Sathwik Reddy

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

CCNP certified Network Engineer with 9 years of professional experience in Network Designing,and

Data Center, Deployment, Configuring, Troubleshooting and Testing of networking system.

Experience in Layer 3 Routing Protocol configurations: RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP and MPLS.

Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800,

3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series

switches.

In-depth expertise in the implementation of analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation

of LAN/WAN networking systems.

Switching tasks include V TP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPsec and GRE Tunneling, V L ANs, Ether Channel, Trucking,

Port Security, STP and RSTP.

Network security including NAT/PAT, AC L, VPN Concentrator, IDS/IPS, and AS A/PIX Firewalls.

Proficiency in configuration of V L AN setup on various Cisco Routers and Switches.

Experience with HSRP, F5 load balancers LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate

applications and their availability.

Hands on experience in installing, configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting Cisco Switches, Cisco

Routers, J uniper SRX Switches, J uniper Routers and Cisco Nexus Switches

Experience in Network Management Tools and sniffers like SNMP, HP-Open view, Wireshark and Cisco

works to support 24 x 7 Network Operation Center.

Configure and Monitor the alerts in Semantic Antivirus, Imperva Web application firewalls and IB M

Qradar SIEM

Experience in physical cabling, IP addressing and sub netting with V LSM, configuring and supporting

TCP/IP, DNS, installing and configuring proxies.

Experience working with Nexus 7010, 7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.

Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2K series,

C isco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750,

3500, 2900 series switches.

Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550), Imperva(WAF) Firewalls . Implemented

Security Policies using AC L, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, A A A (TACACS+ & RADIUS).

Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall.

A highly organized individual who adopts a systematic approach to problem solving, effectively analyzes

results and implements solutions.

Experience with F5 load balancers and Cisco load balancers (ACE and GSS)

Provided 24x7x365 availability and on-call support as required by the projects.

Experience with I ron Port spam and antivirus filters, and Trend Micro enterprise antivirus servers

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

Good knowledge and experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of Windows Servers

2003/2008, Active Directory, FTP, DNS, DHCP, TFTP, Linux OS under various LAN and WAN

environments.

Worked extensively on Palo Alto, Juniper Net screen and SRX Firewalls.

Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs over the internet utilizing 3DES, AES/AES-256 with ASA Firewalls

Responsible for managing activities, Upgrading IOS Upgrading hardware and installing new devices,

tuning (Configuration), make standardization for the topology

Riverbed WAN Optimizers: Steelheads: 250, 550, 1050, 2050, 5050, 6050, and Interceptor 9350.

Involved in the removal of EIGRP from all devices and making OSPF the primary routing protocol.

Involved in Configuration of Access lists (ACL) on Juniper and Palo Alto firewall for the proper network

routing for the B2Bnetwork connectivity.

Responsible for turning up BGP peering and customer sessions, as well as debugging BGP routing

problems.

Advanced knowledge in design, installation and configuration of Juniper Net Screen Firewall ISG, SSG

series and NSM Administration

Designing and Implementation of (LAN) VLANs, VTP, Spanning Tree (STP), Trucking (dot1q and

ISL) and Ether channel.

Configured and administered Juniper switches and routers (JunOS).

Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex L AN/WAN infrastructure that include routing

protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP

Responsible for Check Point and Cisco ASA & Palo Alto Firewalls environment.

Installation & configuration of Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 & Blue Coat Proxy

Worked on Bluecoat proxy server, Tipping Point Intrusion Protection System management

Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for

the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks

Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS on the Cisco 6500 switches

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cisco routers:(2600, 2800, 3640, 3700, 3825, 7200, 7204, 7206), Cisco PIX

500 Series, Catalyst 6500, 7600, 4500.

Cisco switches: Cisco switches (6500, 3700, 4900, 2900), Cisco Catalyst 2900, 3500,

3700, 6500, 4500, 3850, 3560, 3750, 2960

Juniper: switches EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500, routers T640, MX480,

