SANTHOSH

732-***-****

acz2mf@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

9+ years of experience in routing, switching, implementation and troubleshooting of complex network systems.

Strong hands on experience in installing(rack and stack), configuring, CSM and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500,1800 series Routers and Juniper J series j230,

M 320 and MX960 routers, with Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K series and Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3921,3750, 2950, 3500XL,and Cisco ASR9k series switches.

Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting of routing protocols RIP v1/v2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.

Worked on network topologies and configurations, TCP/IP, UDP, Frame Relay, Token ring, ATM, bridges, routers, hubs and Switches.

Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, VLAN, Ether Channel, STP and RSTP.

Network

including NAT/PAT, ACL, IDS/IPS, Palo Alto firewalls and ASA/PIX Firewalls.

Strong work experience with the following technologies MPLS, VPN, WLAN and Multicast.

Well Experienced in configuring protocols HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, PAP, CHAP, and SNMP.

Good Understanding of Multiple Contexts in ASA firewalls and implemented different failover mechanisms among ASA firewalls.

Experience in Network Management Tools and sniffers like SNMP, HP-Open view, NetScout,Wireshark and Cisco works to support 24 x 7 Network Operation Center.

Experience in physical cabling, IP addressing and subnetting with VLSM, configuring and supporting TCP/IP, DNS, installing and configuring proxies.

Implemented traffic filters using Standard and Extended access-lists, Distribute-Lists, and Route Maps.

Configured Cisco routers/switches for VOIP including quality of service (QOS) guarantee of voice and data integrity.

Experience in testing Cisco routers and switches in laboratory scenarios and then deploy them on site for production.

Experience in Cisco ACS 4.x and 5.x, CSM, ACE and F5 GSLB load balancers.

Exceptional skills in IPV4 Subnetting.

Experience in configuring devices for traffic analyzing.

Hands on experience on Up-gradation of Cisco IOS & Firmware of different Cisco devices & modules.

Provides technical leadership for problem escalation and resolution.

Highly motivated with the ability to work independently or as an integral part of a team and Committed to highest levels of professional.

Professional Certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Technical Skills

Network Hardware: Cisco Routers (1800, 2600, 3600, 7200 and 7600) Juniper J series, M 320 And MX960, Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K & 1K, Cisco L2 & L3, Switches (3921,3560, 3750, 4500, 4900 & 6500), Cisco Firewall

LAN Technologies : VLAN, VTP, Inter-Vlan routing, STP, RSTP, PVST, 802.1x

WAN Technologies : Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, ATM, MPLS, Channel & Leased lines

Network Securities : NAT/PAT, VPN, Filtering, Load Balancing, IDS/IPS, IPSec, ACL

Routing Protocols : RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, HSRP, IPv6

Routed Protocols : TCP/IP, IPX/SPX

Infrastructure Services : DHCP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, TFTP,

Network Managements : SNMP, SSH, Telnet, ICMP

Operating Systems : Windows Vista/XP/NT/2003, MS DOS, UNIX, Linux

Comm. Protocols : ARP, Wi-Fi, CDMA, 3G

Packages : Visual Studio 2008, OPNET, MATLAB, CAD, Flash, Dream weaver.

Languages/ Tools : C, C++, Assembly 8085 and 8951/2, MIPS, CAD, VBScript

Professional Experience:

Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City, UT Jan ’15 – Current

Network Engineer

Experience with Supporting both Network and Security infrastructure in data center environment and Campus environment, which involved with devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.

Experience with moving data center from one location to another location, from Cisco 6500 based data center to both Cisco 6500 & Nexus based data center.

Strong hands on experience on PIX (506, 515, 525, 535), ASA (5505/5510) Firewalls.

Implemented security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL,VOIP, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA(TACACS+ & RADIUS).

Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment with resource allocation to desired Virtual LANs of network.

Experience in adding firewall rules, Network address Translation and also in creating multiple security contexts (virtual firewalls).

Gathering details from customers and providing best security infrastructure solutions with F5 load balancers, Check Point/Netscreen firewalls and Blue Coat proxies.

Implemented firewall standardization process based on risk-based prioritization, compliance to technical security requirements and PCI regulations.

Configuration and Administration of Palo Alto Networks Firewall to manage large scale Firewall deployments.

