SUMMARY:

• Cisco Certified Network Engineer with over 10 years of professional experience in Network engineering, performing Network analysis, design, Implementing, capacity planning with focus on performance tuning and support of large Networks.
• 8+ years of experience in Cisco Routing, Switching and Security with strong Cisco hardware/software experiences with Cisco Routers such as 1900, 2900, 3900, Cisco ASR - 1k/9k, Cisco Multilayer Switches 4500, 6500, Cisco Nexus 2k/5k/7k/9k
• Experience in Layer 3 Routing protocol configurations: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, & MPLS.
• Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP server
• Experience in Layer 2 Routing protocol configurations: ATM/FRAME RELAY, IP services such as QoS and VPN technologies: IPSec & SSL.
• Implemented MPLS/VPN services for various customers.
• Experience in configuring VLANs, VLAN Trunks, VTP, STP, Ether channel, PVST and 802.x authentication in access layer switches. Implemented Network address translation (NAT/PAT)
• Experience in set up, configuration and management of Cisco ASA Firewall in various domain such as Internet, DMZ, Business-Partner and Remote-Access VPN etc.
• Experience in creating LDAP Policies on Cisco ASA for Remote-access users and Creating IPSEC tunnel on ASA with Business Partner Firewall.
• Experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting of Palo Alto Firewall.
• Configure all Palo Alto Networks Firewall models (PA-2k, PA-3k, PA-5k, PA-7k) as well as a centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large scale firewall deployments.
• Experience in configuring and Troubleshooting BIG-IP F5 load balancer LTM, GTM, APM, ASM.
• Creating Virtual Servers, Nodes, Pools and iRules on BIG-IP F5 in LTM module.
• Configuration, Solution Designing and Managing F5 BIG IP LTM, GTM, APM.
• Deploy the BIG-IP® Virtual Edition (VE ) system on ESXi,
• Strong knowledge of HSRP, VRRP Redundancy Protocols in high availability environment.
• Experience in Physical cabling, IP addressing & subnetting with VLSM, configuring and supporting TCP/IP, DNS, installing and configuring proxies.
• Access Control Server configuration for RADIUS & TACACS+.
• Ability to Install, Manage & Troubleshoot Large Networks & Systems Administration on Windows & Linux platforms in Development, Staging, Lab & Production Environments.
• Strong Experience in using various tools for management, analyzing, and troubleshooting, monitoring & process automation in Lab & Production environment.
• Depth Knowledge of AWS cloud service like Compute, Network, Storage and Identity & access management.
• Good Experience in architecting and configuring secure cloud VPC using private and public networks through subnets in AWS
• Experienced working on network monitoring and analysis tools like, SOLAR WINDS, CISCO works and Wireshark.
• Excellent documentation skills, including using Microsoft Visio for network diagrams.
• Experience working on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Project version 2, Microsoft Visio.
• Good communication skills and ability to perform tasks on time with minimal guidance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

IP Routing:: RIP, BGP, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, Static Routing, IP Addressing and Subnetting, VLSM, Network Infrastructure.

Communication Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, DNS, ICMP, SNMP, ARP, RARP, PPP, HDLC and ISDN.

Redundancy Protocols:: GLBP, HSRP, VRRP

Topologies: Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet, Cable Modem, and Wireless.

Switch Technologies: VLANs, VTP, STP, DTP, MLPPP, MPLS, ISL, Ether Channel, dot1q

Network Hardware:: Cisco switches (2960, 3550, 3560, 3750, 3850, 4500, 6509, and 6513)Cisco Nexus Swiches (2248, 2232, 5548, 5596, 7010, 7718), Cisco routers (1900, 2900, 3900, 7200, ASR-1k/9k), Cisco ASA 5500 series, F5 Network Load Balancer

Network Management Tools:: Solar Winds, Wireshark and Cisco work 2000.

