Oluwakayode ‘Paul’ Joseph

Phone: 903-***-**** Email: ad2slh@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Cisco Certified Network Professional with almost 13 years of experience, seeking to contribute and grow with a dynamic, progressive and innovative organization.

Talented and knowledgeable professional, responsible for setting up the network of multiple international satellite offices

Proven successes in the administration of multi-site WAN/LAN networks

Expert in configuring and maintaining Cisco routers, switches, NEXUS, and firewalls (IOS and NX-OS)

Installation, deployment, Analysis and troubleshooting of Firewall Technologies i.e. Firepower, Fortinet, Palo - alto, Cisco ASA, F5 (LTM)

Firepower, Cisco ASA, Fortinet and Palo Alto installation, upgrade, Monitoring and patch management

Migrate, Upgrade and Patch Management of Cisco ASA, Firepower, Palo alto and Fortinet Firewalls

Setup site-to-site IPSEC VPN tunnel and Remote VPN (SSL) within and across platforms like Firepower, Cisco ASA, Palo alto and FortiGate Firewalls and Cisco Router devices

ASA, Firepower, Palo alto and FortiGate for HA and fail-over for network reliability.

Expert in setting up VPN for multiple clients

AnyConnect and Global Protect setup for remote users.

Experienced in the implementation of Internet Peering

Experienced implementing a variety of Layer 2 and Layer 3 carrier-based Ethernet services.

Ability to provide configuration and troubleshooting skills for data networks including LAN, WAN, WLAN and Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access controllers, and others

Ability to operate Layer 2 protocols such as VTP, STP, RSTP, PVSTP+, MST and other VLAN troubleshooting issues

Ability to configure STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing

Design and Implemented DMZ Network in a large-scale environment.

Ability to configure ASA Firewall for multiple clients

Ability to configure Palo Alto Firewall for multiple clients

Managed and Administered A10 load balancer & F5 Load balancer

Experience in configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, RIPv2, OSPF protocols

F5 Load Balancer Setup VIPs, Pools, Nodes, Health Monitor and Policy

Firewall [Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, Firepower and Sony .

Captured packets in customer data center or enterprise environment to ensure fault/down time are promptly resolved Sniffer and Wireshark

Comprehensive experience in planning, designing, implementing, configuring, troubleshooting, and managing of data networks, and network security including network security operations, network security monitoring, product deployment, and support for firewall products

Technical Skills:

Technology Snapshot: Cisco Routers Configuration and Design Cisco Switches Configuration and Design Protocols: RIP OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, STP, VTP,MPLS, TCP/IP, CDP, DNS, DHCP, Telnet L2 and L3 VLAN and Trunking DMVPN,GRE Tunnel ASA Firewalls OSI Layer 1-7 Model LAN and WAN Technology Spectrum Nimsoft PRTG SMART Clarify OpenView Remedy Microsoft Office Suite TrueView-Gigamon Firemon ACS Raritan LogRhythm F5 Load Balancer A10 Load balancer Palo Alto Network. Firepower-FTD

Education & Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing & Switching Active

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing & Switching Active

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security Active

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security Active

Cisco Certified Network Internetwork Expert (CCIE Written Active

Cisco Certified Network Internetwork Expert (CCIE Lab in Progress) Active

Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Exam - PAN-OS Palo Alto

F5 Load Balancer Certified

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)

Bachelor’s (BS) degree in Real Estate Management, Moshood Abiola University

Fortinet NSE4 Certified

Professional Experience

CultureTech. RBC Bank (Contractor) Nov 2022 – Present

Consultant - Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Maintained and administered Palo Alto Firewalls

Maintained and administered Cisco wide area routers

Maintained and administered Cisco Nexus Core Network and NXOS Catalyst access/edge Network

Maintained and administered F5 load balancers

Maintained and administered FortiGate Firewalls

Maintained and administered Firepower Firewalls

Maintained and administered A10 load balancers

Utilize Fortimanager, FortiClient and Forti Analyzer to maintain and optimize FortiGate firewalls.

