PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years of experience in Networking, which includes expertise in the areas of Routing, Switching, security and physical layer deploying and troubleshooting.
• Design, Build and implemented various solutions on F5 LTMs and GTMs.
• Designed 10 gigabit networks using Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches, Checkpoint NGX.
• Design, implement and administer Ipv4/Ipv6 enterprise network infrastructure utilizing.
• Design and configuring of Confidential, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)
• Configure all Palo Alto Networks Firewall models (PA - 2k, PA-3k, PA-5k etc.) as well as a centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large scale firewall deployments.
• Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting the Checkpoint and ASA firewall.
• Configured policies on F5 ASM Created rules and scripts for the automation of the environment. Reengineered Firewall policies on Juniper SSG320 and SSG140 Firewalls.
• Worked with the installation of Palo Alto firewall. Migrated with a team from predominantly checkpoint environment to Palo Alto global solution.
• Utilized Panorama to configure Palo Alto Firewalls. Utilized user group rules with AD integration in Firewall rules. Configured, modified, and maintained the Global Protect VPN solution.
• Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2Kseries, Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.
• Expertise in Migration of Firewalls from Nortel Captivity to ASA, ASA to Checkpoint, Checkpoint to Palo alto and Vice Versa
• Design and deployment of MPLS QOS, MPLS Multicasting per company standards.
• Troubleshoot and worked with security related issue of Cisco ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Juniper Net-screen firewalls.
• Handled tickets for troubleshooting Cisco Unity, Call Manager, F5/NetScaler load balancers, Routers, Switches, Fortigate Firewalls, Aruba wireless equipment as well as some server issues.
• Experienced with Cisco CRS-X, CRS-3, CRS-1, ASR 9K, ASR 1K, 12K, 10K, 7500, 7200, 3900, and 3800 routers
• Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, Palo Alto, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, Confidential, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Strong support and resolution experience with Windows 7/8.1/10, Outlook and connectivity issues
• Troubleshoot network issues, including knowledge of firewalls, switches
• Designed and architected a global MPLS Network for network stability.
• Migrated from various vendors' routers, switches and firewalls in various parts of the network to Cisco equipment.
• Worked on Extensively on Cisco Firewalls, ASA 5500(5510/5540) & Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525/) Series.
• Hands on experience on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in implementing and maintain security groups.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routers and Switches: Cisco Switches (2900, 2924, 2950, 3550, 5500, 6500, 6509, 6513), Cisco routers (2600, 2800, 3640, 3700, 3825, 7200, 7204, 7206)

Protocols: RIP, RIP2, PPP, Confidential, Confidential, IS-IS, BGP, SNMP, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, DHCP, SMTP, ICMP

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines

LAN Technologies: Ethernet, TCP/IP, CDP, STP, RSTP, VTP, Confidential, Trunks, Ethernet channel, MPLS.

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS.

Firewalls: ASA, PIX, SRX, Watch guard, ASDM, CSM, Checkpoint

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008, windows XP/7, LINUX, UNIX, Macintosh

Servers: Domain servers, DNS servers, WINS servers, Mail Servers, Proxy Servers, Print Servers, Application servers, FTP Servers

Load balancer: F5 Load Balancer, ACE, LTM & GTM series.

Monitoring Tools: Wireshark, Fiddler, Microsoft Network Monitor, solar winds and some sniffers

