SUMMARY

• Network Engineer with 8 years of experience in the industry, which includes expertise in the areas of routing and Switching
• Expert level knowledge of troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Implementation traffic filters on Cisco routes using Standard, extended Access list.
• Experience with devices Palo Alto Network firewalls such as security NAT, Threat prevention & URL filtering
• In - depth understanding ofIPV4, IP Subnetting, VLSM and ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Experience in Designing and implementing Cisco UCS.
• Worked on BIG-IP F5 load balancer
• Worked on DNS and DHCP nominum servers.
• ExperiencewithCitrixNetscaler,F5GTMLoadbalancer
• Involved in setting up newCitrixNetscalerSDX 15000
• ConfigureF5LTM>Mto provide Load Balancing for VIPs and Pools
• F5LTMandGTMvirtualizationexperience
• Experience with Load Balancers for administrating and monitoring global & local traffic.
• Web filtering/proxy: Sophos Secure Web Gateway, Cisco Ironport Web Appliance. hands-on experience in network design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using Cisco routers/Switches/ASA/Checkpoint firewall
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• Hand on experience on dealing with Network Security Compliance issues and PCI compliance issues.
• Experience with system administration of CiscoWorks Suite, SolarWinds Enterprise Suite, Riverbed Steelhead, NGeniusNetScout, HP OpenView (windows), Microsoft office Suite: Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience in Linux/Unix.
• Worked on JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices
• In-depth expertise in the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services.
• Configured and deployLTMfor application such as Exchange, 2010, 2013, SharePoint, VMview,
• Experience using Cisco ASR 1K,9K series switches.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST.
• Worked on Riverbed devices for WAN bandwidth Optimization in the data centers for the sensitive market data applications
• Experience in Configuration and Support ofLAN protocols on Cisco Switches such as (Layer2, Layer3 and Multi-Layer)
• Experience in configuring HSRP and redistribution between routing protocols troubleshooting them.
• Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
• Technical Knowledge on Cisco ASA 5500 series Routers.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and support personnel and also can act as a mentor to less experienced personnel.
• A highly organized individual who adopts a systematic approach to problem solving, effectively analyzes results and implements solutions
• Strong understanding of the Global Traffic Manager and iQuery functionality betweenLTM>Mfor a HA design
• Dual stack IPv6 implementation to Global Datacenters and WAN endpoints to meet the needs of our customers’ development requirements and testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

LAN Technologies: Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet/ Gigabit Ethernet Networks, VLANS, Inter-VLAN Routing, VTP, STP, PVST, RSTP and 802.1w.

WAN Technologies: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, leased lines and exposure to PPP, DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC 48, T1/T3 and E1/E3, MPLS (LDP, L3VPN, VRF, MPBGP).

Network Security: ACL, NAT/PAT, Route maps, IDS/IPS, IPSec, Kiwi Syslog Server Logging, Internet Content Filtering, VPN configuration, ACE Module and F5 Load Balancers.

Protocols/Services: TCP/IP, UDP, Routing Protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), Redundancy (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP), SIP, CDP.RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, DNS and DHCP

Network Management Tools: Solar Winds, Cisco 2000, HP Open View NNM, Wireshark, IXIA, RADCOM, Packet Sniffer, Packet Analyzer.

OS products/services: DNS, DHCP, UNIX, LINUX, MAC OS X, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Windows 7/NT/Vista/XP, VMware, Active Directory, IIS.

Office applications: MS-Office, MS-Visio, iWork.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Cisco Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure the Switch L3 VLAN’s, L2 VLAN’s on 3750 and 6500
• Configured network using routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP and troubleshooting L2/L3 Issues
• User authentication using Cisco Radius and TACAS+ protocols.
• Coordinating with service providers for WAN link outages.
• Configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for the monitoring and management of devices in a network.
• Configuring Firewall logging, DMZs & related security policies & monitoring
• Configuring and troubleshooting issues related to STP, RSTP and VLAN’s allocation in Organization for maintaining Layer 2/3 Switching intact.
• Configuring different end of Juniper router series
• Updating Network documentation using Google Docs
• Deploy, configure, and support Aruba wireless controller and AP devices globally
• Currently finished training on Aruba Clearpass and helping my current team to deploy Clearpass Servers for authentication of wired and wireless clients.
• Worked with F5 load balancers - LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability
• Designed and deployed POC of NGeniusNetscoutsolution for multi Data Center facilities.
• Upgraded IOS images on various Cisco switches, routers andASAfirewalls.
• Configuring Virtual Device Context(VDC) in Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k and 2k.
• Hand on experience on dealing with Network Security Compliance issues and PCI compliance issues.
• Configuring and testing Multicast for both IPv4 and IPv6 routing in Data Center Environment.
• Worked on wide range of network technologies in a variety of environments such as LAN, Data Center, WAN, Enterprise voice using IPT & VoIP technologies, Unified Communications, Transport services, security components, security policies, and Mobility.
• Used PIX Firewall and ACLs for authentication of EIGRP, BGP and to ensure high security on the network.
• Direct escalation path for all wireless issues within the company.
• Currently finished my DHCP and DNS training on nominum
• Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS
• Physically assembled Firewalls, IDS/IPS, and Nexus 7ks and assisted in Rack -n-stack within the Data Center.
• Involved in configuring IP Quality of service (QoS).
• Troubleshoot all Tier 2 customer issues on the variants of Palo Alto Networks firewalls in Enterprise.
• Monitoring and configuring Cisco 7600 routers at data center.
• Worked extensively on Checkpoint firewalls for analyzing firewall change requests and implementing changes into existing firewall policies, maintaining security standards.
• Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus 7010 and 7009 devices
• ConfiguringVRRP & GLBP andVLANTrunking802.1Q, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Configure and support Cisco core and distribution switches at local and remote sites
• Travel when needed to remote sites to conduct onsite deployments. implementation/verification of changesCitrixNetscaler,GSLB, VSERVER, SERVICES, SSL CERTS APPEXPERT.
• Experience with Juniper NetScreen 520M Firewall and Palo Alto network firewall.
• Designed VLAN’s and set up both L3 and L4 devices to have it communicate to the Enterprise network.
• Configuring the Voice VLAN’s (VOIP) and Prioritizing the voice traffic over the data traffic
• Attend planning and design meetings for remote site deployments, make improvements/suggestions for future network build out.
• Build various network technologies from the ground up specifically Bluecoat Web proxies and Juniper SSL VPN
• Implementing & maintaining tools like Snort (IDS), MRTG, solarwinds products, JFFNMS, Netflow Analyzer, WhatsUP Gold, Smokeping, and NTOP.
• Configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 7000.
• Created vPC’s between downstream devices between core and Aggregation Switches and between Aggregation and Fabric Interconnect.
• Installed, configured and set security policies on cisco and checkpoint firewalls, VPN
• Performed basic security audit of perimeter routers, identifying missing ACL’s, writing and applying ACL’s
• Work in a multi-vendor environment supporting Cisco, Juniper MX/SRX, Aruba, Arista, Brocade, Palo Alto firewalls and F5 load balancers.
• Updated firewall rule based on Checkpoint FW-1/VPN-1, as well as implemented NAT on WAN applications.
• Supporting Virtual and Physical server platform - primarily Windows with some Linux, and UNIX operating systems.

Confidential, Menasha, WI

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing..
• Design and Implement DMZ for FTP, Web and Mail Servers with CISCO PIX 506, PIX515
• Configuring and Troubleshooting BGP on Cisco routers
• Team member of Configuration ofCisco7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Performed Celerra administration with creating filesystem quotas, shares, checkpoints.
• Install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco Ironport Web Security Appliance (WSA)
• Managed and provided a single,easy to understand view of all access and security polices configured on the appliance.
• Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.
• Perform new additions (VIPs, Pools, Virtual Servers, and Monitors) to the F5 BigIP LTM load balancer.
• Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Day to Day Activities include troubleshooting of network’s configured OSPF,BGP routing with IPV6,IPv4 addressing and Switching redundancy protocols HSRP,VRRP and looping prevention mechanisms like STP,BPDU guard and broadcast storm control
• Configuring and troubleshooting IP Multicasting (PIM & DVMRP) & MBGP.
• Create, document, and organize system configuration and cabling of datacenter infrastructure for Palo Alto Firewalls to support internet tools and tenant networks.
• Designed and Implemented Cisco UCS pods in Nexus 7000 and Cisco 6500 Platform
• Configured UCS Fabric Interconnects 20.
• Create and testCisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
• Installed and maintained routers and switches in various network configurations supported VLANs, Qos, VoIP, and advanced access-lists.
• Had worked on ASR9K running native IOS-XR
• Successfully implemented Network Management tools, CiscoWorks, NGeniusNetscout, HP OpenView, and Solarwinds, andNetscoutfor performance management, data/VoIP traffic management, and asset management.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to TCP/IP, IS-IS, OSPF, BGP routing protocols, and IP Multicasting, and experience with troubleshooting routing and switching devices.
• Implemented Load Balancing between Cisco L3 Switch by HSRP and GLBP.
• Involved in Configuration and management of networks using L3 protocols like RIPv2, OSPF and EIGRP.
• Configuration of Fabric path and connectivity between Nexus 5K and Nexus 7k
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas.
• Configured Multicasting protocol for IPTV and Multicast over GRE tunnels.
• Migrated Cat 6500 series switches to Nexus 5K.
• Configuration and set up of Juniper SRX firewalls for policy mgmt. and VPN's
• User authentication and resource allocation using Cisco ACS server using Radius and TACAS+ protocols for administrative control.
• Responsible for CheckPoint and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks
• Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS
• Perform the installation and maintenance of VPN gateways, IDS/IPS, proxy servers, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Maintained e-Commerce module according to PCI compliance and deployed security polices among WEB, APP and DB servers.
• Implementation experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• ExperiencewithF5load balancersLTM,GTMseries like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications.
• Experience in designing and implementing IP addressing including IPv4 and IPv6
• Prepared documentation for various Vlans and Voice subnetworks and worked on Visio for the same.
• Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU Software upgrades on Cisco Nexus 7010
• Implementation and troubleshooting of various switching issues related to VLANs, VTP, STP, Port security, ether channels, Inter-VLAN routing.
• Review monitoring and security risks for our network infrastructure, update security policies using Juniper NSM and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Supporting the team for migration work of applications and websites from Cisco CSS Load Balancers to the F5 BigIP Load Balancers.
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Optimized performance of the WANnetworkconsisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
• Worked with Unix, Windows, and Server computers as networked systems

Confidential, St Joseph MI

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.
• Team member of Configuration ofCisco7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4900, 4500, 3700, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Create and testCisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
• Installed, configured and administered Palo Alto firewalls.
• Configure UCS Manager by defining Service Profile Template, Policies & Pools for Production Servers and DR Servers.
• Implemented L3 SVI’s and L2 vlans, Inter Vlan Routing and HSRP configuration in Nexus on F series module.
• Installed the APs throughout the warehouse & business offices and configured in theWLCs
• Configured and troubleshooting WAN links, BGP, QoS for global customers.
• Worked with application team to understand their requirements and come up with the best load balancing options (F5 BIG IP- created Virtual servers and load balanced across the web server into network).
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas.
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Optimized performance of the WANnetworkconsisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
• Configuring network access servers for AAA Security Using Juniper IC (Infranet Controllers) MAG-SM360, MAG-4610.
• Worked on VDC, VPC, OTV, and fabric path on of Nexus 7K, and5K.
• Configured Cisco 7200 routers which were also connected to Cisco PIX 535 security appliances providing perimeter based firewall security.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions forNetwork Problems.
• Implementing NAT solution's on wan applications.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipments, systems, IOSs and procedures for use within the Network/ security infrastructure.
• Involved in Configuration of Firewall Access lists (ACL) oncheckpointfirewall for the proper network routing for the B2Bnetworkconnectivity
• Upgrading IOS, troubleshootingnetworkoutages.
• Configured and monitored different monitor modules F5 big-ip LTM.
• Experience in planning, designing, implementing, troubleshooting and optimization of WAN/LAN technologies such as Routing, Nexus Switching and Switching with Cisco devices, Cisco PIX& ASA in a 24*7 support environment.
• Well versed with Cisco Hardware including Cisco Router and card types for 1800, 2800,1900, ASR1002,3700, 3800, 7200 series for providing Leased line, Frame-Relay, STM and Ethernet .
• Configured and troubleshoot on Juniper EX4500 and EX8200 switches
• Continually monitor, assess and improvenetworksecurity, test and implement new security technologies.
• Participate in all technical aspects of LAN, WAN, VPN and security Internet Service projects including, short and long term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches, Cisco PIX Firewall, NOKIA Firewalls, Nortel VPN Concentrators TCP/IP, NAT and Checkpoint ESX/GSX firewall.
• Configure ILO and network ports on Linux\Unix and Windows servers.

Confidential, Arlington Heights IL

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Determined quality levels for network and system performance.
• Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for Security
• Was responsible for all aspects of software and hardware of company’s network and
• Worked onF5LTM,GTMseries like 6400, 6800, 8800 and Radware for the corporate applications and their availability.systems.
• Implemented and maintained network architectures for LAN/WAN.
• Installed new software releases, system upgrades. Evaluated and installed patches, resolved software related problems. Performed system backups and recovery.
• Configured Cisco router, provided technical support for the configuration and installation for the customers.
• Provided technical support to the customers like upgrading, improving and expanding their network.
• Configured IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
• To secure configurations of load balancing in F5, SSL/VPN connections, Troubleshooting CISCO ASA firewalls, and related network security measures.
• Maintained data files and monitored system configuration to ensure data integrity.
• Maintained DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, Replication & other services on the Windows Server 2000 & 2003 network.
• Installed and configured F5 Load balancers and firewalls with LAN/WAN configuration.
• Worked with all types and ‘layers’ of devices, backbone, access and edge, firewalls. Juniper MX and T series, custom CPE platforms.
• Configured Security Policies including NAT, PAT, AAA, ACL’s Standard Access Lists, Distribute-Lists, Route-Maps, VPN Concentrators, IPS/IDS, (PIX, ASA) firewalls.
• Worked on various Nexus Products 7010, 7009, 2248.
• Worked with security issue like applying ACL’s, configuring NAT and VPN
• Experience with Checkpoint Firewall policy provisioning
• Maintained all servers & network equipment with current stable firmware, IOS images & access control lists.
• Was responsible for maintenance of Cisco ASA 5500 firewall for DCA site, adding new rules or changing existing access lists if necessary
• Experience working with Layer 1-7 switching, TCP/IP, OSPF and load balancing (Cisco L2/L3 switches, firewalls, load balancers.
• Run monthly tests for redundant systems and for scheduled service periods, changed and/or modified equipment that failed load or redundancy tests to ensure uptime.
• Organized meetings and discussions regarding network optimization and BGP issues.
• Involved in configuration and management of different Layer 2 switching tasks which includes address learning, efficient switching etc.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed IOS upgrades on Catalyst 1900, 2900, 3500 series switches and 2500, 2600, 3600 series routers.
• Implemented and configured routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Troubleshot the issues related to routing protocols
• Responsible for maintenance and utilization of VLANs, Spanning-tree, HSRP, VTP of the switched multi-layer backbone with catalyst switches.
• Proactively manage customer Firewall’s (FW), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and other security threat data sources on Check point, Palo Alto and Juniper FW’s.
• Implemented redundant Load balancing technique with Internet applications for switches and routers.
• Used Network Monitoring tool to manage, monitor and troubleshoot the network.
• Configured Cisco IOS Feature Set, NAT and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for Network Security implementation.