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Resilient Infrastructure & Network Automation

Designing and Operating Resilient Backbone Infrastructure

I am Sohaib Rihane, a Senior Network Specialist based in Montreal. I audit, automate, and operate high-performance network fabrics.

Professional Certifications

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CCNP Enterprise

Cisco

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CCNP Enterprise

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JNCIS-SP

Juniper Networks

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Solutions Architect

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Senior Network Specialist
Network Lifecycle Ownership: Auditing, Architecture, and Operations.
Based in Montreal, with experience managing multi-site WAN & cloud routing.
Constantly automating and tuning
My network & automation stack
BGP & MPLSCisco SDA & ISEEVPN-VXLAN
Ansible & PythonAWS NetworkingZabbix & Graylog
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Designing secure Zero Trust zones & resilient cloud connectivity.
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The Inside Scoop
Building custom RAG-based AI assistants to streamline network documentation search.
Let's connect on network audits, automation designs, or advisory roles.

A small selection of recent projects

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Campus SDA Fabric Migration

Software-Defined Access migration on Cisco DNA Center across 3 campuses, routing 4,000+ endpoints with custom segmentations and ISE policies.

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NREN Regional Backbone Core

Design and routing operations for 34 university/CEGEP member sites, routing 100 Gbps cloud peerings using BGP/MPLS on Juniper MX and Nokia SR OS.

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Ansible & NetBox Automation Fabric

AWX automation engine paired with NetBox SSOT to validate configurations and centralize logs for 250+ data center and campus devices.

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OpsDoc RAG AI Network Assistant

Built an internal AI operations buddy using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to let network engineers search internal procedures and SOPs.

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Career highlights

  • Engineered multi-site WAN/DC routing. Centralized logging and monitoring for 250+ network devices, significantly reducing path latency and automating schema validation via Ansible/AWX and NetBox.
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    AYLOSenior Network Specialist
  • Led campus Software-Defined Access (SDA) migration on Cisco DNA Center across 3 campuses routing 4000+ endpoints. Implemented Zero Trust policies with ISE and Cloudflare.
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    SSENSESenior Network Administrator
  • Managed BGP/MPLS/QinQ interconnections for 34 universities. Operated a 20+ POP service provider core on Juniper MX and Nokia SR OS, provisioning 100 Gbps cloud peerings.
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    RISQ (NREN)Senior Network Analyst
CiscoCisco
JuniperJuniper
AWSAWS
AnsibleAnsible
PythonPython

My work experience

My approach

Assessment & Architecture

I start with a full-scope audit of the existing infrastructure: routing topology, link utilization, security posture, and monitoring gaps. From this assessment, I design a target-state architecture aligned with operational requirements and business constraints.

Build & Automate

With the blueprint locked in, I build out the solution: configuring routing protocols, deploying SD-Access fabrics, wiring automation pipelines with Ansible and NetBox, and integrating centralized monitoring and telemetry.

Validate & Operate

Before any production cutover, I run staged validation: pre-flight config checks, failover tests, and latency baseline comparisons. Post-deployment, I establish runbooks, alerting thresholds, and change management procedures for Day-2 operations.