Vinay B

acv6ml@r.postjobfree.com

732-***-****

SUMMARY

8+ years of experience in network design, implementation, troubleshooting, engineering, managing& migration of large-scale enterprise networks.

Exposure to LAN/WAN setup, installation, configuration and troubleshooting on Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Nexus Switches, Firewall, Proxy, VPN Concentrator.

Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 9K, 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.

Experience in implementing site-to-site and remote access VPN Technologies using GRE, IPSEC & MPLS.

Implementing security policies using ACL, PIX firewall, ASA and Routers.

Installing, configuring and troubleshooting DNS and DHCP servers.

Good knowledge of IP Addressing, Subnetting, VLSM, ARP, OSI and TCP/IP.

Experience in Network Management Tools and sniffers like SNMP, HP-Open view, Wireshark and Ciscoworks to support 24 x 7 Network Operation Center.

Dealt with the increasing problems for Routing, Switching and WAN connectivity problems using ticketing system like Remedy Ticketing System and ClearQuest.

Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware VSphere4, ESX 3.5 and ESXi Server, VMware View.

Worked on NXOS, IOS, and IOS-XR BXB to N7K-NXOS (MPLS) system test.

Expertise in providing Symantec End Point Protection, Cisco intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems to ensure system security.

Responsible for designing and deploying various network security & high availability products like Cisco ASA.

Experience in configuring/administrating technologies including: Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls.

Worked on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, and 8800.

Worked on BIG-IP APM to provide secure remote and mobile access.

Good expertise in configuring various routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and MPLS.

Well experienced in configuring protocols like HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP and SNMP.

In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Tier II ISP Routing Policies, Network Architecture, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, FT1/T1/FT3/T3 SONET POS OCX / GigE circuits.

Strong knowledge in configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Wireless Networks: LWAPP, WLC, WCS, Standalone APs, Roaming, Wireless Security Basics, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, RF spectrum characteristics.

Experience on Telco Vender Management.

Worked on Gatekeeper issues in Call manager and Router.

Experience on Virtual Private Network (VPN) for operating Network and Data Center

Good knowledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers 2000/2003, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN environments.

Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.

Excellent leadership with good written and oral communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routers: Cisco 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200, 7600, ASR 9001

Switches: Cisco 2960, 3850, 3750, 4500,6500, 6880, Nexus 2K/3K/5K/7K/9K series

Routing Protocols: RIP V1/V2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, Summarization, Route Filtering, Redistribution.

Switching: VLANs, Dot1Q, VTP, STP, RSTP, PVST+, RPVST, VLAN Maps, Inter VLAN, routing & Multi-Layer Switching, Ether channels (LACP, PAgP), VSS, vPC, VDC, DCEF, Port Security

Gateway Redundancy: HSRP, VRRP, GLBP

Security/Firewalls: Cisco ASA Firewalls 5580-20, IPSEC &SSL VPNs, IPS/IDS, DMZ Setup, CBAC, Cisco NAC, ACL, IOS Firewall features, IOS Setup & Security Feature.

Network Security: VPN, Port-security, AAA, Zone-Based Firewalls, IOS based Router security firewalls, IDS/IPS, Palo Alto firewalls.

Operating Systems: Windows NT, XP, 2000, 2003, Vista and Windows 7, 8, 8.1, & 10. CISCO IOS (11.X, 12. X).

Ticketing Software: Remedy, ClearQuest, Service Now, & Peregrine.

Load balancers: F5 BIG-IP LTM 6900 series

Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, NAT, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, IPSEC, SSL, HTTP, SSH

LAN Technologies: Ethernet Standards, VLAN, Inter-VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, SMTP, Ether Channel

WAN Technologies: Frame relay, (E1/T1/E3/T3) lines, PPP, HDLC, DS3, OC192

Network Management Tools: Wireshark, Net flow Analyzer, Solarwinds, MRTG, PRTG, IBM Netcool and Static Routing.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India.

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Charles Schwab, Austin, TX July 2014 – Till Date

Sr.Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Worked on Cisco routers 7200, 3800, 2800 and Cisco switches 4900, 2900.

Configured BGP for CE to PE route advertisement inside the lab environment.

Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.

Installed and configured Cisco ASA 5500 series firewall and configured remote access IPSEC VPN on Cisco ASA 5500 series.

Experience with configuring point-to-point GRE over IPSec tunnel.

Documenting and Log analyzing the Cisco ASA 5500 series firewall and working on Palo Alto firewalls.

Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 7K, 5K and its downstream devices.