Security: NAT/PAT, Ingress & Egress Firewall Design, VPN Configuration, Internet Content Filtering, URL Filtering -Web-sense, SSL, IPSEC, IKE, Static, Dynamic, Reflexive ACL, and authentication AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)

Firewall: Cisco ASA, Palo Alto

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Active Directory, Linux

F5: LTM, GTM, APM

Cloud Platform:: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

F5 Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for architecture, planning, testing and implementation process for migration of data from on prem to the o365 for 22000+ global user in a hybrid implementation using Azure AD.
• Primarily responsible for managing the F5 Load balancer infrastructure of the client environment with F5 LTM and GTM
• Configured and troubleshooting F5 LTM and providing level 2 and level 3 support for the customers
• Extensive hands on experience with BIG-IP 7000, 5000 and 2000 series.
• D eploy the BIG-IP® Virtual Edition (VE) system on ESXi,
• Licensing and provisioning of F5 modules such as LTM, GTM, VCMP (Virtual Cluster Multiprocessing).
• Extensively worked on code upgrades. Extensively worked on virtual F5 LTM module on VMware for application testing.
• Configuration, Solution Designing and Managing F5 BIG IP LTM Load Balancer,
• Creating VIPs, Creating Pools, and Associating Pools with VIPs, Creating Persistence Profile, SSL Profile, SSL Offloading, creating iRules, health Monitor, SNAT, designing with High Availability solution with Network Failover.
• F5 APM: Configuring the F5 APM for Network Access, Portal Access, and Web Application Management Access etc. for providing robust security solution of the entire application.
• F5 GTM: Configuring and Managing F5 GTM for Data Centers, DNS Management and Integrated with DNS Vendors for DNS Security Management.
• Dealt with implementation, deployment related to Palo Alto devices and applying security Policies.
• Responsible for upgrading Palo Alto Firewall, troubleshooting and resolving firewall software issues, Connectivity issues, Logging and hardware installation for Palo Alto Firewall and Panorama
• Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall.
• Possess a good experience working with the Trouble Tickets on F5 Load balancers.
• Manage the Change Management process for the entire o365 transformation program.
• Specific tasks include Integrated, Integrations, configurations, support and maintenance of routers and switches.
• Troubleshoot issues related to Packet capture, Link and Path-monitoring.
• Firewall Log review, analysis and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Possess a good experience working with the ticketing system services now tools
• Created documented writing and network diagram using MS- Visio
• Good Experience on Solar winds, Wire shark, Aruba, and NetScaler

Confidential, NY

F5 Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for managing the F5 Load balancer infrastructure of the client environment with F5 LTM, GTM and APM
• Developed, Maintain and Deepen F5 network support for VDI technologies.
• Configuring and troubleshooting F5 BIGIP LTM load balancing and implementing, Creating Irules, Virtual servers, Pools, Nodes with health, Profiles, SNAT, SSL, NAT, Traffic Policies.
• Worked as part of a team to manage Enterprise Network Infrastructure as a Tier 3 Support Engineer.
• Licensing and provisioning of F5 modules such as LTM, GTM, VCMP (Virtual Cluster Multi Processing). Extensively worked on code upgrades. Extensively worked on virtual F5 LTM module on VMware for application testing
• Involved in Configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, 3800 series and ASR 9k, GSR 12K routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 Series switches.
• Dealt with implementation, deployment related to Cisco devices and applying security policies.
• Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers and related issues. and deployment of Palo Alto firewall infrastructure
• Worked with the network team to migrate firewall rules managing perimeter access from Cisco ASA 5585 platform to Palo Alto PA-7050 firewalls.
• Dealt with implementation, deployment related to Palo Alto devices and applying security Policies.
• Responsible for upgrading Palo Alto Firewall, troubleshooting and resolving firewall software issues, Connectivity issues, Logging and hardware installation for ASA as well Palo Alto Firewall and Panorama
• Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall.
• Specific tasks include Integrated, Integrations, configurations, support and maintenance of routers and switches. Manage the Change Management process.
• Troubleshoot issues related to Packet capture, Link and Path-monitoring.
• Firewall Log review and analysis and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Possess a good experience working with the ticketing system services now tools
• Created documented writing and network diagram using MS- Visio
• Good Experience on Solar winds, Wire shark, Aruba, and NetScaler

