OBJECTIVE:

• To build a long - term career in Planning, Architecting, Implementing, Supporting and optimizing Enterprise and Datacenter Network Infrastructure solutions
• To use my skills in the best possible way for achieving the company’s goals
• Seeking a responsible job with an opportunity for professional challenges
• To keep up with the cutting edge of technologies

SUMMARY:

• Supported, Designed and Implemented Enterprise and Data-center network from medium to large scale environment for the last 8+ years with practical experience in the area of the following technologies: -
• Successfully administered Severity critical and medium large scale events on the largest enterprise networks; to name a few - Confidential Corporate Internetwork, National Data center and International banks starting from junior level to senior level positions.
• Hands-on experience on IT operations methodology - ITIL which includes incident management, change management, configuration management, problem management and knowledge management.
• Assessed requirement, Planned and Designed a solution as per customer requirement with justifiable Return On Investment(ROI)
• Cisco Certified System Engineer experienced on network design and documentations including Solution Write-up/Project Specification Document(PSD), BOM, High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), Technical Presentation, Network Ready for Use(NRFU), Project Implementation Plan(PIP) and As-Built Documentations
• Cisco Certified Field Specialist worked on diversified project implementations
• Audited the existing infrastructure with tools like Cisco Netformx and optimized the existing infrastructure and proposed Upgrade Plan.
• I strongly believe that hard skills alone are not sufficient to accomplish the desired goal and always stretching to acquire higher level of soft skills. During the last 8 years I was able to possess soft skills like Communication Skills, Decisions Making, Self-Motivation, Team-Working, Problem Solving, hardworking, Time Management, ability to work under pressure, honesty and optimism.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing and Switching: - Dual stack(IPv4&IPv6) BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, Multicast, DMVPN, QOS and L2 Switching (STP, RSTP, MSTP, Trunking, LACP, HSRP, GLBP, LLDP, BFD, NTP...) for Cisco and Juniper platform

Cisco Security Solution: - Cisco ASA(Firewall), IPS, Next-Generation Firewalls(NGFW), Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System(NGIPS), ISE, 802.1x, and IP-SEC

Cisco Datacenter Solution: - Nexus based solutions including basic L2, L3, vPC, LACP, OTV, Fabric path, FEX, Massive Scale Data-center(MSDC) Layer 3 Spine-and-leaf with BGP control plane

Cisco Unified Wireless Solution: - Indoor APs, Outdoor Aps, Wireless LAN Controller(WLC) and Identity Service Engine(ISE)

F5 Load Balancer

OS Platform: - IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, JUNOS and Linux

Hardware Platform: - ASR, 7600, 7200, UBR, ISR G1&G2, Nexus 7K, 5K, 3K, 2K, Catalyst 6500 with service modules, Catalyst 4500, 3750, 3560, 3650, ASA with IPS module, Cisco WLC, different range of APs, Juniper MX480, MX960 and etc Deep understanding of Network Transport Services such as DWDM, SONET, Metro Ethernet, Physical Media (Multimode Fiber & Single mode Fiber)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand and analyzed user requirement, designed/architect solution, prepared RFP with solution write-up and BOM as per Cisco best practice.
• Prepared System documentation including detail design with BOM, High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), Technical Presentation, NRFU, Run-books & As-Built Documentation as per Cisco best practice.
• Provided network operations support to customers to diagnose of large-scale networking events that includes Cisco Routing & switching, Data-center, Security and Unified Wireless Network.

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Successfully administered Severity critical and medium large scale networking events for different customers mainly for International banks and Confidential Corporate/Enterprise network. Technology includes Cisco/Juniper Routing & switching, Cisco Data-center, F5 Load-balancing, Cisco Security and Unified Wireless Network.
• Prepared and executed Network CM (Change Management) that is required for daily network operations and expansions. This includes minor network redesign to the level of IOS/Firmware upgrade.
• Worked closely with Cisco and Juniper TAC Team to manage advanced troubleshooting and RMA.
• Provided technical coordination, oversight and leadership for staff and serve as escalation point for complex technical issues
• Prepared System documentation including Solution Write-up with BOM, High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), Technical Presentation, NRFU, Run-books & As-Built Documentation

Senior Network Consulting Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understood and analyzed user requirement, designed/architect solution, prepared RFP with solution write-up and BOM
• Prepared System documentations including Solution Write-up with BOM, High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), Technical Presentation & As-Built Documentation for Cisco Routing & Switching, Datacenter, Security, Wireless and Collaboration solutions
• Conducted Network audit and optimization.
• Conducted Advanced Cisco Network

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Successfully administered Severity critical and medium large scale networking events for different customers mainly for International banks and Confidential Corporate/Enterprise network. Technology includes Cisco/Juniper Routing & switching, Cisco Data-center, F5 Load-balancing, Cisco Security and Unified Wireless Network.
• Prepared and executed Network CM (Change Management) that is required for daily network operations and expansions. This includes minor network redesign to the level of IOS/Firmware upgrade.
• Worked closely with Cisco and Juniper TAC Team to manage advanced troubleshooting and RMA.
• Provided technical coordination, oversight and leadership for staff and serve as escalation point for complex technical issues
• Prepared System documentation including Solution Write-up with BOM, High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), Technical Presentation, NRFU, Run-books & As-Built Documentation

Senior Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided critical on-shift network operations support to customers to diagnose of large-scale networking events that includes Routing & switching, Data-center, Security and Unified Wireless Network.
• Supported and maintained next generation datacenter networks.
• Delivered simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Worked closely with venders like Cisco and Juniper
• Worked closely with partners like Wipro and BCX (Overseas Cisco Gold partner)
• Completed customer requests via trouble ticketing system
• Created, implemented and managed change requests(CM) as per change management procedures
• Mentored junior staff in basic network administration, including involvement in the formulation of a structured plan

Network Operation Expert

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as second level support for IP network infrastructure for routing and switching technology
• Ensured stability and reliability of Ethiopia National Datacenter(NDC) and the largest government network (WoredaNet)
• Day to day network performance monitored
• Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair
• Worked as per ITIL best practice started from Incident management to root-cause identification and fixing the problem.
• Worked with ISP for MPLS VPN service and Internet peering
• Participated in a 24x7 call-out rota

Junior Network Operation Expert

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as first level support for Cisco network infrastructure in the area of routing, switching, security and basic interconnectivity including Ethernet Fiber, satellite link, STM and Microwave links
• Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair
• Worked with ISP for MPLS VPN service and Internet peering