Network Engineer Cisco
Resume:
Olawale Okusanya
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SUMMARY
Senior Network Engineer having 15+ years of experience with relevant industry certifications. A result-oriented Network Engineer, with detailed knowledge of fundamental principles, concepts of Telecommunications and large-scale computer networks which includes: MPLS, BGP, UCMP, ECMP, TCP/IP, QoS, Multicast, IP Routing and Switching.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
•In-depth expertise in the design, analysis, troubleshooting and documentation of IP Networks.
•Detailed knowledge of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
•Proven crisis management skills and experience with high availability environment.
•CISCO Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
•Good communication skills and customer-centric service delivery.
•Strong network automation skills using Python, Perl, Terraform and Ansible.
•Knowledge of Optica Transport Network (OTN), including DWDM, CWDM, fiber optics and transceivers.
•Strong Attention to details and ability to work under pressure with business sensitive deadlines.
•Experience with using Tufin to automate security policies provisioning and compliance across their multi-vendor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Microsoft Inc, Redmond, WA Aug 2018 – till date
Network Engineer – Azure Networking
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Interfaced with the First Party Customers of the business for service design and integration for our customer and the First Party Networking (FPN).
•Onboarding new azure customers onto the Azure cloud platform, using ARM templates
•Create Terraform template for users to use on azure.
•Drove the move to automation for our First Party Network (FPN) customers, and contributed to the overall automation scripting framework of azure networking org.
•Assisted customers in troubleshooting issues with Express Routes, Global VNet, and Network Performance.
•Developed strategic relationship with enterprise service sellers to improve service deliver to our customers.
•Translated client’s requirements into technical solution concepts and designs, provided technical guidance throughout the complete solution delivery cycle.
•Partner with multi-disciplinary teams to understand customer requirements and plan architectural solutions
•Managed virtual machines, IaaS in our Azure.
•Leverage existing automation tooling, and work with internal teams to enhance the tooling.
•Deployed both Hardware and Software Load Balancers
•Experience with SDN, NFV, tunneling protocols (NVGRE, VXLAN).
Facebook Inc. Fort Worth, TX May 2015 – Aug 2018
Network Engineer – Datacenter Deployment and Backbone Engineering (BBE-IP)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Designed new solutions for the Backbone Network to scale to meet network growth and demands.
•Documented the new solutions to ease deployment activities within the datacenter and PoPs globally.
•Provided network deployment and troubleshooting guidelines to network deployment and break/fix teams.
•Oversaw the entire datacenter build process, right from the construction stage to rack roll-in, while providing network guidance and guidelines to the datacenter construction team.
•Design, monitor, troubleshoot, MPLS Backbone network
•Built and managed relationships with partner teams both on-site and off-site, analyzing network
performance, growth, and forecasting demand.
•Collaborated with Technical Program Managers (TPMs), Procurement/Sourcing, Capacity Planning and Provisioning teams as well as the Optical Networking team and OEM vendors to manage network deployment, hardware sparing and other operational activities.
•Liaised with other partner teams on how to improve our processes and developed automation tools to help in process improvement and speed up deployment time.
•Installed and configured VMWare NSXi to support FacNet for the Building Management System (BMS)
•Deployed various network hardware like Cisco ASR 9K, Nexus 5k,7k and 9k, Juniper PTX1k, 5k, and 10k, QFX1k, 10k, Arista 7500 and 7300 chassis as well as commodity whitebox chassis.
•Hired, mentored, and trained new engineers and delivered various Tech Talks to the entire NetEng Org.
•Managed and improved global best practices and drove consistency across all Facebook Datacenter regions, this has helped scaled capacity turn-up on the backbone by 10x.
Amazon Web Services Feb 2014 – May 2015
Network Engineer (Network Deployment Services)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Coordinated and oversaw the operations of the Deployment Team.
•Used Python and Ansible to develop automation tools to enhance the network deployment function.
•Served as liaison between the Network Deployment Team and the Core Agg. Fabric Team.
•Met regularly with other dependent teams to discuss process improvement function.
•Created CapEx estimates and developed BoMs to ensure customer expectations are met and on time.
•Utilized both hardware and software management tools to solve network problems.
•Deliver technical brown bags to colleagues and junior engineers across the organization.
•Represented the team at various meetings with other networking and business teams.
•Ensure the team is on track with the set goals in alignment with the overall organizational goals.
American Airline Inc. Dallas, TX Jun 2013 – Feb 2014
Sr. Network Planning Engineer (Enterprise Network Systems)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Designed the IP/VLAN implementation for various nodes integrations into the network.
•Developed and documented network architectural standards for the company.
•Maintaining the Network Infrastructure, Installation, migration and configuration of routers and switches for clients.
•Coordinates and oversees various network change implementation.
•Proposed and implemented network automation solutions at different Airports.
•Designed Blueprint for new network sites.
