SUMMARY

• 7+ years of IT experience in design, development, implementation, testing, troubleshooting and maintenance of Cisco/Juniper devices for both networking and security.
• Experience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.
• Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting Cisco 3750, 3550, 3560, 2924, 6509 - V-E, 6513, 6504, 6503, 6506, 6500 series switches.
• Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP servers.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning at access and distribution layer.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies HSRP, GLBP for Default Gateway Redundancy and load balancing.
• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers.
• Strong grasp of current and future technologies including TCP/IP, IPv4/v6, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, Frame Relay, ACL, VPN, Wireless LAN and configuration of VLANS.
• Responsible for Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.
• Experience with configuring firewalls, DHCP and DNS servers as a virtual CPE NFV for remote locations.
• Strong hands on experience on Palo Alto (200/500/5020 ), ASA (5505/5510) Firewalls. Implemented security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Experience in Designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA.
• Worked on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, and 8800.
• Implemented WLAN Cisco Wireless Access Points 3500 and its Cisco Controllers 5500 at various corporate sites fort 11n Infrastructures and its legacy technologies
• Design, Implement & troubleshooting of Juniper switches, routers and Firewalls Juniper: EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500, MX-480, M Series, SRX210, SRX240
• Strong Analytical, Problem Solving, Technical Troubleshooting, Decision-Making, Customer Service Skills, Results-Driven.
• Provided 24X7X365 availability and on-call support as required.
• Engineering the configurations for the different branches, campus locations & Data centre environment.
• Knowledge in preparing Technical Documentation and presentations using Microsoft VISIO/Office.
• Experience with developing testing strategy, executing test cases and analysing of test reports.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player with project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows (Server 2003/2008, Windows 7/8.1/10), Basic Linux OS, Cisco IOS, JUNOS

Routers: Cisco GSR12016, ASR1001, 2611, 2900, 3900, 7200, 7600 & ASR9000.

Switches: Cisco 3550 3750, 4507, 4510 & 6500 series switches, Nexus 7010, 5548, 2448

Routing: MPLS, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIPv2, VRF, IS-IS, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static Routing.

Switching: LAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing & Multi-Layer Switch, Layer 3 Switches, Ether channels, Transparent Bridging.

Network security: Cisco (ASA, PIX) 5510, ACL, IPSEC VPN, GRE VPN, Palo Alto policies, URL filtering

Load Balancer: F5 Networks (Big-IP) LTM Module, Cisco ACE 30 load balancer.

LAN: Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet.

WAN: Leased lines 128k - 155Mb (PPP / HDLC), Channelized links (T1/DS3/OC3/OC12). Fiber Optic Circuits, Frame Relay, ISDN, Load Balancing.

Various Features & Services: IOS and Features, HSRP, GLBP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, LLDP, TFTP and FTP Management.

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS.

Network Management: SNMP, Solar Winds, HP open view, Wire shark. Liveaction, Netbrain

ASA Firewall: 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550

Palo Alto firewall: PA-200, PA-500, PA-5020, VM200, VM500, Panorama

Reports: Microsoft (Visio pro.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience in change design writing MOPs or turning up network equipment including DSLAMs, aggregators, switches, routers. Network configuration, documentation, and enforcement
• Strong Knowledge in working with F5 Load Balancers and their Implementation in Data centre Networks.
• Captured and checked packets using Wireshark.
• Moving all the Partner IPSEC VPN connections to the new data center and also We had to estimate the bandwidth for the data center and installing the gigabit MPLS circuits
• Experience with building the New MPLS cloud inside the newdata center environment.
• All Juniperfirewallsare managed through NSM. Site to site VPN for all b2b and vendor tunnels with Checkpointand Cisco VPN's. MacAfee was the anti-virus used at the desktop and server levels within Mass Mutual.
• Configuration and Maintenance ofCheckpointR65, R75.40 GaiaFirewalls
• Migration Network, Firewall and F5 Load Balancer infrastructure from one data-center to another data centre.
• Configure VRRP & GLBP and VLAN Trunking 802.1Q & ISL, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6509 switches and Nexus 2148 at access layer and 5000 on distribution layer.
• Worked on IP Routing protocols BGP, OSPF and EIGRP.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
• Designed, validated and implemented LAN, WLAN & WAN solution to suite client’s needs.
• Collaborate with Access, Transport, and Data Engineers to determine affective solution and design for network changes.
• Perform network configuration, documentation, and enforcement, congestion improvement and optimization
• Configured URL filtering and application base security policies on Palo Alto VM500, PA5020 platforms.
• Implemented Panorama to create policies and monitor on multiple Palo Alto firewall at different locations.
• Implemented HA for Palo Alto firewall with Cisco ASA.
• Configured Cisco 2960, 3750, 3750, 4500 switches, and Juniper MX960, M10i.