Designing and deploying EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DSL, GPON, MPLS-VPN protocols and routing technologies for connecting data center to remote locations.

Deployment and Management of Bluecoat proxies in forward proxy scenario as well as for security in reverse proxy scenario.

Experience with converting Cisco 6500 IOS to Cisco Nexus NX-OS in the data center environment.

Experience on Cisco ISE and various network security concepts.

Experience with Juniper routers M7i, M320 and Juniper switches EX 4500, EX 4200 and EX 3200.

Expertise in Juniper SRX series firewalls and SSG series.

Responsible for Design and Implement Security, Network and Monitoring System Infrastructure utilizing Fortinet Technology for customers.

Experience with Fortinet Web proxy to enable explicit HTTP, and HTTPS proxying on one or more Fort iGATE interfaces.

Principle engineer for IDS/IPS implementation utilizing Cisco IPS. Project responsibilities include: in-depth traffic analysis, attack correlation, device tuning, and install/troubleshooting.

Proactive Auditing System and Web Vulnerability Scanning, Reporting and Remediation using Fortinet.

Experience with UCS software and power tools to streamline daily activities such as monitoring, configuration and support UCS server portfolio.

Experience with IPAM in planning, tracking and managing DNS/DHCP network.

Experience with F5 load balancers and Cisco load balancers (CSM, ACE and GSS).

Worked on BIG-IP APM to provide secure remote access to enterprise web applications.

Responsible for configuring site to site VPN on Cisco Routers between Head Quarters and Branch locations.

Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7010

Installation & configuration of Cisco VPN concentrator 3060 for VPN tunnel with Cisco VPN hardware & software client and PIX firewall.

Involved in troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.

Manage and coordinate a team of Windows and Microsoft SCCM engineers to aid in support of the projects and current needs of the environment.

Create and implemented upgrade strategies for the current environment with specific attention to Microsoft SCCM, GPO, and WSUS.

Created and deployed custom scripts to be used in upgrade and deployment of software through GPO and SCCM.

Installed and upgraded Cisco Unified Communications Manager(CUCM).

Deployed Virtual Machines in VMware with OVA templates on UCS.

Performed Data Recovery System (DRS) Backup of Production (CUCM 7x, 8x) Publishers and implemented change freeze.

Installed CUCM 7x 8x 9x Publisher in UCS environment and performed DRS restore.

Migrated existing CUCM/Voice gateways/ICM/CVP infrastructure to data centers.

Design, install, management Cisco Call Manager versions 8, 9, Unity Connections, and associated Voice Applications to include UCCX, UCCE, ARC, AQM, CER.

Experience replacing ARC servers with UCCE

Knowledge and experience with Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) services and functionality.

Involved in troubleshooting MGCP and H323 gateway in Call manager and IOS router.

Configuring the back end in the call manager.

Checking layer 2 and layer 3 connections for call manager, unity, IP Phone, and IOS router after the site is implemented.

Verify dial-plan in Call manager and Dial-peer in Router

Analyzed and resolved issues for ICM and CVP systems.

Engaged and coordinated global services and changes with respective managers to achieve project updates. This includes global changes such as the upgrade to from Office 2010 to Office 365 and replacement of the current VPN client from Aventail to Juniper

Experience in upgrade or mitigate Symantec Endpoint protection manager.

VMware Infrastructure 3.x/vSphere Installation & Configuration.

Planning and Designing VMware VI3/vSphere (ESX3.5/ESXi 4.0/ESXi 4.1.

Collaboration with our Field Organization to ensure they are empowered to drive and enable our customers to adopt VMware technologies and solutions.

Experience with Tier III support and operations experience on 3G/4G networks.

Strong troubleshooting skills in a mobile network environment.

Strong understanding of 3G/4G network metrics, statistics, key performance indicators

Implementation of name resolution using WINS & DNS in TCP/IP environment.

Worked on F5 BIG-IP LTM 8900, iRules, configured profiles, provided and ensured high availability.

Worked on F5 and CSM load balancers deploying many load balancing techniques with multiple components for efficient performance.

Worked with Checkpoint Firewall in supporting Global Network Infrastructure network.

Managed Checkpoint firewall deployment, rules migrations, and firewall administration.

Worked on Palo Alto firewall in supporting Network infrastructure.

Expertise in visibility and control of applications, users and content complement core Palo Alto Firewall features.

Worked on Palo Alto zone based architecture and policy enforcement.

Expertise in simplify Palo Alto security infrastructure and prevent threats.

Monitored system operations and generated daily and weekly performance reports of Citrix network.

