Engineer Active Directory

Syed S. Hussaini

*** ****** ** *******, ** ***** 847-***-****

Dear Human Resources:

I believe that I am a person who will compliment the goals and directions of your company. I am sincerely interested in acquiring a position as a Network Engineer.

You will find me to be a personable individual with solid experience in Motorola Infrastructure Public Safety test environment and other valuable Mobile Data Gateway Motorola experience. ASTRO and iDEN IP network Infrastructure experience in installing and configuring servers on physical and on Virtual (Hyper-V and VMware) platform, Dell, HP Servers and CISCO Routers, Switches, GGSN, OSPF, BGP, DMZ, Juniper Firewalls series SSG’S, securing Firewalls, VPN, T1/Ethernet, VMWare ESXi, VCenter, AD/LDAP, Domain Controllers, configuring Direct Attached Storage (DAS) on ESXi servers, SQL Servers, Wins 2003, 2008, 2012 Database Servers, Wireshark tools, testing various Protocols, GSM, GPRS, SIP protocols, LTE, Shell, Perl, VB scripting, and etc..

I have a healthy attitude about myself and my ability to perform well and carry out the details of assigned projects. I enjoy working with others and take pride in the achievements of a job well done. I am a self-starter who is dependable and willing to accept work that is challenging and complex; and, even those assignments that may be out of the ordinary. My greatest weakness does not want to leave to tomorrow what can be done today.

I like my work and feel that my technical experience, training, and interests in the field of software engineering will be of great value to your company. I have enclosed here a copy of my resume for your review. If you feel as I do that my credentials match the profile of the right professional you seek, I would certainly welcome the opportunity to hear of your interest. I can be reached by telephone at 847-***-****.

Sincerely,

Syed S. Hussaini

Enc.

Syed S. Hussaini

322 Collen Drive

Lombard, IL 60148

847-***-**** ********.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY

Challenge-seeking Network Engineer who leverages technology to meet strategic organizational objectives. Strong leader and problem solver with excellent technical skills in physical and virtual infrastructures, deployment CloudBand technology. Extensive experience with Public Safety Products, Nextel Core IP Infrastructure networks, AD servers, secures configuring. System development lifecycle experience, including designing, developing and implementing, agile methodologies, and cross-platform skills in Windows, Linux and Unix Servers.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Experienced working on IMS Infrastructure networks, CloudBand servers, installing and configuring IMS element physical and virtual networks, DHCP, DNS, AD.

Experienced in Installing and Configuring WIN 2003, WIN 2008 R2, WIN 2012 R2 AD server, LDAP/Active Directory server for authenticating XMPP users, ADFS, OAuth, using Powershell, DNS, and Domain Controllers, GeoRedundancy, Replication. Experienced in installation and configuration of Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008.

Web Administrative interface to manage groups, users, create profile support one million users, Client Provisioning, API Interface, Analytics, Help Desk Assistant, End User Portal Access. Email notification, Email setup and configure SMTP via server, and support SSLv3, SSO login via Mobile App (iOS, Android) or Google App, Desktop client.

Installing and configuring VPN servers and clients, maintaining and resolving VPN issues to team members and for Public Safety Infrastructure, Motorola System Center.

Install and configure VMware EXSi, VCenters servers and clients, deployment of McAfee Antivirus, Mobile Data Gateway routers, GGSN, Firewalls, Domain Controllers, Backhaul switches,and routers, Redundancy and Resiliency.

Knowledge of SMTP mail flow, Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM 2007), FIM, ADFS 2.0 Active Directory and ADFS integration principles, SAML 2.0 federation. Knowledge of Google e-mail on how to create Mailbox, grant access to mailboxes, create/update distributing list, grant access to calendar, adding user accounts, create roles.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages:

C, Visual Basic, Perl, SQL, Shell Scripts, Tcl/Tk, Java, Python, Archemedies C Compiler, Assembler

Platforms:

Windows 2012/2012R2, 2008, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Hyper-V

Applications:

Microsoft Visio, Adding PVC’S BPX, MGX, Version Manager; Wireshark, Gigastore, Omnipeek, Sniffer, TCP dumps.

Tools:

Insight, Test Central, HP QC; Wireshark, Gigastore, Omnipeek, Microsoft Visio

Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows (2010, 2007); RedHat Linux/Unix;

Protocols:

SNMP-V3, TCP/IP, FTP, TFTP, ARP, HDLC, X.25, GSM, TDMA, LAPB, ICMP, RIP, SIP, SSH, SMTP, TFTP, UDP, OSPF, LAPD, IPX, Frame Relay, PPP, SS7 Routing.

