SUMMARY

• Result - oriented and technically competent of Network Engineer with specialized training and dedication to successfully adapt in the ever-changing field of IT, proven track record in individual and team environments, multi-tasking ability, effective collaboration, excellent organizational skills and exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• 8 years of Networking and 9 years of DBA experience.
• 400+ remote sites WAN Redesign work (it includes Hardware Upgrade, Technology Upgrade, WAN Upgrade, Core, Distribution & Access level upgrade).
• 100+ Remote sites build globally from scratch to end (gathering information from client, Devices Procurement, Network Plan (Design), Rack build, implementation, Documentation).
• Number of major network migrations like MPLS implementation, DMVPN implementation.
• IOS upgrade/Down Grade in Cisco (Routers, Switches, and ASA 5500 Series).
• Made Network Standard documents, Network Designs (VISIO), Network Checklist.
• 4G Remote site implementations (100+ sites)
• Replaced Cisco 4500 & 6500 series Nexus switches with new hardware (170+ sites)
• Cisco 4500 Series switches replaced with 4506, 3650 & 3850 stack and PoE+
• Design and implement diverse LAN, WAN, and VPN remote access environments, as dictated by client needs.
• Responsible for stable & structured operations and utilization of information technology resources to achieved service level requirement.
• Working rotating shifts (2nd and 3rd shifts) and callout as needed are a requirement of the job.
• Plans, researches, develops, and tests new networking technologies in support of business operations
• Utilize Network Analyzer tools and queries to provide system performance statistics.
• Assisting in troubleshooting of LAN\WAN issues.
• Upgraded ASA Firewalls
• Testing and evaluating potential new versions of Cisco IOS software.
• Works directly with Architecture team to evaluate design details and provide information on current and proposed network infrastructure considerations.
• Perform Tier 2 technical support consisting of detection, diagnosis and correction of issues.
• Installs cabling for new and existing networks.
• Handling Network issues and troubleshooting.
• Good understandings about F5 load balancer, also performing entry level tasks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking Skills: Skilled in configuring Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, VLANs, Spanning Tree (RPVST+, MST), VTP, Ether Channels, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, QOS, ACL, IPV4, DHCP, DNS

Tools: Network Vantage, EMC NCM, NETQOS, Spectrum, MRTG, Fluke, Solar Winds, CACTI, Infoblox, Cisco Total care, HP Service Desk, Remedy, CA Ehealth

