SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of experience in the design, implementation, analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems in Branch and Data Center environments.
• Worked on all layer 2 technologies like VTP, VTPv3, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), RSTP, PVST+, and MST.
• Migrated layer 2 technologies like VTP to VTPv3, RSTP to PVST+ in data center and branch based LAN environments.
• Migrated/upgraded vss based and stacking based redundancy systems to HSRP and VRRP as a part of WAN optimization.
• Worked on capacity and bandwidth augment technologies like ether/port channeling (both L2 and L3) using LACP, GLBP, PAGP.
• Expertise in understanding and working with Confidential CRS, GSR, ASR, Nexus and Catalyst Platforms
• Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting for various network protocols like HSRP, VRRP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, MP - iBGP etc
• Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting various layer 2 technologies like STP, RSTP, VTP, vPC etc
• Experience with converting Confidential 6500 IOS to Confidential NexusNX-OSin the data center environment.
• Experience working with MPLS Layer 3 VPN on ASR 9006 withIOS-XR.
• In-depth noledge IEEE 802.11 WLAN operations, designs andwirelessnetwork deployment.
• Sound noledge and deployment experience on IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, sub netting, VLSM. Implemented dual stack IP addressing and provisioned inter connectivity between ipv4 and ipv6 networks using NAT64.
• Implemented access list, traffic filter and route map for WAN optimization.
• Strong implementation and troubleshooting noledge on IGP protocols like RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS and EGP protocols like BGP.
• Worked on T1, T2, T3 and OC2, OC3 WAN circuits.
• Worked closely with the telecom companies like AT&T, level3, Verizon to order new circuit MODs, upgrading circuits and responsible to open tickets if any problems with TELCO MPLS circuits.
• Responsible for IPSec site to site VPN tunnels to the all customers(for BPO needs) built and maintained more TEMPthan 100 site to site VPN tunnels.
• Experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA … Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN,IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Good Knowledge/experience in configuration of Voice over IP (VOIP).
• Migrated VPN concentrator firewalls from SSG (Netscreen OS) to Confidential ASA 5520 along with the NATing and firewall rules .
• Experience in migrations and EOL refreshment in data center environment using C4500, C6500E and NEXUS platforms like 7k, 5k, 2k.
• Worked on creating 3 new networks(production, preproduction, disaster recovery) using a pair of nexus 7k, 5k along with line chord modules 2ks. Used FABRICPATH to achieve layer 2 connectivity between 7k and 5k.
• Configuration and troubleshooting on Juniper EX4500 and EX8200 switches and MX series, SRX series universal edge router.
• Worked on F5 load balancers on both LTM and GTM.
• Worked on configuring SNMPv3 and configured network nodes to the network monitoring tool like solarwinds.
• Worked on bluecoat, websense proxy servers and point out the user traffic to the proxy servers for web based security.
• Migrated Confidential 7600 service provider edge router to ASR 9000 routers (9009) with satellites (ASR9000v).
• Worked extensively on Confidential Firewalls, Confidential PIX (506E/515E/525/) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) series.
• Experience in designing and implementing IP addressing including IPv4 and IPv6.
• Extensive understanding of the Application Security Module (ASM) technology.
• Expertise on the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining network monitoring tools like Confidential Works, HP Open view and network analyzers like Wireshark, solar winds tool.
• Efficient use of Microsoft VISIO/Office for technical documentation and presentation tools.
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and support personnel and also can act as a mentor to less experienced personnel.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Physical Interfaces: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial, HSSI

Network Products: Confidential Routers (ASR1000, 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3700, 3800,3900, 7200). Confidential Switches (2900, 3500, 4000, 4500, 5000, 6500). JuniperEX Switches( EX8200, EX4500, EX4200, EX3200, EX2500, EX2200 Series)Juniper Routers(E, J, M and T-series) Confidential Nexus Switches (7010, 7018, 5020, 2148, 2248)

Routing Technology: IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, GLBP, RIP, RIPV2, Static and Dynamic Routing.

Security & VPN: PIX 500 Firewall, ASA 5505 Firewall, AIP SSM, CSC SSM, FWSM, Fortigate, Confidential CSM, ACL-Access Control List, IPS/IDS, NAT, PAT, Confidential ACS, Filtering, Load Balancing using f5 and Confidential ace, DMZ Setup, CBAC, IOS Firewall features, IOS Setup and Security features

LAN Technology: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet & 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Port-channel, Workgroup, Domain, HSRP, DNS, DHCP, Static, VLAN, STP, VTP, RSTP, Trunks

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, HDLC, PPP, ATM, SONET, MPLS, VPN, IPSec-VPN, leased lines & exposure to PPP and CSU/DSU