M Series, SRX210, SRX240

Firewalls and Sniffers : Cisco PIX, FWSM, ASA, Check Point, OPNET, Palo Alto,

Imperva, AFM, WIRESHARK

Protocols: RIP, RIP2, PPP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, SNMP, HTTP,

FTP, TFTP, HTTP, DHCP, SMTP, ICMP

Load Balancer: A10, F5, Adware

Gateway Redundancy: GLBP, VRRP, HSRP

Voice Technologies: QoS, Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), VoIP, PoE, SIP,

RTP, SCCP, XML

VOIP Devices: Cisco IP Phones, Avaya

WAN Protocols and Technologies : HDLC, PPP, ATM, FRAME RELAY, IDSN, Metro Ethernet

LAN Technologies : Ethernet, TCP/IP, CDP, STP, RSTP, V TP, V L AN, Trunks,

Ethernet channel, MPLS.

F5 load balancers : (LT M, GT M) configuration, administration and

troubleshooting.Have good experience working on both

9.x, 10.x and 11.x versions, F5 BigIP 1500, 3400, 6400 8900

LT M, GT M 5, and F5 3DNS Load balancer GT M

Various Features & Services : M S Ticketing, Secure CRT, Service Now, Putty.

Redundancy Protocols : HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, RPR, RPR+, NSF-SSO.

Servers :AD/DC, DHCP, DNS, VPN, NAP, WSUS, Email Server,

Software Deployment Server, BHS, GC Server, Windows

Deployment Service, Proxy Servers, Print Servers,

Application servers, FTP Servers

Physical interfaces : Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial, HSSI, Sonet (POS)

Operating Systems : Windows 2000/2003/2008, windows XP/7, LINU X, UNI X, Macintosh.

Anti-Virus & Internet Security : M c Afee, Symantec, Trend-Micro & e-Trust.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Solar winds Certified proffesional

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

Fox Studios, LA, CA

Sr. Network Engineer Mar 2015 Present

Responsible for L AN and WAN maintenance and troubleshooting of the company network. Involved in the team of data

center level 2 and level3 support to perform duties like deployment and troubleshooting of cisco and Juniper routers

switches, load balancer and firewall per organization requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Experience working with market data networks and dealing with clients and deploying network designs

Experience working with design and deployment of MPLS Layer 3 VPN cloud, involving VRF, Route

D istinguisher (RD), Route Target (RT), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) & MP-BGP

Experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.

Implemented MPLS VPN (RFC 2547) Mechanisms on Cisco IOS and Juniper Platforms

Configured the Airwave's AMP Professional for the management of WLAN environment.

Implementing & Supporting Data Center network which involves configuration & support of J UNIPER,

HP & CISCO devices, Load Balancer Radware & Check Point, Cisco AS A, J uniper SRX

Responsible for Cisco AS A, Palo Alto and Imperva firewall administration across our global networks

Migration of existing IPSEC VPN tunnels from one Data Center to another Data Center, due to decom of

existing Data Center, which involved working with Partner Companies.

Handling Load balancer F5, A10 (Configuration/troubleshooting of Load balancer.)

Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)

Experience working with High performance data center switch like nexus 7000 series

Experience working with Nexus 7010,7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices

Experience troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR devices

Monitored LAN/WAN network activity utilizing CA/Spectrum monitoring tools

Configuring & managing around 500+ Network & Security Devices that includes Cisco Nexus & Arista

Switches, J uniper M X Series Routers, J uniper SRX Firewalls, A10 Load balancers

Security policy review and configuration in Palo Alto, Cisco ASA firewalls in data center.

Upgraded load balancers from Adware to F5 BigIPv9 which improved functionality and scalability in the

enterprise.

Configured BIG-IP Application Security Manager, Advanced Firewall Manager and BIG-IP DNS,APM,

G T M /LTM, ASM, AFM and HTTPS for the F5 BIG-IP 3900 and 6900 platforms.

