SUMMARY

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) with over 10+ years of work experience in network operations, planning, designing and implementation of IP networks
• Has worked on Broad range of Cisco Routers (Cisco ASR1002, 7206VXR, 3845, 2911, 800), Cisco Multilayer Switches (Cisco Nexus 5K, 2k, 6500 series, 3750, 3560, 2950, IE3000, HP Procurve 4813)
• Experience in administration & implementation of Cisco firewalls (PIX, ASA & FWSM) & checkpoint firewall
• Worked on wireless network include WLC 4400 series, 1200, 1300, 3500 series 1532 & 1552 AP's.
• Support and Configuration experience on tools as Solar winds, Orion, Watsupgold, Wireshark, Splunk, Voyence, Fluke networks, network analyzer, Remedy ticketing system, CA Service desk.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent team member with an ability to perform individually, good interpersonal relations, strong communication skills, hardworking and high level motivation.
• Excellent team player with problem - solving and trouble-shooting capabilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bakersfield CA

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for teh design, implementation, and evolution of teh network and supporting systems
• Provide end to end network support to Confidential San Joaquin valley.
• Configure, deploy and maintain routers (Cisco ASR1000, 7200, 2900 series), switches (cisco 6509, 3750, 3560, 2960, nexus 5k, IE 3000) firewalls (Cisco pix 515E, ASA 5550) and WLAN (4402 WLC and 1242, 3500 WAP’s) devices.
• Manage teh network environment that is running with EIGRP,BGP,OSPF,PIM,MPLS,MPBGP,VRF,QOS,RSTP,VTP,HSRP,VSS,VPC,PPP,IPSec and GRE Protocols.
• Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs and upgrades.
• Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
• Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, and recommended technologies.
• Develop network-related documentation.
• Monitor network performance using Solarwinds Orion, NetQos and Watsup Gold tools.
• Network devices compliance and backup using Voyence configuration management tool on daily basis according to Confidential Information Risk Standards.
• Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs. Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
• Follow incident and change management process through Remedy ticketing System.
• Determine specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
• Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
• Responsible for implementing network security initiatives across diverse and heterogeneous infrastructure
• Applied both inbound and outbound access-lists on firewalls as well as static, conduit statements and created NAT pools for private IP addresses.
• Responsible for migration from Cisco PIX 515 to ASA 5550 across teh network.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in network discovery of all teh potentially in scope sites by visiting teh terminal sites/from teh monitoring tool
• Preparing teh network architecture documentation (which involves LAN, WAN, VoIP & security architecture) for all in scope sites
• Involved in meetings with service provider for WAN & internet services
• Developed network design & migration strategy with ITC team
• Involved in implementation of teh network configuration changes according to design document
• Involves in configuring teh Cisco routers, switches & firewalls.
• Testing teh network changes after network implementation.
• Network design handover documentation TEMPhas been prepared.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Network analysis, design & implementation of teh project
• Work extensively with network team to analyze teh current network setup & client requirements
• Designed teh network for Confidential &T Komatsu Campus
• Developed teh BOM as per requirement
• Implemented & configured teh network devices
• Involved in implementation of network monitoring tools
• Designed teh test-cases & performed teh testing on teh redesigned network
• Involved in preparing handover documentation

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in plan, design & implementation of teh network
• Worked with client team to gather teh requirements
• Designed & developed teh network as per requirement
• Involved in BOM preparation & vendor coordination
• Involved in WAN links commissioning & Coordinating with teh service provider
• Worked extensively on Implementation & Configuration of all teh Network Devices
• Involved in preparation of technical handover documentation
• Conducted periodical network analysis report for testing and defect prevention and tracking.

Confidential, New Jersey

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in software upgradation of Cisco wireless controller (Cisco 4402)
• Worked on configuration of teh controller
• Design & developed testing of wireless network for teh security measures
• Implemented teh security in wireless network
• Prepared technical Documentation for wireless security implementation
• Worked on software upgradation of CS-MARS 20
• Involved in configuration of CS-MARS
• Configured CS-MARS for testing threat mitigation, including teh ability to visualize teh attack path and identify teh source of teh threat with detailed topological graphs that simplify security response at Layer 2 and Layer 3
• Prepared CS-MARS software upgradation & configuration documentation
• Involved in planning & designing for teh CSM failover
• Worked to Implement & configuration of failover
• Designed teh test-cases and performed failover testing on teh CSM modules according to teh requirements
• Involved in software upgradation of teh CSM module
• Prepared failover & software upgrade documentation
• Prepared teh plan & design for teh Etherchannel configuration
• Involved in coordinating with teh service provider & internet links upgrade
• Implemented & configured Etherchannel on Cisco 6509 switch
• Conducted troubleshooting & testing of teh configuration & internet link
• Involved in implementation & configuration of internet link monitoring tools (NAM)

Confidential, New Jersey

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in planning & designing teh network for New Jersey centre
• Worked with network team to implement & Configure teh network devices
• Involved in Vendor Coordination
• Managing teh WAN links & Coordinating with teh Service provider
• Prepared technical documentation
• Worked extensively with network team to troubleshoot day to day Issues
• Involved in monitoring of Migrated Network Devices
• Designed teh test plans and performed testing on teh network modules according to teh requirements.

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Managing and Monitoring of Confidential &T‘s Backbone Network built on Cisco Platform
• Worked on central monitoring of WAN links using Unicenter NSM and Wat’s Up-Gold Utility
• Performed administration and Configuration of Cisco Routers/Switches (1700,2500,2600,7200,3600,6500)
• Regular monitoring of Motorola & Cisco Router for Link status & utilization
• Responsible for follow ups with Service Providers and OEMs
• Checking congestion & links utilization.
• Addition & deletion of configuration on teh network devices
• Responsible for troubleshooting point to point link (WAN)
• Checking voice connectivity.
• Adding Access list on Cisco router
• Configuration and troubleshooting of Network Devices
• Backups of Configurations, IOS & CAT OS.
• Software up-gradation of teh network devices
• Troubleshooting & monitoring problem in Internet Lease Line issue like Latency while accessing internet site, Slow Browsing, Internet site is not opening, high utilization of peering Links, Last mile issue.
• Policy & Named access-list implementations, along with Nat configurations on check point f/w
• Configuring & troubleshooting SITE-to-SITE VPN & remote access VPN issues.
• Setting up port security, IP Guardian & troubleshooting & Install IP Sec tunneling.
• Managing & monitoring internal LAN connectivity for Confidential &T development center
• Auditing teh Network & teh Security Configurations as per teh PCI compliance
• Handling teh Operational Network escalations.
• Handling various L2 & L3 level network issues
• Solving teh Tickets of end users depending on teh severity as in defined.
• Involved in Technical documentation and vendor coordination.
• Implemented teh Wats-up Gold & CA NSM for Network monitoring.