SUMMARY

• Experience in Designing, Implementation and Operations of enterprise data networks as Network Engineer.
• Experience in WAN technologies like T1/T3, OC and DS3 circuit types.
• Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, Route - maps and Access Control Lists.
• Experience with Load Balancers for administrating and monitoring global & local traffic.
• Good knowledge in configuration of Voice VLAN’s (VOIP), prioritizing the voice traffic over the data traffic.
• Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP and PPP.
• Extensively worked on Cisco Routers, Switches, Load Balancers & Firewalls
• Understanding the JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2248 devices.
• Strong working experience on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX (506E/515E) & ASA 5500(5510/5540) Series.
• Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
• Experience in Network Monitoring systems Solar winds and Wire shark.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work independently or as an integral part of a team and Committed to highest levels of professional.
• Good Documentation and ITIL process skills.
• Experience in Network Monitoring systems Solar winds and Wire shark.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routers: Cisco 2600, 2800, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7600

Switches: Cisco 3550, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500, Nexus 7K/5K . Juniper EX4500, EX8200

Firewalls: ASA 5500 series, PIX 500 series, IPsec and SSL VPN, IPS/IDS, IOS Firewall features

Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static routing

Switching: VLANs, Dot1Q, VTP, STP, RSTP, VLAN Maps, HSRP, GLBP, CEF, DCEF, Port Security

LAN/WAN Technologies: Ethernet, Frame relay, MPLS, HDLC, PPP, T1, T3, OC Standard, ISDN

Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, NAT, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, IPSEC, SSL, HTTP, SSH

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS.

Monitoring Tools: Solarwinds, Wireshark

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively in configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning & configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design.
• Working on Cisco 6500 and4500 switches for LAN requirements that include managing VLANs, Port Security and troubleshooting LAN issues.
• Perform Wireless Administration and troubleshooting for the corporate Wireless infrastructure.
• Configured and implemented Nexus 5K and 7K in lab environment.
• Configured, deployed and troubleshoot site-to site VPN using IPsec.
• Implemented ACS with Radius/TACACS+
• Involved in troubleshooting of DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Performed switching technology administration including VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, Trunking, STP, RSTP, port aggregation & link negotiation.
• Designed and installed new Branch network systems. Resolved network issues, ran test scripts and prepared network documentation.
• Performed Network Operations by health monitoring using NMS such as solar winds and wire shark, Issue and Incident resolution using ticketing system and workflow software.
• Monitoring the NMS system for different Network Alerts.
• Configuration and troubleshooting on Juniper EX4500 and EX8200 switches.
• Ensure problems are satisfactorily resolved in a timely manner with focus on providing a high level of support for all customers.
• Coordinating with service providers for WAN link outages.
• Checking and configuring Cisco 7600 routers at data center for remote sites’ issues.
• Configuration of Access List ACL (STD, Ext, Named) to allow users all over the company to access different applications, Internet and compliance to the security policy and standards.
• Worked with application team to understand their requirements and come up with the best load balancing options.
• Configured application load balancing using F5 LTM.
• Integrate and Implement various internal Network Projects. Did designing and project co-ordination with multiple stake holders and vendors.
• Responsibilities also include technical documentation of all upgrades done. Attending meetings and technical discussions related to current project.
• Prepared engineering documents and network diagrams in Microsoft Visio.

Confidential, Parsippany NJ

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches, fixes, and all around technical support.
• Supporting OSPF based network by resolving level 2 problems of internal teams & external customers of all locations.
• Provided technical support for full setup, debugged the problems of OSPF, switching and HSRP.
• Debugged and resolved problems for serial links, Channelized T1 controllers, PRI controllers
• Router memory & IOS upgrade with TFTP
• Working on Network support &implementation related internal projects.
• Ensurenetwork, system and data availability and integrity through preventativemaintenance and upgrade.
• Configured and debugged policy based routing for special traffic, route filtering with route maps, route redistribution.
• ConfigureVLANTrunking802.1Q, STP, and Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Install and maintain routers and switches in various network configurations supported VLANs, and advanced ACL.
• Manage Network IP Address for PWC Infrastructure and update internal and external DNS.
• Maintain & prepare Network drawings of all major Data Centers & operational sites.
• Network cabling, dressing, labeling and troubleshooting network drops onsite.

Confidential

Network Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing solutions per Company requirements using Cisco Routers and Switches.
• Deploying the network infrastructure to meet the requirements.
• Created VLAN and Inter-Vlan routing with Multilayer Switching.
• Monitor performance of network and servers to identify potential problems and bottleneck.
• Performed administrative support for RIP, OSPF routing protocol.
• Maintained redundancy on Cisco 2600, 2800 and 3600 router with HSRP.
• Real time monitoring and network management using Cisco Works LMS.
• Provided technical support on hardware and software related issues to remote production sites.
• Provided desktop support including creating images specific to client requirements and deal with issues pertaining to hardware and application.
• Migration of RIP V2 to OSPF, BGP routing protocols.
• Configured EIGRP for Lab Environment.
• Implemented ISL and 802.1Q for communicating through VTP.
• Working with Client teams to find out requirements for their Network Requirements.
• Responsibilities included configuration and installation of software and hardware.
• Performed routine network maintenance checks as well as configure and manage printers, copiers, and other miscellaneous network equipment.
• Handled the tasks of documenting network problems and resolutions for future reference.
• Participate in on-call responsibilities in support of a seamless production environment.
• Performed the installation, configuration and testing of LAN/WAN devices.
• Performed the tasks of developing and maintaining procedures for backup and recovery, virus scanning and access control.
• Responsible for gathering and compiling data for special projects as well as prepare weekly status reports.
• Involved in effective communication with vendors, peers and clients in resolution of problems, equipment.
• Provided technical support on hardware and software related issues to remote production sites
• Monitor network performance accompanying company service level agreements (SLA’s) using Network management tools such as Cisco works and also provided necessary recommendations to improve network performance