SUMMARY

• 7+years of experience in Designing and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, MPLS in Branch, Campus and Data Center environments.
• Good understanding of Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv1&v2), Switching architecture and protocols (VLANs and Spanning Tree).
• Sound knowledge of Optus Transmission network including Alcatel, Nortel, Huawei deployment, VC4, VC12, STM - 1, 4, 16, 64 layer pipes, SDH and VPN Architecture.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500 with ACL, NAT, Object Groups, Failover, and Multi-Contexts.
• Working knowledge of ATM, Frame Relay, Access Lists, IP addressing and VLANs.
• Extensively exposed to troubleshooting, maintaining devices and migration of technology.
• Experience with Cisco IOS, Cat OS, Cisco IOS XR and JUNIOS.
• Expertise on JUNOS OS, J Series, M Series,MXSeries.
• Strong experience in configuration and troubleshooting of routing protocols PPP, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, IPX, IP, IGMP, 802.1q and SNMP with excellent documentation skills.
• Expertise on Cisco Datacenter Switches such as Nexus 6500, 7000.
• Planning, Designing, Installing, Configuring of Cisco 6500, 4500, 2900, 3500, 3750 XL series switches, Cisco 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200 series Routers.
• Adept in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex information systems management.
• Experience in implementing site-to-site and remote access VPN Technologies using GRE, IPSEC & MPLS.
• Efficient use of Microsoft VISIO/Office for technical documentation and presentation tools.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining network monitoring tools like Cisco Works, HP Open view. And network analyzers like Wire shark, solar winds tool

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking Protocols: RIPv1 & RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, TCP/IP, IPSec, UDP, VRRP, HSRP, ATM, MPLS, HTTP, FTP, STP, and RSTP, PIM.

Virtualization: Packet tracer 5.0, OPNET, Boson Netsim, GNS3

LAN Technologies: VLAN, Private VLAN, Spanning Tree, VTP, 802.1Q Trunking, Fast Ethernet, Gigabyte Ethernet and IGMP Snooping.

Network Equipment: Cisco routers: 1700, 1800, 2500, 2600, 3200, 3600, 3700, 3800, 4000, 7200, and 7600. Cisco switches: 2900 series, 3560, 3750, 4500, 6500, Avaya switches.

Juniper switches: EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500, MX-480, SRX210, SRX240 and M Series

Network Management: Network Troubleshooting, Hardware Troubleshooting, Network planning and Design, Network Administration, SSH, Telnet, SNMP, SDM, ICMP, Cisco Works

WAN Technologies: PPP, Frame relay, ISDN, ATM, MPLS, T1/T3 & E1/E3

Network Security: ACL, IPSec, VPN, Port-security, AAA, Zone-Based Firewalls, IOS based Router security firewalls, IDS/IPS

Network Technologies: MANET, SONET, TDMA, FDMA, CDMA. DSL, POP3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chesterfield, VA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience working with design and deployment of MPLS Layer 3 VPN cloud, involving VRF, Route Distinguisher (RD), Route Target (RT), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) & MP-BGP
• Implemented antivirus and web filtering on Juniper SRX 240 at the web server
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
• Experience with upgrading SUP1 to SUP2 on cisco Nexus 7000 Series Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Serve as part of a team of network engineers responsible for base wide network upgrade from Cisco Layer 3 Catalyst switches to Juniper Layer 3 EX4200 & EX3200 switches.
• Design, implement and administer IPv4/IPv6 enterprisenetworkinfrastructure utilizing Juniperrouters
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Experience innetworksecurity in a telecommunications environment.
• Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU software upgrade in Nexus 7010
• Experience in Configuring, upgrading and verifying NX-OS operation system with OSPF, BGP.
• Tests scope to include application modules, integration layer and full end-2-endtesting incorporating various device & web-top clients
• Experience working with Transaction Language 1 (TL1), which is used as a management protocol in telecommunications.
• Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS on the Cisco 6500 switches
• Experience with deploying PIM Sparse-mode/Dense-mode multicasting in Campus locations.
• Actively involved in Switching technology Administration including creating and managing VLANS, Port security- 802.1x, Trucking 802.1Q, RPVST+, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security on Cisco Catalyst Switches 4507R+E, 6509-E and Cisco Nexus Switches 2232, 5596, 7009.
• Tested various networks, which works on the protocols like of TCP/IP (IP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, SMTP, ARP, IPSEC, NAT).
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks
• Worked on different phases of testing such as Sanity Testing, Functionality Testing, Smoke Testing, System Testing, Installation Testing, Compatibility Testing, Regression Testing, Stress Testing and UAT Testing.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP, MPLS
• Configure / Troubleshoot Juniper: EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500, EX 6200 series switch for LAN/WAN connectivity.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided Technical support in terms of upgrading, improving and expanding the network.
• Providing technical security proposals, detailed RFP responses, and security presentation, installing and configuring ASA firewalls, VPN networks and redesigning customer security architectures.
• Maintain effective communications with vendors, peers and clients in resolution of trouble-tickets, equipment.
• Troubleshoot Hardware,CiscoIOS, and install/configureCiscorouters and switches.
• Manage and coordinate all infrastructures related to moves, adds, and changes.
• Configuring ACL to allow only authorized users to access the servers.
• Participated in on call support in troubleshooting the configuration and installation issues.
• Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting Local and Wide Areas Network by using ISDN, Frame relay, DDR, NAT, DHCP, and TCP/IP.
• Implement and maintain Local/Wide Area Network over 13 branches.
• Configured RIP, OSPF and Static routing on JuniperM and MX series Routers.
• Worked in Configuration and extension of VLAN from one network segment to other segment between different vendor switches (Cisco, Juniper).
• Design and implement Catalyst/ASA Firewall Service Module for various LAN’s.
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that includes routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
• Configured Client VPN technologies including Cisco’s VPN client via IPSEC.
• Configure switch VLANs and inter-switch communication. Build and setup network Laboratory.
• Actively involved in troubleshooting on network problems with Wire shark, identifying and fixing problems.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implementing Routing and Switching using the following protocols; IS-IS, OSPF, BGP onJuniperM series routers.
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various Network Security & High Availability products like Cisco ASA and other Security Products.
• Design, installation and troubleshooting networks with hand-on experience with OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, VPLS, Multicast, VPN, MPLS, & Traffic engineering.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that includes routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
• Configured STP for loop prevention on Cisco Catalyst Switches.
• Configured VTP to manage VLAN database throughout the network for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Worked in setting up Inter-VLAN routing, redistribution, access-lists and dynamic routing.
• Involved in configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco 3750, 2620 and, 1900 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500 Series switches.
• Implemented various Switch Port Security features as per the company’s policy
• Configured RIP, and EIGRP on 2901 and 3925 Cisco routers.
• Troubleshoot Hardware,CiscoIOS, and install/configureCiscorouters and switches.
• Manage and coordinate all infrastructures related to moves, adds, and changes.

