SUMMARY

• 7 years of experience in routing, switching, Wireless, firewall technologies, implementation and troubleshooting of complex network systems
• Experience in Installing and configured Cisco 7200, 3900, 2921 series routers and 6500, 3850, 3750 Series switches.
• Good experience in configuring and troubleshooting CISCO Nexus switches like 7000, 5000 and 2000 series in Data Center Environment.
• Creating VDC, VPC and Flex as per requirement to provide redundancy in data center.
• Good knowledge on security protocols, TACACS+ and RADIUS.
• Configuring EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Experience in designing MPLS VPN and QoS for architecture using Cisco multi - layer switches.
• Involved in teh implementation of VRFmodule. VRFwhich adds teh IP capability to DSLAM. VRFtakes care of IP related configurations namely VRFs, interfaces, IP addresses, and routes.
• Strong Knowledge in WAN technologies including T1, T3, ISDN, HDLC, Point to Point, ATM and Frame Relay.
• Support OSPF and BGP protocol on Qfabric node devices
• Experience in implementing site-to-site, remote access VPN, DMVPN Technologies using GRE, IPSEC & MPLS
• Expertise knowledge in IPV4, IPV6, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, RMON, NAT
• Implemented traffic filters on CISCO routes using Standard Access List and Extended Access List.
• Experience in implementing site-to-site and remote access VPN Technologies using GRE, IPSEC & MPLS.
• Experience in implementation, support and troubleshooting of VLAN's including operational knowledge of spanning tree protocol (STP), VLAN trucking, inter .VLAN routing and ISL/802.1q.
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)
• Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, Palo Alto, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Experienced in Cisco DFA, ACI, and SDN.
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.
• Hands-on experience in network design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using Cisco routers/Switches/ASA/Checkpoint firewall
• Working with Cisco for opening TAC Case and resolving issues to meet project deadlines.
• Experience with designing, deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay, Ether-channel, IP Routing Protocols - (RIPV2, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP), ACL's, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP, HSRP & GLBP
• Maintained DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, Replication & other services on teh Windows Server 2000 & 2003 network.
• Working knowledge with monitoring tools like Solar Winds & network packet capture tools like Wire-shark
• Good knowledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers 2000/2003, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments
• Design, Implement & troubleshooting of Juniper switches, routers and Firewalls.
• Involved in configuring Juniper SSG-140, SRX-240, and Cisco ASA 5585.
• Security platforms including Cisco ISE, Sourcefire IPS/IDS, and Cisco ASA (5512, 5515, 5585)
• Provide industry-leading service and support to ACI customers.
• Designed application mapping and application delivery using F5 BIG IP LTM.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting of routing protocols RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS BGP and MPLS.
• Understanding teh JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.
• Worked on network topologies and configurations, TCP/IP, UDP, Frame Relay, bridges, routers, hubs and switches.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cisco Platforms: Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K

Cisco Routers: 1700,1800,2500,2600,2800,3600,3800,3900,7200,7600

Cisco L2 & L3 Switches: 2900,3500,3560,3750,4500,4900,6500

Juniper Platforms: SRX, MX, EX Series Router and Switches

Networking Concepts: Access-lists, Routing, Switching, Sub netting, Designing, CSU/DSU, IPsec, VLAN, VPN, WEP, WAP, MPLS, VoIP, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Firewall: ASA Firewall (5505/5510), Checkpoint, Cisco ASA

Network Tools: Solar Winds, SNMP, Cisco Works, Wireshark

Load Balancers: Cisco CSM, F5 Networks (Big-IP)

Wan Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, MPLS, leased lines & exposure to PPP, DS1,DS3,0C3, T1 /T3 & SONET

Lan Technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, & 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Port- channelVLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, 802.1Q

Security Technologies: ACLs, ISE appliance, Nokia IPS firewalls, Cisco PIX 500 series, Cisco ASA 5500 series

QOS: CBWFQ, LLQ, WRED, Policing/Shaping.

Networking Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, STP, RSTP, VLANs, VTP, PAGP, LACP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBPTACACS+, Radius, AAA, IPv4 and IPv6

Network Management: TACACS, SNMP, Syslog, Infoblox, Sniffer, and Wireshark

Operating System: Windows 7/XP, MAC OS X, Windows Server 2008/2003, Linux, Unix

Documentation: MS Office, MS Visio

Virtualization: VLAN, VXLAN, VPLS, IPSEC, Link Aggregation, Linux Bridge, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network Engineer

Confidential, Houston TX

Responsibilities:

• Design and configuring of routing protocol on HP devices such as procurve 3500, 6600 and H3C 5900,5930.
• Designed and cut sheet of network diagram, rack elevation, port maps.
• Experience working with HP layer 2 and layer 3 devices such as 3500, 5900, 5930, 6600, 12504.
• Firmware upgrade as well trouble shoot of Layer 1 for HP devices such as 3500, 5900, 5930, 6600, 12504.
• Looking forward to implement VXLAN very soon on Layer 2 network.
• Develop detailed template-based plans including: implementation, testing and back out procedures for all network implementations, upgrades and modifications.
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for teh expansion of HP networks
• Working in assigning new IP in teh new network as well changing old IP to new in existing network as requirement.
• Installing new routing design using MPLS / EIGRP/ DMVPN and broadband
• Testing of Vlan and port of switches by use of fluke to check network connection and redundancy.
• Experience working with HP IRF, Bridge Aggregation, Route aggregation, Spanning tree protocol and other technology on HP Router and switches.
• Responsible to monitor, RMA and taking care of defected devices and parts such as switches, SFP, Power supply, firewall, router module and other parts also.
• Experience to add, modified, delete devices from HP monitoring system as based of network changes.
• Experience of troubleshooting on Layer 1 such as test cabling, port of devices, SFP and other parts.
• DNS administration like adding/modifying/deleting IP as well name with DNS team.
• Responsible to request subnet and add them in existing network of Confidential .
• Performed upgrading and downgrading ofmore than 50 HP router and switches by FTP as well flash drive even it is with IRF connection.
• Responsible to change configuration, firmware upgrade of devices in IRF network as a primary and secondary mode.
• Support Engineer in Installation of juniper router MX104, MX240 and connect them on HP network with HP router, switches and firewall in DC, it includes coordinating with AT&T.
• DC Installation of routers, switches, Checkpoint Firewall including racking and stacking with ELI.
• Designing and Implementation of (LAN) VLANs, VTP, Spanning Tree (STP), Trunking, Route aggregation, Bridge aggregation and protocol.
• Solving ticket of LAN, VPN, Routing and switching issue as well other issue.
• Communicated with other departments to report and resolve software, hardware, and operations problems.
• Proactively monitored, analyzed and reviewed teh network and executed problem avoidance practices in order to maintain a high level of reliability and availability.
• Responsible for install new devices in data center with ELI.
• Responsible to update or changes in configuration of router and switches.
• Installment, racking, stacking, configuration, patching, port maps of switches of HP and other devices for AT&T project.
• Responsible to create cut sheet for changes of network diagram as well configuration and implement them too.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Concord CA

Responsibilities:

• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)
• Designed and currently in teh process of implementing a spine/leaf data center design, using MP-BGP EVPN control plane for VXLAN overlay
• Experience working with Nexus 7010,7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.
• Implemented multiple VDC's and VPC's along teh 9k, 7K and 5K, utilizing VRF's to segregate routing and configuring teh FEX modules with teh parent switch.
• Experience working with Cisco Nexus 2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus 5000 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for a datacenter access architecture
• Managed Juniper NetScreen Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention and Detection (IDP) Device
• Configure trunk ports and implement granular control of VLANs and VXLANs using NX-OS to ensure virtual and flexible subnets dat can extend further across teh network infrastructure than previous generation of switches.
• Responsible for teh Agency’ network infrastructure design, re-design by creating technology project roadmaps for HHSC and its sub-agencies (DADS, DARS,DSHSand DFPS).
• Prepare equipment orders based on templates. Develop detailed template-based plans including: implementation, testing and back out procedures for all network implementations, upgrades and modifications.
• Migrated VLANS from ASA(perimeter firewalls) to FWSM’s for better security management
• Migrated cisco3550 switches to 3750 PoE switches to provide support to Wireless APs.
• Configured and maintained IPSEC and SSL VPN's onPaloAltoFirewalls
• Configured Cisco routers for MPLS VPN connectivity and VRF tables on edge routers for customer usage of teh MPLS network.
• VPNs (Site-to-Site IPsec, SSL Remote Access, and DMVPN) implementation and troubleshooting's over Cisco, Juniper and Checkpoint platforms.
• Configuring and troubleshooting of teh wireless Access points (AP1140, AP1231, AP2600, and AP3600, AP3702I), Wireless LAN Controller (WLC2106, WLC4400, WLC5500) and Wireless client issues
• Configured IPsec site-to-site VPN connection between Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator and Cisco 3800
• Configuring IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP in routers.
• Configuring and testing Multicast for both IPv4 and IPv6 routing in Data Environment
• Installation and configuration of wireless AP’s to provide network connectivity to various buildings.
• Installed cisco 5508 WLAN controllers and configured Access points.
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for teh expansion of teh VPN networks
• Working in Assigning new IP Schema in teh New DC build.
• Working in establishing a Layer 3 connectivity between DC’s by changing teh IP schema
• Involved in configuring and implementing of composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, CSR-1 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 Series switches
• Maintained a Network with more than 600 Network devices, some 20,000-end hosts, and teh other Network devices like DHCP, DNS Servers, and Firewall Servers.
• Developing IPv6 route distribution for Qfabric switches.
• DNS administration like adding/modifying/deleting IP and DNS assignments using INFOBLOX
• Experience working with Nexus 7010,7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Responsible for Updating Access-list, prefix-list to 2500 Retail Routers across teh country. Experience with LAN protocols like STP, RSTP, MST, VTP, VLAN and Port Channel Protocols like LACP, PAGP.
• Built an accruing network via MPLS circuits to split teh trusted and un-trusted traffic via a Cisco ASRRouter.
• Installation ofPaloAlto(Web Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention, Data Filtering).
• Performed upgradation ofPaloAltofirewall from old platforms to new platforms 6.1.5 to 6.1.10.
• Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) as a solution for data centers
• Implemented MPLS, QOS, BGP, OSPF, IPSEC,L3VPN/ASA firewall configuration changes into Cisco 6500, 2800, switches/routers
• Collaborated with teh network engineers to identify areas of high risk dat can be resolved using ISE
• Implemented VPLS and worked on Route Reflectors, Route Targets, LDP, L3VPN's, VRF's exclusively.
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure dat include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
• Experience in designing and implementing IP addressing including IPv4 and IPv6 and familiar with working on Dual Stack Mode.
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for teh corporate applications and their availability.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Wilson NC

