SUMMARY

• 9+ years of experience in Networking and Security, including hands - on experience in providing network support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN communication systems.
• Excellent knowledge and experience on different vendor’s like Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, HP, Aruba, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, F5 And VMware.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• Experience with designing, deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay, and Ether-channel.
• Experience in Configuring & implementing VLAN, VTP, LAN switching, STP and 802.x authentication in access layer switches.
• Experienced in design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using Cisco routers/Switches/firewalls.
• Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP server.
• Experience in configuring Site-to-site and remote access VPN solutions.
• Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP v1 & 2, EIGRP, OSPF, OMP and BGP.
• Configure and setup Cisco Router, Switches and VPN Concentrators and Security appliances for access to vital business applications.
• Design, setup and configure complex switching environments.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking.
• Assist in the design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Ether-Channel (Bonding), etc.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics behind the Internet and its workings (Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, Email Routing etc.).
• Performed security operations on ASA firewalls.
• Worked on Citrix NetScaler Access Gateway configurations.
• Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN, Route-maps and Access Control Lists
• Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting the Checkpoint and ASA firewall.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
• Expertise in maintenance of layer2 switching tasks which advocate VTP, STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST, configuring of ether channel with LACP and PAGP along with troubleshooting of inter-VLAN routing.
• Experience in configuring VDC, VPC and FCOE, upgrading NX-OS for Nexus Family Switches.
• Design, configuration, and support of Cisco Nexus Platforms (Nexus7K, 5K, 2K).
• Experience in Physical cabling, IP addressing, configuring and supporting TCP/IP.
• Worked on Extensively on Cisco Firewall & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series.
• Thorough understanding of VPN technologies like IPsec, GRE tunneling, MPLS for remote access security.
• Experienced working on network monitoring and analysis tools like, SOLAR WINDS, and Wireshark.
• Trained in products like Extrahop, Clear Pass, Splunk, F5, Palo Alto, Gigamon and InfoBlox.
• Supervising the administration of systems and servers related network to ensure availability of services to authorized users.
• Experience in managing, administration and designing of IP Backbone Network and spearheaded the strengthening IP Backbone Network Security.
• Experience working with different wan transports MPLS, VPN, Metro Ethernet
• Configured ASR 1K routers as head end WAN routers and implemented BGP with VRF & OSPF instances.
• Configuration / Troubleshooting Meraki Devices wired and wireless.
• Create a Virtual Network on Windows Azure to connect all the servers.
• Performed deep packet analysis to troubleshoot application issues using tools like Wire-shark.
• Configured Client-to-Site VPN using SSL Client on Cisco ASA 5520 ver8.2.
• Working knowledge of DNS as required when deploying load balancing configurations and also monitored packet flow in load balancers.
• SeniorNetwork/Hardware tech;POCfor tier 1 and 2 techs.
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.
• Implementation and Troubleshooting of WAN authentication protocols- PPP, CHAP and PAP.
• Monitor Network and customer equipment withNMS
• Assisted with the financial development and hours to ensure that correct time is posted by Contractors and FTE's
• CiscoPrimeService Catalog Admin/Dev (Service Catalog, Lifecycle Mgmt, Portlets).
• Security implementation AAA with RADIUS and TACAS+
• Network Infrastructure Systems monitoring (HP OpenView, CiscoWorks,NetScout, Netcool)
• Expertise in MicrosoftAzureCloudServices (PaaS & IaaS), Application Insights, Document DB, Internet of Things (IoT),AzureMonitoring, Key Vault, Visual Studio Online (VSO) and SQLAzure.
• Managed multiple teams that constructed and implemented enhancements and upgrades to the FTE Wireless Operating Environments that support Mobil net Stores Retail and Billing.
• Also worked in Database Operations as a DBA andFTE
• Installation and setup ofPolycomsoftware and equipment
• Cisco andPolycomVoIP phones
• Network Monitoring with OPENNMS on Linux

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, SQL SERVER, ASP.NET, JAVA SCRIPT

Network Configuration: Advanced switch/router configuration (Cisco IOS access list, Route redistribution/propagation)

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

Network Protocols: TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, VoIP

Network Security: Firewalls, VPN and SSL

Load Balancer: F5-Big-Ip, LTM, Ax10

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

Layer 3 Switching: CEF, MLS, Ether Channel

Routing Protocols: IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, and RIP

