Professional Summary:

• Experience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration.
• 7 years of experience in Networking and Security, including hands - on experience in providing network support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN/MAN communication systems.
• 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.
• Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS.
• Hands on experience in configuring and supporting site-to-site and remote access Cisco, IPSec, VPN solutions using ASA/PIX firewalls, Cisco, VPN client in addition to providing TACACS and RADIUS services.
• Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP, Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST. Implementation of HSRP, VRRP for Default Gateway Redundancy
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
• Responsible for Check Point and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.
• Experience working with Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K devices.
• Experience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Tier II ISP Routing Policies, Network Architecture, IP Subnetting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, FT1 / T1 / FT3 / T3 SONET POS OCX / GigE circuits, Firewalls.
• Strong knowledge of TACACS, RADIUS implementation in Access Control Network.
• Experience in Designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA.
• Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience.
• Expert Level Knowledge about TCP/IP and OSI models.
• Extensive experience with Cisco IOS, Windows client/server operating systems and Linux
• Enhanced level of knowledge with PPP, ATM, T1/T3 Frame-Relay.
• Experience with Putty, Exceed and Secure CRT.
• Experience with Shell Scripting and Perl
• Expert knowledge of cable connectors and replacement as RJ-11, RJ-45, V.35, RS-449.
• Thorough understanding of alarm correlation, route cause orchestration and platform scaling metrics for different platforms.
• Experience with Cisco ASR's, Catalyst 6500 series switches, 2800 series, and 3800 series. 2900 series, and 3900 series routers.
• Basic and advance F5 load balancer configurations, including migrating configurations from Cisco ACE to F5 and general troubleshooting of the F5 load balancers.
• Experience on load balancing strategies/techniques, expertise in application switching/traffic management, knowledge of persistence and SSL certificates.
• Experience with F5 load balancers and Cisco load balancers CSM, ACE and GSS .
• Highly enthusiastic, creative team player, project implementation, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated success record in: Managing multiple tasks with proven ability to meet deadlines and proactively identifying the problem to solve complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and support personnel, acting as a mentor to less experienced personnel.
• Knowledgeable in understanding of the ITIL framework
• Experience in Physical cabling, IP addressing, configuring and supporting TCP/IP.
• Strong general management, negotiation, inter-personal, communication and team building skills.
• Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Configuring and installing 6500, 4500 in Campus networks.
• Experience with WCS predictive maps and RF Engineering Planning.
• Switches Replace branch hardware with new 2851 routers and 2960 switches.
• Conversions to BGP WAN routing. Which will be to convert WAN routing from OSPF to BGP OSPF is used for local routing only which involves new wan links.
• Convert Branch WAN links from TDM circuits to MPLS and to convert encryption from IPSec/GRE to GetVPN.
• Experience working in 24x7 NOC team monitoring and support various client system infrastructures, network devices and IPT network using Spectrum, Nimsoft and silverback.
• Configuring routing protocols OSPF, EIGRP,RIP, MPBGP, LDP and BGPV4
• Configuring HSRP between VLANs, Configuring Ether-Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalyst
• Build Logical design and Implementation of Wireless Solution
• Worked on F5 LTM, GTM for the corporate applications and their availability
• Experienced working on virtualization products e.g. VMware, VSphere and Vblock
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security High Availability products like check point other security products
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Check point security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls per design
• Involved in iRule management like loading rules, writing iRule syntax using TCL language
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
• Support customer with the configuration and maintenance of PIX and ASA firewall systems
• Assist with various duties that will arise including: implementation, configuration, management, rules definition, problem solving, design advice, troubleshooting, updating, maintenance, etc
• Experience working with JUNOS OS on Juniper Routers and Switches.
• Experience working on Juniper T-Series, M-Series, MX-Series and J-Series Routers
• Worked extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Cisco PIX 506E/515E/525/ ASA 5500 5510/5540
• Break-fix, install, change, and/or troubleshoot Cisco VoIP phones
• Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with Cisco ASA VPN experience
• Setup simplified and traditional VPN communities, and Cisco Any connect
• Support customer with the configuration and maintenance of PIX and ASA firewall systems
• Built site-to-site IPSec VPNs over Frame-relay MPLS circuits on various models of Cisco routers to facilitate adding new business partners to new and existing infrastructures.
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Analyzed customer application and bandwidth requirements, ordered hardware and circuits, and built cost effective network solutions to accommodate customer requirements and project scope.
• Configured routers and coordinated with LD Carriers and LECs to turn-up new WAN circuits.
• Experience with converting Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
• Experience with migrating Hybrid based Cisco CatOS and Native Cisco IOS on 6500 switches.
• Configured various BGP attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation.
• Actively participated in upgrading fast Ethernet, Layer 3 switched/routed LAN infrastructure from Cisco 3640 to Cisco 2811 ISR routers and switches at access level to 2950, 3550.
• Converting CatOS to Cisco IOS Config Conversion on distribution layer switches
• Configured various Router interfaces like ATM interface, T3 Channelized T1 interfaces
• Deployed the first Checkpoint firewall to utilize 12 physical interfaces
• Rebuilt and maintained the headquarters demonstration lab with the latest security hardware and software solutions from Checkpoint.
• Managed corporate Checkpoint Firewall implementing security rules and mitigating network attacks.
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills and Customer Centric approach.
• Configuring and troubleshooting CISCO catalyst 6509, 7609, 7613 with Supervisor cards, Cisco 3640, Cisco GSR 12416,21418 with PRP and RPR processors
• Cisco ASA/Checkpoint Firewall troubleshooting and policy change requests for new IP segments that either come on line or that may have been altered during various planned network changes on the network.
• Responsible for Checkpoint and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.