Servers & Clients:

Windows 2003, 2008, 2012/2012R2 Server; VMWare ESXi, VSphere, VCenter, PNM Servers and Clients

Web Services:

XM L, Selenium, QTP, JUnit/TestNG, SoapUI, Mobile App; Testing, LoadRunner automated test tools

Internet:

HTTP,, XHTML, JavaScript

Databases:

MS SQL Server, Oracle

Switches & Routers:

HP 6000, GGM8000, HP 2620, 2624; Cisco 3000, 4000, Catalyst 6509, BPX 8620, MGX 8220, and VPN; D-Link, 802.11, Citrix Remote Access

Application

Servers:

WebSphere Application Server 6.1, Apache Tomcat

Defect Tracking:

BugZilla, ClearQuest. Jira

Project Management & Version Control:

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Query, SQL Servers installation, and Configuration

Agile Software Methodologies, CVS, ClearCase

Networks:

VPNs, Wireless LANs, T1/Ethernet, NAT, DHCP, Mobile IP networks, Juniper Firewall Management Servers and deployment, setup Active Directory, Domain Controllers, SMPP, DNS, BGP, Cisco 3600, 4400 series Router, Catalyst 6509 Switches, HP 6000, GGM8000 routers, HP Switches 2620, 2624, McAfee Anti-Virus on Servers and Clients, IIS Web Services

Other:

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network elements.

SIP Signaling / call flows. VOIP and Cellular Technologies.

LTE Architecture, VoIP, VoLTE, and IMS implementation based upon 3GPP standards, UMTS, CDMA / EVDO, 2G, 3G, and WLAN.

Professional Experience

Nokia-US INC., Chicago, IL 2015– Present

Server Engineer, IMS Engineering Team

Experienced working on IMS Infrastructure networks, CloudBand servers, installing and configuring IMS element physical and virtual networks, DNS, AD.

Experienced in installing and configuring Physical and Virtual Servers using OpenStack Dashboard, OpenStack Client Servers, Web Server GUIs, IMS Virtual Network Elements, LCMA clients, Security Hardening testing and applications for Wireless Mobile Network.

Excellent testing skills and experienced with software Quality Assurance test for IMS network, client/server application and user oriented applications on Linux and Window Server platforms, Virtual Clients.

Knowledgeable in deploying Infrastructure networks. Good understanding of 3GPP IMS standards. Good understanding of SIP/H.248 call setup procedures and messaging.

Experience in installing and deploying Cloud servers using OpenStack tools.

Experienced testing with HTTP, HTML, XML and with HTTPS (REST) Configuration API and the associated familiarity with certificates and security.

Experienced with installing and configuring Linux, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Installing RHEL 6 packaging and update mechanisms including RPM, YUM, Server installation and configurations.

COUNTERPATH INC., Chicago, IL 2014– 2015

Server Engineer/QA Test Lead, Platform Server Engineering Team

Experienced in Servers & Clients; VPN Client, Linux/Unix, Windows 2003, 2012 Server, GeoRedundancy, Replication, PSQL, installing, configuring, and maintaining VMWare VSphere clients.

Experienced in Cisco routers, switches, DNS, Installing and Configuring WIN 2008 R2,

WIN 2012 AD server, LDAP, ADFS, OAuth, using Powershell. Installation of Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008. Email notification, Email setup and configure SMTP via server, and other SSLv3, SSO, OAuth2 login.

Installing and configuring 100k users support for Active directory/LDAP users.

Executed load test, response and longevity tests using SIP loadtest and XMPP test tools.

Experienced testing Curl and API test scripts where appropriate to support QA automation and flexibility in test approaches, XMPP testing, .

Experienced with SIP and IP Telephony platforms, XMPP, SIP SIMPLE and Messaging

platforms. Ran Security auditing, vulnerability scans in Linux environments

Experienced testing with HTTP, HTML, XML, SMPP and HTTPS (REST) Configuration API and the associated familiarity with certificates and security.

Experienced with installing and configuring Linux, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Installing RHEL 6 packaging and update mechanisms including RPM, YUM and server installation and configurations.

Excellent testing skills and experienced with software Quality Assurance test plan, test case generation, test execution and results reporting for browser-based applications, client/server application and user oriented applications on Linux, Windows and mobile Android and iPhone application environments.

MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg, IL 2010– 2014

Sr. Systems Test/Network Engineer, ASTRO System Integration Testing

Experience in Servers & Clients; VPN Client, Linux/Unix, Windows 2003, 2008 Server, SQL 2008, VMware(HP G8 DL380, Blade Servers), VSphere clients.

Installed and Configured MS SQL 2008 Servers databases. Generated scripts to run and validated the SQL scripts, added and configured radios to test SMS services, SMPP testing.

Experienced in installing and configuring AD, DNS, DC, McAfee, setting up policy rules, SMTP mail setup and configured, tested. Installing and configuring IP Network Security for Public Safety Domain.

