Summary:

• With 6years of experience in IT industry with expertise in the areas of Routing, Switching, Security and troubleshooting.
• High Level Knowledge on TCP/IP and OSI models.
• Expertise high level knowledge in IP addressing, Sub-netting, VLSMs and ping concepts.
• Good hand-on experience in applying IP addressing scheme.
• Layer 2 technologies like VLANs, VTP and STP.
• Expertise in configuring VLANs and inter-VLAN routing.
• Working knowledge on STP, PVST and Rapid PVST.
• Configuring and troubleshoot routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP.
• Performed traffic filtering by implementing policy based routing, standard and extended access lists.
• Implemented redundancy using HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology LACP, PAgP .
• Configured Cisco Routers 2600, 2900, 3600, 3900, 7200 and 7600 series.
• Experience in WAN protocols like HDLC, PPP and Frame-relay.
• Expertise on the analysis, troubleshooting documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• Configured Cisco Switches 2960, 3560, 4500, 6500, 4900, 2900, 3750series.
• Experience in configuring DNS, DHCP and FTP.
• Worked on NTP, and monitored network using Syslog and SNMP.
• Strong exposure on Security skills includes NAT/PAT, ACL's, and AAA.
• Worked on Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls.
• Implemented network access control using Cisco NAC 4.9 x series.
• Hands-on-experience in configuring and deployingCisco NAC.
• Work with Cisco ISE for network access control.
• Knowledge on encryption standards like 802.1x, EAP, EAP-tls.
• Has extensive knowledge in implementing and configuring BIG-IP LTM-6900, 3600, 4200 series.
• Configured virtual servers, pool, pool members and load balancing method on the F5 LTM.
• Configured SSL termination and persistence profiles on the BIG IP F5 LTM.
• Configured and monitored different monitor modules F5 BIG-IP LTM.
• Worked on iRules to redirect the incoming http traffic.
• Monitored the incoming traffic on the F5 LTM with the iRules.
• Very strong office skills like MS word excel and power point.
• Worked on Linux Operating System.
• Capable to work independently with minimum supervision and multitasking.
• Capable in learning and working with emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and support personnel.

SKILLS:

Cisco Routers: 1700, 1800, 2500, 2600, 3600, 3800, 7200 and 7600

Cisco L2 L3 Switches: 2900, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, and 6500

Load balancer: BIG IP F5 LTM/GTM, A10

LAN technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet, SMTP, VLAN, Inter-VLAN Routing, VTP, STP, RSTP, WLAN

WAN technologies: Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, T1/T3, DS3

Firewalls: Cisco ASA, Pix

OS products/Services: Windows 2000/2003, XP, 7, 8 , LINUX.

Protocols/Services: Routing Protocols RIP v1 v2, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS DNS, DHCP,

Gateway Redundancy: HSRP, GLBP

Security Server Protocols: TACACS , RADIUS

Traffic analysis tools: Wireshark, Tcpdump

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Role: Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the client network.
• Involved in the Team of Data Center Operations to perform duties like administration and monitoring of Cisco Routers and Switches according to the organization requirements.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Cisco Routers like 2600 and 3600 series.
• Installing and configuration and troubleshooting of various Cisco switches like 2900 series, 2950 series and 3550 series.
• Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.
• Involved in Network Designing, Routing, IP Allocation Maintenance for users.
• Identified opportunities for implementation of network best practices, particularly F5 load balancer implementations.
• Implemented Quality of Service QOS , Policy Routing in the network infrastructure throughout all the different sites.
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP BGP.
• Tested various BGP attributes like local preference, MED, Weight.
• Installation and configuration of Cisco ASA 5500 firewall.
• Work with Cisco NAC 3415.
• Configured and deployed Clean Access Manager and Clean Access Server.
• Configured Agent roles, user profiles and agent based posture assessment.
• Installed high availability Big IP F5 LTM and GTM load balancers to provide uninterrupted service to customers.
• Configured and deployed BIG-IP LTM 8900 for providing application redundancy and load balancing.
• Configured Virtual IP's VIP , virtual servers, pools and pool members on the BIG IP LTM.
• Configured SSL and persistence profiles on the F5 LTM.

Confidential

Role:Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, trunking, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.
• Configuration and deployment of Cisco Routers and Switches according to the organization requirements.
• Involved in Network Designing, Routing, DNS, IP Subnetting.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP and OSPF.
• Implementation on Policy Base Routing PBR .
• Managing PVST for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Implemented network access control using Cisco NAC 4.9 3 .
• Configured and deployed Cisco NAC.
• Knowledge in encryption standards like 802.1x, EAP and EAP-tls.
• Knowledge in implementing and configuring F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers.
• Configuring all the network objects like Virtual servers, pools, nodes etc. on the F5 LTM.
• Implemented redundancy for Routers using HSRP.
• Manage Cisco Routers and troubleshoot layer1, layer2 and layer3 technologies.
• Performed lab based testing of network before deployment and implementation.
• Responsible for the identification, design and documentation of the network infrastructure and connectivity management.

Confidential

Role:Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with design and architecture teams in capacity planning, QoS, LAN connectivity and LAN design considerations.
• Handled escalated tier 2 tickets and escalated them as and when necessary engaging the respective parties.
• Coordinated project management and design of deliverables for clients.
• Managed end to end delivery of services for clients.
• Performed GAP and SWOT analysis and network as and when necessary.
• Responsible for implementing, engineering, level 2 support of existing network technologies / services integration of new network technologies / services.
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN connectivity issues that includes configuring and troubleshooting EIGRP.
• Configured and managed Cisco access layer switches
• Technical assistance for LAN management and complex customer issues.
• Participated in 24 x 7 incident problem support.
• Served as main escalation point of contact for level 1 team.
• Designed LAN structure to prevent single point of failure
• Planning and Implementation of Subnetting, VLSM to conserve IP addresses.
• Managing STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.
• Performed route redistribution manipulated route updates using distribute lists, route-maps administrative distance.
• Creating applying different types of access-lists.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Trace route.
• Troubleshooting issues and outages on Trunks and Router interfaces extensively.
• Troubleshooting and implementing NAT and DHCP related issues.

Confidential

Role:NOC Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed regular maintenance activities as and when necessary.
• Performed on-call support for installation and troubleshooting of the configuration issues.
• Monitor performance and availability of the network on an ongoing basis.
• Networking: -- TCP/IP. -- Troubleshooting client network connectivity at client place -- DNS Troubleshooting. -- Remote Access - Virtual Private Network VPN .
• Configured Access List Standard, Extended, and Named to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others.
• Managing STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing
• Performed maintenance and troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, and Trace route and other tools.
• Configured Banner, TACACS, RADIUS
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment
• Perform software upgrades on all networking nodes as and when required.
• Maintained and prepared network documents and diagrams of data centers and operational sites.
• Provided support for troubleshooting and resolving Customer reported issues.
• Interacting with the clients by creating tickets for the issue and dispatching to the correct queues for resolution.
• Interacting with second level support and providing them necessary details in order to resolve the issue through e-mail Lotus Notes.7 .
• Involved in the creation and closing of IMAC Add, Move, Change Requests tickets.
• Calling back the client to check if the issue has been resolved