Switching Protocols: STP, RSTP, PVSTP, VTP, ARP and VLAN

IP Services: DHCP, NAT, VLAN, DNS, FTP, TFTP, LAN/WAN

Network Technologies: IPsec, GRE, IPv4, IPv6

Switches: Catalyst 6500, MSFC, MSFC2, 7600, 3700, 3500

WAN Protocols: HDLC, PPP, MLPPP

Security Technologies: Cisco FWSM/PIX/ASDM, Juniper SRX, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, Palo Alto

WAN Technologies: ATM, ISDN, PPP, MPLS, ATT, 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b

Operating Systems: Windows Exchange Server 2007, Window 2000/XP/Vista, DOS, Windows server 2003/2008, Linux, UNIX, PYTHON, IOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Hanover, NJ

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed switching technology administration including VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, STP, RSTP, port aggregation & link negotiation.
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external escalation procedures and customer notifications.
• Implementation and Configuration of Meraki wired devices MX64/65, MX 80,MX100.
• Configured &Troubleshooting with BGP OSPF, EIGRP, OMP.
• Configuring VLANs, STP, VTP and Inter-VLAN routing in LAN environment.
• Configuring and troubleshooting with Cisco ASA (5550/5520), Juniper SRX (3600/650)
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls.
• Configuration & maintenance of Cisco 2600 series routers with OSPF protocols.
• Upgrading the network by translating protocol like EIGRP to OSPF.
• Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• Implemented Cisco IOS Firewall IDS using 2600 series router.
• Made recommendations for the findings, what rules and which ones to be turned on within the IDS.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Experienced with PPP and TCP/IP internals and debugging techniques
• Designed network architectures and implementation of network Switches.
• Configured VTP domain, trunk links, ether channels and remote VLANs on Cisco and other vender’s switches
• Configured and installed new IP addresses for new users by using IP Addressing and Subnetting Scheme.
• Create a Virtual Network on Windows Azure to connect all the servers.
• Creating and updated network shares, adding permissions software and groups for users through Windows server Active Directory.
• Created test plans forWi-Fitesting interoperability and performance
• Troubleshooting the network for the connectivity issues and network performance issues.
• Laying down the network design for the premises and recommending the required equipment’s.
• Getting the issues solved in a timely manner and escalating the problems which require intervention from higher levels.
• Ensuring proper working of all the network equipment’s (routes switches & firewall).
• Producing reports network productivity, plans and issues for higher management.
• LAN / WAN installation, Configuration and support / IOS update (CISCO routers, Switches).
• Administer & troubleshooting Manage engine firewall analyzer, MRTG Graph for bandwidth utilization.
• Responsible for network documentation and daily, weekly and Monthly Reports.
• Planning, designing and Configuration of various Policy Configurations, Profile Authorizations, End device Profiling, User Identities, Cisco ISE and AD mapping with various attributes and levels of authorizations and Network Access.
• Worked with SevOne, SolarWinds Orion software (Network Performance Monitor & Net flow), AppDynamics, and Extra hop tool provided visibility.
• Modified existing ACL's, IPsec and preform network translations. WAAS installed for increased network efficiencies and speed. Setup InfoBlox for local DHCP & DNS configuration. Axon's for accessing Motorola and Symbol wireless network. Configure Imdyne, SMDR, LRT devices and IP adjustments for local NAS.
• Experience working directly with ISP's duringVOIPcutovers as well as circuit upgrades.
• Working directly with ISP's as a point of contact for network andVOIPoutages.
• Investigates traces with TCP, UDP, SCTP, IP, S1AP, GTPv2 and Diameter.
• Using InfoBlox - Grid Manager - to Assign IP address to new server Builds, Production DNS System - Used for IPAM.
• Deployed Intelligent WAN (IWAN) in both Hybrid and Dual-ISP branches to provide an increase in bandwidth capacity, security and reliability.
• Configure F5 Load balancers for SSL handling, Design and Implemented Virtual Server Farm for Web site load balancing in DMZ.
• Implementation, configuration and management (manually and using iApps templates) of F5 2400 Viprion series using 2100 series blades, and Brocade (Foundry) devices in a multi-platform network/storage environment.
• Configure and install Aruba wireless controllers and access points.
• Designed and support the consolidation of data centers utilizing Nexus 2K, 5K, 7K and juniper (EX, QFX) switch infrastructure.
• Configuration and maintenance of lab environment, which includesCiscoCall Manager,Cisco Unified Presence,voiceandvideoendpoints,CiscoTMS, VCS - Controller and Expressway, Lync Front-End servers, and Pexip servers. Manages and troubleshoots SIP Trunks,Gateways, and PRIs (T1/E1)
