Basel Abu Doush

Network & Security Engineer

Mouwasat Medical Services

07.2023 - Current

As a Network and Security engineer for 7 branches, I’m responsible to: Managing administration of Routers, Switches, IPs, Palo Alto firewall, FortiGate Firewall, ISE Server, Network Topologies, involving design of network layouts, configure and maintenance remotely for 7 branches
Manage Palo Alto firewall using CLI, Panorama
Configure and tweak inspection polices on firewall to allow legacy application traffic
Firewall policy provisioning and administration including addition of object groups, policies, and NAT on the firewalls
Review of firewall rules, data flows when there is any new requirement or change in existing environment
VLAN implementation, spanning tree implementation and support using PVST, R-PVST to avoid loops in the network
Trunking and port channels configuration
Monitor client firewalls and content filter and ensure 100% compliance with network security policies
Analyze threats to the network and give suitable solutions to ensure real-time protection against both internal and external threats
Troubleshooting networking and security related incidents that affect the environments of the customers, in accordance with their priorities and SLAs
Communicated with Cisco TAC and Internet Service Provider over phone or via email to troubleshoot technical problems
Researched and read up on new and unfamiliar technologies for quick and effective adoption
Operated with Network Operations Wireless team to design, configure, management of enterprise wireless hardware, software and management systems using Cisco Access Points, Controllers and Catalyst switches
Implemented L2 and L3 switching functionality, which includes the use of VLANS, STP, PVST, VTP and their functions as they relate to networking infrastructure requirements including internal and external treatment, configuration, and security.