raja waqar raja, Sr. Network Engineer

raja waqar raja

Sr. Network Engineer

Advance Tech

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Diploma, Routing & Switching
Experience
13 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months

Sr. Network Engineer at Advance Tech
  • My current job since March 2016

Establishing networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards;
The design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment;
Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimization;
Undertaking data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources;
Securing network system by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access;
The support and administration of firewall environments in line with IT security policy;
Reporting network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information and managing projects;
Upgrading data network equipment to latest stable firmware releases;
Configuration of routing and switching equipment;
Configuration of firewalls;
Remote support of on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation;
Remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation;
Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centers;
Speaking with customers via email and phone for initial requirement capture

Network & Security Specialist at Hewlett-Packard Middle East FZ-LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2015 to December 2015
Asst. Manager at Corvit Networks,14-D-1, Ghalib Road, Gulberg
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2011 to December 2014

Administer work in team environment and manage an array of technical issues for all customers.
Participate in all team meetings and provide installation and onsite support to all customers and resolve all issues effectively and within timeframe.
Identify and resolve all infrastructure issues for equipment and software and monitor effective deployment of customers.
Analyze customer requirement and coordinated with various departments to recommend effective solutions as per client expectations.
Provide technical support to both internal and external customers and process all purchase orders and provide required input to same.
Coordinate with consultants maintain knowledge on account status and resolve all issues

Education

Diploma, Routing & Switching
  • at Cisco System
  • December 2010
Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at University of the Punjab
  • June 2007

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Specialties & Skills

Data Center
Load Balancing
Optimization Techniques
Security
Routing and Switching
NETWORKING
Routing
Switching
Security
Data Center

Languages

Urdu
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Memberships

Yoga Exercise Club Race Course
  • Member
  • February 2013

Training and Certifications

MPLS (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit System
Date Attended:
August 2008
Duration:
40 hours
CCNP (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit System
Date Attended:
March 2008
Duration:
48 hours
CCNP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2008
CCIE Routing & Switching (27469) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
CCIE (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit System
Date Attended:
December 2008
Duration:
160 hours
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
CCIE Security (written) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015
CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit System
Date Attended:
December 2007
Duration:
36 hours
CCIE Service Provider (written) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012

Hobbies

  • Yoga Exercise