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Confidential ACS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Member of the Confidential Advanced services team supporting Verizon Wireless Regional Team. Confidential Advanced services team is responsible for providing On-site support and assistance to customer as per the NOS (Network Optimization services) contract between Confidential and Verizon Wireless.The regional team is responsible for upgrading and maintaining the Verizon wireless Network in the Northeastern part of the Unites States.
• Providing configuration assistance in creating MOPs (Methods of Procedure) to the customer which is the most important deliverable of the Verizon Wireless regional team for all the projects
• Testing and validating the MOPs in a lab environment before they are deployed in the production network
• Provide support during the MOP execution maintenance Windows.
• MPLS L3 VPN Provisioning, enforcing route policies, Provisioning QoS.
• Data collection (M.O.P) begin from Confidential 3400 switch in a ring topology continue with 3800, 7600,1Kor 9K ASRCisco PE or NPE routers. Once the port is migrated clearing or deleting configs from Confidential switch and remote PE or NPE devices.
• Perform IOS-XR upgrades, hardware insertion and new features enablement.
• Worked on END-OF-LIFE project on Confidential 10K and 12K
• Configure and troubleshoot OSPF/LDP Peering with the Core(P) routers, MP-BGP peering with Route-Reflector, OSPF adjacencies and BGP peering
• Generate reusable Intellectual Capital in the form of standard customer deliverables like software compliance reports, hardware End-of-life reports, network audits etc.
• Conducting Knowledge Transfer sessions and Confidential technology/product .
• Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Confidential Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k, Confidential 7600, 7200, 3800, 3900, 2800, 2900 series Routers, Confidential Catalyst 6500, 4500, 2960 switches, 3750, 3850 Stack Switches.
• Test and validate network designs in the lab and create deployment guidelines to be used as a for the customer projects
• Perform network utilization audits and subsequent capacity planning
• Collaberate with Architecture, Design and Operations teams for successful completion of projects from planning to execution.
• Responsible for maintaining the NNO portion of the Confidential Lab
• Worked on CRS TO NCS migrations, Catalyst to Nexus platform migrations, IOS-XR/NX-OS hardware upgrades, New MTSO office turn-ups, Nexus 77k installs and EDN-ITx multicast projects

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuration and deployment of new devices such as Confidential 7600, 7200, 3800, ASR 1002 routers and Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, Confidential 2950, 3500, 3700, 6500 Series switches.
• Worked on Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K and its downstream devices.
• Experience using NX-OS with Nexus 7K and 5K series switches.
• Install, Implement and Configure LAN/WAN and Wireless Networks ( Confidential, Aruba, Ubiquity, Ruckus, EnGenius, MikroTik).
• Worked on NX-OS,IOS, andIOS-XRBXB to N7K-NX-OS (MPLS) system test.
• UpgradedNX-OSon Nexus devices.
• Monitored and maintained LAN/WAN networks using Snort andSniffertrace.
• Worked on Data,VoIP, security as well as wireless installations and technologies
• Involved in design and implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks
• Maintaining Checkpoint security policies including NAT, VPN and Secure Remote access
• Provide Support toWirelessclients for network troubleshooting.
• Configuration 7609,7606with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Monitoring the network traffic with the help of Qradar and CiscoIPSevent viewer.
• Planning designing, Installation, configuration and maintenance of 802.11a/b/g Wireless Networks and WirelessAccess points.
• Testing BGP, OSPF, RIB and static route between Arista 7k, nexus 6k devices.
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus 7010 and 7009 devices
• Planning for upgrade ofIOS-XRon devices and performing the upgrade.
• Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure dat include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP, MPLS
• Installing, Configuring of Confidential 6500, 4500, 2900, 3500, 3750 XL series switches, Confidential 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200 series Routers.
• Implemented Confidential Wireless access points using LEAP and Confidential Radius for authentication, greatly increasing Wireless security.
• Configuring failover for redundancy purposes for the security devices. Implemented the stateful & serial failover for PIX/ASA firewalls, Checkpoint Clustering and load balancing features
• Worked with installation of Palo Alto firewalls. Migration of Palo Alto firewalls from ASA
• Configuration, Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Palo Alto Firewalls - PA200, PA2000 series, PA3000 series, PA4000 series and PA5000 series.
• Support and design to multi-data center network to include Arista switches, Confidential ISRG2s, Palo Alto firewalls, Juniper switches, and Juniper firewalls
• Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs
• Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting Local and Wide Areas Network (DNS,Framerelay, NAT, DHCP, TCP/IP)
• Configured PPP, HDLC,BGPv4, EIGRP, MPLS and OSPF routing.
• Implemented redundancy in BigIP F5 loads balancers to provide uninterrupted services to clients
• Configuration and edit policies on F5 network access control.
• Build various network technologies from the ground up specifically Bluecoat Web proxies
• Configured network access servers and routers for AAA Security (RADIUS/ TACACS+)
• Configured and deployed 2 Confidential 8500WirelessLAN Controllers in a high availability (HA) pair
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPSec encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.
• Tested various networks which works on the protocols like of TCP/IP (IP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, SMTP, ARP, IPSEC, NAT).
• Experience working with CiscoIOS-XRon the ASR9000 devices for MPLS deployments.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented, configured redundancy protocols HSRP, VRRP, GLBP for Default Gateway Redundancy.
• Responsible for the configuration, installation and troubleshooting of the company network.
• Worked on Confidential IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, RIP,BGPv4.
• Configuring, upgrading and verifying theNX-OSoperation system
• Strong hands on experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, and 2K series.
• Worked with DHCP for guest wireless on Palo Alto Firewalls
• Install, Configure and Maintain Infinistreams to analyze and capture packets through nGenius Performance managerSniffer
• Experience with devices Palo Alto Network firewalls such as security NAT, Threat prevention & URL filtering.
• Troubleshoot basic Confidential CRS-1 hardware and software problems.
• Working with BGP, OSPF protocols in MPLS Cloud.
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices
• Experience in working on Confidential Catalyst 6500 series switches (6509, 6505, 6513).
• Maintain and Provide support for LAN/WAN infrastructure as needed. This includes working on specific hardware such as switches, routers, PIX, ASA firewalls, wireless APs, VPN Concentrators, frame relay, IPSEC VPN and other entities.
• Real-time experience in designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network SSL Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA
• Backup and restore of Confidential ASA Firewall policies. Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Confidential 's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning & configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design
• Experience in working with Confidential Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• Configuring and administration of Checkpoint firewall and creating access rules for network traffic.
• Worked on Confidential B series UCS servers using the UCM GUI.
• Working Confidential noledge on 2900 ISRG2 Voice Gateway configurations and setup
• Designed and Implemented Confidential UCS pods in Nexus 7000 and Confidential 6500 Platform .
• Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Confidential ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.
• Responsible for CheckPoint and Confidential ASA firewall administration across global networks
• Implemented a backup and recovery policy for software application and verified peripherals are working properly.
• Responsible for troubleshooting of complex LAN /WAN infrastructure dat includes routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
• Experience working Juniper T-Series, M-Series, ERX 1400, M320, MX960, J-Series Routers.
• Understanding the JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.
• Troubleshoot securedwirelessaccess points (WAP) andwirelessLAN controller(WLC) for broadband Internet and continuous network mobility

