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About me
Network Administrator | CCNA | JNCIA | MS 900 | MD 100 | NSE 1,2,3,4| MSC.IT (Professional)
Education

Beacon house school system
2008 - 2012A levels pre engineering
Deakin university
2017 - 2019Master of science - ms information technology distinction (79.6%)Graduated in Master of Information Technology (Professional) from Deakin University with majors in Computer Networking and Cyber Security. I completed 16 units in total with a High Distinction in Advance Topics in Digital Security, Real World Analytics, Research Methods in IT, Research and Development in IT, and in the Major Thesis.I obtained a distinction in Enterprise Network Construction, Cloud Computing Technologies, Cyber Security Management, Enterprise Network Management… Show more Graduated in Master of Information Technology (Professional) from Deakin University with majors in Computer Networking and Cyber Security. I completed 16 units in total with a High Distinction in Advance Topics in Digital Security, Real World Analytics, Research Methods in IT, Research and Development in IT, and in the Major Thesis.I obtained a distinction in Enterprise Network Construction, Cloud Computing Technologies, Cyber Security Management, Enterprise Network Management, and Communication Network Security. Show less

Comsats institute of information and technology
2012 - 2016Bsc bsc electical engineering
Experience

F.z packages
Apr 2017 - Jul 2017InternPerformed trouble shooting of networking equipment, and configuration of Routing Protocols including EIGRP and OSPF.

Deakin university
Nov 2018 - Sept 2019Conducting practicals of Cyber Security Analytics, which involves the use of machine learning techniques and algorithms; Python was used as the programming language.Assisting in practicals for the unit Introductory Mathematical Methods which involved Integration, Differentiation, Trigonometry, Functions, Exponential, Logarithm, and Graph Sketching.Involved in tutoring the units System Security and Cyber Security Management using the VM Lab platform; The aim of the practicals is to explore penetration testing techniques and the scanning and monitoring of networks using tools such as Metasploit and Kali Linux.Responsible for marking the assignments and quizzes, as well as discussing tasks with students and providing them feedback pertaining to their assignments and quizzes. The role also involves solving student queries regarding the concepts discussed in the practicals. Show less The department of Cyber Security Research and Innovation at Deakin University allocated a research grant in order to explore insider attacks on Zigbee devices. In the research, the security vulnerabilities pertinent to Zigbee devices were studied and it was analyzed that Zigbee devices were susceptible to attacks by Remote AT commands. These AT commands had been greatly under used to exploit Zigbee devices in the past literature.As part of the research, a network was formulated compromising of Zigbee devices; By using Remote AT commands in that Zigbee based network i devised three successful insider attacks to make unauthorized changes in the Zigbee destination address, the Zigbee node ID and the PAN ID.After obtaining the results, a research paper was submitted to the ATIS conference which has been accepted. Show less
Academic Tutor
Feb 2019 - Sept 2019Research Assistant
Nov 2018 - Sept 2019

Hewstone it
Sept 2019 - Jul 2021Network administrator
Australian unity
Jul 2021 - Jul 2022Service desk analyst
Telstra purple
Jun 2022 - nowAssociate technical consultant
Licenses & Certifications
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Md-100 windows 10
MicrosoftJun 2021 - View certificate

Juniper networks certified associate, junos (jncia-junos)
Juniper networksFeb 2022 - View certificate

Fortinet network security expert level 3: certified associate
FortinetJun 2022 
Golden key international honour society award (top 15% students)
Golden key international honour societyMar 2019- View certificate

Fortinet network security expert level 2: certified associate
FortinetJun 2022 
Casual academic learning and development program
Deakin universitySept 2019- View certificate

Microsoft 365 certified: fundamentals
MicrosoftFeb 2021 
Cisco certified network associate routing and switching (ccna)
CiscoDec 2016
Casual academic learning and development program
Deakin universityFeb 2019- View certificate

Fortinet network security expert level 1: certified associate
FortinetJun 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Waqas AhmadGolden Key Member (Member ID: 900109558I) Golden Key International Honors Society May 2019 Awarded to top performing Graduates.Awarded to students in the top 15% in their class.
- Awarded to Waqas AhmadStem Scholarship Deakin Aug 2017 Awarded to high performing students in the STEM disciplines.
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