Sledge F.
IT/Network Security Engineer
I have over 8 years of experience designing and deploying LAN/WAN topologies, hands-on experience with Linux, VMWare, AWS, Fortinet, PfSense, Proxmox, Sophos, Ubiquiti, HP, Cisco and Juniper skills, and in the areas of Networking Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and Service Provider environment. In my current work as a Network Security Engineer in one of the biggest fintech companies in Africa, I am part of the network Team that oversees the deployment, design and maintenance of Site-to-site VPN, IP/MPLS, BGP troubleshooting, MPLS VPN services, IPsec VPN integration and Firewall management. I manage our core devices like Cisco Firepower, Ubiquiti, Juniper and FortiGate firewalls. I also support the provisioning and maintenance of Linux and Windows systems and services efficiently and ensure 100% availability. Moreover, I am a Network Engineer in a part-time role for an IT MSP company in the USA where I oversee the integration of clients' networks and security portfolio, ranging from Network audits, cloud solutions in AWS and IBM, Firewall management etc.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $393
Billed in all: $11,836$12k
$197 in the last 6 months
Across 13 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 25% in Virtualization
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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