Network Engineer Manager

Shiv Raj Network Engineer

Email: ********@*****.***

Phone: 347-***-****

Professional Summary:

Overall 7 years of experience in Switching, Routing and Firewall Security, including hands-on experience in network support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN/MAN communication systems.

In depth knowledge of Multi-vendor platforms such as Cisco, Checkpoint, Juniper Netscreen, PaloAlto and Bluecoat (Web/Socks proxy).

Working experience of troubleshooting of DHCP, DNS and IP conflict problems.

Extensive work experience with Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Load Balancers and

Firewalls.

Worked on MPLS Wide Area Network technologies like troubleshooting and upgrading network circuits.

Proficient in configuration of routing protocols like RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF multiple areas and BGP.

Worked on the maintaining of Project status and creating Bill of Materials(BOMS) documents for different projects and tasks.

Working knowledge of installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Switches (2900, 3500, 3700, 6500,6800 series) and Nexus 3000, 5000, 6000, 7000 series switches and Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800, 7200, 7600 series routers.

Good understanding on VLSM and ARP, reverse & proxy ARP, Ping Concepts.

Good Knowledge on experience in C, C++ and java programming.

Experience in troubleshooting of DNS/DHCP issues within the LAN network.

Subject matter expert (SME) in network concepts like OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP, DNS, IPV4, IPV6 and Subnetting.

Experience on for the remote storage, processing, or distribution of large amounts of data.

Worked on Networking monitoring tools like Tcpdump, Solar Winds, cisco works, Cisco Prime, Riverbed,Wireshark,Gigamon.

Good Knowledge in configuration of VLAN using multi-layer Swtiches and Cisco routers along with troubleshooting of inter VLAN routing and VLAN trunking using 802.1q.

Experience applying patches and service updates to all networking components within an enterprise.

Worked on server load balancer, firewall platforms like Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel, Citrix, and Palo Alto.

Good knowledge in business system analysis using analysis of procedures and methods.

Proficient in routing protocols like IGRP,EIGRP,RIP,OSPF multiple areas

Solid understanding of TCP/IP and multicast knowledge; Strong knowledge of SMTP, DHCP, DNS.

Experience with F5 load balancers - LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 5000, 2000 for the corporate applications and their availability.

Dealt with the escalation problems for Routing, Switching and WAN connectivity issues using ticketing system remedy, ITSM and PACS.

Provided 24x7 availability and on-call support as required.

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

Excellent working knowledge of TCP/IP protocol suite and OSI layers.

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

Effective inter-personal skills, adaptive to any environment, keep abreast with the latest technologies and delivering solutions as an individual and as part of a team Controlling the System Logging services, and examining system Log Files of all system events.

Performed periodic system maintenance including OS and application patching on Linux servers.

User management, creating and managing user account, groups and access levels.

Technical Skills:

Cisco Routers

3600, 3800, 7200, 7600 ASR 100X, ASR 9000.

Cisco L2 & L3 Switches

3560, 3750,3850, 4500, 4900, 6500

Juniper Platforms

M, J and MX series routers.

LAN Technologies

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet, SMTP, VLAN, Inter-VLAN Routing, VTP, STP, RSTP, Light weight access point, WLC.

WAN Technologies

Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, (E1/T1/E3T3), ATM, MPLS and SONET

Network Security

Cisco ASA, ACL, Checkpoint R77.

Networks Protocols

RIP v1/v2, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, Summarization, Static Routing, TACACS+, radius,AAA.

Network Monitoring Tools

Wireshark, SolarWinds, Cisco Works, Cisco prime,Riverbed.

Load Balancers

F5 Networks (Big-IP) LTM, Cisco ACE 4710.

Firewall & Security

Checkpoint, Cisco ASA 55XX, Palo Alto, Bluecoat.

Operating Systems

Windows (XP, Server 2003/2008, Windows 7, Linux.

Professional summary:

Client: DealerTrack - NY Jan 2016- Present

Role: Network Engineer

Worked on internet links upgrade project, wireless standardization, and core switch upgrade project.

Troubleshoot and hands on experience on security related issues on Checkpoint R75, Cisco ASA and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.

