SUMMARY

• Network Engineer with a hands - on Experience on Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Firewalls & Linux servers.
• As technological mindset for designing and implementing IT network architecture, including configuration, optimization and supporting network management systems.
• Around 8 years of extensive hands-on experience in Networkengineering, design, operations, installation and troubleshooting.
• Experienced in firewall architecture and configuration for enterprise class firewalls, Palo Alto, Checkpoint etc Knowledge on TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, MPLS, VPN, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP protocols and concepts
• Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience.
• Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting Junos on the Switches (EX series), and Routers (MX series) platforms.
• Working knowledge in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, HSRP, L2/3 VPNs in IOS, IOSXE, and IOS XR platforms.
• Experience for setting up a distributed network setup in the Lab working closely with the team to maintain and support the lab for network design and testing
• Worked extensively on Juniper MX series Router and EX series Switches
• Strong experience on Juniper SSG series Firewalls and checkpoint R75,76 Firewalls
• Working knowledge in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, HSRP, L2/3 VPNs in IOS, IOSXE, and IOS XR platforms.
• Worked extensively on Juniper MX series Router and EX series Switches
• Experience working with JUNOS OS on Juniper Routers and Switches.
• Proficient with Cisco Routers and Switches such IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS, and IOS-XE. experience on Code Upgrade for Cisco Routers including 7200, 3900, 2900 and Switches including 6500, 4500, Nexus 9K, Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k, Nexus 2k, ASR 9K, ASR 1K.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Confidential, Durham, NC

Network T3 Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure, Manage and Monitor panorama - Palo Alto firewall models (Specifically the M-7000 and the PA-5260).
• Performed migrations from Check Point firewalls to Palo Alto using the PAN Migration Tool MT3.3.
• Implement advanced Palo Alto Firewall features like URL filtering, User-ID, App-ID, Content-ID on both inbound and outbound traffic.
• Deployed Palo Alto firewalls using Confidential NSX through L2 and L3 interfaces on models such as VM-300, VM-500, and VM-1000-HV.
• Enablefile forwarding to Wildfire cloud through Content-ID implementation to identify new threats.
• Leveraged Palo Alto Networks’ Wildfire inspection engine to prevent Zero-Day attacks.
• Manage multiple Palo Alto firewalls centrally through the Palo Alto Panorama M-500 centralized Management appliance.
• Deployed Active/Standby modes of High Availability (HA) with Session and Configuration synchronization on multiple Palo Alto firewall pairs. Knowledge on the application of Active/Active HA mode.
• Enforce policy checks on north-south and east-west data center traffic through Panorama M-600. Provided escalated technical support in troubleshooting firewall and network issues.
• Hands-on experience with Bluecoat Proxy Secure Web Gateways for content filtering, Data loss prevention and prevent Zero-Day exploits.
• Implement security measures to resolve data loss vulnerabilities, mitigate risk and recommend security changes or system components as needed.
• Configured Authorization rules in Cisco ISE for wireless by enforcing 802.1x Authentication to allow user access to proper Data, based on user Security group in the Active Directory.
• Hands-on experience with Aruba Clear pass in providing network access security and NAC, based on user roles and device types.
• Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K, 2k and its downstream devices. deploying BIG-IP F5LTM Load Balancers for load balancing and traffic management of business application

Confidential, Cary, NC

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting of Routing and Forwarding Protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, LDP, LSP).
• Provided technical support with managing data from the Confidential LTE network to pass through Wi-Fi access points. Ensure project and business goals and requirements are met on time and on specification.
• Experience in troubleshooting Layer-1, Layer-2, and Layer-3 networks and connectivity.
• Involved in software acceptance testing and production release procedures throughoutSDLC
• Experience operating and troubleshooting optical networks and equipment
• Trouble Ticket management, Outage/LOD notification management, processing escalations. Generate, drive, and update problem-tracking tickets via multiple systems and continually improve business practices
• Configured and Deployed with MX2020 Edge routers and PTX3000 Core Routers.
• Work with external and internal Confidential organizations coordinating and troubleshooting network Experience in troubleshooting Layer-1, Layer-2, and Layer-3 networks and connectivity.
• Experience operating and troubleshooting optical networks and equipment
• Configuration and management of network routers (Cisco 6500, 7K; Juniper MX) and switches (Cisco 3850, 3750X, 3750, 3550; Juniper EX).
• Design, configure, and administer Juniper MX routers, SRX Firewalls, Cisco routers & switches.
• Working Knowledge on Dell Server 620 and Juniper MX 2020 Router.
• Configured groups, policy-options, firewall filters and Aggregated Ethernet interfaces to protect the devices and maximize the throughput between devices on the Juniper EX and MX series switches and routers.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Configured OSPF, BGP routing protocol between data centers and between Virtual routing instances on the Juniper EX and MX series as required.
• Design, develop, and document test frameworks and lab infrastructure to ensure that testing is thorough, consistent, and repeatable including
• Code qualification tests for network devices prior to deployment in production
• Deploy network connectivity and hardware for engineering labs
• Configuration, Installation and troubleshooting of Juniper routers like PTX5000, PTX3000, T4000, MX960.
• Hands on experience working on Cisco 7600, 12K, ASR routers & Juniper MX series routers
• Perform triage, fault isolation, and remediation of network events.
• Work with external and internal Confidential organizations coordinating and troubleshooting network events.
• Directing activities and establishing command and control during technology incidents.
• Coordinating and driving all activities during the incident on the incident bridge to quickly restor