Upgraded IOS on various Cisco ASA 555*-****-**** firewalls, Routers and Switches.

Working with MPLS Designs from the PE to CE and also configuring VRF on PE routers

Configuring RIP, OSPF, EIGRP BGP, MPLS, QOS, ATM and Frame Relay.

Involved in design and implementation of Data Center Migration, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks.

Worked on F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability.

Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution.Migration Checkpoint and Cisco ASA

Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASA/ISA, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS and

Juniper Netscreen firewalls.

Test patches and fixes to operating software's on Firewalls, Routers, switches and SSL/VPN Appliances to ensure that they are implemented and functioning correctly on the live network.

Zebra Technologies, Lincolnshire, IL May ’15 – Dec ‘15

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Involved in Configuring and implementing of Composite Network models consists of Cisco7600, 7200, 3800 series routers and Cisco 2950, 3921, 3750, 3500, 5000, 6500 and NCS 6000 Series switches.

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.

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.

Implementing traffic engineering on top of an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network using Frame Relay and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

Worked on Juniper J series j230, M 320 and MX960 routers and EX 3200 series switch.

Strong Knowledge in working with F5 Load Balancers and their Implementation in various Networks.

Handled Load Balancing using F5 Networks – LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the

corporate applications and their availability.

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

Implemented various OSPF scenarios on networks consisting of 7600 routers and VOIP.

Configured Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN with Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the customer’s Site.

Designed and configured OSPF, BGP on Juniper routers and SRX firewalls.

Worked with NetQoS for performance management

Tuned BGP internal and external peers with manipulation of attributes such as metric, origin and local preference.

Configuring, Installing and troubleshooting on Check Point Devices.

Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment and infoblox with resource allocation to desired Virtual LANs of network.

Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASR 9K, 5500, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS, Palo Alto firewalls and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.

Experience with Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) over optical fiber.

AT&T, Bridgeton, MO June ’13 – Apr’15

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Installing, configuring, troubleshooting and managing Cisco Switches, Routers, firewalls as a part of network support team.

Configured and troubleshooting BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, MPLS WAN, QoS and Route Maps.

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

Worked on MPLS enabled backbone.

Created standard access lists to allow SNMP, NTP and logging servers.

Experience in working with creation of Access lists (ACL) & Network Address Translation (NAT) for allowing or blocking certain traffic for EBGP/IBGP peers.

Configure VRRP & GLBP and VLAN Trunking802.1Q & ISL, STP, Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.

Deployed LTMs and GTMs in DMZ environments with FIPS solutions.

Design and Implement DMZ for FTP, Web and Mail Servers with CISCO PIX 506, PIX515.

Building the VPN tunnel and VPN encryption.

Used load balance applications based on F5 LTM 5250v.

Daily monitoring of network traffic using sniffers (wireshark) and access logs to troubleshoot and identity network issues.

Designed and implemented DMZ for Web servers, Mail servers & FTP Servers using Cisco ASA 5500 Firewalls.

Network security skills include Telnet, SDM, NAT/PAT, ACLs, AAA, ASA and ISA firewall.

Troubleshoot and hands on experience on security related issues on Checkpoint IDS/IPS.

Collecting information of Network infrastructure, packet capturing, network monitoring using SNMP tools Solar-winds.

Created Visio Documentation to give complete picture of network design for each building.

Keeping track record of customer network at NOC 24 X 7.

Harley-Davidson, Milwaukee, WI September’12 – May ’13

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based routing.

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

Configuration 7609, 7606 with OSPF and catalyst 6505, 4500, 3550 and Nexus switches with various VLAN

Experience deploying F5 Load Balancers for load balancing and traffic management of business application

Worked with Configuration, upgradation and troubleshooting of ASA firewalls like 5520/5550/5580.

Responsibilities include designing and developing new back-end services, maintaining and expanding our AWS infrastructure, and providing mentorship to others on my team.

Implementing traffic engineering on top of an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network using Frame Relay and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

Troubleshoot and Worked with Security issues related to Cisco ASA/PIX, Checkpoint, IDS/IPS, Palo Alto firewalls and Juniper Netscreen firewalls.

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

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

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 customer’s site.