Responsibilities:

• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls.
• Designing MPLS VPN and QoS for architecture using Cisco multi-layer switches.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers and CiscoASR9K
• Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS on teh Cisco 6500 switches
• Support Engineer in Installation of firstISEappliance.
• Cisco IOS experience on 3600/7200 class hardware in complex WAN environment and experience on Cisco OS and IOS on CAT6500 in a complex data center environment
• Experience in deploying EIGRP/BGP redistribution and teh changing teh metrics for teh primary and backup
• Experience working with Nexus 7010,7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Designing, installing and troubleshooting ofPaloAltofirewalls.
• Worked on Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA)
• DC Installation of routers and switches including racking and stacking.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our networks
• Migration from Cisco toPaloAltofirewall & Cisco to Checkpoint firewall
• Configuring Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) on Nexus 7k,2k
• Configuring IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP in routers.
• Configured DUO dual factor authentication integrated with Cisco ASA VPN andNetScaler5500 FIPS
• Configuring IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls
• TCP/IP troubleshooting at DIS, DOT andDSHS.
• VLAN Configurations, troubleshooting and Firewall ACLs and Object-Groups configuration and support
• Configured ACI for remote Authentication in teh respective organization, Manage project task to migrate from Cisco ASA firewalls to Checkpoint firewalls.
• Configured IPsec site-to-site VPN connection between Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator and Cisco 3800
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of ADS,DNS,DHCP and Web proxy(ISA)server
• Installed and configured teh Cisco routers 2800 in two different customer locations. It includes coordinating with Verizon and AT&T in order to bring teh serial interface up for T3 link. Also, configuration includes frame relay, BGP and VPN tunnel on GRE
• Experience in VMWare NSX and Nexus 1000v hypervisor based networking environments dat utilize VXLAN
• Managing a TACACS server for VPN user authentication and network devices authentication
• Provide technical support in teh implementation, testing and configuration of various network protocols to include: OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning-Tree, VRRP/HSRP, VPN, VRF, IPSEC and GRE Tunnels
• Provided redundancy in a multi homed Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) network by tunings AS-path.
• Worked on Juniper J series j230, M 320 routers and EX 3200 series switch.
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices.
• Build Data Center with Trill, VXLAN, Spine and Leaf with Layer 2 and 3.
• Monitored all Cisco equipment using Cisco Works.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designing solutions for frozen requirements using Cisco Routers and Switches
• Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document and followed teh change process as per IT policy It also includes teh configuration of port channel between core switches and server distribution switches
• Involved in teh redistribution into OSPF on teh core ASA firewall.
• Responsible for turning up BGP peering and customer sessions, as well as debugging BGP routing problems.
• Installed and configured four PIX 525 and two ASA 5505 in customer locations. In addition to dat, two PIX firewall configured for teh Guest access
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure dat include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP
• Configured policy based routing for BGP for complex network systems.
• Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN with Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on teh customer's Site.
• Configuration of firewalls 5520 series ASA for business to business connectivity and application of ACL rules for network traffic.
• Implemented TCP/IP and related services - DHCP/DNS.
• Responsible for monitoring Cisco Wireless LAN controller.
• Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Juniper Net screen firewalls.
• Installed and configured Cisco PIX 535 series firewall and configured remote access IPSEC VPN on Cisco PIX Firewall
• Load Balancing using F5 Networks Big IP
• Experience with Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) over optical fiber.
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for teh corporate applications and their availability
• Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for Security
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure dat include
• Enabled STP Enhancements to speed up teh network convergence dat include Port-fast, Uplink-fast and Backbone-fast

Network Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Deploying teh network infrastructure to meet teh requirements.
• Created VLAN and Inter-Vlan routing with Multilayer Switching.
• Documenting and Log analyzing teh 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.
• Responsible for LAN and internet connection file and print server.
• Maintained and installed new internet connections for customers.
• Handled installation of Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstations.
• Handled Tech Support as it relates to LAN & WAN systems.
• Create, Design and troubleshoot VRFneeds and environments.