PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7+ years of practical experience in Networking, with proficient hands - on experience in the areas of Wi-Fi portfolio, Routing, Switching and Troubleshooting.
• Strong noledge in configuring and troubleshooting routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, VOIP, IS-IS, SNMP, EIGRP and BGP.
• Good experience in Installing and Configuring Cisco switches 2960, 3560, 4500, 6500, 4900, 2900, 3750, Nexus 5000, Nexus 7000, WS-C4948, Juniper EX, QFX and Alcatel 7705 SAR series.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration Maintenance and Troubleshooting ofCitrixXenDesktop 7.0/5.
• Hands-on expertise with routers 2600, 2900, 3600, 3900, 7200, 7600, ASR-901, ASR-903, ASR 5500, ASR-9010 and Juniper ACX, E, M, MX960 series.
• Fortigatefirewall and Cisco ASA experience, root, VDOM, VIP, Policy maps, Web filters, IPSEC, SSL VPN and certificates, Data link prevention, etc.
• Good background withvirtualization, virtual networking, virtual switches and software defined networks.
• Working noledge on Devices like Juniper SRX240, Alcatel5620 SAM, 9500 MPR and Omni switch 6400.
• Good in Implementation, working analysis, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN, WAN & WLAN architecture with excellent work experience on IP series.
• Working noledge with Load Balancers F5 LTM like 3900, 6900 for various applications.
• Working noledge of Firewall, LDAP, AAA, TACACS/RADIUS, and IPSEC.
• Proficient with TCP/IP and relative OSI models.
• Good in Security policy configuration including NAT, PAT, VPN, SSL-VPN, Route-maps and Access Control Lists.
• Strong practical experience in IP addressing, Sub-netting, VLSM and ARP, proxy ARP, and ping concepts.
• Expertise in troubleshooting and configuring DNS, DHCP, TFTP, TELNET, SSH, FTP and NFS.
• Excellent hands-on experience in designing and implementing IP addressing dat includes both IPV4 and IPV6.
• Strong fundamental noledge in implementing Layer-2 level technologies including VLAN's, VTP, STP, RSTP and Trunking.
• Working experience on tools and devices like Source Fire, Fire eye, Aruba, Cisco ASA, Cisco ISE.
• Good understanding and working noledge of Protocols like IEEE 802.1, IEEE 802.3& IEEE 802.11, 802.1x, EAP, PEAP & EAP-TLS.
• Hands-on experience of Python scripting, automation using Python, string parsing, libraries, API's, regexp and more.
• Expertise on various Operating Systems and software's like Win8, Win7, Win 2008, Win Vista, Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Red Hat Linux, Asterisk and MS Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop.
• Working experience in SONET, DWDM & ATM Networks.
• Working experience in VMware ESX 5.x, VMware Workstation, VMware vCenter Server, Microsoft SharePoint, System Center 2012 R2, C++.
• Good in VoIP Installation and troubleshooting, configuring Digium Phones and setting up VoIP over VLAN.
• Good understanding and working noledge of ITIL standards.
• Hands on experience on several Ticketing Tools like JIRA, Change Management, Service Catalog, ePCR, SR, Remedy, IP center etc.
• Working Experience on web content filter and gateways like Blue Coat, Websense.
• Working Experience on Network Scanning, Management, Alerting & Logging tools like Solar Winds, Net cool, Science Logic, Log Logic, EM7, Indeni, nCircle, PRTG, Wire shark.
• Comprehensive understanding of OSI Model, TCP/IP protocol suite (IP, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, FTP, TFTP).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing: RIPV1, RIPV2, IGRP, EGIRP, OSPF, BGP, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization,Static Routing

Switching: VLANs, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing & Multi-Layer Switch, EtherChannels, Transparent Bridging, CEF, DECF, Port Security, VSS Cisco 2960, 3560, 4500, 6500, 4900, 2900, 3750, Nexus 5000, Nexus 7000, WS-C4948, Juniper routers MX-480, MX-960 and Switches EX-4200,EX-8200, QFX, Alcatel 7705SAR:

Router: Cisco 7600, 7606, 7609, 7613, 7200, 4400, 3900, 3800, 2900, 1900, ASR-901, ASR-903, ASR5500, ASR-9010, 7206 VX, MWR 2941, Alcatel 7705 SAR, Juniper ACX, E, M, MX960,SRX 240 series

Switches: Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3560, 3750, 2960, Nexus 7000, Nexus 6000, Nexus 5000, JuniperEX, QFX and Alcatel 7705 SAR series

Network Security: Cisco ASA5550/ 5540, NetScreen, Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, Checkpoints, AAA, Firemon, FREERADIUS, CADA, LDAP, IPsec VPN, SSL VPN, IDS, IPS, Source Fire, Fire Eye, Cisco NAC(4.9.3), Cisco ISE, Aruba, RSA, RSA 2 Factor, SIEM, Qradar, Tripwire

Network Management: Wire shark, SNMP, Etheiral, Solar Winds, Net cool, Science Logic, Log Logic, EM7, Indeni,nCircle, PRTG, Blue Coat, Websense, Cisco NAC, ISE, Active Directory

Operating Systems: Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP, Sv2003, Sv2008, Sv2012, Vista, 7, 8), Ubuntu, Linux, Kali Linux,CentOS, FreeBSD, Red Hat

Softwares: VMware ESX 5.x, VMware Workstation, vCenter Server, System Center 2012 R2, MSSharePoint, C++

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey, NJ

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Network designing, configuration and testing the backup circuits from the remote-site offices to Data Center using BGP over the GRE tunnels
• Experience in configuring the redundant BGP route to the data center via MPLS VPN cloud from the remote-sites.
• Experience in configuring the EIGRP protocol within the LAN network and eBGP in the WAN network
• Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs over the internet utilizing 3DES, AES/AES-256 with ASA Firewalls from the Data center to the third part clients
• Experience in configuring the Secured GRE Tunnels between the data centers over the backup circuit
• Experience with configuration of Virtual Port channel with HSRP between the Nexus 7000 switches and the ASA Active/Standby Firewalls
• Experience in configuring the Virtual Switch Stack between the Cisco Catalyst 4500 series switches
• Experience with LAN protocols like STP, RSTP, VTP, VLAN and Port Channel Protocols like LACP and PAGP
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500 with ACL, NAT, Object Groups, Failover, Multi-Contexts
• Experience in Policy based routing configuration on the Cisco ASA 9.4 version
• Experience in web-filtering using Cisco FirePower 6.1.0
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices.
• Experience in creating the dynamic network diagrams (Qmaps) and Qapps for the monitoring and troubleshooting using the Netbrain
• Experience in working on Cisco prime for creating the user defined templates to deploy the configuration on the networking devices
• Monitored MPLS, Point to Point and Tunnel links of 25 Clients locations with the help of Manage Engine OPManager
• Experience in configuring the DHCP, DNS Servers and adding the subnets in the Solarwinds IPAM tool
• Participated extensively in office Mergers and Acquisitions
• Experience in Network and VIP configuration, monitoring, load balancing method in Netscaler Load Balancer.
• Experience in creating VLAN, SNIP and routes on the Netscaler load balancer.
• Responsible for managing activities, Upgrading IOS - Upgrading hardware and installing new devices, Tuning (Configuration), make standardization for the topology
• Experience in addressing the security vulnerabilities reported by the Cisco
• Experience in converting from Http to Https access to the websites and FTP to SFTP and SCP for secure file transfer using the Solar winds SFTP server
• Experience in working on windows servers 2010 and 2012R
• Provide front end on-call network support 24x7x365 for all network infrastructures in the co-operation

Environment: In Corporate office architecture with highly reliable & secured network including Cisco routers (7200, 3800, 2800) and Cisco switches (6500, 3700, 4900, 2900), Nexus(7K and 5k) Routing Protocols (EIGRP and BGP), Switching protocols (VTP, STP, GLBP,HSRP), ASA(5545, 5515) firewall, Netscaler Load balancer.

