Network Engineer , Network Administrator , Security Networks , Cisco , Juniper , Riverbed , Fortinet , F5 Load Balancer , Mp

1. Wajahat Hussain; Cell:+92 333 1203161; email:wajahathussain1982@live.com
Wajahat Hussain
Address: R-121 Farooq Villas Area 37/C Landhi # 3,
Karachi, Pakistan
(Home): +92-021-35016124 Cell: +92-333-1203161,
E-mail address: wajahathussain1982@live.com
Career Summary:
Over 11+ years of rich and diversify experience and knowledge in Network Security, Network Management, Designing and
Implementation of Wi-Fi , LAN , WAN and Security Networks including hands on experience in Cisco ,Cisco VOIP, Juniper ,
Fortinet, Riverbed , F5 Load Balancers ,SolarWinds , Microsoft etc.
Professional Experience: 11 Years
Network Administrator (Nov 2015 till now)
South Asia Pakistan Terminals / Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH)
Managing major projects including Wi-Fi Network Deployment, Data Center Management, Active Network Deployment,
Passive Network Deployment (Fiber installation), Manages IP Telephony setup, Cisco Nexus based LAN and Data Center, F5
Load Balancing Solution, Wireless communication, WAN communications, Network Security
Team Lead Network Security (June 2014 to Nov 2015)
Soneri Bank Limited
June 2014 – Nov 2015
Manage Network Security infrastructureof Bank. Manage Network Security Policies for internet, 3rd party networks, WAN and LAN network.
Network Security and WAN related designing and troubleshooting. Data Center equipment management related to Networks.
Assistant Manager (Team Lead WAN) (April 2006 June 2014)
WAN Network management, Monitoring, Configurations related to Branches and Core Network, Network Designing Tasks.Insures
maximum Uptime in WAN network and provide support to internal customers for any Network Related issues.
Skills:
Networking Hardware /Protocols
Routers Cisco Routers, Cisco 7200 series ,Cisco 3900 series , Cisco3800 series, Cisco 3700 series, Cisco 2600
series,Cisco2800series,Cisco1900 series , Cisco 1800 series, Cisco 1700 series , Juniper M7i, Juniper SRX 650
Switches Nexus9000 C9504 , Juniper EX-8200 , Cisco 6500 series , Cisco 4200 series , Cisco 3500 , Cisco 2900 series
,Cisco 3600 series
Security Devices Defense Center 750, Cisco ASA-5585 ,Fortinet 1000 C , Fort analyzer , ASA 650 firewall mode , Net screen
Firewalls (SSG5,SSG20 and SSG 140)
Appliances BIG-IP 4000 (F5 Load Balancer) ACS 5.0 ,Riverbed SHA 250 , Steal Head VCX ,Interceptors ,Riverbed CMC ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003,2008 R2 , 2012 , SQL 2008 ,Visio
IBM Lotus Notes Clients , Lotus Domino
Network Monitoring Solar winds NPM (8,9,10) , Solar winds NCM , Net flow , Networking,
Protocols MPLS/VPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, TCP/IP, IPX, Frame Relay, ISDN, PKI, IPsec, VPN, DLSW, QOS
Security VPNs (Site-to-Site, IPsec, Remote Access, SSL, Web VPN) Cryptography, AAA, Radius, TACACS+, Cisco
Authentication Proxy, Access Lists, NBAR, IOS Firewall, IOS Security, 802.1x, Cisco IDS, Cisco IPS, Cisco
Secure ACS, Cisco VPN Concentrator, Cisco PIX / ASA Firewalls, Cisco VPN Client,
Routing Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, GRE, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, Policy Based
Routing PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization
Switching and Bridging Catalyst Cat OS and IOS based Switches, VTP, STP, MST, RSTP+, Trucking, VLANs, Layer 3 Switches,
Logical Ether Channels, Transparent Bridging, IRB, CRB, DLSW+, MLS, Cisco Nexus (VPC),
Load Balancer BIG-IP (Version 11.5.3)
Personal Skills Team Leading, Technical Support, Configuration Management, Network , Network Management, Networking,
Network Architecture, Data Center ,SQL Database

