Yusuf Ibrahim, MBA,Ms
CCIE Exam, CCNP,CCVP, CCNA, CNA, MCSE
Tell xxx-xxx-xxxx
Minneapolis. MN USA
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Well respected Data Center / Network Security lead Engineer with 18+ years experience with $ 108 Billion Company; ensured the quality of Software / Hardware of Cisco Nexus and IOS Releases and supported multiple Cisco client organizations using Data center cloud and Classical Ethernet Networks
Objectives
Seeking Senior Network / Security position to lead large communication projects, such as Data center, LAN / WAN network Security, Cisco ISE, Prime and MSE deployment which are highly interactive environments utilizing my knowledge for Cisco Data Center Visualization, Vmware, Dynamic FabricPath(DFA), DCNM, Nexus, N2K, N3K, N5K, N9K(ACI/ Non-ACI mode), LAN/WAN Networks Security setup Cisco ISE, Prime, WLC, Linux kernel, Layer-3 /Layer-2 Adj, MPLS,VPN, 6VPE, Multicast and my hardworking capabilities to achieve the corporate objectives as well as personal growth.
Highlights
Carefully managed Cisco Security Technology arena (Cisco ISE, MSE, Prime, etc ) in XcelEnergy company with regular syncing with the project stakeholders ensure that projects stay on time.
High-level design expertise of Cisco ISE with Wired / Wireless devices with F5 LTM and test plans for enterprise security technologies with Prime / MSE Servers.
Built, developed and conducted trouble shooting for Data Centers, LAN/WAN Networks (Cisco Routers / switches), Virtual Switching, Virtualization, Vmware, UCS / EXSI hosts setup, Wireless, Access Points /controllers, L2 / L3 Network Security resulting in stable IOS and Nexus Releases
Developed /maintained Cisco Nexus Data center switches (N9K,7K,N6K,N5K,2K) in Fabric Path traffic forwarding using CNPR, DFA and DCNM providing more efficient Cisco Data Center Releases
Extended experience for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches ACI Fabric and the Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS), also Nexus 9K in Nexus modes with Vxlan deployment
Gained strong technical knowledge of Cisco Classical Ethernet Routers / Switches, VM Networking, Storage, UCS setup, Security, Voice (Call Manager) setup from designing, implementing and administering, configuration, troubleshooting Routing Protocols and Date Packets connected to Host (Windows, Linux, VM, etc…) network/share resource and setting security parameters, firewalls, etc allowing for expedient and reliable support for Cisco customers
Designed, configured and debugged IP/IPv6 Routing protocols such as: (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, DHCP, NAT, IPSEC, Netflow, QOS, Dot1x, AAA model, Firewalls, Data Encryptions and troubleshot packet in data and backplane switching of Cisco Routers / Switches & Cisco ASR.
Developed, built, and maintained Date Center cloud, Fabric Path (TRILL) data switching packets, Traditional Layer2 Spantree forwarding, Layer 3 Routing Protocols and L2 adjacency, BIG-IP F5 load balance, F5 Firewalls,F5 LTM/GTM, Cisco ACI for SDN Network.
SKILL & COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
Skill/Competency
Experience
Data Center Networking design and deployments
18+Years
WLC, Linux kernel, Layer-3 /Layer-2 Adj, MPLS,VPN, 6VPE, Data Center Visualization, Vmware, Dynamic FabricPath(DFA), DCNM, Nexus environment.
12+Years
IPv4 / IPv6 Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, DHCP, NAT) IPSEC, Netflow, QOS, Dot1x, AAA model, Firewalls, Data Encryption and troubleshot packet in data and backplane switching of Cisco Routers / Switches & Cisco ASR
15+Years
Cisco ISE, Prime and MSE and Wireless
8+Years
Cisco L2/L3 Switches, Nexus, N9K, 7K/5K/2K F5 LTM/GTM, Cisco ACI for SDN Network and Firewall
10+Years
CISCO Nexus / ACI Mode and Nexus Fabric Path
8+Years
EDUCATION
School
Degree (Level & Concentration)
Completed (Yes/No)?
