Ghadi alqaq

DevOps Engineer

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia5 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in SDWAN and cloud infrastructure management.
Proven crisis management and leadership skills.
Strong background in routing and switching technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking and Cloud Infrastructure Specialist with expertise in SDWAN and Routing Technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

SdwanCloud ComputingRouting & SwitchingNetwork Security

Other Skills

SDWAN managementCloud infrastructure supportCrisis managementCollaborationSecurity conceptsRouting and SwitchingNetwork diagnosticsHigh availability solutionsIOS hardeningEscalation ResolutionCustomer Escalation ManagementDeep investigationTroubleshootingCustomer ExperienceEngineering

About

Results-oriented Engineer with 6 years of hands-on experience in the dynamic realm of IT. I have honed my skills across a diverse range of technologies. I have successfully navigated complex projects involving data forwarding principles , security , software-defined networking , cloud computing and virtualization among other cutting-edge areas. Skilled in Designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructure.

Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 2 mos

Current Experience

Hpe aruba networking

Sr.Premium services Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Alfanar

Enterprise Architecture Office

May 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · On-site

Cisco

2 roles

Cisco Consultant Engineer LAN Switching

Nov 2020 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Routing and Switching Technologies (IPv4, IPv6, OSPF, BGP and EIGRP).
TCP/IP and Application Protocols (DNS, HTTP, TCP).
Experienced in network diagnostic and performance tools , IXIA, NetFlow , Wireshark.
Strong knowledge in layer 2 technologies and tunneling
Able to implement and troubleshoot high availability solutions for : Vss ,stackwise virtual , FHRP’s, stacking.
IOS hardening and network access control.
DHCP Snooping / Dynamic Arp Inspection / IP Source Gaurd / Port Security/L2 Nat
handling cisco catalyst product families including 2960, 3560, 3750, 3650, 3850, 4500, 6500, IE and 9k switches.
Multi-chassis Etherchannel implementation

Routing and SwitchingNetwork diagnosticsHigh availability solutionsIOS hardeningRouting & SwitchingNetwork Security

Senior Consultant Engineer SDWAN

Aug 2020 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Managing All SDWAN components: controllers (vManage, vSmart, and vBond) & Edges (IOS XE or Viptela code).
Applying WAN concepts such as virtual WAN, Cloud OnRamp, DIA, NAT, and Routing Control and Data Policy.
Applying Security concepts for WAN such as IPSEC and Zero-Trust Model.
Providing support to Customer's Cisco-Hosted (Cloud) SDWAN infrastructure.
Analyses, configure and troubleshoot medium to large SDWAN networks.
Driving for continuous learning, results orientation, and Collaboration Culture.
Proven crisis management skills and demonstrated leadership skills.
handling cisco SD-WAN portfolio platform ( ISR1000 , ISR4000 , ISR4461 , cat8K , ASR2000 ,ISR110 4G LTE , ISR 1100 6G , vedge2000 , vedge5000)