Mohammed Ussmaan (Network Engineer **+ Years Experience)

Luton, UK

adiv4k@r.postjobfree.com

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Nationality: British Citizen

Languages: English and Urdu.

Clearance: MoD SECURITY CLEARED/ CRYPTO CLEARED

Personal Summary

I have been a Cisco Network Engineer for 10+ years with an exceptional ability to build user friendly networks of any size. During my time at Airbus I became familiar with multiple Airbus networks. I am an enthusiastic Network Engineer with the necessary drive and determination needed to resolve complex networking issues. I possess effective organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of networking technologies and having a commitment to keep up to date with the latest developments. I am experienced in providing motivation, guidance and an up-to-date networking consultancy service to both colleagues and clients.

Qualifications

GCSEs English C, Maths C, Science CC, Art B, ICT B (Icknield High School)

OCR Level 3 Computing Hardware and Networking (Barnfield College)

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Cisco Certified Network Professional - Switching

Cisco Certified Network Professional – Routing

Experience

AIBUS DEFENCE and SPACE, Stevenage and Portsmouth, Network Engineer 2007 - Present

Networking Roles and Responsibilities

Maintenance and management of Large-scale Corporate, medium scale Restricted and small-scale Secret Networks using OSPF and EIGRP Routing.

Providing BAU 2nd and 3rd line support using remedy-based ticketing software; monitoring the remedy call queue and resolving tickets within SLAs.

Working closely with IT departments and end user clients, finding network solutions, resolving incidents, performing tasks, and troubleshooting break fix network issues.

CISCO Switches, Routers, Firewalls, EIP DNS Servers,Wireless and ISE.

Updating firmware on network devices e.g. Switches, Firewalls and using network monitoring tools such as PRTG, KIWI Syslog, Solar Winds, and Spectrum for network incidents.

Project Work

LAN refresh upgrading the LAN switches from Catalyst 3550 switches to 3750 switches on the Corporate and Restricted Network. Also, I was tasked to build a small Secret Network which replaced the existing Secret Network. After 7 years I performed another LAN refresh to upgrade the switches from Catalyst 3750 switches to 3850 switches.

Assisted in installing NAC on the Networks using Juniper NAC controllers which included MAB and DO1X for device authentication.

Aided in installing WiFi access points around the Stevenage site to enable WiFi access for guest users.

Installation of 2960 switches in meeting rooms to provide guest access using NAC/MAB for visitors and users.

Assisted in upgrading the corporate WAN (provided by BT) which involved setting up site-to-site WAN connectivity from Stevenage to Portsmouth using the GRE tunnel/IPSEC. The project also included upgrading site-to-site routers from Cisco 3845 to ASR1001x.

Replacing Juniper NAC controllers with Cisco ISE and having a responsibility to continue to maintain and administer the devices on the Restricted Network.

Infrastructure and Design Projects

Design a Network infrastructure for a new Data Centre in Stevenage and to configure and install Nexus N5K 5548 and N2K for the DATA centre for server connectivity.

Re-design and relocate Network devices in a data centre to a new purpose-built data centre within Stevenage. This required relocation of internet lines, internet facing routers, firewalls and DMZ switches. This involved coordination and planning with various teams including external internet providers.

Design a Network infrastructure for a new Data Centre in Stevenage for the Restricted Network to configure and install Nexus N5K 5672 and N2K for the DATA centre server connectivity.

Design the Network infrastructure for a new building on the Stevenage site. This was a big project which required me to liaise with my team in locating the Data Centre and COMMs room positions within the building and designing the rack layouts for the Network devices. This also involved being responsible, organising, purchasing and configuring new 9300 Cisco access switches and Nexus Cisco 5672.

Collaborated in replacing the RLI Proxy Servers from Blue Coat SG300 to S400.

Supported in installing a secure envoy using Yubi keys for VPN on the Restricted Network.

Key Skills

Technologies

References

Organised

Time Management

Problem Solving

Computer Skills

Excellent Client Service

Communication Teamwork

CISCO Routers, Switches, Firewalls

HSRPV2

EIGRP

OSPF

SNMP V3

PALO ALTO PA-820 Firewall

BGP

ACLs

EIP DNS

STP

VTP

VLANS

Etherchannel

GRE tunnels

Wireless

Secure Envoy/ Yubi Keys

James Richardson - Airbus Defence and Space.

Jamie Hunting – Airbus Defence and Space.

Richard Reece - MBDA

I believe I meet all the criteria needed for the role as I have a drive for networking. In the course of my studies, I learned a great deal about the field. I worked as part of a group for a number of projects and feel comfortable as part of a team due to my interpersonal and communication skills.

I possess the ability to work effectively in a team, operating in a fast paced, challenging, and dynamic environment, providing onsite support and on-call support for multiple networks at Stevenage and Portsmouth.

At Airbus, I worked for a variety of major international firms and helped them... I also have strong administrative, communication, problem solving and time management skills. This broad background makes me an ideal candidate for this position, and I believe I will bring flexibility, efficiency, reliability and innovation to your company.

Please read the accompanying CV which will provide you with further details of my skill set and academic qualifications.

At Airbus, I have worked as part of a team, operating in a fast paced, challenging, and dynamic environment, providing onsite support for multiple networks at Stevenage and Portsmouth.

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