Akeem Ahmed

Experience

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  I-World Networks

  May 2015 - Feb 2017

  Network Engineer

  - Responsible for the installation of wireless access points in POP (Point of presence) base station.- Supervises the installation at CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) at the customer site for internet distribution and connectivity.- Manages of Switches, Routers, Wireless technologies.- Manages the BGP peering routers with upstream Internet Service Providers and ensuring high availability.- Overseeing the smooth link connectivity between the customers and the company’s base stations and ensure that supports cases are resolved within SLA. Show less

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  Gateway Mortgage Bank Limited

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Network Security Engineer

  - Responsible for the configuration of VPN IPSEC technology with NIBSS (Nigeria Interbank Settlement System), Interswitch and other third parties for secured E-Channels transactions. - Manages Cisco ASA Firewall 5550 appliance for securing the company’s network environment and filtering malicious websites. - Responsible for the deployment of inter-branch site-to-site VPN for secured remote access to the bank’s head quarter location. - Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of the company’s network infrastructure. - Overseeing daily smooth running of the Bank’s I.T operation. Show less

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  Interswitch Group

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2024

  - Supervising the company’s network connectivity to Banks, telecommunication companies, and other financial institutions. - Managing and troubleshooting the network infrastructure and services, including ACI Leaf and Spine infrastructure, Wireless technologies, Switches, Routers, LAN/WAN technologies, Cisco ISE Firewall appliance (Cisco Firepower, Cisco ASA Firewall, FortiGate Firewall, FortiDDOS) and VPN devices. - Manages the BGP peering routers with upstream Internet Service Providers and ensuring high availability. - Overseeing the network infrastructure of Interswitch within and outside Nigeria. - Research and implements new designs and technologies to improve the performance of the overall payment system. Show less - Integrating of Banks, financial institutions and other third parties into the company’s network environment using VPN IPSEC and MPLS technologies. - Provides network support to customers and ensuring that all CRM assigned cases are resolved within SLA. - Ensuring proper health monitoring of all network devices, backhaul links, and links connection to customers using SolarWinds network monitoring tool solution.- Responsible for the automation of fast failover to redundant link during link degradation and outage. Show less

  • Senior Network Security Engineer

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2024

  • Network Support Expert

    Feb 2019 - Nov 2020
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  Zetta

  Nov 2024 - now

  Network Engineer