SUMMARY:

• Around 5+ years of professional experience in Network Designing, Deployment, Configuring, Troubleshooting and testing of networking system.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Confidential Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
• Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPsec and GRE Tunneling, VLANs, Ether Channel, Trunking, Port Security, STP and RSTP.
• Experience in layer - 3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2K series, Confidential router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Confidential catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.
• Experience in physical cabling, IP addressing and Subnetting with VLSM, configuring and supporting TCP/IP, DNS, installing and configuring proxies.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking
• Good knowledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers 2003/2008, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP under various LAN and WAN environments
• Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP v1 & 2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security & High Availability products like Confidential ASA and other security products.
• Experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP, and VRRP.
• Experience with Load Balancers for administrating and monitoring global & local traffic using Confidential CSM, ACE Module, and F5 BIG IP LTM & GSS.
• Configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems
• Good knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing, Fixed Length and Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Supervising the administration of systems and servers related network to ensure availability of services to authorized users.
• Experienced in troubleshooting various network related problems by using sniffing tools.
• Excellent qualities such as Teamwork, Negotiation, Analysis and Communication.
• Configured ASA 5520 Firewall to support Confidential VPN Client on Windows 7/XP/Vista.
• Installation, advanced configuration and troubleshooting of Confidential and F5's load balancing devices.
• Experience with designing, deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay, Ether-channel, IP Routing Protocols - (RIPV2, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP), ACL's, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP
• Implemented redundancy with HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology (LACP, PAgP) etc.
• Experienced in Troubleshooting for connectivity and hardware problems on Confidential and HP Networks.
• Responsible for Configuring SITE TO SITE VPN on Confidential Routers between Head Quarters and Branch locations
• Specialist on MS Operating Systems installations, configurations, and troubleshoot issues.
• Configuring IPSEC VPN (Site-Site to Remote Access) on sonic wall firewalls.
• Active Directory, Group Policies in Domain Environment and System Based Policies Configuration and Management
• Implemented DHCP, DNS configuration on the servers to allocate, resolute the IP addresses from Subnet.
• Configuring IPSEC VPN (Site-Site to Remote Access) on sonic wall firewalls.
• Active Directory, Group Policies in Domain Environment and System Based Policies Configuration and Management
• Responsible for firewall management and operations across our global networks.
• We will make sure all Confidential routers are running with SNMP, SSH, Syslog, AAA, IP Flow and latest Confidential IOS
• Troubleshoot the Network Issues onsite and remotely depending on the severity of the issues.
• Familiar with various Network management and monitoring Tools to check Networking Connectivity, Testing, Configuration and Adding or Removal of IP address blocks
• Performing troubleshooting on slow network connectivity issues, routing issues involves OSPF, BGP and identifying the root cause of the issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Confidential ASA: 5585, 5550, 5540 Palo Alto 2 20, 5020 and J2300, J6300, SRX-100,240

Confidential routers: (1900, 2600, 2800, 2900, 3600, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7600), Confidential L2 & L3, Juniper routers (M7i, M10i, M320),ASR Routers 1006, 2800, 3800

Confidential switches: (3560, 3750, 4500, 4900 & 6500), Nexus (2248, 5548 &7010)

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

Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.

Switching Protocols: VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, VLANs, PAgP, and LAcP.

LAN Technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, NAT/PAT, FDDI. Confidential

Secure Access: TACACS+/Radius

Network Management: SNMP, Confidential Works LMS, HP Open View, Solar winds, ACI, Ethereal

CEF, Multi: Layer Switching, Ether Channel.

Redundancy Protocols: HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.

IKE, IPsec, SSL, AAA, Access: lists, prefix-lists.

QOS: CBWFQ, LLQ, WRED, Policing/Shaping

Monitoring Tools: Voyence, packet tracer, Wireshark, Infloblox, Opnet, GNS3 and Solar winds.

Security Technologies: Confidential FWSM/PIX/ASDM, Juniper SRX, Bluecoat.