Worked with Load balancer 5 for configuring and maintain local traffic manager(LTM) and Global Traffic Manager(GTM)

Negotiate VPN tunnels using IPsec encryption standards and also configured and implemented site-to-site VPN, Remote VPN.

Worked with NetQoS for performance management.

Tuned BGP internal and external peers with manipulation of attributes such as metric, origin and local preference.

Worked on FTP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP servers in windows server-client environment with resource allocation to desired Virtual LANs of network.

Installed, configured and set security policies on cisco and checkpoint firewalls, VPN

Analyzed and tested network protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP) using Wireshark tool.

Hannaford, Portland, ME January ’11 – August ’12

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Working on Network design and support, implementation related internal projects for establishing connectivity between the various field offices and data centers.

Ensure Network, Cloud Computing system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrade.

Supporting EIGRP and BGP based network by resolving level 2 &3 problems of internal teams & external customers of all locations.

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

Configuring HSRP between the 3845 router pairs for Gateway redundancy for the client desktops.

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

Configuring STP for switching loop prevention and VLANs for data and voice along with Configuring port security for users connecting to the switches.

Interface at the appropriate technical level to assist with the definition, design, test, and support of VOIP based services offered over various data networks.

Administer and troubleshoot Cisco ASR 9K,5500,ACS 4.x and 5.x, CSM, ACE and load-balancers F5.

Worked on intrusion detection, routers, firewalls, VPNs and DMZ for network security.

Worked on commissioning and decommissioning of the MPLS circuits for various field offices.

Completed service requests (i.e. – IP readdressing, bandwidth upgrades, IOS/platform upgrades, and etc)

Worked on a broad range of topics such as routing and switching, planning and implementation, large-scale high-visibility outages, change management coordination, proactive monitoring and maintenance, disaster recovery exercises, and core network repairs.

Supported IP QOS and COS implementations in the WAN network

Performed route redistribution between different routing protocols.

Lab Implementation of multiple security contexts in ASA firewalls and Checkpoints configures redundancy (Active-Active failover and active-standby failover) among them.

Involved in L2/L3 Switching Technology Administration including creating and managing VLANs, Port security, Trunking, STP, InterVlan routing, LAN security.

Network Cabling, dressing, labeling and troubleshooting various network drops onsite.

Bank of America, NYC October’09 – November’10

Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

Assisted in troubleshooting LAN connectivity and hardware issues in the network of 100 hosts.

Studied and analyzed client requirements to provide solutions for network design, configuration, administration, check-point and security.

Involved in troubleshooting IP addressing issues and Updating IOS images using TFTP.

Architect/Design provider based VOIP solutions based upon soft switch platform.

Maintained redundancy on Cisco 2600, 2800 and 3600 router with HSRP.

Design, implement, and troubleshoot Cisco ACS 4.x and 5.x, CSM and ACE issues for Advance Services.

Performed RIP & OSPF routing protocol administration.

Troubleshoot problems on a day to day basis & provide solutions that would fix the problems within their Network.

Monitor the operability and reliability of the network.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting of connectivity problems using Ping, Trace route.

Managed the IP address space using subnets and variable length subnet masks (VLSM).

Took part as senior programmer in the project's development as well as maintenance phase.

Daily responsibilities included monitoring remote site using network management tools,NetScout assisted in design guidance for infrastructure upgrade & help LAN administrator with backbone connection and connectivity issues

Other responsibilities included documentation and support other teams.

VSoft Corporation, India May ’07 – June ’09

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

Provided support and troubleshooting network related problems Monitored network systems operations and conducted systems performance evaluations and system diagnostics

Proactive monitoring of the health and status of the production network, servers and applications using appropriate tools

Ensured that every issue received is promptly tracked, controlled and escalated (if needed).

Create, log troubleshoot notes and maintain outage notification logs and follow documented escalation procedure where appropriate.

Assist network employees in troubleshooting the issues.

Handled the development of code in the C and C++ programming languages for various projects assigned to me.

Maintain documentation of processes, procedures, troubleshooting guides and change management logs.

Monitored network devices like routers, servers, switches, Cisco PIX Firewall and Firewalls using HP open view network node manager (NNM).

Extensive knowledge on Network Monitoring tools such Tivoli as HP Openview, IBM, and Cisco Works.

Worked on Packet Analysis tools like Ethereal, Wire shark.

Academics

Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science.

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