
Ahmad S.
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About me
Sr. Network Engineer | Team Lead at Viapath | CCNP Enterprise | CCNA | MS Teams Administrator
Education

University of the Punjab, Lahore
2012 - 2017
Experience

Techaccess Pakistan
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017IT Specialist
MileOne Autogroup
Aug 2018 - Jul 2019Network Associate
Hertz
Nov 2019 - Mar 2020Network Support Engineer• Responsible for maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly network infrastructure, server infrastructure, network security, telecommunications systems and service desk.• Participated in day-to-day monitoring, analysis, detection, and elevate security risks and threats.• Following plans, developing and technically directing projects or major phases of significant projects• Provided technical support in the performance of assigned projects.

General Dynamics Information Technology
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020Network Administrator• Served as a technical consultant for various projects dealing with area of technical expertise.• Coordinated with contract management and Government personnel to ensure the problems have been properly defined and the solutions satisfy customer needs.• Was responsible for the development, configuration, and maintenance of the HIGLAS Network.• Designed and plan network systems for new cut-over projects.• Provided specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture

GTL
Nov 2020 - nowNetwork Engineer• Design, Deploy and Maintain enterprise GTL networks across the US, Canada and Mexico comprising multivendor network equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Netvanta, Ubiquiti, FortiGate).• Design network topology and implementation plan based on customer’s site and services contracted for. • Conducting live service migrations and circuit consolidations, with prior comprehensive planning and preparation to make sure minimal to no downtime.ResponsibilitiesPhysically maintain networking equipment across the ViaPath enterprise (Cisco, Ubiquity).Support network availability, perform installation, upgrade, and problem resolution.Implement network services to multiple locations throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.Install, support and administer network gear via the command line interface.Responsible for the organization, security and protection of the network devices and equipment.Conduct network and security assessments to troubleshoot and optimize network performance and design.Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput), troubleshoot problems and recommend procurement, removals, and modifications to network components and generate usage reports.Responsible for development and maintenance of all network and systems documentation including network diagrams and system administration processes and procedures.Responsible for development and testing of disaster recovery processes and procedures.Responsible for system tuning, administration, and monitoring of managed networks.Work with ViaPath staff to solve production, corporate and customer network issues.Work with other Technology Team members, Development Teams, Product Networking and Tech Support for any application development, network plans, implementations and changes on the network infrastructure.Participates in the on-call production support rotation and travel to customer sites.Participates in projects as needed. Show less

ViaPath Technologies
May 2022 - nowSenior Network Engineer• Design, Deploy and Maintain enterprise GTL networks across the US, Canada and Mexico comprising multivendor network equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Netvanta, Ubiquiti, FortiGate).• Design network topology and implementation plan based on customer’s site and services contracted for. • Conducting live service migrations and circuit consolidations, with prior comprehensive planning and preparation to make sure minimal to no downtime.ResponsibilitiesPhysically maintain networking equipment across the ViaPath enterprise (Cisco, Ubiquity).Support network availability, perform installation, upgrade, and problem resolution.Implement network services to multiple locations throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.Install, support and administer network gear via the command line interface.Responsible for the organization, security and protection of the network devices and equipment.Conduct network and security assessments to troubleshoot and optimize network performance and design.Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput), troubleshoot problems and recommend procurement, removals, and modifications to network components and generate usage reports.Responsible for development and maintenance of all network and systems documentation including network diagrams and system administration processes and procedures.Responsible for development and testing of disaster recovery processes and procedures.Responsible for system tuning, administration, and monitoring of managed networks.Work with ViaPath staff to solve production, corporate and customer network issues.Work with other Technology Team members, Development Teams, Product Networking and Tech Support for any application development, network plans, implementations and changes on the network infrastructure.Participates in the on-call production support rotation and travel to customer sites.Participates in projects as needed. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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Fortinet FortiGate 7.4 Operator
FortinetJun 2024 - View certificate

Fortinet FortiGate 7.2 Administrator
FortinetJun 2024 - View certificate

Fortinet Certified Associate Cybersecurity
FortinetJun 2024 - View certificate

CCNP Enterprise
CiscoJul 2020 - View certificate

CCNA Routing and Switching
CiscoOct 2019
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