SUMMARY

• Analytical, instinctive and flexible IT professional with ademonstrated ability to develop high levels of corporate solutions and security in accelerating and cognizant industries.Reputation as a meticulous professional with ability to manage a large number of projects simultaneously with 6+ years of experience.
• Extensive experience in Cisco Switches and Router Configuration
• Experienced Cisco Certified Network Engineer with System & Network analysis, design, implementing capacity planning with focus on performance tuning and support of large Networks.
• Worked on F5 to A10 migration like migrating applications on F5 to A10.
• Troubleshooting and implementation rules on checkpoint firewall.
• Experience in Cisco Routing and Switching using 3600, 3700, 3800, 5300, 6500, 7200,7600Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k, Nexus 2k& ASR 9000,1000 series routers.
• Migration of application, server, service groups from Citrix Netscaler to F5
• Expert Level Knowledge of application migrations from cisco ACE to F5 Load balancer
• Performed teh code upgrades on F5 from v10 to v11
• Performed sustained engineering duties to support CRAN services - data, video, and voice products
• Created and documented all high-level and detailed network designs
• Monitor network capacity, plan and implement market augments as needed
• In-depth knowledge and experience in WAN technologies including SONET Ring, ISDN, HDLC, Point to Point, ATM, MPLS and Frame Relay.
• Experience in Configuring and implementing VLAN, VTP domains, LAN switching and STP/RSTP
• Installation, administration, migration and support of Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012, Win 7/ W2K Professional/Home, Windows 98, Windows XP, Active directory
• Experience Linux systems administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience in Incident Response Plans and Disaster Recovery efforts
• Experience in Cisco: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations (Frame-relay & MPLS), Routing protocol configurations (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
• Hands-on with VoIP and telecom equipment, standards and technologies
• Experience in building and implementing access control lists(ACLs) depending on teh needs of industry
• Worked on Cisco PIX 500 series and ASA 5500 series Firewall providing support and configuring for NAT, PAT & advanced Firewall rules implementation. IPS on ASA’s with Botnet protection
• Experience in DNS, DHCP, SMTP, FTP, HTTPS and web security architecture.
• Experience in configuring and supporting VPN and VPC on Cisco VPN concentrators and 2811 routers
• Configuring and supporting TCP/IP
• Created VACL to different VLANs using ACL.
• Knowledge in Bash shell scripting, Perl, Python, Ruby.
• Managed Virtualization Lab environment using VMware ESX4.1
• In-depth knowledge and experience in wireless IEEE 802.11, PHY and MAC layer functionality, VSAT.
• Excellent communication skills even working with distraught customers and effectively resolving their issues.
• Member of IEEE
• Technical involvement and experience in CPE devices (Home Routers, Wireless Gateways) with Cable Service providers (Comcast, TWC, COX etc.)- 2years of experience.
• DOCSIS, Packet Cable 1.5 and Packet Cable 2.0, Routing Concepts (DHCP, NAT, DNS etc.), Wi-Fi, MoCA.- 1year of experience.
• Routing and Switching: BGP, OSPF to include route summarization, route filtering and route redistribution. Switching to include Spanning Tree and VLAN concepts.
• Monitoring: Anue and other network probes used to collect statistical information. SNMP and NetFlow configuration and worked with MRTG, Cacti, Nagios, RANCID monitoring tools.
• Network Management: TACACS authentication, authorization and accounting protocols. Terminal Server reverse telnet configuration for remote console access.
• Security: Ability to create and understand access lists, stateful firewall concepts, Network Address Translation (NAT), Port Address Translation (PAT), IPsec and ISAKMP encryption protocols
• Load Balancing and High Availability: Must understand network high-availability concepts like HSRP, VRRP, Active-Passive and Active-Active concepts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Network Protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIPv2, ISIS, IGRP, TFTP, FTP, HTTP, SSH, HSRP, VRRP, ISL, CDP, SNMP, NAT, ICMP, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ACL, VACL, VoIP

Network Topologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, Gigabit Ethernet, OSI and TCP/IP layered architecture

Cisco Equipment Expertise: Router models of experience 1800, 2500, 2600, 3600FirewallCisco ASA5585X, ASA5525, ASA5510, Pix525,535Switch Series 1900, 2900, 3500. Switch models of experience Cat 2800s, 3550s, 3750-E, 3800s, 4500s, 6500s, Nexus 7010and Check Point

Nexus Routers and Switches: 7k,5k,2k, 6509, 4609, 7609, 7201, 184, 2811, 2911, 2926, 2960, 3560, 4948 Series Nexus Routers and Nexus Switches,CRAN, Juniper SRX Service Gateways.

