SUMMARY

• CCNA CCNP and JUNIPER CERTIFIED professional with 7+years of experience in network design, implementation, and support. Routing, switching, firewall technologies, system design, implementation and troubleshooting of complex network systems.
• Implemented multiple Cisco Nexus based Data - Center environments, as well as 6500/4500/3750 series switches, 7200/3900/2900/1900 series router.
• Worked extensively on Palo Alto, Juniper Net screen and Juniper SRX Firewalls.
• Well experienced in configuring HSRP, GLBP, ICMP, PPP, PAP, OSPF, CHAP and SNMP.
• Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP server
• Expertise in installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Switches (2900, 3500, 7600, 3700 series, 6500 series) Cisco Routers (4800, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2900, 1800, 1700, 800)
• Expertise in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Routers ( J,M and MX-series)
• Administration and diagnostics of LAN and WAN with in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, NAT, PPP, ISDN and associates network protocols and services.
• Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting of protocols RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and MPLS.
• Hands-on experience on Up-gradation of Cisco IOS on different Cisco devices and modules
• Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting of Palo Alto, Juniper NetScreen& SRX Firewalls and their implementation Experience in site-to-site and remote access VPN solutions.
• Experience working with Nexus 7K, 5K and 2K.
• Understand the JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devicesPerforming the ACL requests changes for various clients by collecting source and destination information from them.
• Worked on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, and 8800.
• Created Visio Dean / Visio Documentation to give complete picture of network design for each building.
• Extensive experience in dealing with Vendors for MPLS/DSL installations.
• Troubleshooting complex datacenter environment, resolved many critical Severity 1 incidents.
• Designed & Implemented DMZ solutions for data center environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Cisco Cat-OS, IOS, Juniper Netscreen, HP Procurve switching, Windows flavors.

Network Tools: Solar winds, HP NNMi 8xi (Network Node Manager), Netflow, MRTG and PRTG. Ethereal / Wireshark, TCPDump.

Hardware & Technologies: Cisco Router 1700, 1900, 2500, 2600, 3600, 7200, HP Procurve switches, ASR series routers., Cisco 6500 Series Switches (both 6513, 6509), Cisco 4500 Series, Cisco 4006, Cisco 3750 and Cisco 3550., Abundant experience in handling a Datacenter environment built out of Cisco 7K/5K/2K., Maintained the client environment which had Juniper SSG5/SSG20/ISG1000 and SA6500., Installed and maintained Riverbed 2050, 5050 and 7050., Cisco ASA 5505, Pix and ASA 5510., Good understanding about how Service Provider network works, WAN Technologies in ISP, MPLS etc., Implemented OSPF and BGP for multiple networks., Extensive knowledge in implementing Frame-relay, Point to Point, MPLS and IPSEC tunnels.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Malvern PA

Senior Juniper NW Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuring & managing around 500+ Network &Security Devices that includes Cisco Routers & Switches, Nexus Switches, Juniper and Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Regular upgrade and maintenance of Infrastructure, Installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Switches (2900, 3500, 7600, 3700 series, 6500 series) Cisco Routers (4800, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2900, 1800, 1700, 800) Cisco Router and Switches, Juniper Routers.
• Configuring various BGP attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation.
• Deployed the Nexus 7000/5000/2000 architecture into production securing competitive advantage across multiple verticals.
• Migration Network, Firewall and F5 Load Balancer infrastructure from one data-center to another data center.
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls.
• Security policy review and configuration in Palo Alto and Juniper SRX Firewall in US offices and Datacenter.
• Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Juniper security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning & configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the design.
• Converting CatOS to Cisco IOS Config Conversion on distribution layer switches
• Convert Branch WAN links from TDM circuits to MPLS and to convert encryption from IPSec/GRE to GetVPN.
• 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.
• Planning, Designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA.
• Involved in Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on Juniper and Palo ALto firewall for the proper network routing for the B2Bnetwork connectivity.
• Switching technologies like VLAN, Inter-VLAN Routing, Ether-channel, VTP, MLS, HSRP, VRRP,
• UDLD, Spanning Tree Protocol 802.1d, 802.1s and 802.1w.
• Experience of IP/MPLS/Optical Transmission network for access transport & back haul network to
• Have maintained Riverbed for the North American offices.

