SUMMARY

• 10+ years of IP networking systems architecture, planning and engineering, IP network operations, Multi - vendor IP network design for small, medium and large data-centers, customers and network operation centers.
• Knowledge on AWS Virtual private cloud services, VPC, EC2, S3, Internet Gateways, VGW, Route 53, Cloud Front, Security Groups, NACLs, VPC Peering connections and Transit Gateways.
• Implementation of Site-to-Site IPsec VPN from AWS VGW to on premise and to client networks.
• Implementation of direct Connection (DX) from AWS to on premise data centers.
• Knowledge on GCP Virtual Private Cloud, Compute Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, and VPC Peering.
• Implementation of GCP Hybrid connectivity using Cloud VPN, Cloud Interconnect and Cloud Peering to on premise and client networks
• Knowledge on Azure Virtual network Vnet, Virtual machine, Azure Load balancer, Vnet Gateway, Vnet to Vnet connection and Vnet peering.
• Implementation of site-to-site VPN and Azure Express Route to On-premise network
• IP network design and administration with multi-vendor platforms with TCP/IP, LAN switching, Spanning-Tree and various IP routing protocols RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VPLS, Ethernet LAN and MPLS.
• Design and implement SD-WAN network configurations, Articulating on the benefits of SD-WAN to clients
• Administration of SD-WAN through CloudGenix (ION2K, ION3K, ION7K) appliance.
• Strong knowledge on networking concepts like TCP/IP, Routing and Switching.
• Hands on experience on Code upgrade, Site augment, device configuration
• IP route redistribution; static & dynamic routing configuration for network connectivity.
• Knowledge of switching technologies like VLAN, InterVLAN Routing, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), DHCP, Port based Security & IP Access Control Lists
• Good knowledge on High Availability protocols like HSRP, VRRP, GBLP and LACP
• Implemented data center core redundancy contingency counter measures with HSRP and GBLP.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Cisco NCS, ASR, ISR, 7200 series Routers, Catalyst 9600, 6800, 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches, Nexus 9k, 7K, 5K, 2K series switches
• Experience on Nexus line products creating VDCs, VPCs, and Fabric Extender switches (FEX).
• Experience in Cisco APIC and ACI spine and leaf environment
• Strong hands on experience in installing and configuration of Arista 7000 series switches
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Juniper routers MX960, 480 240 and switches QFX5100, EX series.
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Python, Yaml, Ansible, or others
• Experience with working on REST APIs
• Provided Firewall Administration Creating and removing firewall rules as needed
• Experience in configuration of Checkpoint UTM, NGFW 1400, 4800, 12000, 23800 appliances and virtual firewalls
• Worked on various software blades like Firewall, IPSec, IPS, URL filtering, DLP on Checkpoint
• Worked on Panorama firewall management tool which provides centralized monitoring and management of multiple Palo Alto devices from single window.
• Experience with Palo Alto Network firewalls such as security NAT, Threat prevention URL filtering.
• Experience in configuration of Palo alto firewalls like PA2020, PA3050, PA5050
• Migrated and implemented new solution with Cisco ASA firewall series 5505, 5510, and 5540.
• Configuration and implementation of F5 BIG-IP load balancer.
• Experience on F5 LTMs & GTMs to improve web application delivery speed and replication through and between distributed global data centers.
• Experience in Cisco Wireless Controllers and deployment of light weight access point.
• Experience in Cisco Meraki MS series Cloud managed switches and MX series Security appliances and wireless access points
• Experience in configuration of AAA with ACS and ISE protocols TACACS+, RADIUS and LDAP.
• Worked on Linux and windows OS
• Worked on Linux instances on Cloud platforms
• Great team player and able to work under pressure.
• Experienced and comfortable in working more than 40 hours per week whenever required.
• Experienced in trouble-shooting both connectivity issues and hardware problems on on-premise and cloud based networks.
• Strong problem-solving skills, extremely organized, detailed and deadline oriented.
• Adapt in preparing Technical Documentation and presentations using Microsoft VISIO/Office.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

IP Routing: TCP/IPv4/IPv6, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, IBGP/EBGP, BGP Attributes/Communities

MPLS: LDP, 2VPN, VPLS, L3VPN, VRF, MP-BGP.

