Muaaz E.

Senior Network Security Engineer with 16 years of experience and a rare dual specialization: CCIE (Collaboration) certified, alongside hands-on penetration testing and ethical hacking expertise. Multi-vendor security and collaboration deployments across Cisco (ASA, FTD, FMC, ISE, CUCM, Contact Center Express, Meeting Server, Voice Gateways), F5 LTM, and Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiWeb, FortiADC), including firewall/VPN architecture and secure SD-WAN. Delivered 15+ enterprise network and security projects supporting 2,000+ users and hardened 5,000+ network devices across 260+ sites, cutting security incidents by 30%. Builds resilient infrastructure on Dell/HPE servers, Synology/QNAP storage, and Veeam-based backup and disaster recovery. Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Azure Storage, Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID), and cloud resource administration. Bilingual in Arabic and English, supporting client communication, training delivery, and stakeholder engagement across the UAE market.