Environment: Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switchesandCisco 3640/120007200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint,Junos,RIP,OSPF,EIGRP,BGP,VPN,LAN,WAN,VPN,Nexus 7K,5K,2K.

Confidential

Sr. Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Involved in the configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4. Configured IP access filter policies.
• Configured IP RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing Protocols.
• Experience working with Juniper EX-Series Ethernet Switches.
• Configuring and implementing F5 BIG-IP,LTM,GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic
• Worked on change management documentation of Network infrastructure design using Microsoft Visio.
• Provided redundancy in a multi homed Border Gateway Protocol BGP network by tuning AS-path.
• Configuring HSRP for network redundancy and High availability.
• Involved in designing of LAN Ethernet and WAN infrastructure for the new Data Centre Using MS Visio.
• Cisco ASA/Checkpoint Firewall troubleshooting and policy change requests for new IP segments that either come on line or that may have been altered during various planned network changes on the network.
• Co-ordinated with the Data Network and Security team and came up with possible solutions.
• Documented new VPN enrolments in a database and create standard procedures for further improvement.
• Configured RIP, PPP, BGP and OSPF routing, and Involving in the configuration troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4. Configured IP access filter policies, and Creating and provisioning Juniper SRX firewall policies.
• Worked on Physical site Inventory verification, gather information of various Cisco Network devices and Security Devices to develop Run book and Spec Book.
• Provided proactive threat defense with ASA that stops attacks before they spread through the network.
• Configured Cisco 1231 Access points with 5959 and 4941 antennas 802.11/a/g .
• Configured and supported Cisco firewall PIX 500 series.
• Configuring AAA using Tacacs and ACS server.
• Responsible for network design, bandwidth allocation, IP address allocation, supervising installation, configuration and maintenance on major network technologies. Worked with various internal organizations during pre/post deployment phase of different type of circuits.
• Providing Tier II support in the provisioning, end-to-end test and turn-ups and maintenance of the major accounts. Optimizing Network by continuously and extensively working with customer to upgrade and optimize network and Circuit Move Add Changes including detailed design documentation.
• Performed Layer I, II and III troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external escalation procedures and customer notifications. Configured Cisco Routers for BGP, OSPF, RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route in a VPN environment using MPLS.
• Implemented and troubleshooted the MPLS network.
• VPN configurations on Cisco VPN 3005 concentrator, 2610 routers and PIX firewall 501.
• Performed troubleshooting, while maintaining trouble ticket tracking, following internal/external escalation procedures and customer notifications. Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, RIP, IGRP RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route.
• Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATting.
• Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender FEX which acts as a remote line card module for the Nexus 5000

Environment: Juniper EX, Checkpoint, F5 BIG-IP, LTM, GTM, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, LAN, WAN, MPLS, Nexus 2K,5K,7K,PIX 501,Cisco VPN 3005, Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/120007200/3845/3600/2800 routers