Keller Graduate school of Management, San Jose, CA 2010.
MBA in Network Management
YES
George Washington University, Washington, DC 2009.
Master Degree Project Management
YES
Devry University, San Jose, CA, 2006.
BS in Communications
YES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wells Fargo Bank, Minneapolis, MN Dec 2017- Present
Senior Data Center Network / Security Engineer
Wells Fargo Network Datacenter
Designing,deployment and troubleshooting Data Center Network included security configuration Routing, Routing Protocols, and tuning of Cisco security appliances
Designing and configuration Cisco ASA, GETVPN, VPN (site-to-site, remote access client, IPSec, IKE, tunnel modes, SSL/clientless/AnyConnect, tunnels between firewalls,
Designing, building and troubleshooting Cisco ASR, Nexus (N9K, N7K, N5K, N2K) data center in NXOS / ACI mode, F5L-balance Firewalls (NAT, IPS appliances and tuning alerts)
Network Access Control (NAC) / Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) integration with wired data, wireless infrastructure, and VPN, as well as posture and client provisioning
Working knowledge and troubleshooting of network engineering of local and wide area (LAN/WAN) technologies and MPLS packet switching connected Remote sites
• Troubleshooting of IPv4 / IPv6 networks and their routing protocols, L2 / L3 switching, Packet switching, ISE, Prime and MSE security best practices, etc
Xcel Energy Corporation, Minneapolis, MN Nov 2015 – Nov 2017
Senior Network Security lead Engineer
Xcel Energy Security Design Center
Managing, leading, designing and deploying Cisco Security infrastructure that develops network wireless / wired networks to be authenticated /authorized through Cisco ise with Prime/MSE Security.
High-level design implementation of Cisco ISE with Wired / Wireless devices with F5 LTM and test plans for enterprise security technologies
Delivering expert security device management including, WIFI / ISE (Radius / Tacacs+ Servers) to be authenticated all Devices / Users, monitoring, profiling, patching, and designing Network growth
Enterprise-level design of ISE, Prime, MSE, & L2/ L3 Network configurations and troubleshooting..
Building LAN/ WAN Enterprise level Network, deployment Cisco ISE / Prime on wired /wireless network guest access, Firewalls /VPN setup, ISE profiling and posturing deployment, PxGrid setting
State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
Senior Data Center Network Engineer
Minnesota State Data Center Architecture
Managing, leading State Data Center inlcuded Nexus N2K, N3K, N5K, N6K, N9K (ACI / Non-ACI Mode) / traditional Network infrastructure project to ensure quality, efficiency and dependability.
Designing, configuring and deploying complex Datacenter with classical Ethernet network, Firewalls, load balance Problems and developing corrective action.
Designing and configuring Data center Network, BIG-IP F5 / Load balancer using different types of routing protocols to meet users request for service following design guidelines.
Debugging Security incidents and seeking ways to improve State Network Security and performance, maintaining F5 Firewalls and overall State Network Security.
Avaya, Sanjose, CA Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
Senior Software Engineer
Data Center C-POD Network design Engineer
Manage, Configure, debug and deploy Avaya Collaboration C-Pods, which combines applications, Virtualization and storage (EMC) for end to end solution.
Configuration using Orchestration Manager (COM) in real-time, web-based management tools to debug and troubleshooting for a wide range of network devices
Configure and test using Provisioning Service (VPS) to deploy tenants with different VLANs, ACL and port setting features) and for setting device credentials, roles and permissions
Design, configure and debug Data Center cloud Network traffic with ESXI hosts, using APIs/tools and building C-POD Network
Deployment, UCS, Switch bridgin to forward Layer 2 and Layer 3 Packet.
