Jishan Jiwani

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SUMMARY:

Cisco Network Engineer with over 8 years of experience IT Network Professional with proven success in Network - Design, Re-designing, Configuring, Troubleshooting, Maintaining Data Centre, LAN / Wide Area Networks.

Results-oriented, high-energy, hands-on professional, with a successful record of accomplishments of assigned Tasks in a Heterogeneous Network running on Windows Environments.

Has extensive knowledge in implementing an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium size Enterprise branch office network.

Expertise in Configuring, Verifying and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco Devices.

Good experience working with Small to Medium size enterprise networks.

Experience in Installing, Configuring and troubleshooting of network devices CISCO Switches (2950, 2960, 4500, and 6500) Cisco Routers (1700, 2601, and 3800).

Extensively worked on Cisco catalyst 6509 and implemented VSS, VDC and VPC on Nexus 5505, 7009 switches.

Proficient in Cisco IOS for configuration & troubleshooting of routing protocols: MP-BGP, OSPF, LDP, EIGRP, RIP, BGP v4, MPLS.

Ability to configure and troubleshoot the network issues using Loopback interfaces while running OSPF or any other routing protocols.

Good knowledge on working with DHCP, DNS and RADIUS configurations on Cisco Router.

Worked on the configuration of bonded and creating Multilink interfaces on Cisco Routers.

Good experience in working with Checkpoint, Cisco ASA Firewall, McAfee IPS/IDS systems.

Has good knowledge of network security protocols such as IPSec, L2TP, and PPTP.

Installation and licensing of all operating system and application VMsoftware.

Experience working with Cisco Application centric infrastructure (ACI) and access control system (ACS) 4.2 server in providing access control platform that implements authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA).

Great exposure to SDN and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies like Cisco ACI.

Worked on HPSM, ITSM ticketing systems, Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500/PIX security appliance, Failover DMZ zoning &configuring VLANs/ routing/ NATing with the firewalls as per the design.

Designed QoS policies for critical applications based on requirements and traffic patterns.

Ability to design, installs, test and maintain a network infrastructure. Capable of design, configure, and properly documenting network deployments through the use of Cisco Guidelines.

Excellent problem solving, troubleshooting, and written documentation skills

Scripting experience with Python.

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

Admirable interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills facilitating the ability to work independently as well as a part of a team

Worked as part of the Technical Support Team by involving in the documentation and training of the end-users, and in solving the network issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Routing Protocol:(BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, IGRP, LDAP, IGMP), Routed protocol TCP/IP, SIP, Multicasting(PIM), 802.1Q.

LAN Protocols: VLAN, PVLAN, VTP, IPX, Inter-VLAN routing, ISL, dot.1q, STP, IS-IS, RSTP, MSTP,

IPVST, LACP, HSRP, GLBP, VPC, VDC, Ethernet, Port security.

WAN Technology: Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, WAAS, PPP, ICMP, WiSM Module in 6509,

X.25, L2VPN, L3VPN, E1/T1/DS1/DS3.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Win XP, Vista and Win 7, Mac OS, Linux, UNIX, Cisco IOS XE, Junos.

Hardware: Experience with computer hardware and software upgrades. Knowledge on Cisco 6500, 2950, 2850, 2600, 2500 switches and routers, Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K & 1K, and Juniper E series, J series and M series. Juniper SRX & VPN, MX- Series Routers .

Networking Services: Server Administration, Network Protocols such as TCP/IP, Ethernet, token ring, routers, switches, multiplexers, microwaves, hubs, network cabling, fibre, firewall, IPS/IDS Sensors, Network security, DHCP, DNS, troubleshooting network connectivity, Routing and Remote Access configuration, VPN configuration, Remote Desktop, LAN/WAN management, Incident Management, Problem management, configuration management.

Network Security: NAT/PAT, Firewall Design(Cisco ASA, ), IPSec/SSL/AnyConnect VPN Configuration, Firewall Load Balancing, IDS/IPS, RADIUS, TACACS+, and Digital Signatures and Encryption, Kerberos, SSL and Web server authentication.

Network Analyzer Tool: SNMP, Wireshark, Tcpdump, dSniff, Fiddler, Solarwinds, syslog

EDUCATION:

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology in (Electronics and Communication Engineering )

Hyderabad, India

WORK EXPERIENCE:

TMX Finance LLC, Dallas, TX

Sr. Network Engineer

Aug-2015 - Present

Responsibilities included installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the corporate network, monitoring network performance using various network tools to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of application and equipment and to provide support for Cisco network.

Responsible for the implementation and level 2/3 support of existing network technologies services and the integration of new network technologies / services.

Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN /WAN infrastructure that includes routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.

Created documents for various platforms including Nexus 7k, ASR1k enabling successful deployment of new devices on the network

Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7k series switch.

