Sumanth
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Professional Summary:
Sr.Network Engineerwith 8years of IT experience with a focus on designing and developing network &security solutions.
Strong knowledge based in the planning, design, and implementation of Information Systems and Network Technologies.
Experience on layer 3 routing and layer 2 switching.
Experienced in design, installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using Cisco routers/Switches/firewalls.
Experience in Cisco Nexus1k,2k, 5k, 7k & 9k Series, Cisco Catalyst Switch 6500, Cisco Routers 3900
Experience on Juniper junOSusing SRX, MX, EX series Routers/switches/Firewalls
Enterprise Routing experience using protocols RIP v1 & 2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.
Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPSec and GRE Tunneling, VLANs, Ether Channel, Trucking, Port Security, STP and RSTP.
In depth understanding of IPV4 and implementation of Sub netting.
Strong Proficiency in SMB POP IGMP SMTP and TCP/IP protocols
Experience in configuring Site-to-site and remote access VPN solutions.
Serve as lead on configuration and troubleshooting VPN's on all vendor firewall devices.
Experienced in handling and installing Palo Alto Firewalls and juniper SRX firewall.
Network security including NAT/PAT, ACL, VPN Concentrator, IDS/IPS, and ASA/PIX Firewalls.
Experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS)
Configure all Palo Alto Networks Firewall models (PA-2k, PA-3k, PA-5k etc.) as well as a centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large-scale firewall deployments.
Configuring Checkpoint Firewall in IPSO, Secure Platform and GAIA platforms.
Configure ISE 2.1 TC-NAC with AMP and Posture Service and device Sensor for ISE Profiling.
Firewall technologies including general configuration, risk analysis, security policy, rules creation and modification of checkpoint firewall R70, R75 Provider-1/Site Manager-1 .
Experience with cisco ASR 9000/CRS-1 / CRS-3/ NCS 6k for providing in-depth support and consulting services.
In depth knowledge of MPLS (VPLS, VPWS, L2VPN, L3VPN), LDP, RSVP, IS-IS, OSPF, MP-BGP, VRFs and Multicasting.
Experience with Cisco IP Telephony, CUCM (4.X-7.X), Gatekeepers, Voice Gateways, Cisco Unity Connection, CME, Cisco Presence
Deployed Voice over IP Solution for various customers, each with distinct requirements including but not limited to Cisco Communications Manager centralized cluster with remote sites running SRST functionality.
Experience with F5 load balancers – LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.
Manage deployment and testing of code updates for wireless systems, such as WCS, WISM and WLC
Familiar with 802.11 a/b/g and 802.1 Q standards and RF technology
Experienced in troubleshooting various network related problems by using sniffing tools
Experience on Monitoring tools like Wireshark, Solar winds, TCP Dump, Nagios, Open NMS, PRTG, Remedy, OpNet, VMware, Riverbed, SNMPv2, SNMPv3
Experience in designing data communications and networks utilizing that utilize a mixture of frame relay,
A highly organized individual, who adopts a systematic approach to problem solving, effectively analyzes results and implements solutions.
Routing and switching Protocols
RIP, RIP2, PPP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, H323, SIP, MGCP, SCCP, SNMP, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, DHCP, SMTP, ICMP
VLAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing &Multi-Layer Switching, Multicast operations, Layer 3 Switches, Ether channels.
Firewalls and Sniffers:
Cisco PIX, FWSM, ASA, Palo Alto PA-500, PA-2k, PA-3k, PA-5k & PA-7050, Checkpoint R65/R70/R75/R76/R77, SRX210, SRX240OPNET, WIRESHARK, Solar winds, TCP dump, VMware, Nagios, SNMPv2,SNMPv3
WAN Protocols and Technologies
MPLS,HDLC, PPP, ATM, FRAME RELAY, IDSN, Metro Ethernet
IPsec, GRE, NAT/PAT, ACL, IPv4, IPv6
Routers
Cisco 7609, 2600, 2800, 3800, 3640, Cisco 3745, 7200 Series, ASR 9000,CRS-1,CRS-3, Juniper: EX-2200,EX-4200, EX-4500, MX-480, M Series
Switches
Cisco 3500, 5000, 6500 Catalyst Series Cisco 7000, 2000 Nexus Series
Network Equipment
CISCO 2950,3500,4500,6500 series Switches, CISCO 800, 1600, 2500, 2600,3700,3800,7200 series Routers, Cisco wireless access points.
Operating System
Windows XP/7/8, UNIX, Linux
Education:
Holds bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from JNTU
CERTIFICATIONS:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Cisco Certified Network Associate security (CCNA security)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pfizer,Chicago, IL Mar 2015-Aug 2016
Position: Sr. Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
Experience working with market data networks and dealing with clients and deploying network designs
Experience with converting WAN routing from EIGRP/OSPF to BGP 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 NX-OS devices like Nexus 7000
Experience working with High performance data center switch like nexus 7000 series
Experience working with Nexus 7010, 7018, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.
