SUMMARY:

• Very Passionate Certified Telecom / Network Engineer with experience as Project Lead, Network Architect with over 6+ years of experience in routing, switching, Network Security - Next Gen Firewalls, Load Balancers, Wireless and VOIP systems design, administration and troubleshooting.
• Deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Ether-channel, IP Routing Protocols - (RIPV2, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP), NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP, HSRP & GLBP.
• Involved in troubleshooting network traffic and its diagnosis using tools like ping, Traceroute, WireShark, and UNIX operating system servers.
• Layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series, Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches, and Juniper devices such as Mx960, PTX5000, Mx2020, Arista 7500 series devices.
• Working Knowledge on Devices like Juniper SRX240, Alcatel5620 SAM, 9500 MPR and Omni switch 6400.
• Implementation, working analysis, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN,WAN & WLAN architecture with excellent work experience on IP series
• Working knowledge with Load Balancers F5 LTM like 3900, 6900 for various application
• Working knowledge of Firewall, LDAP, AAA, TACACS/RADIUS, and IPSEC.
• Proficient with TCP/IP and relative OSI models.
• Security policy configuration including NAT, PAT, VPN, SSL-VPN, Route-maps and Access Control Lists
• Strong practical experience in IP addressing, Sub-netting, VLSM and ARP, proxy ARP, and ping concepts
• Expertise in troubleshooting and configuring DNS, DHCP,TFTP,TELNET,SSH, FTP and NFS.
• Excellent hands-on experience in designing and implementing IP addressing that includes both IPV4 and IPV6.
• Implementation of Access lists, route maps, and distribute lists.
• Strong fundamental knowledge in implementing Layer-2 level technologies including VLAN's, VTP, STP, RSTP and Trunking.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of Protocols like IEEE 802.1, IEEE 802.3& IEEE 802.11, 802.1x, EAP, PEAP & EAP-TLS.
• Hands-on experience of Python scripting, automation using Python, string parsing, libraries, API's, regexp and more.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of ITIL standards
• Well versed with the concepts of Computer Networks, Analog Communication, Digital Communication, Cellular and Mobile Communication,Fiber Optics Communication, Backbone network and Free Space optics.
• Capable at grasping new technical concepts quickly and utilizing the same in a productive manner.
• Acquired knowledge of new methods, technology & industry trends while undertaking projects.
• Having more than 2 years of experience in Compuuter Networks.
• Gained exposure to industrial environment at Zoom Technologies, BSNL Hyderabad and ZTE Bangalore.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers: C7600 Series

Network security: Firewall (Cisco ASA), VPN, ACL.

Network Protocols: BGP, ISIS, OSPF, RIP, UDP, EIGRP, RSTP, VTP, TCP, ARP, LACP

Networking concepts: Ethernet, VLAN, DNS, G.8032, MPLS, TCP/IP, NAT, STP, QoS

Tools: Wireshark, SecureCRT, 5620 SAM, Packet tracer, Putty

Cellular/wireless Technologies: LTE, MIMO, UMTS, GSM, VoLTE, CDMA, Wi-Fi, LTE-A

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Weehawken, NJ

Telecom/Network Engineer

• Build & maintain Unified Communications Infrastructure: CUCM, UCCX, CUC, CPC, Multiple Cisco UCS B/C-series chassis w/ EMC SAN and VMware host across 5 different organizations in 5 different states.
• Manage Cisco Licensing SmartNet renewal process for $2+ million
• Perform operational/project work in application or data center UC space
• Manage vendor relationships w/ Cisco, EMC, Variphy, Logicalis, CDW, IPC, etc.
• Designing, configuring, and troubleshooting QoS, SIP, H.323, RTP, SCCP, Session Border Controllers, Voice Gateways, Voice circuits IP /TDM, Cisco Telepresence Infrastructure, QoS, NAT, PAT, and multicast.
• Design, implement, and develop network designs for applications used in TMO.
• Worked on Checkpoint Firewall to create new rules and allow connectivity for various Applications. Checkpoint is used as an internal firewall for application security in Kodiak network.
• Implemented Firewall rules and Nat rules by generating precise methods of procedure (MOPs) . Responsible for packet capture analysis, syslog and firewall log analysis.
• Experience with F5 load balancers LTM and GTM and reverse proxy design and setup.
• Experience in F5, Cisco ACE 4710 Load balancers. Migration Experience from ACE to F5 and NetScalers to F5. Worked on critical applications on Layer 4 and layer 7 load balancing. Experience with Virtual server, Pool, Node, Profiles - TCP, http, https, ftp, fastl4, Persistence - Source IP, SSL, Cookie, SNAT, iRules, iAPP, SSL offloading.
• Experience with F5 GTM and in-depth knowledge of DNS, Global level load balancing, Wide IP' s, Zones, Prober pools, Delegation from Windows DNS server to listener IP.
• High-level network troubleshooting and diagnostic experience using Packet capture tools like Wireshark.
• Configured network using routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, BGP and OSPF and troubleshooting L2/L3 issues.
• Regular upgrade and maintenance of Infrastructure, Installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Switches (2960, 3500, 7600, 3750, 3850 series, 6500 series) Cisco Routers (4800, ASR 9K, 800), Juniper Routers and Firewalls, Nexus 7k, 5k & 2k, f5 BIG IP, Palo Alto Firewalls, Bluecoat Proxy and Riverbed Steelhead appliances.
• Worked on Riverbed steelhead appliance to troubleshoot delay, jitter issues. Captured traffic and analyzed for root cause. Wrote policies and rules in steelhead.
• Adding and modifying the servers and infrastructure to the existing DMZ environments based on the requirements of various application platforms
• Assist in creating network design standards for hardware and software. Developing and maintain Network Documentation (Visio diagrams, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, etc.) Configure and troubleshoot network elements in a test/dev environment.

