Network Engineer

Skills

Employment History:

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Proficient and knowledge with TCP/IP network environments and solid background in networking over a variety of transmission mediums to include high-bandwidth fiber optics and low-bandwidth.
• Responsible for analyze the agency's LAN/WAN for the network traffic patterns, design and integrate data/voice services and performs network testing and evaluation during agency migration to DoITT.
• Carrying out Ticket Management - Incident, Change and Problem
• Conducts advanced enterprise-level performance tuning, capacity planning, and ensures availability of mission-critical network devices and services.
• Configuring the Cisco 6500/4500/3750 switches for NYC Agency Dept's Hotelling/WAN LAN environments.
• Configuring Nexus Switches 7000, 5000 2000 with VDC's, VPC's at the aggregation layer for the datacenter servers with 100 redundancy.
• Very strong knowledge in BGP, OSPF, LDP, RSVP and HSRP, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIPv2 configuration troubleshooting skills.
• Configuring F5/ACE Load Balancer, Riverbed WAN Optimizers and Troubleshooting
• As part of the Disaster Recovery Data center project, carried out the hardware/ device / circuit level fail over tests throughout Data Center network.
• Implementing Quality of Service QOS design requirements in co-operation with local layer 2 3 tunneling technologies.
• Had good knowledge in working with wireless technologies.
• Testing of Intrusion detection devices to control the outside hacking. Used WAAS for WAN speed process.
• Configuring and Administering the Network using Cisco ACS.
• Had expert level knowledge in Optical, Wireless, Voice technologies
• Testing some group of switch in VLAN configuration, spanning tree and VTP environment using TCL script.
• Had good knowledge of servers and virtual environments.
• Monitored system performance and implemented performance tuning.
• Design, implementation and management of Wide Area Network design.
• Responsible for design, development, implementation and customization of HP OpenView.
• Working knowledge of HP OpenView, NetScout Sniffers, SolarWinds Suite.
• Good knowledge in configuration of Voice VLAN's VOIP technologies , Prioritizing the voice traffic over the data traffic.
• Had good knowledge in upgrading Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewalls technologies ASA IOS using TFTP.
• Configured Cisco ASR 1004, 1002 series routers for BGP Route Reflectors between the DoITT Data Centers
• Worked with the vendors in the leased lines terminations and the equipment procurement processes for the new network infrastructure.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Proficient and knowledge with TCP/IP network environments and solid background in networking over a variety of transmission mediums to include high-bandwidth fiber optics and low-bandwidth.
• Responsible for design, implement and support data network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing on a regular basis.
• Configuring the Cisco 6500/4500/3500 switches for the Datacenter LAN aggregation layers
• Configuring the Cisco ASA 5550/ 6500 FWSM for the firewall security rules
• Very strong knowledge in BGP, OSPF, LDP, RSVP and HSRP, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIPv2 configuration troubleshooting skills
• Configuring ACE/F5 Load Balancers, Cascade Profilers and Sensors and Troubleshooting
• Carrying out Ticket Management - Incident, Change and Problem.
• Good knowledge in configuration of Voice VLAN's VOIP technologies , Prioritizing the voice traffic over the data traffic.
• Implementing Quality of Service QOS design requirements in co-operation with local layer 2 3 tunneling technologies.
• Had good knowledge in working with wireless technologies.
• Testing of Intrusion detection devices to control the outside hacking. Used WAAS for WAN speed process.
• Configuring and Administering the Network using Cisco ACS.
• Had expert level knowledge in Optical, Wireless, Voice technologies
• Responsible for design, development, implementation and customization of HP OpenView.
• Working knowledge of HP OpenView, NetScout Sniffers, SolarWinds Suite.
• Testing some group of switch in VLAN configuration, spanning tree and VTP environment using TCL script.
• Had good knowledge of servers and virtual environments
• Monitored system performance and implemented performance tuning.
• Design, implementation and management of Wide Area Network design.
• Had good knowledge in upgrading Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewalls technologies ASA IOS using TFTP.
• Performing analysis and reporting of operational data for use in maintenance, performance tuning and capacity planning for future upgrades
• Serve as an escalation point for Tier 3 advanced support for enterprise network devices and services

