Salma Mansour

About

Salma Mansour is a Cisco-certified networking architect with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering complex enterprise network solutions across Australia. She specialises in SD-WAN, Catalyst Center and Identity Services Engine (ISE) architectures, with deep expertise gained in professional services, energy and mining sectors. Salma left Data#3 in 2023 to take up an in-house Solution Architect role with a national telecommunications provider.

Experience

1. 2023-08 — Present

   Current
   Principal Solution Architect - Networking

   National Telco

   In-house lead architect responsible for national network transformation programs including SD-WAN and SASE deployments.

   • Led architecture for multi-year network modernisation program
   • Established network automation and IaC practices
   • Mentor for junior network engineers
2. 2019-03 — 2023-07
   Solution Architect - Networking

   Data#3

   Delivered complex networking solutions for enterprise and government clients with a focus on Cisco DNA, SD-WAN and security platforms.

   • Designed and deployed multiple large-scale SD-WAN solutions
   • Achieved CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification
   • Recognised as top technical consultant in ANZ
3. 2015-06 — 2019-02
   Senior Network Consultant

   Deloitte Consulting

   Provided network architecture and design services to major clients in energy, mining and public sectors as part of the Technology Consulting practice.

   • Led network assessments and roadmaps for Tier 1 mining clients
   • Designed secure segmentation strategies using Cisco ISE
   • Contributed to multiple successful business development pursuits
4. 2011-02 — 2015-05
   Network Engineer

   Western Power

   Responsible for design, implementation and support of the corporate and operational technology networks for the Western Australian energy utility.

   • Implemented first Cisco ISE deployment for the organisation
   • Managed transition from legacy WAN to MPLS backbone
   • Developed network monitoring and reporting capabilities

Projects

1. Enterprise SD-WAN Transformation

   2022-03 — 2023-05
   Fortescue Metals Group · Mining & Resources · as Lead Solution Architect

   Designed and delivered SD-WAN solution across 180 sites resulting in 65% reduction in WAN costs and 40% improvement in application performance. Completed 6 months ahead of schedule.

   Cisco Viptela SD-WANCisco Catalyst 9000Cisco ISEvManagePython automation
2. Network Security and Segmentation

   2021-06 — 2022-02
   Chevron Australia · Energy & Utilities · as Solution Architect

   Implemented zero-trust network access and micro-segmentation across Perth and Barrow Island facilities, reducing attack surface by 75% and achieving compliance with ISO 27001 and NIST standards.

   Cisco ISE 3.xCisco ACICisco Catalyst 9300TrustSecpxGrid
3. Catalyst Center and SDA Deployment

   2020-09 — 2021-04
   Woodside Energy · Energy & Utilities · as Lead Network Architect

   Successfully deployed Software Defined Access fabric across headquarters and two LNG facilities, improving policy enforcement time from days to minutes and reducing operational incidents by 60%.

   Cisco Catalyst CenterSD-AccessCisco DNA CenterCisco 9500 switchesISE 2.7
4. State-wide Network Modernisation

   2018-11 — 2019-12
   Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) · Government · as Senior Network Consultant

   Led design and implementation of modernised WAN and internet egress for 45 regional offices, improving uptime to 99.98% and enabling secure remote worker access for 1200 staff.

   Cisco ASR/ISR routersMPLSCisco Meraki MXCisco UmbrellaAutomation via Ansible
5. ISE and NAC Refresh Program

   2017-04 — 2018-02
   Origin Energy · Energy & Utilities · as Network Consultant

   Upgraded and expanded ISE deployment across all corporate and operational sites, onboarding 8500 endpoints with 99.9% authentication success rate and reducing unauthorised access incidents to zero.

   Cisco ISE 2.4Cisco 3850 switches802.1XMulti-Auth RADIUS
6. Mine Site Network Consolidation

   2014-05 — 2015-03
   BHP Western Australia Iron Ore · Mining & Resources · as Network Engineer

   Consolidated seven separate mine site networks into a single secure enterprise infrastructure, reducing hardware footprint by 45% and delivering annual operational savings of approximately $1.2M.

   Cisco Catalyst 3750/3850VSSOSPFQoSSolarWinds