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Solomon Woldyes

Summary

A Network Engineer with over 13+ years of experience in design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using in large network infrastructure environment. Contributed to large automated network automation framework to operate and scale one of the largest networks in the world (aws). Practical experience in designing, developing and maintaining automated network deployment monitoring and change management Tools. Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP network fundamentals such as the OSI model, common port assignment, packet sniffing/filtering, and ACL's. Hands-on routing experience in a multi-protocol environment including routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP. Has expertise to work on different network vendor products including cisco & juniper. In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in IP Routing Policies, different Network Architectures. Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting of protocols RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and MPLS. Performed Layer I, II and III troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following escalation procedures. Experienced in customer solution design, implementation, and trouble resolution across all networking layers. Expertise in configuring routers, switches, and Firewalls. Strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities which help in creating innovative yet practical solutions to the business. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly motivated to understand and learn new networking, datacenter and security technologies. Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.

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Work History

Network Development Engineer II

Amazon
07.2024 - Current
  • Invent and simplify by creating automated deployment procedures using python to achieve safe/validated network changes
  • Creating and executing executions and workflows with in-house software frameworks, working with Change Management System and Trouble Ticketing system to create, Schedule, and execute and monitor changes with amazon owned execution Engines worldwide in multiple countries
  • Define and adhere to amazon web services solution standards, estimates, processes, policies and procedures
  • Utilize standard methodologies to promote consistency and drive adherence to standards within designated teams
  • Coordinating with other department's methodologies including project management and development methodologies
  • Initiating projects and Write functional requirements/specifications documents, Low Level Designs (LLDs) and High Level Designs (HLDs) for AWS to analyze network and propose customer informational security for multiple worldwide network regions
  • Determine how each data circuit will be laid out in the data centers and creating and ordering Bills of Materials BOMS for network equipment in newly built sites as well as for scaling/expanding existing sites to accommodate customer network capacity needs
  • Analyzing customer & business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their framework
  • Working with multiple internal and external customers and network teams to redesign network architecture for specific sites to adhere customer informational data security
  • Design, test, and inspect data communications systems
  • Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning.

Network Engineer

SSM Health Care/Insight Global
09.2024 - 07.2024
  • Troubleshoot OSPF path selection issues with different branch office and DC
  • Worked on BGP peering with our dual home Edge routers with ISP
  • Participate in incident troubleshooting sessions on major network incidents outages
  • Router and switch deployment, maintenance and monitoring
  • Troubleshoot routing issues in a multi-ISP environment
  • Participate in circuit upgrades
  • WAN connectivity troubleshooting
  • Take part in change management review
  • Design and implement high availability of applications with f5 LTM.

Network Support Engineer

Ethio Telecom
03.2024 - 03.2024
  • Involved in supporting users and monitoring enterprise network which include maintaining LAN/WAN connectivity and traffic
  • Assist users with regard to VPN connectivity issues Cisco anyconnect and SSL VPN
  • Monitor end to end connectivity
  • Walk users through problem-solving process
  • Provided Local area network and wide area network configuring and troubleshooting
  • Installed and Supported clients on VPN connectivity
  • Provided networking training for new employees
  • Provided User related support on active directory user groups
  • Support Brach office Engineers regarding Branch connectivity problems.

Network Engineer

Ethio Telecom
04.2024 - 02.2024
  • Configure and maintain ACL, VLAN, VPN, and Port Security on Cisco switches and routers
  • Designed and deployed different optimization project on existing network to improve availability and speed
  • Performed high level network Audit of the company Enterprise Network in order to understand, troubleshoot and optimize the limitations and caveats
  • Experience in configuring security policies including NAT/PAT, VPN and ACL's
  • Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco ASA firewall
  • Configured Access-Control Lists (ACL's) to allow or block users to access different applications
  • Strong production experience in managing F5 BIG-IP LTM
  • Implemented, configured, and maintained network devices such as routers, switches and firewalls
  • Configuration of all kind of NAT setup on Cisco ASA Firewall
  • Designing, Installing, and Testing, Implementing, Maintenance of the Cisco wireless network
  • Experience with F5 load balancers LTM, for the corporate applications
  • Configuring Big-IP F5 AFM, LTMs (virtual servers, pools, SNATs, health monitors, irules) for managing the traffic and tuning the load on the network servers
  • Configuration and troubleshooting of BGP, OSPF, VRF-lit
  • Customer-Edge routers connecting to MPLS L3VPN and Internet Service Providers
  • Hands on experience in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, BGP v4, MPLS, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP, HSRP, GLBP.

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science -

Hilcoe School of computer Science

Skills

  • Bid Drafting
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Project Planning
  • Process Development
  • System Design
  • Technical Reporting
  • System Troubleshooting
  • Technical Writing
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • Problem solving
  • Critical thinking

Certification

  • CCNP –Cisco Certified Network Professional
  • CCDA -Cisco Certified Design Associate
  • CCNA -Cisco Certified Network Associate

Personal Information

Title: Network Development Engineer

Timeline

Network Engineer

SSM Health Care/Insight Global
09.2024 - 07.2024

Network Development Engineer II

Amazon
07.2024 - Current

Network Engineer

Ethio Telecom
04.2024 - 02.2024

Network Support Engineer

Ethio Telecom
03.2024 - 03.2024

Bachelors in Computer Science -

Hilcoe School of computer Science
Solomon Woldyes