SUMMARY

• Network Engineer/ System Engineer with over 9 years combination of practical and up - to-date theoretical analysis in engineering, administration and support of Information system.
• Good troubleshooting skills, implementation and maintenance of systems and equipment analysis.
• Good knowledge of LAN/WAN network system configuration and documentation.
• Expertise in Active Directory configuration and management
• Excellent knowledge of hardware and software implementation, management and deployment
• Good knowledge of building, configuration and server maintenance
• Good SLA reporting and monitoring skills with ITIL
• Expertise in VSAT deployment and installation, modem, routers and switches configuration
• Expertise in Routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, OSPF-BGP redistribution, EIGRP and MPLS, Virtual Routing Forwarding analysis and config.
• Hands-on in implementing and troubleshooting Switch technologies such as STP, VTP, 802.1q, VLAN, Port Aggregation config.
• Good knowledge and configuration of redundant routing config e.g HSRP
• Gained experience working with Layer-2 and Layer-3 Switching and Security
• CISCO VPN site 2 site config. Palo Alto config and user’s traffic monitoring system
• Juniper SSG3000, BLUECOAT proxy server hands-on experience
• Cisco Unified wireless network solution; WCS config, troubleshooting and monitoring
• Cisco Unified Call Manager endpoint phones and server installation and configuration.
• TACACS group add, device add and other TACACS server security management experience
• Good understanding and practical experience of various CISCO IOS upgrade
• Gained expertise in writing test procedures and test plans with a strong understanding of design, implementation, and execution of testing methodologies
• Good knowledge of OSI Model and TCP/IP networking standards with protocols such as SNMP, FTP, ICMP
• Installation and configuration of Solarwinds: Orion NPM
• Good understanding of network monitoring tools and remote access tools like Solarwinds, Omnipeek network probe, expert on wireshark, Cisco-Netflow and LiveAction and Dameware and troubleshooting faults with FLUKE
• Good understanding of network equipment performance and traffic analysis
• Citrix Netscaler implementation and management.
• Good knowledge of Linux commands and OS installations and configuration management
• Basic SQL: DDL,DML, DQ, DCL,TCL
• Strong business relation with clients and co-workers, innovative and flexible to new ideas.
• Customer support award with CHI- Confidential technology.
• Successfully completed migration of certificates from SHA-1 to SHA-256 on Citrix Netscaler load balancers across Confidential Network
• Code upgrade on Nexus switches 7K and code upgrade on Infoblox external DNS servers
• HA fix on several network devices working with vendors
• Access switch vulnerability prevention by upgrading codes across the Ross network
• Successful datacenter migration, decommissioning, rack and stacking project involving Cisco 6500 SW 4500 SW VSS, nexus 5600, Nexus 2k top of rack FEX SW, wireless controller 5k, firewall devices; checkpoint, juniper, ASA, MPLS circuits failover circuit, service provider and cisco TAC case/ticket coordination.
• Site to Site VPN configuration using Juniper SSG-350M, SSG-20, SRX210
• Implementation of change request to allow third party network on checkpoint firewall
• Perimeter security controls using NAT for a new ARIN IP block
• UCS storage devices configurations applying ETHERCHANNEL port aggregation architecture
• MPLS routers migration and configuration on several sites core switches
• SSLVPN for group of users in different sites and regions
• New site network design: integration of existing network with several legacy networks, Users VLAN, wireless, printers and devices integration.
• Migration of users, servers, printers and some other devices, also networks from one network to some other networks and locations
• CISCO Telepresence configuration and installation.
• Installation and configuration of clinical devices both cabled and wireless devices
• Refresh of network devices; Cisco switches-2960 series and Bluecoat proxy upgrade in an existing site.
• Expansion of an existing site, acquisition of new site and configuration and routing implementation.
• Data center support; moves, decommissioning; SFP module change, data domain EMC network port configuration and support, migration of 1G port to 10G using Ether-channel connecting CISCO 6500 in VSS mode to UCS
• Wireless controller management and implementation of Aeronet wireless APs, both local and Flexconnect VIA VPN network support.
• Wireless controller system firmware upgrade and CISCO prime upgrade
• AutoCAD design and training of engineering graduates
• Web portal backend support and management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Snr Network Admin

