Network Engineer Resume

SUMMARY:

Subject matter expert in LAN/WAN communications and infrastructure, Routing and Switching, and troubleshooting.
Driven leader with 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering.
An individual who appreciates the pivotal role of communications in a company and the importance of qualified professionals to implement, maintain, improve, troubleshoot, and innovate these networks with respect to the increasing utilization of cloud - based IT solutions and automation.

SKILLS:

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Office Suite, Linux, Cisco AnyConnect, Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Planned and executed data center installs, cabling, and configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, and servers.
Coordinated with multiple vendors to ensure products are updated with latest patches, hot fixes, service packs and to ensure the swift rectification of software/hardware issues.
Developed procedures and policies related to configuration and change management, resulting in increased awareness and team cohesion.
Performed management of Juniper appliances in order to provide firewall capabilities and routing to the IPv6 data center infrastructure.
Managed F5 BIG-IP products in data center architecture in order to provide full-proxy services to backend servers.
Tested Palo Alto products to assess ability to provide firewall capabilities in a high-performance compute environment.
Created SOPs and modified existing SOPs to update team procedures related to processes involving the data center and products integrating into the existing infrastructure.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Managed Confidential network infrastructure (virtual servers/applications, Cisco and Netgear networking equipment) and documentation for the Confidential Unmanned Surface Vessel, directly contributing to the successful ISR (Information Surveillance Reconnaissance) mission enabled by HD Camera streaming over the Confidential backbone.
Created Systems/Network diagrams (Systems Views) of proprietary systems, pushing product lifecycles past the research phases, into engineering.
Created test plans to validate network baselines according to variables such as throughput, range, bandwidth, resiliency, and adaptability, resulting in a cohesive understanding of network capabilities and limits.
Utilization of Wireshark to analyze network traffic, contributing to successful troubleshooting, network monitoring, and traffic shaping.
Conducted Vendor-to-Vendor testing of encryption (HAIPE) devices, and managed the network architecture supporting this testing, using Linux environments and virtual machines to simulate network traffic, ultimately aiding the Confidential 's ability to choose the best encryption devices for other government agencies and the U.S. Armed Forces.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Established satellite communications at remote sites that provided WAN connectivity to senior leadership, and to other remote sites, contributing full communications to support the Marine Aviation missions.
Planned and implemented IP addressing, routing, and router/switched based security in Cisco Routing and Switching environments, that allowed forward deployed companies to communicate with senior leadership for mission tasks, briefings, and overall cohesion.
Implemented troubleshooting procedures on Cisco routers by utilizing Cisco IOS commands to correct issues effectively halting the flow of data traffic, resulting in the continuation of end user endeavors, such as flight operations.
Created Cisco routing and switched environment that served as the infrastructure backbone for the largest military communications exercise on the West Coast, certifying the company’s ability to provide cohesive data/information sharing across multiple units. Implemented security using port-based 802.1x and authentication mechanisms on Cisco Routers and Switches, as well as Cryptographic devices, such as Confidential -175Ds, to encrypt data across Wireless/hardwired WANs.
Trained less experienced professionals in the design, configuration, and troubleshooting of Cisco Routing and Switched environments, enabling them to uphold the company’s reputation of providing 24/7 UP services to support the mission of Marine Corps aviators.