SUMMARY

• Cisco Certified Network Engineer with 8 years of experience in the industry, which includes expertise in the areas of Routing, Switching and Firewall.
• Expert level knowledge of troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Implementation traffic filters on Cisco routes using Standard, extended Access list.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• In - depth expertise in the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• Cisco ASA Firewall troubleshooting and policy change requests for new IP segments that either come on line or that may have been altered during various planned network changes on the network.
• Extensive Knowledge on the implementation of Cisco ASA 5500 series and checkpoint R 75 firewalls.
• Hands on experience working with Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K & 2K Switches.
• 3 years of experience in working with operating systems like Linux, Unix and Ubuntu
• Worked on NXOS, IOS, and IOS-XR BXB to N7K-NXOS (MPLS) system test.
• Experience in F5, Cisco ACE 4710 Load balancers.
• Extensive understanding of the Application Security Module (ASM) technology
• Experience in working with load balancer for converting CSS to ACE
• Experience deploying BIG-IP F5LTM Load Balancers for load balancing and traffic management of business application.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Cisco 7200, 3800, 3600, 3400, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Experience in working with video from end-point in the network to the backend.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST.
• Experience in working with Windows power shell scripting to maintain and administrating server environments.
• Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols like LDP, RSVP/ TE, QOS, COS L2 VPWS and VPLS, FRR.
• Experience in configuring HSRP and redistribution between routing protocols troubleshooting them.
• Experience on Virtual Private Network (VPN) for operating Network and Data Center.
• Experience with Internet/Intranet Networking Protocols and Services
• Implementation of HSRP, VRRP and GLBP for Default Gateway Redundancy.
• Excellent qualities such as Teamwork, Negotiation, Analysis and Communication.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking Technologies: LAN/WAN Architecture, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, VPN, VLAN, VTP, NAT, PAT, STP, RSTP, PVST, MSTP.

Networking Hardware: Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers, ASA/Pix firewalls, Vmware, Ironport.

Routing Protocols: OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, RIP, MPLS, IS-IS, BGP, Multicasting.

Security Technologies: PAP, CHAP, Cisco PIX, Blue Coat.

Network Monitoring: Cisco Works 2000, Wire Shark, HRPing.

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, LINUX, Cisco IOS, IOS XR.

Routers: CISCO 2600, 2800,3600,3800,7200, Juniper M & T Series, Cisco CRS-1, CRS -3, GSR

Switches: CISCO 2900, 3500,4500,5000,6500, Nexus 7k,5k,2k

Programming Languages: C, C++, Perl, VB Script, Power Shell, Python, SQL.

Simulation Tools: Qualnet Developer, OPNET IT GURU, OPNET Modelar, Cadence

Firewalls: juniper net screen(500/5200), Juniper SRX (650/3600), Pix(525/535), ASA (5520/5550/5580 ), McAfee Web Gateway

