Sharat Chandra Thuluva

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SUMMARY

Around 5 Years of IT experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle such as Requirement Analysis, Planning, Design, Development, Testing, and Release of various Enterprise-Wide Software Applications.

Strong knowledge in Cisco Routing, Switching and Security with Cisco hardware/software (heavy Cisco shop) experience.

Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2Kseries, Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.

Configure VRRP, HSRP & GLBP and VLAN Trunking 802.1Q & ISL, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.

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

Responsible for Check Point and Cisco ASA firewall administration across global networks.

Experience in working with datacenter and Virtual Port Channel configuration.

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

Knowledge of JUNOS platform and worked with IOS upgrade of Juniper devices.

Experience with different Network Management Tools and Sniffers like Wireshark (ethereal), HP-Open view, RSA envision and Cisco Works to support 24 x 7 Network Operation Center.

Experience in implementing application security solutions and IPS Signature Analysis.

Excellent problem solver with strong “hands-on” technical knowledge and the ability to work well with diverse teams and individually.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Networking Skills

Skilled in configuring Nexus (7k, 6k, 5k, 2k (FEX), Nexus 1000V), Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, VLANS, Spanning Tree (RPVST+, MST), VTP, Ether Channels, UDLD, MPLS, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, QOS, ACL,IP Prefix-list, NEXUS (FEX, OTV, FHRP, VPC, VDC), WAAS, MPLS VPN, IPSEC, IPV4, IPV6

Security protocols

IKE, IPsec, SSL, AAA, Access-lists, prefix-lists

Software

Microsoft Office Suite, MS SQL Server 2008, HTML

Network management

SNMP, Cisco Works LMS, HP Open view, Solar winds, Ethereal.

Layer 3 Switching

CEF, Multi-Layer Switching, Ether Channel.

Carrier Technologies

MPLS, MPLS-VPN

Redundancy Protocols

HSP, VRRP, GLBP

Operating Systems

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, Nexus OS, Cisco IOS, Sun Solaris 10/9/8, Red Hat EL 5.x, 6.x, 7 and Windows Server, VMware ESX, Solaris, MS Windows server, Mac OS, UNIX

Juniper Routers / Firewall

J2300, J6300, M7i, M10i. SSG-5, SSG-20.

Juniper Switches

EX-3200, EX-4200, Ex-8200

Language

C/C++, basics in Perl and Shell scripting, Power Shell

Tools

HPOVI, HP Service Desk, Remedy, Thousand Eyes, Solar winds, JIRA,Network Vantage, NETQOS, Spectrum, MRTG, Fluke, Solar Winds, ARUBA, CACTI, CISCO Prime, CISCO ISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Network Engineer

Concentrix, Fremont, CA Nov 2016- Present

Responsibilities:

Cisco Routers, Switches, NEXUS box IOS upgrades (with NX-OS and IOS).

Get permanent Remote sites build globally (gathering information from client, Devices Procurement, Network Plan (Design), Rack build, implementation, Documentation).

Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, static routing Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.

Troubleshooting of CISCO routers like ping, trace route and basic issues.

Configuring, testing, troubleshooting multiple vendor device platforms like Cisco routing and switching: Cisco ASR9010, ASR901, ASR903, Catalyst Cisco 7609, 2960.

Experienced in working with BIG-IPEdge Portal and BIG-IPEdge Client.

Joining on all network escalation calls like enterprise level network outages, problem incidents.

Configuring and implementing F5 Big-IP LTM, GTM load balancers to maintain global and local traffic.

Provide comprehensive change control plans when making changes to the network, looping in all stakeholders of the change.

Advance Auto Parts, Roanoke, VA August 2014 - Oct 2016

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Introducing MPLS, DMVPN, PFR in enterprise level in Data Centers & Large remote sites.

As a part of new site implementation configure different routing protocol like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP as per company standards

New Site before coming to production we will make sure all the routers are running with SNMP, SSH, Syslog, AAA, IP Flow, latest Cisco IOS…etc.

Implementing HSRP, VRRP, GLBP redundancy on layer2&Layer 3 level.

Configure Cisco voice over IP (VOIP) phones, and Telephony.

Configure static routes, default routes, Frame Relay.

Set up and troubleshoot secured wireless access points (WAP) and wireless LAN controller (WLC) for broadband internet.

Provided security by using ACL, NAT.

Involved in troubleshooting VLAN, RSTP, &SwitchTrunk issues.

Responsible for troubleshooting network, VPN and firewall problems, specifically Checkpoint GAIA and Cisco ASA.

HP Open View Service Center (HPSC) ticketing system.

Advanced knowledge, design, installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of Checkpoint Firewall.

Network devices adding removing in monitoring tools like Solar winds & Cisco Prime, Cisco ISE.

New Cisco Switches configuration with VLAN’s, VTP and syslog, SMP server and other security features.

Used MIB/OID query to develop customized polling in Solar Winds Orion.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Networking Engineering

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

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