SUMMARY

• Around eight years of experience in implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting Switches, Routers, and Firewalls.
• Strong UNIX Administration skills.
• Configured DHCP, FTP, TFTP Servers.
• Expertise in configuring switching protocols such as ARP, RARP, VTP, PPP, VLAN, Etherchannel, STP, RSTP, PVST+, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP and Routing Protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, IS - IS, and MPLS.
• Worked on OSPF connecting multiple areas to the Backbone area, EIGRP along the primary Data Center.
• Implemented VPLS and worked on Route Reflectors, Route Targets, LDP, L3VPN's, VRF's.
• Configured VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design document.
• Performed route redistribution and manipulated route updates using distribute lists.
• Implemented traffic filters on Cisco routes using Standard and Extended Access list.
• Acquainted with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
• Expertise in configuring MPLS and VPN Technologies such as IPSec and SSL.
• Configured and managed Intrusion Prevention system (IPS): Cisco IPS/ Fortinet and Checkpoint UTM.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA 5500 firewall administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification and implemented different failover mechanisms on ASA firewalls.
• Installed, configured and set security policies on Cisco and Checkpoint firewalls.
• Experience in Configuring, Checkpoint Firewall in IPSO secure platform and GAIA platforms.
• Experience in adding Rules and Monitoring Checkpoint Firewall traffic through Smart Dashboard and Smart View Tracker applications.
• Configured Remote Access solutions such as IPsec, Any connect VPN, SSL VPN.
• Configured IPSEC-site-site VPN to ensure partner connectivity and remote access VPN.
• Worked on Palo Alto design and installation (Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention, Data Filtering).
• Hands on experience in Active/Active Failover, Standby Failover, Policy Maps.
• Redesigned Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Worked on F5 BIGIP (Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, and HA) and executed various upgrade projects across F5.
• Installed and configured Bluecoat ProxySG in the network for web traffic management.
• Access Control Server configuration for RADIUS and TACACS+.
• Worked on Disaster Recovery (DR) test plan and built an IPSEC tunnel site to site.
• Experience in designing, implementing and managing LAN, WAN solutions for different client setups.
• Worked on Network monitoring tools such as NMAP, SolarWinds, Cisco Works, Wireshark, and Splunk.
• Expertise in network design and documentation using Microsoft Visio.
• Have good documentation standards. Hands on experience in metrics reporting tools such as Agile and Foundry.
• Natural team player, Good interpersonal and writing skill, Can effectively co-ordinate with teams across multiple platforms.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Network Devices: Nexus (7k,5k,2k,1k), Cisco Routers(7600,7200,3900,3600,2800,2600,2500,1800 series), Cisco Catalyst switches(6500,4900,4500,3750,3550,2900 series), Juniper(EX4550, EX4220, EX 2200)Switches,Juniper(SRX, E series, ACX Series, PTX Series) Routers

Protocols: Ethernet, FDDI, HDLC, L2TP, PPP, STP, VLAN Trunking, OSPF, BGP,EIGRP,IPv6,IS-IS, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, SNMP, IPsec, PPPoE, MPLS, PAP, CHAP

Load Balancers: F5, ACE, CSS, CSM

AAA: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS

Firewalls: Cisco PIX(535,525,515,506), Cisco ASA (5540, 5520), Checkpoint, Palo Alto

Tools: IXIA, Bugzilla, Wireshark, Ethereal, PRTG Packet Sniffer