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of new switches: Nexus 5k 7ks and other network devices to Data Centers and Confidential, activations of ports across Confidential network, new space requests and switch deployments and Network troubleshooting involving other teams. Support team on network monitoring and performance, switches code upgrade
• Serves as a backup resource for wireless network space and / deployment of wireless kit to stores, configuration of juniper routers SRX 210…
• Serve as a backup resource for IPT space - new phone and activation of ports/ Hands and feet support
• Technical support for video conferencing devices and troubleshooting
• Load balancer technical support and working with Citrix vendor in resolving issues on LB both in across the network. MPLS circuit troubleshooting and configurations
• Failover testing across Ross network.
• Worked on resolving HA on external dns server ( infoblox and code upgrades) Certificate migration from SHA-1 to SHA 256 project, Configuration and replacement of network management devices (DIGI). DeMarc and IP Telephony technical support
• Coordinating and monitoring vendor/ Ross partners e.g ATT, Verizon, Accenture, Centurylink
• Lead Team on telecom and IP phone systems: includes HA configuration and deployment of phone gateways, configuration and deployment of IP phones and management on CUCM, voice message and password reset, call forwarding, ACD configurations

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Load balancing design on servers in data center implementing SNLB VIP, port channels and bundling designs, IP addressing schemers, Juniper SS3G VPN site-site design using spoke to hub design and implementation.
• MPLS routing with OSPF failover to VPN design experience, Bluecoat Proxy server management and access management linked with active directory, Junos pulse VPN user account management, rules creation on checkpoint firewall to allow third party network.
• Nexus 5000 switches config. CISCO switches 6500; fibre and GIG port implementation, CISCO UCS, Cisco Telepresence networking.
• Pools traffic check and other troubleshooting on F5 load balancer.
• Perform in depth troubleshooting and resolution .Full installation support of network infrastructure, racking, CAT5 cabling, Optic fibre installation, configuring & mgmt, L2 and L3 switch configuration. CISCO switches configuration-2900 series, 4500 series, 6500 series, trouble-shooting on application scaling.
• Adding new devices to TACACS server,VPN config and monitoring system and CISCO Edge Router configuration and troubleshooting...Nexus series. Security and ACL traffic rules configuration. Working knowledge of installation, testing and troubleshooting of Routers, Switches, and Servers installations. OSPF, EIGRP, BGP troubleshooting, loopback interface configuration, default and static route configuration.
• Bandwidth utilization and general network performance monitoring and outage troubleshooting using SOLARWIND; ORION, NMS (network monitoring system), NETFLOW.
• IP SLA, Network monitoring and equipment maintenance e.g power backup to switches and routers, switches redundant design. Link setup and monitoring, work with ISPs in troubleshooting problems. Reading of packet capture, reviewing logs and monitoring of switches, routers and firewall
• Configuration of wireless access points local and remote-FLEXCONNECT, VLAN configuration to include trunking troubleshooting.
• Troubleshooting wireless problems with WCS. Port security config. Deployment of new switches, activation of network ports. Hardware RMA

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform in depth troubleshooting and resolution .Full installation support of network infrastructure, racking, CAT5 cabling, Optic fibre installation, configuring & mgmt, L2 and L3 switch configuration.
• CISCO switches configuration-2700 series, 4500 series 3500-6500 series, Load balancing trouble-shooting on application scaling, e.g F5 load balancer, Ax2000.VPN config. CISCO ASA 5500 series firewall, Palo Alto firewall config. and monitoring system and CISCO Edge Router configuration and troubleshooting...
• Nexus series. Security and ACL traffic rules configuration.
• Working knowledge of installation, testing and troubleshooting of Routers, Switches, and Servers installations. OSPF, EIGRP, BGP troubleshooting, loopback interface configuration, default and static route configuration.
• Bandwidth utilization and general network performance monitoring and outage troubleshooting using SOLARWIND; ORION, NMS (network monitoring system), NETFLOW. IP SLA, Network monitoring and equipment maintenance e.g power backup to switches and routers.
• Link setup and monitoring, work with ISPs in troubleshooting problems. Reading of packet capture, reviewing logs and monitoring of switches, routers and firewall