SUMMARY:

• About 8 years’ experience in Networking and Technical Support on Cisco platforms. Experience working in a team - oriented, collaborative environment in Confidential providing customer Network support
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, respond to changing priorities, react to short deadlines and excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Highly motivated with the ability to work independently or as an integral part of a team
• Have over 5 years’ experience in Routing & Switching, Security-Firewall, System Design, Implementation, installation and troubleshooting of complex network systems
• Have over 6 years’ experience in Installing, configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco 7200, 6608, 3900, 3800, 3745v, 3660v, 3640, 2800, 2600xm, 2500, 1760, and 1800, 890 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 4000, 4500, 3750, 2960, 2950 and 3500XL series switches, Cisco IP Phones 7940, 7960, 7970, ASA 5520 and 5540
• Have more than 3 years’ of experience with Juniper SRX210he, EX2200, EX4200, EX4550
• Have over 5 years’ experience in configuring and troubleshooting of routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF and BGPv4
• Worked on network topologies and configurations, TCP/IP, UDP, Full mesh, bridges, Partial Mesh, Hybrid and Virtual
• In-depth knowledge of WAN technologies like DS1, T1, T3, WAN, MAN, ISDN, Point-to-Point, Frame Relay
• Switching tasks include VTP, Trunking, VLAN Change, ISL and 802.1q, IP and GRE Tunneling, VLAN, Ether Channel, STP, PVSTP and RSTP. Network security including NAT/PAT configuration, ACL, IDS/IPS and ASA/PIX Firewalls
• Knowledge in implementation and troubleshooting of technologies such as MPLS VPN, IPsec VPN, DMVPN, LDAP, AAA
• Well Experienced in Protocols HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, PAP, CHAP SMTP and PoP3. Expertise in IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and CIDR. Implemented traffic filters using Standard and Extended access-lists, Distribute-Lists, and Route Maps
• Experience in installing and troubleshooting DNS, DHCP server. Experience in configuring VPN: Site-to-site, Site-to-SOHO, remote access VPN solutions (SSL). Experience testing Cisco routers and switches in a lab environment and deploying on site for production
• Extensive experience in managing backup and restore of configurations of Cisco routers and switches
• Hands on Experience in Riverbed Steelhead appliances, Riverbed Cascade Profiler, Gateway and Sensor
• Working knowledge of Solarwind Network Management software
• Configuration and Maintenance of Aruba wireless controller and access points
• Experience in installation and configuration of Splunk Enterprise
• Working experience in Checkpoint Smart dashboard, Smartview Tracker, Smartview Monitor, Smartview Reporter

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

LAN Technologies: Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet/ Gigabit Ethernet/Ether channel networks, VLANS, Inter-VLAN Routing, VTP, STP, PVST, RSTP, LDP.

WAN technologies: Frame Relay, MPLS, ISDN, PPP, HDLC, ATM, leased lines, T1/T3 & E1/E3, DS1, DS3, OC3 and OC12.

Cisco and other vendors: Cisco routers (3900, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600/xx, 2500, & 1800 series), & Cisco Catalyst Switches (1900, 2800, 2950, 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, & 6500 series), Juniper Switches (EX2200, EX4200 and EX4550) Firewalls (ASA 5500 series, Juniper SRX, Checkpoint, Cyberoam UTM), IP Phones (7940, 7960, 7970), ARUBA Wireless Controller and Access points, Cisco 3000 concentrator for VPN, IDS 4235/4250, For wireless Cisco Aero-net 1200, 1100 series, Wireless LAN Controller.

Protocols/Services: TCP/IP, UDP, Routing Protocols (RIP v2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF), GLBP, VRRP, HSRP, MPLS, VPLS, H.323, SIP, IPsec, 802.11 a/b/g/n.

Network Management Tools: SNMP, Cisco Works, What sup Gold, Wire-shark, Solarwind- Orion

OS products/Services: Windows 8/7/2003/2008/ XP/Vista, Mac.

Computer Languages: C, C++, MATLAB, Microcontroller 8051, PLC, VHDL, Verilog, DSP.

Tools: MATLAB, Packet Tracer, GNS3, Putty, Cisco ASDM, Cisco Unity, CDP Monitor, MS OFFICE 2003/2007/2010.

Database: SQL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Working on customer oriented environment with more than 600 sites all over the world with DMVPN, MPLS and site to site VPN options
• Responsible for troubleshooting and configuration of SSL VPN through Pulse secure
• Configuring NAT, security policies and rules in firewall based on user and network requirements
• Involved in design and implementation of network devices
• Monitoring bandwidth, logs for troubleshooting the issue
• Providing RCA after the resolution of complex issues
• Responsible to create a network map through Visio
• Responsible for configuration and troubleshooting of all network related issues including but not limited to MPLS, DMVPN, Site to site VPN, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
• Responsible to manage Solarwind Orion, which includes adding or removing nodes, adding users, creating reports
• Working on Riverbed tech refresh project where we are replacing old Riverbed with new one. Experienced with Steelhead, Interceptor, Steelhead fusion appliance.
• Experience with Riverbed Steel central and Gateways.
• Responsible to configure Netflow to all routers in field towards Riverbed Gateway for complete picture of network traffic
• Experienced in troubleshooting the Routing and switching issue
• Working knowledge in Aerohive Wireless solution which is being used in all offices
• Working on Tacacs Migration project in which we are responsible to move all network devices to TACACS for authentication, authorization and accounting