Confidential, Park Avenue, NY

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on commissioning and decommissioning of the MPLS circuits for various field offices.
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.
• Implementation for HA of F5 load balancer for web server.
• Working on Network design and support, implementation related internal projects for establishing connectivity between the various field offices and data centres.
• 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.
• Ensure Network, system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrade.
• Migration with bothCheckpointand Cisco ASA VPN (CheckpointR75.30 to Gaia R77.30 GA version
• Upgrade ofCheckpointfirewallsand management servers from Splat R75.30 to Gaia R77.20
• Worked on python scripting automation in Networking environment.
• Involved in the redistribution into OSPF on the core ASA firewall.
• Monitoring VRRP on Nexus 5000 and 7000 series at distribution and core layer for redundancy.
• Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-Vlan routing, LAN security.
• Network traffic analysis using Cisco Netflow and packet captures through Wireshark.
• TheMen & Mice Virtual Appliances provide robust and secure DNS and DHCP services. The appliances are managed with the Men & Mice Suite management solution, securing ease of use and flexibility.
• Worked on a broad range of topics such as routing and switching, dedicated voice access, planning and implementation, large-scale high-visibility outages, change management coordination, proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercises, and core network repairs.
• Worked on Extensively on Cisco ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Moving all the Partner IPSEC VPN connections to the new data center and also We had to estimate the bandwidth for the data center and installing the gigabit MPLS circuits
• Experience with building the New MPLS cloud inside the newdata center environment.
• Enabled TACACS+ on Cisco devices for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA).
• Implemented with Cisco Layer 3 switches 3550, 3750, 6500 in multi VLAN environment with the use of inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, ISL trunk, ether channel.
• Design OSPF Areas for reliable Access Distribution and for Core IP Routing
• Experience working with Cisco Nexus2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus5000 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for datacentre access architecture.
• Provided active support for defining policies and configuring Palo Alto PA-5020.
• Experience with design and implementation of Data center migration which involved in Access, Distribution and Core layers.
• Experience Branch Relocation: Connect workstation, servers, etc. Rack and stack Pre-configured new hardware and connect the circuits. Work with Carrier to test and turn-up circuits.
• Experience on designing and troubleshooting of complex BGP and OSPF routing problems
• Configuring Vlan’s, VTP’s, enabling trunks between switches.
• Configuration and extension of VLAN from one network segment other segment between Different vendor switches (Cisco, Juniper).
• Involved in iRule management like loading rules, writing iRule syntax using TCL language for F5 load balancers.
• Hands on Experience testing iRules using Browser (IE), HTTP watch.
• Successfully planned and installed network equipment’s for migration of a lab of servers in a main data center with minimal impact to application availability.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Technical Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in configuring and implementing of composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, 3800 9000, CSR-1 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, Nexus 5000, 6500 Series switches
• Worked on Cisco Layer 2 switches for maintaining spanning tree and VLAN.
• WAN Infrastructure running OSPF & BGP as core routing protocol.
• Support various Routers like 2600/3600/7200 series routers.
• Designed MPLS VPN and QoS for the architecture using Cisco multi-layer switches
• Tested authentication in OSPF and BGP.
• Configured and troubleshoot OSPF and EIGRP.
• Monitored Multi-customer ISP network and troubleshooting issues in a 24 X 7 Environment
• Communicated with testers and field tech to update trouble tickets in timely manner.
• Documented network assessment including technical and operational.
• Documenting and Log analyzing the Cisco ASA 5500 series firewall.
• Investigated issues involving T1, MPLS, IP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and RIP
• Worked with customer for troubleshooting and resolving LAN/WAN and DNS issues
• Escalated trouble tickets: worked closely with higher Tier and other group for resolution
• Configured router from basic to advanced including ACL, SNMP, NAT/PAT
• Work on different connection medium like Fiber and Copper Connectivity.
• In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Cisco 7200 series router and Cisco 2950, 4500, 6500 Series switches
• Configured network using routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP and troubleshooting L1/L2 issues
• Implement Catalyst/ASA Firewall Service Module for various LAN’s
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP
• Configured Client VPN technologies including Cisco’s VPN client via IPSEC
• Configuring ACL to allow only authorized users to access the servers
• Participated in on call support in troubleshooting the configuration and installation issues.
• Provided Technical support in terms of upgrading, improving and expanding the network
• Designed new VLAN and port security and sub-netting schemes in the network.
• Configuration of STP and VTP on the switches, worked on HSRP and VRRP.
• Configured router from basic to advanced including ACL, SNMP, NAT/PAT
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools

Confidential

Network Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, Management, Troubleshooting of Network devices (Routers, Switches). Maintained the Telecommunication Connectivity using DSL and T1 Lines.
• Installing and configuring protocols like TCP/IP and Internet protocols including Local Area Networking, routing and HTTP
• RMA’s and provided 24x7 support
• Maintained complex LAN/WAN networks with several VLANS and provided support for routing protocols.
• Managed IP addressing and implemented IP Access Lists
• Worked on Routers Cisco 2620, Cisco 3750, and Cisco 2950 Switches & Link sys wireless VPNaccess points.
• Configured and troubleshoot VLAN, VTP, STP and Trunks.
• Configuring and Maintaining TACACS+ for AAA