Kevin Brand

Security Engineer @ITseqr | Fortinet FCSS (NSE7) | CCNP ENT, SP, Wireless

Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

About

Specialties: WAN/MPLS/DCI infrastructure, Routing and Switching, Data Center, Network Design. Routing and switching technologies: RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VRF, L3VPN, mLACP, Spanning-Tree, (H)-VPLS, IPv4, IPv6, (Private)VLAN, HSRP. Datacenter technologies: vPC, VDC. Networking platforms: Cisco ASR9000 Series Carrier router (IOS-XR) Cisco ASR100x router (IOS-XE) Cisco ASR920 Series router (IOS-XE) Cisco Metro Ethernet switches ME 3600X/3800X (IOS, MPLS Enabled) Cisco Nexus switches 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, 1000v (NX-OS) Cisco Catalyst switches 29xx, 37xx, 45xx, 65xx (IOS), 9xxxx (IOS-XE) Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed switches, wireless access points, security appliances Cisco ISR series router Huawei PTN 6900 Carrier Router Huawei AR1200 Series Enterprise Routers Firewall platforms: Cisco ASA Fortigate Sonicwall Checkpoint Wireless LAN: Cisco 5500/9800 Wireless LAN Controllers (Foreign/ Anchor relations/ Flexconnect) Cisco AIR Wireless Access Points Monitoring/ Compliance tools: Spectrum, Solarwinds, Cacti, eHealth, HPNA, Splunk, Aruba Airwave, PRTG. Troubleshooting tools: Wireshark, TCP/IP Dump. Scripting/ Programming languages: Python (AT Computing course July 2018) Conceptual knowledge of Storage networking, Linux Ubuntu.

Experience

  • Security Engineer at ITseqr
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    IT security zonder zorgen! IT security is constant in beweging, zowel binnen uw eigen bedrijf als om u heen. ITseqr brengt dit samen met “SEQR Horizon“, een innovatief concept rondom het definiëren en handhaven van uw IT security. Via advisering blijft u optimaal geïnformeerd wat er buiten uw bedrijf gebeurt op het gebied van IT security. Daarmee helpt ITseqr u om de juiste keuzes omtrent IT security te maken voor uw bedrijf. Met engineering bewaakt ITseqr constant dat de IT security binnen uw bedrijf van het niveau is dat u nodig acht. Door toepassing van automation worden afwijkingen direct gerapporteerd en, indien gewenst, herstelt.

  • Network Consultant at Resillion (Formerly Eurofins Digital Testing)
    Sep 2023 - Apr 2024 · 8 mos

    Embrace the connected, digital world. Deliver success through quality engineering, assurance and managed testing services. Achieve quality outcomes, with seamless integration, technical security, and industry compliance. Proud to be trusted by leading organizations across the globe, delivering visions through quality engineering, assurance and testing. Resillion – your strategic partner to take your devices, software, and media content to market.

  • Engineer at Routz
    Jan 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Routz group designs, creates and maintains dynamic and complex ICT infrastructures. Routz group is continuously searching for new possibilities in the field of ICT network infrastructures. It anticipates new developments, advises clients on their options and informs them about innovations that could be significant for them. Worked on customer project for: - VodafoneZiggo - KPN - RoutIT - VDL Groep

  • KPN (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Technical Consultant / Platform Specialist WAN
      Sep 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Back at the department where I did my graduation project. I am hired to be part of the Datacenter WAN team which is responsible for some generic Datacenter networks including the Datacenter CORE (MPLS, DCI infrastructure), Internet Connecting and Cloud Connecting networks. Besides this team there is a team for managing the hosting LAN platform and Services platform. Main projects: Did a major software upgrade of the Datactenter DCI infrastructure, this network serves as a Core layer for interconnecting many platforms and hosting services of KPN Zakelijke Markt and a MPLS access layer for connecting collocation customers in the KPN and NLDC data centers. 2nd big project was to replace all DCI Core routers on 6 KPN and NLDC data centers because of life-cycle-management, again very challenging because of the important function of this network, and customers who are depending on it.

    • Network Engineer / Tactisch Beheerder
      May 2014 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Because of a big reorganization I decided to work at the KPN Managed-LAN department. This department manages LAN, WLAN and Datacenter networks for large enterprise customers in the Netherlands. The team I worked for is responsible for a couple of customers including a customer with a large campus network with 100+ locations including WLAN with a centralized WLC in the datacenter and Cisco ISE implemented. Also we managed two customers with not only a campus network but also a small datacenter network with Cisco Nexus 7000 and international sites supported by VPN connections.

    • Network Engineer / Technical Support Specialist I
      May 2013 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr

      After my graduation I was hired at KPN. KPN has a large Data Center infrastructure spread across the Netherlands. I was working on a wide range of internal and customer projects, for example: Datacenter network expansions: Expand existing datacenter networks to house new customers and to connect new customers (Distribution, Access Layer). Datacenter network migrations: Face out old networks by migrating them to more up-to-date infrastructures. Datacenter CORE operational management (proactive, reactive): Did operational management tasks for the datacenter interconnect MPLS infrastructure (DC-i). This includes reconfigure existing connections to restore redundancy, also there where some administration tasks to complete. Datacenter Interconnect infrastructure: Configure customer connections on the DC-i infrastructure. This includes P2P connection (VPWS), MP2MP connections (L2VPN, VPLS) and routed connections (L3VPN). I was part of a select group of colleagues called the “CORE Team”. This team is responsible for the Datacenter Interconnect MPLS infrastructure where all the Datacenter services rely on.

  • Fastfood employee, Crewtrainer at McDonald's Corporation
    Jun 2004 - Apr 2013 · 8 yrs 11 mos

    Beside my study I worked part-time at Mc Donald’s. I worked in the kitchen; I was head of the kitchen staff, we called that Production caller. I was also the kitchen crew trainer.