Network Consulting Engineer
Cisco System
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
Role: Network Consulting Engineer July-2015 till now
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
Working as Network Consulting engineer on multiple Cisco Projects for their different customers i.e. Etisalat, Du Telecom.
Attend customer meetings to gather customer requirements for projects.
Working on POCs with customers for feature and technology testing for the new equipments.
Working on deliverables like LLDs & HLDs, NIP, NRFU and NMPs.
Perform the live network migration, integration or upgrade activities.
Performing Bug Scrub for IOS/IOS-XR.
Proactively working with TAC engineers to avoid any unexpected network impacts.
Working on Platforms like i.e. ASR9010, ASR9922, Nexus 7018, Nexus 7718, Nexus 2248, 7600.
Role: Network Consulting Engineer July-2015 till now
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
Working as Network Consulting engineer on multiple Cisco Projects for their different customers i.e. Etisalat, Du Telecom.
Attend customer meetings to gather customer requirements for projects.
Working on POCs with customers for feature and technology testing for the new equipments.
Working on deliverables like LLDs & HLDs, NIP, NRFU and NMPs.
Perform the live network migration, integration or upgrade activities.
Performing Bug Scrub for IOS/IOS-XR.
Proactively working with TAC engineers to avoid any unexpected network impacts.
Working on Platforms like i.e. ASR9010, ASR9922, Nexus 7018, Nexus 7718, Nexus 2248, 7600.
Role: Senior Network Core Engineer (Contractor) May-2012 to Jan-2014
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
I Worked as Network Engineer in Tier-3 Access Department of Du Telecom
Handling of network issues like Network Outage, STP Loops, Layer 2/Layer 3 configuration inconsistencies, Node High CPUs, layer-1 etc.
Opening the TAC Cases and coordinating with TAC Engineer to restore the network.
Taking up the matters related hardware limitations, configuration or technological issues with vendors to avoid unexpected network issues.
Conducting meetings with Cisco NOS team & Du Planning Team to address critical network issues related to hardware, QoS, IOS and configuration to optimize network and end user experiences.
Routine monitoring of Node Resources to avoid any unexpected issues or outages i.e. CPU, Logs, TCAM, Uplink Policies check etc.
I worked on tasks related to box configurations, Network optimizations, Network Readiness for upcoming Projects, Upcoming Solutions Acceptance testing, Network Migrations.
During my job as Tier 3 Network Engineer, I coordinated with Enterprise customers to resolve and fix their issues related to Data Services; Layer 2 & Layer 3 VPN related services or related to service degradation.
Configuration & Troubleshoot tasks/issues related to MPLS Layer 2 & Layer 3 VPNS and Traffic Engineering.
Configuration & troubleshooting task/issues related to BGP, OSPF, Redistribution, QoS (WRR CBWFQ), Multicast, Route Maps, Prefix List, IOS up gradation etc.
Configuration & troubleshooting task/issues related to STP, MSTP, HSRP, VRRP, VLAN, PVLANs and QnQ etc.
During my job I got the experience of working on devices i.e. Cisco Platforms like ASR9K, 7600, ME4924, Cisco 4500, ME3400, 3550, 3560, 3750, 10720, Huawei S3300, S9300 and Zhone MSAN 319, 719 etc.
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
Handling of network issues like related to Layer-1, Layer-2, Layer-3, STP, MSTP configuration inconsistencies, Node High CPU, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPNS, QoS, Multicast, Switching.
Working with ND for deployment of new network solutions.
Supporting Vendor/ND to migrate existing network to newly integrated high end devices.
Opening TAC cases and working with vendor to fix/resolve Network related issues.
Meeting with Cisco NOS team & ND to address critical network issues related to hardware, QoS, IOS and configuration optimize.
Regular observing of Nodes to avoid any unexpected issues or outages i.e. CPU, Logs, TCAM, Uplink Policies, IP SLA configuration etc.
Performing task related to Network optimizations, ATPs for Upcoming Solutions and Network Migrations.
Interaction with Enterprise Customer to resolve or isolate issues related to services i.e. L 2 & L3 MPLS VPN or related to service degradation.
Responsible for configurations, Network optimizations, Network Readiness for upcoming Projects(NRFUs), Upcoming Solutions Acceptance testing, Network Migrations.
Configuration & Troubleshoot tasks/issues related to MPLS Layer 2 & Layer 3 VPNS and Traffic Engineering.
Configuration or troubleshooting tasks related to BGP, OSPF, MPLS, Switching, QoS, CoS (WRR CBWFQ), Route Maps, Prefix List, IOS up gradation, STP, HSRP, VRRP, VLAN, PVLAN and QnQ etc.
During my job I got the experience of working on devices i.e. Cisco Platforms like ASR9K, 7600, ME4924, Cisco 4500, ME3400, 3550, 3560, 3750, 10720, Huawei S3300, S9300 and Zhone MSAN 319, 719 etc.
Role: IP/MPLS Support Engineer Jun-2008 to Sep-2010
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
Wateen Telecom is one of the main ISP of Pakistan to provide its customers services of data, voice & MPLS VPN services.
Worked as part of Team managing IGW & its Peering with ISPs
Worked for designing & testing of different VPN scenarios for service propagation within the ISP network.
Worked for designing & testing VPN scenarios as per requirements and coordinated with customer’s Network Team.
Worked on tasks related to configure/troubleshoot MPLS, BGP, OSPF, QoS, IOS upgrade, STP, Redistribution, ACL, VACL, and MPLS TE etc
I was responsible for configuring & troubleshooting different scenarios of MPLS Layer 2 & L3 VPNs for different customer.
I was responsible for configuring & troubleshooting different Layer 3 GW redundancy protocols i.e. HSRP, VRRP etc.
I was responsible for contacting the Cisco TAC engineer either by Call or by mail in case of facing some network issues.
During job I got the experience of working on devices like Cisco 12000, 7606, 7609, 7613, 7200, 10700, ME3400, C3750, C3800 etc.
Designation: Network Engineer Jul-2007 to Jun-2008
Responsibilities/Tasks Performed:
NCCPL is a financial organization in Stock Market of Pakistan.
Responsibilities Performed:
Configuration of VLANs, ACLs, Port Security, SVIs, PVLANs.
Configuring & managing Cisco Routers & Switches i.e. 2600, 2800, 2900 and 4500 Series etc
Monitor and troubleshoot the office LAN & WAN and the inter-branch connectivity with Head office.
Providing LAN & Dialup support to Stock Market Members to keep their connectivity ensure with Servers residing at head offices by using VPN client software.