Confidential

Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Work on different networking concepts and routing protocols like RIP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and other LAN/WAN technologies.
• Provided Load Balancing towards access layer from core layer using F5 Network Load Balancers.
• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender FEX which acts as a remote line card module for the Nexus 5000
• Responsible for designing and implementation of customer's network and Security infrastructure.
• Involved in complete LAN, WAN, Extranet redesign including IP address planning, designing, installation, pre configuration of network equipment, testing, and maintenance in both Campus and Branch networks
• 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.
• Managed the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing iRules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
• Configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF BGP and troubleshooting layer3 issues.
• Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols 802.1q and ISL on 3560, 3750 and 4500 series Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Involved in troubleshooting IP addressing issues and Updating IOS images using TFTP.
• Creating VLANS and enabling inter-VLAN routing.
• Configuring layer-2 technologies like STP, VTP with suitable parameters as per the network environment.
• Managed fast Layer 3 switched/routed LAN/WAN infrastructure as a part of Network team. The LAN consisted of Cisco campus model of Cisco 3550 at access layer, Cisco 6513 at distribution/core layer.
• Tested routers and done Performance Analysis of both LAN/WAN infrastructure.
• Interacted with business users from a service delivery and service support perspective.
• Hands-on experience with WAN ATM/Frame Relay, Routers, Switches, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols BGP/OSPF, and IP addressing.
• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Planned, tested and evaluated various equipment, systems, IOS's and procedures for use within the network / security infrastructure.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Check point security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls per design
• Involved in iRule management like loading rules, writing iRule syntax using TCL language
• Identify, design and implement flexible, responsive, and secure technology services
• Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification
• Modified internal infrastructure by adding switches to support server farms and added servers to existing DMZ environments to support new and existing application platforms.
• Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
• Support customer with the configuration and maintenance of PIX and ASA firewall systems
• Configuring Static, IGRP, EIGRP, and OSPF Routing Protocols on Cisco 1600, 2600, 2800, 3600, 7300 series Routers.
• Configure various LAN switches such as CISCO CAT 2900, 3550, 4500, 6509 switches
• Configured VLAN's, Private VLAN's.
• Configured Site to Site IPsec VPN tunnels to peer with different clients and each of client having different specifications of Phase 1 and Phase 2 policies using Cisco ASA 5500 series firewalls.
• Configured ASA 5540 to ensure high-end security on the network with ACLs and Firewall. Assigned a security level 0-100 on Cisco ASA and the number vary with the trust issues. For trusted it is 100 and less trusted it is 0. Worked with firewall SRX550 services gateway security for routing, switching and WAN connectivity.
• Used IPSec VPN tunneling to provide access to user machines and partners in other network. Provided application level redundancy and availability by deploying F5 load balancers LTM.
• Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with Cisco ASA VPN experience

Environment: Cisco 2900/3550/4500/6809 switches,Cisco 1600/2600/2800/3600/7300 routers, Cisco ASA5510, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, PIX, LAN, WAN, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Nexus 2K/5K/7K,VLAN, F5 BigIP GTM/LTM

Confidential

Network Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Worked on Cisco routers 7200, 3700 and Cisco switches 4900, 2900
• Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include
• Configured Firewall logging, DMZs related security policies monitoring
• Creating Private VLANs preventing VLAN hopping attacks mitigating spoofing with snooping IP source guard
• Installed and configured Cisco PIX 535 series firewall and configured remote access IPSEC VPN on Cisco PIX Firewall.
• Enabled STP Enhancements to speed up the network convergence that include Port-fast, Uplink-fast and Backbone-fa
• Installation configuration of Cisco VPN concentrator 3060 for VPN tunnel with Cisco VPN hardware software client and PIX firewall
• Setup and configured Cisco VOIP 7975 phones
• Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems
• Used various scanning and sniffing tools like Wire-shark.
• Experience with Infoblox technologies.
• Hands on Experience working with security issue like applying ACL's, configuring NAT and VPN
• Documenting and Log analyzing the Cisco PIX series firewall
• Configured BGP for CE to PE route advertisement inside the lab environment
• Spearheaded meetings discussions with team members regarding network optimization and regarding BGP issues.

Confidential

Jr. Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and maintained Cisco 2600, 1600 series Routers and Catalyst 1900, 2900, 3550, 3560 series.
• Configured 2600 series routers with OSPF protocol and 2900 series switches with VLANS and Trunking protocols.
• LAN/WAN hardware including Ethernet Hubs, Cisco Switches, switch panel installation, configuration and troubleshooting, Frame-Relay configured support.
• Provided network security administration functions including hardware access, software access, passwords, user privileges and related tasks.
• Configured inside ACL and interfaces, outside ACL and interfaces.
• Configured NAT and PAT policies.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.
• Design OSPF areas for reliable Access Distribution and for Core IP Routing.
• Versed in SIP, VoIP and Data Protocols over SNA, DSL, ATM, Frame Relay and MPLS Network protocols.
• Extensively used TCP/IP tool like TELNET for remote login to the routers and SSH for secure login.
• Support the project manager in defining the work and the associated effort, duration, and resource needs to deliver the solution.
• Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
• Once trouble ticket has been created keep customer informed of status of ticket and estimated time to repair.
• Coordinating with service providers for WAN link outages.
• Checking and configuring Cisco 7600 and 7200 routers at data center for remote sites' issues.
• Working on Cisco 6509 and 4507 series switches for LAN requirements that include
• Upgraded and updated Cisco IOS from 12.3T to 12.4. Used to DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.