Mubashar Mohd Muneer

Senior Network and Security Engineer / Consultant

Sharjah, UAE | +971 56 787 1236
E-Mail: muneermohdccie@gmail.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/muneerccie/
Profile Summary
3 x CCIE Certified| Routing and Switching | Service Provider | Security | 5+ Years’ Experience
Triple CCIE certified competent professional with 5+ years of experience in Network and Security
Environment. Holding multiple certifications out of which 3 are industry’s highly respected certifications.
Possess in-depth knowledge of networking technologies and routing protocols. Demonstrated problem
analysis, resolution skills, ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly and completely. Proven
Technical/managerial competencies in structuring customized hardware and networking solutions to meet
customer’s specific needs. Problem solving abilities, multi-tasking talents and strong work ethics. Seeking a
competitive position with an organization of repute in United Arab Emirates who would like to upgrade
their face value in IT industry by rendering my technical skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

 Network Architecture design and administration. Ability to articulate solution to different technical
groups or companies and driving to effective closure.
 Multi-Vendor Network Devices. Worked with network environment containing devices from
multiple vendors like Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5 etc.
 Multi-Platform Network Devices. Configuring, monitoring and providing support on devices
belonging to different platforms like Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, NX-OS, ASA-OS and JUN OS.
 Multi-Technology Expert. Able to work on complex networks involving multiple technologies like
Switches for end devices, Firewalls and other security appliances for security purposes, Routers for
LAN-LAN (WAN) connectivity and Monitoring using different tools
 Network Maintenance. Spearheading end to end management of networks including installations
and commissioning, maintenance and testing network equipment.
 Team Leader. Ensuring prompt resolution of customer escalations and complex problems/issues.
Extending high-end technical support to P1/P2 tickets for complex implementations and migrations.
 Cisco Trainer. Delivery of Cisco training courses at CCNA, CCNP and CCIE levels in Routing and
Switching, Service Provider and Security tracks.
 Network Consultant. Freelance consulting work providing LAN, WAN or Migration solutions for
Smaller, Medium and Enterprise organizations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (5+ yrs.)

Senior Network and Security Engineer
Synergy Netsoft Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India April 2016 - April 2019

 Responsibilities include configuration and maintenance of Customer Routers, Switches, Firewalls,

Wireless Controllers and Access Points
 Configuration and troubleshooting of Static routing, OSPF and BGP protocols
 Configuration and troubleshooting of redundancy protocols like HSRP, VRRP
 Configuration and troubleshooting 2960, 3850, 4507 and 6509E series switches
 Stacking 3850, 2960 switches module as per requirements
 Creation or propagation of VLANs on Core and access layer switches
 Configuring VTP/STP/Trunking/Port-security on switchports
  Configuration and troubleshooting WLC 2504 and 5508 series controllers
 Configuration and troubleshooting Access Points in various modes like local, flex connect
 Deploying and Managing Firewalls like Cisco ASA 5510, 5520 and Palo Alto
 Implementing and configuring the Failover for Firewalls ASA 5520 Active/Standby mode
 Configuring and troubleshooting of IPSec site-2-site, SSL and AnyConnect VPN issues
 F5 LTM configuring Node/Pools/Virtual servers, Pulling IN/OUT server as per the request
 Create/Configure/Manage DHCP Scopes/Reservations & DNS entries
 Working on incidents, changes, tasks as per the OLA/SLA agreement
 Coordinating with ISPs and call logs to resolve issues of internet and MPLS links
 Troubleshooting and maintaining CPU utilization Bandwidth Analysis, Traffic Monitoring
 Creating SOPs and SUD for stream lining the process to work with better visibility
 Tools ServiceNow, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds, Kiwi Syslog
 Deploying standard templates in multiple devices as per requirement for PRIME
 Adding Routers, Switches, WLCs and APs to PRIME for central management and monitoring
 Efficiently handled a team and responsible for delegating work to the team members, monitoring
team performance through timely feedbacks, thereby, ensuring overall team productivity and
quality

Freelance Cisco Trainer / Network Consultant

Hyderabad, India April 2014 – February 2016

 Network Consulting, Design, Support, Implementation and Troubleshooting of complex Cisco based
networks in addition to Network Infrastructure Audits
 Providing access of network devices to NOC teams and assisting in verifications and
troubleshooting at L1 and L2 levels
 Supporting on one-time setup tasks like UAT, IOS installations and Upgradations, Hardware and
Software installations etc. for Network devices
 Basic Initial configurations like Stack wise, 802.1q, port security and AAA on network devices
 Delivery of authorized Cisco training course tracks like Routing and Switching, Service Provider and
Security at different levels like CCNA, CCNP and CCIE; and also, module specific trainings

NETWORKING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

IP Services OSI Model, TCP/IP Protocol Suite (IP, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP), IP SLA, IGMP
(Multicasting) and QoS

Routing Protocols Static and Dynamic (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, ODR(PFR) and BGP)

Switching Concepts STP (RSTP, PVST, RPVST and MST), VLANs, Inter-VLAN routing, Trunking (ISL, IEEE
802.1q, 802.1ad), EtherChannel (PAgP, LACP), VPC, Stackwise, VSS, VTP,
Redundancy concepts (HSRP, VRRP and GLBP), Cisco REP, Port Mirroring (SPAN,
RSPAN and ERSPAN)

Wan Technologies Ethernet, Frame Relay, HDLC, PPP, PPPoE, T1/E1, MPLS, MPLS – TE, Segment-
routing (SR), VPNs (GRE, mGRE, NHRP, DMVPN, IPSec, Site-to-Site, SSL Client-less,
AnyConnect Client-Based, VRF Aware VPN, GETVPN, L2VPNs, L3VPNs)

Utilities Ping, Trace Route, MPLS Ping and Trace, Telnet, SSH, DHCP, DNS, NSLookup,
Packet Tracer on ASA
Security Technologies AAA, Access-lists, NAT, ZBF, HA Failover, ASA Clustering, Policy based NAT, Policy
Based VPNs, Route Based VPNs, IPS/IDS, SGT, SXP

Network Monitoring Wireshark Packet capturing tool, SolarWinds, PRTG, Cacti, NetFlow, Service NOW,
EEM, SNMP

Network Equipment Cisco Devices:

 ISR – 2500, 2800, 2900, 4300, 4400 series routers
 ASR – 1000 and 9000 Distribution routers
 Catalyst – 3500, 3800, 4400, 6500 series Distribution and Core switches
 Nexus – 2k (FEX), 5K and 7K series switches
 ASA – 5500 series firewalls
 NGIPS, WSA, ESA, ISE, AP, WLC, FTD, FMC, FirePower, FireAMP

F5 Load Balancer
 LTM (Nodes, Pools, Virtual-servers)

Juniper Devices:
 EX – Series Switches
 MX – Series Routers

Palo Alto Firewalls

 PAN OS 8.x firewalls

Operating Systems:
 Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, NX-OS and ASA OS
 JUN OS

Highest Educational Credentials

Bachelor’s of Science (Computer Science) from Aurora’s Degree and PG college, Osmania University with
60% in 2016

Active IT Certifications
 Palo Alto – ACE – April 2019
 CCIE Security – April 2019
 CCIE Service Provider – December 2018
 CCIE Routing and Switching – October 2017
 CCNP T. Shoot – December 2015
 CCNA Routing and Switching – December 2012

CCIE status is valid till 11th October 2021

Personal Information
Citizenship Indian
Current Location Sharjah, UAE
Passport Valid up to 2027