular cards) to facilitate secure data transmission & redundant connectivity for Customers (Banks, ATMs)
 Verify CE configurations implemented aligned to customer requirements & company policies
 Develop TCL scripts & EEM applets for troubleshooting/ automated tasks to minimize verification time & human errors
 Configure AAA, VRF-lite, VPLS, QoS, NAT, Logging, IPSLA and router hardening
 Ensure smooth functioning of day to day operations including management of change requests based on customer requirements
 Coordinate activities related to escalation & configuration of customer IPVPN related issues
 Configure Main Back & DR sites and conduct failover testing
 Involved in migration of Hilala Bank ATM network on the MSS, RAK Bank UAE, main, backup, DR setup, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority sites and Dubai Islamic Bank ILL link.

Internet Technical Support Engineer at Etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2008 to October 2012

 Rendered L1 & L2 support for internet connections ADSL, Cable, Fiber Optic Connections including planning & escalations of mails, domains configurations and testing
 Ensured smooth functioning of GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network), Etisalat Services like virtual
 Configured & tested broadband routers for fiber optic (ONTs)
 Involved in configuration, troubleshooting & testing of Wired/ Wireless ADSL routers, Modems, wireless network security on routers, 3.5G & 3G routers & data cards including web related issues like Domain and Web hosting
 Functioned as L2 technical Support for IPTV, Wireless and HFC TV networks
 Coordinated with various support teams to ensure resolution of escalated/ critical technical issues in compliance to SLA parameters

Technical Support Engineer at Hussain Yousef Technical Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2006 to September 2008

 Involved in setting up of new hardware/ software, user accounts, permissions & passwords
 Optimized security of systems and installed latest antivirus protection
 Focused on resolution of faults and conducting preventive network maintenance
 Rendered end-user support & conducted training sessions for team members on new systems
 Involved in day to day administration & monitoring of network usage
 Ensured alignment of IT solutions to business issues
 Monitored performance of helpdesk personnel and rendered productivity enhancement feedback

Education

Master's degree, Technology
  • at Comsats Institute of IT
  • January 2006

Information

Bachelor's degree, Technology
  • at Comsats Institute of IT
  • January 2006

Information

Specialties & Skills

Network Engineering
LAN WAN
MPLS VPN
Alcatel
cisco routers switches and firewall
CABLEADO
NETWORKING
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TELEVISION
ALL IN ONE
ANTI VIRUS
APPLETS
Enterprise Services

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan
Duration:
45 hours
Network Routing Specilist- NFS1- Nokia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2015
CCNA Security (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2011
CCNA R&S (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007