SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of experience in Switching, Routing, Network Administration,firewall technologies, systems design and troubleshooting.
• Exposure to LAN/WAN setup, installation, configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience in routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and BGP, MPLS.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco ASR 1002, ASR 9000, 2500, 2600, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Experience in L2/L3 protocols like VLANS, STP, VTP, MPLS and Trunking protocols.
• Good knowledge in WAN Technologies like ACL, NAT and PAT and VPNs.
• In - depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Experienced in Troubleshooting for connectivity and hardware problems in Cisco Networks.
• Extensive experience with Cisco IOS, Windows client/server operating systems, Linux, Firewalls Networking technologies.
• Performed many WAN Circuit upgrades.
• In depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Completely responsible for providing In and out IP ranges, subnetting for the environment.
• Good understanding of Radware Load Balancers.
• Trained the Offshore team in Switching and Routing concepts, IPAM tools like VitalQIP Ver 7.3, Build 726 and VitalAMS Ver 1.8.23 .
• Very good hands on experience inVitalQIP IPAM tool.
• Solely worked with Vendor Alcatel-Lucent for the QIP version upgrades to solve many issues
• Worked on OSI model, TCP/IP, UDP, IP addressing and Sub netting.
• Hands-on experience in the setup of HSRP, ACL, and tunnel installations.
• Enhanced level of knowledge with IGRP, PPP, ATM, T1/T3 Frame-Relay.
• Extensive knowledge in different networking protocols like FTP, VOIP, Quality of Service QOS, DNS, DHCP.
• Worked and solved many issues related to VitalQIP IPAM tool
• Good hands on experience working on all types of DNS configurations.
• Basic understanding to work on Junos-Juniper router.
• Great team player and able to work under pressure.
• Exceptional skills in IPV4 Sub-netting.
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines, Training and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with F5 load balancers and Cisco load balancers CSM, ACE and GSS .
• Experience on load balancing strategies/techniques, expertise in application switching/traffic management, knowledge of persistence and SSL certificates.
• Basic and advance F5 load balancer configurations, including migrating configurations from Cisco ACE to F5 and general troubleshooting of the F5 load balancers.
• Experience with Cisco ASR's, Catalyst 6500 series switches, 2800 series, 3800 series. 2900 series, and 3900 series routers.
• Thorough understanding of alarm correlation, route cause orchestration and platform scaling metrics for different platforms.
• Experience in Physical cabling, IP addressing, configuring and supporting TCP/IP.
• Strong general management, negotiation, inter-personal, communication and team building skills.
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

LAN Technologies: VLAN, VTP, Inter-Vlan routing, STP, RSTP, PVST, 802.1x

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, VPN, Channel Leased lines

Network Securities: NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, Load Balancing using f5 and Cisco ace, IDS/IPS, IPSec, ACL

Firewalls: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA 5500 series, Checkpoint, Juniper SRX

Routing Protocols: RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, IPv6, HSRP

Routed Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX

Cisco Tools: Cisco Prime LMS Ver 4.2.4, Cisco Prime Infrastructure Ver 2.2, Cisco Secure ACS Ver 4.2

IPAM Tool: VitalQIP Ver 7.3, Build 726, VitalAMS Ver 1.8.23

Infrastructure Services: DHCP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, TFTP,

Network Management: SNMP, SSH, Telnet, TFTP, ICMP

Network Monitoring: WireShark, SolarWinds

IP Telephony: VOIP, FXO/FXS/E M/T1/ISDN, Call manager Express.

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/NT/2003, MS DOS, UNIX, Linux

Comm. Protocols: ARP, Wi-Fi, CDMA, 3G, WiMax

Packages: OPNET, MATLAB, CAD, Flash, Dream weaver, Visual Studio 2008

Languages/Tools: C, C, Assembly 8085 and 8951/2, MIPS, CAD, VBScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Networking Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN's.
• Configured VLAN's, configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco ASR 1002, ASR 9000, 2500, 2600, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Extensive Knowledge on the implementation of Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST.
• Completely responsible for providing In and out IP ranges, subnetting for the environment.
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Upgrading IOS, troubleshooting network outages, worked on high priority tickets and solved them.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Configured many number of switches and Routers.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Performed number of Internal DNS and External DNS configurations.
• Working with Vendors like Cisco, Verizon, Radware, Alcatel-Lucent for IOS software upgrades.
• Having Data Center Design Experience, installing and Configuring Network Devices in a Data Center including patching the cables in the Patch Panel. Design and implemented network infrastructure and configured the entire network Infrastructure devices including Network Printers and Register.
• Upgrading IOS, troubleshooting network outages.
• Upgrading Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• Solely worked with Vendor Alcatel-Lucent for the QIP version upgrades to solve many issues in the environment.
• Extensive hands on experience in IPAM tool - VitalQIP, which is used for all the IP management and managing the whole environment.
• Good experience in VitalAMS, which is used to manage all the QIP servers and manage all the services
• Good hands on experience working on all types of DNS configurations.
• Very good hands on experience on Cisco Prime LMS, which is used to manage all the Cisco devices.
• Good understanding and worked on Vblock environment.
• Trained the Offshore team in few Switching and Routing concepts, VitalQIP and VitalAMS.
• Created various types of documentation for vitalQIP, VitalAMS, Cisco Prime LMS to solve many types of issues.
• Worked with the Data Center migration team to provide all the IP requirements, VLAN information, network related suggestions and provided all thenetwork related suggestions and information.
• 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
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills and Customer Centric approach.
• Managed corporate Checkpoint Firewall implementing security rules and mitigating network attacks.
• Rebuilt and maintained the headquarters demonstration lab with the latest security hardware and software solutions from Checkpoint.
• Deployed the first Checkpoint firewall to utilize 12 physical interfaces
• Cisco ASA/Checkpoint Firewall troubleshooting and policy change requests for new IP segments that either come on line or that may have been altered during various planned network changes on the network.
• Responsible for Checkpoint and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.

