SUMMARY

• Results - oriented Professional Services Consultant/Network Engineer with extensive experience shaping consultative strategies and developing transformative solutions that ensure product innovation and service delivery across roster of corporate enterprises.
• Proven track record of executing initiatives that optimize architecture and integration activities while strengthening technological infrastructure.
• Noted leader able to leverage tactical background in systems architecture and network operations.
• Sterling history of building, training, and leading cross-functional teams in optimal implementation of project deliverables across global environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• LTM/GTM (DNS)/AFM/APM/ASM/PEM/SDC/Advanced WAF/BIG IQ
• MPX/SDX/VPX/MAS/NetScaler Secure Gateway/WAF
• Network Firewall/Web Application Firewall/Access Profiles/Data Security/Cloud Security/DDOS Protection.
• AWS/Azure/GCP/VMWare Esxi/VMWare NSX/Docker
• TCP/IP/DIAMETER/RADIUS/BGP/OSPF/MPLS
• LINUX/UNIX/RHEL/Various LINUX Flavors/Windows Server
• 3G/4G/LTE/PCRF/DRA/OCS/OFCS/PGW/SGW/MME.
• Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy/bash
• IoT (Connected Car)/Product & Service Integration/Migration/Professional Services.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - New Jersey

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

• Conducts network studies, traffic analysis with Wireshark, Performance tuning Application custom profiles and provide recommendation that will improve Application performance using F5 BigIP
• Successfully implemented Various F5 Big IP Modules like LTM, GTM, APM, ASM, AFM, AVR and PEM on various F5 HW platforms including legacy HW, iSeries and Viprion chassis.
• Performed many F5 BigIP Software Upgrades from version 10.x-15.x for clients on all HW and virtualized platforms
• Deployed F5 BigIP Suits to Various virtualization Environment like VMWare ESXi, Microsoft Hypervisor, F5 Vcmp Architecture and dockers containers
• Successfully designed and Implemented F5 BigIP platform on Various Cloud solutions like AWS, Azure and GCP, using marketplace and custom GitHub templates based on client requirement
• Hands-on experience on DNS/HTTP/HTTPS/ Web Applications/ Web server security/DDOS Protection with BIGIP platform, Including SSL/TLS and SSL certificates for Encryption based on client requirement
• Successfully Designed, Implemented and Migrated Applications like SAP, Citrix VDI/VDA, VMWare Horizon, Microsoft Exchange (2007-2019) from native platform to F5 BigIP Platform
• Created customized Script using Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy for Automation. Created custom iRules as per client requirement to alter standard functionalities of the F5 BigIP Modules
• Designed and configured BigIP DNS (formerly GTM) global load balancing for Applications across multiple data centers globally and configured disaster recovery solution for many clients.
• Completed many migrations with minimum downtime to Applications, such as BigIP HW to BigIP virtual Editions, on prem BigIP to multi cloud BigIP deployment, different vendor to F5 BigIP and provided recommendation to client on scaling on-prem to cloud Migration
• Deployed BiGIQ on HW and Virtual Edition with DCD clusters, setup BigIP device discovery, backup schedule, License management (OLA with multi cloud and virtual), BIGIQ Analytics, custom templates in BiGIQ and Automation as per client requirements
• Created BigIP custom and Automatic Web Application firewall (ASM) policies, fine tune it with Application developers and automate certain features as per requirement
• Created BOT detection policies using ASM and advanced WAF, created layer 7 DDOS profiles, web scraping profiles and custom loggings for ASM
• Implemented Various Access policies for On-prem and cloud Applications using APM module, configured policies with Active directory, Azure AD, LDAP, OAUTH, Radius, TACACS, SAML, Kerberos and as well as certificate-based Authentication
• Configured APM Policies and SSO with Multi factor Authentication using RSA secureID, PingID, DUO, Azure MFA, OKTA and many other
• Deployed Citrix NetScaler load balancing, gslb with multiple Platform like MPX, SDX, VPX, web application firewall and NetScaler secure gateway
• Successfully deployed citrix NetScaler Platform using SDX, MPX devices and virtual NetScaler ADC, configured MAS NetScaler Centralize management platform as per requirement
• Deployed A10 Network hardware and virtual solution for Client Application delivery and security
• Created detailed design Documents, Method of procedures, flow diagrams as per client’s request

Confidential - New Jersey

Sr. Professional Services Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage cases/escalations to Product Development teams while maintaining customer communication and managed multiple cases and prioritize them based upon customer and business needs. Provided Level 1-3 remote/on-site technical support to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues on F5 devices.
• Supported Pre-sale Demo of the F5 products, provided forecast hours to deploy Products as per client requirements.
• Participated in on-going training with F5 products and related technologies to internal team and as well as to customers.
• Conducts network studies and traffic analyses, Performance tuning, prepares network capacity forecasts and recommends modifications that will reduce costs and/or improve service.
• Skilled at configuring internal lab devices to validate flows to finalize product Release Notes.
• Successfully implemented F5 Product suit for various clients in in various Virtual Environment like VMWare (ESXi/vSphere), Docker and KVM, Participated in Next Generations NFV solution for multiple clients and deployed F5 Products for clients in various cloud environments using VMWare VRO, AWS, Docker and OpenStack.
• Implemented Connected Car IoT platform with F5 Service Delivery Controller and Cisco Jasper for Various Car Vendors.
• Successfully Migrated clients from Bluecoat, Citrix NetScaler to F5 BIGIP platform.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of UNIX, Various LINUX flavors, Windows Server and UNIX/LINUX OS Hardening.
• Created customized Script using Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy/Tickle for Automation/Integration of F5 platform with 3rd party Applications like SPLUNK, Oracle Coherence, WebLogic, and Oracle DB as per project requirement.
• Worked as Security Advisor to Guide and configure Web Security/Application Security/Network Security/VPN/IPTABLES/ IPsec /Proxy/content filtering/Security Policies for many clients based on requirement.
• Participated in writing a MOPS and SOW and Test cases for project requirement and assisted implementation of test cases.

Confidential - Morrisville, NC

Professional Services Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engaged as consultant for Tekelec (acquired by Oracle) industry-leading global provider of Diameter Signaling Routers for Telecom Service Provides. Lead on implementation of DSR for Many clients. Manage daily deployment and testing Task with team across product-launch and integration efforts throughout comprehensive development lifecycle.
• Lead deployment DRA Integration between Various LTE Core and Diameter Signaling infrastructure and Provide Support for migration of Millions of live Production subscribers from legacy 3G interfaces to new 4G LTE Diameter Signaling Nodes. provided Services design and architect, network integration, system provisioning, capacity analysis, special feature implementation on-site/remote.