SUMMARY

• 7+years of experience in routing, switching, firewall technologies, systems design, and administration and troubleshooting.
• Exposure to LAN/WAN setup, installation, configuration and troubleshooting
• 3 years hands on experience with F5 GTM/LTM installation/support.
• Experience of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and BGP, MPLS.
• Experienced in Troubleshooting for connectivity and hardware problems on Cisco Networks.
• Extensive experience with Cisco IOS, Windows client/server operating systems, Linux, Networking technologies, Firewalls.
• Experience in L2/L3 3 protocols like VLANS, STP, VTP, MPLS and Trunking protocols.
• Good knowledge in WAN Technologies like ACL, NAT and PAT, IPSec and VPNs.
• Worked in OSI model, TCP/IP, UDP, IP addressing and Sub netting.
• Hands - on experience in the setup of HSRP, ACL, and tunnel installations.
• Enhanced level of knowledge with IGRP, PPP, ATM, T1/T3 Frame-Relay.
• Extensive knowledge in different networking protocols DHCP, DNS, FTP, VOIP (SIP, H.323, MGCP), Quality of Service (QOS).
• Expertise in Cisco routers including configuration and troubleshooting network incorporating Cisco 800, 1600, 1700, 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700, 3800, 7200 series. Expertise in Cisco Layer2/3 switches incorporating the 1900, 2950, 2960, 3550, 3560,3560E,3750,3750E
• Experience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.
• Worked on Extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525/) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series
• Basic understanding to work on Junos-Juniper router.
• Configuring various advanced features (Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands on with F5 BIGIP LTMs/EM.
• Great team player and able to work under pressure.
• Exceptional skills in IPV4 Sub-netting.
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Routers: Cisco GSR 12416, 12418, Cisco 7200vxr, Cisco 3640, Cisco 3600

Layer 2 technology: VLAN, VTP, VMPS, ISL, dot1q, DTP, Spanning-tree, PVST

Layer 3 Switching: CEF, MLS, Ether Channel

LAN Technologies: VLAN, VTP, Inter-Vlan routing, STP, RSTP, PVST, 802.1x

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines

Network Securities: NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, Load Balancing, IDS/IPS, IPSec, ACL

Routing Protocols: RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, HSRP, IPv6

Routed Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX

Infrastructure Services: DHCP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, TFTPNetwork Managements SNMP, SSH, Telnet, ICMP

IP Telephony: VOIP, FXO/FXS/E&M/T1/ISDN/ PRI, Call manager Express.

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/NT/2003, MS DOS, UNIX, Linux

Comm. Protocols: ARP, Wi-Fi, WiMax, CDMA, 3G

Operating Systems: Microsoft XP/Vista/7, UNIX, Linux(Redhat,OpenSuse,Fedora)

Packages: Visual Studio 2008, OPNET, MATLAB, CAD, Flash, Dream weaver.

Languages/ Tools: C, C++, Assembly 8085 and 8951/2, MIPS, CAD, VBScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.
• Team member of Configuration ofCisco7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Create and testCisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas.
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Optimized performance of the WANnetworkconsisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions forNetwork Problems.
• Implementing NAT solution's on wan applications.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipments, systems, IOSs and procedures for use within the Network/ security infrastructure.
• Upgrading IOS, troubleshootingnetworkoutages.
• Continually monitor, assess and improvenetworksecurity, test and implement new security technologies.
• Participate in all technical aspects of LAN, WAN, VPN and security Internet Service projects including, short and long term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches, Cisco PIX Firewall, NOKIA Firewalls, Nortel VPN Concentrators TCP/IP, NAT and Checkpoint ESX/GSX firewall.
• Having Data Center Design Experience, installing and Configuring Network Devices in a Data Center including patching the cables in the Patch Panel. Design and implemented network infrastructure and configured the entire network Infrastructure devices including Network Printers and Register.
• Hands-on experience in the network management of circuits using TDM and Frame Relay network, performing configuration and provisioning management, fault management and performance monitoring

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in troubleshooting LAN connectivity and hardware issues in the network.
• Studied and analyzed client requirements to provide solutions for network design, configuration, administration, and security.
• Involved in troubleshooting IP addressing issues and Updating IOS images using TFTP.
• Monitor performance of network and servers to identify potential problems and bottleneck.
• Performed RIP & OSPF routing protocol administration.
• Interacted with support services to reduce the downtime on leased lines.
• Troubleshoot problems on a day to day basis; provide solutions to fix the problems.
• Monitor the operability and reliability of the network.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Trace route.
• Managed the IP address space using subnets and variable length subnet masks (VLSM).
• Worked along with the team in ticketing issues; responsibilities included documentation and support other teams.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, IGRP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route.
• Worked on HSRP for hop redundancy and load balancing.
• Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATing Configured RSTP, MST and used VTP with 802.1q trunk encapsulation.
• Provided port binding, port security and router redundancy through HSRP.
• Designed ACLs, VLANs, troubleshooting IP addressing issues and taking back up of the configurations on switches and routers.
• Provided testing for network connectivity before and after install/upgrade
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet channel between switches.
• Experience in Cisco switches and routers: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations.
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external.