Abbas Ali
Network Security Engineer
Riyadh
Summary
Results-driven Network Security Engineer with 4 years of expertise deploying and maintaining LAN and WAN infrastructure. Dedicated technology professional with strong track record of accurately conducting system repairs and troubleshooting. Offering exemplary planning, project management and communication talents. Protects networked assets through both preventive and reactionary measures. focused on maintaining highly secure IT environments. Skilled in network development, configuration and patching. Leads IT teams in executing company-wide data protection protocols and security training. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Network Security Specialist
Kuwaiti Sudanese Holding Company (KSHC)
Khartoum
04.2023 - Current
- Listened and responded to customer requests and forwarded necessary information to superiors.
- Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
- Operating and managing the infrastructure network in multiple vendors like Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Array, and Barracuda.
- Interpreted clients' needs and introduced services to fit specific requirements.
- Maintained current understanding of market conditions, compliance standards and best practices.
- Created and managed project plans and timelines.
- Establish SSL VPN and VPN site-to-site (IPSEC) and client to site (IPSEC) for vendors and employees.
- Provide Strong Technical and support for customers 24/7.
- Used Network monitoring tools for network management such as SolarWinds.
- organize the process for the network process by the ITSM and handle it.
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
- Supported global network users with connectivity, VPN, and access issues.
- Exceeded SLA standards for response times and problem resolution.
- Established positive working relationships with users to quickly resolve problems.
- Troubleshot routers, layer 2 and 3 switches, and network firewalls.
- Created graphical reports to visualize network performance and uptime to management members.
- Scheduled infrastructure upgrades and software update rollouts around high traffic times to maintain network availability.
- Delivered tier-3 support for co-location, customer backup networks, and ISP services.
Network Security Engineer
Electronics Banking Services
Khartoum
02.2020 - 04.2023
- Worked with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures.
- Maintained strict adherence to regulations such as payment card industry (PCI) data security standard.
- Installed and maintained commercial firewall solution, working with security vendors to consistently apply best practices and software updates.
- Implemented necessary controls and procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction.
- Selected appropriate intrusion detection system solutions for implementation at facilities.
- Operating the infrastructure network and configuration of Network devices, firewall, switches, routers, and APs with multi vendor such as Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, and f5
- Collaborated with vendors to identify best options for optimizing network performance.
- Responsible for the installation, support, and management of network technologies
- Escalated emergency technical issues beyond knowledge to maintain optimum up-time.
- Provided detailed network diagrams and procedural guidelines.
- Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
- Created VPN infrastructure and allowed for secure remote connections.
- Secure the network with authentication servers such as ISE and ACS.
- organize and coordinate with the banks and customers professionally.
- Performing disaster recovery operations and data backups when required.
- Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
- Assisted with implementation and support of network monitoring tools as PRTG and IPSWITCH.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Electronics Engineering Technologies
Mashreq University
Sudan - Khartoum 11.2014 - 12.2019
Skills
Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall
Courses
- CCNA 200 - 301
- CCNA Security
- CCNP Enterprise ENCOR
- CCNP Security SISE
- F5 BIG-IP-LTM
- HCIA CLOUD COMPUTING
- Security +
- NSE 1 , NSE 2
- NSE 4 (FortiGate UTM )
- NSE 5 (FortiManger & FotiAnalyzer)
- NSE 5 (FortiClinet EMS)
- NSE 7 (SD-WAN)
- eJPT (eLearning Security )
Projects
- Replacement of old firewalls (Phion) to FortiGate firewalls with more than 30 firewalls.
- enhancement of the internet module in the corporate and automate it on two sides.
- installation and configuration of ASR to be an edge router and separate the network by VRF.
- replacement of the switches to stacking switches in the company.
- Replacement the proxy solution and implement the security profile in the FortiGate.
- Migration ACS (AAA server ) to Cisco ISE.
- Continue upgrading the network devices.
- Remote from anywhere by role-based access and applying the ZTNA feature with FortiClinet EMS.
- implementation of SD-WAN on FortiGtae.
Timeline
ITIL v4 Foundations
12-2023
CCNP SCOR 350-701
11-2023
ISC2 Certified Cybersecurity (CC)
11-2023
Network Security Specialist
Kuwaiti Sudanese Holding Company (KSHC)
04.2023 - Current
NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall
11-2022
HCIA Routing & Switching
05-2021
Network Security Engineer
Electronics Banking Services
02.2020 - 04.2023
Bachelor's Degree - Electronics Engineering Technologies
Mashreq University
11.2014 - 12.2019
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