Operating Systems: Microsoft XP/Vista/7,10, UNIX, LINUX

MPLS, MPLS: VPN

Tools: HPOVI, HP Service Desk, Remedy, Thousand Eyes, Solarwinds, SMC, NAGIOS, ASDB, CA Ehealth, Network Vantage, NETQOS, Spectrum, MRTG, Solar Winds, ARUBA, Confidential Prime, Confidential ISE, Confidential Anyconnect, Info box, Confidential Total care Excel, Splunk

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Network Administrator

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the auditing the firewall rules on the Confidential ASA, BSD Firewalls, and Juniper SRX Firewalls
• Drafted, installed, and provisioned ASA and Juniper firewall rules and policies.
• Configured, Maintained the Routers and Switches and Implementation of RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP routing protocols and troubleshooting.
• Implemented the firewall rules changes according to the business requirement and verification.
• Involved in meetings with external engineering teams to design and build the network connections as per the business requirement.
• Involved in migration of 500+ applications to Palo Alto 5020 Firewalls.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Site to Site as well as Remote Access VPN on Confidential ASA firewalls.
• Worked with automation tools like Tufin, Riverbed Net Profiler to discover, generate and deploy policies and rule bases.
• BSD Firewall troubleshooting and policy change requests for new IP segments that either come on line or that may have been altered during various planned network changes on the network.
• Involved in Data center migrations. Handled proper management, maintenance, configuration, and altered management of firewall structure.
• Troubleshooting Firewall Connectivity related issues using OmniCentre, ASDM Log viewer for Confidential, NSM for Juniper Firewalls.
• Configure and administer Confidential ASA Firewalls (5585, 5550, and 5540) and use command line CLI, Confidential CSM, ASDM for day-to-day administration.
• Active/Standby and Active/Active HA configuration on Confidential ASA Firewalls.
• Verify Active Directory and Radius integration into Firepower for User Mapping and User Access.
• Configuring rules and maintaining Palo Alto firewalls and analysis of firewall logs using various tools.
• Experience on ASA firewall upgrades to 9.x.
• Update Visio network diagrams, documentation (Excel, SharePoint), and before and after ICMPs.
• Responsible for resolving tickets as per business requirement; Creating and removing firewall rules as needed.
• Monitors network performance and implements performance tuning when necessary.
• Performs network and security hardware and software maintenance
• Involved in Decommissioning of BSD and ASA Firewalls.
• Implemented and configured Confidential ASA and Palo Alto 220 in a Lab environment. Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall.
• Implemented the Policy Rules, DMZ for Multiple Clients on the Confidential ASA and Juniper Firewall.
• Upgraded JUNO on juniper devices.
• Experience in configuring Juniper Layer 3 EX4200 & EX3200 switches. Design, implement and administer IPv4/IPv6 enterprise network infrastructure utilizing Juniper routers.
• Experience QFX 5100, SRX 1500, 5400, MX 480, EX 4300 Series Routers and Switches and more.
• Experience with using and managing Servicenow Ticketing system to track and solve issue.
• Configured Panorama web-based management for multiple firewalls.
• Worked on Visio software to create and design the network diagrams according to the business requirement
• Environment: Confidential 6509/ 3750/3550/3500/2950 switches, 7200/3845/3600/2600 routers, PIX Firewall, BSD firewalls, TACACS, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, Content Switching, Frame-Relay, CSM.
• Troubleshooting with layer 2 and layer 3 devices.
• Troubleshoot various cable issues including optical fibers and interfaces. Troubleshoot traffic passing managed firewalls via logs and packet captures
• Analyzed and tested network protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP) using Wireshark tool.
• Configure VRRP & GLBP and VLAN Trucking 802.1Q & ISL, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Identified the root causes of networking problems using diagnostic testing software and equipment.
• Provide rapid response to customer queries and requests
• Perform incident capture, verification, and diagnostics. Maintain the integrity of the Data Center through continuous environmental checks
• Perform event management monitoring on over 3000 devices, to detect abnormal conditions or alarms Log, analyze, and take the corrective actions on abnormal conditions
• Create and review the standard operating procedures
• Open outages for servers and websites that are not responding and escalate to the next tier.
• Provide consistent and dependable 24x7x365 coverage
• Maintain network performance by using SNMP monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, OmniCentre to perform network monitoring, analysis as well as troubleshooting network problems.
• Managed Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor configuration and operations.
• Provide progress and guidance on all upcoming and outgoing projects, decommissions, cabling, and installations
• Perform systems checks, maintains logs, generate reports, and produce documentation
• Excellent logical system troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Working on P1, P2, P3 issues .

