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Noor Zafar

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Summary

Certified Network and Systems Infrastructure Professional with extensive experience in managing enterprise-grade networks, VMware ESXi, Windows Server environments, firewalls, LAN/WAN, VPN connectivity, and SAN infrastructure. Seeking a Network Administrator role where I can apply my skills in maintaining, supporting, and enhancing IT networks, contributing to disaster recovery, and providing 24/7 technical support.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Systems Administrator

SDFX
02.2023 - 09.2024
  • Managed virtual environments with VMware vSphere, deploying and configuring VMs.
  • Administered Windows Server 2012/2016, including Active Directory and Group Policy.
  • Deployed and configured enterprise-grade network switches (Cisco) and firewalls (Fortinet).
  • Provided 24/7 network availability support, resolving critical incidents and implementing disaster recovery strategies.
  • Conducted regular patch management, updates, and system maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
  • Coordinated with vendors to evaluate and implement network-related tools and upgrades, including VMware 6.7, SANs, and VSAN.
  • Created and maintained comprehensive IT network documentation and best practices.

Sr. Network Infrastructure & System Admin

Stackpole International | Johnson Electric
03.2018 - 01.2023
  • Planned and executed the transformation from on-premises to a cloud-based Azure environment.
  • Managed and maintained SAN infrastructure and storage solutions using HP 3PAR and RAID configurations.
  • Configured and implemented network switches and firewalls (Cisco, Fortinet), including VLANs, VPNs, and Layer 2/3 routing.
  • Developed and maintained the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), ensuring network resilience and business continuity.
  • Conducted virtual network administration, overseeing access control, employee group management, and security compliance.
  • Collaborated with external organizations to gather and communicate technical requirements.

Sr. Network Infrastructure Specialist

Canon
01.2014 - 03.2018
  • Managed enterprise LAN/WAN operations, including VPN connectivity, SD-WAN, and MPLS configurations.
  • Led migration projects involving Cisco Nexus routers and switches, implementing new network hardware installations.
  • Monitored and optimized network performance, troubleshooting security breaches and network vulnerabilities.
  • Administered VMware environments for server infrastructure, ensuring redundancy through high availability (HA) and fault tolerance (FT).

Network Administrator

US Steel Canada
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Worked with several network technologies, load balancers, firewalls, VPN, VLANs, routers, and switches Monitor network performance and capacity in the areas of response, throughput, and availability
  • Setup and configured L2TP tunnel which allowed to extend layer 2 across layer 3 with L2TPv3 pseudowire Configured and managed Cisco Aironet 1240AG, 1260, and 1550 series of wireless access points
  • Firmware & Software upgrades developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements
  • Maintained network performance, troubleshooting network problems and when necessary escalating problems to vendors Bell & Rogers circuits Administer and configure Cisco Routers,
  • Switches, Access Point, Palo Alto Firewalls, Voip Phones, Configured and managed Cisco Catalyst & HP hardware 2950, 2960 to 3500 series switches and 2900 and Core 6500 Routers & Scada/RTU
  • Regularly update Network drawing in MS Visio & Auto CAD Mechanic of LAN and WAN and multiple sub networks of production and business areas
  • Analyze and performed troubleshooting network logs and track the nature of problems using Wireshark as sniffer
  • Worked with SNMP monitoring services like Observium, Solarwinds to capture data from all the network devices and notifying NOC for any changes.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained Linux servers, including Debian and Ubuntu, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
  • Implemented and maintained a WAN backup solution using DMVPN, IPsec, and NHRP routing.
  • Configured Cisco 5508 WLAN controllers and access points, enhancing wireless network capabilities.
  • Developed and maintained network documentation in MS Visio, ensuring accurate network representation and compliance with security standards.

Education

Bachelor of Science B.S - Computing and Information Systems

Athabasca University
04-2018

Computer Network Engineering - Network Engineering & Security Analyst

Mohawk College
04-2012

Skills

  • BGP, LAN, WAN, OSPF, EIGRP, QOS, STP, VxLAN, SSH, TCP/IP, MPLS, Fortinet Firewalls
  • ITSM,Office 365, Veeam Backup, MS Visio, Powershell, Cisco Switches, Routers
  • Windows 10,11/Unix/Linux/Ubuntu Active Directory, GPO, SCCM
  • Qualys Cloud Platform, Hyper-V, Microsoft Azure, VMware VSphere, HA, FT
  • Azure, Kubernetes, AWS, AZURE, WEB SERVERS, HTTP/TLS/SSL
  • SAN, NAS, HP Storage, LUN, RAIDS
  • CyberSecurity, Splunk, Vulnerability Assessment

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco


Microsoft Office 365 Administrator Microsoft


VMware Certified Technical Associate VMware


VMware Certified Professional VMware


Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft


Sophos Central Administrator Sophos


Project Manager Professional PMP

Timeline

Sr. Systems Administrator

SDFX
02.2023 - 09.2024

Sr. Network Infrastructure & System Admin

Stackpole International | Johnson Electric
03.2018 - 01.2023

Sr. Network Infrastructure Specialist

Canon
01.2014 - 03.2018

Network Administrator

US Steel Canada
01.2013 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science B.S - Computing and Information Systems

Athabasca University

Computer Network Engineering - Network Engineering & Security Analyst

Mohawk College

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