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS

Features & Services: IOS and Features, HSRP, GLBP,IPAM IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, TFTP and FTP Management, Open Stack, IVR’s, HLD and LLD documents, Dell equal logics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I was responsible for Crossroads rollout LAN/WAN problem determination and diagnosis, provide project leadership (onsite, offsite)
• Working with local IT personnel on troubleshooting, problem determination, diagnosis of performance issues, bandwidth issues, throughput traffic prioritization to improve overall application response time across WAN.
• Install and monitor application traffic using network protocol monitoring tools such as NTOP or wireshark to analyze network usage and bandwidth and run diagnostic programs to resolve problems.
• I was responsible for executing planned network infrastructure installations and configurations associated with the relocation of the NC FAST Camden and Bath Buildings networks into a new building
• Participating in the design and planning aspects of the network infrastructure that installed in the new building.
• Worked with MPLS for redirecting data from one network node to another network node based on the shortest paths.
• Configuration and installation of LAN switches and wireless network infrastructure equipment and cabling all uplink and user network connections.
• Working with the DIRM Networking team and NC FAST IT staff to review current VLAN configuration, IP routing and firewall access control for existing networks, and applying the necessary network and security access rules to the installed equipment.
• Participating in testing of the internal network infrastructure in the new building, and troubleshooting and remediating any issues.
• Worked with network services like DNS, DHCP, DDNS, IP4, IP6, IPSec, VPN etc
• Worked with F5, CISCO ACE 4710 Load balancers, GSS and Wireless networks.
• Deployed Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 4000, 3750, 3850, 3560 (Layer 2 through 7)
• Installed and monitored extreme networks S-series, 7100 stackable switches and E4G-400, 1800 router to support VMware machines in NCFAST.
• Deployed and configured Cisco ASR 1000, 7000, 9000 series routers
• I have very good work experience with Inflobox Management tool.
• Also worked with Extreme networks wireless devices like Access points AP3705, AP3610.
• Experienced working with Nexus OS, IOS, CATOS and Nexus 7K, 5K & 2K Switches
• Have experience and worked with configuring session persistence and web services.
• Deployed Juniper switches EX4500 and EX4200, routers M7i and M10i and Junos OS
• I have been involved in software development and testing using C language on Linux and Unix Platforms.
• Deployed Cisco 2500 and 5800 Series Wireless Controllers and 1xxx and 2xxx series Access Points
• Worked and working with Cisco ASA 5525 firewalls with current and demonstrated expertise with ACL security in a multi-VLAN environment
• Worked with Firewall DMZ zones and configuring them.
• Installed and configured Storage VMware and Processor and CPU huge.
• Worked with storage team in installing IBM Store wise V5000
• Worked with VMWare and Flex team for Configuring and install there Dell Power Connect switch 5548 and increasing their Bandwidth Usage.
• Experience in working with load balancer for converting CSS to ACE
• Experience in working with LTM and GTM for scaling and securing DNS infrastructure during high volumes.
• Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN with Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the customer’s stage.
• Worked and performed troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Experience with Security- Firewalls, NAT / PAT, IPSEC, S2S.
• Experience with ALG (RTP, RTSP and FTP, DNS, HTTP), DHCP
• Worked with ITIL(Information and technology information library ) for managing our services.
• Working with ITS networking teams to install an Avaya VoIP phone system and test phone system connectivity and functionality.
• Knowledge of with API’s for troubleshooting Network issues using Wireshark and NTOP
• Configured static NAT, dynamic NAT, dynamic NAT overloading.
• Back up a Cisco IOS to a TFTP server and Upgraded and restored a Cisco IOS from TFTP server.
• Configured and perform trouble shooting on Dell Power Connect Switch 5548 used to connect VM Servers and Flex Systems.
• Worked with Infloblox for secure DNS, DHCP and IPAM
• In-depth expertise in the implementation, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Worked on a broad range of topics such as proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercises, and core network repairs
• Worked independently, meted deadlines provided detailed written status reports, documentation, work on multiple simultaneous projects and track status and progress on each.
• Try to interact with various inter and intra-department groups on both a technical and a personal level
• Documenting network configuration for all new equipment and creating equipment configuration backups and monitoring to work with existing DIRM network systems

Confidential, St Louis, Missouri

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in configuring and implementing of composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, 3800 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 Series switches
• Configured Nexus 7010 including NX-OS Virtual Port Channels, Nexus port profiles, Nexus Version 4.2 and 5.0, Nexus VPC peer links
• Participated in the installation, configuration, and post installation daily operational tasks and configuration of the deployment of Cisco Nexus equipment
• Designed 10 gigabit networks using Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches, and Cisco 3800 series routers
• Managed rules on Cisco checkpoint NGX firewall
• Worked with Juno OS and Juniper M&T series switches
• Worked with Cisco ACE GSS 4400 Series global site selector Applicances. networks using routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP and manipulated routing updates using route-map, distribute list and administrative distance
• Also worked with the Riverbeds applicances
• Configured OSPF redistribution and authentication with type 3 LSA filtering to prevent LSA flooding
• Configured OSPF over frame relay networks for NBMA and point to multipoint strategies
• Implementing traffic engineering on top of an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network using Frame Relay and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
• Worked with Host Master for shared web hosting.
• Worked with Processes like RFI, RFE and RFP
• Experience in working with Network automation tools and testing for network change and configuration management.
• Worked with HP Network Automation software that automates the complete operational lifecycle of network devices from provisioning to policy-based change management, compliance, and security administration
• Worked with basic SQL quires in working with Database team in solving some of their network connection issues.
• Provided redundancy in a multi homed Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) network by tunings AS-path
• Experience working with Exchange 2010 SP3 for planning and deployment.
• Experience with Security- Firewalls, NAT / PAT, IPSEC, S2S.
• Worked with Management tools like CSM and Cisco ACS
• Worked with Cisco IOS, NX-IOS, IOS-XR
• Worked with MPLS to improvequality of service (QoS) by defining LSPs that can meet specificservice level agreements (SLAs) on trafficlatency, jitter, packet loss anddowntime
• Worked with Load balancing device like F5 Big-IP local traffic manager(LTM) 1600
• Experienced in working with BIG-IP Edge Portal and BIG-IP Edge Client
• Experience with ALG (RTP, RTSP and FTP, DNS, HTTP), DHCP
• Worked with Windows Power shell and power shell plus.
• Worked with F5 load balancer and Cisco ACE 4710 Load balancers
• Implemented Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) by tuning parameters like preemption
• Implemented various OSPF scenarios on networks consisting of 7600 routers
• Configured policy based routing for BGP for complex network systems
• Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN with Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the customer’s site
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Tuned BGP internal and external peers with manipulation of attributes such as metric, origin and local preference
• Worked with Nagios for monitoring of network services (SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP, ICMP, SNMP, FTP, SSH ).
• Worked on ASR 7000, 9000 series Cisco aggregation routers.
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security & High Availability products like Cisco ASA other security products
• Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment with resource allocation to desired Virtual LANs of network.
• Provided full visibility and notification of authorized and unauthorized network access with integration of CISCO ASA/FWSM and NAC solution
• Installed, configured and set security policies on cisco and checkpoint firewalls, VPN
• Analyzed and tested network protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP) using Wireshark tool.