Confidential, Martinsville, VA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide consultancy services to customers on a variety of network security products including firewalls, VPNs, authentication, load-balancing, data loss prevention and information security and event management
• Performed RIP, MPLS & OSPF Protocol Administration.
• IOS upgrade in Nexus 7010 through ISSU (In service software upgrade)
• Configuring numerous LAN/WAN technologies including leased point-to-point circuits,MPLS, ISDN, various Ethernet speeds/media.
• Involved in Troubleshooting IP Addressing Issues and Updating IOS Images using TFTP.
• Troubleshooting problems on a day-to-day basis & providing solutions that would fix the problems within their Network.
• Worked with WAN/LAN network accelerators, Riverbed to optimize and improve network performance and resiliency.
• Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers, related issues.
• Worked extensively in configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning & configuring VLANs / Routing / NATing with the firewalls as per the design.
• Implementing and Maintaining Network Management tools (OPAS, Solar Winds, and Cisco Works).
• Designed and implemented F5's LTM and GTM architecture for both gateway- failsafe and VLAN failover in conjunction with existing Cisco Nexus networking core.
• Configured RIP, and EIGRP on 2901 and 3925 Cisco routers.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in implementation of trunking using Dot1Q, and ISL on Cisco Catalyst Switches.
• Involved in Local Area Network (LAN) design, troubleshooting, and maintenance as per company’s requirements.
• Worked with snipping tools like Ethereal to analyze the network problems.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of network connectivity problems using PING, Trace Route.
• Performed replacements of failed hardware and upgraded software.
• Configured VLANS to isolate different departments.
• Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers, related issues.
• Configured IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls.
• Used TFTP server to backup Cisco configuration files.
• Network layer tasks included configuration of IP Addressing using FLSM, VLSM for all applications and servers throughout the company.
• Performed scheduled Virus Checks & Updates on all Servers & Desktops.
• Provided technical support for expansion of the existing network architecture to in corporate users

Confidential

Jr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshot Cisco hardware: Inspected devices, Read device LEDs, loose connections, interior IOS upgrade, switch port configuration, port monitoring, watch over Flooding Control/Network port.
• Worked on configuration and installation of new desktops for users using GHOST, EZ copy and Dist-to-Disk copy Installed and configured DHCP, DNS Server.
• Identifying technical problems and debugged hardware and software related to LANs/ WANs.
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP and configuring ISL trunk on Fast - Ethernet channel between switches.
• Develop and implement strategies to support the current and future needs of the company.
• Configured Cisco Routers 2600 series using RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Configured Cisco Switches 2900.
• Strategies include operating systems, virus protection, mail systems and Internet services.
• Updated the anti-virus, spam blockers, and other security software so that the systems are always secured
• Resolved all computer related problems, monitored and maintained system functionality and reliability by identifying ways to prevent system failures