Confidential, NY City, NY

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in originating VoIP telephone calls are similar to traditional digital telephony and involve signaling, channel setup.
• Configuring user's roles and policies for autantication using Cisco NAC and monitoring the status of logged users in network using Cisco ISE.
• Implemented the Inter VDOM Routing through the Fortigate Firewalls and also the Router.
• Configuring and Troubleshooting WLC to manage ESS for the widespread Comcast WLAN.
• Protocols can be used by special-purpose software, such as Jitsi, or integrated into a web page (web-based VoIP).
• Implementation on Policy Base Routing (PBR).
• Configured pools, virtual servers, nodes on different BIG-IP F5 load balancers, Bluecoats Proxies, Riverbed WAN Optimizers and assisted in modifications of virtual server configuration on existing applications.
• CitrixNetScaler11 configuration and maintaining.
• Identified opportunities for implementation ofnetworkbest practices, particularlyF5load balancer implementations.
• Managing and configuring of Access lists, configuring of Wide Area Networking Protocols, HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN, NAT, HSRP and VPN.
• Working on RSA, AAA, & RADIUS.
• Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, Fortigate Firewalls for stable VPNs
• Experience in operational support, troubleshooting on an enterprisenetworkand possess data capture skills in Cisco CSS,CitrixNetScaler10.x devices.
• Working Troubleshooting with the TCP dumps and wire shark.
• Working on System Center 2012 R2, MS SharePoint and installation and configuration of VMware infrastructure.
• Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of Net Screen, Palo Alto, and Firemon Firewalls.
• Installation, configuration, maintenance & troubleshooting of Cisco ASA 5500 and Cisco PIX Firewall 500.
• Installation, configuring of checkpoints firewall and updating checkpoints software.
• Configuring and designing VPN rules for Net Screen VPN Box and Check points Firewall.
• Designing and Implementing firewall rules and modifying existing rules in Palo Alto, Cisco ASDM, Juniper SRX and checkpoint firewalls.
• Using Ticketing tools like JIRA, Remedy, IPCenter, etc., for logging the troubleshooting issues and their resolutions.

Environment: Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches, Cisco 3640/12000/7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, 2248/3560/5020/6509, ASA, Checkpoint, LAN, OSPF, BGP, RIP, and EIGRP.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing, Installation and configuration on Checkpoint, ASA, Net Screen and Juniper Firewalls.
• Secure calls using standardized protocols (such as Secure Real-time Transport Protocol).
• Experience in operational support, troubleshooting on an enterprisenetworkand possess data capture skills in Cisco CSS,CitrixNetScaler10.x devices.
• Installed high availability Big IPF5LTM and GTM load balancers to provide uninterrupted service to customers.
• Developing and maintain network configuration, documentation, industry best standards and practices.
• Configuring & managing around 500+ Network &Security Devices dat includes Cisco Routers & Switches, Nexus Switches, Juniper and Palo Alto Firewalls, F5 Big IP Load balancers, Bluecoat Proxies and Riverbed WAN Optimizers.
• Familiarity with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).
• Used openstack to simulate the test case to test virtual machines.
• Designing, Installation and configuration of firewall Filters on Cisco and Juniper Routers.
• Troubleshooting MPLS circuits, VPN and SSL VPN connectivity.
• Designing, Installation and configuration of MPLS circuits, VPN and SSL VPN connections on checkpoint Firewalls, Juniper & NetScreen VPN Boxes.
• Configuring IPsec VPN connections, encryption algorithms & VPN domains on checkpoint R75.
• Working Troubleshooting with the TCP dumps and wire shark.
• Configuring, troubleshooting and managing secure web content gateways and filters like Blue Coat and Websense.
• Working on Active Directory to add users to new groups and change user's policies.
• Working on RSA 2 Factor, AAA & Radius. Working on IPS and IDS (source fire and fire eye).
• Working on tools and devices Aruba & CADA to assign roles, policies to devices and users.
• Configuring and deploying Cisco NAC & Cisco ISE.
• Working on Cisco NAC & ISE to authorize users based on protocols PEAP and EAP-TLS, also manage and monitor user's access privileges.

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