SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in Networking, including hands - on experience in providing network support, installation and analysis for broad range of LAN/WAN/MAN communication systems.
• Successfully deployed Gigamon Appliances onsite according to the requirement.
• Hands On experience Cisco IOS/IOS-XR/NX-OS, Juniper JUNOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS.
• Hands on experience of Data Center environment and implementation of VPC, VDC and Fabric path on Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K, & 2K Switches.
• Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting Cisco Routers (2800,2900,3900,3800,7600) using Static, RIP, IGRP, OSPF, EIGRP.
• Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP, PPP and SNMP.
• Experience in reserving IP address and DNS entries using Infoblox and solorwinds.
• Hands on adding new networks and creating DHCP ranges on Infoblox.
• Strong Hands on experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco 12404,12406,7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Tier II ISP Routing Policies, Network Architecture, IP Subnetting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, FT1 / T1 / FT3 / T3 SONET POS OCX / GigE circuits.
• 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.
• Worked on citrix Netscalars, Cisco CSS, F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400 & 6800 remotely under the enterprise network.
• Worked on CSM, F5 LTM/GTM, BIG-IP, load balancing, iRules, and WAN acceleration.
• Hands on experience creating iRules with Tickle Script and applying it on virtual servers to inspect and redirect service ports.
• Hands on experience with deployment of QKview files in iHealth and monitoring.
• Worked on troubleshooting issues on Citrix Netsacalars, CSM, F5 LTM related to network, objects and servers.
• 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.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• Hands on experience in providing layer 3 support for cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Worked extensively on Cisco ASA 5500 (5510/5540) Series, experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
• Experience with convert Checkpoint/Juniper VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution and worked on RSA secure IDs to providing VPN Token to Company USERS. Migration with Cisco ASA VPN experience.
• Creating access rules on the ASA (5545-X,5525, 5585) firewalls according to the PCI requirements & DMZ environment.
• Hands on experience with juniper firewalls, creating rules and address objects on junos space including DMZ zone.
• Worked on migration of existing PIX firewall to ASA firewall, PIX OS upgrade from 6.3 to 7.0
• Configure and tweak the URL Filtering on Cisco ASA with Fire POWER. (Cisco AMP)
• Assisted in designing, implementing and evaluating applications, systems and utilities relevant to Active Directory services.
• Experience in managing Active directory Domain Controllers, DNS and DHCP Servers.
• Extensive work experience with Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Load Balancers and Firewalls.
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 5000 and HP Management switches.
• Hands on experience on network monitoring and analysis tools like, Packet sniffer, TCP DUMP and Wireshark, Cisco Works, Riverbed, Wireshark, Gigamon.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP, Ether-channel, STP, RSTP and MST.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking Technologies: LAN/WAN Architecture, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, VPN, VLAN, VTP, NAT, PAT, STP, RSTP, PVST, MSTP

Networking Hardware: Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers, ASA/Pix firewalls, Palo Alto,Vmware, Ironport,Gigamon-TA10,HC2 devices

Routing Protocols: OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, RIP, MPLS, IS-IS, BGP, Multicasting

Security Technologies: PAP, CHAP, Cisco PIX, Blue Coat

Network Monitoring: Cisco Works 2000, Wire Shark, HRPing, Gigamon w/fire eye, Solarwinds, Stealth watch

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, LINUX, Cisco IOS, IOS XR

Routers: CISCO 2600, 2800,3600,3800,7200, Juniper M & T Series, Cisco CRS-1, CRS -3, GSR

Load Balancers: Cisco CSM, F5 Networks (BIG-IP), Citrix Netscalar

Capacity & performance: IXIA, Spirent, Cisco works, IPerf, IXChariot

Switches: Nexus 9k,7k,5k,2k, CISCO 2900, 3500, 3850,4500,5000,6500,9300

Switching: LAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing& Multi-layer switch, ether channels.

Gateway Redundancy: HSRP and GLBP

Firewalls: Juniper SRX, net screen (500/5200), Juniper SRX (220,340,1500/3600), Pix(525/535), ASA (5520/5550/5580 ) cisco firepower, Palo Alto,McAfee Web Gateway,Checkpoint (15400,12k Series).

