OBJECTIVE:

To seek a challenging position in a company where I can use my knowledge and experience for the development of company and myself.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• A dedicated Professional with 7 years of expertise in Designing, Implementation, Administration, Operations and Troubleshooting of enterprise data networks as a Network Engineer.
• Worked on Cisco Catalyst series 2900, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500 and Cisco 1800, 2600, 3600, 7200,7600 routers.
• Worked on Nexus platform 7010, 5K series ( 5548 , 5020 and 5010 ) and FEX ( 2248 , and 2232 ) and deployed VPC, VDC and Fabric Path and successfully implemented VSS on the cisco catalyst switches.
• Experience working in Deploying Network Access Control using Cisco ISE, in the Corporate Environments.
• Expertise understanding in implementing and configuring F5 Big - IP LTM-2000, and 3900LOAD BALANCERS, maintained policies.
• Strong working experience on Firewalls, such as Cisco ASA 5585 Series, Fortinet and Paloalto.
• Good Experience working with IDS/IPS Cisco Firepower, Fortigate and configuring rules based on the Applications.
• Proficient hands on experience in configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols and deployment of OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and Policy routing on Cisco Routers.
• Experience in implementing, maintaining and troubleshooting L2 switching tasks such as VLANs, VTP, VLAN Trunking using ISL and 802.1Q, STP, RSTP, PVST+, Etherchannel using LACP and PAgP, Inter-Vlan routing, CEF and DCEF.
• Implemented redundancy with HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology (LACP, PAgP).
• Expertise in implementing Security policies like NAT, PAT, VPN and Access lists.
• Good experience in physical infrastructure like Structured cabling, IP address management, Racking, Stacking, UCS management.
• Implemented traffic filters using Access-lists, Distribute-Lists, Route Maps and route manipulation using Offset-list.
• Managed inventory of all network hardware, Management and Monitoring by use of SSH, Syslog, SNMP, NTP.
• Knowledge in configuring and maintaining the Wireless Environments.
• Experience in T1/E1/T3 technologies and different LAN & WAN technologies.
• Proficient in using MS Visio for documentation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers: Cisco 1800, 2600, 2800,2900,3600, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7600

Switches: Cisco Catalyst 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500&Nexus 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000, Juniper EX series.

Firewalls & Load Balancers: Cisco ASA 5540 series, Fortinet, Paloalto, IPSEC and SSL VPN, HTTP, IPS/IDS, IOS Firewall features, DMZ set up, F-5 LTM (2000, and 3900).

Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static routing.

Switching: VLANs, Dot1Q, VTP, STP, RSTP, VLAN Maps, HSRP, GLBP, CEF, DCEF, PortSecurity, Nexus OTV and Fabric path.

LAN/WAN Technologies: Ethernet, Frame relay, HDLC, PPP, T1, T3, OC Standard, DSL, ISDN, Cisco Wireless MERAKI,WLC Flex 7500 series.

Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, NAT, DHCP, SNMP, IPSEC, SSL, HTTP, SSH, DNS,PAT

