Alaa Almanasra

Senior Principal Network Engineer @Ingram Micro

Irvine, CA, US

Support the application team to migrate servers from remote sites to the data center• Build a DR data center for the company, which includes VXLAN using Cisco Nexus 9K switches• Implemented cloud connectivity to various partners using Equinix sites, which decreases turnaround time for application teams to start using the platform• Experience working on various routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, EVPN, and VXLAN• Troubleshooting network performance issues and outages• Advanced knowledge of Spine/Leaf, EBGP, EVPN, and VXLAN environments• Migrating the data center from legacy DC design to EVPN VXLAN Fabric• Designing new networking solutions, collaborating with Operations and Deployment teams, and driving NPI for Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco, Fortinet, and other vendors• Designed new solutions for complex networking projects, such as routing protocols and data centers• Trained junior staff members on best practices for managing networking systems• Configured, monitored, and maintained routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers• Experience in deploying Citrix NetScaler load balancers across all data centers to enhance application delivery, improve performance, and ensure high availability• Collaborated with project teams on the design of new networks or modifications to existing ones• Troubleshoot complex network issues, reducing downtime and improving user satisfaction