Manage Palo alto, Firepower, Cisco ASA and Fortinet policy and network

Back up, Restore and upgrade of Firepower and FortiGate firewall appliances

Migrate ASA to Firepower, FortiGate and Palo Alto firewall

Design diagram for project as needed.

A10 Load Balancer setup and support.

FMC-Firepower Management Center support

Panorama

DNA center support for Network devices upgrades

IBM Qradar. Manage Risks and Vulnerabilities.

Silverpeak Orchestrator

Hardware Upgrade deployment

Beacon Hill. Wells Fargo Dec 2021 – Nov 2022

Consultant - Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Utilize Fortimanager, FortiClient and FortiAnalyzer to maintain and optimize FortiGate firewalls.

Manage Palo alto, Firepower, Cisco ASA and Fortinet policy and network

Back up, Restore and upgrade of Firepower and FortiGate firewall appliances

Migrate ASA to Firepower, FortiGate and Palo Alto firewall

Setup FortiManager to manage Fortinet firewalls

Design diagram for this project as needed

A10 Load Balancer setup and support.

FMC-Firepower Management Center support

Panorama

DNA center support for Network devices upgrades

IBM Qradar. Manage Risks and Vulnerabilities.

Silverpeak Orchestrator

Hardware Upgrade deployement

MNJ Technologies. Jan 2020 – Nov 2021

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for leading design, engineering and certification of Internet Hosting and Application Services network components

Configure and administer security rules and policies to permit and/or deny user traffics based on company. security policy with F5 BIGIP, FortiGate 1500D, Firepower, Cisco ASA, and Palo alto firewalls

Configure Firepower and FortiGate firewall to authenticate users based on user identity, user group, session and PC-User Authentication

Configure IPSEC and SSL VPN with Palo-alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Firepower and Router

Perform WAN and LAN IP network service infrastructure design and engineering; service prototyping and laboratory experimentation

Formulate detailed network topology layout and traffic flow

Provide daily support on Incidents, problems, tasks and changes in support of network security, including interfacing with customers

Address any vulnerability threats, and security findings

Perform the installation and testing of new software releases and fine tunes existing systems

Provide ongoing maintenance for network hardware/software, appliances and vendor coordination

Maintain and develop documentation of guidelines and standards for specific technologies

Monitor performance levels and trends throughout the Bank of America network to determine quality of service for the entire infrastructure

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot networking solutions for an enterprise class firm, including support ticket handling, change management, ServiceNow, Clarify ticketing system.

5+ years of computer and network routing and switching experience at an enterprise level.

oStrong understanding of fundamental and network concepts (operating systems, LAN, WAN, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, ports, etc.)

Hands on experience with ServiceNow, resolving Network related tickets.

Experience with Microsoft and Unix-based operating systems

Troubleshoot and support Cisco routers and switches including Cisco Nexus, F5 Networks LTM, Cisco ISE, IPsec VPN, Cisco wireless network platforms, Palo Alto and Cisco Firewalls, Bluecoat Proxies, Infoblox, DHCP, DNS IPAM and other platforms usually found in enterprise environments.

10+ years of experience and working knowledge in designing, deploying, security, and maintaining LAN/WLAN/WAN infrastructures.

Routing and networking protocols, including BGP, CDP, CLNS, VRRP(-E), HSRP, IGRP, EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS, NAT, OSPF, QoS, RIP, DNS, TCP/UDP, IP, and others

Strong security and remote connectivity background with knowledge of and utilizing Next Generation Firewalls, VPNs, IPSEC, SSL, IPS, IDS, ASA’s, Concentrators, and others

Proficient use of packet analyzers, network assessment tools

Configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco routers, switches, ASAs and concentrators

Experience setting up unified threat management services on firewall devices, preferably Cisco SonicWALL and Palo Alto

Insight Global (Wells Fargo) July 2018 – Jan 2020

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for leading design, engineering and certification of Internet Hosting and Application Services network components

Perform WAN and LAN IP network service infrastructure design and engineering; service prototyping and laboratory experimentation

Formulate detailed network topology layout and traffic flow

Data Center Implementation with Design and Test Plan

DMZ implementation and configuration setup

Responsible for determining and certifying selected network technologies

Provide tiered support including working with the client organizations to analyze technical problems and recommend solutions

Switch upgrades from 2960s, 3750s, to 9300 series and securely expunging configurations from old switches with accurate documentations

Skilled with Stack cablings and Power stacking Cablings on 9000 series Switches.