•Produce architectural documents for LAN Refresh projects.
•Providing Technical Support and solutions for Network Problems.
•Worked on Cisco Routers, Active/Passive Hubs, Switches.
•Peer reviewed all network changes before they scheduled for implementation.
•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.
Ericsson Inc, Richardson, TX May 2012 – May 2013
Network Engineer (IP and Packet Core)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Designed the IP/VLAN implementation for OSSRC installation for various customers.
•Configured different vendor switches (Juniper, Cisco, Extreme and SmartEdge) and route between them.
•Upgrading OS of cisco (3850) and juniper (EX4300) of devices.
•Extensive experience working with Cisco routers and switches (set-up, configuration, and troubleshooting)
•Troubleshooting layer 2 protocols VLAN, VTP, PPP, STP etc.
•Extensive experience designing networks from scratch.
•Troubleshoot various network issues at customer’s site and getting them resolved.
•Proposed and configured various IP services like NTP, DNS, SNMP, HSRP, VRRP and IP SLA on
•customer network switches and routers to aide network administration and management.
•Worked with the packet core team to provide Ericsson’s MPBN solution to various customers.
•Implemented full network connectivity link/node redundancy for OSS installation at customers premise.
•Integrated Packet Core nodes like MME, HSS and DNS into customer networks.
Broadband Technologies Limited, Lagos, Nigeria Jun 2011 – Aug 2011
Senior Network Engineer (Core Infrastructure Services)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Managed the enterprise network infrastructure and coordinated the activities of the Network Control Centre.
•Performed a detailed audit of the enterprise and back-haul network, thus identifying potential points of failure and proposing necessary solutions.
•Developed and executed test plans to check infrastructure and system technical performance, reported findings to the management and made recommendations for improvement.
•Devised and implemented an automatic backup and recovery solution process for applications and user data on the network to enhance high availability and continuity.
•Proposed, documented, communicated, and enforced network-wide standard/security policy.
iTECO Nigeria Limited Nov 2009 – Jun 2011
Network Support Engineer (Team Lead/Consultant to Airtel Nigeria)
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Led the network team to provides Monitoring and Support services to Airtel's Data and voice Network with over 2500 Cisco devices which include 750*-****-****, 2600 and 7200 routers, 6509, 3548, 3550 and 3750 switches, 515 and 525 Pix firewalls.
•Monitors supports and analyses Zain Nigeria's nation-wide multi-site enterprise internetwork encompassing LAN, WAN, WLAN and internet connectivity using Solarwinds and Nagios Applications.
•Provides level-1 support to over 3000 network users to minimize network downtime.
•Performed Network audit/inventory analysis and implemented Airtel's Internet Access Redesign solution to improve 2G and 3G Data Services and optimize perimeter security.
•Monitoring identity management of network engineer and use activities via syslog, services to maintain secure-network management solution.
•Configured label switching between the provider routers (Juniper) and the provider edge routers (Cisco).
•Implement CISCO security solutions: administration of PIX and security appliance at the network perimeters for adequate security of enterprise network resources.
•Installed Cisco security solutions and configured IPSec VPN.
•Set-up secure connection for Vendors outside the organization via the Internet using Secure Shell (SSH) Connection and IPSec VPN (Site-to-Site and Easy VPN) while ensuring that no one has unauthorized connection to the organization.
•Implemented Airtel/Ericsson's MSDP solution and trained employees preparing for Cisco Certification.
•Established VRRP/HSRP between gateway routers and IP SLA Monitoring with the service provider.
•Prepared 12-hourly, Daily, Weekly Monthly and Yearly reports on the performance of Zain Nigeria's network detailing the availability status, utilization, packet loss, latency, bandwidth and CPU utilizations, configuration changes made on all the network devices.
•Integrated Nokia Siemens Network's (NSN) Missed Call Alert project into Airtel's Network.
Flying Dove Institute of Information Technology (FIIT), Jos, Nigeria Apr 2008-Oct 2009
IT Consultant/ Assistant Manager
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Developed curriculum schedule for the CCNP examination detailing the time frame during which each module would be delivered, and the required hours for each topic while putting into consideration quality training delivery and business justification.
•Reviewed the previous week's work alongside with the business and marketing team and set-up plans for the current week in order to ensure quality delivery of training while meeting the organizational goals and revenue target.
•Set-up the CISCO lab in preparation for practical training for both CCNA and CCNP examinations.
•Trained over eighty (200) candidates preparing for the CCNA and CCNP professional examination.
•Collaborated with the windows team to set-up a cybercafe and Prometric center for commercial purpose.
•Advised the management on the procurement of CISCO devices for training purposes.
EDUCATION:
•University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Richardson, Texas, M.S in Computer Science Dec 2013
•Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, B.S in Computer Engineering May 2009
ACTIVITIES:
•Member, National Society of Black Engineer (NSBE).
•Member North American Network Operators Group (NANOG)
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