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Hassam S.

Hassam S.

Network & Security Architect | Cisco, MikroTik, Sophos Firewall, ISP

● 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 | 𝟏𝟎+ 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 Hi! I’m an Expert Network and Security Architect with over 10 years of experience designing, securing and optimizing networks for enterprises, ISPs, data centers and hybrid cloud environments. I deliver scalable, secure and high-performance infrastructures—covering everything from advanced routing and next-gen firewalls to automated monitoring and cloud integrations. 🔹 Enterprise Networks | ISP & Data Centers | Hybrid Cloud 🔹 Cybersecurity & NGFWs | VPNs | Network Automation 🔹 Trusted by 100+ Clients | Global Reach | Long-Term Focus 🔹 Expert in Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco, MikroTik, Sophos & More Whether for small offices or mission-critical ISP cores, I build solutions that are secure, resilient, and future-ready. 💡𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 & 𝐈𝐒𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 Robust, scalable, multi-vendor networks for performance and availability. 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬: - Cisco, Juniper, MikroTik, Arista, Dell, Meraki, Aruba, Ubiquiti 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐬: - BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN, Segment Routing, VLANs, QoS, LACP - Load Balancing: HAProxy, F5, Cisco SLB, cloud balancers 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Full-spectrum security—from SMBs to ISP-scale UTM and NGFW solutions. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀: - FortiGate, Palo Alto, Sophos, SonicWall, Sangfor, Zyxel, pfSense, OPNsense 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: - Threat Protection, IPS/IDS, Zero Trust, Web Filtering - SSL/TLS Decryption, DDoS Mitigation, Remote VPN (IPSec/SSL) - HA Clustering, SIEM Integration, Firewall Automation - Compliance: PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO27001 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗿𝗼𝗧𝗶𝗸 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 MikroTik network design, optimization & scripting for ISP & enterprise use. • Devices: CCR, CRS, GPEN, hEX, NetPower • Services: BGP, MPLS, Hotspot, Queues, Firewall, VPNs, CGNAT ● 𝗜𝗦𝗣 & 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Core & access network design for ISPs and WISPs. • Vendors: Huawei, ZTE, MikroTik • Services: GPON, PPPoE, CGNAT, BRAS/BNG, IPv6 Dual Stack '𝗩 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 Cloud-native & hybrid networks with consistent security & automation. • Providers: AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode • Platforms: VMware, Proxmox, KVM, Hyper-V • Services: SD-WAN, VPC Peering, Cloud Firewalls, Transit Gateways 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 Enterprise and ISP solutions using Cisco technologies end-to-end. • Routers: ASR, ISR | Switches: Catalyst, Nexus • Wireless: Meraki, Catalyst WLCs | Security: ASA, Firepower, SD-WAN • Monitoring: DNAC, ThousandEyes, Prime Infrastructure • Use Cases: MPLS, ACI, VXLAN EVPN, Secure Access, QoS, Zero Trust ●● 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝗜𝗦𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Scalable Cisco core/edge networks for enterprises and service providers. • Tech: BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, CGNAT, Multicast, QoS • High Availability: HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VSS, StackWise 𝗩' 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗦𝗗𝗡 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 Integrated hybrid cloud + SDN using Cisco platforms. • Tech: Cisco ACI, CSR1000v, Meraki vMX, vManage • Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP | Hybrid: IPSec, DMVPN, ExpressRoute 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 End-to-end visibility and automation for efficient operations. • Monitoring: PRTG, Zabbix, Grafana, LibreNMS, NetBox • Automation: Python, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs, IaC • Auditing, Auto-backups, Compliance Reporting 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱: • Enterprise & ISP Network Architecture • Next-Gen Firewall Deployment & Auditing • MikroTik & Cisco Network Optimization • Secure VPN & Remote Access (MFA-enabled) • ISP Planning: BGP, MPLS, GPON, IPv6 • Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning • Full-Stack Monitoring & Automation • Compliance & Security Hardening Let’s build your next-gen network — secure, scalable, and reliable. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 — I’m here to take your infrastructure to the next level.

🇵🇰Karachi, Pakistan$40/hr100% JSS1.19 (2)Since Apr 2022
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