Responsible for antivirus solutions on entire network.

Palo Alto style and installation (Application and U RL f iltering, Threat bar, information Filtering)

Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall

logs exploitation varied tools.

Experience with converting WAN routing from EIGRP/OSPF to BGP (OSPF is used for local routing

only) which also involved converting from Point to point circuits to MPLS circuits.

Experience working with migration from 6500 series devices to 4500 Series switches in Campus

deployments at Core, Distribution and Access Layers.

Experience with LAN protocols like STP, RSTP, MST, VTP, VLAN and Port Channel Protocols like

LACP, PAGP

Experience with design and configuring Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) on Cisco N X-OS devices

l ike Nexus 7000.

Implemented Zone primarily based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall

Exposure to wild hearth feature of Palo Alto

Using Wireshark Capture and analyze SIP/SDP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IP Packets

Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500 with ACL, NAT,

Object Groups, Failover, Multi-Contexts

Responsible for layer 2 securities which was implemented using a dedicated V L AN ID for all trunk ports,

setting the user ports to non-trucking, deployed port security when possible for user ports

Enabled STP attack mitigation (BPDU Guard, Root Guard), using MD5 authentication for VTP, disabling

all unused ports and putting them in unused V L AN

Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs over the internet utilizing 3DES, AES/AES-256 with ASA Firewalls.

Regular upgrade and maintenance of Juniper Routers and Firewalls, Nexus 7k,5k & 2k, f5BIG IP, Palo

A lto Firewalls, Bluecoat Proxy and Riverbed Steelhead appliances.

Experience in Checkpoint IDS-IPS, McAfee Antivirus Endpoint Protection Solution EPS

Responsible for managing activities, Upgrading IOS Upgrading hardware and installing new devices,

tuning (Configuration), make standardization for the topology

Installation & configuration of Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 & Blue Coat Proxy

Configured, installed, & managed DHCP, DNS, & WINS servers

Implement and configured VRRP/GLBP (on distro/core switching), HSRP on different location of office

on the switched network and managing the entire multilayer switched network

Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on J uniper M and M X series Routers, J uniper SRX 240, J UNOS

Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU software upgrade in Nexus 7010

Experience in Configuring, upgrading and verifying N X-OS operation system with OSPF, BGP

Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex L AN/WAN infrastructure that include routing

protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP

Provide front end on-call network support 24x7x365 for all network infrastructures in the co-operation

Environment: C isco routers (7200, 3800, 2800) and Cisco switches SD-Wan(6500, 3700, 4900, 2900), F5

( AFM, AP M,GTM/LT M), Nexus (7K, 5K & 2K) Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), A10 A X ADC,

switching protocols (VTP, STP, GLBP, HSRP), Cisco PIX (525, 535), Juniper IDP, ASA (5505, 5510) firewall.

ATOS, Santa Ana, CA

Network Engineer Dec 2013 Mar 2015

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Configured OSPF redistribution and authentication with type 3 LSA filtering and to prevent LSA flooding.

Configured OSPF over frame relay networks for NB MA and point to multipoint strategies.

Implementing traffic engineering on top of an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network

using Frame Relay and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers

Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches

Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls.

Worked on HSRP for load balancing.

Good understanding on W L AN, access points and RF Expertise with tools and processes used in incident

detection and handling

Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing V L ANs,

V xL AN, Port security, Trunking, STP, Inter-Vlan routing, L AN security.

Maintenance of client wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks ( L AN)

Experience in designing data communications and networks utilizing that utilize a mixture of frame relay,

Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for

the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks

Used Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) SDN architecture to reduce operating costs, automate

I T tasks, for greater scalability and visibility in a data center environment

Experience with security assessment tools (NM AP, ISS, Nessus)

Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS on the Cisco 6500 switches

Designed MPLS VPN and QoS for the architecture using Cisco multi-layer switches

Successfully put in Palo Alto PA 3060 firewalls to protects information Center and provided L3support for

routers/switches/firewalls

Configuring Virtual Chassis for Juniper switches EX-4200, Firewalls SRX-210

Ensure that all system in the domain have McAfee Antivirus Protection Installed.

