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.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization & Cloud platform: AWS/OpenStack/VMWare Esxi/VSphere/VMWare VRO/Docker/KVM

Security: Network Firewall/Application Firewall/VPN/Data Security/systems Security/DDOS Protection.

Networking Protocol: TCP/IP/DIAMETER/RADIUS/BGP/OSPF/MPLS

Operating Systems: LINUX/UNIX/RHEL/Various LINUX Flavors/Windows Server

Wireless Technologies: 3G/4G/LTE/PCRF/DRA/OCS/OFCS/PGW/SGW/MME.

Scripting Language: Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy/bash

F5 Product Suit: SDC/LTM/GTM (DNS)/AFM/APM/ASM/PEM/BIG IQ

Other Skills: IoT (Connected Car)/Product & Service Integration/Migration/Professional Services.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - New Jersey

Sr. F5 Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducts network studies and traffic analyses, Performance tuning firewall Policies and recommends modifications that will improve service performance.
• Successfully implemented F5 Big IP ASM and APM in various Virtual Environment like VMWare, Docker and deployed F5 Products for clients in various cloud environments using AWS, AZURE.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of UNIX, Various LINUX flavors and Windows Server.
• 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.
• Configured Application Authentications using F5 APM with AD, Kerberos, SAML and Ldap.
• Created customized Script using Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy/Tickle for Automation. Created Irule scripts to change standard functionalities of the F5 application.

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.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of UNIX, Various LINUX flavors, Windows Server and UNIX/LINUX OS Hardening.
• Extensive 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.
• Created customized Script using Perl/Shell/Python/Groovy/Tickle for Automation/Integration of F5 platform with 3rd party Applications like SPLUNK, Confidential Coherence, WebLogic, and Confidential 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.
• Successfully Being flexible in work hours and being able to work effectively on-site at customer’s locations and as well as internal global teams.

Confidential - Morrisville, NC

Professional Services Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successfully provided Services include initial system implementation design and architect, network integration, system provisioning, capacity analysis, special feature implementation, Test Plan creation and execution and other services as specified by the support contract and statement of work
• Engaged in Service delivery activities on-site/remote. Implemented Design and Creation of use cases, call flows, policy rules, routing rules, and database query logic/scripts based on customer’s Business and Service Use Cases.
• Participated in Technical discussions, and explanations of proposed solutions with customers, development of methods of procedure and other documentation as required by the customer.
• Implemented product on Virtualized Environment like KVM, VMware and as well as Confidential Proprietary Environments.
• Successfully lead deployment DRA Integration between Various LTE Core and Diameter Signaling infrastructure.
• Worked on creating Automation tool using Python/Perl/Shell/Bash.
• Provide Support for migration of Millions of live Production subscribers from legacy 3G interfaces to new 4G LTE Diameter Signaling Nodes

Confidential - Snoqualmie, WA

Sr Engineer - Technical Support

Responsibilities:

• Orchestrated comprehensive operations within OSS/NMS and Engineering Department representing 7 employees across 320+ markets and 29M subscribers.
• Manage applications to support large national wide operation high availability of network tools.
• Provided multiple change-management initiatives optimizing Network Operation Center infrastructure.