Confidential, Collinsville, TN

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing, supporting, and maintaining 24x7 network services.
• Coordinated efforts with Engineer’s to ensure all network devices conformed to defined network standards
• Worked with MSC- Microsoft system center manager.
• Configured various Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing.
• Provided configuration of STP and Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Configure the Cisco CRS-1 Routing System, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of a configuration.
• Troubleshooting of Cisco 2800,2900, 3900, 7200, 7600,ASR9k,CRS,GSR 12k Series routers.
• Configure the Cisco IOS XR security features in both owner SDR and non-owner SDRs
• Configure legacy route map configurations using the new Cisco IOS XR Routing Protocol Language (RPL).
• Worked with Juniper net Screen 500/5200 and also juniper SRX 650/3600.
• Worked on Fiber channel over Ethernet (FCOE) for connecting 10gigabit Ethernet networks.
• Maintaining Core Switches, creating VLANs and configuring VTP.
• Optimized performance of the WANnetworkconsisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
• Experienced working with Tomcat and Apache servers in troubleshooting network issues for our internal server teams.
• Worked with Enterprise Intrusion Detection / IPS (Snort, Source fire, Juniper IDP, IBM ISS, McAfee Intrushied)
• Designed on - premise IVRs for integrating with the ACD and CRM systems to ensure maximum efficiency in call handling
• Performed redistribution with OSPF, EIGRP, RIP version 1 and 2 to enable communication with backbone.
• Configured OSPF for Stub area, Totally Stubby Area and NSSA.
• Executed BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features on various layer 2 and layer 3 switches.
• Worked on video from end-point in the network.
• Troubleshooting advanced Riverbed Issues and settings.
• Configured and optimization settings of Riverbed.
• Troubleshooting of Cisco 2900, 3900, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Configured static NAT, dynamic NAT, dynamic NAT overloading.
• Back up a Cisco IOS to a TFTP server and Upgraded and restored a Cisco IOS from TFTP server.
• In-depth expertise in the implementation, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Worked on a broad range of topics such as proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercises, and core network repairs.
• PGW, XGW and SGW configuration on 4G LTE, CDMA, WCDMA network.
• Route configuration and point code checks for System Technician and Network Technician.
• Knowledge and experience of 802.11 a/b/g/n Ethernet standard for wireless Technology.
• Worked with other team members in testing of the network architecture.
• Participated in quality system implementation project.
• Configure wireless routers on enterprise network.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage installations, configuration and administration of Cisco equipment in IT architecture of organization.
• Configure IT LAN/WAN elements and held responsibility of maintaining and monitoring performance of network
• Provide Tier1 technical support; assist users facing network problems. Perform advanced troubleshooting, diagnostics and provide tier/level-1 solutions to network failures
• Network Migration from RIP to OSPF and EIGRP
• Network infrastructure support to routing and switching equipments
• Redistribute routing protocols and Frame-Relay configuration
• Design the layout for cable installations
• Involved in design and deploying various network security & High availability products like Cisco ASA and other security products.
• Support customer with the configuration and maintenance of ASA firewall systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolved dynamic routing, Ethernet switching and host connectivity issues in a window and network environment
• Troubleshoot wiring problems and serial communication lines
• Develop, plan and maintain documentation necessary for operation in support of LAN to WAN connectivity
• Maintain excellent communication with the IT Manager on all tasks and projects

Confidential

Network Associate

Responsibilities:

• Migration of RIP V2 to OSPF, BGP routing protocols.
• Configured EIGRP for Lab Environment.
• Implemented ISL and 802.1Q for communicating through VTP.
• Working with Client teams to find out requirements for their Network Requirements.
• Designing solutions for frozen requirements using Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Deploying the network infrastructure to meet the requirements.
• Created VLAN and Inter-Vlan routing with Multilayer Switching.
• Documenting and Log analyzing the Cisco ASA 5500 series firewall
• Monitor performance of network and servers to identify potential problems and bottleneck.
• Performed administrative support for RIP, OSPF routing protocol.
• Maintained redundancy on Cisco 2600, 2800 and 3600 router with HSRP.
• Real time monitoring and network management using Cisco Works LMS.
• Provided technical support on hardware and software related issues to remote production sites.