Environment: Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/120007200/3845/3600/2800 Routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoints,Junos,RIP,OSPF,EIGRP,BGP,VPN,LAN,WAN,Nexus 7K,5K,2K, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime LMS Ver 4.2.4, Cisco Prime Infrastructure Ver 2.2, Cisco Secure ACS Ver 4.2, VitalQIP Ver 7.3, Build 726, VitalAMS Ver 1.8.23

Confidential

Sr. Networking Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.
• Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Configured 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas.
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Extensive Knowledge on the implementation of Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls.
• Provided all the IP ranges for the environment.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Optimized performance of the WAN network consisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
• Implementing NAT solution's on wan applications.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment's, systems, IOS and procedures for use within the Network / security infrastructure.
• Upgrading IOS, and troubleshooting network outages.
• Continually monitor, assess and improve network security, test and implement new security technologies.
• Configuring various advanced features Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands on with F5 BIGIP LTMs/EM.
• Participate in all technical aspects of LAN, WAN, VPN and security Internet Service projects including, short and long term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches, NOKIA Firewalls, Nortel VPN Concentrators TCP/IP, NAT
• Having Data Center Design Experience, installing and Configuring Network Devices in a Data Center including patching the cables in the Patch Panel. Design and implemented network infrastructure and configured the entire network Infrastructure devices including Network Printers and Register.
• Hands-on experience in the network management of circuits using TDM and Frame Relay network, performing configuration and provisioning management, fault management and performance monitoring.
• Experience working with Juniper EX-Series Ethernet Switches.
• Configured IP RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing Protocols.
• Involved in the configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4. Configured IP access filter policies.
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP,LTM,GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic using MPLS.
• Implemented and troubleshoot the MPLS network.
• VPN configurations on Cisco VPN 3005 concentrator, 2610 routers, PIX firewall 501.
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external escalation procedures and customer notifications. Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, RIP, IGRP RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route.
• Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATting.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender FEX which acts as a remote line card module for the Nexus 5000

Environment: Juniper EX, Checkpoints, F5 BIG-IP, LTM, GTM, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, LAN, WAN, MPLS,Nexus 2K,5K,7K,PIX 501,Cisco VPN 3005, Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 series switches and Cisco 3640/1200/7200/3845/ 3600/2800 Series Routers, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime Infrastructure Ver 2.2, Cisco Secure ACS Ver 4.2, VitalQIP Ver 7.3, Build 726, VitalAMS Ver 1.8.23

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Hands on experience the configuration and implementation of various Cisco Routers and L2 Switches.
• Extensive experience in configuring and implementing EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Supported core network consisting of Cisco 7200 series routers running multi area OSPF
• Configuration of EIGRP and OSPF as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route redistribution.
• Implemented stub/Totally stub areas and various OSPF features like route-summarization and SPF throttling.
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support
• Supporting EIGRP and BGP for problems of L2/L3 in internal teams external customers.
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to point site.
• Upgrading Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• Configured and installed multi-protocol IP, IPX multi-interface Cisco routers.
• Design, WAN link using PPP Multilink and by implementing Cisco WAAS
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Configuring STP for switching loop prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches, NOKIA Firewalls, Nortel VPN Concentrators TCP/IP, NAT
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment's, systems, IOS and procedures for use within the Network / security infrastructure.
• Worked on commissioning and decommissioning of the MPLS circuits for various field offices.
• Network Cabling, dressing, labeling and troubleshooting various network drops onsite.
• Involved in complete LAN, WAN, Extranet redesign including IP address planning, designing, installation, pre configuration of network equipment, testing, and maintenance in both Campus and Branch networks
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender FEX which acts as a remote line card module for the Nexus 5000
• 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.
• Provided Load Balancing towards access layer from core layer using F5 Network Load Balancers.
• Managed the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing iRules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
• Configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF BGP and troubleshooting layer3 issues.
• Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols 802.1q and ISL on 3560, 3750 and 4500 series Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Involved in troubleshooting IP addressing issues and Updating IOS images using TFTP.
• Creating VLANS and enabling inter-VLAN routing.
• Configure various LAN switches such as CISCO CAT 2900, 3550, 4500, 6509 switches
• Configured ASA 5540 to ensure high-end security on the network with ACLs and Firewall. Assigned a security level 0-100 on Cisco ASA and the number vary with the trust issues.