System testing infrastructure two-way radios mobile experience on RF Sites, Packet Data Gateway, Text Messaging, Network Management Configuration, Gateway Routers, HP switches. High Availability Data, Consoles Monitors, Trunking, and Conventional Data for two-way radios, Hybrid Site links T1/Ethernet testing.

Knowledge of Wireless, Data, and Telecommunication Networks, Motorola Solutions ASTRO Public Safety systems.

Experience of using network monitoring and packet capture analysis Wireshark, Gigacenter tools.

Experience in setup and configure Juniper Firewalls, Network and Security Manager Servers. Setup the Firewall Management servers in Virtual environment.

Configure, manage and support SMTP infrastructure including mail security gateway.

Manage Symantec Enterprise Vault Archive solution.

Manage 2008 R2 & 2003 Active directory domain controllers.

Build servers on physical and on Virtual (Hyper-V and VMware) platform.

Configure / Setup Active Directory Roles, Group Policy, DHCP, DNS and Power Shell. Install and configure VMware EXSi, VCenters servers and clients, deployment of McAfee Antivirus, Mobile Data Gateway routers, GGSN, Firewalls, Domain Controllers, Backhaul switches, Base radio RF & IP Sites.

MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg, IL 2007 – 2010

Sr. Software Test Engineer, ASTRO PDG Box test.

Responsibilities involved Leading Box Test team for Packet Data Gateway Box testing.

Automated 100% test scripting in VB, Awk, Sed, Perl, Shell Scripting.

Testing Packet Data Gateway Box Test Functionality, Regression, Performance testing.

Creating and Maintaining Version1 tasks Assignments for the team.

Create test plan and execute box test cases according to Box requirements releases.

Verifying SR’s for defects found during the testing, support development testing.

100% traceability between system requirements to box requirements to box test cases.

Support team to resolve any complex issues arises during testing, Lab implementation, releases, and field issues.

Installed, and configured Routers, and Switches for Packet Data testing.

Requirement testing which included requirement reviews with SW architects and development team to ensure viability of testing specific requirements.

MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg, IL 2000 – 2007

Sr. Software Test/Network Engineer iDEN MDG Box test.

Responsibilities involved Leading & Managing the team for Mobile Data Gateway Box test.

Experienced involved in Lab architect implementing and configuring Cisco MGX, Cisco Routers, Catalyst 6509, setup MDG Loaders, NE Infrastructure lab setup (DAP, iHLR, OMC-R, Packet Switch, DACS, MPS, EBTS, IP network, configure and setup L2, L3 layers network).

Wrote scripts in EXPECT, shell, Perl, populate PVCs in MPS, and implemented shell scripts for populating iHLR Informix SQL Database, PDG software runs on Linux RHEL5.

Testing Box Functionality, Regression, Stress & Load Testing.

Support development teams to resolve any complex issues arise during testing, Lab implementation, releases, field issues.

Requirement testing which included requirement reviews with SW architects and development team to ensure viability of testing specific requirements.

Near top of test organization for number of bug founds per test cycle.

Responsible for automating test tools to be run CISCO BPX, MGX, and various Cron jobs.

MOTOROLA INC., Schaumburg, IL 1997 – 2000

Software Test/Network Engineer iDEN System Integration Test,

Responsibilities for testing in iDEN Load Stress test team for each of these network elements.

Install and configure various Infrastructure Network Elements such as Enhanced Base Transceivers, Tandem Dispatch Application Processor, Mobile Data Gateway, Operation Maintenance Center, Base Site Controllers.

Installed and configured Cisco routers 300-, 4000. 7200 series, Switches 6509, BPX, MGX’s.

Performed System testing software of system releases on each network elements for iDEN Systems.

Developed automated test scripts to run Packet data, Circuit data calls, Frame Relay, Mobis, SNMP links.

Networking experience (TCP/IP, Lan/Wan) Infrastructure, DNS, DHCP, T1/Ethernet, SSH, SMTP, Network Management configuration.

Experience in X.25 Links which uses to download EBTS, BSC loads.

Wrote Shell, Perl scripts to make multiple calls session from mobile to mobile on workstations, and PC’s for Packet Data testing

Experienced using HP J2300 Analyzer to troubleshooting and debugging the problem.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION, Northbrook, IL

Hardware / Software Engineer, System Design

ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORP., Melrose Park, IL

Electronic Engineer

TELULAR, INC., Wilmette, IL

Electronic Engineer

EDUCATION

BS, Electrical Engineer, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certificate of Completion, Motorola Cellular Subscriber Technical Training

Bravo Award Achievement

TCP/IP Troubleshooting

Currently Pursuing, Cisco CCNA, CISSP

Visa Status: U.S. Citizen

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