Network Monitoring and Management Tools: CA Spectrum, Cisco Prime Wireshark and GNS3, Solar winds.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built and designed the New Datacenters based on the CMS requirements and redesigned the Old Datacenter based on the Company requirements.
• Performed Migration in the Branch offices, from replacing the Old switches with New Switches 6000 Series Switches to Catalyst 4507 Switches .
• Deployed Nexus Switches, configured FEX’s in the Server farms. Used Fabric Extenders 2248TP GE series for the top of the rack solution and used 5672 for the end of the row solution.
• Performed Dual-homing on nexus based platforms using the feature VPC and also managed to do Virtualization on the nexus platforms using the feature VDC and also maintained VRF’s in those VDC’s.
• Deployed ASA 5585 Firewalls and Fortigate Firewalls for Enterprise Security, configured ACL’s for Internet requests to Server Farm in LAN.
• Worked and Deployed the Cisco Sourcefire, Firesight for Enterprise Security and configuring IPS rules based on the Applications we use in Server Farm.
• Implemented 3 Zone in Datacenters based on the CMS requirements. Presentation Layer, Application Layer, Datazone Layer
• Deployed ISE Identity Service Engine for End user Authentication using Protocols EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS and MAB. Carried out Deployment in 2 phases and successfully deployed in the branch offices in a Year.
• Worked on Infoblox for creating IPAM, DNS Views and DHCP Server.
• Worked on Network Configuration on Cisco UCS Mini Chassis and UCS C220 Servers for LAN VPC and SAN configurations.
• Worked on creating Pod Environments like creating Non-Prod environment, Prod environment, Non Pod environments in the server farm.
• Configured and Troubleshooting on OSPF on the Core Switches and Cisco Routers.
• Worked on Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Communication servers and Configured Call Center Application, configured IP phones and Voicemails to the Users.
• Worked on 3600, 7200,7600 series Cisco routers.
• Configured and maintained OSPF on Cisco Routers.
• Maintained RADIUS servers for AAA authentication and user authentication.
• Took Part in the AD Separation and Call center upgradation projects and performed the Network Coordination issues.
• Provided VPN services to site-to-site and, Remote access VPNs using IPsec.
• Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, Trunking, RPVST+, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.
• Configured policy statements, and routing instances.
• Performed Network Security Assessment and implemented security features such as network filtering, SSH, AAA, SNMP access lists, VTY access lists, and HSRP authentication.
• Deployed and Maintained F5 BIG-IP LTM 2000 for providing application redundancy, load balancing and applying policies.
• Used internal network monitoring tools (Cisco Prime and DCNM) to ensure network connectivity and Protocol analysis tools to assess the network issues causing service disruption.
• Client: State Street, Quincy, MA 2013 March - April 2015
• Role: Network Engineer
• Deployed in building the Datacenter right from the scratch and turning up the devices and getting into Production. Worked with both the Catalyst switches like 6800 and Nexus Switches like 7710, 5596 and Juniper EX Series.
• Worked on creating Pod Environments like creating Non- Prod environment, Prod environment, Non Pod environments in the data center.
• Configured Cisco ASA 5540 and Paloalto firewalls for Enterprise security, configured ACL’s for Internet requests to Server Farm in LAN.
• Worked in the End-Cycle team for performing Migrations in the Datacenter .
• Configured EIGRP, OSPF and BGP on Cisco Routers.
• Used Fabric Extenders like 2248TP GE series for the top of the rack solution and used 5548P for the end of the row solution.
• Performed Fabric Path for extending L2 till the core switches. Worked with the Cisco team in the implementation and finding some Bugs in the code.
• Performed HSRP Anycast in the Data Center on core switches.
• Configured and maintained EIGRP, OSPFand BGP on Cisco Routers.
• Maintained TACACS+ and RADIUS servers for AAA authentication and user authentication.
• Provided VPN services to site-to-site and, Remote access VPNs using IPsec and GRE tunneling mechanisms.
• Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, Trunking, RPVST+, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.
• Configured policy statements, and routing instances.
• Performed Network Security Assessment and implemented security features such as network filtering, SSH, AAA, SNMP access lists, VTY access lists, EIGRP MD5 authentication, and HSRP authentication.
• Maintained F5 BIG-IP LTM 3900 for providing application redundancy, load balancing and policies.
• Used internal network monitoring tools (Solar Winds & Opmanager) to ensure network connectivity and Protocol analysis tools to assess the network issues causing service disruption.

Confidential

Jr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Documented the company’s design, implementation and troubleshooting procedures.
• Performed routine network maintenance checks as well as configure and manage printers, copiers, and other miscellaneous network equipment.
• Performed scheduled Virus checks and updates on all servers and desktops.
• Got Hands-on experience in maintaining and troubleshooting RIP, OSPF and EIGRP routing protocols.
• Configured RIP and EIGRP on 2600, 2900and3600series Cisco routers.
• Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols (802.1q and ISL) on 3560, 3750 and 4500series Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Performed IOS upgrades in 2900, 3500 series, Cisco Catalyst switches and 1800, 2600,3600 series Cisco routers using TFTP.
• Worked on installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN (ISDN, Frame relay, NAT, DHCP, TCP/IP).
• Configured Access List (Standard, Extended, and Named) to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others.
• Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IPproblemsand connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Worked on network-based IT systems such as Racking, Stacking and Cabling.