Environment: Cisco 2900/3550/4500/6809 series switches, Cisco 1600/2600/2800/3600/7300 routers, Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, PIX, LAN, WAN, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VPN, Nexus 2K/5K/7K,VLAN, F5 BigIP GTM/LTM

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Cisco Layer 2 switches spanning tree, VLAN .
• WAN Infrastructure running OSPF BGP as core routing protocol.
• Support various Routers like 2600/3600/7200 series routers.
• Tested authentication in OSPF and BGP.
• Configured and troubleshooted OSPF and EIGRP.
• Troubleshooting IOS related bugs based on past history and appropriate release notes.
• Work on different connection medium like Fibre and Copper Connectivity.
• In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Planning and configuring the routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP, and Static Routing on the routers.
• Performed and technically documented various test results on the lab tests conducted.
• Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients' network.
• Assist the certification team and perform configuration of LAN WAN technologies such as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
• Supported networks, which are comprised of 1000 Cisco devices.
• In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• WAN Infrastructure running OSPF as a core routing protocol.
• Follow process procedures for change configuration management.
• Supported nationwide LAN infrastructure consisting of Cisco 4510 and catalyst 6513.
• Deployed the switches in high availability configuration with HSRP.
• Configured port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Support various Series of Cisco Routers like 7200/7600 series.
• Support Complex 0 Series Switches.
• Troubleshoot network problems using Packet Analysis tools like Ethereal.
• Network Monitoring using tools like Cisco Works 2000.
• Created Lab demonstrations for new technology deployments with loaner equipment from various vendors and presented the findings to upper management.

Environment: 3500/2960switches and Cisco 3640/1200/7200/3845/3600/2800 Series Routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, Junos, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VPN, LAN, WAN, VPN, Nexus 7K,5K,2K, SolarWinds, Cisco ACS, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

Confidential

Network Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Upgrade Cisco 7200, 3600 Router IOS Software, backup Routers and Catalyst 3560, 4500 switch configurations
• Support 24x7 operations and answer calls from the customers on network emergencies and resolve issues
• Installed and managed Cisco Catalyst 3500XL, 2960 series Switches and Cisco 1800, 3900 series routers
• Hands on Experience in InterVlan routing, redistribution, access-lists and NATing.
• Log messages using Syslog server and analyze the issues related to high CPU utilization and parameters that can degrade performance of the network
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support
• Involved in all technical aspects of LAN and WAN projects including, short and long term planning, implementation, operations support as required
• Conduct through analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning
• Provide assistance to Network Manager and serve as Secondary Network support.
• Configuring various advanced features Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5.
• Created documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.
• Participate in all technical aspects of LAN, WAN, VPN and security Internet Service projects including, short and long term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Troubleshoot and fix any backup and monitoring systems related issues in conjunction with Systems team and external vendors.

Environment: Cisco 3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/1200/2800 Series Routers, Cisco ASA 5505, Checkpoints, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, VPN, LAN, WAN, Nexus 5K,2K, SolarWinds, Cisco ACS, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deploying and configuring Cisco 12000, 7600, 3800 Juniper M series routers Catalyst 6500 series switches for the core, distribution and access layer in an enterprise composite model network infrastructure.
• Designing and deploying EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS-VPN protocols and routing technologies for connecting data center to remote locations.
• Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's PIX firewall, ASA 5500 security appliance, Cisco 4200 IPS appliance, Designing and Implementation experience in building DMZ, and integration of firewalls with Gateway Anti-Virus and web Filtering applications from Trend Micro and Web sense.
• Configuring various advanced features Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands on with F5 BIGIP LTMs/EM.
• Designed and Developed Internet Security policy for the company in order to build a secure and robust network Infrastructure.
• Installed, configured, maintained and troubleshoot JUNOS, Juniper M-Series T-Series routers, Foundry Network L2/L3 Switches.
• Worked with vendors Juniper, Cisco, etc when issues arise and see it through all the way until issue is resolved or a bug has been identified and turned over to development.
• Real-time network monitoring using HP Open View by implementing policies and creating custom events. Analyzed network traffic using analyzer such as Wireshark.
• Configuring Quality of Service QoS policies and rate limiting queuing parameters on Cisco and Juniper Platforms.
• Created documented wiring and network diagram using MS- Visio.

Environment: 3500/3550/2960 series switches and Cisco 1200/2800/3640 Series Routers, Cisco ASA 5500, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, VPN, LAN, WAN, Nexus 5K,2K, SolarWinds, Cisco ACS, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.