Securely Scrubbing old switches configuration for security purpose

Deleting Old Hardware setup from HPNA and pushing new Hardware into Production.

Implement VLANS between different departments and connected them using trunk

Experience in HSRP standby troubleshooting & Experience in configuring & upgrading of Cisco IOS on 1800, 1900, 2900,2800, 2500,2950,4500, 3900, 7500, 3850, 7200, 3750, 2350, 4000, 2960, 3560, 6509,9000 series

Deploy and Configure Palo Alto Firewall into production.PA 200,500,2050,3000 series

and 5000 series

Experience in designing and troubleshooting of complex BGP and OSPF routing problems

F5 Load Balancer setup Adding web servers, LTM Nodes, Pools and members, static and dynamic Load Balancing, destination NAT, iRules, exporting QKView files for Troubleshooting

MedSynergies Irving, TX June 2015 – June 2018 (Temporary Assignment)

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Provided configuration and troubleshooting skills for data networks including LAN, WAN, WLAN and, Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access controllers, and other network infrastructure devices as well as Cisco voice and collaboration products

Configured and maintained Cisco routers, switches, NEXUS, and firewalls (IOS and NX-OS) 2Ks,5Ks,7Ks and 9Ks

Utilize FortiManager, FortiClient and FortiAnalyzer to maintain and optimize FortiGate firewalls. FortiGate site to site VPN with other vendor firewalls.

Manage Palo alto, Firepower, Cisco ASA and Fortinet policy and network

Configure and administer security rules and policies to permit and/or deny user traffics based on company. security policy with F5 BIGIP, FortiGate 1500D, Firepower, Cisco ASA, and Palo alto firewalls

Spearheaded the Core Switch Migration Project from WS-C6506-E to 6513

Configured switches from scratch to production environment

Configured STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing

Experienced in configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, RIPv2, OSPF protocols.

Configured routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, Route redistribution between OSPF and EIGRP

Evaluated, analyzed & implemented firewall policies to meet business requirements

Monitored traffic and access logs in order to troubleshoot network access issues

Configured and implemented Site-Site VPN connection

Troubleshot and configured PAN firewall for Security Policies, Site to Site IPsec VPN, Zones protection profiles, URL Filtering, PAN upgrade, Vulnerability and Spyware Protection, File Blocking and as well pushing configuration from Panorama

Configured access-list, NAT, Object grouping on ASA 5505, 5510, 5545

Setup policies on PAN firewall and assisted in Troubleshooting for multiple locations

Setup VPN connection between Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls

Configured and troubleshot DMVPN for multiple Locations both local and abroad.

Migrated Cisco ASA environment to Palo Alto firewall

Migrated SonicWall Firewall to FortiGate firewall and also managing and administering it

Policy changes and Troubleshooting the FortiGate firewalls through FortiView and Forti manager

F5 Load Balancer setup Adding web servers, LTM Nodes, Pools and members, static and dynamic Load Balancing, destination NAT,iRules, exporting QKView files for Troubleshooting

Configured F5 for Test, QA and Production environment

Setup F5 for Test and Production environment

A10 Load balancer configuration Stage and Production environment. Adding SLB Virtual Servers, Virtual Service, Service Group, Servers. Setup Virtual service Templates, Health monitor, aflex rule. Removed weak ciphers and Added strong ciphers for Grade B ratings from www.ssllabs.com On all Websites

Troubleshot and configure PAN firewall for Security Policies, Site to Site IPsec VPN, Zones protection profiles, URL Filtering, PAN upgrade, Vulnerability and Spyware Protection, File Blocking and as well pushing configuration from Panorama

Firewall Migration of different Vendors in Production environment. ASA to Firepower, ASA to Palo Alto

Policy Implementation on Firepower,Palo Alto, ASA firewalls

Presidio Inc. Lewisville, TX January 2014 – June 2015

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Maintained a thorough understanding of the basics behind the Internet and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, etc.)