Load Balancer: Cisco CSS, ACE, Citrix Netscaler, F5 Networks (Big-IP LTM & GTM),A10 Networks (Big-IP LTM & GTM)

Design Tools: MS Visio Network Professional, MS-Project.

Switching concepts: VPC, VLAN, STP, RSTP, VTP, Ether Channel, Port Fast, IP Access control lists

LAN: 10/100/1000 & 10 GBPS Ethernet

WAN: MPLS, Frame Relay, Dialup, VoIP, Cisco Routers and Switches, CSU/DSUWLAN IEEE 802.11, PHY and MAC layer functionality, WLAN controller/Aruba/Meru

Operating Systems: Windows Servers 2003/2008/2012 , Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP troubleshooting.

Network Monitoring Tools: Netscout, HP OVO and Node Manager, Solar winds, Splunk, Cascade, Wire shark, Packet tracer

Traffic Generators: Versed with traffic generators tools like spirent and Ixia.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Sr Engineer, Syst Design& Strategy

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Assist in creating network design standards for hardware and software. Developing and maintain Network Documentation (Visio diagrams, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, etc…). Configure and troubleshoot network elements in a test/dev environment.
• Network Change Management - Work with cross functional teams to identify and stream line processes as per National guidelines. Ensure dat new Nodes/Technology & Services align with T-Mobiles NTM & NCM processes. Review Release Planning documents to ensure requirements met.
• Emergency Management - Provide necessary resources, planning and coordination to ensure network availability in outages, emergencies and disaster events.
• Worked on F5 to A10 migration like migrating applications on F5 to A10.
• Troubleshooting and implementation rules on checkpoint firewall.
• Adding applications on A10 load balancer and application support.
• Implemented Changes on Existing configurations for teh applications on F5 load balancer.
• Troubleshooting of flows and implementing firewall rules and Nat rules on teh firewalls.

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Infrastructure Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Compiled diagrams in Visio of teh WAN and LAN infrastructure.
• Experienced with server patching and network maintenance of LAN.
• Worked as a member of Global Data Center Engineering and Development, which is responsible for designing, Implementing and troubleshooting of all of kind of network requirements pertaining to teh Data center environment.
• Supporting an enterprise network forDataCenterLAN.
• Migration of application, server, service groups from F5 to Citrix Netscaler
• Citrix Netscaler Configuration & Administration
• Configured and monitored ASA5585X with 10GB connectivity to Nexus 7010.
• Design, configuration and operational support of Nexus 7k,5k,2k, 6509, 4609, 7609, 7201, 184, 2811, 2911, 2926, 2960, 3560, 4948 Series Nexus Routers and Nexus Switches
• Troubleshooting of Nexus 7k series NX-OS.
• Load Balancing experience on Web Applications using BIG-IP's F5 LTM and Cisco ACE 4710 load balancer. Leveraging F5 LTMs & GTMs to improve web application delivery speed and replication through global data centers. Demonstrated leadership in teh development and planning for teh roll-out of future hardware and software versions of CRAN/Commercial network devices.
• Enterprise migration of applications from Cisco ACE to F5 BIG-IP products.
• Working on Cisco CSS 11501 pair load balancer, with creating services, content, groups for Virtual IP - for Load balancing. Providingsupport for client traffic and its trouble shooting on multiple VIP’s
• Configuring teh dial peer and troubleshoot problem of analog dial in on teh voice gateway2921 with CUBE’ and Working for Analog Phone gateway VG 248.
• Upgraded teh Cisco Secure ACS server from v5.2 to v5.3
• Implementing F5 application-centric load balancing solutions and monitoring them.
• Implementing LWAPP on WLAN to route packets.
• Configured BGP, OSPF, EIGRP as per teh Design Templates.
• Configuring VoIP on CISCO 2911 router and LC at remote site
• Configured MPLS L3 & L2 VPNS for Customer Connectivity.
• Worked on Microsoft Active Directory,VMware NSX automation.
• Deployed network monitoring and configuration solutions, MRTG, Cacti, Nagios, RANCID, TACACS
• Configured Policies on Juniper Netscreen and SRX firewalls.
• Work with static NAT, dynamic NAT, inside Global Address Overloading, TCP overload distribution, Overlapping Address Translation.
• Good understanding in scripting languages like Bash shell scripting, Perl, Python, Ruby.
• Analyzed Network design to determine what were teh major problems and improvements needed to be made to teh network infrastructure. Configured VPN and IPSEC/GRE tunnel on VXR 7201, 1841, 2911, and 2811
• Troubleshot complex routing and switching issues in aEIGRP, BGP, HSRP and GLBP environment.