Network & Security Administrator

Confidential, Irving, TX

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the configuration of the Juniper Unified Access Control as RADIUS server.
• Experience with Supporting both Network and Security infrastructure in data center environment and Campus environment, which involved with devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Experience with moving data center from one location to another location, from Confidential 6500 based data center to both Confidential 6500 & Nexus based data center.
• Strong hands on experience on ASA (5505/5510) Firewalls. Implemented security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS).
• Involved in setting up IP sec VPN between ASA firewalls.
• Upgraded IOS on the ASA 5520 firewalls.
• Manage firewall policy lifecycle process from review, approval, implementation, publishing, verification and maintenance.
• Responsible for Confidential ASA firewall administration across our networks and support customer with the configuration and maintenance of the firewall systems.
• Hands on experience in Confidential ASA, and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Configuration and Administration of Palo Alto Networks Firewall to manage large scale firewall deployments and Confidential ASA-X FirePower Platforms 5515, 5525, 5545, 5585.
• Implementation of Palo Alto firewalls (URL Filtering, IPS, DPI, VPN).
• Maintaining Palo Alto security policies including NAT, VPN and Secure Remote access\Maintained a Network with more than 600 Network devices, some 25,000 end hosts, and the other Network devices like DHCP, DNS servers, Firewall servers.
• Perform technical problem resolution including analysis, trouble isolation, and repair on SD WAN devices.
• Coordinated intlltions for new hardware and modified IOS configs that supported VOIP telecommunications systems
• Confidential ISE implementation for 802.1x authentication.
• Documented technical specifications and operating standards for VOIP telecommunications equipment.
• Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using various tools.
• Understand the flow of traffic through the Check Point Security gateway cluster and troubleshoot connectivity issues using advanced troubleshooting from Command Line Utilities.
• Involved in VPN (IPSEC and GRE) migrations and new designs for the clients.
• Performing troubleshooting on slow network connectivity issues, routing issues that involve OSPF, BGP and identifying the root cause of the issues.
• Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 5K, 2K series, Confidential router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Confidential catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.
• Experienced in multilayer switching, STP, VTP, VLAN, Nexus switches.
• Responsible for configuring site to site VPN on VPN Concentrators series between Head office and Branch office.
• Installation & configuration of Confidential VPN concentrator 3060 for VPN tunnel with Confidential VPN hardware & software client and PIX firewall
• Configured Firewall logging, DMZs & related security policies& monitoring.
• Responsible for installations, testing, process, documentation, researching, and maintaining SolarWinds.
• Performed several site audits collecting device and connectivity information using SolarWinds, physical audit, and logical audit.
• Worked on Confidential Layer 2 switches (spanning tree, VLAN).
• Hands on experience working with security issue like applying ACL's, configuring NAT and VPN
• Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for security.
• Experience with F5 load balancing, enabling customization of application load balancing solutions through the control and direct manipulation of the application traffic.
• Provided Load Balancing towards access layer from core layer using F5 Network Load Balancers.
• Manage deployment and testing of code updates for wireless systems, such as WCS, WiSM, and WLC.
• Installation and configuration of WLAN including APs, Confidential routers, switches, repeaters, and paging systems.
• Perform complete WLAN engineering calculations and did inter-modulation analysis using Confidential 1131, 1242, and 1510 series AP's.
• Co-ordination with Hardware vendors, software vendors and service Providers.
• Experience with configuring FCOE using Confidential Nexus 5548. Installed controller and light weight access point coordination with TAC.
• Maintenance and trouble-shooting of LAN, WAN, IP Routing, Multilayer Switching.
• Performing onsite data center support including monitoring electrical power, switch alarms, network alerts and access logs.
• Dealt with monitoring tools like (Solar Winds, Confidential Works), network packet capture tools like Wire shark
• Involved in Network Migrations
• Configuring Confidential and Juniper devices (Router & Switches)
• Dynamic routing protocol configuration like RIP and OSPF.
• Troubleshooting level 1 network problems.
• Performed system administration functions such as traffic monitoring, performance tuning, log management, disk space monitoring, and application troubleshooting in Linux and Windows platforms. In addition, installation, configuration, log analysis and tuning of DHCP, DNS, FTP Web, and proxy servers.
• Configure network connections using 802.1x protocol.
• Assign IP addresses to new data connections.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity Issues Company wide.
• Experience with designing, deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay and Ether- channel.
• Experience in Configuring and implementing VoIP, Switches, 802.1x authentication.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created network diagram for employees using the Microsoft Visio.
• Preparing Client Machines for users with Operating Systems, Software, antivirus and required utilities and mailing clients etc.
• Primarily responsible in designing and maintaining the budget for the whole network.
• Perform daily maintenance, troubleshooting, configuration, and installation of all network components.
• Configuration of Confidential Routers (3600, 4000 Series) and 3550, 4500 series switches.
• TCP/IP network planning, Implementation and Management with subnets.
• Enabled SNMP traps for our Cacti Monitoring tool to monitor traffic and check the regular health of Servers and Network Devices
• Implementation of Virtual LANs across Routers and Switches.
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP and configuring ISL trunk on Fast - Ethernet channel between switches.
• Implemented and configured LAN Protocols: Ethernet, VLANs, VTP and STP.
• Implemented and Configured IP Routing Protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, and RIPv2
• Experience in Configuring Site-to-Site and Remote Site VPNs, NAT/PAT policies
• IOS upgrades on catalyst series switches like 2900, 3560, 3750.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Implemented trunking protocols like 802.1q on 3750 switches.
• Configured ACLs to provide accessibility and restrict unauthorized users.
• Involved in maintaining STP, RSTP and PVST+ for the catalyst switches I worked on.
• Configured and maintained RIP, OSPF and routing protocols on 2600 and 3600 series Confidential routers.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Traceroute.
• Assisted in racking and stacking.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, trace route.
• Worked with Remedy Ticketing tool in maintaining and keep a track of logs/monitor
• Monitoring the Servers and Networks.
• Designed and implemented IP Addressing, Subnetting, Route Summarization and Route Distributions.
• Responsible by controlling the Network and security device login by using the Confidential ACS server with RADIUS and TACACS+ protocol.
• Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting Confidential Routers and Switches using different routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS & MPLS L3 VPN
• Implement LAN protocols like STP, RSTP, VTP, VLAN and WAN protocols like Frame relay, PPP, port channels protocols like LACP, PAGP.
• Experienced in multilayer switching, STP, VTP, VLAN, Nexus switches.
• Participated in all technical aspects of LAN, WAN, VPN and security internetworking projects including, short and long-term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Implemented and integrated new security solutions into existing customer network infrastructures and coordinate network security audits and changes with clients.
• Performed and presented network analysis as a part of network migration. Involved in knowledge transfer to vendors and provided them network support as required.
• As a part of new site implementation configure different routing protocol like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP as per company standards.
• Identifying the reoccurring outages in all regions and give the permanent fix
• Work orders & change Controls creation with Remedy tool before we implement any change in production
• Installing the Network devices in datacenter environment and clearly articulate complex network designs and drawings through documentation (Visio) as well as verbal sessions.
• Experience in Configuring Site-to-Site and Remote Site VPNs, NAT/PAT policies
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, trace route.
• Experience in designing and troubleshooting of EIGRP routing issues
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP and configuring ISL trunk on Fast - Ethernet channel between switches.
• Performed IOS upgrades on Catalyst 3550, 2950, 1900 switches, and 3600, 2600 and 2500 routers.
• Interacting with Carriers for installation of new WAN circuits at Customer premises and make sure circuit installed with no issues and ready to use before users move into the branch
• Providing Teir-3 technical support for LAN/WAN issues and on-call for technical escalation on a rotational basis. Well experienced in troubleshooting bug related issues with the help of Confidential TAC service

