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Waseem - Network Architect

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WASEEM AZMI (408) 799-2821/ (416) 510-2100 [email protected] SUMMARY: A strategic leader in enterprise architecture and multi-cloud solutions with domain expertise in network architecture. Proficient in leading and managing people, technology, and operational excellence across large enterprises running complex and mission-critical services. Over 20 years of progressive knowledge and experience in strategic planning, designing, executing, and leading advanced technology solutions, including modern infrastructure in the cloud to host business applications. Adept in business requirement gathering and transforming into technology solutions in alignment with business needs, underlying infrastructure, corporate policies, standards, and regulatory compliances. Excellent problem solver with proven ability to adapt to dynamic technology environments and objectives. Demonstrated people leadership and operational excellence. KEY SKILLS: Strategic Planning & IT Architecture | Network Architecture and Design | Building Datacenter & Cloud | Wireless Networks & IoT Integration | Network Routing and Security Protocols | Security & Compliance | Threat Analysis & Mitigation | Vulnerability Management | Enterprise System Migrations | Performance Monitoring & Optimization | Automation & Process Improvement | Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery | Incident Response & Change Management | Budgeting & Vendor Management | Leadership and Collaboration. CERTIFICATIONS: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert in Routing and Switching (CCIE # 24304) certification. Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA) certification. Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE) Multi-Cloud Networking Professional certification. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Leadership Essentials Certificate, Cornell University. EDUCATION Master of Engineering in Internetworking, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. EXPERIENCE: Health Plan of San Mateo, San Francisco, California, USA Jan 2025 Mar 2025 Consulting Architect Responsibilities: Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) is a non-profit arm of the County of San Mateo that provides quality healthcare services to the County s underserved residents. My assignment was to perform a comprehensive assessment of the existing enterprise IT infrastructure and develop a digital transformation roadmap to modernize their on-prem IT infrastructure and migrate identified applications into a public cloud. Collaborated with business executives and stakeholders to understand their business needs and pain points regarding their existing IT infrastructure and identify gaps. Performed a comprehensive infrastructure assessment, including capacity, build quality, vulnerabilities, security posture, and adherence to regulatory compliance, specifically HIPAA. Developed a tailored best-in-class solution to revamp HPSM s existing IT infrastructure in alignment with its business, future growth, security, and compliance needs. Evaluated and categorized all business applications' readiness to migrate to the public cloud. First Republic Bank (acquired by JPMorgan Chase), San Francisco, California, USA Mar 2019 to Oct 2024 Manager, Network Security and Operations Responsibilities: Led the Network Security and Operations team, managing a team of engineers to provide secure access to business applications and services, on-prem and in the Cloud. Confirm high availability and resiliency while ensuring the safety and soundness of the bank s infrastructure from all inside and outside threats and vulnerabilities. I also led Problem and Incident teams to troubleshoot and work with diverse groups to resolve operational issues with minimal impact. Drove the integration of automation tools with ServiceNow, enabling seamless, fast, accurate, and fully auditable processes for delivery, promoting greater transparency and responsiveness. Integration and automation increased operational efficiency by 30% and reduced manual change-driven outages by 80%. Developed a roadmap with the Application and Cloud teams to migrate enterprise applications into the Cloud using MACH architecture principles, 7R strategies, security standards, and regulatory compliances using zero-trust principles. Built a comprehensive service dashboard following the ITSM framework for improved handling and visibility of tickets from inception to completion, with a complete audit trail. Member of the Enterprise Architecture Review Board to review new initiatives for their technical feasibility, adherence to industry best practices, and regulatory and security standards like COBIT, NIST, PCI-DSS, and AML. Instrumental in planning and building long-term corporate infrastructure vision and goals, selecting appropriate technologies to provide a robust and modern network to support modern application demands. First Republic Bank (acquired by JPMorgan Chase), San Francisco, California, USA Lead | Network Architect Jun 2015 Feb 2019 Responsibilities: Spearheaded strategic and technical oversight of all engineering initiatives. Worked with business technology partners, information security, and other project stakeholders to understand business requirements and prepare an optimized solution on-prem or in the cloud aligned with business requirements, industry best practices, and, more importantly, accounting for the underlying infrastructure and corporate policies. Led modernization and enhancement of over 100 branches, campuses, and datacenter locations to improve performance, robustness, and resiliency while meeting regulatory compliance needs and operational efficiency through modern and improved networks using WAN Optimization, SD-WAN, and SD-Access technologies. As part of the bank s modernization effort for end-user services experience, I led the