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Network Administrator responsible for teh full Planning, designing, installation and administration of teh Corporate WAN (wide area network).
• Configuration, Management, Troubleshooting of Network devices (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Servers, DSL Modems etc.).
• Worked on Routers Cisco 2620, Cisco 3750, and Cisco 2950 Switches & Link sys wireless access points.
• Maintained complex LAN/WAN networks with several VLANS and provided support for routing protocols. OSPF, RIP, IGRP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route
• Managed IP addressing and implemented IP Access Lists
• Configured and troubleshoot VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP and Trunks
• Monitored teh network with Cisco Works 2000
• Provide support and implementation planning for disaster recovery
• Documented teh design, implementation and troubleshooting procedures.
• Installed and configured MS Windows 2003 Servers. (Win32Bit & 64 Bit)
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and VPC configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet and
• Gigabit Ethernet channel between switches
• Experience in Cisco switches and routers: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations (Frame-relay and ATM)
• Model network capacity for failure scenarios to proactively predict routing, topology changes and CRAN services.
• Developed and/or improved best practices and procedures for network installation, maintenance and operation
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external escalation procedures and customer notifications. Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, RIP, IGRP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route
• Worked on HSRP and GLBP for first hop redundancy and load balancing
• Installedand configured PIX 520, 525, 535 series firewalls, configured standard and extended access -lists and policy- based filters
• Configured teh Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATting
• Configured ASA 5510 appliance as a Firewall and as a VPN server.
• Developed automated testing processes.
• Implemented SNMP on Cisco routes to allow for network management. Completed teh installation and Configuration of CSU/DSU, T1, T3 & OC3 circuits
• Experience in monitoring tools like MRTG, Cacti, Nagios, RANCID and TACACS.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP problems; troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Experience in Bash shell scripting, Perl, Python, Ruby.
• Worked on Linux platform.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation and Configuration of LAN/ WAN.
• Worked as an operational support engineer for various WAN problems.
• Supporting an enterprise network forDataCenterLAN.
• Implementing fabric path, spine and leaf Data center.
• Assist in teh implementation of a global load balancer configuration using teh Citrix NetScaler
• Design, configuration and Installation of Cisco routers and catalyst switches.
• Design, configuration and operational support of Nexus 7k,5k,2kSeries Nexus Routers and Nexus Switches.
• Routing related tasks included providing Cisco router configuration, providing technical supportfor Cisco Router configurations and installation for Customer.
• Troubleshooting with MPLS L3 VPNS.
• Implementing F5 application-centric load balancing solutions and monitoring them.
• Configuring routingprotocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and configured HSRP for first hop redundancy and load balancing.
• Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and VPC configuring ISL trunk on Fast- Ethernet channel between switches.
• Experience in WAN technologies including SONET Ring.
• Configured Policies on Juniper Netscreen and SRX firewalls to provide connectivity to Customers.
• Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations.
• Strongly support on Windows 2003 EE & windows 2000 advance server with SP4.
• Validating teh forward & backward DNS lookup zones.
• Collect MAC address on production servers.
• Installation, operation, and maintenance of switching, data communications, and peripheral equipment associated with teh CS1000e, CS1000m and Meridian 1 PBXs for Avaya CS1000.
• Configuring IIS .NET, File & Print Server, Streaming Media Server, DNS, WINS, Terminal Server role on teh host.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, configuration and installation of Cisco routers and catalyst switches.
• Installation and Configuration of LAN/ WAN set up for Clients with support of Data Center LAN.
• Planning, designing of Corporate Network architecture and implementing in distributed environment with future expansion option
• Handled CRAN services.
• Maintaining & Analysis of LAN infrastructure, firewall logs, IP tables, Network usage details etc
• Configuring routers and send it to Technical Consultants for new site activations and gives online support at teh time of activation
• Led a team of 5 people
• Developed a software tool which enhances company’s growth and development
• Conducted workshops at various coleges in Khammam and at JNTU Hyderabad on Android
• Application development and web designing
• Associated in developing creative Android Applications