Cisco, Sanjose, CA Aug 2000 - Oct 2014
Senior Software Engineer
Data Center and Network design architecture
Design, configure and debug Data Center cloud Network traffic with ESXI hosts, using APIs/tools DCNM, DFA Data Server using Nexus N7K, N6K, N5K/ & N2K (Fex), N9K (ACI / Non-ACI mode)
Deployment and support of Nexus Switches, UCS, Fabric Path (Trill) to forward Layer 2 and Layer 3 Packet from Classical Ethernet to Fabric Path mode.
Build customer Data center setup in Cisco by using Nexus Switches such as: N7K, N5K, N6K, N2K and connect EXSI Hosts, using Linux kernel to reproduce and debug Customer issue and configure network/share resource and setting security parameters, firewalls, etc…
Work and debug Hardware /Software Forwarding Table in packet drop with Layer 3 Routing Table with equal / non-equal load balance and Layer 2 adjacency table.
Work MPLS, VPN, 6VPE, VRF-Lite and IPv4 / IPv6 Supported Routing protocol such as: (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, Static etc…) in different Cisco IOS releases on 6500 switch and NEXUS (N7K, N6K,N5K) Releases
Write technical notes, Function Specs, Test Plans for the new features, and plan them executing time, script require and attend bug scrubs.
Set up Call Managers, CM Express, Gateways, users with their Voice Mails / permission and adding call routes with restriction
Design, test and troubleshoot Layer-2 and Layer-3 Network Security on Cisco Switches including Port Security, VACL, RACL, IPSEC, VPN, Dot1x, SSH, Kerberos, NAT and DES/3DES.
IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Traffic PIM Dense/ Sparse Mode, IGMP, CGMP, DVMRP & MLD Snooping
Microsoft Corp, Seattle, WA Nov 1998-Aug 2000
Software Engineer
Window Servers Network Design Engineer
Window 2K Development / Testing; Team, wrote Technical Notes, Test Plans, designed, built and Troubleshot Window 2000 Networks and Datacenter Servers.
W2K Network Layer issues resolution – tested, debugged systems, Network topologies, filed bugs and verifying windows patch fixes by using manual or scripts before released to the customers
Built, Tested and Troubleshot of W2K Active Directory, DHCP/DNS and Backup Servers.
Designed, configured and troubleshot of RAS using PPP authentication CHAP/PAP & PPP multilink.
Worked with software W2K development team to design and maintain the website using MS FrontPage and ASP 3.0 using MS SQL Server 2000 as database for testing
Built, configured and debugged of W2K Data Center Servers and Networks backup.
CTV (Canadian TV Network) Toronto, Canada Aug 1998 – Nov 1998
System Engineer
Network Multicast Video Engineering
Designed and deployed Network services, including creating domains, users, print servers, setting trust relationships between domains, Network Monitoring and Backup Servers Accomplishment
Designed Architecture Network Multicast Video architectural design and implementation of streaming media data acquisition, distribution, and hosting.
Supported and setup MsMail, Outlook, BMail systems and Mail gateway Servers and users
Performed fine network tuning, security and responsible data migration between Novel and windows
Supported over 1400 CTV Network users, using LAN& WAN with different systems.
Professional Development courses and certifications
CERTIFICATIONS:
CCIE Written (Routing & Switching); pursuing Lab
CCNP
CCNA
CCVP
CCNA
CNA Novel
MCSE
Trainings:
Configuration and Troubleshooting of Routers and Switches, IP Packets with Service Line Cards
Network Sniffer a/Analyzer, Network Emulation and Traffic generators
Linux/ Unix administrator
Managing the Enterprise Network Security and CCIE Security
Designing and debugging Wireless and WAN Networks including Controllers and Access Points
VMware and Data Center Virtualization Training certification
Advanced Cisco Router Configuration and CCIE Routing & Switching
W2K/ SQL and Data Server System Administration and Server backup Certification
References:
To be furnished upon request