Muhammad N.
Network Security & IT Infrastructure Expert | CCNP, CISM, VCP-DCV
I'm a Network & Data Center Infrastructure Specialist with 10+ years of hands-on experience helping businesses design, secure, and manage their IT environments — from enterprise networks to cloud/virtualization platforms. 🔐 Certifications: Cisco CCNA & CCNP (Routing & Switching, Security, Data Center), VMware VCP-DCV, CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), Microsoft MCSA What I can help you with: ✅ Network Design & Administration — routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs (IPSEC, L2TP, GRE, DMVPN) ✅ Firewall Configuration & Security — Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Fortinet, Sophos, SonicWall, MikroTik, pfSense ✅ Server & Virtualization — VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Dell/HP/IBM/Cisco rack & blade servers ✅ Storage Solutions — SAN deployment over FC & iSCSI (IBM, EMC, Huawei) ✅ IT Security Consulting & Audits — leveraging CISM for risk management and compliance ✅ Remote System Administration & Troubleshooting I've worked with multi-vendor environments and enterprise-scale deployments, and I bring the same reliability and attention to detail to projects of any size — whether it's a quick firewall fix or a full network overhaul. Let's discuss your project — I respond quickly and deliver on time.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.8k
Billed in all: $4,613$4.6k
$456 in the last 6 months
Across 6 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 18% in Fortinet
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