Experience configuring VPC, VDC and ISSU software upgrade in Nexus 7010
Experience in Configuring, upgrading and verifying NX-OS operation system with OSPF, BGP
Experience with convert PIX rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.
Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration across our global networks
Design and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers (MX960) and SRX Firewalls(SRX240)
Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that include routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP
Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500 with ACL, NAT, Object Groups, Failover, Multi-Contexts
Deployed Voice over IP Solution for various customers, each with distinct requirements including but not limited to Cisco Communications Manager centralized cluster with remote sites running SRST functionality
Integrated the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phones (792X series) with Cisco UnifiedCommunications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express using IEEE 802.11 over a Cisco access point.
Experience with video Encoder/Decoder configuration
Experience with compressed and uncompressed digital video and audio standards, especially around H.264 and MPEG-2 technologies
Experience with web streaming platforms (Adobe, Microsoft)
Configure, administer, and document firewall infrastructure, working with Checkpoint/Nokia.
Manage the firewall deployment, rules migrations, and firewall administration.
Responsible for converting existing rule base onto new platforms.
Thoroughly familiar with Checkpoint models, capabilities, and architectures
Managed corporate Checkpoint Firewalls Implementing security rules and mitigating network attacks
Daily responsibilities included design, implementation, support and administration of multiple security products running Checkpoint Provider-1 and VSX, Source Fire, and ISS Real secure.
Deployed Site to Site and Client to Site VPNs utilizing checkpoint Firewalls-1/VPN-1
Fully versed in the syntax of security platforms, and rule verification
Managed the F5 Big-IP GTM/LTM/AFM appliances to include writing I Rules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
Involved in migrating applications from net scalars to F5 Big –IP environment
Developed deployment solutions for network technologies including Optical VoIP VPN SAN switching and routing.
Responsible for layer 2 securities which was implemented using a dedicated VLAN 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 VLAN
Implemented Site-to-Site VPNs over the internet utilizing 3DES, AES/AES-256 with ASA Firewalls
Implemented antivirus and web filtering on Juniper SRX 240 at the web server as well as configuration of F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers and experience working with F5 technologies (LTM, GTM, APM, V9, V10, V11)
Responsible for managing activities, Upgrading IOS – Upgrading hardware and installing new devices, Tuning (Configuration), make standardization for the topology
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
Provide front end on-call network support 24x7x365 for all network infrastructures in the co-operation
Environment: Cisco routers (7200, 3800, 2800) and Cisco switches (6500, 3700, 4900, 2900), Nexus(7K, 5K & 2K) Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), Switching protocols (VTP, STP, GLBP, HSRP), Cisco PIX(525, 535), ASA(5505, 5510) firewall.
TD Bank, Farmington Hills, MI Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
Position: Network Engineer/Security
Responsibilities
Design, and configuring of OSPF, BGP on Juniper Routers and SRX Firewalls.
Configuring IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP in routers.
Configuring RIP, OSPF and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers
Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches
Configuring IPSEC VPN on SRX series firewalls
Configured OSPF redistribution and authentication with type 3 LSA filtering and to prevent LSA flooding.
Configured OSPF over frame relay networks for NBMA and point to multipoint strategies.
Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS, VTP, STP and configuring on Fast Ethernet
VLAN Configurations, troubleshooting and Firewall ACLs and Object-Groups configuration and support
Designed,configured,implemented and supported VoIP Installations.
Provisioned and troubleshoot HLR, VLR, SGSN/GGSN registrations, and IP addressassignment, DHCP services, Domestic/Roaming GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi, Voice Mail and features.
Commissioned wireless voice and data, IP services, Access Point Names (APN), PAPN, security, and GPRS PDP context activation, VPN for medium to large-sized corporate and individual customer..
Gained through understanding of call center environment including call routingalgorithms in ACD system.
Installed and maintained routers and switches in various network configuration supported VLANs, Qos, VoIP and advanced access-Lists.
Experience in deploying EIGRP/BGP redistribution and the changing the metrics for the primary and backup
Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls& Analysis of firewall logs using various tools.
Successfully installed Palo Alto PA-3060 firewalls to protect Data Center and provided L3 support for routers/switches/firewalls
Responsible for setting up the infrastructure environment with majority of Cisco & Palo Alto appliances apart from various other equipment.
Palo Alto design and installation (Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention, Data Filtering).
Configured and maintained IPSEC and SSL VPN's on Palo Alto Firewalls.
Experience on a mesh 6500 and 5500 series routes and switches to support the core trading system.
Experience in designing data communications and networks utilizing that utilize a mixture of frame relay.
Experience on Cisco ASR 9000, CRS-1/3 for providing Depth support and services.
In depth knowledge of cisco ASR 9k, MPLS, IS-IS, OSPF, MP-BGP, VRFs and Multicasting.
In depth knowledge of MPLS control plane protocols (LDP, RSVP, CSPF)
Experience on Multicast in a campus network by using IGMP and CGMP on Catalyst switches
Experience converting Cat OS to Cisco IOS on the Cisco 6500 switches
Configured IGMP snooping on catalyst 5000 and 6000 switches.