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design and implementation of data network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing on a regular basis.
• Carrying out Ticket Management - Incident, Change and Problem
• Conducts advanced enterprise-level performance tuning, resource planning, and ensures availability of mission-critical network devices and services.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Proficient and knowledge with TCP/IP network environments and solid background in networking over a variety of transmission mediums to include high-bandwidth fiber optics and low-bandwidth.
• Configuring Nexus Switches 7000, 5000 2000 High Storage Datacenter switches with VDC's, VPC's at the aggregation layer for the datacenter servers with 100 redundancy.
• Configuring the Cisco 6500 switches at core layer for the office Datacenter LAN aggregation layers
• Configuring the Cisco 6500 switches with VSS for Stateful Switchover SSO Nonstop Forwarding NSF at edge layer
• Configuring Cisco 1004, 1002 series routers for WAN and Intranet purposes with other business groups.
• Very strong knowledge in BGP, OSPF, LDP, RSVP and HSRP, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIPv2 configuration troubleshooting skills.
• Good knowledge in configuration of Voice VLAN's VOIP technologies , Prioritizing the voice traffic over the data traffic.
• Had good knowledge in upgrading Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewalls technologies ASA IOS using TFTP.
• Testing some group of switch in VLAN configuration, spanning tree and VTP environment using TCL script.
• Monitored system performance and implemented performance tuning.
• Had good knowledge of servers and virtual environments
• Design, implementation and management of Wide Area Network design.
• Configuring the Cisco ASA/ 6500 FWSM for the firewall security rules VPN connectivity
• Configuring ACE Load Balancer, Bluecoat Packet shapers policies WAN Optimizers and Troubleshooting
• Worked with the vendors in the leased lines terminations and the equipment procurement processes for the new network infrastructure.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Proficient and knowledge with TCP/IP network environments and solid background in networking over a variety of transmission mediums to include high-bandwidth fiber optics and low-bandwidth.
• Day-to-day operational responsibility for Synopsys Data Voice Network services to an overall uptime percentage of 99.999 at the core.
• Configuring Cisco Call managers for VOIP and troubleshooting
• Configuring Bluecoat Packet shapers policies WAN Optimizers and Troubleshooting
• Configuring Cisco Nexus Switches for High Storage Datacenter Devices
• Carrying out Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management
• Responsible for design and implementation of data network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing on a regular basis.
• Implementing Quality of Service QOS design requirements in co-operation with local layer 2 3 tunneling technologies.
• Had good knowledge of servers and virtual environments
• Had good knowledge in working with wireless technologies.
• Testing of Intrusion detection devices to control the outside hacking. Used WAAS for WAN speed process.
• Configuring and Administering the Network using Cisco ACS.
• Had expert level knowledge in Optical, Wireless, Voice technologies
• Responsible for design, development, implementation and customization of HP OpenView.
• Working knowledge of HP OpenView, NetScout Sniffers, SolarWinds Suite.
• Conducts advanced enterprise-level performance tuning, resource planning, and ensures availability of mission-critical network devices and services.
• Testing some group of switch in vlan configuration, spanning tree and VTP environment using TCL script.
• Performing analysis and reporting of operational data for use in maintenance, performance tuning and capacity planning for future upgrades
• Serve as an escalation point for Tier 3 advanced support for enterprise network devices and services

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with the vendors in the leased lines terminations and the equipment procurement processes for the new network infrastructure at the acquisition locations.
• Setting up the network infrastructure which includes the data/voice networks as per the site design specifications and integrating it with the Synopsys Network.
• Setting up the Cisco Call Manager for the new site VoIP connectivity.

Wireless infrastructure upgrade

This project involves in upgrading the existing wireless infrastructure upgrade in ASIAPAC offices from the Cisco to Aruba wireless infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Configuring the Access controllers and Access points for all the regional offices as per the RF planning.
• Setting up the Airwave NMS for the configured Access controllers and Access points.
• Provided backend WiFi network support and the guest accessing permissions from time to time.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Proficient and knowledge with TCP/IP network environments and solid background in networking over a variety of transmission mediums to include high-bandwidth fiber optics and low-bandwidth.
• Day-to-day operational responsibility for GE C I Data Voice network.
• Manages enterprise network systems and services to an overall uptime percentage of 99.999 at the core.
• Responsible for design and implementation of data network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing on a regular basis.
• Monitors availability of network and network services, and establishes escalation and resolution policies and procedures to reduce the MTTR Mean Time to Repair of business critical network components using Six Sigma quality process.
• Responsible for maintaining the Network database updation during business migration
• Direct and perform routine and non-routine tasks for daily operations of enterprise network devices and services.
• Testing some group of switch in VLAN configuration, spanning tree and VTP environment using TCL script.
• Direct and perform collection analysis and reporting of operational data for use in maintenance, performance tuning and capacity planning for future enhancements/upgrades
• Serve as an escalation point for Tier 3 support for enterprise network devices and services

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating multiple levels of redundancy in WAN connectivity to the GE Corporate Sites.
• Creating separate IP address schemes/vlan's as per teams and analyzes the traffic patterns of the users before and after the implementation of LAN redesign.
• Creating a standard format for the static/dynamic port allotments and switched end port connectivity details of all the users and servers.

Incident Management Analysis

• As part of the ITIL Problem management team, this project involves in analysing and proposing permanent fixes for the recurring network alerts across the critical GE Business sites.
• Analyzing and creating trend patterns for the network alerts across the GE C I sites.
• Creating the scenarios and proposing solutions to permanently fix the network outages.