SUMMARY

• Over Eight (5+) years of experience in network design, implementation, troubleshooting and managing large - scale enterprise networks; have provided Level-2 & 3 support for Network Operations Center as per Organizational requirement.
• Adept at utilizing network monitoring tools isolating network security deficiencies and creating comprehensive report of network issues.
• Expert in security trend reporting and scalable network protection.
• Expertise in Cisco Routing, Switching and Security with Cisco hardware/software (heavy Cisco shop) experience.
• Strong knowledge on Cisco Catalyst Series 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500; Nexus 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 series switches.
• Hands on experience with Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Load Balancers and Firewalls.
• Experience with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2Kseries, Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.
• Experience in working with Nexus 8000 and 9000 Series Switches.
• Expertise in configuration of HSRP, VRRP between CISCO 7K and 8K Catalyst Switches.
• Expertise in Installing and Managing High End servers in Data Center.
• In depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Tier II ISP routing policies, Network Architecture, IP Sub-netting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS,FT1/T1/FT3/T3 SONET POS OCX/GigE Circuits and Firewalls.
• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960, MX480) and SRX Firewalls (SRX240, SRX550).
• Hands on Experience on IDS & IPS Network Security Firewalls
• Maintain sensors including scripting, updating IDS/IPS vendor signatures, fine-tuning, support of recap of sensors to the client environment, and troubleshooting and resolving of networking problems.
• Working knowledge of relationships between Security System tool alerts, signatures, rules and events.
• Experience in working with BGP route-path optimization, peering, and ISP performance.
• Thorough understanding of BGP route optimization and path selection, including all 11 BGP selection criteria
• Experience with multi-homed ISPs actively balancing and optimizing at least four ISPs simultaneously.
• Full understanding of both confederations and route-reflectors.
• Strong knowledge on TACACS+, RADIUS implementation in Access Control Network.
• Diagnose Layer1, Layer2 and Layer3 fault-related cases by effectively utilizing software diagnostics and tools.
• Experience on working with Level-3 infrastructure
• Experience on working with Virtualization concepts like VM-Ware while implementing load balancers
• Experience with JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.
• Experience with Solar Winds, Cisco Works, SNMP, Splunk, Wireshark Analysis and Monitoring
• Excellent at management, debugging and capable of quickly learning, effectively analyses results and implement and delivering solutions as an individual as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Platforms: Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K & 1K, Cisco routers (7600, 7200, 3900, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series) & Cisco Catalyst switches (6500, 4900, 3750, 3500, 4500, 2900 series) Nexus 8K &9K Series Catalyst Switches. Level2 & Level 3 Infrastructure

Juniper Platforms: SRX, MX, EX Series Routers and Switches

Networking: Access-lists, Routing, Switching, Sub-netting, Designing, CSU/DSU, IPsec

Concepts: VLAN, VPN, WEP, WAP, MPLS, VoIP, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Load Balancers: Cisco CSM, F5 Networks (Big-IP)

WAN & LAN: WAN Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, MPLS, leased lines & exposure to PPP

Technologies: DS1, DS3, OC3, T1 /T3 & SONET, NCS LAN Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, & 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Port- channel, VLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, 802.1Q

Firewalls: ASA Firewall (5505/5510), Checkpoint, Cisco ASA

Tools: & Protocols: Tools Solar Winds, SNMP, Cisco Works, Wireshark, Splunk

Security Protocols: IKE, IPSEC, SSL-VPN

Network Protocols: TCP IP protocol stacks, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IBGP, EBGP STP, RSTP, VLANs, VTP, PAGP, LACP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, TACACS+, Radius, AAA

Operating Systems: Windows 10/8/7/XP, MAC OS X, Windows Server 2008/2003, Linux, UNIX, SNMP, TOSCA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Tampa, FL

