About

whoami

I’m Majid Ahmed, a Senior Network & Security Engineer based in the UAE with over 10 years of experience designing and securing enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Currently working at Alphadata (Jan 2023–present), previously at EITC (du).

My tagline: Designing Secure & Resilient Networks.

Certifications

• CCIE #55880 — Expert-level routing & switching
• CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• PCNSE — Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Engineer
• NSE4 — Fortinet Network Security Expert
• CEH — Certified Ethical Hacker
• CompTIA Security+
• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Technical Focus

• BGP, MPLS, VRF, OSPF, SD-WAN
• Palo Alto NGFW / Panorama
• Network automation (NETCONF/RESTCONF, YANG, Python)
• Penetration testing (TryHackMe Junior Pentester path)
• Zero Trust architecture

This Site

packetpwned.com is where I publish:

• TryHackMe writeups as I progress through the Junior Pentester path
• Security research and notes
• Project write-ups from my enterprise engineering work

Connect with me on LinkedIn.