SUMMARY

• Network Engineer with 8+ years of experience in network implementation, troubleshooting and managing of large - scale enterprise networks
• Comprehensive expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN networking systems
• Good Knowledge on Security products, CISCO ASA and implementation of VPN, IPSec, ACLS and multiple VPN’s technology
• Installing and Configuring Cisco switches 2960, 3560, 3850, 4500, 4900, 6500, Nexus 5000
• Strong analytical skills that help in interpreting complexities and finding solution
• Experience working with 2600, 2900, 3600, 3900, 4700, 4900 series Routers
• In-depth knowledge of networking principles including IPV4, IPV6, and sub netting
• WAN technologies (Frame Relay)
• Extensive hands-on experience with complex routed LAN and WAN networks. Experience of Routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPFand BGP
• Ensure that all devices are running up with templates
• Ran fabric optic cable through sewer systems
• Performed testing and trouble shooting of newly installed fiber optic cables and related networking system
• Implement changes in configuration as per task within scheduled changed window and ensure backups of devices before and after the change
• Good knowledge about Vdc’s creation, assign and allocate them physical and logical resources
• Good knowledge about Fabricpath, Classical Ethernet
• Good knowledge of creation of VPC’s with different connectivities
• Knowledge about VPC+
• POE for VOIP configuration and good command
• Expertise in Configuration of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANS) using Cisco routers and multi-layer
• Switches and supporting STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST along with trouble shooting of inter-VLAN routing and VLAN trunking using 802.1Q.
• Strong knowledge of TACACS+, RADIUS implementation in Access Control Network
• Knowledge of Routers Levels and modes of routers and assign Levels to users
• Security Devices - PIX and ASA Firewall Sourcefire IDS/IPS, VPNs
• Good command on configuration of IPSEC VPN, VTI VPN, EZ VPN, DMVPN, Local and Remote VPN, SSL VPN, MQC
• Good command on ACL’s like Dynamic ACL, Reflexive ACL, Time Based ACL & Standard ACL etc
• Good Knowledge on Control plane Policing and Control plane protection plane like Control plane Host and Control plane CEF Exception
• Local and Remote AAA
• Security Networking devices CISCO PIX and ASA Firewall
• Knowledge of CISCO Context ASA firewall and Failover concept on ASA and implementation
• Experience with PIX Firewall Version 6.xxx
• Good knowledge of Policy NAT / Policy translation
• Knowledge of port Forwarding concept
• Knowledge of Host Mapping concept
• Good Command on PIX Firewall Routing table, Translation and ACL
• Good knowledge of Static Routing and Troubleshooting
• Good knowledge of BGP and OSPF Troubleshoot
• Switching technologies (VLANs, Trunking, Spanning-Tree, RSTP, MSTP)
• Good command on switching protocols HSRP,VRRP,GLBP, Ether-channels
• Execute and implement network changes and infrastructure service requests related to routing and switching technologies in live
• NetworkEngineerwith extensive experience inNetworkEngineering, Designing, Implementation, Administration, Operations and Troubleshooting IP networking technologies.
• Worked on Nexus platform 7010, 5K series (5548, 5020 and 5010) and FEX (2248, and 2232) and deployed VPC, VDC and OTV and successfully implemented VSS on the Cisco catalyst switches.
• Implemented and troubleshot firewall rules in Cisco ASA 5540, 5580.
• Environment within specific time window on different network devices.
• Recognize, troubleshoot and escalate severe network issues within the change space as they occur.
• Monitored firewall logs in Check Point smart view tracker and captured packets in command line during troubleshooting.
• Provided support for 2Tier and 3Tier firewall architecture, which includes various Check Point and Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Document and update incident technical details on all issues into the ServiceNow ticketing system
• Deploying and decommission of switches and creating VLANs on Nexus 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K, 2k and its downstream devices.
• Cisco Catalyst switches 2900XL, 3505, 3800, 4500, 6509, Cisco routers 2600, 2500, 2800, 3900 and 7200, OSPF, EIRGP, GRE, IPSec, F5 BIG-IP LTM 3500.
• Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting of protocols RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, HSRP, OSPF, BGP and MPLS.
• Excellent Verbal, written communication skills and Interpersonal skills with ability to work with large teams as well as independently with minimum supervision & Team Player

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Cisco Firewalls, Juniper IPsec VPN, SSL, CDP, Cisco routers & switches, 3COM Routers & switches, HP Service Manager

Switches: Cisco Catalyst VSS 1 50- X / 2960/6500/4500/3500 series, RADIUS, TACACS+, Digital certificates

Routers: Cisco Routers ASR / 2600

Firewall: Cisco PIX & ASA Firewall 5585/5520

Networking: NAT, PAT,VTP, VLAN, VDC, STP, RSTP, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, TCP/IP, ARP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, VPN, IPSec, GRE Tunnels, DMVPN, VTI VPN, IPSEC VPN, EZ VPN, MQC, IDS/IPS, Multiple ACL’s, Dynamic ACL, Time Based ACL, Advance ACL, Reflexive ACL, MPLS IP Unicast forwarding, MPLS VPN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Newark, Delaware