Experience with configuring Nexus 5000 Fabric Extender (FEX) which acts as a remote line card (module) for the Nexus 7000. Co-ordinated with McAfee – Found stone ethical hacking/penetration risk assessment test project for understanding present corporate security risks from external and internal threats perspective. Prepare project plan to remediate risks identified from the Found stone report.

Design, configure Bluecoat url content filter, Create corporate Internet filtering policies.

Analysed Risk Assessment for VMware servers to be deployed in DMZ and prepared best practices for the Server, Network configurations.

Provide data analysis and advanced network support for Server Administrators to solve high-end application issues by capturing traces for the traffic between the servers using Sniffer traces.

Creehan & Company, Canonsburg, PA

IT Network Engineer Feb 2014 - Jul 2015

Design, prepare network infrastructure project report and perform technical coordination between Management, vendors and other IT technical engineering groups, supporting new project proposals, installation, and modification through change management.

Monitored new built infrastructure for LAN and Data Centre expansion and transition projects.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco 6500 series routers and switches. Provide switching and routing support for the Data Centre LAN using VLAN, STP, VTP, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco 11500 Series Content Services Switch and thus enable Load Balancing between cluster servers.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot advanced Cisco NEXUS 5020 series switches and thus associate Cisco NEXUS 2000 Series Fabric Extenders for Server switch port connections.

Configure firewall rules for the DMZ using Cisco ASA 5500, Checkpoint Firewall, and Juniper SSG.

Provide data analysis and advanced network support for Server Administrators to solve high-end application issues by capturing traces for the traffic between the servers using Sniffer traces.

CVS Pharmacy, Providence, RI

Network Specialist

Aug 2013- Jan 2014

Maintained high level of network infrastructure SLA on production systems and anticipating future requirements, current trends, industry best practices to assure current and future satisfaction.

Provide Level 3 support and troubleshoot Cisco 6500 series routers and switches. Provide switching and routing support for the Data Centre LAN using STP, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.

Provide switch port support for Server’s production, cbi, rilo interfaces and assign them appropriate VLAN, VMware server’s trunk switch ports, CBI server’s port channels.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco 11500 Series Content Services Switch and thus enable Load Balancing between cluster servers.

Provide support to DMZ Checkpoint Firewall and PCI Cisco ASA 5500, Cisco FWSM.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot advanced Cisco NEXUS 5020 series switches and thus associate Cisco NEXUS 2000 Series Fabric Extenders for Server switch port connections.

Provide analysis and advanced network support for Server Administrators to solve high end server issues by capturing Sniffer Traces for the network traffic between the servers.

NetApp, Sunnyvale, CA

Network Engineer

Jan 2012- Jul 2013

Perform daily maintenance, troubleshooting, configuration, and installation of all network components.

Configuration of CISCO Routers (3600, 4000 Series) and 3550, 4500 series switches.

TCP/IP network planning, Implementation and Management with subnets.

Experience with migrating from OSPF to BGP WAN Routing protocol.

Support ongoing efforts in defining best practice policies for Juniper product applications used by Customer.

Experience with setting up MPLS Layer3 VPN cloud in data centre. Experience in communicating with different customers, IT teams in gathering the details for the project.

Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs..

Preparing Client Machines for users with Operating Systems, Software, antivirus and required utilities and mailing clients etc.

Google India Global Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India

NOC Engineer

Jul 2008 - Dec 2011

Troubleshooting and diagnosis of network problems using IP tools like Ping, Trace route.

Providing technical assistance to LAN/WAN management and complex customer issues.

Troubleshot Cisco hardware: Inspected devices, Read device LEDs, loose connections, interior IOS upgrade, switch port configuration, port monitoring, watch over Flooding Control/Network port.

Assist the certification team and perform configuration of LAN/WAN technologies such as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet

Supported nationwide LAN infrastructure consisting of Cisco 4510 and catalyst 6513.

Configured Cisco Routers 2600 series using RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP.

Configured Cisco Switches 2900.

IT SKILLS

Working and handling monitoring tools/platforms like Wireshark, Net cool, XNG, MDM etc.

CCNA R&S certified(Active).

CCNP R&S certified(Active).

Basics of HTML, CSS, voice and data protocols.

Routing Protocols: RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP

LAN: VLANS, VTP, STP, RSTP, IP Access List, and NAT/PAT

WAN: Frame Relay, PPP and HDLC

Knowledge about networks function, network components and their functions, and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model

Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal numbering

Switching operations and theory

Host-to-Host packet delivery process

TCP/IP network addressing and routing

IP Sub netting

Providing Local Area (LAN), Wide Area (WAN), and remote access services

Advanced network theory, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Intranets and extranets, and wireless networking

Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS)

Initial configuration of Cisco Catalyst Switches and Routers

Network discovery and management using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), telnet, and Trivial FTP (TFTP)

Interconnect networks using TCP/IP

Knowledge in the dangers of redundant switching

Spanning Tree

Concepts of VLANs and trunking.

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