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS,RSA two factor Authentication

Features & Services: IOS and Features, HSRP, GLBP, IPAM IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, TFTP and FTP Management, Open Stack, IVR’s, HLD and LLD documents, Dell equal logics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, OH

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Hands on experience of Nexus 9K, 7k, 6K, 5k and 2K FEXs and Cisco switch 3560.
• Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K and its downstream devices and also configure 2k, 3k,7k series Routers.
• Maintained a lab environment that consists of various Routers and L2/L3 switches.
• Worked on Cisco 2500, 2600, 2800 series routers and 1900, 2900, 3560, 3750 series switches.
• Configuring STP (PVST, RSTP) for switching loop prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.
• Configured routing protocol EIGRP on 2600, 2800 routers and static routing on 3750 switches.
• Worked on RA and L2L VPNs with IPsec, GETVPN and SSL Anyconnect and webvpn methods.
• Implementing QoS on PE and CE as per BTs templates and upgrading bandwidth and CoS as per client requirement.
• Pushed the firewall rules and staged them through python automation.
• Worked on stacking and upgrading switches like 3550 and 3750 series.
• Handling Complaints for Intranet and Extranet over MPLS backbone. Checking the connectivity between different locations.
• Experience in migration of VLANS.
• Performed Configuration on ASR 9K Pairs includes HSRP, Bundle Ethernet Config, Assigning DHCP profiles.
• Configured Layer 2 & Layer 3 interfaces and port channels on Nexus 9508.
• Upgrading downgrading 3850, 3750, 9300 series switches.
• Worked on Citrix Ntescalars, CSM, F5 LTM/GTM, BIG-IP, load balancing, iRules, and WAN acceleration.
• Knowledge of F5 Best Practices, used iHealth, SSL offloading, Route Domains, GTM Sync Group.
• Worked with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Splunk, Force point, Nessus, Stealth watch, Checkpoint, Zscaler and other vendors to provide a stable, high-speed secure network.
• Configured datacenter technologies like VPC, VDC on Nexus 7010 Core Switches.
• Provide design solutions to the users based on the requirement and also work on the changes that lead to work on the implementation.
• Worked on the outages and change implementations for issues like timeouts, latency and asymmetrical routes.
• Created virtual private networks and instances on Azure. Provided security to the applications on AWS & Azure.
• Experience in JUNO Space, NSM (Network and Security Manager) and Pulse secure, Panorama, Algosec (Firewall analyzer), Splunk tools
• Involved in upgrades of catalyst switches, debugging the image files and download them through using third party tool winscp.
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls with trust,untrust & DMZ.
• Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting Cisco Routers (2800,2900,3900,3800,7600) using Static, RIP, IGRP, OSPF, EIGRP & experience with Checkpoint, Cisco PIX & ASA devices.
• Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP, PPP and SNMP.
• Juniper: EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500, MX-480, M Series, SRX210, SRX240, 340,1500, 3100
• Strong Hands on experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco 12404,12406,7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches & Aruba Clear pass.
• Automating the configurations and push them to all the sites by using python scripting.
• Worked on private DMVPN WAN to provide fast local SAN based backups/restores including remote offsite backups to our local Datacenter.
• 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.
• Configure emergency ACLs on the external facing Routers to gun down attacks/ threats from any IPs (Hacking/DDoS source) which happens often being a financial Institution.

Environment: Cisco Nexus,9K,7k,6K,5k, Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/12000 / 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Firepower, Juniper,PaloAlto, 2248/3560/5020/6509 ASA, Checkpoint, F5 LTM/GTM, LAN, OSPF, BGP, RIP, EIGRP.