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in complete LAN, WAN development (including IP address planning, designing, installation, configuration, testing, maintenance etc.).
• Involved in Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANS’s, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter Vlan routing, LAN security etc.
• Installing and configuring new Cisco equipment including Cisco catalyst and Nexus switches as per the requirement of the company.
• Implemented with Cisco Layer 3 switches 3750, 4500, 6500 in multi VLAN environment with the use of inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, ISL trunk, ether channel.
• Conversions to BGP WAN routing. Which will be to convert WAN routing from OSPF to BGP (OSPF is used for local routing only) which involves new wan links.
• Installation and administration of Cisco 6500, 3560, 4500, 2950, 2924 series switches, Cisco Router 7200, 3945, 3640, 2600 & 2500.
• Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting Cisco Routers and Switches using different routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS & MPLS L3 VPN, and VRF.
• Using various types of LAN Concepts likewise Port Channel, Ether Channel, Trunking.
• Checking and configuring Cisco 7600 and 7200 routers at data center for remote sites issues.
• Upgraded and downgraded Cisco IOS.
• Experience working with design and deployment of MPLS Layer 3 VPN cloud, involving VRF, Route Distinguisher(RD), Route Confidential (RT), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) & MP-BGP.
• Configured Ether-channels between Core layer and Distribution layer switches using Link Aggregation Control protocol (LACP) and to increase the link speed and provide redundancy for high availability.
• Hands-on experience with Ether Channel, Spanning Tree, Trunking, Syslog.
• Experience in the setup of HSRP, Access-Lists, and RIP, EIGRP.
• Proficiency in configuration of VLAN setup on various Cisco Routers and Switches
• Troubleshooting of Cisco 2900, 3900, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Upgraded ASA Firewalls
• Configured static NAT, dynamic NAT, dynamic NAT overloading.
• Implementing security policies using Cryptography, ACL, IPsec, VPN, and AAA Security on different series of routers.
• Using different types of Network Monitoring tools like Solar Winds, Wireshark.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Remote site network design, implement and troubleshoot in various network environments
• Provide technical leadership to projects, working with technical project managers to understand project priorities, taking ownership of tasks, and driving them to completion.
• Introducing MPLS, DMVPN, PFR in enterprise level in Data Centers & Large remote sites
• As a part of new site implementation configure different routing protocol like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP as per company standards
• New Site before coming to production we will make sure all the routers are running with SNMP, SSH, Syslog, AAA, IP Flow, latest Cisco IOS…etc.
• I will create standard documents & network VISIO for new and existed sites, which will help in troubleshoot
• Joining on all network escalation calls like enterprise level network outages, problem incidents
• Provide comprehensive change control plans when making changes to the network, looping in all stakeholders of the change.
• Cisco Routers, Switches, NEXUS boxIOS upgrades (with NX-OS &IOS)
• As part of new site deployment configured WAAS box for network (TCP) optimization
• Implementing HSRP, VRRP, GLBP redundancy on layer2 & Layer 3 level
• Design and validate the next generation LAN and WAN videonetworkarchitecture for high performance, availability and redundancy.
• Configuration and testing of variousnetworkingequipment for production rollout.
• Configure Cisco routers and switches pernetworkdesign specifications
• Remotely diagnose and trouble shootnetworkequipment during rollout phase.
• Interact with vendors to resolve technical issues with their equipment
• Interact with other designengineersto create/modify configuration templates
• Assist in testing, troubleshooting and resolution efforts when systems failures occur and interact withnetworkoperation teams.
• Work with engineering team to improve security of network
• Globally work with end users to build network racks to mount all network devices
• Implementing port-channel to give higher speed to servers in datacenters
• Nexus 7k, 6K, 5k, 4k, 3k, 2k Configuring with FEX, FHRP, VPC, VDC, Fabric path implementations based on network design
• Troubleshot on network like issues (With Cisco Routers, Switches, AP, WLC, WAAS, Nexus)
• Network devices adding removing in monitoring tools like Solarwinds & Cisco Prime.
• New Cisco Switches configuration with VLAN’s, VTP and syslog, SNMP server and other security features
• Conducting weekly, BI-weekly, monthly report meeting to discuss about upcoming network
• Identifying EOL hardware in network and upgrade with latest hardware as per company standards
• Identifying the reoccurring outages in all regions and give the permanent fix

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing network Support from new application releases
• As a part of new site implementation configure Cisco Devices with different routing protocol like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP based upon client requirement and as per company standards
• As a part of new site deployment, we will make sure all the routers are running with SNMP, SSH, Syslog, AAA, IP Flow, latest Cisco IOS…etc.
• As pa part of new site deployment, we will configure WAAS box to enable network (TCP) optimization
• Implementing HSRP, VRRP, GLBP redundancy on layer2 & Layer 3 level
• Implementing port-channel to give higher speed to servers
• Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k Configuring with FEX, FHRP, VPC, VDC, Fabricpatch based on design which we are going to implement
• Port-channel implementation on Nexus 7k, 5k, Catalyst 6500, 4500 series for servers to get high bandwidth
• New Cisco Switches configuration with VLAN’s, VTP and syslog, SMP server and other security features
• Conducting weekly, BI-weekly, monthly report meeting to discuss about upcoming network changes and new projects and network product lifecycle
• Working on Ehealth to adding and retiring all network devices
• Providing capacity reports to application projects
• Working on network Vantage Tool to get actual band width for network devices
• Working on Netqos tool to get details report for device interfaces

Confidential

DB2 LUW Administrator

Responsibilities:

• 9 years of hands-on DBA experience.
• Performed end-to-end database administration activities.
• Achieved excellence for the ability to work under pressure in a challenging and highly pressurized customer environment credited with improving performance, greater flexibility and reduced overhead.
• Recognized for detailed knowledge in ITIL standards and managing in an ITIL implemented environment, as well as infrastructure project methodologies and business objectives.
• Monitored database performance and improved the effectiveness of the database tools and services.
• Developed an in-depth understanding of the audience and defined the features needed to engage audiences and meet project objectives.
• Managed production support and development env to ensure timely and accurate customer deliverables.
• Improved productivity through identifying opportunities for workflow process improvements.
• Analyzed Database delivery issues and handled issues concerning problem resolution, escalation and performance trending, along with infrastructure and database escalation handlings.
• Database migrations, upgradations and performance tuning.
• Coordinated with the application users and assisted them by advising appropriate technical solutions.
• Monitored jobs and database logs along with table space usage, error handling and housekeeping jobs.
• Communicated and coordinated with other support teams.