SUMMARY:

• An avid networking professional with decent relevant experience, seeking for a job in the field of networking Operation, Design, Testing and Troubleshooting with following profile highlights.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - Routing and Switching
• Palo Alto Network certified Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Exam - PAN-OS 7.0 Version
• An Expert level knowledge of troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Implementation traffic filters using Access list (Standard/extended), Layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST and redistribution between routing protocols and troubleshooting them.
• Analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub-netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Design, Install, Configure, Maintain, and troubleshoot VOIP (SIP) servers, infrastructure, and applications.
• Provide direct day to day support for various technologies such as: WAN technologies (MPLS, MetroE, etc.), Data Center infrastructure (VLANs, trunks, teaming, L2 & L3, etc.), Campus switching, Load Balancer and Virtualization, VPN technology support, enterprise DNS / DHCP and other various enterprise technologies and services.
• Knowledge of Virtual Private Network (VPN) for operating Network and Data Center.
• Knowledge of FireEye AX/NX implementation, IDS/IPS, incident response/investigation.
• Experience working with 2600, 2900, 3600, 3900, 7200, 7600 series Cisco Routers.
• Proficient in configuring Cisco Catalyst 2900, 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500 series and Nexus 2248, 5548 and 7010 switches.
• Expertise of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as Ether channel, STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST and MST along with trouble shooting of inter-VLAN routing and VLAN Trunking using 802.1Q.
• Implementation of HSRP, VRRP for Default Gateway Redundancy and Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• In-depth knowledge and hands on experience in tier II ISP Routing Policies, Network architecture, IP Subnetting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS.
• Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP v1 & 2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Strong knowledge of TACACS+, RADIUS implementation in Access Control Network.
• Experience in Designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA.
• Working knowledge of frame relay, MPLS services, NATING, sub-netting, also including DNS, WINS, LDAP, DHCP, http, HTTPS, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, OSPF, RIP, IPSEC, PPTP, VLAN, STP (Spanning tree Protocol), RTSP protocols.
• Implementing security policies using Cryptography, ACL, SDM, IPSec, VPN, and AAA Security on different series of routers.
• Experience with different Network Management Tools and Sniffers like Wireshark (ethereal), RSA envision, Netflow to support 24 x 7 Network Operation Centre.
• Strong knowledge and experience in implementing, configuring VPN technologies like IPSec, SSL.
• Excellent customer management/resolution, problem solving, debugging skills and capable of quickly learning, effectively analyses results and implement and delivering solutions as an individual and as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Networking Technologies: LAN/WAN Architecture, TCP/IP, IPsec, VPN, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP

Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP-2, ISIS, Multicasting

Switching: VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST

LAN: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM LAN Emulation

WAN: MPLS, Frame-relay, PPP, HDLC, Metro E

Application: SNMP, TELNET, SSH, DHCP, DNS, ICMP, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, Netflow

Security: NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, ACL, IPSEC & SSL VPNs, GRE tunnel, 802.1x, Checkpoint, Palo alto

Operating: Systems: Cisco IOS, Windows 10, 8,7, Win Server 2003, Vista, XP, Linux Ubuntu, Mac OS

Software: Packages: GNS3, MS Visio, VMware, CISCO Packet Tracer, Wireshark, Riverbed OPNET, Norton, McAfee, Symantec DLP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York

Network Engineer

• Worked with cross-functional teams from requirements gathering to deployment. Identified technical requirements and developed work-flow charts and diagrams.
• Hard working and highly passionate Cisco Certified Network Engineer with experience in the industry, which includes expertise in the areas of Routing, Switching and Firewall.
• SME in Designing, Implementation, Administration, Operations and Troubleshooting of enterprise data networks as a Network Engineer .
• Experience in Cisco Physical cabling , IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations (Frame-relay & MPLS), Routing protocol configurations (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP)
• Migration of network devices (Palo Alto, F5, Juniper, Aruba, Riverbed, Routers& switches) from one zone to other . Performed opening and closing of ports.
• Worked on Palo Alto design and installation (Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention, Data Filtering)
• Experience with Cisco 3750, 3850, 2960, 4500, 6500, Nexus 2k, 3k, 5k and 7k switching ware . Experience on Juniper EX and Arista 7000 series Switches in Data Center Environment.
• Good understanding of load balancing strategies/techniques, expertise in application switching/traffic management, knowledge of persistence and SSL certificates and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Strong background in IP Addressing, Subnetting, VLSM, ARP, OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Creation and maintenance of network topology documentation using Microsoft Visio.
• Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL on IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Coordinate activities with vendors (Infoblox/F5/Cisco) and other State Ram services teams like Network services, Security, Cloud Services, Windows Support, inventory management, etc.
• Good Understanding of Python scripts for system automation, monitoring and security reporting .
• Experience with Bluecoat URL filtering with white listing and black listing URL, creating rules for content filtering.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Experience on dealing with Aruba Wireless products including Access Points, Mobility Access Switches and Outdoor mesh routers
• Hands on experience on dealing with Microsoft Azure cloud computing including implementing access lists in the Network Security Group.
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.

Confidential

Web Designer/Developer

• Worked with cross-functional teams from requirements gathering to deployment. Identified technical requirements and developed work-flow charts and diagrams.
• Coordinated with clients to finalize designs and confirm requirements.
• Developed a greeting card section of the portal http://www.kerala.com using JSP, JavaScript, DHTML with Macro- Media Dream Weaver 4 as the HTML editor. Implemented innovative systems for data collection, storage, and management of customer orders.
• Worked closely with clients to establish problem specifications and system designs. Identified and suggested new technologies and tools for enhancing product value and increasing team productivity.
• Collaborated with product management team to design, build and test systems.
• Developed work-flow charts and diagrams to ensure production team compliance with client deadlines.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Worked with cross-functional teams from requirements gathering to deployment. Identified technical requirements and developed work-flow charts and diagrams.
• Configured, tested, troubleshoot and maintained network connectivity in a LAN/WAN environment and IT services running routing protocols on Cisco devices.
• Managed and configured DHCP, DNS, Antivirus, and backups, Provided escalated IT support, hardware troubleshooting, backup and recovery, email communication and application support.
• Configure and support of standard routing protocols also implemented ACLs and NAT on Cisco core switches.
• Implement, configure and troubleshoot VPN's and Secure Remote related issues.
• Implementation, support and trouble-shooting of VLANs including operational knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLAN trucking, inter-VLAN routing and 802.1Q.
• Deploying and decommissioning Cisco switches and their respective software upgrades.
• Implementing & managing Symantec Data Loss Prevention, also responsible for data loss incident investigation and remediation.
• Finding out the false positive offenses, modifying the rules to ignore the legitimate traffic and reducing the offence count.
• Ensuring the secure operations of the organization’s computer systems, servers, and network connections and conducting both network and user activity audits.

Confidential

• Designed FTP protocol in the opnet system.
• Utilized LOIC to perform Ping Confidential Wireshark for detecting the attack.
• Performed attack due to which the response of server became slow and after some time connection was terminated.
• Configured routers to defense this attack.
• Monitored network performance and provided network performance statistical reports for both real-time and historical measurements.