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Tanweer Choudhury

Camden,London

Summary

Over seven years of networking experience, with certifications in Cisco and AWS. I am passionate about networking and cloud, and I constantly develop my skillset and broaden my experience in the tech domain. I have delivered multiple projects involving data center rollouts and closures, network standardization and firewall configurations from standard offices to data centers. I value hard work, collaboration, and place equal importance to my soft-skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Network Engineer

World Fuel Services (WFS)
London
10.2019 - Current
  • Managing and optimising the AWS cloud network environment for over 200 accounts at WFS, working with various AWS networking components (VPCs, VGW, VPN, TGW, Direct Connect, Load-Balancers) and deploying infrastructure as code via CloudFormation
  • Management of our Fortinet firewalls, FortiAPs, Zscaler, Aruba WiFi, CloudFlare and our MPLS circuits consisting of Cisco routers and switches in a hub-and-spoke network
  • I collaborate with teams and stakeholders across the globe, working within an agile framework
  • Projects: Business Acquisition, Data Centre Closure and Site Set-ups, global SD-WAN deployment

Network Analyst

RES Group (Renewable Energy Systems)
Kings Langley
02.2018 - 10.2019
  • Responsible for RES Group EMEA Network Infrastructure and Service owner for the UK Data Centre, involved in Data Centre rollout in the US, delivering Network Standardisation at RES Offices globally, part of Dell Storage Implementation, migrating services from an old comms line to a new one, providing BAU support, supporting RES Wind Farm sites and their network, liaising with suppliers and 3rd parties, working collaboratively with teams within RES in EMEA and globally.

Network Analyst

Rentokil Initial
Crawley
11.2016 - 01.2018
  • Supporting the Network infrastructure of UK Rentokil and EMEA offices, service ownership of Wireless, providing BAU support, troubleshooting networking issues, updating Cisco ASA Firewalls, assisting in testing Rentokil's Disaster Recovery set up, implementing tech-spec documents, purchasing SSL Certificates, updating CNAME records and Load-Balancers, placing orders and raising changes with 3rd party Companies for the MPLS network, updating pfSense Firewalls, enrolled onto a Cisco ASA Firewall course

Network Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Birmingham
12.2015 - 11.2016
  • Maintaining the Network infrastructure of Jaguar Land Rover, configuring APs via the Wireless LAN Controller, implementing HSRP and STP, resolving and closing off tickets, supporting and liaising with office users, assisting end users gaining connectivity to the network, overlooking nodes deployed for the Internal Network, updating IOS's for new switches, configuring and inspecting access-lists, patching cables for users, updating daily handover sheets, working with various teams, working with VOIP technology

Junior Network Engineer

QiblaNet Ltd
London
04.2014
  • Maintaining and configuring networks, troubleshooting network faults, implementing Router-on-a-stick, VLANs, VTP, Trunk and EtherChannel on switches, testing WAN connectivity, configuring IP addresses and dynamic routing, configuring Static, Dynamic and NAT, Extended Access-Lists, VLSM, updating daily handover sheets, working with a number of teams, working with VOIP technology

Education

A-Levels - undefined

La Swap Sixth Form
London, NW5
01.2007 - 04.2008

B-Tec Diploma - undefined

La Swap Sixth Form
London, NW5
01.2006 - 04.2007

GCSE - undefined

William Ellis School
London, NW5
01.2001 - 04.2006

Skills

Fortinet: Firewalls, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAPs

Cisco Meraki Switches

HPE and HP Switches

Cisco ASA Firewalls

Aruba, Cisco, and Extreme Networks Access Points

AWS Networking: VPC, VGW, VPN, TGW, Direct Connect, Load Balancers

Zscaler

Cloudflare

Brocade Load-Balancers

Technical Exposure: VLANs, SVIs, Etherchannel, DHCP Firewalls: VPN and ADVPN, PBR, Static Routes, Prefix-List, BGP, EIGRP, Route-Maps

Redistribution: Static to EIGRP and BGP to EIGRP

Hobbies

I have a passion for sports in general but in particular football. I like to keep fit and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. In my spare time I find interest in reading and dining with friends as a way of socializing.

Certification

  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking Speciality, 04/2021
  • CCNA Routing & Switching (200-120), 04/2015

Work availability

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Timeline

Network Engineer

World Fuel Services (WFS)
10.2019 - Current

Network Analyst

RES Group (Renewable Energy Systems)
02.2018 - 10.2019

Network Analyst

Rentokil Initial
11.2016 - 01.2018

Network Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
12.2015 - 11.2016

Junior Network Engineer

QiblaNet Ltd
04.2014

A-Levels - undefined

La Swap Sixth Form
01.2007 - 04.2008

B-Tec Diploma - undefined

La Swap Sixth Form
01.2006 - 04.2007

GCSE - undefined

William Ellis School
01.2001 - 04.2006
Tanweer Choudhury