Installation, Configuration and Administration of ADS,DNS,DHCP and Web proxy(ISA)server
Worked on HSRP for load balancing.
Managed the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM/AFM appliances to include writing I Rules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs
Maintenance of F5 Load Balancers-6600/6800
Working on the project of F5 LTM and GTM code upgrade project, doing couple of them every week.
Implementing and configuring F5 LTM's for VIP's and Virtual servers as per application and business requirements
Worked oninfoblox, which is a public developer and provider of enterprise network.
Infoblox for Network landscapes for security, virtualization, cloud,SDN.
Bluecoat proxy servers setup, configuration, upgrade and Troubleshooting
Manage Cisco Routers and troubleshoot layer1, layer2 and layer3 technologies for customer escalations
Managed corporate Checkpoint Firewall implementing security rules and mitigating network attacks.
Deployed Site to Site and Client to Site VPNs utilizing Checkpoint Firewall-1/VPN-1
Migrated previous corporate Checkpoint 4.0 Firewall-1/VPN-1 on Windows NT to Nokia IPSO appliance for increased performance and stability
Taking Regular backups & testing the backups by restoring in test lab frequently
Configured IPSec site-to-site VPN connection between Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator and Cisco 3800
Managing a TACACS server for VPN user authentication and network devices authentication
Troubleshooting and installing of CRS, ISR, GSR, ASR9000 and Nexus devices.
Upgrade Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewall (PIX) IOS using TFTP
Monitored all Cisco equipment’s using Cisco Works
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
Environment: Juniper firewalls 5GT, 208, SSG 5, 140, 550, 550M, NSM, IDS/IPS 6500/3750/3550/3500/2950 switches, Juniper (M320, T640), Load balancing, Cisco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, TACACS, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, Ether Channels.
UPS, Ramsey, NJ March 2012 - Sep 2013
Position: Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
Configured Cisco Routers for OSPF, RIPv2, EIGRP, BGP, Static and default route.
Experience in Cisco switches and routers: Physical cabling, IP addressing, Wide Area Network configurations.
Responsible for Internal and external accounts and, managing LAN/WAN and checking for Security
Switching related tasks included implementing VLANS and configuring ISL trunk on Fast-Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet channel between switches.
Set up VLANs and access ports connecting virtual machines using the NX-OS CLI on Cisco Nexus 1000v virtual machine and VMWare vSphere client networking.
Worked on ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls and juniper SRX firewall. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS)
Designed ACLs, VLANs, troubleshooting IP addressing issues and taking back up of the configurations on switches and routers.
Configured, Installed, tested and installed Cisco's enterprise telecommunications system
Installed and maintained VoIP infrastructure components
Worked on HSRP for hop redundancy and load balancing.
Provided port binding, port security and router redundancy through HSRP.
Configured the Cisco router as IP Firewall and for NATConfigured RSTP, MST and used VTP with 802.1q trunk encapsulation.
Designing and installing Wireless network Infrastructure.
Performing regular maintenance of wireless network systems like periodic system testing and software upgrades
Assisted university campus for VOIP network management and troubleshoot
Implementation of name resolution using WINS & DNS in TCP/IP environment
Configured FTP server for inside/outside users & vendors
Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.
Environment:Cisco 7200/3845/3600/2800 routers, TACACS, EIGRP, RIP,, Vulnerability Assessment tools like Nessus, Red Hat, Solaris, Juniper VPN’s, SSL.
Dilytic, Hyderabad, India Dec 2010 - Feb 2012
Position:Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
Configured Routing protocols such as OSPF and policy based routing.
Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol.
Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in multiple areas.
Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 switches with various VLAN.
Configured HSRP and VLAN trucking 802.1Q, VLAN Routing on Catalyst 6500 switches.
Optimized performance of the WAN network consisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500 switches by configuring VLANs.
Configured VLANs with 802.1q tagging. Configured Trunk groups, ether channels, and Spanning tree for creating Access/distribution and core layer switching architecture.
Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router and Configuration of Catalyst switches.
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.
Configured IP access filter policies.
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 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: CISCO routers and switches, Access Control Server, VLAN, Trunk Protocols, CISCO ASA, DHCP, DNS, Spanning tree, Nimsoft.
Etisbew Technology Group, Hyderabad, India April 2008 – November 2010
Network Support Executive
Responsibilities:
Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment)
Provided hardware and software support to corporate users and IT staff
Provided technical support on hardware and software to remote production sites
Help negotiate hardware, software, and circuit contracts for customers
Configure and implement Remote Access Solution: VPN, ISDN dial up, Fractional T1
Configure Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator to allow VPN clients
Redistribution of routing protocols and Frame-Relay configuration
Troubleshoot Windows 2000 Servers and streamlining the user policy.
Managing User accounts using Active Directory
Implementation of TCP/IP & related Services-DHCP/DNS/WINS
Maintained Local Area Network connectivity including switches, routers, wiring closets, and drops to the desktops
Managing Layer 2 switches of Cisco, VLan configuration and assigning ports to specific VLan as per requirement
Configured standard and extended access-lists on network
Implement Cisco IOS Firewall IDS using 2600 series router