PROFILE:

Competent, driven to learn new technology with proven track record of planning, executing, maintaining, upgrading and documenting reliable enterprise network infrastructure.

SKILLS:

Full knowledge of Microsoft package, One Drive & Google Drives, Visio

JOB HISTORY:

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Professional level knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI model and in - depth understanding of Cisco network
• Deep and commanding grasp of Layer 2, Layer 3 and Layer 4 protocols
• Plan and execute projects on timely manner
• Co-ordinate, Co-operate with IT teams and lay the ground work for deploying new technology
• Support University datacenter with nexus 9k,7k,5k and 3k and 2k fabric extenders
• Install, configure and upgrade cisco catalyst 2960, 3560, 6504, 6509, ASR 1000, nexus 9k,7k,5k and 3k and 2k fabric extenders
• Configure troubleshoot, HSRP, STP, MSTP, RSTP, PVTP, VTP
• Implement static and dynamic NAT
• Configure and troubleshoot IGP — EIGRP, OSPF
• Configure and troubleshoot and finetune BGP, IBPG
• Implement LACP, PAGP to leverage redundancy and optimize traffic throughput
• Extensive experience with cloud managed Meraki switches and access points
• Design, deploy, configure and maintain Meraki switches MS425, MS225
• Design, deploy, configure, troubleshoot Meraki Wireless Network (SSIDs)
• Install and manage cloud managed Meraki MR45 APs
• Upgrade maintain and support university Cisco Wireless infrastructure
• Extensively worked with cisco WISM, Cisco WLC 5500 series
• Competent with Prime infrastructure: AP installation, maintaining and troubleshoot wireless connectivity
• Heavily involved in migrating universities' LAN devices and end clients from public IP address space to private IP address space
• Support Client SSL-VPN with ASA5585 VPN concentrator
• Integrate VPN profile to ISE for authentication
• Maintain and upgrade ASA 5585 firewall and ASDM
• Create, modify, restrict traffic via deploying firewall policies on ASA 5585
• Hands-on experience with cisco fire power 4100 NGFW, deploy new policy, deep packet inspection
• Design a secure path to access sensitive university services and limit access authorization using SSL-VPN
• IP addressing scheme and SolarWinds IPAM
• Maintain DHCP and DNS
• Pushing config via SolarWinds
• SolarWinds monitoring
• Blackboard SmartView ticketing and TeamDynamix (TDX)
• Documenting Infrastructure architecture - Visio

NOC Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and troubleshoot cisco switches and routers (2950,4510R+E, Meraki225, ASR1001-X)
• Assist configuration of Nexus switches: 5k, 3k and 2K
• Configure and troubleshooting dynamic routing protocols; EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
• Implement and maintain redundancy protocols; HSRP, VRRP and GLBP
• Hands-on experience and maintain DNS and DHCP services: Infoblox
• Setting up Radius servers for AAA authentication
• Set-up and configure new Access Points, manage controllers, maintain, and update Prime maps and perform debugging Wifi service issues
• Execute deep packet inspection using Splunk and Palo Alto— Firewall, revise Firewall policy and suggest and implement new rules
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Configure Video devices (CODEC), telepresence and Amino boxes
• Configuring security cameras CCTV and Netbotz
• Working knowledge of broad MPLS architecture designs
• Play a supporting role among the NOC team in providing more than 201 country office sites located all over the world with WAN links availability plus maintaining its reliability with highest quality possible
• Deal with MPLS, ISP, VSAT, IPLC and Metro Ethernet link providers in mitigating down time and maintain their performance as per SLA contractual agreement
• 24/7x365 provide support and help identify, isolate faults and involve teams for quick fix to client’s request and logged incidents in the NOC’s task queue
• Offshore support for country office site IT with their WAN circuits, LAN issues and applications response time
• Execute bandwidth load test (Chariot) on links before onboarding and assist WAN team during implementation or circuit cutover in vendor change cases
• Run and prepare traffic reports from WAN accelerator; analyze and interpret output; determine the legitimacy of the traffic; notify and advise end users on bandwidth utilization
• Trouble shoot complex LAN issues and escalate to senior engineers and open Cisco Tac for extensive diagnose and resolution
• Teaming up with LAN, WAN and Wifi teams in smoothing up the day to day network operations
• Conduct pre and post check during switch cutover and play a key role among all stake holders in making sure services restoration after a change
• Monitor availability of WAN links, Network device via monitoring tools: PRTG, Spluk
• Broad experience of Remedy Ticketing
• Train and mentor new hiree to come up to the speed which the NOC environment demands
• Technical analysis and articulate reporting skills

Network Field Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure new switches, test and examine connectivity issues
• Replace Catalyst 2800 with switch stacks
• Configure port-channels with different aggregate protocols: PAGP, LACP
• Help migrating E1, T1 circuits for Verizon and Sita vendors
• Host virtual meeting with vendor engineers for trouble shooting and resolution
• Conduct inspection and handle breakfix assignments
• Survey and document device labeling and IP address assignments
• Configuring intervlan routing, setting up site to site GRE tunnel
• Configure RIP, EIGRP and OSPF routing protocols
• IOS image upgrade, configure VTP, STP and Gateway redundancy protocols
• Configure port channels, apply port securities
• Plan, design and implement small business networks
• Deploying Access list and port security
• Assign New IP scheme

Network Associate

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Add users and computers to active directory
• Installing switches, router and Access Points
• Server patching
• Fix and maintenance of hardware network devices
• Supporting applications, backup and archiving
• On-call support addressing IP network issues