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Client Machines for users with Operating Systems, Software, antivirus and required utilities and mailing clients etc.
• Primarily responsible in designing and maintaining the budget for the whole network.
• Perform daily maintenance, troubleshooting, configuration, and installation of all network components.
• Configuration of Confidential Routers (3600, 4000 Series) and 3550, 4500 series switches.
• TCP/IP network planning, Implementation and Management with subnets.
• Enabled SNMP traps for our Cacti Monitoring tool to monitor traffic and check the regular health of Servers and Network Devices
• Implementation of Virtual LANs across Routers and Switches.
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP and configuring ISL trunk on Fast - Ethernet channel between switches.
• Implemented and configured LAN Protocols: Ethernet, VLANs, VTP and STP.
• Implemented and Configured IP Routing Protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, and RIPv2
• Experience in Configuring Site-to-Site and Remote Site VPNs, NAT/PAT policies
• IOS upgrades on catalyst series switches like 2900, 3560, 3750.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Implemented trunking protocols like 802.1q on 3750 switches.
• Configured ACLs to provide accessibility and restrict unauthorized users.
• Involved in maintaining STP, RSTP and PVST+ for the catalyst switches I worked on.
• Configured and maintained RIP, OSPF and routing protocols on 2600 and 3600 series Confidential routers.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Traceroute.
• Assisted in racking and stacking.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, trace route.
• Worked with Remedy Ticketing tool in maintaining and keep a track of logs/monitor
• Monitoring the Servers and Networks.
• Designed and implemented IP Addressing, Subnetting, Route Summarization and Route Distributions.
• Performed switching related tasks such as implementing VLANS, VTP, RSTP and Port security.
• Implemented security measures using ACL and configured NAT according to the connectivity requirement.
• Provided 24/7 rotational on call supports for branch offices.
• We will make sure all Confidential routers are running with SNMP, SSH, Syslog, AAA, IP Flow and latest Confidential IOS
• As pa part of new site deployment we will configure WAAS box to enable network (TCP) optimization
• Implementing HSRP, VRRP, GLBP redundancy on layer2 and Layer 3 level.