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Work History
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Skills
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Certification
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ASSAF AL ASSAF

Al,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Driven Network and Security Engineer with proficiency in network administration and cybersecurity protocols. Combines analytical problem-solving skills with effective communication to ensure robust and secure network infrastructures. Committed to enhancing organisational security and operational efficiency through innovative solutions.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network and security engineer

Cloud4C
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03.2024 - Current
  • Working in server management infrastructure.
  • Network security management platform that provides situational awareness and compliance support by using IBM QRadar Services.
  • Optimised network operation through focused configuration and monitoring.
  • Identified potential risks with proactive system monitoring.
  • Secured network systems by establishing and enforcing access control policies.
  • Troubleshot connectivity issues to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
  • Tracked network and telephony devices for performance and load threshold metering.
  • Optimised network performance by continuously assessing best configuration practices.
  • Configured networks according to set specifications.
  • Troubleshot network issues and provided rapid solutions to limit downtime.

Network engineer

Skillmine (Mobily)
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
04.2022 - 12.2023

Working in Point-Of-Sale Operations in Mobily which is an NSP for Saudi Payments and POS Merchants.

Monitoring and managing multiple dashboards for traffic monitoring and availability, health and performance monitoring, multiple alerts and alarms, email notifications from individual dashboards and OpManager NMS software.

The monitoring Infrastructure includes Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, F5 Load Balancer, Fortigate Firewall, Payment Gateway and multiple Windows and Linux based Servers.

Managing multiple reporting tools for extracting daily, weekly and monthly reports related to POS transactions and network related reports like health, performance and availability.

Working with Remedy tools to create, manage and follow-up tickets for Change Management, Incident Management and maintenance related MDTs.

Taking a backup and captured copy of the systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Communications and Network Engineer

Technical Trainer College
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
01.2019 - 01.2022

Diploma - Programming

Technichal College
Ahsa
01.2015 - 01.2018

Skills

  • Incident Management
  • Data interpretation
  • Risk Management
  • Network engineering
  • Security auditing
  • Remote access technology
  • Routing and switching competence
  • Network solutions
  • Networking hardware configuration
  • VPN encryption
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Network debugging
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Error handling
  • Firewall administration
  • Network configuration
  • Systems management
  • Cloud storage solutions
  • Infrastructure planning and design
  • Router and switch operation
  • Programming languages
  • Relationship-building
  • Distribution layer switching
  • IT governance understanding
  • Database administration
  • Switching protocols

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Fluent

Affiliations

  • Technology
  • New Inventions
  • Smart Houses( IoT )

Certification

License from (SCE) Saudi Council of Engineers

CCNA from Cisco network

Timeline

Network and security engineer

Cloud4C
03.2024 - Current

Network engineer

Skillmine (Mobily)
04.2022 - 12.2023

Bachelor's degree - Communications and Network Engineer

Technical Trainer College
01.2019 - 01.2022

Diploma - Programming

Technichal College
01.2015 - 01.2018
ASSAF AL ASSAF