Network Engineer · NOC · Routing & Switching

Afnan Ur Rehman

Now · NOC Intern at SYSCOM Pakistan

Network engineer with hands-on experience across enterprise environments — routing and switching, network security, and NOC operations, with exposure to 2G/3G/4G architecture.

Afnan Ur Rehman

Experience

NOC Intern

SYSCOM Pakistan (ONIC SIM)

Jun 2026 – Present
  • Monitor and support mobile network operations for ONIC SIM within a 24/7 NOC environment.
  • Gained hands-on exposure to 2G, 3G, and 4G network architecture and troubleshooting.
  • Used SQL for querying network/subscriber data and Linux for system administration/monitoring.

Network Maintainer

Center for IT Services, University of Peshawar

May 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Maintained internet networking infrastructure across the university network.
  • Installed and troubleshot switches, wireless routers, and network multimedia equipment.
  • Installed security camera systems for surveillance.

Certificates

CCNA training

Cervit Systems, Rawalpindi

3 months

Computer Networking

Center for IT Services, University of Peshawar

6 months

Skills

Routing & Switching
Static & Dynamic Routing, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ACLs, NAT, VLANs, STP, RSTP, EtherChannel
Security
FortiGate, IPSec, SSL VPN, AAA, Port Security
Wireless Networking
Cisco WLC, Access Points (AP)
Network Protocols
TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS
Systems & Data
Linux Administration, SQL
Tools
Cisco Packet Tracer, GNS3

Project

Final Year Project

Automation-Based Network Self-Healing System

  1. fault detected
  2. automated failover
  3. connectivity restored
  • Designed and built a self-healing network system with automated fault detection and failover, aimed at reducing manual intervention in network recovery.
  • Combined networking fundamentals (routing, monitoring) with automation logic to restore connectivity without manual reconfiguration.
Read the case study

Education

Bachelor’s in Information Technology

IIUI, Islamabad

Graduated · 3.12 CGPA

2022 – 2026

Contact

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