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the network of Multiple applications and escalated to application support teams
• Migration from 6509 to Nexus 9300 switches
• Check devices in Monitoring system and SNMP configuration
• Testing cables and test configuration during live migration process
• Working on L2 receiving tickets and resolving Networking related devices issue
• Working on Catalyst and Nexus 3560,3750,3760, 3900, 6509,6513,7000 etc Series switches
• Working on ISR and ASR Router 2600,2951,3945,4570,7206 etc
• Responsible for routine /non routine checks to meet company objectives and standards reliability with excellent communication skills
• Resolving the routing configuration related issue on Routing protocols OSPF, BGP, EIGRP etc
• Work as a backup trainer for new employees
• Network Monitoring and creating Ticket for F5 Load Balancers regarding LTM and GTM pools and Pool members
• Working with Layer 2 Technology vlan’s, Ether-Channels, Port-channels, HSRP, VDC’s etc
• Troubleshoot of Routing Protocols EIGRP, OSPF, BGP etc
• Application Monitoring NNMI, NNMX, Cribmaster, ATH etc
• 3 Year experience with HP Service Manager Ticketing Tool
• Good Experience and knowledge with BSM and BPM Reports
• Working with NNMi and NNMX for Network Topology Map
• Working on tickets for International Circuit and Sites related Issues, making contact with International Providers like SITA, TATA, BT etc
• Handling and Working with Weather warning Alerts
• Monitoring the F5 load balancing and creating and assigning tickets to Load Balancer Team
• F5 BIGIP and GTM monitoring alerts and create tickets for F5 Load balancers, Pool, Pool members and Wide IP
• Troubleshooting of networking equipments
• Communicate with the users and perform an analysis to evaluate the technical needs of the organization
• Ensure that the network infrastructure is well managed and maintained and that it functions without interruptions
• Perform duties as necessary for network address, routing table configuration, authorization of directory services, etc

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform network engineering, design, planning (WAN & LAN) & implementation.
• Studied single point of failure & designed WAN structure in such a way that there are no failures in network in case of any device or link failure
• Implement VTI VPN, DMVP, Remote access VPN and IPSec VPN
• Experience intestingCiscoroutersand switches in laboratory and deploy them on site production.
• Hands on experience on inspection, data loss prevention, content caching and bandwidth management usingbluecoatproxy
• Worked on Remedy ticketing systems
• Experience working with BGP attributes such as Weight, Local-Preference, MED and AS-PATH to influence inbound and outbound traffic
• Troubleshooting of routers and switches
• Installation of new Routers and Switches using Zem view Topology guide regarding interface and connectivity details
• Create test and documented all fiber optic Circuits
• Discover, evaluate and report new fiber optic technologies
• Design and installation of Fiber Optics and data network projects
• Create, install and test multiple fiber optic Circuits of all ranges both long haul and metro
• Providing technical assistance and support to Cisco customers on 3925, 3800 routers.
• Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols (802.1q and ISL) on 3560, 3750 and 4500 series Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Worked on Cisco Layer 2 switches (spanning tree, GRE Tunnel, VLAN).
• Tested authentication in RIPv2, OSPF and BGP.
• Tested BGP features such as EBGP load balancing.
• Perform Active Directory administration including group policy and (moves/adds/changes) of user accounts, security groups, and distribution lists.
• Responsible for the deployment of the Operating System and core (“base setup”) files as instructed in the Setup Guide.
• Experience on Cisco IOS and Upgrading Cisco IOS using TFTP server.
• Designed and implemented Spanning-Tree Feature - Port Fast, Backbone Fast, Uplink Fast Loop Guards,
• BPDU Guards, and Root Guard's.
• Backups of Cisco router configuration files to a TFTP server.
• Configured and troubleshoot RIPv2, OSPF, BGP and EIGRP.
• Configured and supported Multicast customers.
• Planning and configuring the entire IP addressing plan for the client's network.
• Assist the certification team and perform configuration of LAN\WAN technologies such as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.
• Used DHCP to automatically assign reusable IP addresses to DHCP clients.
• Working on VMware Workstation and assign commands and levels to users as per Supervisor instruction so network will remain stable from unnecessary traffic
• Control the traffic of company’s users
• Physical and logical configuration as per projects
• Monitoring application TABS, Zem view, FNF etc
• Visit the site, find problems and fix the Issues with team work
• Responsible for documentation using Visio, Excel & MS word and supporting other teams

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Handled more than 250+ security devices and upgrades.
• Hands on experience in Implementation, Troubleshooting &configuring Cisco ASA 5500-X Series.
• Implement the IPSec and VPN technology for secure data transfer and connectivity of Multiple branches
• Implementation of ACL’s like Time Based to give access to users according to their working hours
• Implementation of IDS/IPS for monitoring and detecting the unusual traffic
• TACACS+, Radius servers to give access to users and allocating them the commands and authentication process
• Provide the production support in the data center nexus switches and related technologies and troubleshoot and support the datacenter devices.
• Implement, upgrade & tests WAN, carrier, or enterprise level network equipment, devices, & systems
• Build and implement Cisco best practices configuration on all the network devices.
• Diagnose routing issues in the wan backbone and Assist in WAN and LAN infrastructure (Cisco).
• Experience in deploying new technologies to Data Center and Branch offices including firewall, and Switching - Routing technologies
• Experience in Routing and Switching, protocols including TCP/IP, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, static routing, familiar with BGP and MPLS and OSPF.
• Implementation of MPLS IP Unicast forwarding and MPLS VPN
• Perform IOS upgradation on routers & Switches and responsible for configuring the dynamic routing from static routing. Experience on layer 3 routing and layer 2 switching.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus7000, 5000, 2000 series switches including VPC & VDC technologies.
• Hands on experience in configuring Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3750, 4500, 6500 and Nexus 3000, 5000, 6000, 7000 series switches and Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200, 7600 series routers, Load Balancers & Cisco Firewalls.
• Worked on Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 Catalyst 4500, 6509, 7613 switches, 6500, 7200VXR, ASR 1002, 1006 router.
• Administered and maintained network and phone systems. Systems included multiple LAN or WAN, Telephony/VOIP, routers, switches and /or gateways to other LAN's or WAN's
• Key responsibility of LAN and WAN maintenance and troubleshooting any network related problems.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency in the use of Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
• Responding and resolving change request action and incident tickets and outages.