Khalid Gulzar
About Khalid Gulzar
Khalid Gulzar is a seasoned professional in cloud, security, and network engineering, currently working at CIBC in Toronto, Canada.
Company
Khalid Gulzar is currently employed at CIBC, where he holds dual roles in the Cloud, Security & Network Engineering department and as a Senior Network Engineer/Architect in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area.
Title
Khalid Gulzar is a Cloud, Security & Network Engineer and Senior Network Engineer/Architect at CIBC.
Education and Expertise
Khalid Gulzar holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, earned between 1988 and 1990. He also completed his Grade 12 education in the same subjects at Public School Sukkur from 1975 to 1985. His expertise spans cloud technologies, network protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MP-BGP, MPLS, and VPLS, and experience with advanced network management tools.
Professional Background
Khalid Gulzar has over 15 years of experience in cloud, security, and network engineering. His career includes significant roles such as Network Consulting Engineer at CPP Investment Board from 2014 to 2017, Senior Network Engineer at CGI GROUP INC. from 2010 to 2014, and Network Engineer at Horizon Data Systems (Pvt.) Ltd. from 2006 to 2009. He has extensive experience working with data center migrations and various Cisco networking devices.
Technical Proficiency
Khalid Gulzar's technical proficiency includes handling Cisco Wireless Controllers, deploying data center migration solutions, and managing network management tools like Cisco Prime and NCM. He is experienced with Cisco devices such as branch routers (4000, 3900, 3800, 2900) and Data Center Interconnect Platforms (ASR 1000 series). His familiarity extends to Cisco Campus LAN Switches (Catalyst series) and Data Center Switches (7K, 5K, 2K, 9K, ACI technologies). He also has experience with devices like Cisco ASA 5545, Cisco WSA, Riverbed Steelhead CX Series, Cisco Secure ACS, APC NetBotz, and Checkpoint Gaia R77.30.