Confidential, Morristown NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Extensive working knowledge in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, HSRP, L2/3 VPNs in IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR platforms.
• Switching experience includes Cisco Catalyst switches: CISCO 3750, 4500, 6500 series switches.
• Involved in Configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, 3800 series and ASR 9k, GSR 12K routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 Series switches.
• Configured networks using routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP and manipulated routing updates using route-map, distribute list and administrative distance for on-demand infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers and related issues.
• Planning for upgrade of IOS on devices and performing the upgrade.
• Monitored network traffic and developed capacity planning initiatives, making necessary recommendations additional resources or hardware.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in WAN technologies including OC3, E3/T3, E1/T1, Point to Point, MPLS and Frame Relay. Managing DNS and DHCP Servers.
• Experience in Configuring and implementing VLAN, VTP domains, LAN switching and STP/RSTP
• Experience on Wide area application services (WAAS)
• Create user and roles, adding users into group disable users and reset password in Active Directory.
• Firewall Log review and analysis and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Implemented and troubleshoot the Virtual firewalls (Contexts) solutions in ASA.
• Configuring access-list on Cisco ASA Firewall.
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support.
• Responsible for creating network documents and Visio drawings for smooth and efficient network operations.
• Responsible for upgrading ASA Firewall, troubleshooting and resolving firewall software issues, Connectivity issues, Logging and hardware installation for ASA
• Upgraded load balancers from Radware to F5 BigIP v9 which improved functionality and scalability in the enterprise. Managed the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing IRules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs.
• Possess a good experience working with the Trouble Tickets on F5 Load balancers.
• Configured BIG IP (F5) Load balancers and also monitored the Packet Flow in the Load balancers. Worked as part of a team to manage Enterprise Network Infrastructure as a Tier 3 Support Engineer.
• Successfully Secured Wi-Fi was set up to be permanently accessible from conference rooms
• VoIP solution was implemented to allow inexpensive communication between distributed offices.
• Maintained, configured, and sustained the Cisco VoIP network. Troubleshot VOIP network and others operations controller.

Confidential, Pa

Jr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Configuration of routing protocol such as RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and switching protocol like STP, RSTP.
• Configured RIP and EIGRP on 2600, 2900 and 3600 series Cisco routers.
• Giving Support for Managed enterprise network of multiple customers spread over multiple countries.
• Assisted Network Engineers in the installation and configuration of firewalls.
• Hands on experience in Maintaining and troubleshooting of Cisco Devices (Router, Switch & ASA)
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.
• Worked with wireless technologies troubleshooting and configuration.
• Establishing VPN Tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configuring and implementing site-to- site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Cordinating with Data Centre Engineers for replacement, reseating, break fix of faulty devices and changing of the cabling related issue.
• Performed basic security audit of perimeter routers, identifying missing ACL's, writing and applying ACL's.
• Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco’s ASA 5500 Firewall, Failover DMZ zoning and configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design.
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Configure BGP features such as as-override, Local pre, EBGP load sharing on client connections.
• Maintained, configured, and sustained the Cisco VoIP network. Troubleshot VOIP network and others operations controller.
• Diagnose, Troubleshoot, resolve Quality issues related to VoIP, Video and FoIP telephony platforms and applications
• Providing Level 3 support to customers, resolving issues by attending to conference calls.
• Configured and resolved various OSPF issues in an OSPF multi area environment between multiple branch routers.
• Troubleshoot problems on a day to day basis & provide solutions that would fix the problems within their Network.
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of VPN and point-to-point site. Used Wireshark for network packet capture.
• Daily responsibilities included monitoring remote site using network management tools, assisted in design guidance for infrastructure upgrade & help LAN administrator with backbone connection and connectivity issues.

Confidential, Somerset NJ

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installing, Configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Routers (ASR1002X, 3945, 3845, 2800, 3600) and Switches to perform functions at the Access, Distribution, and Core layers.
• Configuring, upgrading and deployment of Nexus 7010, 5596 and 2248.
• Installation and deployment of new class 9X and class 10 Server farms in multiple silos.
• Designing and installing new branch network systems. Resolving network issues, running test scripts and preparing network documentation.
• Working with Cisco Nexus 2248 Fabric Extender and Nexus 5500 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for datacenter access architecture.
• Ensuring problems are satisfactorily resolved in a timely manner with focus in providing high level of support for all customers.
• Working with wireless technologies troubleshooting and configuration.
• Establishing VPN Tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configuring and implementing site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Configure BGP features such as as-override, Local pre, EBGP load sharing on client connections
• Configured and resolved various OSPF issues in an OSPF multi area environment between multiple branch routers.
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to-point site.
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support.
• Configuring multiple route reflectors within a cluster.
• Working on HP open view map for Network Management System and Ticketing.
• Working on a broad range of topics such as routing and switching, dedicated voice access, planning and implementation, large-scale high-visibility outages, change management coordination, proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercise and core network repairs.