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.