Hammaad Jamshed
IP Engineer II
Atlanta, North Atlanta, Georgia
About
I specialize in technology with a primary focus on ISP networking. My expertise lies in advanced troubleshooting, complemented by a personal passion for coding.
Experience
- IP Operations Engineer II @ SparklightUS - RemoteSummary:
- Supporting ISP networking and infrastructure for a Nationwide Network
Responsibilities:
- Highest level of support for IP network issues
- Configure, troubleshoot, and deploy Juniper MX, EX, SRX, and Arris CMTS
- Responsible for working with vendors to maintain operational stability of the Core Network
- Work on SolarWinds deployment as a Juniper SME
- Use Python to assist in operational reporting for the Juniper Core
- Collaborate with multiple vendor staff to resolve issues
- Resolve issues on Access and Core networks, including IP, Calix, DOCSIS, Incognito, and Infoblox
- Tools: Kentik, Incognito, Infoblox, ServiceNow, JSI, NetBrain, SolarWinds, and Excel
- Routing
- Switching
- VLAN
- Firewall
- VPN
- DNS
- DHCP
- TCP/IP
- OSPF
- BGP
- Multicast
- Python
- Calix
- DOCSIS
- Monitoring
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Network Engineer @ Hargray CommunicationsUS - RemoteSummary:
- Network Engineer supporting an ISP in South Carolina and Georgia
Responsibilities:
- Configured and troubleshot Juniper MX, EX, and SRX series devices
- Performed capacity management and forecasting with network capacity reports using Kentik, Junos Space, and more
- Used Python to create operations reports for the Juniper Core
- Configured and troubleshot technologies like MPLS, BGP, OSPF, Multicast, VPLS, and other major protocols
- Rearchitected IP Core Network from public to private IP implementation to secure the network and reclaim public IP space
- Worked on SolarWinds deployment as a Juniper SME
- Collaborated with other teams including Transport, Voice, and Video
- Performed Junos OS upgrades for MX, EX, and SRX
- F5 LTM: Lead project EOL replacement, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Worked with Juniper staff and JTAC to resolve issues
- Worked on the Core capacity upgrade to achieve the 100G-200G Core capacity
Achievements:
- Ensured smooth project execution.
- Routing
- Switching
- VLAN
- Firewall
- VPN
- TCP/IP
- OSPF
- BGP
- Multicast
- Voice
- Python
- DOCSIS
- Monitoring
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- NOC Engineer @ Momentum TelecomUS - Kennesaw, GASummary:
- Supported network operations and troubleshooting for various ISPs, focusing on routing, security, and network element health.
Responsibilities:
- Isolated and resolved network issues with Juniper and Cisco routers, switches, CMTS, and security devices
- Troubleshot routing issues, including BGP and other IP technologies
- Implemented and troubleshot system configurations for over 100 MSOs in a DOCSIS CMTS environment (Cisco, Arris, and other vendors)
- Resolved network VOIP-related issues for small to medium-sized ISPs
- Troubleshot and isolated DDOS attacks
- Performed proactive network element health checks as part of surveillance activities
- Followed procedures to directly access certain network elements for troubleshooting and validation
- Routing
- Switching
- VLAN
- Firewall
- TCP/IP
- OSPF
- BGP
- Multicast
- DOCSIS
- Monitoring
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
Projects
Reimplemented MPLS across the entire IP core, seamlessly integrating BGP, OSPF, and VPLS to enhance network efficiency, scalability, and performance.
- 🎯 MPLS Re-Deployment – Successfully re-implemented MPLS across the entire IP core to enhance network efficiency and scalability.
- ✨ Seamless Routing Integration – Configured and optimized BGP, OSPF, and VPLS to ensure smooth interoperability and dynamic route management.
- 😄 Improved Network Performance – Enhanced traffic engineering and redundancy, reducing latency and improving data flow across the core network.
- 🚀 Scalability & Reliability – Strengthened the network infrastructure to support future growth while maintaining high availability and fault tolerance.
Replaced End-of-Life (EOL) F5 LTM devices.
Leading the project from planning to execution, while ensuring seamless maintenance and troubleshooting for optimal performance
- 👌 EOL Hardware Replacement – Led the upgrade of legacy F5 LTM devices to ensure continued reliability and support.
- 🚀 Project Leadership – Successfully managed the migration, minimizing downtime while handling over 5 million active connections.
- 😊 Ongoing Maintenance – Implemented best practices for maintaining and optimizing the new F5 LTM infrastructure.
Rearchitected Public to Private P2P Core
Redesigned the P2P core network by transitioning from public to private infrastructure, enhancing security, optimizing IP resource utilization, and improving overall network efficiency.
- 👌 Enhanced Security – Migrated to a private P2P core to minimize exposure to external threats and unauthorized access.
- 🎯 Optimized IP Utilization – Reclaimed public IP space, ensuring better allocation and management of network resources.
- 🚀 Future-Ready Infrastructure – Built a scalable and adaptable network foundation to support long-term growth and evolving business needs.
ISP Core and Corporte EX Switch Replacment
Led the replacement of ISP core and corporate EX switches, enhancing network performance, reliability, and scalability while ensuring minimal downtime.
- 🚀 Infrastructure Upgrade – Replaced outdated ISP core and corporate EX switches to improve network efficiency and capacity.
- ✨ Enhanced Performance & Reliability – Optimized switching architecture for faster data processing and reduced network congestion.
- 😊 Minimal Downtime Implementation – Executed the transition with careful planning to ensure seamless migration and business continuity.
Performed Juniper MX, EX, SRX JunOS Upgrades across the entire IP Core Network
Led the replacement of ISP core and corporate EX switches, enhancing network performance, reliability, and scalability while ensuring minimal downtime.
- 👌 Comprehensive Network Upgrade – Upgraded JunOS on Juniper MX, EX, and SRX devices to ensure uniformity and optimal functionality.
- ✨ Enhanced Security & Stability – Applied the latest firmware updates to mitigate vulnerabilities and improve system resilience.
- 😊 Minimal Downtime Execution – Strategically planned and implemented upgrades to maintain uninterrupted network operations.
Support in the deployment of Juniper Services Insight (JSI),
Provided key support in the deployment of Juniper Services Insight (JSI), enhancing network monitoring, analytics, and proactive issue resolution.
- 🚀 Deployment Assistance – Assisted in configuring and integrating JSI into the network for advanced service analytics.
- ✨ Enhanced Network Visibility – Enabled predictive analysis to improve performance and reliability.
- 😊 Proactive Issue Resolution – Helped implement automated alerts and insights to detect and prevent potential failures.
Led capacity management and forecasting
Led capacity management and forecasting efforts to optimize network resources, ensure scalability, and prevent future bottlenecks.
- ✨ Resource Optimization – Monitored and managed network capacity to ensure efficient use of existing resources and prevent overutilization.
- 🎯 Forecasting Growth – Analyzed historical data to predict future capacity needs, enabling proactive planning for network expansion.
- 😊 Scalability Planning – Ensured that the network infrastructure is scalable and can accommodate future increases in traffic and demand.
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I really enjoy cooking, baking, web Development and i love playing cricket.
Education
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan (UET)
Bachaelors in Electrical Engineering
Certificates
Skills
- HTML
- CSS
- Python
- Git
- Astro
- Docker
- Linux
- Netlify
- Routing
- Switching
- VLAN
- Firewall
- VPN
- TCP/IP
- OSPF
- BGP
- Multicast
- DOCSIS
- Monitoring
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Voice
- DNS
- DHCP
- IS-IS
- P-CAP
- SNMP
- STP
- ARP
- VRRP
- VXLAN