Qualification Summary

• 7 Plus years of experience in Networking Security, including hands-on experience in providing network design, deployment, support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN using both Cisco and Juniper
• Experience with Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks
• Experience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Service Provider Routing Policies, Network Architecture, IP Subnetting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, FT1 / T1 / FT3 / T3 SONET POS OCX / GigE circuits, Firewalls.
• Worked extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX 525, 535 ASA 5500 5520/5540/5550/5585 Series
• Knowledge in preparing Technical Documentation and presentations using Microsoft VISIO/Office.
• Excellent customer management/resolution, problem solving, debugging skills and capable of quickly learning, effectively analyzes results and implement and delivering solutions as an individual and as part of a team.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning configuring VLANs/routing/NAT with the firewalls as per the design.
• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• 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.
• Experience working with Cisco IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS for configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP, Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST. Implementation of HSRP, VRRP for Default Gateway Red undancy.

Core Competencies

• Circuit switched WAN: T1/E1 T3/E3/OCX Channelized, Fractional full .
• Packet Switched WAN: ATM, FRAME RELAY, MPLS VPNs
• Security Technologies: Cisco FWSM/PIX/ASDM, Nokia Checkpoint NG, Juniper SRX
• Cisco Routers: Cisco GSR 12416, 12418, Cisco 7200vxr, Cisco 3640, Cisco 3600
• Redundancy and management: HSRP, RPR, NSF/NSR
• Physical interfaces: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial, HSSI, Sonet POS
• Switches: Catalyst 6500, MSFC, MSFC2, 7600, 3700, 3500
• Operating Systems: Microsoft XP/Vista/7, UNIX, Linux Redhat , MAC
• Windows Servers 2003/2008 Windows MS-Office.
• Network Configuration: Advanced switch/router configuration Cisco IOS access list, Route redistribution/propagation .
• Routing Protocols: IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGPv4, MP-BGP
• WAN Protocols: HDLC, PPP, MLPPP
• Layer 2 technology: VLAN, VTP, VMPS, ISL, dot1q, DTP, Spanning-tree, PVST
• Layer 3 Switching: CEF, MLS, Ether Channel
• QOS: CBWFQ, LLQ, WRED, Policing/Shaping.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender FEX which acts as a remote line card module for the Nexus 5000
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security High Availability products lick Cisco ASA other security products
• Experience with data center migration project.
• Experience with converting 6500 to Cisco Nexus in the data centre environment.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Experience in network security in a telecommunications environment
• Performed OSPF, BGP, DHCP Profile, HSRP, IPV6, Bundle Ethernet implementation on ASR 9K redundant pair.
• Configured CIDR IP RIP, PPP, BGP, MPLS and OSPF routing.
• Performing troubleshooting on slow network connectivity issues, routing issues that involves OSPF, BGP and identifying the root cause of the issues.
• Configure Corporate , Wireless and Lab Devices which includes Bandwidth Upgrade, Adding New Devices, Decom the Devices, Testing Pilot ..
• Converting CatOS to Cisco IOS Config Conversion on Access, distribution Core layer switches
• Experience with converting Cisco 6500 to Cisco Nexus in the data center environment.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7010 and Also VPC.
• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Developed Visio Documentation to give complete picture of network design for each building.
• Experience in Configuring, upgrading and verifying the NX-OS operation system
• Experience with configuring OTV between the data centers as a layer 2 extension.
• Experience with upgrading NX-OS to version 6.1 on the cisco Nexus 7010
• Configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4.
• Deploying and decommissioning of Cisco Routers, Cisco switches and their respective software upgrades
• Performing the Firewall ACL requests change for various clients by collecting source and destination details
• Working with Network Design and implementation teams on various projects across North America.
• Experience with manipulating various BGP attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation.
• Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.
• Implemented DHCP, DNS, I PAM configuration on the servers to allocate, resolute the ip addresses from Subnet.

