Prem Kumar
Karachi
Summary of Career
1. More than 7 years of experience as Network Engineer, with Medium & large Enterprise Organization.
2. Energetic and Extensive Hands-on and proven track record experience in cutting edge Network Technologies to provide Network Planning, Designing & Network Operation.
3. Products experience: Cisco ASRs, ISR, Juniper Products, PaloAlto, Fortinet, Nexus Switches, Catalyst switches, Huawei Swtches
4. Specialties • IP Routing: OSPF, BGP • VPNs: IPSec Site-to-Site, DVTI ,Remote Access, DMVPN, FlexVPN • Switching: STP, PVST+, RSTP, MST, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VLANs • Firewalls: Policies, Address Translation, Failover, Virtual Firewalls
5. Working on Different Network Projects
6. Worked in conjuction with IT Security team for Network related Vulneabilities
7. Responded to Internal & External IT Observations
8. leading network Operation Team
9. Assist Top management in establishing and implementing SOPs, SLA, Policies, Procedures and practices as per requirement.
10. Skills: team Building, Good Communication, Good Technical Analysis,
Experience as Assistant Manager- Network & Security
Habib Bank Limited
03 February 2017
31 December 2019
• Configuration and Management of Core Network devices (Router, Switches & Firewalls, Wireless Controller & other devices).
• Design & Execution of different Network projects.
• Re-engineering, Optimization of Network devices, Network nodes, health check of devices, Changes in Network Topology as per requirement.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades (Hardware & IOS)
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning
• Provide Level-2/3 Network support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Assist & Respond Network Internal & External Audit Observation.
• Assisted information security team to fix security observation pertained with network
• Fixation of Network vulnerabilities with the coordination of information security center.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
• Assist in establishing and implementing standards, policies, procedures and practices as per requirement.
• Provide Support to Bank Internal/External Customers & other subsidiaries (Asset Management, Foreign Currency Exchanges etc.)
• Engagements in Incident management, Report & Memo Writing, Vendors SLAs, Network KPIs & IT service Delivery, Inventory Management.
• Liaise with vendors and other regional IT centers for problem resolution
Experience as Support Officer-Network (Contractual)
Habib Bank Limited
09 September 2015
02 February 2017
Carrying out configuration of branches on various Core, Regional and Branch Level Routers as Cisco (7200, 3900, 2900, and 1700, 800), Juniper Firewalls (SSG-550, SSG-140, SSG-20).
• Designing & Implementation of New Sites regarding device, media & bandwidth.
• Carrying out configurations on various Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Implementation of Site-to-Site IPSec VPN, DVTIs, AAA, QoS, SNMP on CISCO & Juniper devices.
• Sound knowledge and experience of working on miscellaneous wired and wireless media as DSL, VSAT, CDMA, WiMax, Fiber link, DXX and MPLS.
• Installation/ Up gradation of IOS on Cisco/Juniper Routers and Switches.
• Extensive knowledge on Network technologies like VLAN, STP, VTP, Ether channel, RIP, OSPF, HSRP, GLBP, ACLs, NAT, VPNs etc.
• Troubleshooting of branches devices regarding day to day connectivity issues.
• Monitoring and managing the entire domestic & International branch Network of HBL (2500+ WAN nodes) using different Networking tools
• Document all network related problems and provide remedies for the same.
• Coordinating with vendors for various Connectivity issues, Link Deployments and Media activities.
Experience as Senior Engineer- Network Management
Axact
30 April 2012
19 May 2015
• Monitor & maintain Core Network Connectivity & WAN Links
• Configuration of Cisco Switches 2900s/3500s/4900s & Routers 1800s/2800s/2900s.
• Hands on Network Protocols like VLANs, VTP, STP, Ether channel, ACLs,
GRE Tunnels and L2-Security.
• Good Knowledge on HSRP, GLBP, OSPF, BGP, and VPN & Policy-Based Routing.
• Administration of WAN connectivity (Fiber, Radio, GRE Tunnels) with regional Offices
• Administration of FortiNet Firewall policies, rules, mapping & Synchronize with AD.
• Administration of Juniper MAG 20 as SSL VPN for Home-based users.
• Configuration of Cisco Wireless Controller 5508 & Cisco APs CAP3702.
• Re-engineering of Enterprise Network Design to Optimize & ensure Network Security.
• Hands on operation of NMS Softwares (Solar wind, Orion, PRTG) for monitoring
• Support & Maintenance of Passive Network like Rack Harnessing & 1500+ LAN nodes.
• Vendor Liaising, Policy Drafting & Inventory handling.
• Ensuring smooth operation of various Services including Directory Services, Email, DNS, Clustered File System, and Helpdesk Portal.
Experience as Network Support Engineer
21 February 2011
27 April 2012
• Installation & Troubleshooting of Video/Audio Conferencing Devices.
• Configuration of 1841 Routers & 2950 Switches.
• Coordination with Vendors & Managing Resources (Technicians)
• 24/7 On-Call & On-Site Technical Support.
Bachelor 20 April 2010
BE (Telecommunication Engineering)Master 31 August 2018
MSCS(Network & Information Security)