Amr Gohar

Experience

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  Mideast Communication Systems-MCS

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2020

  Configure, implement, and troubleshoot a variety hardware/Software Products, including: SSL VPN, Firewalls, IPS, NAC, Routers, Switches, Load Balance, WAN Accelerators, email gateway, internet proxy and endpoint security solutions.Implement Palo Alto Firewall projects.Implement Stonesoft Firewall projects.Implement SRX& SSG Firewalls projects.Implement Juniper Switches projects.Implement Arista Switches projects.Implement McAfee NSP IPS projects.Implement McAfee Email and Web-gateway projects.Implement F5 LTM projects.Implement Juniper MAG SSL VPN projects.Implement Wedge Anti-spam and NDLP projectsImplement Proof-point Anti-spam projects.Analyse network traffic patterns, system logs,NAT, and security policies.Correspond and provide high quality technical support to customers to resolve customer complaints.Participate and conduct pre-sales activities including presentations, demos, and POCs.Manage assigned projects including planning project activities, time, and resource utilization.Deliver training for products as needed Including official trainings, on job training Show less • Provide technical support and consultation to the Customers. • Creating Low-level design, documentation for the Customer projects. • Provide onsite Support to the Customers • Field deployment and configuration of network/ security devices • Keeping up-to-date with Networking/Security solutions • Complying with company policy for career path development • Responsible for the delivery of network/ security planning, design, implementation, and optimization services as a post-sales consultant to enterprise clients. • Designing & implementing technology solutions for clients that will address their needs in network/security Solutions. • Monitoring network/ security performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed. • Manage network infrastructure including routers, switches, and firewalls (configuration & troubleshooting) • Implementing LAN technologies (VLAN, VTP, inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, ...) • Work directly with customers to provide hands-on support of routers, switches, and firewalls.• Preparing reports, documentations, and Network Diagrams• Monitor network and security performance to Manage and resolve networking issues Show less

  • Senior PS engineer at Mideast Communication Systems-MCS

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Network Security Engineer

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2019
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  Optima Professional Services

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

  PS team leader

  – contribute to training and development of the team– assist with managing the performance of the security team and its individual members.– assist with developing plans for team activities to include strategy to achieve agreed targets– assist with preparation and agreement of individual action plans and targets for all team members– delegate authority and responsibility to team with supervision, accountability and review– subject to agreed criteria, recruitment, training, set action and targets, appraise and manage performance, development, coaching and general support of all team members to ensure targets are met– carry out presentations relating to security– efficient running of the team– reporting (content and format as agreed) on a daily basis as agreed Show less

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  Forcepoint

  Jul 2021 - now

  Focus on Pre-Sales Engineer and Solution Expert activities in the frame of Security Strategy, with mainly tasks in the following:- Product demonstrations working with prospects at both technical and business level.- Work with the sales team to strategist on sales approaches to develop business.- Solution and Technology evaluations with planning, managing and executing with advanced POC implementation.- Setup of Security solutions following Forcepoint portfolio.- Performs risk analysis and related operation of preventive measures: processes, systems and regulations. Show less -Security Focal Point for high-end customers.-Customer's support for the high-level problems in security and network issues.-Managing of customers in huge and complicated environment.-Analysis, design and development of security and network projects.-Prepare and project, security Architect solution for customer, helping the deployment and hardened of their infrastructure.-Setup of Security Services for Vulnerability Assessment, customizing reports and matching needs of customer security requirements. Show less

  • Sales Eng.prof2 – Egypt & Levant

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Senior Professional Services Consultant

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2022