Worked with consultant team in large-scale Linux server upgrade for multiple consulting firm, which significantly enhanced system performance.

Worked to decrease Web site downtime by migrating RaQ4 server sites and online stores to Linux server.

Coordinated resources with varied programming expertise to create a holistic solution to system update and service interruption issues.

Installed and configured LDAP servers to authenticate between Linux, Apple and Windows environments.

Maintained Citrix network related Windows networking and established remote accessibility.

Identified and resolved LAN and WAN network issues affecting Citrix network.

Resolved Citrix network issues and set up network security.

Developed effective training programs for other Citrix administrators on staff.

Configuration of Citrix server policies, Load Management and Printers.

Expertise in creating Citrix Streaming Profiles and Publishing Applications to users in Citrix XenApp 4.5/5.0.

Resolve/Escalate (remediation of) alerts/trouble tickets notified by the system within the SLA timelines.

Decommissioning tickets and incident tickets management.

Configured FTP server for inside/outside users & vendors.

Used various scanning and sniffing tools like Wireshark.

Worked for comprehensive testing of all carrier technologies used in company using wireshark IXIA, Spirent.

Enabled STP Enhancements to speed up the network convergence that include Port-fast, Uplink-fast and Backbone-fast.

Configured network access servers and routers for AAA Security (RADIUS/ TACACS+).

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.

Hands on Experience working with security issue like applying ACL’s, configuring NAT and VPN.

Settings of the networking devices (Cisco Router, switches) co-coordinating with the system/Network administrator during any major changes and implementation.

Citizens Bank- Providence, RI Mar 2013 - June 2014

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol likeOSPF, EIGRP, and BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document.

Installing and configuring new cisco equipment including Cisco catalyst switches 6880, Nexus7010, Nexus 5548 and Nexus 2k as per the requirement of the company.

Experience with Cisco NX-OS, Fiber Extenders and Cisco UCS 6100 series Fiber interconnections.

Troubleshoot the issues and provided the solution according to the end user requirement.

Configured and tested the routers in test lab and provided the solutions by implementing static routes.

Assisted in MPLS migrations, implemented a backup for the existing WAN connection using site-to-site IP sec VPN tunnels.

Worked extensively on Cisco Firewalls, Palo Alto 3000 series and ASA 5500 (5510/5540) series.

Monitoring Traffic and Connections in Checkpoint and ASA Firewall.

Remediation of firewall rules from checkpoint firewalls to Cisco ASA firewalls and their implementation.

Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability

Ensure all trouble tickets are updated with current status of work done in incident notes and also updating the customer at regular intervals about the progress of the ticket.

Configured IIS and checking DNS connectivity

Configure Access policy manager (APM) to provide support for AAA servers and configure as required.

Configuring & managing around 500+ Network & Security Devices that includes F5 BigIP Load balancers and 3DNS, Blue Coat Proxies and Plug Proxies.

To secure configurations of load balancing in F5, SSL/VPN connections, Troubleshooting CISCO ASA firewalls, and related network security measures.

Implemented and updated Citrix network and system security systems.

Reviewed and recommended new software and updated existing Citrix network software.

Analyzed Citrix system operations to ensure better end-user experience.

Built procedures to deploy applications and configure Citrix connections

Corrected server configuration problems, wrote scripts to ensure smooth server/reboot functioning, and assisted with a variety of Linux-based inquiries and concerns.

Installed, configured, and updated Linux machines, with Red Hat, Debian, and CentOS.

Designed, configured and maintained Active Directory Services on windows server 2003 domain controllers.

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 infrastructure and configured the entire network Infrastructure devices including Network Printers and Register.

Experience deploying F5 Load Balancers for load balancing and traffic management of business application.

Restriction users by implementing Group Policies and working with different options of Group Policies.

Strong familiarity with implementing TCP/IP features such as DNS, DHCP and integration of the services.

Maintenance of Windows 2000 /2003 Servers with latest hot fixes/patch upgrades.

Worked towards solving the customer’s performance related queries.

Installation & maintenance of Trend Micro for automated antivirus updating and virus protection.

Documented all the requirements and procedures followed.

Karing, Secaucus - NJ Nov 2011– Feb 2013

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

As a part of team was involved in migration projects, which involves replacing legacy devices to new Nexus devices and introduced VPCs in the new architecture.

Configured 5K/7K/9K Nexus devices including licensing and Upgrading OS and was involved in handling troubleshooting issues.

Involved in configuring and implementing of composite Network models consists of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3850, 5000, 6880 series switches.