• L3/L2 Troubleshooting; call routing, unity connection,voicegateways, default routers, Enterprise OSPF networks, one-way audio etc.
• Management of Cisco voiceandvideoQOS in LAN network.
• Deep understanding and strong knowledge of wireless security protocols such asWEP,WPA&WPA2.
• Deployed CiscoVOIPUnified Communication Manager
• Understanding and knowledge of Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) as it is one of the booming technology withSD-WAN
• Implementation ofSD-WANenvironment from MPLS
• Monitored & analyzed system logs on Symantec Endpoint Protection anti-virus, Symantec Data Center Security & Credant Encryption servers.
• Firewall technologies including general configuration, risk analysis, security policy, rules creation and modification of Check Point R65, R70 & R77, Fortinet NGFW series firewalls and Cisco ASA.
• Provided load balancing towards access layer from core layer using F5 Network Load Balancers
• Responsible for communication protocols configuration and integration
• Investigating diagnosing and resolve Level 1 & 2 network problem
• CISCO Switch configuration in particular VLAN configuration / troubleshooting
• Use computers and software tools to perform system/networkoperations.
• Created running configs to support Exchange and EOP buildouts for Federal cloud requirements. Platforms included Cisco Nexus 3048 and 3164, Arista 7280, NetScaler 13500.
• Design and install Cisco UC Cluster Environment (CUCM, CUC) for many Clients.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network WAN outages and escalates withtelecomprovideras needed Configure Cisco ACS server for User authentication using Cisco Radius and TACAS+ protocols.
• Implemented CTP using TACAS+ and RADIUS on Cisco ASA Firewall.
• Setup network monitoring and alerts for our network and server devices using SNMP, configure authentication using TACAS+ authentication and NTP setup.
• Utilizing Tools such as New Relic, Splunk,NetworkNodeManager, Site Scope and Network Management tools.
• Used Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) SDN architecture to reduce operating costs, automate IT tasks, for greater scalability and visibility in a data center environment.
• Responsible for the secure development lifecycle for Cisco's Nexus line of products, including Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) - Cisco's Software Defined Network (SDN) solution, as well as the Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 6k, 5k, 4k, & 2k.
• Extensive Packet level debugging and troubleshooting onPaloAltoFirewalls to resolve numerous network issues.
• Troubleshoot across the length and breadth of network security issues across the diverse portfolio ofPaloAltoNetworksSecurity Products- PAN NextGen firewalls - VM and Hardware models (PAN-200/500/2k/3k/4k/5k and 7k), Panorama- VM and M-100 hardware model, Wildfire Cloud and WF 500 hardware models
• Understand OSPF configuration and authentication settings to migrate routing over to theFirePOWERplatform
• IntegrateFirePOWERwith unsupported up and down stream switches so deep understanding of network concepts were required to driver project success
• DeployCiscoISE on Nexus 5000/7000 routers,Ciscoswitches, andCiscoASA andFirePOWER firewalls
• Configuring various protocols using Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System) andONOS(Open Network Operating System).
• Worked onONOSto test the device drivers and device discovery fromONOSfor controlling the Equipment through controller.
• Liaising with varioustelecomserviceprovidersworldwide/vendors/3rd party suppliers to fix faults on the network within SLA.
• Integrated AWS Network with our existing production and corporate network.
• Developed several SDN systems with SDN switches and Controllers includingONOS.
• Monitoring theNMS system for differentNetwork Alerts responsible for all facets of service delivery for Dimension Data's ITaaS Cloud and Managed Service offerings based on ITIL best practices and adhering to documented OLAs/SLAs; serves as a trusted advisor, Client advocate and singlePOCwithin ITaaS;leadsthe delivery of Platform andNetwork Operations Center (NOC) services while adhering to support and activation processes to ensure successful Client outcomes
• SupportCiscoPrimeService Catalog administration. Apply patches and upgrade
• Experienced in Maintaining security usingCiscoISE,CiscoASA, DHCP snooping, and Dynamic ARP inspection, Symantec Endpoint Protection,CiscoAMPfor endpoint, and System Center Endpoint Protection
• Implement changes on switches, routers, load balancers (F5 and CSS), wireless devices per engineer’s instructions and troubleshooting any related issues.
• Design & Implemented Broadband OSS/BSS Flow includingOMS, PMS& Inventory (Meta solve), NIDS, EAI, BSAS (Motive), Billing- Post & Pre-Paid (Elite core) &Storage &Backup Solution for MTNL Mumbai.