Confidential, NC

Sr. Network security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience working in Data Centre environment, configuration changes as per the needs of company.
• Configured datacenter technologies like VPC, VDC on Nexus 7010 Core Switches.
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 5000.
• Worked on stacking and upgrading switches like 3550 and 3750 series.
• Strong hands on and exposure to Palo Alto and juniper on regular basis tickets.
• Handled Enterprise Network firewalls and involved in a part of migration from juniper to Palo Alto firewalls.
• Worked on implementation of major project in charter called Spectrum Mobile to go live.
• Involved in L2 Technical approver for any changes made to the network which involved changes to the Switches, routers, firewall, Load balancers and DNS
• Responsible for maintaining multi-vendor network environment including Cisco ASA, Juniper JUNOS, Fortinet firewalls, Palo Alto PA-200 and configuring different policies to provide connectivity
• Successfully installed PaloAlto PA 3060 firewalls to protect Data Center and provided L3 support for routers/switches/firewalls.
• Experience with CSM, F5 (LTM) Load balancers to provide efficient switching and routing for local and global traffic
• Performed OSPF, BGP, DHCP Profile, HSRP, IPV6, Bundle Ethernet implementation on ASR 9K redundant pair and Aruba clear pass console with EAP-TLS.
• Hands-on experience on pushing the configurations through automation with python.
• Configuring, implementing and troubleshooting VLAN’s, VTP, STP, Trunking, Ether channels.
• Designing, implementing LAN/WAN configurations on Cisco 5K, catalyst 6500 switches.
• Installing, configuring Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design.
• Experience in configuring, upgrading and verifying the NX-OS operation system.
• Involved in L2 Technical approver for any changes made to the network which involved changes to the Switches, routers, firewall(DMZ Zones), Load balancers and DNS
• Responsible for maintaining multi-vendor network environment including Cisco ASA, Juniper JUNOS, Fortinet firewalls, Palo Alto PA-200 and configuring different policies to provide connectivity.
• Implementing security Solutions using PaloAlto Pa-5000/3000, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint firewalls R75, R77.20.
• Dealing with intra wireless n/w system like ACL’s and access points.
• Configure and administer network devices consisting of F5 load balancers, Bluecoat proxies, Juniper SRX's, PaloAlto Network Firewalls.
• Designed, implemented, and managed network security countermeasures including firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems such as: Palo Alto, Pfsense, and Cisco's SourceFire.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Site to Site as well as Remote Access VPN on Cisco ASA and Checkpoint firewalls.
• Provided proactive threat defense with ASA that stops attacks before they spread through the network with DMZ environment.
• Working with level-2 team in deploying and installing Palo Alto firewalls.
• Participating in the firewall review calls to get the changes approved.
• Experience with designing and configuring secure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) through private and public networks in AWS.
• Solving Problems on a case-by-case basis with deep understanding of networking/firewall concepts particularly in juniper and Palo Alto devices, experience with NSM and Provider 1 management stations.
• Checking firewall logs in panorama log monitor tracker and doing packet capture in command line during troubleshooting.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification.

Environment: juniper SRX Firewalls, Juniper NSM Firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama,Cisco 4400/7200/3900/7600 Routers, Cisco3650, 6800/6500/3560 Switches, Nexus 7k/5k RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, Gigamon,CISCO ASA 5500, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VLAN, QoS, Wireshark, Solarwinds.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured and migrated Juniper Devices into large environment.
• Hand on experience of the configuration and implementation of various Cisco Routers & L2/L3 Switches.
• Configured Nexus 7010 switches and 5020, 2248 as access layer switches.
• Configured VPCs on Nexus 7010 switches of SUP 1 with multiple VDCs and VPCs, CFS
• Extensive experience in configuring and implementing OSPF and BGP
• Supported core network consisting of Cisco 7200 series routers running multi area OSPF
• Configuration of EIGRP and OSPF as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route redistribution, installed and maintained Cisco 3600, 2600 and 7200 backbone routes with HSRP
• Implemented stub/Totally stub areas. Implemented various OSPF features like route-summarization and SPF throttling.
• Experience with CSM, F5 (LTM) Load balancers to provide efficient switching and routing for local and global traffic
• Performed OSPF, BGP, DHCP Profile, HSRP, IPV6, Bundle Ethernet implementation on ASR 9K redundant pair
• Perform setup of test scenarios, both hardware and software components, and perform troubleshooting.
• Experience working in DataCentre environment, configuration changes as per the needs of company.
• Configuring, implementing and troubleshooting VLAN’s, VTP, STP, Trunking, Ether channels.
• Designing, implementing LAN/WAN configurations on Cisco 5K, catalyst 6500 switches.
• Installing, configuring Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design.
• Experience in configuring, upgrading and verifying the NX-OS operation system.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 switches.
• Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7k series switch.
• Strong knowledge on networking concepts like TCP/IP, Routing and Switching.
• Support, administration and installation of F5 Load Balancers, Gigamon Network TAP, FireEye IDS, VMWare ESX/NSX (vSphere, vCenter and SDN Network Long-Term Strategy planning), HP Blade Enclosures, Hitachi Storage Solutions and Office 365 Migration.
• Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.
• Experience with converting Cisco ACE load balancer to F5 LTM load Balancer in data center environment. Configured F5 LTM for Bluecoat and MWG proxies.
• Considerable use of Wireshark captures. Captures obtained by port mirroring, or layer 3 capture inside of Cisco IOS routers, Palo Alto Firewalls or end point devices.
• Worked on migrations like F5 and A10's on DNS issues and was a part of A10 to F5 GTM.
• Configuring various advanced features (Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIG-IP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands-on with F5 BIG-IP LTMs IPv4/IPv6 enterprise network infrastructure utilizing Juniper routers.
• Security: Cisco ACS (including Radius and TACACS+), ASA5580, FWSM, Juniper SRX series, Juniper router, Cisco IDS security device.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500.
• Experience in migration of VLANS.