Configuration and maintenance of Juniper Net Screen SSG -550.

Administer and support Juniper Firewalls Using NSM (Netscreen SSG and ISG firewalls).

Involved in large firewall configuration, deployments, and implantation rollouts for several companies security needs including SSL VPN tunnels.

Administering multiple Firewall of Juniper SRX and Netscreen in a managed distributed environment. Fulfilling routine change requests of Net Screen OS Firewall and resolving trouble tickets, maintain and monitoring firewalls.

Knowledge of Juniper environment including SRX and Junos NSM.

Worked on the conversion of Juniper SSG to SRX firewalls.

Assisted in restructure of work flow process to suit the customers IT security needs

Remotely controlling Checkpoint firewalls getting large scale production environments.

Debug firewall process activity in a shell command format.

Creating MOPs (Method of Procedure) and Provided On-call support to Clean-up the changes in configuration on migrated Cisco routers.

Support end to end Security devices checkpoint & Cisco PIX/ASA.

Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with Cisco ASA VPN experience.

Working on HP open view map for Network Management System and Ticketing

Working configuration of new Vlan’s and extension of existing Vlan’s on/to the necessary equipment to have connectivity between two different data centers

Configured ASA 5520/5500to ensures high-end security on the network with ACLs and Firewall.

Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis and Rule Modification on cisco ASA 5540, 5585.

Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our networks.

Co-ordinate with the Data Network and Security team and come up with possible solutions.

Provide solutions to Tier 1/2 escalated issues and tickets.

Implementation and configuration of F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers

Configuring and resolving various OSPF issues in an OSPF multi area environment,

Implemented, configured BGP WAN routing, converting OSPF routes to BGP (OSPF in local routing).

GRE tunneling & Site-to Site VPN configuration between other two sites in USA.

Environment: Cisco Nexus 7K/5K, 2248/3560/5020/6509, Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3640/7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, Cisco ASA5510.PIX, Checkpoint, Palo Alto), F5 LoadBalancers, TMS, DMP, S&S, Cisco Works, Solar Winds, Cisco ACS, Cisco NCS, Cisco SmartNet, CMS, Firemon, NetMRI, Service Manager (Trouble ticketing system), ASDM, Riverbed

Client: Johnson & Johnson - NJ Jan 2015- Dec 2015

Role: Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for analyzing, designing, installing, configuring, maintaining and repairing of Network infrastructure and application components to meet company and user satisfaction. Devices include Cisco Nexus Platform, Cisco Switches, Cisco ISR and ISR2.

Involved in configuring and implementing of composite Network models consists of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 series switches.

Involved in Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANS’s,Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-VLAN routing, LAN security etc. Deploying Layer 2 security in Server Farms by configuring switch for 802.1x port based authentication.

Worked on internet links upgrade project, wireless standardization, and core switch upgrade project.

Migration from Cisco firewalls to Palo Alto firewalls platforms PA 4000 and PA 500 and PA-200 firewalls.

Worked on OTV to extend L2 VLANs between data centers over IP on Nexus 7010 switches.

Created site to site IPSEC VPN tunnel with Checkpoint and Cisco ASA firewalls.

Worked on Infoblox Actionable Network Intelligence controls and secured the network from the core - One unified platform including DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI).

Used Infoblox for threat intelligence to detect and drop DNS-based attacks such as amplification, reflection, tunneling, NXDOMAIN, and exploits.

Mentor F5 operations team and help operations team implement solutions within tight deadlines Perform audits on demand on configuration of F5 hardware and software modules

Gathering details from customers and providing best security infrastructure solutions with F5 load balancers, Check Point/Netscreen firewalls and Blue Coat proxies

Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, SNMP, Inter-Vlan routing, LAN security.

Involved RE-IP of a 4 building blocks, reconfiguration of 80 closet switches using GBIC Backbones, 120 new VLans and routing advertisement.