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, deployed and maintained enterprise networks and datacenters
• Configured and Troubleshot CISCO 12000, 7500, Juniper MX 480, MX960 series routers and EX4200 & EX3200, 3560 series switch for LAN/WAN connectivity.
• Work in lab environment with engineers from all technical functional areas to build and test proposed technical solutions
• Experienced with Juniper: EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500,MX-480, MSeries, SRX210, and SRX240.
• Planning, installing, configuring and troubleshooting of networking infrastructure including routers, switches, and configuring all necessary LAN / WAN protocols in support of wireless infrastructure.
• Designed and implemented Virtual Routing instances with and without leaking on the Juniper EX9214, EX9208 and MX80, MX240
• Design and Implement troubleshooting of Juniper switches, routers and Firewalls Juniper: EX-2200,EX-4500, MX-480, M Series, SRX210, SRX240
• Worked on Juniper MX 480, MX960 and Juniper M120i Installation and configuration.
• Experienced working with security issues related to Cisco ASR 9K, Checkpoint and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.
• Adding and removing checkpoint firewall policies based on the requirements of various project requirements.
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls
• Responsible for upgrading, swapping and installation of new Cisco 3850 to form a stack as well as adding new device into existing stack.
• Worked on Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) 2.2 and 3.2 versions including, configuration and deployment.
• Hands-on experience on Cisco Security Manger.
• Working in Design, Installation & configuration of Palo Alto & Checkpoint Provider Environment.
• Worked with the following routing/switching protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VTP, 802.1d,802.1q, VLAN's and Port-Channels.
• Supporting OSPF and BGP basednetworkby resolving level two and level three problems of internal teams & external customers of different locations
• Designing and implementing the Wi-Fi (Wireless Networks) Infrastructure using 802.1x Authentication using CISCO ACS and ISE Servers
• Worked on multiple projects related to Branch networks, Campus networks, external clients and Data Center Environments involving data center migrations.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Cisco 7200 series router and Cisco 2950, 4500, 6500 Series switches.
• Configured network using routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, and BGP and troubleshooting L2/L3 issues.
• Worked on multiple projects related to Branch networks, Campus networks, extranet clients and Data Center Environments involving in data center migrations from one data center to another.
• Created data migration strategies to help with completion of migration of data center from one point to another.
• Worked extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525/) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series, experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
• Time to time upgrade network connectivity between branch office and regional office with multiple link paths and routers running HRSRP, EIGRP in unequal cost load balancing to build resilient network.
• Design and implement Catalyst/ASA Firewall Service Module for various LAN’s.
• Key contribution includes troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF, & BGP.
• Configured Client VPN and RSA Token ID technologies including Cisco’s VPN client via IPSEC.
• Configuring ACL to allow only authorized users to access the servers.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop, support and maintain operations of Cisco voice communication technologies within the environment and associated sub-systems including, SIP integration, moves, adds and changes, fault isolation and resolution, and end-user support
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco voice communication technologies
• Perform integration and analysis for a Cisco voice telecom system
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - Cisco hardware and management tool experience
• Cisco Call Manager
• Assist with planning and execution of major component upgrades and installations for the network consisting of VoIP technologies
• Integration of new components into existing infrastructure including call routing and transfer, system management tools, call logging and reporting capabilities
• Daily duties will include responding to customer originated trouble tickets and service request along with planning and executing controlled changes within the infrastructure