Worked on Juniper MX-960 Routers and configured OSFP and BGP on the routers, and also on Cisco 3845, Cisco 4948, hand on with F5 8600.

Responsible for entire LAN and WAN maintenance and troubleshooting of the company network.

Involved with the team of Data Center Level 2 support to perform duties like deployment and troubleshooting of Cisco Routers, Switches, Load balancers and Firewalls according to the organization requirements.

Performed network administration tasks such as creation and management of VLANS, Port security, Trunking, RPVST+, Inter-VLAN routing, and LAN security.

Maintained corporate Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using various tools. Configured and troubleshooting of HSRP on Cisco routers.

Setup kick-off meeting with the clients to discuss about the clients requirements.

Worked with the engineering team to configure the devices according to the client’s requirements and deliver the projects to the clients with in target dates.

Followed Datacenter Level Architecture and deployed new stamps in several DCs (Data Centers) across the globe.

Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks.

Reserved and assigned MGMT IPs for all the devices and check for the management connectivity for those devices.

Prepared MOPs (Method of Procedure) for the new deployments or for any change in the configuration/ process, according to the SOPs (Standard of Procedure).

Performed basic security and ACL administration on Juniper SRX firewalls. That includes day to day rule deployment, troubleshooting using data flow analysis and packet capture.

MGL, Hyderabad, India Oct 2009 – Aug 2011

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Configured STP for loop prevention on Cisco Catalyst Switches.

Involved in configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco 3750, 2620 and, 1900 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500 Series switches.

Implemented various Switch Port Security features as per the company’s policy.

Configured RIP and EIGRP on 2901 and 3925 Cisco routers.

Configured VLANS to isolate different departments.

Worked in setting up inter-Vlan routing, redistribution, access-lists and dynamic routing.

Troubleshoot issues related to VLAN, VLAN Trunking, HSRP failovers, related issues.

Configured VTP to manage VLAN database throughout the network for Inter-VLAN Routing.

Configured IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls.

Design, installation and troubleshooting networks with hand-on experience with OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VPLS, Multicast, VPN, MPLS, & Traffic engineering.

Provided technical support for expansion of the existing network architecture to incorporate new users

Implementing Routing and Switching using the following protocols; IS-ISOSPG, BGP on Juniper M series routers.

Worked on Juniper MX240 and MX480 Network Securities with Juniper SRX firewalls.

Network layer tasks included configuration of IP Addressing using FLSM, VLSM for all applications and servers throughout the company.

Performed scheduled Virus Checks & Updates on all Servers & Desktops.

Involved in Local Area Network (LAN) design, troubleshooting, and maintenance as per company’s requirements.

Involved in implementation of Trunking using Dot1Q, and ISL on Cisco Catalyst Switches

Worked with snipping tools like Ethereal (Wireshark) to analyze the network problems.

Maintenance and troubleshooting of network connectivity problems using PING, Trace Route.

Performed replacements of failed hardware and upgraded software.

Eateam, Hyderabad, India May 2008 – Sept 2009

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Implemented Load Balancing between Cisco L3 Switch by HSRP and GLBP.

Implemented cable multi-service operator (MSO) to capture traditional Telco subscribers with IP telephony and provide relevant QOS.

Provided support regarding call routing, translation patterns, media resources etc.

Maintaining and Troubleshooting VoIP server End-points and Route plans using Real Time Session Manager.

Day to day troubleshooting and maintenance of CUCM clusters, Unity Servers, and IP phones in the network.

Configured redundant pair setup and synchronization between pairs on F5 load balancer.

Involved in migrating applications from Netscaler to F5 Big –IP environment.

Implemented new ultra-secure networks in multiple data centers that included Cisco 6500s and Juniper security devices.

Configured Firewall, IPS, and QoS by SDM and provide security by Prefix list, Access- List and By Distribution List.

Moved core switches and several non-Cisco devices under strict deadlines to maintain network functionality.

Satisfactorily Resolved Problems in timely manner with focus on providing a high level of support for all customers.

Provide high level technical support, including identifying and resolving problems on Cisco supported products for e-Commerce infrastructure. This included external routing and internal/intranet routing for DMZ servers.

Designed VLAN’s and set up both L2 and L3 logical to have it communicate to the Enterprise network.

Scheduled preventive maintenance for fire-protection systems, including new protocols. Utilize MS Windows, Word, and Excel for reporting/documenting process.

Prepared Engineering documents and Network diagrams in Microsoft Visio.

Delivered Departmental Efficiency through advanced engineering, technical support, and documentation procedures.

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