SUMMARY

• 8 years of professional experience in Network Designing, Deployment, Configuring, Troubleshooting and testing of networking system.
• Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
• Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPsec and GRE Tunneling, VLANs, Ether Channel, Trucking, Port Security, STP and RSTP.
• Experience in layer - 3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2K series, Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches
• Experience in physical cabling, IP addressing and Subnetting with VLSM, configuring and supporting TCP/IP, DNS, installing and configuring proxies.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking
• Good knowledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers 2003/2008, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments
• Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP v1 & 2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security & High Availability products like Cisco ASA and other security products.
• Experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP, and VRRP.
• Experience with Load Balancers for administrating and monitoring global & local traffic using Cisco CSM, ACE Module, and F5 BIG IP LTM & GSS
• Configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems
• Supervising the administration of systems and servers related network to ensure availability of services to authorized users
• Experienced in troubleshooting various network related problems by using sniffing tools.
• Excellent qualities such as Teamwork, Negotiation, Analysis and Communication.
• Configured ASA 5520 Firewall to support Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7/XP/Vista.
• Installation, advanced configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco and F5's load balancing devices.
• Experience with designing, deploying and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Frame-Relay, Ether-channel, IP Routing Protocols - (RIPV2, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP), ACL's, NAT, VLAN, STP, VTP Implemented redundancy with HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology (LACP, PAgP) etc.
• Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Experience working with Cisco IOS-XR on the ASR9000 devices for MPLS deployments
• Knowledge in implementing and configuring F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers.
• Extensive experience using Microsoft suite like Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent technical and project management skills combined with strong communication skills
• Worked on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Protocols: NAT, VTP, VLAN, L2TP, PPTP, RDP, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, UDP, ARP, NTP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, VoIP, SIP, SSL, VPN, ESP, 802.11 Wireless, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, POP3, SMTP, DNS, ICMP

Programming Language: C, C++, SQL

Routers: Cisco 7609, 2600, 2800, 3800, 3640, 3745, 7600, 7200, 3600, 2500 and 1800

Switches: Cisco 3500, 5000, 6500 Catalyst Series 7000, 2000, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.

Firewall: Palo Alto PA-500, PA-2k, PA-3k & PA-5k series, Checkpoint Provider-1 R65/R70/R75/R77 & Cisco ASA

Network Equipment: CISCO 2950,3500,4500,6500 series Switches, CISCO 800, 1600, 2500, 2600,3700,3800,7200 series Routers, Cisco wireless access points.

Operating System: Windows, Linux

Engineering: Matlab, AutoCAD, Arena

Microsoft Office: Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Secaucus, NJ

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Supporting bothNetworkand Security infrastructure in data center environment and Campus environment, which involved with devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Experience with moving data center from one location to another location, from Cisco 6500 based data center to both Cisco 6500 & Nexus based data center.
• Strong hands on experience on ASA (5505/5510) Firewalls. Implemented security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
• Involved in setting up IP sec VPN between ASA firewalls.
• Experience with implementing Cisco 6500 VSS on the User distribution switches.
• Upgraded IOS on the ASA 5520 firewalls
• Working with MPLS Designs from the PE to CE and also configuring VRF on PE routers
• Experience with designing and deployment of MPLS Traffic Engineering
• Configuring RIP, OSPF, EIGRP BGP, MPLS, QOS, ATM and Frame Relay.
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation
• Strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPNnetworks
• Working Knowledge of Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco Cat OS, Cisco NX-OS, JUNOS
• Experience with configuring BGP in the data center and also using BGP as a WAN protocol and manipulating BGP attributes
• Design and deployment of MPLS QOS, MPLS Multicasting per company standards.
• Implemented site to site VPN in Juniper SRX as per customer.
• Implemented various EX, SRX & J series Juniper devices.
• Experience with deploying Fabric Path using Nexus 7000 Devices
• Experience with configuring VPC, VDC and OTV between the data centers as a layer 2 extension. Responsible for Checkpoint firewall management and operations across our global networks.
• Working with Checkpoint Support for resolving escalated issues.
• Experience with configuring FCOE using Cisco Nexus 5548.
• Installed controller and light weight access point coordination with TAC.
• Maintenance and trouble-shooting of LAN, WAN, IP Routing, Multilayer Switching.
• Performing onsite data center support including monitoring electrical power, switch alarms,network alerts and access logs.
• Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
• Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
• Dealt with monitoring tools like (Solar Winds, Cisco Works),networkpacket capture tools like Wire shark
• Maintaining Checkpoint security policies including NAT, VPN and Secure Remote access\Maintained aNetworkwith more than 600Networkdevices, some 25,000 end hosts, and the other Networkdevices like DHCP, DNS servers, Firewall servers.
• Co-ordination with Hardware vendors, software vendors and service Providers.
• Assisted in backup, restoring and upgrading the Router and switch IOS.
• Attended Team meetings and provided comments on existingnetworkand the recommendations to improve the currentnetworkPerformance.
• Maintaining the health of 250+ wireless Access points in two locations.

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuration and Administration of Cisco and Juniper Routers and Switches.
• Administration and diagnostics of LAN and WAN with in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, NAT, PPP, ISDN and associatesnetworkprotocols and services.
• Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPNnetworks
• Router/ Microsoft VPN Server in order to access certain limitednetworkresources from customer locations
• Installed and configured four PIX 525 and two ASA 5505 in customer locations. In addition to that, configured two PIX firewall for the Guest access
• Experience in migration of Frame-relay based branches to MPLS based technology using multilayer stackable switch like 6500 series and 2800 series router
• Configuring VLANs and implementing inter VLAN routing.
• Testing E911, voicemail, Media gateways.
• Upgrading and troubleshooting Cisco IOS to the Cisco Switches and routers.
• Configuring Site to Site to VPN connectivity.
• Implementation of HSRP, IPsec, Static Route, IPSEC over GRE, Dynamic routing, DHCP, DNS, FTP.TFTP, RAS
• Worked with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience. Involved in configuring Cisco Net flow fornetworkperformance and monitoring.
• Involved in designing and implementation of wireless IPT devices.
• Involved in Disaster recovery, like diverting the from one data center to different data center when disaster occurs.
• Involved in configuration of Cisco 6500 ACE switches
• Configuring IPSLA monitor to track the different IP route when disaster occurs.
• Involved in Implementing, planning and preparing disaster recovery.
• Having meetings with the application group and gathering requirements for disaster recovery.
• Involved in configuring Juniper SSG-140.
• Involved in smart view tracker to check the firewall traffic.
• Troubleshooting hardware andnetworkrelated problems.

Confidential, Kent, WA

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day work involves scheduling firewall policy provisioning and working with users to identify connectivity related issues and troubleshoot using both Smart Utilities and CLI.
• Managing and administering Juniper SRX and Checkpoint Firewalls at various zones including DMZ, Extranet (Various Business Partners) and ASZ and internal.
• Juniper Firewall Policy management using NSM and Screen OS CLI.
• Troubleshooting Firewall Connectivity related issues using Smart view tracker on Checkpoint, NSM Log viewer for Juniper Firewalls.
• Configure and administer Cisco ASA Firewalls (5585, 5550, and 5540) and use command line CLI, Cisco CSM, ASDM for day-to-day administration.
• Active/Standby and Active/Active HA configuration on Cisco ASA Firewalls.
• Configuring High Availability using Cluster XL on Checkpoint as well as VRRP and monitor the Sync status for stateful replication of traffic between active and standby member.
• Configuring rules and maintaining Palo Alto firewalls and analysis of firewall logs using various tools.
• Experience on ASA firewall upgrades to 9.x.
• Configured Panorama web-based management for multiple firewalls.
• Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using various tools.
• Understand the flow of traffic through the Check Point Security gateway cluster and troubleshoot connectivity issues using advanced troubleshooting from Command Line Utilities.
• Use Tools such as SKYBOX for Firewall Policy optimization and rule base Clean up.
• Build and configure Active/Standby Failover on Cisco ASA with stateful replication.
• Configure and tweak the inspection policies on Firewall to allow legacy application traffic.
• Understand different types of NAT on Cisco ASA firewalls and apply them.
• Firewall policy provisioning on Fortinet FortiGate appliances using FortiManager.
• Support Blue Coat Proxy in explicit mode for users trying to access Internet from Corp Network.
• Troubleshooting connectivity issues through Blue coat as well writing and editing web policies.
• Administration Big IP F5 LTM for all Local Load balancing and use GTM for load balancing across Data Centers.
• FWSM configurations in single/multiple context with routed and transparent modes.
• Support Data Center Migration Project involving physical re-locations.
• 24 x7 on call support.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Documented the company’s design, implementation and troubleshooting procedures.
• Performed routine network maintenance checks as well as configure and manage printers, copiers, and other miscellaneous network equipment.
• Up graded IOS 1900, 2900, 3500 series Cisco Catalyst switches and 2500, 2600, 3600 series Cisco routers using TFTP
• Performed network troubleshooting, technical support, and recording of backup operations.
• Involved in switching related tasks implementing VLANs
• Prepared the technical specifications in operation manuals
• Served as a main escalation point of contact for level I team
• Design and configured LAN setup (Layer 2/Layer3
• Configuring and Troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP.
• Configuring and Troubleshooting Static and Default Routing Protocol.
• Experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting and VLSM.
• Installed and configured of Cisco routers 800,1700,2600,2800 series.
• Configuration of LAN setup using Cisco Switches 1900, 2900series.
• Maintaining Network Infrastructure - LAN/WAN & VLAN - installation, migration and configuration of network client workstations.
• Implemented & configured standard and extended access list on Cisco routers.
• Managed the LAN Switching Environment including creating and maintaining VLANs, STP,
• Trunking, Port Security, Vlan Security etc. Maintaining the whole network and troubleshooting the network issues for efficient performance. Implemented and Configured NAT in the network for internet access.
• Worked with Project Managers to determine networking requirements and provide the Enterprise users with the best solutions to their networking problems from an institutional perspective.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuring and troubleshooting multi-customer ISP network environment.
• Experience in network monitoring, alarm notification and acknowledgement.
• Implementing new/changing existing data networks for various projects as per the requirement.
• Troubleshooting complex networks layer 1, 2(frame relay, ATM, Point to Point, ISDN) to layer 3 (routing with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and RIP protocols) technical issues.
• Working on creating new load balancing policies by employing BGP attributes including Local Preference, AS-Path, and Community, MED.
• Installing and maintaining Windows NT Workstations and Windows NT Server.
• Providing technical support to LAN & WAN systems.
• Monitoring performance of network and servers to identify potential problems.
• Performing RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP routing protocol administration.
• Preparing feasibility report for various upgrades and installations.
• Other responsibilities included documentation and support other teams.