Ben W.
Senior Network Engineer
🥇 𝐔𝐩𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭-𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 🥇 Network Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing, securing, and optimizing enterprise and SMB network infrastructure. ✅ Enterprise & Service Provider Networking ✔ Vendors & Models: • Cisco: Catalyst, Nexus, Meraki • Ubiquiti: UniFi, UISP • HPE Aruba: AOS, Instant APs • Extreme Networks • Rukus ✔ Technologies: • Routing: BGP, OSPF, MPLS • Switching: VLANs, STP, LACP, MLAG, VRRP, HSRP, QoS • Load Balancing: HAProxy, Cloud Load Balancers ✅ Firewalls & Security Solutions ✔ Vendors & Models: • Palo Alto Networks • Cisco / Meraki • Sonicwall • PFSense / Netgate • UniFi / UISP / Ubiquiti ✔ Security Services: • Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Deployment & Optimization • Intrusion Prevention (IPS/IDS), Zero Trust, DDoS Mitigation • Web Filtering, Application Control, SIEM Integration, DNS ✅ VPN & Remote Access Solutions ✔ Technologies: • IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, SSL VPN, L2TP, SD-WAN Tunnels, Full SASE • Enterprise VPNs, Hybrid Cloud Connectivity, Remote Workforce Security ✅ Linux, Cloud & Virtualization ✔ Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, OpenBSD, FreeBSD ✔ Cloud Networking: AWS, Azure, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Linode 💼 SERVICES I OFFER ✔ Network Design & Optimization – Enterprise, ISP, Data Center ✔ Firewall & Security Hardening – NGFW, IPS/IDS, Zero Trust ✔ Cloud & Hybrid Networking – Multi-cloud, VPC Peering, Transit Gateway ✔ VPN & Secure Remote Access – IPSec, SSL, SD-WAN ✔ ISP & Broadband Solutions – BGP, MPLS, GPON, IPv6 Migration ✔ Network Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning ✔ Network Automation & Monitoring
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $6.4k
Billed in all: $64,697$65k
$643 in the last 6 months
Across 103 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 11% in Router
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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