Imran Zahoor

Imran Zahoor

Network Engineer

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  • About me

    Senior Network Consultant Engineer @ Cisco | Network, Automation, ML, DC, Cloud,AI

  • Education

    • SSMS

      1991 - 1999
    • Karachi University

      2002 - 2005
      BS Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Internationals

      Jun 2006 - Feb 2008
      Network Engineer
    • Preston university

      Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
      Assistant lecturer
    • IT Matrix

      May 2008 - Jan 2009
      Sr. Network Security Engineer

      Worked as a Senior Security & Network Engineer, major responsibilities covered the post sales technical support of the solution. Further;-- Responsible to plan and design the network before going for implementation- Responsible to give technical support to the Clients- Provide Network Consultancy to the enterprise clients.-Implement Network Solutions- LAN and WAN(Routing and Switching)- Network Security(Firewalls, IPS, Vulnerability scanners etc)- Load balancers, WAN Optimization , Data center acceleration & etc- Consultancy for High Available Network Designs- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan layout- Actively Participated in Pre & Post sales Activities- Successfully implement Network & Security solutions at several client sides- Worked as team lead for major projects like:- Network Infrastructure For Saudi Fransi Merchant Compliance Center- Anti Virus Health Check Ups for Riyadh Bank- Virtual Private Network For Intrushield Insurance Company- Network Security For Bank AL-Bilad- Password Management For Arab National Bank (ANB) Show less

    • Alinma Bank

      Feb 2009 - Mar 2012
      NOC Engineer

      NOC Engineer

    • Cisco

      Apr 2012 - Sept 2012
      Network Engineer

      As a Network Engineer in the STC MPLS Implementation Project at Cisco Systems, I was responsible for configuring and troubleshooting network-related issues. I successfully installed, upgraded, and configured the PE-Aggregator, as well as configured the Shadow Routers. My expertise in MPLS TE Configuration (IOS/XR) and ISIS, RSVP, and LDP Configuration (IOS/XR) was utilized to ensure a smooth implementation. I also provided configuration for Existing TE Tunnel Explicit path modification and executed the ES20 to ES+ Migration (NPE), ES+4TG3CXL Module Upgrade, 7600-ES+40G3CXL Module Upgrade, and ES20-10G3CXL Ports Migration to ensure a seamless transition for the client. Show less

    • HP

      Sept 2012 - Mar 2013
      Sr, Network Consultant in Hewlett-Packard (hp)

      I worked as a Red Badge Network Consultant at Hewlett-Packard (HP) through ThruPoint. During this time, I served as an outsourced consultant for a well-reputed bank, NCB, where I provided Level 3 technical support to the bank's NOC and documented their network. I also offered consultancy services for high availability network designs and worked on several projects, including upgrading the bank's data center from Nortel to Cisco Nexus and upgrading their LAN from Nortel to Cisco.As part of my role, I analyzed network degradation and outages to determine root causes and compiled business reports. I collaborated with both corporate and customer technical support personnel to isolate and diagnose network issues, and I was also available for after-hours and weekend on-call support as needed. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Devnet associate

      Cisco
      Nov 2020
    • Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2024
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    • ITILv3

      ITIL Certified
      Mar 2015
    • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

      HashiCorp
      Jul 2022
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    • CCNA

      Cisco
    • OpenAI API: Fine-Tuning

      LinkedIn
      Apr 2024
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    • CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

      The Linux Foundation
      Dec 2022
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    • CCIE SP # 38089

      Cisco
      Jan 2013
    • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

      Google
      Dec 2023
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    • CCNP (Cisco certified Network Professional)

      Cisco