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install computer networks such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), the Internet, intranets, and other data communications systems.
• Install server hardware and software infrastructure
• Support administration of servers and server clusters. Manage system back up.
• Restore protocol, document network problems, support network and computing infrastructure.
• Install and maintain network services, equipment, and various devices.
• Configuration of routing and switching equipment, hosted IP voice services;
• Experience with F5 load balancers - LTM, GTM series like 6800 and 8900 for the corporate applications and their availability.
• Experience with design and deployment of MPLS Layer 3 VPN, MPLS Traffic Engineering, MPLS QoS.
• Good knowledge of juniper SRX240, SRX220, and SRX550 series Firewalls.
• Remote support of on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation, troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation.
• Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centers, liaising with project management teams, third-line engineers and service desk engineers on a regular basis, switches Replace branch hardware with new 2851 routers and 2960 switches.
• Configured OSPF on CISCO devices with multiple routing processes and redistributed them. Tested and hands on experience in multi area OSPF topologies.
• Hands-on experience on Checkpoint Firewall R77, Palo Alto Pa 3000 and Cisco ASA 5520 firewalls.
• Administrate private and public Palo Alto firewall infrastructure.
• Experience in connecting enterprise networks using SD-WAN technology
• Worked on WLAN 802.11a / b/g/n / ac, Bluetooth and WLAN features, WLAN security-WEP/WPA/WPA2, WPS, WMM, u-APSD, SSL and 802.1x based authentication schemes.
• Conducting large scale Predictive RF Survey for WifiAccess point implementation by Air magnet.Performing radio propagation modelling for WAP site locations and optimizing system traffic.
• Analyzed customer application and bandwidth requirements, ordered hardware and circuits, and built cost effective network solutions to accommodate customer requirements and project scope.
• Excellent knowledge of Cisco ISE and TACACS authentication servers with Palo Alto.
• Troubleshoot and Worked on Security issues related to Cisco ASA, and IDS/IPS firewalls. Large-scale Deployment and installation of Juniper SSG5, Cisco ASA, and Fortinet firewalls.
• Responsible for NAT traffic flow in theJuniperSRX 3600 and supportJuniperSpace.

Environment: Cisco 2851/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/12000 /7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Nexus 5000, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n devices, Juniper SRX, WLAN security and Wi-Fi Access Points

Confidential - Buffalo, NY

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuring, Upgrading and verifying the NX-OS operation system.
• Converting PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
• Basic and advance F5 load balancer and Cisco ACE configurations, general troubleshooting of the F5 load balancers.
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Analyzed customer application and bandwidth requirements, ordered hardware and circuits, and built cost effective network solutions to accommodate customer requirements and project scope.
• Configured routers and coordinated with LD Carriers and LECs to turn-up new WAN circuits.
• Convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience
• Worked with BGP, OSPF protocols in MPLS Cloud.sssss
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to-point site.
• Configuring HSRP between the 3845 router pairs of Gateway redundancy for the client desktops.
• Configuring GLBP, VLAN Trunking 802.1Q, STP, Port security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• 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.
• Configuring BGP, MPLS in Cisco IOS XR.
• Configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7010.
• Working on HP open view map for Network Management System and Ticketing
• Involved in Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on ASA firewall for the proper network routing for the B2B network connectivity.
• Providing Level 3 support to customers, resolving issues by attending to conference calls.
• Providing Level 3 Engineering and Support to other internal network engineers and contractors.
• Designing and installing new branch network systems. Resolving network issues, running test scripts and preparing network documentation.
• 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.
• Converting CatOS to Cisco IOS Config Conversion on distribution layer switches
• 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)
• Strong Troubleshooting Skills and Customer Centric approach.
• To secure configurations of load balancing in F5, SSL/VPN connections, Troubleshooting CISCO ASA firewalls, and related network security measures.
• Designed and implemented DMZ for Web servers, Mail servers & FTP Servers using Cisco ASA5500 Firewalls.

Environment: Cisco 2948/3560/4500/3750/ 3550/3500/2960 6500 switches and Cisco 340/12000 /7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, F5 Load Balancer Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Windows Server 2003/2008: F5 BIGIP LTM, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, VPN, HSRP

Confidential

Jr. Network Admin

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical assistance in upgrading IOS on Cisco Routers and Switches
• Configured Access Control Lists to allow only authorized users to access certain applications and block others.
• Involved in switching related tasks implementing VLANs.
• Provided support to user's software, hardware & wireless issues and escalate to second level.
• Provided support to user's software, hardware & wireless issues and escalate to second level.
• Worked with application team to understand their requirements and come up with the best load balancing options.
• Integrate and Implement various internal Network Projects. Did designing and project co-ordination with multiple stake holders and vendors.
• Responsibilities also include technical documentation of all upgrades done. Attending meetings and technical discussions related to current project.
• Prepared engineering documents and network diagrams in Microsoft Visio
• Configured Virtual Servers, Configure Nodes, and configuring the load balancing Pools and also used to work with configuring load balancing algorithms.
• Configured F5 LTM 8950, 6900, VIPRION 2400 models
• Deployed Nexus 7k instead to Cisco 6500 CAT OS devices.
• Also worked with VPC, VDC on the Nexus 7k and also added fabric extenders in the data center environment.
• Configured VLAN’s, VTP’s, and enabling trunks between switches.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, test and resolve Frame Relay, ATM, MLPPP, PPP, and Dial-up

Environment: Cisco 3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/12000 /7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Firewall, Checkpoint, F5 Load Balancer Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, Cisco ASA