2. Wajahat Hussain; Cell:+92 333 1203161; email:wajahathussain1982@live.com
Projects/Achievements:
Active and Passive Network Deployment (Hutchison Ports Pakistan)
- Fiber deployment design with redundancy covering area of 85 Ha providing connectivity to all functions of 3.1 m/annum
SeaPort Terminal
NADRA Verisys Project:
- A verification software nationwide through which any National ID Card can be verified from central database of NADRA
(National Database and Registration Authority, Pakistan )
- Installation of NADRA Verisys software in all branches of Faysal Bank Limited
- Installation and accessibility of central links on Main data center and DR site
- Designing of network for reachability and redundancy of links
Data Center Migration Soneri Bank Limited Alrahim Tower to Commercial Data Center(PTCL):
- WAN Aggregation Links installation /testing/configuration from “3” different ISP’s namely ‘CYBERNET, Multinet and PTCL.
- Staging of Network Devices including Juniper Q-Fabric switches, SRX1400 Devices, Juniper M7iRouters, Fortinet’s Firewalls, and
EX4200 Switch.
- Establish L-2 Connectivity between Alrahim Tower and PTCLhosted DataCenters .Extension of Switched network (VLAN’s) between
two Data Centers and End to End testing of applications
- Configuration of Firewalls in new Data Center (Internet Segment ) ,Link and Application Testing
- Support to ADC , Applications teamfor shifting of Phoenix , VM servers
Data Center Firewall Deployment (Soneri Bank Limited):
- Installation of Data Center Firewall Juniper SRX 1400 with zones for LAN , WAN , DZM and Third Party
- Firewall policies for (trust), (untruth), (DMZ), (third party) zones with specific source,destination application and ports.
- Make sure that there is no illegal traffic going into server Farm
Network Accelerator/ RIVERBED Infrastructure Deployment:
- Deployment of RIVERBED SHA 250 Devices in over 250 branches of Faysal Bank Limited.
- Deployment and Configuration of CMC in Head Office for Monitoring of Riverbed Devices
- Deployment of Interceptors in Head Office Data Center
- Monitoring theBandwidth compression by Riverbed Devices and Analysis for Application Bandwidth Utilization
- Troubleshooting of Riverbed devices installed in network
- Inventory control of Riverbed Devices and Ticket management on Riverbed website
- Coordination with Riverbed experts who were involved in this deployment
RBS Acquisition by Faysal Bank --- Network Integration & Data Center Migration:
- Study of RBS network including IP Scheme, International connectivity, Extranet Setup, Hub sites interconnectivity and finalizing the
interim and final stateof network after merger of both banks.
- Configuration of Integration equipment including Cisco 3900 series parameter routers ASA 5520 firewalls and edge routers
.Implementation of proper access list insuring the access policy defined. Implementation of NAT and PAT.
- Comprehensive testing of network connectivity failure over scenario including proper documentation and applications,
Network Management System Deployment:
- Hardware sizing and installation of MNS(Solarwinds) , on Separate Servers for Application and Database
- Configure devices including Cisco , Juniper , Windows and Linux Servers on Solarwinds using SNMP V3 ,
- Installation of different modules of Solarwinds including Network Performance Monitor (NPM) , Network Configuration
- Monitoring using Net flow, Syslog and customize reporting.
- Comparing Riverbed Devices traffic flow with NPM network flow. Evaluating thedecrease in WAN links bandwidth utilization after
installing Riverbed devices.
- Detailed reporting on Bandwidth Utilization using Solarwinds before and after Riverbed devices installation.
- Software upgrades for NCM , NPM and Net flow troubleshooting any issues in Network Monitoring
- Analyzing daily and weekly configuration change report using NCM
Network Rationalization Project --- Migration of Core Network from Cisco to Juniper:
- Information gathering : Collect in-depth information related to WAN , LAN , DMZ and Extranet setup running before network
rationalization
- Finalization of Low Level Design (LLD) in coordination with solution provider includes hardware sizing , design finalization ,
implementation procedures , deployment strategy
- Staging and deployment of hardware including Ex-8200 Core Switches , M7I Core Routers ,SRX 650 (Aggregation Router And Data
Center Firewall) , EX-4200 Data Center and LAN Switches and SSG-20 (Branch Routers)
- IP Address Allocation for Core Devices Loopback Addresses , GRE Tunnel , Branch LAN and DataCenter
- SystemConfiguration Authentication and Authorization, Syslog , SNMP / Traps and Redundancy and High Availability Features
- Migration of Head Office LAN infrastructurefrom Cisco 6500 Series Core routers and Cisco 3560 Switches to Ex-800 Series Juniper
Switch with L-2 connectivity on LAN aggregation SRX to LAN switches and L-3 Connectivity with Core devices

3. Wajahat Hussain; Cell:+92 333 1203161; email:wajahathussain1982@live.com
- Implementation of Data Center Firewall SRX 650 and Switches EX-4200
- Implementation of WAN Aggregation SRX-650
- Moving branches from Cisco End of Life equipment to juniper SSG-20 devices
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
YEAR DEGREE University Division
2001-2004 B.S (Computer Engineering )
Sir Syed University of Engineering and
Technology.
1st Div.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA )
- Cisco ID :( CSCO11175344)
- Fortinet Training in Dubai ( 7 Day Course )
- Art of Negotiation course at The Institute of Bankers Pakistan
- Juniper Network Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA)Training
- Workshop for Mobile Banking Solution with Access Group
- Workshop on HA500 & HA2000 and management with Security Management Center (SMC).
Personal Details:
Name (As in Passport) : Syed Wajahat Hussain
Gender : Male
Date of birth : 01/09/1982
Nationality : Pakistan
Religion : Islam
Marital Status : Married
Passport No : BS5178742
Issued Date : 13/02/2014
Expiry Date : 12/02/2019
Issue Place : Karachi