Network Security Engineer Resume Downers Grove, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Well - rounded engineer with a solid network engineering and computer science background, multiple industry certifications, and hands-on experience in project management, technical support, andnetwork architecture.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: Cisco, Juniper, Linux, Windows, Solarwinds, and Mac.
Protocols: BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, DNS, VLAN, IPv6, R - PVST, IPSEC, SONET.
Hardware: ASA s (Firewalls), Cisco routers and switches, Palo-Alto Firewalls, Ubiquiti.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

Implemented network and data center solutions for mid-market clients. Worked with customers to solve their I.T. problems, improve business I.T. security performance and served as an extension of our clients’ in-house team.
Responsible for low-level to enterprise-level design, device deployment, testing and optimization, as well as support escalation. Configured, re-configured and audited client’s security infrastructure, including hardware and configuration. Performed specialized projects from planning stages to completion that added new security alerting and oversight.
Successfully on-boarded over 300 devices in less than a week to Solarwinds (Orion) management platform.
Became certified in Cisco SISE (Identity Service Engine) and ran a project to implement this application with several customers.
Lead a project in which we integrated our largest customer to Alert-Logic SaaS (Security as a Service).

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Field Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Designed, priced, and presented new network upgrades and configurations after evaluating a company’s current network infrastructure.
This included; analyzing network performance issues, availability, utilization, throughput, latency, work-flow, and security requirements. Planned and executed the installation, configuration, and testing of all equipment. Defined network policies and procedures, established connections and configured firewalls rules.
Successfully on-boarded and implemented 5 different companies according to my recommended specifications
Created updated network diagrams and bridged missing information for all of the companies’ downtown clients.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Provided network monitoring, support, and maintenance of company deployed Linux and Android OS devices. Tested the connectivity of devices to company servers, while also coordinating pushed medical media updates.
Responsible for researching, testing, configuring and certifying new network based hardware used in OH’s product deployment. This included devices used for internet security, cellular connections, and wireless access.
Collaborated with other organizational teams to identify error trends and develop custom solutions to maximize device uptime and company network health. Worked with our product development team to increase the security of all devices, utilizing encryption techniques, static ports, VPN’s and digital certificates.
Responsible for upgrading all of the companies’ products to new wireless 802.11 standards. Managed all networking related vender relationships. Created and maintained documentation pertaining to network architectures, standards, policies and best practices.
Researched, sourced, tested, and certified the installation of a custom configured Gigabit Router and Wireless Access Point (w/ custom firewall rules) to be installed with our products inside of one of the largest hospital systems in the county. Because of the ease of installation and low probability of failure on install, the company met all deadlines from our sponsors, which generated the maximum amount of revenue.
Configured custom firewall rules to safely connect our company’s wireless access point, which provides patient Wi-Fi access, without giving access or visibility to clinics internal network. (HIPPA compliance) This prevented the company from pausing the products deployment.

Technical Support Representative

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Oversaw team of 5 to deliver hardware and software technical support to 15,000+ hardware stores in America and Canada. Interfaced with clients to pinpoint and resolve Microsoft SQL, licensing, and other software program issues.
Saved the company $180K in monthly warranty service expenses with remote fixes.
Selected for multiple Kaizen events to head new process solutions.

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