LAN Switching: Ethernet802.3, 802.1q VLAN, ARP, STP 802.1d, RSTP 802.1w, MST 802.1s, 802.3ad LACP, HSRP, VRRP, BFD, DHCP.

Multicast Protocols: PIM-SM/DM, IGMP.

Forwarding: QOS, queuing, policing, shaping, marking, ACL.

Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOX, JUNOS.

Scripting: Python, YAML, Ansible

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Global design, engineering, and level 3/4 support of existing network technologies services and the integration of new network technologies and Cloud services.
• Worked on Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k and 2k series, Catalyst 6800, 6500, 4500, 3500, 2900 switches, Cisco ISR, ASR, and NCS series Routers
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Juniper routers MX960, 480 240 and switches QFX5100, 3600
• Strong hands on Edge-core Network products installing and testing the IOS and JunOS on white boxes
• Building new labs for testing and certification on new technologies, IOS and JunOS codes upgrades
• Experience in Cisco APIC and ACI spine and leaf environment
• Good Experience in architecting and configuring secure cloud VPC using private and public networks through subnets in AWS/GCP.
• Built a VPC, established the site-to- site VPN connection between Data Center and AWS/GCP.
• Built direct connections from client location to cloud platforms like AWS and GCP.
• Setting up Instance on Cloud with Linux OS like cent OS6, OS7
• Worked on Linux OS
• Responsible for ensuring Systems & Network Security, maintaining performance and setting up monitoring using Cloud Watch and Nagios.
• Worked with Routing Protocols of OSPF, BGP, MPLS and EVPN
• Design and implement SD-WAN network configurations, Articulating on the benefits of SD-WAN to clients
• Working on the SD-WAN implementations by deploying CloudGenix hardware.
• Administration of SD-WAN through CloudGenix (ION2K, ION3K, ION7K) appliance.
• Works on automation frameworks such as Python, Ansible, or others
• Experience in IPv6 network deployment, dual stack and multicast environment
• Experienced in trouble-shooting both connectivity issues and hardware problems on on-premise and cloud based networks.
• Strong problem-solving skills, extremely organized, detailed and deadline oriented.
• Adapt in preparing Technical Documentation and presentations using Microsoft VISIO/Office.
• Using ITSM/ITIL methodologies in daily operations e.g. Change, Request, Incident, problem, release, event management & CMDB.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Global design, engineering, and level 2/3/4 support of existing network technologies services and the integration of new network technologies / services
• Worked extensively on various AWS and GCP services. Architecture scalable and cost-efficient multi-cloud backend using both AWS and GCP.
• Built a VPC, established the site-to- site VPN connection between Data Center and AWS/GCP.
• Amazon IAM service enabled to grant permissions and resources to users. Managed roles and permissions of users with the help of AWS IAM.
• Hands-on Experience in configuration of Network architecture on AWS/GCP with VPC, Subnets, Internet gateway, NAT, Route table.
• Worked on Instances on Cloud platform with Linux OS
• Design of SD-LAN and WAN optimization technologies for efficient delivery of the application data across LAN and WAN
• Responsible for ensuring Systems & Network Security, maintaining performance and setting up monitoring using Cloud Watch and Nagios.
• Worked on Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k and 2k series, Catalyst 6800, 6500, 4500, 3500, 2900 switches, Cisco 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200, ISR, ASR series Routers and Cisco ASA Firewalls.
• Worked on Nexus line products creating VDCs, VPCs, and Fabric Extender switches (FEX)
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Juniper routers MX960, 480 240 and switches QFX5100, 3600
• Worked on Checkpoint NG Appliances
• Experience in configuring, implementing, managing, and monitoring Palo Alto firewalls using Panorama
• Hands on experience in Palo Alto Firewall post migration support & policy/rules configurations
• Worked on F5 BIG-IP appliances
• Upgrade/Migration of Juniper, Cisco Switches, Routers, WLCs & Firewalls, Checkpoint firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls
• Worked with Routing Protocols of RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
• Experience in MPLS
• Experience in IPv6 network deployment, dual stack and multicast environment
• GRE tunnels and IPsec Site-to-Site VPN configuration
• Worked on Cisco Wireless Controllers 5508, 5520 and 8540
• Worked on Cisco ISE 3395 appliances and VM appliances
• Using ITSM/ITIL methodologies in daily operations e.g. Change, Request, Incident, problem, release, event management & CMDB
• Assist in preparation of proposals and solution presentations.