Cloud Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including IS-IS, BGP, Confidential, Confidential, Spanning Tree
• Write LLDs for various IP /MPLS projects implementations. (IP planning, configuration scripts, roll-back procedures etc.)
• Creating MPLS connections to customers and other data centers.
• In charge of their Network infrastructure, and end user support. Trouble shoot network issues/problems (TCP/IP, Ethernet),
• Configured Multi-Layer Switches with Confidential ’s, STP, VTP and Port Security
• Configured and troubleshoot link-state protocols such as Confidential in single and multiple areas
• Configuring BIG-IP-F5 LTM and GTM Load Balancers and troubleshooting Issues in F5 and upgrading and modifying the Virtual Pool, Nodes and Virtual Servers
• Configured and installed 3Com, Cisco, and Alcatel (Aruba) access points. Configured and managed Cisco & Aruba wireless controllers.
• Strong support and resolution experience with Windows 7/8.1/10, Outlook and connectivity issues
• Troubleshoot network issues, including knowledge of firewalls, switches
• Configured ASA 5500 to ensure high-end security on the network with ACLs and Firewall
• Configuring Routing protocols like BGP, Confidential, MPLS, multicast and L2 protocols in ASA to check it is passing through via ASA in customer deployments.
• Responsible for managing activities, Upgrading IOS — Upgrading hardware and installing new devices, Tuning (Configuration), make standardization for the topology
• Involved in configuring Juniper SSG-140, SRX-240, and Cisco ASA 5585.
• Worked on Juniper J series j230, M 320 routers and EX 3200 series switch.
• Daily support enabling customers to integrate application with multiple vendor platforms. Cisco, Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, and Blue Coat.
• Designing MPLS VPN and QOS for architecture using Cisco multi-layer switches.
• Installed, Administrated, Upgraded, and Deployed the Blue Coat Proxy servers, content filtering, and policy including the BCAAA (Blue Coat Authentication Agent) Servers.
• Configuring IP, RIP, Confidential, Juniper, Confidential and BGP in routers.
• Proficient in Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper, Lucent, Fortinet and Blue Coat technologies.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Proficient in design, implementation, management and troubleshooting of Check point firewalls, Cisco PIX, NetScreen Firewalls, Check point Provider-1 / VSX, Nokia VPN, Palo alto IDS, Foundry / F5 Load Balancers, and Blue Coat Packet Shaper systems.
• Configuring and maintaining F5 SSL VPN and network access and Single Sign-On (SSO) for SAML resources.
• Configure all Palo alto Networks Firewall models (PA-2k, PA-3k, PA-5k etc.) as well as a centralized
• Configured and managed network devices with TACACS+ for access control with Cisco ACS.
• Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting the Checkpoint and ASA firewall.
• Configuration, Installation and troubleshooting of Juniper routers like PTX5000, PTX3000, T4000, MX960 Implemented, and Tested and troubleshoot Juniper Firewall to establish VPN network to Datacenter and Juniper wireless for local network.
• Trouble shooting VPN and Firewalls, Support SSL, wireless, Meraki Guest Wi-Fi, Cisco ISE, Lan-to-Lan, virtual.
• Troubleshot Confidential, VDCs, Ports Virtual port channel (vPC) and configuration on Nexus 7k
• Experienced with Cisco CRS-X, CRS-3, CRS-1, ASR 9K, ASR 1K, 12K, 10K, 7500, 7200, 3900, and 3800 routers.
• Equipment worked with included Juniper routers: M7i, M10i, M20, M40, M120, M160, and M320.
• Involved in Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on checkpoint firewall for the proper network routing for the B2B network connectivity
• Highly advanced knowledge on 802.11x, WLAN design, deployment, encryption types WEP, WPA2-AES-PSK/EAP, 802.1X/RADIUS tied into Active Directory.
• Worked on Juniper J series j230, M 320 routers and EX 3200 series switch.
• Migration of application, server, service groups from Citrix Netscaler to F5
• Perform daily review of Blue Coat Web proxy.
• Performs daily support of multiple clients' proxy platforms, including Blue Coat and Websense Proxy and other proxy solutions as required by clients.
• Network Infrastructure: Operation, configuration and maintenance of all Microsoft operating systems; PC and Server. Active Directory, Virtualization, CNA (Novell), WAN LAN/ Wireless troubleshooting, including Cisco, Cisco UCM and Aruba hardware
• Administering network workstations, utilizing TCP/IP networking protocol on Windows based operating system.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining personal computers, Ethernet networks, network cabling, and other related equipment, devices, and systems, disk drives, data acquisition boards, printers, and related equipment. .

