Farzan Barouj

About Me

I am Farzan Barouj, an experienced Cloud Network Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience in the IT industry. After completing my Bachelor's degree in Computer Networking in 2014, I have built my career in various technical roles.

From 2014 to 2021, I worked in Iran as a Network Administrator before coming to Germany, where I have been working as a Network Engineer since 2021. Since 2023, I have specialized in Network Virtualization with NSX.

My strength lies in the design and implementation of highly available, secure, and scalable network solutions for different industries and company sizes.

Professional Experience:

Senior Cloud Engineer at Evoila GmbH

Oct 2023 - present

Network and Security Specialist at Elisabeth Vinzens Verbund

Mar 2023 - Sep 2023

Network Engineer at Begis GmbH

Jan 2021 - Feb 2023

Network Administrator at Neda GmbH

Sep 2014 - Dec 2020

Skills

As a Cloud Network Engineer, I have comprehensive knowledge in various areas of network technology and IT infrastructure:

Network Technologies

Cisco Switching and Routing
Dynamic Routing (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP)
VXLAN and GENEVE
SDWAN
IPSec, SSLVPN, WEB SSL
DMVPN and GRE
Wireless Technologies

Virtualization

VMware NSX (Specialization)
Network Virtualization
VMware vSphere
Microsoft Hyper-V

Security

Fortinet Firewall
Sophos Firewall
Cisco ASA Firewall
TMG Firewall
Application and Web Filter
IDS/IPS Systems

Microsoft Services

Active Directory
DNS
FTP
Web Services
WSUS
WDS

Linux Services

SSH Server
File Server
LDAP
Web Services
FTP
DNS

Monitoring & Management

Check MK
Solarwinds
PRTG
Infoblox (IPAM)
Load Balancer (AVI)

Backup & Recovery

Symantec
Veeam Backup

Automation

PowerShell
Shell Scripting

Projects

Throughout my career, I have successfully implemented numerous challenging projects. Here are some of my key references:

Automated installation and configuration of NSX and ALB

Design and implementation of an education center based on NSX and Advanced Load Balancer for officers and commanders with PowerShell automation.

Implementation of IDS/IPS for AOK

Design and implementation of an IDS/IPS system based on the NSX platform for AOK, including various policies and rules

Migration of IPSec Tunnels for Kubus IT

Migration of IPSec connections from Check Point to the NSX platform for Kubus IT.

Firewall Support for Bertelsmann

Support of the Hyper Care Team of the Bertelsmann Group during critical firewall incidents.

IPSec Migration for EVV

Migration of IPSec connections from Check Point to Fortigate Firewall for EVV.

VPN Migration

IPSec migration from Cisco Router to Sophos Firewall.

NetOps Engineer

Support the Operations Team with the following topics: Cisco ACI, NSX, ALB, and vCloud Director

Cloud Network Engineer