Masood Ahmad Shah

Current

Resident Network Operations Engineer at Juniper Networks

Past

Senior Network/System Engineer at Almoayed Group
Senior Network/System Engineer at Nexlinx
Network/System Operations Administrator at Saudi Electricity Company

Network Engineer at Nexlinx

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Education

University of the Punjab, Lahore

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Information Technology and Services

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Masood Ahmad Shah’s Summary

To gain meaningful employment with a company that will allow personal and professional growth without limiting the opportunity for further enlightenment and enhanced education. Definitely looking for a challenging opportunity.

Highly potential mind over 8 years experience of working in Multi OS/vendor environment, including combination of development and System/Network administration. Managing, tuning, securing Cisco IOS, Juniper JUNOS & JUNOSE, ScreenOS, FreeBSD (UNIX), Unix SCO, HPUX, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows NT, and Windows 2000/2003. Deal with various technologies, MPLS, MPLS BGP L3 VPN, Martini and Kompella L2 VPN, ATM, Frame Relay, PLS Label Switched Path, VCCV, Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering Auto Tunnel/Auto Mesh, Cisco Auto Service Assurance Agent, Cisco FWSM, SNA, DLSW+ with SNA, DLSW+ DSPU&NCIA, SNASw VDLC, Wired and Wireless IDS, 803.11, 803.1x, 803.1i, Perimeter Protections System, Adaptive Threat Defence, Anti-X Defences, Application Security, Network Control and Containment, VoIP, ATOM, SAN, Arch Servers, IP, Bridged, Cascading/Stacking. Dial up, XDSL, Wireless, Ethernet and Token Ring.

Masood Ahmad Shah’s Specialties:

routing, switching, security, mpls, mpls bpg layer 3 vpn, mpls bgp layer 2 vpn (vpls), UNIX, Linux.

Masood Ahmad Shah’s Experience

Resident Network Operations Engineer

Juniper Networks

(Public Company; JNPR; Computer Networking industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Working on mobile core/backhaul with an integrated IP/MPLS-based solution that is scalable, flexible, and operationally efficient. To build a converged network for all L2 and L3 services, including Gig and OC interfaces, as well as voice and signaling. Extending IP/MPLS, the Juniper Mobile Core/Backhaul solution includes products Cisco 37XX,38XX,76XX, Extreme black diamond and core/aggregation site (M-series M320, M120, M10i and M7i), all managed by a comprehensive network management solution (JUNOScope). Configuration, Design, Planning, Troubleshooting and Integration of Cisco/Juniper and Extreme Networks devices.
I designed, implemented and documented the MPLS Core networks, QOS, MPLS-TE, L2 VPN implementation with both Kompella and Martini model. MPLS L3 IP VPN, as well as other MPLS add ons services including but not limited to EoMPLS, VPWS, VPLS, H-VPLS.
Senior Network/System Engineer

Almoayed Group

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2008 — April 2009 (10 months)

1. PTCL http://www.ptcl.com.pk :
# Installations and troubleshooting on the core networks consisting of Cisco (7200, 7600) and Juniper routers (M120, M10i, ISG 2000 and SSG 140) running OSPF, BGP and MPLS. Migration of other remote sites with all services into the PTCL network. Installation of new POPs. Design, Re-Design, implementation and rollout of customer networks. Supporting various implementations of special and complex customer set ups.
# Worked with PTCL teams on dual WANS routing and related issues for large-scale Juniper BGP/MPLS VPN implementation based on RFC 2547bis WAN deployments.

2. NTC http://www.ntc.net.pk/ :

# Project based contract role for Pakistan’s biggest Government ISP. Establishing a new IS-IS,BGP/MPLS Internet Exchange utilizing both Juniper routers (M320, M10i). Configuring all devices from the scratch. Interaction with some two other service providers.
# Configuring different types of layer 2 VPN which includes l2circuit, l2vpn and VPLS.
Senior Network/System Engineer

Nexlinx

(Internet industry)

October 2006 — July 2008 (1 year 10 months)

# Implementation of VRRP, OSPF, IBGP, EBGP, ip tracking, policy routing on Juniper/Cisco Routers.
# Implementation of L2TPv3 and MPLS L3 BGP VPNs.
# Inter-AS MPLS VPN; Routing from CE to PE with OSPF and BGPv4.
# Installation, device population, SNMP traps tuning, and other integration with multi-vendor monitoring tools.
# Worked with Nexlinx customer on routing issues and alternatives related to Nexlinx noc of IGRP/EBGP service deployment. Also provided initial QoS policy to support IP VideoConferencing and light training of operations staff on QoS.
# Worked to improve TCP performance with UDCast TCP accelerator for the IP-DVB customer.
# OSPF, RIPv2 & BGP routing
Network/System Operations Administrator

Saudi Electricity Company

(Public Company; Utilities industry)

August 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 2 months)

A stimulating and challenging role implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of mission-critical and innovative 24x7 services, responsible for increasingly large, complex IP infrastructure and related systems for 20000+ users networks (250+ significant Routers, 550+ Switches and 35 Servers spread across the Kingdom.
Network Engineer

Nexlinx

(Internet industry)

February 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 7 months)

Dial UP, ISDN, ADSL, SDSL, VDSL, Wireless and VPN Services. Emails Services, Web Hosting, Network/Systems/applications Security Services and virus filtering, Bandwidth Shaping/Management, P2P traffic shaping and management, Terminal Servers, Radius Servers, DNS Services, Proxy/Cache Engines, Database Servers, Linux, FreeBSD (UNIX), CISCO 2620/3600/7500 Series Routers, (EBGP, RIP, IGRP, IOS Firewall, CAR, NBAR, CEF, IDS), Cache Flow, NetCache, Extreme and Alteon base Layer 2 to layer 7 Switches.

Masood Ahmad Shah’s Education

University of the Punjab, Lahore

BS in Information Technology ,

Additional Information

Masood Ahmad Shah’s Websites:

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Masood Ahmad Shah’s Interests:

extreme programming, digital photography, community theater, professional networking

Masood Ahmad Shah’s Groups:

Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
Telecom Professionals
Consultants Network
NANOG - The North American Network Operators' Group
"The Original Juniper Networks Group"
Pakistani Professionals Working Outside of Pakistan
CISCO PROFESSIONALS
Juniper Networks Professionals Group ITALIA
Juniper Network Specialists
JUNOCiS
Gulf Recruitment
Internetwork Expert (INE) Users
Juniper Networks - Network Architecture & Network Operations
PAKISTAN - IT Professionals
Cisco Systems Job List - Join and get weekly job opportunities at CISCO for LIFE.
MPLS Professionals Forum
Talent of Pakistan - Connect | Share | Prosper - TOP Awards
Juniper Certifications
Juniper Networks UK&I
Saudi Hot Jobs -- Telecom & IT
Juniper Networks – Careers EMEA
Cloud Distribution
Juniper professionals - Pakistan