Environment: Cisco,Juniper m5, m7, mx104, mx480, ex4200, ex4600, srx240, MAG. Cisco ASA 500, Checkpoint, Palo alto, windows server 2003/2008: Palo Alto, checkpoint, F5 BIGIP LTM, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, VPN, HSRP,VRRP.

Confidential, Sandysprings, Ga

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured datacenter technologies like VPC, VDC on Nexus 7010 Core Switches.
• Configured Layer 2 & Layer 3 interfaces and port channels on Nexus 9508
• Worked on F5 LTM/GTM, BIG-IP, load balancing, iRules, and WAN acceleration.
• Knowledge of F5 Best Practices, used iHealth, SSL offloading, Route Domains, GTM Sync Group.
• Worked on private DMVPN WAN to provide fast local SAN based backups/restores including remote offsite backups to our local Datacenter.
• Configured and deployed Gigamon devices from scratch in onsite production.
• Extensive Knowledge on mapping the rules in Gigamon according to the requirement. Deployed all the devices in various locations.
• Monitor and manage network using Solarwinds monitoring solution.
• Manage Bluecoat Web Proxy and content filter.
• Implemented Positive Enforcement Model with the help of Palo Alto Networks
• Configured routes on Palo Alto firewalls 3060, 5060, 7050.
• Used DHCP to dynamically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients using Inflobox IPAM and resolved IP address conflicts.
• Monitoring and capturing the traffic using network management tools like solar winds and InfloBox.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
• Creating and managing user accounts to all team members in partner environment.
• Experience in Cisco switches and routers: IP addressing, WAN configurations.
• Maintenance and configuration of Cisco ASR1000 series and 7200VXR routers at data center and deployment of 3900, 3800, 2951 and 2821 for branch connectivity
• Hands on using crimp tools, punch down tools to punch cables to the 110 data/voice blocks.
• Communicating and escalating tickets with service providers for network outage issues.
• Managing the DNS entries using Infoblox.
• Performed Migration from Cisco ACE Load Balancers to F5 LTM.
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP, LTM, GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic
• Monitoring Network infrastructure using SNMP tools HP NNM, Solar-winds and Opnet.
• Escalation of procedures and customer notifications.
• Experience in troubleshooting VLAN, STP (Spanning tree protocol), & Switch Trunk and IP subnet issues.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.
• Experience updating IOS on devices.
• Experience with using F5 Load balancer in providing worldwide data and file sharing, continuous internet connectivity, optimized web performance.
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP Load balancer.
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 5000.
• Build and support load balancing related infrastructure systems, with an intermediate to advanced knowledge of F5 LTM.
• Deployed Gigavue-FM and VM on the TA10 and HC2 devices in SMT-HC0 and BPS.
• Integrated Fire eye tool with Service-Now using Email integration i.e. inbound actions scripting. Utilized Cisco FIREPOWER policies to manage applications, Snort rules, and URL blocking.
• Active Directory - 100+ Domain Controllers, Single Forest, Multiple Domains
• Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment including shared files.
• Working Troubleshooting with the TCP dumps and wire shark.
• Working on Layer-2 Ethernet Switching deployment with technologies like STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST along with troubleshooting of inter-VLAN routing and VLAN Trunking using 802.1Q.
• Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPSec and GRE Tunneling, VLANs, Ether Channel, Trunking, Port Security, STP and RSTP.
• Configuration and support of check point firewalls and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Implemented, configured redundancy protocols HSRP, VRRP, GLBP for Default Gateway Redundancy.
• Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting various routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP etc.
• Upgrade multiple Checkpoint firewall and NG on distributed NT environment. And manage network security policies which include access control, NAT, content security and authentication.
• Performing network monitoring, providing analysis using various tools like WireShark, Solarwinds,Gigamon etc.

Environment: Cisco 2948/3560/4500/3560/3750/3550/3500/2960/6500 Switches and Cisco 3640/1200/ 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers,Bluecoat Proxy, Cisco 1200 Aironet Access Points, Cisco Nexus 7K/5K/2K, Cisco ASA 500, Cisco ISE,Firepower,Checkpoint, Palo Alto,Gigamon, windows server 2003/2008: F5 BIGIP LTM, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, VPN, HSRP.