Confidential, Columbus OH

Sr. Network Engineer - Juniper

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on Juniper and Palo ALto firewall for the proper network routing for the B2Bnetwork connectivity.
• Responsible for all routing, switching, VPN, network security, and server load balancing.
• Configuring various advanced features (Profiles, monitors, iRules, Redundancy, SSL Termination, Persistence, SNATs, HA on F5 BIGIP appliances SSL termination and initiation, Persistence, Digital Certificates, Executed various migration/upgrade projects across F5 and hands on with F5 BIGIP LTMs/EM.
• Creating, Managing and maintaining rules to adhere corporate security standards using Juniper Firewall
• Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and Juniper SRX Firewalls.
• Primary responsibility is to design and deploy various network security & High Availability products
• Experience with upgrading SUP1 to SUP2 on cisco Nexus 7000 Series Experience working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices
• Design, implementation and operational support of routing/switching protocols in complex environments including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Spanning Tree, 802.1q, etc.
• Involved in the removal of EIGRP from all devices and making OSPF the primary routing protocol.
• Involved in the modification and removal(wherever necessary) of BGP from the MPLS routers.
• Deploying and decommissioning the VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.
• Configuring IPSEC VPN (Site-Site to Remote Access) on Juniper SRX series firewalls.
• Working with Network Design and implementation projects Across North America and South America.
• Experience in working with Nexus 7010, 5548, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.
• Implemented DHCP, DNS, IPAM configuration on the servers to allocate, resolute the ip addresses from Subnet.
• Involved in importing the ASA rules toPaloAltoNetworksFirewall rules
• Designed and configured the commands for QoS and Access Lists for Nexus 7K and 5K.
• Responsible for turning up BGP peering and customer sessions, as well as debugging BGP routing problems.
• Responsibility for the datacenterenvironment includingnetworkinfrastructure, cabling, rack space, and power management.
• Performing troubleshooting on slow network connectivity issues, routing issues involves OSPF, BGP and identifying the root cause of the issues.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed perimeter security policy Implemented Firewall ACL’s; allowed access to specified services; Enabled IDS/IPS signatures in Firewall & fine-tuned TCP & UDP.
• Involved in Installing and Configuring a Cisco/Microsoft secure ACS server for AAA authentication (RADIUS/TACACS+).
• Experience working JuniperT-Series, M-Series, MX-Series, J-Series Routers.
• Configured Cisco 7204 routers which were also connected to Cisco ASA Firewall (5505) security appliances providing perimeter based firewall security.
• Configured Client VPN technologies including Cisco’s VPN client via IPSEC.
• Was responsible for designing and implementation of customer’s network infrastructure.
• Handled switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP and configuring Fast-Ethernet channel between switches.
• Achieved proficient in Adaptive Security Device Manager (SDM) and used it while performing security audit on routers.
• Configured and Maintained the Local Network using 2900, 6500 series Switches and 2800 series Routers. Configured and installed the 3600 series Router.
• Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs over the Internet utilizing 3DES, AES/AES-256 with ASA Firewall 5505.
• Experience of working F5 Load Balancer.
• Configured Protocol Handling, Object Grouping and NAT on ASA Firewalls (5505).
• Configured Firewall logging, DMZs and related security policies and monitoring.
• Designed, Implemented and configured HSRP on different location of office on the switched Network and Managed the Entire multilayer switched network.
• Implemented and Maintained Routing Protocols EIGRP and OSPF in the Network.
• Spearheaded meetings & discussions with team members regarding network optimization and regarding BGP issues.
• Troubleshoot latency and throughput issues on MPLS and Dedicated Internet Access circuitsment which is built out of Verizon MPLS with Juniper Cisco 2600/Juniper SSG5 devices

Confidential, Oklahoma city, OK

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage and Troubleshoot mission-critical Wide area networks Using VSAT links, Radio links, and Cisco Routers & Switch Issues.
• 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.
• Supporting Development team for the access to corporate network and outside world. Providing access to specific IP, Port filter and port access.
• Switching (Ethernet) related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet channel between switches.
• Installation and maintenance of new network connections for the customers.
• Configuring all the required devices and equipment for remote vendors at various sites and plants.
• Installing new equipment to RADIUS and worked with MPLS-VPN and TACACS configurations.
• Installing and maintaining local as well as network printers.
• Validating existing infrastructure and suggesting new network designs.
• Installing and maintaining Windows NT Workstations and Windows NT Server.
• Providing technical support to LAN & WAN systems.
• Monitoring Memory/CPU on various low end routers in a network.
• 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.
• Configuring routers and send it to Technical Consultants for new site activations and gives online support at the time of activation.

Confidential, Little Rock, AR

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Hands on experience with Cisco 3500, 2950 series equipment and configuring and deploying from the scratch and fixing them with various modules like Gig card, T1-WIC card and other modules
• Experience in deploying EIGRP/BGP redistribution and the changing the metrics for the primary and backup paths for the packet prioritization and EIGRP tuning
• Involved in designing data communications and networks utilizing that utilize a mixture of frame relay, point to point T1, T3 & OC3 lines
• Involved in designing and applying QOS to 2600 series routers for all the branches
• Experience in configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, RIP v2, OSPF & BGP and Cisco ACS protocols like RADIUS and TACACS
• Coordinated with senior engineers with BGP/OSPF routing policies and designs, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks
• Involved in IP Quality of Service (QoS) implementation including Priority and Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing, IP Precedence, Differ.

Confidential

Network Associate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze and monitor alarms using Path Track and Spectrum tool
• Node management using Scout real time, Market Health and remedy
• Monitor Power supplies through Citrix cheetah and Power sense tool on or offline
• Isolate Video, High Speed Internet and Telephony issues correlating information from network surveillance tool and reported diagnostic information to Head Ends (Hub)
• Wi-Fi provisioning using beacon track and super mill house application
• Watchtower tool generating tickets for Line Technician correlating with Remedy
• Remedy ticketing system tracking all data including diagnostic results and multiple product correlation and escalation repair performance information
• Line tech support for all day jobs such as maintenance and outages
• Track change management and scheduled network maintenance for planned outage activities. Analyzing duration and potential impact to customers
• Manage bridge and email communications throughout outage resolution line techs and leadership.
• Escalate to Head end or NOC as necessary when pre-defined mean time to repair metrics is in jeopardy of not meeting PUC and FCC requirements