Mohamed Ali Alsaman

Network system and security engineer at PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL INFORMATION

• Kuwait
• My current job since October 2012

Network Systems and Security Engineer
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position as a network system and security Engineer in a Public authority for civil information and challenging work environment
SUMMARY
• 2+ years' experience on enterprise level data network design, operation, maintenance and support
• Excellent hands-on experience supporting Cisco high-end routers/switches in backbone, infrastructure and data center network
• In-depth knowledge and strong operating experience in configuring and supporting routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and MPLS), switching (VLAN, VTP, STP and HSRP) technologies
• Proficient in configuring NATs, ACLs for Cisco Firewall (PIX, FWSM, ASA and FortiGate firewall)
• Extensive experience in supporting and troubleshooting LAN/WAN connection with carriers and service providers
• Familiar with network management tools and best practice
• CCNP(R&S)/CCNP (Security) Certification
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and team player with strong customer service orientation

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Heavy experience in Cisco Routers and Switches
• Strong experience in network security tools like Cisco ASA, PIX, IPS, ACS and NAC
• Good knowledge about FortiGate firewall (next generation firewall )
• Strong knowledge & Good experience in CUCM, Voice gateway & gatekeeper, Cisco IP phone, SIP/MGCP
• In-Depth knowledge & heavy experience in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IPv6, PIM, IGMP, MSDP, MPLS
• Expert understanding of L2 technologies like STP, MSTP, VTP, PPP, Frame Relay
• Good Experience in various monitoring and management tools like Cisco Works, MRTG, ASDM, IDM, wire shark, Sniffer, SNMP, Syslog
• Very good experience to provide monitoring network , threat detection and flow analysis by using IBM QRADAR Security appliance
• Good to provide advanced analysis for Net Flow, IPFIX, SFLOW With LANCOPE Flow controller and analyze real-time traffic and bandwidth accounting, Network performance troubleshooting and stop Threat that are visible at the enterprise level .
• Solid experience in wireless RF environments & cisco Wireless technologies
• Strong Experience in implementation of IP services like DHCP, DNS, NAT, NTP, FTP, HSRP, VRRP
• Hardware: Cisco router/switch 7000, 6500, 4500, and 3800 series,
Cisco ASA 5550/5580, PIX 520/525/535
. Network Tools: SecureCRT6.0MS office suite, MS Visio 2007
• Perform load balance and failover testing for carrier’s traffic
• Tunneling and VPNs: IPsec Site-to-Site VPN and configure Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) using GRE tunnel over IPsec between multiple routers
• Protocols/Services: TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, TFTP and TACACS+/RADIUS
. Security: PIX/ASA, FWSM, IPsec, VPNs, Key Management, ACS (RADIUS, TACACS+), Access Lists, IOS Firewall, IOS Security Features, DMZ set ups, VPN Client
. Configure and troubleshoot different remote sites connections
. Virtual routing and forwarding design configuration (VRF)
• Performed network’s documentation and disaster recovery plan
• Basic information in Infoblox appliance and cisco nexus 9000 series switches
Technical Certifications
. CCNA (R&S)
. CCNP (R&S)
. CCNA (SECURITY)
. CCNP (SECURITY)
. CCMPATIA PROJECT +
. COMPATIA SECURITY +
. IBM QRADAR SECURITY INTELLIGENCE MONITORING SYSTEM
. WI-MAX
. SATELLITE SYSTEM
. GSM&GPRS
. CDMA&UMTS
. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Communication & Electronics Engineering from Modern University in Egypt ( graduation year 2010)
. LANGUAGE KNOWN
Arabic : mother tongue
English :Very good