migration of many enterprise applications to the Cloud, utilizing VMware NSX-T and other AWS tools for a seamless and progressive migration to the Cloud. Designed and led build of a complete network for an IaaS infrastructure in AWS and a data routing strategy to connect the bank s datacenters, and branched with AWS cloud resources using Direct Connect for high-speed data transfer, dynamic routing, and network resiliency. Conducted BCP|DR processes regularly and prepared DR documentation and procedures. Led establishing a consistent and standardized process for Engineering and Operational documentation. Mentor new team members on existing and new technologies and organizational processes. Jasper Technologies, Santa Clara, California, USA March 2014 to April 2015 Senior Network Consultant Responsibilities: Worked in the Core IP Infrastructure Group, responsible for building and maintaining the ever-growing IoT organization s global core infrastructure. Integrated new partners like BMW for the connected cars portfolio and similar. Designed and built a new tier-3 class datacenter network, fully redundant backbone, dual-homed Internet, and redundant inter-DC connectivity to the new datacenter. Gathered business requirements and provided a turn-key network solution to migrate legacy systems and services to a new environment. Led the migration of over 500 nodes and services from two disparate legacy environments to a new datacenter on a consolidated new IP addressing scheme using a new routing topology. Designed and built a new MPLS-based AVPN solution in partnership with AT&T to offer high-bandwidth Internet feed and connectivity to enterprise customers like BMW, Audi, GM, and more for connected car services offerings. System Metrics Corporation, Hawaii, USA May 2012 - December 2013 Senior Network Engineer Responsibilities: Functioned as a senior-level network engineer in the Core IP Infrastructure Services, serving enterprise customers for Internet connectivity and Cloud hosting needs. Led, built, and maintained the core network, security, safety, and soundness of the Service Provider s infrastructure. Supported a large multi-vendor complex Service Provider core network and security infrastructure. Subject matter expert in resolving complex and escalated network and security-related issues. Work directly with large business accounts to provide solutions to their varying business needs. Additional Relevant Experience Senior Network Consultant/Architect, RBC Financial Group, Toronto, Canada Senior Network Engineer, Cyberklix Inc, Mississauga, Canada Network Specialist, HP-Canada, Toronto, Canada TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES: Cisco Tools and Technologies like Cisco SDN SD-WAN Microsegmentation Proxy IPAM Wireshark Multi-Cloud Networking AWS Cloud Native Tools IaC Ansible Python Tufin ITSM platforms like ServiceNow Network Monitoring Tools like SolarWinds. Additional Relevant Experience RBC Financial Group, Toronto, Canada Mar 2007 to May 2012 Senior Network Consultant/Architect As a network architect of Network Engineering Services at the bank, I was responsible for designing and implementing various network solutions. This included working with Business Technology Partners, Information Security, and other project stakeholders to better understand the business needs and prepare an optimized solution in accordance with corporate policies and industry best practices. Subject matter expert and lead engineer in designing and implementing network baseline compliance standards defined by the organization to secure 15000+ nodes of enterprise internetwork. Redesigned Extranet for automatic failover of network services from primary to backup site. This included redesigning a controlled redistribution between BGP and OSPF routing protocols and path selection criteria between primary and backup sites based upon network availability. Prepared various support documentation for a recently acquired bank s extranet network in the US and led the recon to document the network Prepared functional procedures to integrate the enterprise Network Baseline Compliance Standard into the initial build process for this highly dynamic internetwork. Cyberklix Inc, Mississauga, Canada Oct 2005 to Dec 2006 Senior Network Engineer As a team member of this Security Engineering Services organization, I was responsible for designing security and network solutions, working on RFPs for larger presales initiatives, providing evaluation and consultation to customers in alignment with their needs, and leading and managing larger projects for successful delivery. Managed significant projects and conducted infrastructure vulnerability assessments. Led a team of experts and prime on network services to perform infrastructure vulnerability assessment for the network of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The recommendations included network, VPN remote access, firewalls, physical access, servers, workstations, vulnerabilities, and overall health of the IT infrastructure. Provided network consultancy and delivered technical presentations to pre- and post-sales customers. Architectured and produced network policy/standard documentation for clients. Prepared RFP response documents for network and security services solutions. HP-Canada, Toronto, Canada Jul 2000 to Sep 2005 Network Specialist As a network specialist of the Network Engineering Services group at the organization s division serving the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), I was responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting various bank network services and infrastructure. Subject Matter Expert for HP-managed Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce networks. Level-3 problem determination and resolution for CIBC Core network infrastructure. Presented technical solutions to clients and technical papers to internal clients and the Design Review Board. Keywords: information technology hewlett packard South Dakota