Confidential

Firewall Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols including TCP, UDP, ICMP, and FTP
• Hands on experience in configuration of VPN technologies (i.e. PPTP, L2TP, IPSEC, DMVPN)
• Worked on Cisco 7200, 3825, 890, Cisco Catalyst 6509E, 6513, 3750, Cisco Nexus 5K, Cisco 2800 Series Router
• Worked on design and implementation of Cisco Meraki MX64, MX400, MX320 for specifically DMVPN with split tunneling
• Worked on design and implementation of Cisco Cloud Web Security with Cisco 892 and 1921 routers with split tunneling
• Worked on configuration of Bluecoat Threat Pulse Cloud web proxy in all field sites.
• Implemented DMVPN connecting to Head Office and the branch offices. Configured remote access VPN solutions for remote user using Juniper SSL VPN
• Configured NAT, Security Policies, and SNMP in SRX for CCTV sites
• Working experience in EIGRP, BGP
• Responsible for configuration and troubleshooting of Checkpoint R65.
• Responsible for maintenance of all Central office and remote site Switches and Routers.
• Working knowledge in STP, VLAN and DHCP
• Experience in Aruba Wireless controller, i.e. Provisioning AP, Troubleshooting Wireless issue with users, Wireless profiles, etc.
• Working knowledge in DNS, DHCP, SNMP, and FTP
• Experience of using Wireshark networking tool
• Worked on Netscout packet sniffing tool for troubleshooting
• Worked on JUNOS Space to integrate all CCTV site for monitoring and Configuration purposes
• Upgraded about 900 Juniper devices using JUNOS Space to recommended code
• Extensive knowledge in troubleshooting Juniper SRX210he & EX2200, EX4200 and EX4550 Switches
• Working knowledge on Network Management tool SOLARWINDS to support all field and CCTV sites
• Responsible for configuration and maintenance of Riverbed Steelhead appliances, Riverbed Cascade Profiler, Cascade Gateway and Cascade Sensor
• Experience of Network Physics to get reports for troubleshooting purposes
• Hands on experience in Splunk Enterprise for Alert throttling and troubleshooting of incident
• Worked on Juniper SSL VPN appliance for troubleshooting issues for remote users
• Currently working with NYPD for CCTV federation
• Worked on pre-validation of all Switches and Firewalls before it get installed on site through contractors
• Involved in creating technical documents and Visio for all existing network and Scenarios

Confidential

Network and Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage all network design, implementation, and support for all Confidential locations
• Responsible for configuration of Cyberoam firewall, Checkpoint, Juniper Firewall, SSL VPNs and Cyberoam Central Console, i-View (open source logging software)
• Mainly responsible for configuring of Cyberoam firewalls and the network security architecture of the client
• Configure complex hub and spoke architecture for VPNs with Cyberoam and other products
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols including TCP, UDP, ICMP, FTP
• Hands on experience in configuration of VPN technologies (i.e. PPTP, L2TP, IPSEC)
• Implemented Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN connecting to Head Office and the branch offices
• Configure NAT, HSRP, VRRP, and GBLP for clients
• Providing Gateway Antispam and Antivirus solutions with Cyberoam
• Configure User Level Authentication, integration with AD, LDAP, Radius authentication and Single Sign On authentication
• Configure Internet Access Policies, Bandwidth Policies, Surfing Quota Policies and content and application filtering
• Utilized network management configuration tool in installing upgrades to maintain version levels of all network equipment; provide a 24 x 7 on-call or support service
• Maintain routers, switches, and firewalls in adherence to rules through a strong change control process

Confidential

Customer Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation and commissioning of 1.2m, 1.8m, 2.4m antenna
• Handling TDMA and SCPC link
• Commissioning of different products i.e. HN Products, DW Products, PES, Radyne and Comtech Modem
• Configure Cisco routers (i.e. Cisco 800, 1800, 2600, 2800, 1941(ISR))
• Configure Cisco Switches (i.e. Cisco 1900, 2900, 3500, 3750)
• Performed EIGRP protocol administration and used redundancy protocols like HSRP, VRRP
• Worked on site-to-site IPSEC VPN configuration in hub and spoke design
• WAN, LAN configurations and maintenance
• Site quality maintenance at every quarter
• Responsibilities included managing of more than 140 Sites with TDMA and SCPC
• Environment: Cisco Platform: Routers: 800, 1800, 2600, 2800, 1700, 2600 Series, Servers: Windows Server 2K/2K3, Exchange Server 2K3, HN Products, DW Products, PES, Radyne and Comtech Modem

Confidential

Trainee

Responsibilities:

• Worked on PCB design of Narrow Band Filter, which was used in Confidential to gather information from atmosphere