mohammed umar farooque
@mohammedumarfarooque
I build secure, highly available enterprise and cloud networks across global data centers.
What I'm looking for
I've supported enterprise network and cloud infrastructure at UNIFYCX, Noodle.ai, Aspire NXT, and IBM India/Kyndryl, serving production environments across global data centers and customer networks.
At UNIFYCX, I manage network infrastructure for UK government and private-sector clients across six global data centers. I administer Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, and FortiGate firewalls, resolve critical L2/L3 incidents under strict SLAs, and monitor infrastructure through LogicMonitor, PRTG, and Observium.
At Noodle.ai and Aspire NXT, I built AWS networking solutions, implemented Cloudflare, Zscaler, FortiWeb WAF, VPN connectivity, centralized authentication, and automation workflows using Ansible, Git, Jenkins, and Docker. I've also delivered firewall migrations and security-policy implementations with zero downtime.
My work spans Juniper, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Cisco ASA, routing and switching, cloud security, high availability, and data center operations. I focus on secure, scalable network solutions that improve reliability and minimize service disruptions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Network & Cloud Engineer
UnifyCX
Jul 2024 - Present (2 years)
Manage enterprise network infrastructure supporting UK government and private sector clients across six global data centers. Administer Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, and FortiGate firewalls including policy management, troubleshooting, and security enhancements.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Noodle.ai
Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year)
Managed enterprise network and cloud infrastructure across on-premises and AWS environments. Configured Juniper SRX firewalls including security policies, application control, web filtering, and VPN connectivity.
Network Engineer
Aspire NXT
Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 (11 months)
Managed enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure across multiple customer environments. Configured and supported Juniper, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Cisco ASA, and Meraki security appliances.
Network Security Engineer
IBM India / Kyndryl
Aug 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 6 months)
Delivered L2/L3 support for Juniper enterprise customers worldwide. Managed Juniper SRX, EX, QFX, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, FortiGate, and Meraki environments.
Network Engineer
IBI Consultancy
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year)
Managed enterprise data center infrastructure supporting more than 200 virtual machines and 100 physical hosts. Configured Cisco routers and switches for enterprise connectivity.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering
Pursued higher education in Bangalore, India.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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