Confidential, Rosemont, IL

Sr. Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuring Static, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP and OSPF Routing Protocols on Cisco1600, 2600, 2800, 3600, 7300 series Routers.
• Responsible for entire company network infrastructure that includes Cisco Switches, Routers, Firewalls, Access Points, Servers and PBX.
• Configured Site to Site IPsec VPN tunnels to peer with different clients and each of client having different specifications of Phase 1 and Phase 2 policies using Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls.
• Vast knowledge of WIN OS/MAC OS services, directories/sub-directories, and networking services.
• Working experience with Load Balancers F5 LTM like 3900, 6900, 4200V over various environments.
• Worked on configuration, maintenance and administration of Palo Alto PA3000,5260,7000 Firewalls and migrating our environment from Cisco ASA to Palo Alto.
• Allocation and designing appropriate virtual IP for F5 ADC through IPAM InfloBox.
• Handling various trouble tickets, firewall rule changes, assisting other teams to bring the device to production, making DNS changes in InfloBox and routing changes.
• Firewall Design and Implementation Cisco ASA 5506, 5508, 5515 Palo Alto.
• Proficient in design, implementation, management and troubleshooting of Check Point Security Gateways (including GAIA), Palo Alto Firewalls as well as Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Setting up VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet channel between Switches.
• Implemented Positive Enforcement Model with the help of Palo Alto Networks.
• Worked on Enterprise scale Management Platforms Multi-Domain Security Smart console on Checkpoint as well as Panorama on Palo Alto and Cisco Security Manager CSM for Cisco ASA.
• Experience with deploying Fabric Path using Nexus 7k Devices. Designed & Deployed Cisco ISE 1.2/1.3 for Enterprise RADIUS Authentication with Active Directory, RSA Secure ID, Proxy Radius Services to Cisco ACS and Radiator Radius.
• Troubleshoot Network flow and application performance with Wireshark Gigamon and net flow.
• Gigamon configuration for map updates on new TAP ports, Gigamon OS upgrades from v2.8 to v4.7.DoS.
• Ability to analyze, configure and troubleshoot networks Configuring and deploying Cisco NAC & Cisco ISE.
• Troubleshoot end-to-end call flow issues in enterprise market involving various VoIP elements.
• Configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the network design.
• Responsible for the secure development lifecycle for Cisco's Nexus line of products, including Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) - Cisco's Software Defined Network (SDN) solution, as well as the Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 6k, 5k, 4k, & 2k.
• Configured EBGP load balancing and ensured stability of BGP peering interfaces.

Environment: Cisco 2948/3560/4500/3560/3750/3550/3500/2960/6500 Switches and Cisco 3640/1200/ 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco 1200 Aironet Access Points, Cisco Nexus 7K/5K/2K, Cisco ASA 500, Checkpoint, Gigamon, Palo Alto, windows server 2003/2008: F5 BIGIP LTM, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, VPN, HSRP.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot traffic passing managed firewalls via logs and packet captures
• Configured and resolved various OSPF issues in an OSPF multi area environment.
• Managed fast Layer 3 switched/routed LAN/WAN infrastructure as a part of Network team. The LAN consisted of Cisco campus model of Cisco 3550 at access layer, Cisco 6513 at distribution/core layer.
• Worked with telecom vendors in regards to network fault isolation.
• Hands-on experience with WAN (ATM/Frame Relay), Routers, Switches, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (BGP/OSPF), and IP addressing.
• Configured CIDR IP RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing.
• Involved in the configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4. Configured IP access filter policies.
• Management and Deployment on Checkpoint Firewall.
• Use Checkpoint to establish Point-to-Point tunnels.
• Ability to use NAT and Firewall security policies in Checkpoint.
• Experience In working on Configuring Multicast.
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Deployed 7613 as PE and CE router and Configured and troubleshoot the Edge Routers.
• Generating RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for critical issues of layer1/layer2/layer3 problems.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco catalyst 6509, 7613 with supervisor cards.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining network monitoring systems (Cisco works and HP Open view) and experience with developing complex network design documentation and presentations using VISIO
• Estimated Project costs and created documentation for project funding approvals.

Environment: Net Flow, TACACS, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, MPLS, CSM, SUP720, Ether Channels, Cisco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Fluke and Sniffer, Cisco 6509/ 3750/3550/3500/2950 switches, Checkpoint firewalls (SPLAT).