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$50 USD / hour

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united kingdom

$50 USD / hour

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Joined May 18, 2016

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Shahzad Q.

@shahzadqadir1979

4.8

(8 reviews)

4.3

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$50 USD / hour

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united kingdom

$50 USD / hour

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Network & Security Engineer | CCIE # 48102

Network and Systems Engineer with focus on Cisco technologies, expert level experience with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Load balancers from different vendors including Cisco, Juniper, HP, F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto. CCNP Routing Switching, CCNP Service Provider, and CCIE Service Provider with 13 years experience in the industry, I have worked for companies including the following: ✅ Barlcaycard as Network Security Consultant (altogether 3 years) ✅ Daisy Communications as Network Specialist and Tier 3 Support Engineer (about 5 years) ✅ Internet Solutions as Core Network Engineer (3 years) I can do network design, implementation, security and troubleshooting for you. I believe in providing best value for money and going extra mile for my clients.

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PTS is looking for a network engineer with Juniper EX and qFabric experience for a short term engagement to troubleshoot and potentially implement QoS. Phone vendor is indicating that they are losing packets on the network and that QoS needs to be implemented to their phone system. Looking for engineer to review network, make recommendations and implement changes if necessary.

Juniper Troubleshooting / QOS

This Visio diagram was done as per details provided by the customer.

Visio Diagram for customer

MSc. Mobile Computing and Communications

CCIP is now called CCNP Service Provider.

CCIP Certificate

CCIE Service Provider with 11 Years Experience designing and Implementing Networks

CCIE Service Provider - Certificte

> Did remediation work for Barclaycard for their PCI Audit
> Worked with customer and auditors to plan network segmentation
> Plan and Implement new network segments.

PCI Audit - remediation Work

Juniper Troubleshooting / QOS

Visio Diagram for customer

MSc. Mobile Computing and Communications

CCIP Certificate

CCIE Service Provider - Certificte

PCI Audit - remediation Work

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4.0

€261.36 EUR

Cisco engineer required for work on a 2960 switch stack

Shahzad was very helpful and knowledgeable and project was completed successfully with minimal disruption. [28 February, 2020] Shahzad was very helpful and knowledgeable and project was completed successfully with minimal disruption.

Cisco

Network Administration

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@blueurbanday

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4 years ago

5.0

€50.00 EUR

VPN configuration on Firewall checkpoint 730

Whenever i will have any problem with Firewall Checkpoint i will contact Shahzad for solution !!! Great work!

Computer Security

Network Administration

Internet Security

Security Systems

Local Area Networking

Gianluca M.

@joluke68

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4 years ago

5.0

$15.00 USD

Network subnet homework

Quick delivery and quality work!

Network Administration

Business D.

@newitus

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4 years ago

5.0

€150.00 EUR

Cisco Networking Expert with onapp experience Needed

will use again, excellent.

System Admin

Computer Security

Cisco

Network Administration

David A.

@sposs

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5 years ago

5.0

$14.28 USD

Cisco As5350 config

It was a pleasure to work with Shahzad

Cisco

VoIP

Janet S.

@jan10573

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6 years ago

Experience

Freelancer

Feb 2017 - Present

> Working with a client online to build their ISP network; involves couple of Cisco ASR1Ks, firewalls and switches > Working on Network Automation scripts using Python; to backup, configure network devices through scripts > Provide online training for Cisco courses - currently teaching CCIE SP course (just started) and a Cisco ASA Weekend Bootcamp > Site to Site & Remote Access VPNs for customers

Daisy Communications, Reading, UK

Feb 2016 - Jan 2017 (11 months, 1 day)

• Design customer solutions • Implement customer projects within agreed timelines • Provide 4th Line support on customer issues as well as internal core network issues • Core MPLS Network upgrades, core consist of mostly Cisco including CRS, 7200, 7600, ASR1K, 9K, Nexus 5K, 9K • Design build templates for BGP, Quality of Service, Device hardening • Network Extensions design and implementation • Produce documentation and review

The Logic Group – Barclaycard, Fleet, UK

Apr 2015 - Jan 2016 (9 months, 1 day)

• Work on switches (3750, 4500, Nexus 2K, 5K & 7K), Routers (2800’s, 2900s, 3900’s, 4400s, 7200’s), Firewalls (ASA), F5 Load Balancers (GTM/LTM) • Layer 2 Security, 802.1x, RADIUS, Vlan Access lists (VACLs), MAC address filtering, Port Security, STP root • Layer 2 security - BPDU guard, BPDU Filter, VACLs, PVLANs, Port Security • SNMPv3 plan, assess and roll-out • Layer 3 security; Control Plane Policing, Management ACLs, TACACs, Routing Protocol Security • Network Management

Education

MSc. Mobile commputing and Communications

University of Greenwich,

United Kingdom

2004 - 2005

(1 year)

PGD, Computer Networks and Communication

Government College University, Lahore,

Pakistan

2001 - 2002

(1 year)

Qualifications

Juniper Networks

2015

Juniper Networks Certified Specialist, Service Provider Routing & Switching The Juniper Networks Certification Program (JNCP) Service Provider Routing and Switching track allows participants to demonstrate competence with Juniper Networks technology. Successful candidates demonstrate thorough understanding of networking technology in general and Juniper Networks service provider routing and switching platforms. (Description taken from Juniper Networks website).

Cisco Systems

2015

Cisco Certified Inter-network Expert CCIE # 48102 Cisco CCIE Service Provider (CCIE Service Provider) certification is for expert-level SP network engineers who bring the knowledge and skill to build an extensible Service Provider infrastructure to deliver rich managed services (Description taken for Cisco's website)

Juniper Networks

2014

Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos The Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Junos (JNCIA-Junos) is the entry-level credential required to continue to the advanced certifications in our Junos certification tracks. Successful candidates demonstrate knowledge of the Juniper Networks Junos OS, networking fundamentals, and basic routing and switching. (Description taken from Juniper Networks website)