Environment: Implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of network using Switching technology like VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, Routing technology like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, Web proxy.

Confidential, Torrance, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked onCiscoLayer 2 switches (spanning tree, VLAN).
• WAN Infrastructure running OSPF & BGP as core routing protocol.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Tested authentication in OSPF and BGP.
• 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 and troubleshoot OSPF and EIGRP.
• In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Planning and configuring the routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP, and Static Routing on the routers.
• Perform network analysis using various tools like Wireshark and SolarWinds.
• Performed and technically documented various test results on the lab tests conducted.
• Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients'network.
• Assist the certification team and perform configuration of LAN\WAN technologies such as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
• Packet capturing, troubleshooting on network problems with Wireshark, identifying and fixing problems
• Architect, develop, plan and migrate servers, relational databases (SQL) and websites to Microsoftazurecloud.
• Contributed to our operations environment by maintaining security standards using thePaloAlto platforms, including Panorama and 7050 series.
• Working knowledge of firewall technologies Palo Alto.
• Experience in Configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU software upgrade in Nexus 7010 Including NX-OS Virtual Port Channels, Nexus port profiles, Nexus Version 4.2 and 5.0, Nexus VPC peer link.
• Demonstrated experience with Check Point, Cisco, andPaloAltoNetworks solutions
• In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems.
• Monitoring alerts & events in Cisco IPS.
• Provide immediate remote customer support for service impacting outages onCiscoProducts including Unified Communications and Networking products.
• Experience in working for Nexus switches 2000, 5000 and 7000 series.
• Responsible for implementation/installation of LAN/WAN/SAN, Aruba Switches, Aruba Wireless AP’s and Aruba Virtual Controllers.
• Effectively communicateVoIPsolutions to technical staff and non-technical customers
• Deploy, install, and test working functionality of all features on CiscoVoIPphones
• Design for Guest Network and Mobile Access Network for NAC Solution, comprising of an Aruba Wireless LAN Controller solution in DMZs/Internet Gateways with Fore Scout Counter Act NAC Appliances for NAC.
• Architected automation ofAzureVirtual Networks, Network Security Groups and access control rules.
• WAN Infrastructure running OSPF as a core routing protocol.
• NetworkMonitoring using tools likeCiscoWorks 2000.
• Experience in working with vendors to test/setup security tools such asCiscoAMP, CES, ISE, CWS, OpenDNS, McAfee NSM, Nessus PVS. Hands on experience on all software blades of Check Point Firewall.
• Developed disaster recovery procedures for Symantec Endpoint Protection anti-virus, McAfee anti-virus & Symantec Data Center Security enterprise security solutions.
• Hands-on experience and expert knowledge of Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN).
• Developed installation, troubleshooting and redundancy and restoration practices ofWi-Fi
• Created Lab demonstrations for new technology deployments with loaner equipment from various vendors and presented the findings to upper management.
• Support & Training - Provided necessary help / assistance to IT Helpdesk /TelecomSupport Personal to resolve day-to-day issues. Troubleshootnetworkproblems using Packet Analysis tools like Ethereal.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500
• Configured RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing.
• Configured Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) on AWS's scalable infrastructure.
• Experience in the AWS cloud networking like VPC, Direct Connect, etc.
• Experience on the load balancers including AWS ELB.
• Experience working with High performance data center switch like nexus 7000 series.
• Configured complex ISE implementation involving 6 agencies with GETVPN, DMVPN, SSL VPNs.
• Configured Cisco ASA 5510 for VPN Network Access Control integration with Cisco ISE (Inline PEPs).
• IntergradeCiscoISE withCiscoFirePOWER4150to enable automated remediation
• Security Device - Palo Alto/ASA Firewalls, Sourcefire IPS/IDS, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), VPN
• Performed network monitoring, analysis using various tools like HP Open view, QRadar, NetQos, Wireshark, & SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Extra hop tool helped for tracking root cause problems.
• Performed load balancing and application level redundancy by deploying F5 BIG-IP LTM 3900.
• Expert level works on: IP internetworking, LAN/Data Center Switching, WAN protocols (Frame Relay, ISDN).
• Integrated Palo Alto next-gen firewalls with overlay VMware NSXSDNnetwork.
• Performed network implementation that includes configuration of routing protocols, leased lines, ISDN lines, VLANs and IOS installations.
• Work withONOSto break free from the operational complexities of proprietary interfaces and protocols
• Worked on maintaining carrier grade features to SDN control plane with ONOS Distributed Core, thus providing scalability, high availability and sharp performance.
• Implemented a framework for testing ONOS scale-out effect which was based on topology discovery throughput and latency for Southbound and Intent latency and throughput for northbound traffic
• Manage the migration of customer lines and voice traffic from end of life Siemens Switch and Oracle SBC platforms onto Meta switch based CFS C& Perimeta SSC equipment and a plannedIMS core.
• Strong Working knowledge of access control server configuration for RADIUS & TACAS+.
• Experience in installing, configuring and managing AAA Authentication servers RADIUS & TACAS+, DNS and DHCP servers and management by means of Infoblox and Active Directory Database.
• Configuration ofNADdeviceswith new-style authentication to support Cisco ISE BYOD on Wired
• Proficient troubleshooting skills with Authentication failures andNADconfiguration discrepancies with downloadableaccess-lists (dACLs).
• Delivery of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Cloud Enterprise Onboarding & Infrastructure Managed Services (IMS) at Virtus ream.
• Migration experience from On Premise Exchange toOffice-365cloud
• Cisco APIC-EM (IWAN) Deployment using CSR1000v Switch and VMware.
• Backup all applications (Oracle, SharePoint, SQL, Exchange, Active Directory), Operating Systems (UNIX, Linux, HPUX, Solaris, Windows), VMware and NAS devices (Isilon, VNX, NetApp, Pure Storage) via Networker module, agent & plugins, to simplify backup, recovery process and administration
• Configures and enables remote instrument health activation for 24 probes allowing monitoring of the probes' hardware remotely from theNetScoutnGeniusONE web application.
• Created Visio topologies and rack elevation diagrams for theNetScoutinstallations