Configured and setup Cisco Firewalls, VPN Concentrators and Security appliances for access to vital business applications environments

Designed, setup and configured complex wireless networking that supports open or secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications

Maintained a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking

Assisted in the design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes, DNS, WINS, Ether Channel (Bonding), etc

Managed assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives

Established networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standard

Maximized network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimization

Undertook data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources

Secured network system by establishing and enforcing policies, and defined and monitored access

Supported and administered firewall environments in line with IT security policy

Reported network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information and managing projects

Remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation;

Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations

Manage Clients Firewalls such as Firepower, Palo Alto, FortiGate and ASA for system upgrades, remote clients VPN, NAT polices, access-list polices and many more

Site to Site VPN setup of Palo Alto Firewalls, FortiGate, Firepower and Cisco ASA.

Managing and administering Security Profile on NGFW such as FortiGate firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls and Firepower Firewalls. Web-Filtering, data Filtering control, and many other profiles that are categorized in industry standard.

SDWAN setup on FortiGate firewalls

CompuCom, Dallas, TX September 2012 – December 2013

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Maintained and administered Palo Alto Firewalls

Maintained and administered Cisco wide area routers

Maintained and administered Cisco Nexus Core Network and 6500/Catalyst access/edge Network

Maintained and administered F5 load balancers

Maintained and administered FortiGate Firewalls

Maintained and administered Firepower Firewalls

Maintained and administered A10 load balancers

Maintained and administered Data Center power and cooling systems

Assisted in the delivery of all Unified Communication and Network Infrastructure projects

Supported of local and long-distance carrier circuits, configuration, Quality of Service and routing

Monitored overall network performance, identifying poor quality lines, underutilized circuits, cost reduction initiatives, upgrade needs and service improvement opportunities

Maintained current documentation for all voice and data network systems using standard templates including cable systems, equipment inventory, spares, and floor plans

Communicated frequently and effectively with all levels of internal customers; continuously applies quality improvement methodologies to improve these work processes

Analyzed user-generated trouble tickets to determine cause of reported problems and take appropriate action for resolution

Assisted in the support, management and day to day operations of the corporate firewall and network infrastructure, including 24x7 on-call support

Executed hardware and software life-cycle management policies and procedures as it relates to the voice and data Network to meet business needs

Deployed a robust, stable, and manageable LAN/WAN/DMZ for the network

Managed projects from inception to completion

Configured and supported switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls

Provided 1st/2nd level support for network escalations

Monitored and responded to event dashboards

MTN Service Provider (Lagos, Nigeria) February 2008 to November 2011

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

Directed the installation and maintenance of PC applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, print drivers, and network settings

Ensured timely and accurate integration of systems and provided education to teams on the proper usage of programs

Launched and maintained network operations; assembled computer and network hardware, supported clients and network engineers, and escalated issues as necessary

Identified, troubleshot, diagnosed, and resolved hardware or software issues while achieving minimal system downtime

Coordinated and led the upgrades of PC and network hardware and software components, including LAN and WAN technologies

Proven successes in the administration of multi-site WAN/LAN networks

Expert in configuring and maintaining Cisco routers, switches, NEXUS, and firewalls (IOS and NX-OS)

Expert in setting up VPN for multiple clients

Ability to provide configuration and troubleshooting skills for data networks including LAN, WAN, WLAN and Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access controllers, and other network infrastructure devices

Ability to operate Layer 2 protocols such as VTP, STP, RSTP, PVSTP+, MST and other VLAN troubleshooting issues

Ability to configure STP for loop prevention and VTP for Inter-VLAN Routing

Ability to configure ASA Firewall for multiple clients

Experience in configuring routing protocols like EIGRP, RIPv2, OSPF protocols

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