Cisco IOS experience on 3600/7200 class hardware in complex WAN environment and experience on

C isco OS and IOS on CAT6500 in a complex data center environment.

Configuring Palo Altos for inline use and Adding signature attacks on prevention lists.

Auto Tuning Palo Alto Signatures and syncing between the data centers, working onPCIs and managing it

during peak if needed.

Punched lines down in DMarc and monitored network traffic upholding antivirus solution.

Hands on experience installing Sup720 for Cisco 6509-E series and its Gigabit Ethernet port deployment in

the core network

Working on A ruba Wireless L AN Implementation for 11n Infrastructure across the Corporate Network.

Configuring IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP in routers.

Experience in deploying EIGRP/BGP redistribution and the changing the metrics for the primary and

backup paths for the packet prioritization and EIGRP tuning

Experience on a mesh 6500 and 5500 series routes and switches to support the core trading system.

Involved

Manage Cisco Routers and troubleshoot layer1, layer2 and layer3 technologies for customer escalations

Taking Regular backups & testing the backups by restoring in test lab frequently

Responsible for the design, deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting the F5 L oad Balancing

platform configuring, and integrating F5 BIG IP GTM, LTM, APM, ASM

Managing a TACACS server for VPN user authentication and network devices authentication

Handled Corporate and Review Audits from the perspective of IT Security for Network Devices and

Servers under our control

Configuring IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls

Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices.

Installation, Configuration and Administration of ADS, DNS, DHCP and Web proxy(ISA)server

Upgrade Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewall (PIX) IOS using TFTP

Implemented the concept of Route Redistribution between different routing protocols

Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP, STP and configuring on Fast Ethernet

Administered secure console and MG MT access using local and TACACS accounts. Configuration of

VRF, VPC, VX LAN, VTEP on Nexus Series of routers.

Administration of Cisco 11.x and 12.1 versions and higher

Monitored all Cisco equipments using Cisco Works

This includes Artifacts for regular Health Checks, IP and System Integrity, Change management, Problem

management, Logical Access Controls, Network Connectivity, Service Registration and Performance

Management

Installed and configured the Cisco routers 2800 in two different customer locations. It includes

coordinating with Verizon and AT&T in order to bring the serial interface up for T3 link. Also, configuration

includes frame relay, BGP and VPN tunnel on GRE

VLAN Configurations, troubleshooting and Firewall ACLs and Object-Groups configuration and support

Configured IPsec site-to-site VPN connection between Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator and Cisco 3800

Environment: J uniper firewalls 5GT, 208, SSG 5, 140, 550, 550M, NSM, IDS/IPS 6500/3750/3550/3500/2950

switches, Juniper (M320, T640), Juniper, Load balancing, Cisco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, security

assessment tools (NM AP, ISS, Nessus), T AC ACS, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, WLan, MP LS, Ether

Channels.

Hospira, Chicago, IL

Network Security Engineer Sep 2012 Nov

2013

RESPONSIBILITIES

Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing

protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document and

followed the change process as per IT policy It also includes the configuration of port channel between core

switches and server distribution switches

Experience with Juniper routers M7i, M320, M X series platforms Juniper switches EX 4500, EX 4200 &

EX 3200 and Juniper QFX switches.

Router/ Microsoft VPN Server in order to access certain limited network resources from customer locations

Involved in the redistribution into OSPF on the core ASA firewall.

Experience on HSRP for load balancing.

Experience working with Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE) for SDN component to automate the

engineering and operations of multivendor physical and virtual infrastructure

Involved in the removal of EIGRP from all devices and making OSPF the primary routing protocol.

Performed RIP and OSPF routing protocol administration.

Supporting EIGRP and BGP based company network by resolving level 2 & 3 problems of internal teams

and external customers of all locations.

