Muhammad  Asim, Sr. Network Security Engineer

Muhammad Asim

Sr. Network Security Engineer

Saudi Railway Company (SAR)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Computer Sciences
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

Sr. Network Security Engineer at Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since September 2020

Selected Tasks:
• Deployed Forcepoint Web Content Gateway (Web proxy in SAR HQ Premises)
• Upgraded Palo Alto 3020 firewall and Global Protect VPN.
• Upgraded Symantec SEPM and EDR Appliance.
• Upgraded Fortinet D200 Firewall and FortiAnalyzer Appliance.
• Established IP Sec Tunnel between SAR and OCI.
• Established IP Sec Tunnel between SAR and NourNet.
• Upgraded Citrix NetScaler Appliances.
• Deployed SSL Offloading in Citrix for Web Applications.
• Other operational and troubleshooting tasks.

IT Security Consultant at YASREF - Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2015 to August 2020

IT Security Systems design, implementation, integration & administration.
Selected Tasks:
• Migration of YASREF Riyadh Data Center from Mobily to STC DC. Migrated 70+ network & security devices. Installed all devices in STC DC. Mainly includes ASA, FTD, Palo Alto, and Force Point Firewalls. McAfee NDLPs, NIPS, NSM, ATD, Cisco TG, FMC, ISE. Cisco and HP Routers and switches.
• Deployed Palo Alto NGFW 3220 and 3250 as perimeter and OOB firewall in YDC.
• Implemented Force Point 3201 firewall for new management network in Riyadh DC.
• Implemented Force Point 3301 firewall as an edge security appliance for YASREF Plaint Network in YANBU.
• Migrated ASA 5545, 5555, Palo Alto 3060, Network switches and other security devices.
• Firmware upgradations - Cisco 3850 stack switches (DMZ, EDGE, PRT, Server Farm switches)
• Upgraded Force Point SMC and Force Point, Palo Alto and ASA firewalls firmware.
• McAfee ePO administration. Experience with McAfee Endpoint security products and H-DLP.
• McAfee NSM and IPS administration. Worked on McAfee DXL, TIE, ATD and DE.
• IP SLA and ECMP deployment on ASA and Palo Alto firewall.
• Implemented Palo Alto 3060 as extranet firewall.
• Implemented IPsec Site to Site VPN, YASREF RDC to AVAYA Systems.
• Implemented Client to Site IP Sec VPN Gateways.
• Redesigned YASREF Riyadh Data Center Network and Security Infrastructure.
• HP Switches (5500, 7510, 3500YL) & cisco (3850) network devices integration and management.
• Implemented McAfee Stone-Soft firewalls 3201, McAfee 3201 IPS Engine.
• Implemented IRF, VRRP, SSH, NTP, RADIUS, Syslog, SPAN.
• Integrated Symantec and McAfee security systems for 2 factor (DUO) authentication.
• Citrix, HP, Cisco, Stone-soft Multi-vendor Ether channel configuration.
• Static routing, route preferences, default routing configurations.
• Redesigned YASREF RDC Edge Network (DIA Multi Links).
• Stone-soft firewall clustering, HA and failover implementation.
• McAfee SMC routing and traffic management for multilink gateways.
• IOS Up gradation. (Cisco 3850, 2800, HP 7510, HP MSR 3060, HP 5500 & 3500yl, Stone-soft 3201, 1301, Citrix NetScaler.)
• McAfee SMC and log server administration.
• Citrix Management, Dual Factor authentication configurations.
• Firewalls ACL & NAT rules configurations and Troubleshooting.

Telecommunication Engineer at Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • February 2015 to April 2015

Project: 616-C02. RCJY facilities MAN Fiber Optic Network Implementation.

IT Consultant at PAXTAR Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd. Information Technology Services
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • December 2009 to October 2014

Implementation and management of network and network security solutions of corporate and enterprise clients. Data Center Network design and installations. L2 Support for enterprise clients.

Network Administrator at Bahria Town Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2008 to November 2009

Selected Accomplishments:
• Deployed long distance sight to sight W-LAN connectivity, V-LANs implementation, Domain Controllers, CMS Server installation / management, Designed developed and implemented Parking management system of Park Lane tower, CCTV and IP cameras, Lotus Domino Mail server configurations, RFID based Network Control Units, ISA server management, Switching and V-LANs, Access control lists, Virtual Private Networks.
• Migrated complete data center from old to new DC location.
• Mobilink Black Berry Server installation, Norton antivirus server installation, Network and VoIP Management of Call center and Data centers of Bahria Town.
• Gate Defender Firewall administration.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Sciences
  • at Institute of Management Sciences
  • July 2008

Specialized in CS

Specialties & Skills

Network Design
Layer 3
Layer 2
Core Network
IT Security
Threat Prevention
ForcePoint
Cisco routers and switches
Switching
Routing
Network Security
PaloAlto Networks

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CISSP (Training)
Training Institute:
ISC2
Date Attended:
February 2019
CCIE RS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
Valid Until:
March 2017
PCNSE - PaloAlto Certified Network Security Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2018
Valid Until:
November 2020
CCNA Security (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2018
Valid Until:
August 2021
CCNA Routing & Switching (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
Valid Until:
November 2020