Network and Security Engineer Resume

SUMMARY

To work in a challenging technical position that allows me to increase my knowledge and have fun.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

STRONG TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AREAS: Secure and scalable network design and architecture, Fundamental troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Cisco IOS, JunOS, Foundry OS (Brocade), RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, QoS, MPLS, Anycast, Technical documentation and writing skills, Network hardening

TECHNICAL WORKING KNOWLEDGE: SDN, Multicast, vSphere, Unix/Linux, Solarwinds, LDAP/AD, Security processes and Methodologies (PCI), IPSec, Host hardening, IPTables, Multiple security tools including NMAP, Snort, Nessus, TCPDump, Load balancing, IPv6

Cisco Routers: 2600, 3600, 3800, GSR (current); 1700, 2500, 7200, 7500, 7600 (not currently)

Cisco Switches: 6500, 3500, 2900, Nexus 4k (current), 4500, 4900, Nexus 2k/5k/7k (not currently)

Cisco Miscellaneous: FWSM, ASA, ACE (current), ACS, CiscoWork LMS 3.x (not currently)

Juniper Routers/Switches: MX - series (current), EX-series, M-series (not currently)

Juniper Miscellaneous: SA (current), SRX, Netscreen NS-208, ISG-1000 (not currently)

Brocade Switches: Big Iron, FLS, Net Iron, Edge Iron (not currently)

F5: 3600 (LTM), Virtual (LTM)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network and Security Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Plan and configure new services to attach to existing network-based firewall offering
Integrate IPv6 into current infrastructure
Design new service offering for secure remote access for variety of devices, including phones and tablets
Capacity test new network gear
Lead multiple site upgrades, migrating live PoPs around the world to new physical core routers with minimal down time
Lead network engineer in multi-team rollout of IPv6
Heavy operational role in over 20 Points of Presence (PoP) around the world, all with multiple vendors (Juniper, Foundry, Blade, Cisco)
Lead engineer in five PoPs, in charge of all maintenances, logistics, documentation, and troubleshooting major problems
Involved in scouting new transit providers and peers, including solicitation, equipment ordering and shipping, and configuration and testing
Very heavy BGP experience within JunOS, Cisco IOS and FoundryOS, with complex policies

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Started as one of two network engineers, grew network from ~10Gbps to ~80Gbps in roughly 1.5 years
Maintained the corporate network simultaneously for the first year
Built eight new Data Centers (deprecated two), and multiple Points of Presence (deprecated four); this included gathering requirements, planning, equipment recommendations and purchases, physical rack and cabling of the major gear, IP planning, configuration, and documentation
Was fundamental in insourcing architecture, engineering and operations of MySpace, saving company more than $100,000 every month in consultant fees
Worked my way up the network from fighting daily fires amid absolute chaos, to working tickets, to working on, then leading projects, finally to working on the backbone BGP and peering
Migrated from an all-Foundry environment to a 95/5 Cisco/Juniper environment
Earned my CCIE while working more than 40 hours/week in a chaotic environment
Research new product lines for potential business opportunities
Interface with clients on proposals
Enterprise security scanner deployment
End-to-end security assessments for multiple Fortune 1000 companies
Penetration tester for major bank
Technical lead on multiple, nationwide software license reviews

Network and Security Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Network design and configuration
Form and enforce security policies
Network-based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) planning, testing and configuration
Product evaluation and testing (Firewall, router, switch, NIDS)
Router and switch hardening
Network vulnerability scanner planning and configuration
Capacity management planning
OSPF, BGP, Cisco access-list design, configuration and maintenance
Tier-3/4 support and monitoring
Unix/Linux administration and support
Network troubleshooting and support
Customer turnup; firewall and network configuration

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Design and implement secure international data centers for Telco partners
Create detailed documentation of data centers to facilitate support
Site inspection/physical security requirements
Equipment ordering, configuration and buildout
International AS/IP address ordering/justification
Internal white papers on new technologies and designs
Lab design and testing
Circuit ordering and troubleshooting

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