Environment: Cisco 3750/3550/3500/2960 switches and Cisco 3720/3845/3600/2800 routers, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, F5 LoadBalancers, TMS, DMP, S&S, Cisco Works, Solar Winds, Cisco ACS, Cisco NCS, Cisco SmartNet, CMS, Firemon, NetMRI, Service Manager (Trouble ticketing system)

Client: Datacipher, India July 2012 – Dec 2014

Role: Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Implementing, Monitoring, Troubleshooting and Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS inside the core.

Worked on 2600, 3500, 7613 Cisco Routers and 4500 and 6500 series Cisco Switches.

Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.

Configuring and supporting UCS B/C-Series for various customers.

Primary responsibilities include performing move changes to network following standard ITIL ticketing process.

Implementation of 802.11 wireless LAN solutions from several vendors, including HP, Aruba, Meraki.

Set up VSS cluster, ether channel, VLAN Trunking, VTP and inter - VLAN routing on Catalyst 6509 and 6513 switches.

Responsible for the configuration of Cisco router 7000, 3800, 2800 series. Configurations involved routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP.

Configured RIP and EIGRP on 2600, 2900 and 3600series Cisco routers.

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

Implemented VTP and Trunking protocols (802.1q and ISL) on 3560, 3750 and 4500 series Cisco Catalyst Switches.

Provided on-call support for installation and troubleshooting of the configuration issues.

Configured Standard, Extended, and Named Access Lists to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others.

Planned and implemented Subnetting, VLSM to conserve IP addresses.

Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.

Performed troubleshooting of connectivity problems using PING, and Trace route.

Provided Technical support for improvement, upgradation, and expansion of the existing Network architecture.

Done troubleshooting of TCP/IP problems and connectivity issues in multi-protocol Ethernet environment.

Perform monitoring and support of internal network security.

Working on Cisco Routers and Switches and Wireless networks 802.11a/n at Enterprise level. And acquired good knowledge on Aruba wireless.

Proficient with the use of CLI (Command Line Interface) and GUI (Graphical User Interface).

Troubleshoot the Network Issues onsite and remotely depending on the severity of the issues.

Performing network monitoring, providing analysis using various tools like Wireshark, Solar winds, riverbed etc.

Infrastructure upgrades and new Infra deployments.

Attending weekly CAB meetings and ensuring all changes were going through the change process.

Capacity planning and providing recommendations for infra upgrade

Environment:Cisco Catalyst switches 2900, 3560, 3750, Cisco 2600 series and 3600 series routers, LAN, WAN, CPE Router, TCP/IP, 802.1q, ACL, STP, RSTP, PVST+, RIP, OSPF, Ping, Traceroute.

Rio Grande - India

Client: L & T technologies, India Jan 2011 – June 2012

Role: Network Engineer

Responsibilities

Supported day to day operations of corporate LAN server environment.

Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing.

Configuration, Management, Troubleshooting of Network devices (Routers, Switches).

Maintained the Telecommunication Connectivity using DSL and T1 Lines. Configured 2600, 2900 and 3600 routers with RIP and EIGRP.

Maintained complex LAN/WAN networks with several VLANS and provided support for routing protocols.

Managed IP addressing and implemented IP Access Lists.

Handling 2nd Level escalated issue from customer and to provide resolution by either giving a temporary fix or Permanent fix based on feasibility.

Coordinating and escalating of issues to different Service Providers for the WAN outages or any routing related issues in their cloud.

Remote support & co-ordination with Field engineers to resolve faults.

Hands on experience in Managing & Troubleshooting LAN & WAN Networks.

Carrying out Changes in Network by understanding the customer requirement.

Identify any design issues in the existing setup and co-ordinate with design in order to get that rectified.

Maintain design documentations by regularly updating as and when the changes in the networks are done.

Environment: Cisco ASA 500, Checkpoint, windows server 2003/2008: F5 BIGIP LTM, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, LAN, WAN, VPN, HSRP.

CERTIFICATION:

Cisco Certified Network Association(CCNA).

Cisco Certified Network Professional(CCNP).

EDUCATION: Masters from Wilmington University.

Description:

Learned about,

Reports of Unreachable Destinations.

INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL (ICMP).

Switching Technologies and Routers.

Addressing IPv4 vs IPv6 and sub netting.

Learned about static routing and dynamic routing.

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