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed & implemented Confidential routers (7xxx, 4xxx, 36xx, 26xxx, 25xx) utilizing RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, NAT, HSRP, Access-Lists, route redistribution, route-maps & Qos.
• Configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems.
• Responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the company network. Duties included monitoring network performance using various network tools to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of application and equipment
• Migrated Cat 6500 series switches to Nexus 5K.
• Installing and Configuring Confidential ASR 100.
• Designed and Implemented Confidential UCS pods in Nexus 7000 and Confidential 6500 Platform.
• Worked on Confidential routers 7200, 3800, 2800 and Confidential switches 4900, 2900
• Provided firewall policy configuration and services with Juniper SRX 240 & 650 series.
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Confidential ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.
• Involved in Big-IP F5 load balancing for internet traffic across web servers using me-rules.
• Managed network connectivity and network security, between Head offices and Branch office
• Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for Security Settings of the networking devices ( Confidential Router, switches) co-coordinating with the system/Network administrator during any major changes and implementation
• Used various scanning and sniffing tools like Wire-shark
• Enabled STP Enhancements to speed up the network convergence dat include Port-fast, Uplink-fast and Backbone-fast.

Confidential

Network Support

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting hardware, software, and other network related problems, and systems Desktop responsibilities included software & hardware installation & configuration.
• Computer software O/S loading Linux, Windows Server NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• IOS upgrades on Catalyst 1900, 2900, 3500,6500 series switches and 2500, 2600, 3600 series routers.
• Configuration and maintenance of Access List ACL (Std., Ext, Named) to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others.
• Networking in various operating systems Linux, Dos, Mac, Windows Server NT4, 2000, XP, IIS, User account, Groups A/C.
• Provided firewall policy configuration and services with Juniper SRX 240 & 650 series.
• Installation and Maintenance of Desktops, Laptops. Network Switches, NICs, Printer Servers, LAN, WAN and Internet
• Responsible for Data Backup, System Update, Recovery and Restore, and Spyware removal.
• Racking, stacking, and cabling network-based, IT systems
• Assisting Junior and Senior Engineers, on-site management of cable-wiring technicians. Troubleshot problems on a day to day basis and documented every issue to share it with design teams.
• Provided technical support on hardware and software related issues to remote production sites.