Environment: Cisco 2948/3560/4500/3560/3750/3550/3500/2960 6500 switches and Cisco 3640/12000 /7200/3845/3600/2800 routers , Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, Aruba Controllers 6000, 3600, 3400,650: windows server 2003/2008: F5 BIGIP LTM.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Configuring HSRP between VLANs, Configuring Ether-Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalyst
• Switches Replace branch hardware with new 2851 routers and 2960 switches.
• Experience working Juniper T-Series, M-Series, MX-Series, J-Series Routers.
• Implemented WLAN Aruba Wireless Access Points and its Controllers at various corporate sites fort 11n Infrastructure and its legacy technologies.
• Experience in working with cisco Nexus 5000 series switches for data center.
• Conversions to BGP WAN routing. Which will be to convert WAN routing from OSPF to BGP OSPF is used for local routing only which involves new wan links.
• Worked on Extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX 506E/515E/525/ ASA 5500 5510/5540 Series.
• Configuring routing protocols OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, MPBGP, LDP and BGPV4.
• Convert Branch WAN links from point to point circuits to MPLS and to convert encryption from IPSec/GRE to Get VPN.
• Wrote IOS and CAT OS upgrade procedures and Pre/Post checks for customer production upgrades.
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills and Customer Centric approach.
• Worked On UNIX, Linux, and Windows Platforms and also involved in capacity planning of Network Maintenance.
• Experience with design and implementation of Data center migration at NBC Universal
• Data center migration was involved in Access, Distribution and Core layers.
• Strong Knowledge in working with F5 Load Balancers and their Implementation in various Networks.
• Actively participated in upgrading fast Ethernet, Layer 3 switched/routed LAN infrastructure from Cisco 3640 to Cisco 2811 ISR routers and switches at access level to 2950, 3550.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design.
• Configured various Router interfaces like ATM interface, T3 Channelized T1 interfaces
• Configuring and troubleshooting CISCO catalyst 6509, 7609, 7613 with Supervisor cards, Cisco 3640, Cisco GSR 12416, 21418 with PRP and RPR processors
• Plan Design and assist in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA.

Environment: Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/12000 /7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, Aruba Controllers 6000, 3600, 3400,650, Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, 2248/3560/5020/6509.

Confidential

Network Deployment Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Involved in the configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4. Configured IP access filter policies.
• Estimated Project costs and created documentation for project funding approvals.
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Excellent troubleshooting knowledge on T1, T3, OC-3 and OC-12.
• Configured egress and ingress queues for ISP facing routers using CBWFQ.
• Generating RCA Root Cause Analysis for critical issues of layer1/layer2/layer3 problems.
• Configured CIDR IP RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing.
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco catalyst 6509, 7613 with supervisor cards.
• Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification
• 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.
• Ability to analyze, configure and troubleshoot networks
• Analyzed customer application and bandwidth requirements, ordered hardware and circuits, and built cost effective network solutions to accommodate customer requirements and project scope
• 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

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 .

Confidential

Network Support Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Designed and implemented Cisco VoIP infrastructure for a large enterprise and multi-unit office environment. Met aggressive schedule to ensure a Multi-office reconfiguration project which was successfully delivered
• Configuring HSRP between the 3845 router pairs for Gateway redundancy for the client desktops.
• Configure VRRP GLBP and VLAN Trunking 802.1Q ISL, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Updated the HP open view map to reflect and changes made to any existing node/object.
• Handled SRST and implemented and configured the Gateways, Voice Gateways.
• Configuring STP for switching loop prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.
• Ensure Network, system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrade.
• Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-Vlan routing, LAN security.
• Worked on the security levels with RADIUS, TACACS .
• Completed service requests i.e. IP readdressing, bandwidth upgrades, IOS/platform upgrades, etc
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers
• Strong knowledge on networking concepts like TCP/IP, Routing and Switching
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support
• Supporting EIGR P and BGP based PwC network by resolving level 2 3 problems of internal teams external customers of all locations.

Environment: Cisco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, TACACS, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, Ether Channels, Fluke and Sniffer.