Environment: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA 5540/5500, Rip, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, LAN, WAN, HARP, MPLS, F5 BIG - IP LTM 3900, Nexus 2K/5K/7K, MS Visio, PPP, VLAN, VPN.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience.
• Lead the installation and configuration of corporate wide rollout of the Cisco Catalyst 3550, 3750, 4500, and 6509 switches.
• Created virtual Datacenter using ARISTA 7124 Arista vEOS. Spine/Leaf architecture with BGP/ECMP, VXLAN overlay, as well as EIGRP, MPLS, BGP and Fabric path protocols.
• Worked in setting up Inter-VLAN routing, redistribution, access-lists and dynamic routing.
• Replaced Checkpoint firewall architecture with new next generation Palo Alto appliances serving as firewalls and URL and application inspection.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500.
• Experience in migration of VLANS.
• Experience in troubleshooting Avaya issues such as Agents logged into multiple splits/skills.
• Expertise in implementing L2 technologies including VLAN's, VTP, STP, RSTP.
• Configuring and Troubleshooting Route Redistribution between static, RIP, EIGRP OSPF & BGP protocols.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and programming Avaya PBX switch and Voicemail.
• Understanding the current telecom infrastructure andGenesysArchitecture.
• Develop python script using Paramiko to automatically pull information from firewalls and panorama devices to maintainPaloAltolab devices.
• Successfully launched Brocade Flow Optimizer, the firstSDNapp based on BrocadeSDNcontroller that provides visibility of large flows in the network.
• ImplementedSDNarchitecture to reduce operating costs, automate IT tasks, for greater scalability and visibility in a data center environment.
• Developed installation guide, provided details to release note and supportedWi-Fitesting program that attracted major customers like Cisco, Broadcom, and others to conduct theirWi-Fitesting exclusively at TUV.
• Worked on maintaining carrier grade features to SDN control plane withONOSDistributed Core, thus providing scalability, high availability and sharp performance.
• Implemented a framework for testingONOSscale-out effect which was based on topology discovery throughput and latency for Southbound and Intent latency and throughput for northbound traffic
• Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN's and Access Control Lists.
• Configuring IPsec VPN on Cisco Firewall.
• Maintained, upgraded, configured, and installed Cisco ASA 5510, 5520, & 5505 Firewalls from the CLI and ASDM.
• Managed network IP access via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Monitored network availability and performance using SolarWinds Orion, NetQos, Net flow, Splunk, AppDynamics, and Extra hop.
• Managed network security processes using ASA firewalls.
• ConfiguredCiscoAMP(Advanced Malware Protection) for endpoint security systems.
• Design, implement and manage security tools and systems such as IDS, IPS, VPN, WAF, DLP, AV,CiscoAMP, SEIM, Vulnerability.
• Eliminated over 65% of Severity-1 outages, with redundancy and simplified configurations of the new CiscoSD-WAN"iWAN".
• Tested and migrated an MPLS Wide Area Network (WAN) to anSD-WANsolution. Includes Cradle point solution when secondary circuit was not readily available.
• Prepared technical documentation of configurations, processes, procedures, systems and locations.
• Configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems. Researched and implemented upgrade process to support Cisco VPN solution.
• Researched, designed, tested and implemented Cisco's VPN solution for remote clients.
• Hands-on expertise with Ether Channel, Spanning Tree, Trucking, ACLs, Syslog. Expertise within the setup of HSRP, Access-Lists, and RIP, EIGRP, Fabric path and tunnel installations.
• Responsible for designing and implementation for customer network infrastructure.
• Upgrade Cisco Routers and Switches IOS using TFTP.
• Office365performance troubleshooting, operational readiness, and optimization of Microsoft Cloud platform.
• Managed and configured Microsoft'sOffice365Azure directory.
• NetScoutPM Server and Infinistream probe configuration, deployment and administration.

