Mirza Rakib

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About Mirza Rakib

About MeI am a highly motivated and results-driven Network & Security professional with extensive hands-on experience across diverse technologies. Recognized as a strong team player and mentor, I thrive in collaborative environments while maintaining a proactive and customer-focused mindset. I embrace continuous learning, take calculated risks, and prioritize simplicity with a bias for action.Core Competencies & Technical Expertise Network SecurityProficient with leading firewall technologies: Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Juniper, Huawei.Strong expertise in IPS solutions: Cisco FirePower, McAfee, Checkpoint, Fortinet, and SNORT.Extensive experience with Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPNs (F5 APM, Cisco AnyConnect, Checkpoint, FortiClient, etc.).Skilled in NAC solutions (Cisco ISE), SIEM (RSA envision, RSA SA), and SAML SSO integration.Hands-on with key security tools: Nessus, Nmap, Metasploit. Application Delivery & Load Balancing (ADC)Advanced implementation and troubleshooting in F5 and NetScaler for Local & Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).Expertise in SSL certificate management and Content Switching using policy expressions. Network Monitoring & AnalysisOperational knowledge of MRTG, Cacti, NetFlow Analyzer, Wireshark/TCPDUMP, httpWatch, cURL, and SAML Tracer. Routing, Switching & Traffic EngineeringExperienced in enterprise routing protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP.Skilled in BGP multi-homing with ISPs and NIX for IPv4/IPv6 with traffic engineering.Proficient in VLAN, VTP, HSRP, vPC, VDC, VSS. Proxy, Caching, Content Filtering & SSEDeployment and operations of Bluecoat ProxySG, Cisco WSA/CWS, Linux Squid, Apache Reverse Proxy, Google Global Cache, Fortinet, Forcepoint, Allot MediaSwift-E.Experienced with Secure Service Edge (SSE) solutions, including Netskope, for cloud-delivered security and modern enterprise protection. Systems, Cloud & AutomationVMWare, Linux platforms.AWS services: Route53, DNSSEC, DNS Filter, Bind DNS.Automation & DevOps: Ansible, Kubernetes, Jenkins.