Cisco Secure Access Control Server ( ACS) for Windows to authenticate users that connects to a VPN

3000 Concentrator.

Responsible for turning up BGP peering and customer sessions, as well as debugging BGP routing

problems.

Designing and Implementation of (L AN) V L ANs, VTP, Spanning Tree (STP), Trucking (dot1q and ISL)

and Ether channel.

Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing

protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP

Involved in Configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200,

3800 series and ASR 9k, GSR 12K routers and Cisco 2950, 3500, 5000, 6500 Series switches.

Worked on configuring and installing juniper Security products such as SRX 240h, SRX 650, SSG 5, SSG

500M, ISG 2000

Configured network access servers and routers for A A A Security (RADIUS/ TAC ACS+)

Configured networks using routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP and manipulated routing updates

using route-map, distribute list and administrative distance for on-demand Infrastructure.

Implemented Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) by tuning parameters like preemption.

Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment with resource

allocation to desired Virtual L ANs of network.

Responsible for day to day management of Cisco Devices, Traffic management and monitoring.

Experience in HSRP standby troubleshooting & Experience in configuring & upgrading of Cisco IOS

Installation, Configuration and troubleshooting Cisco switches and Firewall on multi-mode context based

environments

Implemented various OSPF scenarios on networks consisting of 7600 routers.

Configured policy based routing for BGP for complex network systems.

Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN with Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the

customers Site.

Environment: C ISCO routers and switches, Juniper, Access Control Server, V L AN, Trunk Protocols, CISCO

A S A, DHCP, DNS, Spanning tree, Nimsoft.

Sreeven Infocom Limited, Hyderabad, India

Network Engineer Jan 2011 Aug2012

RESPONSIBILITIES

Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, IGRP, RIPv2, EIGRP, Static and default route.

Worked on HSRP for hop redundancy and load balancing.

Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on J uniper Routers and SRX Firewalls

Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATing Configured RSTP, MST and used V TP with

802.1q trunk encapsulation.

Provided port binding, port security and router redundancy through HSRP.

Designed AC Ls, V L ANs, troubleshooting IP addressing issues and taking back up of the configurations on

switches and routers.

Switching related tasks included implementing V L ANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet and

G igabit Ethernet channel between switches.

Experience in Cisco switches and routers: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network

configurations.

Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing L AN/WAN and checking for Security

Assisted in backing up, restoring and upgrading the Router and Switch IOS

Assisted university campus for VOIP network management and troubleshoot

Settings of the networking devices (Cisco Router, switches) co-coordinating with the system/Network

administrator during any major changes and implementation

Routing protocols OSPF, RIP & BGP

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

Configured FTP server for inside/outside users & vendors

Environment: C isco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, TAC ACS, EIGRP, RIP, and Vulnerability Assessment tools

l ike Nessus, Red Hat, Solaris, Juniper VPNs, and SSL.

Squid Design Systems, Hyderabad, India

Network Engineer May 2008 Dec 2010

RESPONSIBILITIES

Configured Routing protocols such as OSPF and policy based routing.

Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router and Configuration of Catalyst switches.

Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various V L AN.

Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol.

Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in multiple areas.

Configured HSRP and V L AN trucking 802.1Q, V L AN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.

Optimized performance of the WAN network consisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring

V L ANs.

Configured BPDU Guard, port-fast, uplink fast and other spanning tree features.

Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco 2500, 2600, 3000, 6500, 7500, 7200 Series routers.

Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.

Involved in migration of ACE 10 and ACE 20 to ACE 30 module.

Implementing NAT solution's on Cisco IOS routers.

Worked on Data Center which has 3800-3900, ASR 1000.

Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive Hubs, Switches.

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

all the network Infrastructure devices including Network Printers and Registers.

Environment: C ISCO routers and switches, Access Control Server, V L AN, Trunk Protocols, CISCO AS A,

D HCP, DNS, Spanning tree, Nimsoft.

EDUCATION

B. TECH (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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