Confidential, New York, NY

Network / Telecom Engineer

• Medium/Large Corporate Enterprise Telecommunications Systems Engineer
• Integration and ongoing Migration of Older, Legacy Phone Systems to Cisco Unified Communications Systems, (CUCM, Unity VM, PCCE)
• Genesys Integration w/Cisco and Legacy Communications Systems
• Cisco and Siemens/Unify Contact Center Engineering, MAC and Administration
• Day to Day Maintenance, Move/Adds/Changes and Administration of three different OEM phones systems
• Involved in implementation of trunking using Dot1Q, and ISL on Cisco Catalyst Switches.
• Involved in Local Area Network (LAN) design, troubleshooting, and maintenance as per company's requirements.
• Worked with snipping tools like Ethereal to analyze the network problems.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of network connectivity problems using PING, Trace Route.
• Performed replacements of failed hardware and upgraded software.
• Configured VLANS to isolate different departments.
• Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers, related issues.
• Configured IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls.
• Used TFTP server to backup Cisco configuration files.
• Network layer tasks included configuration of IP Addressing using FLSM, VLSM for all applications and servers throughout the company.
• Performed scheduled Virus Checks & Updates on all Servers & Desktops.
• Implementing Routing and Switching using the following protocols; IS-ISOSPG, BGP on Juniper M series routers.
• Design, installation and troubleshooting networks with hand-on experience with OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VPLS, Multicast, VPN, MPLS, & Traffic engineering.
• Configured STP for loop prevention on Cisco Catalyst Switches.
• Systems Analysis and Upgrade
• Vendor Liaison
• Annual Contract Analysis and Renewal
• Telecom Consumables Administration and Vendor Negotiation
• Oral and Written Reporting to Business and Corporate Management

Confidential

Network Engineer - IP/DATA Transmission

• Involved in a team of members for the Planning, Operation & Maintenance of VODAFONE IP & Transmission NOC.
• Configuration of L2 & L3 Switches like Cisco 2950, 2960, 3400, 4948 for DCN of various networks. IOS upgrade for core routers such as 7600 series.
• Configuring and managing static, dynamic and default routing for 2G Voice Service.
• Configuration of VLANs, VTP, STP, ACLs, Route Maps for 2G Voice Service & DCN.
• Configuration of different routing protocols - EIGRP, OSPF, BGP for Inter MSC Voice Traffic.
• Configuring and troubleshooting Gateway Redundancy - HSRP and VRRP.
• Involved in Migration of GB Links (GPRS Traffic) from L3 Cisco Switch (C4948) to Carrier Ethernet Network (CEN) which is a complete MPLS Backbone Network which involves high end Core Routers such as C7609, C7606 & C7603.
• Implementing HSRP & VRRP in Cisco C4948 Switches for all GboIP links (GPRS Traffic Protection) in the Network.
• Configuring WAN Links between two Routers/Switches as per the bandwidth required in coordination with TX team.
• IP Planning for New Nodes, Gateway Planning & DCN Implementation.
• Daily analysis of GPRS utilisation report of all CEN Routers (C7609, C7606, C7604 & C4948).
• Service assurance /Service Delivery for the visible network end to end covering Vodafone customers.

Certified Telecom Engineer

Confidential

• WCDMA Technology
• Node B hardware and Commissioning.
• RNC Hardware and Commissioning.