Network Engineer Resume
Atlanta, GA
SUMMARY
- Network Engineer with proven Technical & Management Expertise in 8+ years careers in Routing & Switching, Network Security, Wireless Network, LAN and WAN Optimization.
- Experienced in installing, configuring Cisco Routers and Switches along with strong knowledge on Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS and ASA firewalls; further strengthens with Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP and CCIE on Routing and Switching)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Networking Hardware: Routers:Cisco 2600, Cisco 2800, Cisco 2811, Cisco 3750, Cisco 7200 VXRSwitches, Bridges, Hubs:Cisco 2950, Cisco Catalyst 2960 X, Cisco Catalyst 3650, Cisco Catalyst 3850, Cisco 4500, Cisco 6500 Nexus Architecture: Nexus 7K, Nexus 9K
Routing: Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPnG, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Policy Based Routing (PBR), Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization
Switching & Bridging: Catalyst CatOS and IOS based Switches: VTP, STP, MST, RSTP+, Trunking, VLANs, Layer 3 Switches, Logical Ether Channels, MLS Cisco Nexus: VDC, VPC, FabricPath
LAN: Media: Ethernet, FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet Network Analyzers: Ethereal / Wireshark, Solarwinds, NetBrain
WAN: PPP / HDLC, Channelized lines (E1 / T1 / E3 / T3), Fibre Optic Circuits, Multi Homing, Satellite links
Security: VPNs:Site - to-Site, IPSec, SSL, GRE- VPN, DMVPN, Radius, TACACS+, Access Lists, NBAR Firewall:Cisco IDS, Cisco IPS, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint
WLAN: Cisco Access Points:802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, standards, WLAN antennas, RF site surveys WLAN Security:WEP, WPA & WPA2 / AES, 802.1x, EAP, PEAP, LEAP, TKIP WLAN Topology:Wireless Mesh Networking, Wireless LAN controllers, Wireless Control System (WCS)
Various Features & Services: IOS and CatOS Features: HSRP, VRRP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP
QoS: WRED, Queuing features, MLS QoS, LLQ, CBWFQ Load balancer: F5 BIG DATA LTM
Virtualization: VMware, virtualbox
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Atlanta, GA
Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Assisting LAN and WAN architecture, deployment, administration and support.
- Deploying network infrastructure, network administration, system monitoring,
- Configuring Routers and Routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP);
- Configuring and maintaining HSRP, VRRP in L3 switches;
- Configuring DNS and DHCP services;
- Creating, Configuring and Managing VLAN(s);
- Configuring NAT in Cisco Routers;
- Configuring and maintaining Cisco ASA firewall for strong security in different zones;
- Configuring IPSEC VPN for security in WAN connections between branches;
- Configuring F5 Load Balancer, load balancing pool, BIG-IP Local Traffic Management, HTTPS load balancing;
- Configuring Cisco ACI to manage and configure the policy on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in the ACI fabric;
- Configuring Cisco APIC to build and enforce application-centric network policies;
- Configuring Cisco OpFlex, to enable policies to be applied across physical and virtualswitches ;
- Configuring Cisco APIC for integration of third-party Layer 4-7 services, virtualization, and management.
- Design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes;
- Work as part of a team with excellent communication skills.
- Highlight and document all network risks of projects.
Confidential
Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Designing comprehensive network, wireless & security solutions in new and existing networks;
- Providing solutions, network consulting,, engineering services, network project planning and implementation as per the customer requirements;
- Configuring Wireless AP(s) in different location to provide wireless internet access to end users;
- Installing and configuring network devices including Cisco Routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches, Wireless APs, Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco ASA Firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls
- Configuring, maintaining and monitoring BGP session between BGP peers.
- Configuring and maintaining EIGRP and RIP between multiple sites.
- Configuring QOS for VOIP;
- Creating Voice VLAN(s) in the switches;
- Configuring firewalls Cisco ASA for corporate business customers to ensure security.
- Configuring ACL in the routers for strengthening security and filtering traffic;
- Work with clients during all stages of projects.
- Coach more junior members of staff.
Confidential
Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Providing LAN, WAN and Windows Server Support to local Banks and Financial Institutions
- Configuring DNS, DHCP and Active Directory Services.
- Provided consultancy in designing networks / NAT / firewalls to various Customers;
- Designing and Planning Wi Fi Access in the service providing area.
- Configuring Cisco Catalyst Switches 2950, 3650, 4500, 6500
- Configuring and assigning switch port to the various servers in different VLAN;
- Troubleshooting layer 2 issues link down, wrong VLAN assigned, speed / duplex mismatch, configuration issues;
- Troubleshooting layer 3 issues link down, routing configuration issues; WAN connectivity issues;
- Check, execute, solve, and creates tickets (problem ticket, change management ticket, incident) in order to maintain smooth service to customers.
- Ensuring efficient end-user support;