Environment: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA 5520/5510, VTP, STP, RSTP, F5 BIG - IP LTM 3900, DHCP, MS Visio, NAT, PAT, VPN’s and Access Control.

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Hand on experience of the configuration and implementation of various Cisco Routers & L2/L3 Switches.
• Extensive experience in configuring and implementing BGP, EIGRP and OSPF.
• Configuration of EIGRP and OSPF as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route redistribution, installed and maintained Cisco 3600, 2600 and 7200 backbone routes with HSRP
• Replaced Fast Ethernet switches with Gigabit Ethernet switches.
• Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• Developed documentation, system standards and SOPs within the organization.
• Assisted in troubleshooting LAN connectivity and hardware issues in the network.
• Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment with resource allocation to desired Virtual LANs of network.
• Responsible for day to day management of Cisco Devices, Traffic management and monitoring.
• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches and fixes with all around technical support
• Providing daily network support for national wide area network consisting of MPLS, VPN and point-to point site with Routing Information Protocol.
• Supported Cisco router/switch (2800 and Cisco Catalyst 3500) and AllworxVoIPSystem.
• Working experience with A10 and F5 Load Balancer.
• Configure new routes for new endpoints intoPaloAltoFirewalls.
• Experienced as Commercial technical support engineer for servers and network infrastructure.
• Analyzed LAN to determine what were the major problems and improvements needed to be made to the network infrastructure.
• Design, plan and implementation for existing On-Premises applications toAzureCloud(ARM).
• Successfully created team sites on SharePoint Online and SharePoint migration toOffice365.

Environment: s: Configure and troubleshooting of routing protocol like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DHCP configuration (Server & Client), MPLS, VPN, Point to Point Site, Cisco routers and switches, Access control server, VLAN

Confidential

Jr. Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Upgrade Cisco 7200, 3600 Router IOS Software, backup Routers and Catalyst 3560, 4500 switch configurations
• Support 24x7 operations and answer calls from the customers on network emergencies and resolve issues
• Install and manage Cisco Catalyst 3500XL, &2960 series Switches and Cisco 1800, 3900 series routers.
• Plans, coordinates, implements and supports the LAN / WAN hardware, software and Internet /Intranet integration network connectivity, diagnose network failures and resolve any problems.
• Responsible for implementation and day to day operations of all associated hubs, routers, bridges, gateways and related equipment
• Monitoring the network, troubleshooting network problems, implementing changes, communicating and working closely with vendors, customers, system administrators
• Troubleshoot and fix any backup and monitoring systems related issues in conjunction with Systems team and external vendors
• Cisco Call Manager andVOIPMaintenance and setup
• Active participation on operational support for routing/switching protocols in complex environments including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Managed various teams involved in site surveys, cabling specifications, Network equipment installation and configuration.
• Design OSPF areas for reliable Access Distribution and for Core IP Routing.
• Steady state support for Call Manager/Contact Center Express andVoiceGateways

Environment: Cisco 7200/3600, LAN, WAN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree