SUMMARY:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) with 7+ years of experience in the industry, which includes expertise in the areas of Routing, Switching and Network Security.
• Extensive exposure to Network troubleshooting, maintaining Network devices, implementing and executing Network Projects under ITIL Standards.
• Hands on experience on configuring and troubleshooting various Cisco, Palo Alto, Checkpoint Firewalls and various security products.
• Hands on Experience on F5 Load balancing.
• Implement, configure, maintain VMWare ESX hosts, Linux and Windows VM's, AWS and Azure Cloud infrastructure
• Routing & switching
• Strong hands on experience in installing, troubleshooting, configuring of Cisco ASR, 7200, 3900, 3800, 2900, 2800, and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
• Worked on Cisco 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 1800 series Router and Cisco … 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500 series switches
• Hands on experience working with CiscoNexus7K, 5K&2KSwitches.
• Experience in troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, Confidential, EIGRP, IGRP, and RIPv1 & 2, IS - IS ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
• Implementation traffic filters on Cisco routes using Standard, extended Access list.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience on IP Addressing, Sub netting, VLSM and ARP, reverse &proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.
• Experience in working with video from end-point in the network to the backend.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST.
• Experience in working with Windows power shell scripting to maintain and administrating server environments.
• Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols like LDP, RSVP/ TE, QOS, COS L2 VPWS and VPLS, FRR.
• Experience in configuring HSRP and redistribution between routing protocols troubleshooting them.
• Experience on Virtual Private Network (VPN) for operating Network and Data Center.
• Experience with Internet/Intranet Networking Protocols and Services
• Designed, Configured and successfully implemented Port Security for Source based MAC Filtering, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, and Ether Channel for network redundancy and load-balancing.
• In-depth expertise in the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on IP services
• Hands-on experience with Ether Channel, Spanning Tree, Trunking, ACLs, Syslog
• Security:
• Extensive working & configuring experience of firewalls like Cisco ASA 5510, 5520, 5500 and checkpoint R 75 firewalls, PA-200, 500 Series firewalls.
• Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASA Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Responsible for Checkpoints and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.
• Working with Checkpoint Support for resolving escalated issues.
• Experience the planning, design, implementation, organization and operation of Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Configuring rules and maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of Firewall logs.
• Management, monitoring, and reporting of Palo Alto firewalls
• Extensive Knowledge troubleshooting network and firewall problems, specifically Palo Alto and Cisco ASA's.
• Familiar with Palo Alto software and firmware upgrades
• Experience in handling Firewall Tickets with customer on call
• F5
• Hands on experience on F5 BIGIP LTM 11.2, F5 BIGIP GTM, F5 BIGIP APM and F5 BIGIP ASM.
• Experience deploying BIG-IP F5LTM Load Balancers for load balancing and traffic management of business application
• Experience in working with F5 Devices Big IQ and Big IP - LTM, GTM, AFM, ASM versions
• Extensive Knowledge in configuring and troubleshooting as well as creating Virtual Servers, Nodes, Pools and I Rule son BIG-IP F5 load balancer LTM for load balancing and traffic management
• Experience in F5 Load Balancer: Managing F5 LTM for Application Load Balancing.
• Configure Amazon Web Services F5 ASM to protect block chain cloud applications
• Creating I Rules for various redirection as well as security,
• Experience in migrating cisco Any Connect to f5
• Experience in building and troubleshooting F5 SSL VPN
• Wireless
• Proficiency with Confidential Controllers, and access points.
• Extensive understanding in working with WLAN controllers using standard 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac protocols. involved with troubleshooting wireless access points.
• Network Monitoring
• Successfully Recommended and deployed Orion - Solar Winds, IP Mon as Network Monitoring & Health Statistics tools which has in built feature like SNMP, Alerts, Events, Syslog etc.
• Experience with Bluecoat to work on DDI DHCP, Confidential, & IP Address Management in large enterprise organizations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cisco Routers: 12000, 10000, 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series. ASR, 7200, 3900, 3800, 2900, 2800, and 1800

Cisco Switches: 1200, 2900, 3500, 3750, 4500,, 4900, … series switches Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K & 2K Switches

Juniper Routers: T640, M10i and M7i

Juniper Switches: Ex4200, Ex4500, Ex6611

Routing Protocols: RIP (v1, v2), IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP, MPLS, VSS, HSRPL2 Protocols VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, ISL, 802.1q.

Switching: VLANs, Private VLANs, Ether-Channel

Network Management: Cisco Works

Servers: FTP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, Syslog, TFTP

Testing Tools: IXIA

F5: Big IQ, Big IP 12250, 10200, 4200, 7250 - LTM, AFM, APM

Load Balancers: Cisco CSM, F5 Networks (Big-IP) LTM 8900, Cisco ACE 4710

Operating Systems: Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP, Server … Vista, Windows 7), Linux

Firewalls: Cisco ASA - ASA5500, ASA5540, cisco Any Connect, FWSM Version 4 cisco Viper, F5 - 12250, 10200, 7250, 4200 PA-200, 500, 3000 Series Firewall

Checkpoint: R55 up to R70 version, R 75 firewalls.

Network Management: Cisco Works, Cisco Prime 3.1, Stat Seeker, Solar winds, Riverbed, Wireshark, Blue cat, VISIO.

Firewall: Log Monitoring Syslog, QRader

Ticketing: RT & S3

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Network Engineer

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the security stance of state and local and wide area networks
• Recommend changes to network devices and firewalls to improve security protection and Coordinate solutions and resolve resource competition issues.
• Implement security technologies for the protection of information resources, and implement security measures for the protection of ETS customer data.
• Recommend solutions regarding issues of data level security in support of ETS customer business objectivesExtensive Knowledge on the implementation of Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification
• Configuring and troubleshooting site-to-site IPSEC VPN tunnels using cisco Viper
• Providing assistance in setting up Remote ASA for Agencies
• Understand different types of NAT on Cisco ASA firewalls and apply them
• Configure and administer Cisco ASA Firewalls and use command line CLI, ASDM for day-to-day administration.
• Working closely with customer issues related to firewall.
• Working with different teams to gather info for the new request and troubleshoot for any connectivity issues by capturing traffic using TCPDUMP.
• Working on Software Infrastructure Lifecycle replacement Project
• Worked on sync Config
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP, LTM, GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic.
• Remediation of firewall rules from Cisco ASA firewalls to F5 and their implementation.
• Reviewing the firewalls rules with the customer
• Experience in building new Access policy, Rule List, Forwarding Virtual Server, VRF, VLAN, Self IP's, Routes and Virtual Server on F5 required for the Migration Process
• Experience in migrating cisco Any Connect VPN to F5.
• Experience in building and troubleshooting F5 VPN
• Building AAA - LDAP server, SSL Profile, Access Profile, Connectivity Profile, Lease Pool, NetworkAccess List, Web top, Redirect Virtual server
• Creating APM Security profile for provide access to the application based AAA /LDAP functionality, Creating ASM security policy for all critical web application for identify all web attack and create the necessary action plan etc
• Creating iRules for various redirection as well as securityTicketing: working on Firewall tickets
• Worked with SQL for data.
• Addition/ Deletion of Firewall Rules, Reviewing and Processing the ticket, Firewall Clean up, Virtual Servers, Certificate Creation/Renewals, Troubleshooting.
• Experience in working with F5 Devices Big IQ and Big IP - LTM, AFM versions
• Extensive Knowledge in configuring and troubleshooting as well as creating Virtual Servers, Nodes, Pools and iRules on BIG-IP F5 loads balancer LTM for load balancing and traffic management.
• Designed and developed the functionality on Cisco CVP
• Working With network team to re-route Confidential routes during maintenance and FW upgrades.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues and Monitor health of the firewall resources as well as work on individual firewall for advanced troubleshooting.
• Designed and developed IVR applications in CISCO CVP platform
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2K, 5K and 7K.
• Decommission the old boxes
• Configuring and installing distribution switches such Cisco 6807Strong knowledge of various routing protocols like OSPF, and Confidential .
• Hands-on experience in configuring ASR9k which is compatible with IOS XR software. Responsible for configuring and maintaining the network running on OSPF, and Confidential at layer 3.
• Working on MPLS protocol to speed up the network traffic flow.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of connectivity problems.
• Working knowledge of Cisco VRFs, VLANs.
• Design, implement and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including Confidential, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, 802.1q, etc.
• Planning and implementing IP address management using Blue cat Address Manager
• Racking and stacking Cisco ISRs, Catalyst switches and mounting Cisco Air o net Access Points
• Experience in network monitoring tools like Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Stat Seeker.
• Working with field engineers to support remote installations
• Upgrading the IOS of the devices
• Handling high priority service-disruptions tickets
• Documenting the migration process, agency architecture diagrams, firewall documentation using Visio

Environment: F5: BIG-IP LTM,BIG-IP APM, DPA, BIG-IP AFM, Big IP 12.1.1, Big IP 11.6.0, Linux, MySQL, ASA Firewall, ASA5500, ASA5540, cisco Any Connect, FWSM Version 4 cisco Viper, F5 - 12250, 10200, 7250, 4200

Network Engineer

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Responsibilities:

• Routing Protocols, Networking Layer1, 2, 3Switching concepts, LAN/WAN technologies, Wireless Networking, TCP/IP concepts.
• Managed network device configurations, logical names and addresses, network design and implementation.
• Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550switches with various VLAN.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs. Cisco CLI, Cisco works, Network Security, Network Analysis Tools.
• Configured Cisco IOS-XR Engineer Feature Set, NAT and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for Network Security implementation.
• Worked Cloud
• Planning and implementation of OSPF protocol and internet IBGP and EBGP peering relationship with other ISP.
• Configuring of IP Allocation and sub netting for all applications and servers and other needs throughout company using FLSM, VLSM addressing.
• Use and maintain routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF and Confidential on the Routers in the network & also worked on Confidential Route Reflectors, Confederations.
• Created F5 ASM WAF virtual labs and tested certain changes before going live
• Provision the F5 Application Security Manager from scratch
• Tune F5 ASM layer 7 firewall security policies
• Write F5 ASM Run book
• Provide F5 ASM training to engineering staff
• Modified router configurations with additional VLANs, port assignment.
• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS static routing and policy base routing.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst6500switches.
• Provided Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
• Designed User Interface using CISCO CVP call flow designer
• Dedicatedly Improved OSPF convergence by controlling SPF algorithm.
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas
• Highly skilled in TCP/IP tool like TELNET for remote login to the routers and SSH for secure login.
• Responsible for Checkpoint firewall management and operations across our global networks.
• Extensively worked on Checkpoint Support for resolving escalated issues.
• Extensively worked on Nexus 5k and 7k, troubleshooting and configuration.
• Worked on AWS and Azure Cloud infrastructure
• Configured and managed Cisco IDS/IPS, Cisco secure Intrusion Prevention System (IPS/IDS)
• Having Data Center Design Experience, installing and Configuring Network Devices in a Data Center including patching the cables in the Patch Panel.
• Design and implemented network provided Load Balancing towards access layer from core layer using F5 Network Load Balancers.
• Upgraded load balancers from Rad ware to F5 Big IP v9 which improved functionality and scalability in the enterprise.
• Involving in planning, design, implementation, organization and operation of Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Assisting in troubleshooting network and firewall problems, specifically Palo Alto and Cisco ASA's.
• Management, monitoring, and reporting of Palo Alto firewalls
• Familiar with Palo Alto software and firmware upgrades
• Responsible for Checkpoint firewall management and operations across our global networks.
• Extensively worked on Checkpoint Support for resolving escalated issues.
• Worked on UTB and Wireless Networks Configuration, maintenance, management and Data Backup.
• Selected to assist Personal Wireless Communications work Center during critical manning shortage to provide expertise and assist with repairs of pagers, cell phones, and radio equipment.
• Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS-XR on the Cisco 6500 switches
• Managing a TACACS server for VPN user authentication and network devices authentication
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment, IOSs and procedures for use within the Networksecurity infrastructure, upgraded IOS, troubleshoot network outages.
• Participated in all technical aspects of Internet security Service projects including, short and long-term planning, implementation, project management and operations support as required.
• Validate existing infrastructure and recommend new network designs.
• Estimated Project costs and created documentation for project funding approvals.
• Managed various teams involved in site surveys, cabling specifications, Network equipment installation and configuration.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.
• Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router with VPN and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
• Installed and maintained Cisco and Load Balancer and documentation.
• Worked on Cloud, AWK with team.
• Design, implementation, and maintenance of complex VoIP call control, call routing and applications and services
• Troubleshoot T1 PRI issues and VoIP call setup & audio quality issues involving Cisco voice gateways in environments ranging from small business to enterprise and service provider
• Implementing Cisco ISR G2 routers with Confidential and Configuring VoIP Doing Gateway to Cisco migration.
• Proficient in Cisco IOS-XR Engineer for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP- Confidential, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, Confidential v4, MPLS
• Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
• Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
• Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple areas.
• Managed the F5 Big IP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing iRules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
• Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
• Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
• Experience with configuringNexus2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 5000.
• Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU Software upgrades on CiscoNexus7010
• Cisco IOS and Cisco Cat OS configuration and backups, Uploading and download IOS and Cat OS using X Modem, TFTP and FTP protocols
• Optimized performance of the WAN network consisting of Cisco switches by configuring VLANs.
• Design, and configuring of OSPF, Confidential on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewall.
• Give direction to app owners regarding their app's F5 ASM on boarding
• Direct application testing for comprehensive policy learning
• Open F5 ASM vendor support cases
• Communicate with application owners and project management regarding ASM issues.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning& configuring VLANs/routing/ NAT with the firewalls as per the design.
• Upgraded, installed and supported Confidential controllers (Cisco 7500, 8500).
• Prepared action plans and schedules to identify specific wireless problems and to solve the problem, limit the number of contacts to be made.
• Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
• Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, up link fast and other spanning tree features.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.
• Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
• Implementing NAT solutions on wan applications.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment's, systems, IOSs and procedures for use within the Network / security infrastructure.
• Continually monitor, assess and improve network security, test and implement new security technologies.
• Experience in HSRP standby trouble shooting & Experience in configuring & upgrading of Cisco IOS-XR
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP, LTM, GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic.
• 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
• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches, Cisco PIX Firewall, Cisco ASA, NOKIA Firewalls, Nortel VPN Concentrators TCP/IP, NAT and Checkpoint ESX/GSX firewall.
• Having Data Center Design Experience, installing and Configuring Network Devices in a Data Center including patching the cables in the Patch Panel. Design and implemented networkinfrastructure.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Working with Network Design and implementation teams on various projects across related to Brach, Campus and Data Center.
• Implemented and maintained various WAN equipment such as Cisco 2800, 3800 and 7200 routers, ASR 1006.
• Experience working with Cisco 3750, 4948, 2811, 2600, 7200, 6500, series switches. Designing and deployment of Partner IPSEC VPN tunnels.
• Involved in the configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP- Confidential, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, Confidential v4. Configured IP access filter policies.
• Implemented AWS and Azure Cloud infrastructure
• Deploying and decommissioning Cisco switches and their respective software upgrades.
• Experience with manipulating various Confidential attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation.
• Work closely with management to complete security related deliverables
• Update F5 ASM security signatures
• Implemented variety of VoIP PBX, including Open PBX, TrixBox, Elastix and Call Weaver
• Deploying and commission of core ASR 1K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.
• Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7010
• Experience with converting Cisco 6500 IOS to Cisco Nexus NX-OS in the data Center environment.
• Provided Wireless Tier1, II support for our Federal customers.
• Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU Software upgrades on Cisco Nexus 7010.
• Experience in Configuring, upgrading and verifying the NX-OS operation system.
• Performed OSPF, Confidential, DHCP Profile, HSRP, IPV6, Bundle Ethernet implementation on ASR 9K redundant pair.
• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including Confidential, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Performing troubleshooting on slow network connectivity issues, routing issues that involves OSPF, Confidential and identifying the root cause of the issues.
• Maintain Change Management for Enterprise VoIP Platform
• Configure Corporate, Wireless and Lab Devices which includes Bandwidth Upgrade, Adding New Devices, Decom the Devices, Testing (Pilot)
• Implemented DHCP, Confidential, IPAM configuration on the servers to allocate, resolute the ip addresses from Subnet.
• Troubleshoot the Network Issues onsite and remotely depending on the severity of the issues.

Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing
• Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols (802.1q and ISL) on 3560, 3750 and 4500series Cisco Catalyst switches
• Configured RIP and EIGRP on 2600, 2900 and 3600series Cisco routers
• Performed troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, and Trace route
• Planned and implemented Sub netting, VLSM to conserve IP addresses
• Involved in troubleshooting of Confidential, DHCP and other IP conflict problems
• Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment
• Provided on-call support for installation and troubleshooting of the configuration issues
• Configured Standard, Extended, and Named Access Lists to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others
• Provided Technical support for improvement, up gradation, and expansion of the existing networkarchitecture