Ali Gomaa
Verified Expert in Engineering
Network Engineer and Developer
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Toptal member since March 11, 2025
Ali is a senior network engineer with extensive experience designing, implementing, and optimizing high-performance network infrastructures. He excels at quickly learning and implementing new technologies like Cisco ACI and Nutanix with minimal prior knowledge. Proficient in routing, switching, and firewalls using Juniper and Fortinet, he also troubleshoots complex issues to ensure high availability. Ali delivers scalable, secure solutions for enterprise and service provider environments.
Portfolio
Experience
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) - 14 years
- IP Networks - 14 years
- Network Troubleshooting - 14 years
- IP Routing - 14 years
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) - 14 years
- SolarWinds - 10 years
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) - 10 years
- FortiGate - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
SolarWinds, Cacti, Cisco IOS, Cisco UCS
The most amazing...
...project I've headed was the software upgrade of ASr9k, ensuring minimal downtime and operational continuity throughout the transition.
Work Experience
Senior IP Network Engineer
UNIBERG
- Managed and operated the IP/MPLS lab environment for the VF Group network, supporting testing teams in evaluating services, including Cisco Meraki, New Cisco CPE, and ADVA.
- Conducted testing and validation of new software in Juniper-based network MX series and performed live-network updates during night shifts to minimize service disruption.
- Headed the software upgrade of ASr9k, ensuring minimal downtime and operational continuity throughout the transition.
- Supported Vodafone Germany across multiple high-impact projects, ensuring seamless network operations.
- Collaborated with the project manager to align processes, monitor progress through regular checkpoints, and oversee technical discussions with customers to achieve project goals.
Experience
IP/MPLS Lab Design and Implementation | Cisco ASr9k and Nokia 7750
Key objectives included testing scalability, redundancy, high availability, and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms, as well as validating the integration of Cisco and Nokia platforms in a production-like network. The project required configuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), IS-IS, and Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), along with advanced MPLS features for traffic engineering and service differentiation.
This lab provided valuable insights into multi-vendor deployments by troubleshooting complex interoperability challenges and optimizing MPLS networks for efficiency and reliability. It highlights my ability to rapidly learn new technologies, design robust architectures, and implement scalable network solutions.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Electronics
Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University - Helwan, Egypt
Certifications
CCIE Service Provider
Cisco
Skills
Tools
SolarWinds, Cacti
Languages
Python 3
Platforms
Linux
Other
Cisco IOS, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), IP Networks, IP Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Cisco UCS, FortiGate
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