Confidential, Garden Grove, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Palo alto design and installation (Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention, Data Filtering)
• Configuring/Troubleshoot issues with the following types of routers Cisco (1700, 2600 and 3500 series).
• Configuration of Confidential and Confidential as interior gateway protocol with route filtering and route
• Redistribution, Installed and Maintained Cisco 3600, 2600 and 7200 backbone routes with HSRP
• Configuring and troubleshooting perimeter security devices such as Checkpoint NGX R77 Gaia, Provider-1/MDM, Secure Platform, Palo Alto and ASA Firewalls.
• Migration of existing Confidential VPN tunnels from Pre-Shared key to Certificate Authority for purpose of scaling
• Involved in the modification and removal of BGP from the MPLS routers.
• Implemented two F5s in Active/Standby setups on BIGIP 10.2.4.
• Successfully installed Palo alto PA-3060 firewalls to protects Data Center
• Support customer with the configuration and maintenance of PIX and ASA firewall systems
• Created Confidential and Inter- Confidential routing with Multilayer Switching.
• Performed management and review of Sidewinder Firewall and BlueCoat Proxy policy, work flow and system settings following established change process.
• Setting up Confidential and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet channel between Switches.
• Implemented Positive Enforcement Model with the help of Palo Alto Networks.
• Familiar with blue coat proxy servers and blue coat web sense.
• Build IT security infrastructure including Checkpoint, Juniper and Palo Alto firewalls
• Worked on High availability networks like ASR 9K, Cisco Nexus devices such as 2k, 5k.7k, 9k.
• Replaced aging Checkpoint firewall architecture with next generation Palo Alto appliances serving as firewalls and URL and application inspection.
• Architected and redesigned an Confidential -VPN WAN into an MPLS Network Architecture.

Confidential, Monterey Park, CA

Jr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design & management of juniper Netscreen firewalls, juniper switches, cisco switches
• Configuration, Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Palo alto Firewalls (160+ firewalls) - PA200, PA2000 series, PA3000 series, PA4000 series and PA5000 series.
• Configure VPN tunnels between various vendor's hardware and software firewalls
• Configured Routing protocols such as Confidential and policy based routing.
• Configuring Cisco IOS AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS and Local privilege authorization fallback
• Extensive experience in configuring and implementing Confidential, BGP and MP-BGP
• Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the clients' network.
• Implemented Positive Enforcement Model with the help of Palo alto Networks
• Manage project task to migrate from Cisco ASA firewalls to Check point firewalls
• Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Supported on Cisco Nexus 5000 and Nexus 7000 Series Switch fabric links.
• Implemented new ultra-secure networks in multiple data centers that included Cisco 6500 juniper security devices, and F5 Big IP's
• Innovated with support of Palo Alto for remote and mobile users and for analyzing files for malware in a separate (cloud-based) process that does not impact stream processing.
• To secure configurations of load balancing in F5, SSL/VPN connections, Troubleshooting CISCO ASA firewalls, and related network security measures.
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches.
• Involved in upgrades to the WAN network from existing 7200vxr with ASR 1004 and 3845/3945 routers.
• Involved in configuration of Juniper security appliances SRX 220, SRX 240, SRX 550, NS 50, SSG 550M, SSG 520M.

Confidential

Network Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing solutions for frozen requirements using Cisco Routers and Switches
• Configured Confidential for Lab Environment.
• Configured Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3850, 3750, 2960 switches and Cisco 3600, 7200 & ASR 1K & 9k Routers for an enterprise network
• Configuring rules and maintaining Palo alto firewalls and analysis of firewall logs using various tools
• Implemented ISL and 802.1Q for communicating through VTP.
• Deploying and decommission of Confidential on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.
• Configured RADIUS server.
• Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo alto Firewall
• Worked on Cisco Layer 2 switches (spanning tree, Confidential ).
• WAN Infrastructure running Confidential & BGP as core routing protocol.
• Worked on Juniper J series j2330, M320 routers and EX 3200 switches.
• Negotiate VPN tunnels using Confidential encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN
• Monitor performance of network and servers to identify potential problems and bottleneck.
• Performed RIP, Confidential, BGP Confidential routing protocol administration.
• Installed wireless access points (WAP) at various locations in the company.
• Build and maintain Visio documentations for Clients.