SUMMARY:

*+years of Experience in Designing, Deployment and Operations of complex enterprise and service provider networks

Provided 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 professionalism.

Build stable, productive and profitable operations within highly technical environment.

Well experienced in configuring various routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, vPC,

Well Experienced in configuring protocols like HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, HDLC.

Enterprise Switching with VLANs, Trunks, Spanning Tree, Port Spanning etc.

Well experienced in configuring gateway redundancy protocols like HSRP, GLBP, PPP and SNMP.

Experience in WAN technologies like T1/T3, DS3, and Gigabit circuit types.

Basic Knowledge on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400 & 6800

Strong hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series Routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.

Worked on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, and 8800

Experienced working with Cisco Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148 and 2248 devices.

Responsible for designing and deploying various network security & High Availability products like Cisco ASA and Checkpoint Firewall products.

Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN, Route-maps and Access Control Lists.

Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP serve

Knowledge on Cisco IOS Firewall IDS using 2600 series router.

Knowledge with Cisco IPS, IDS.

Working Knowledge on windows server and Linux, UNIX, Ubuntu and PowerShell

Sound knowledge of the Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory

Experience in configuring Site-to-site and remote access VPN solutions.

Good Knowledge on cisco SD-Wan and vSmart, vEdge and vManage,vBond,OMP protocol,IPSEC between Vedge,TLOC .

Proficient in deploying and troubleshooting mission-critical environments using proactive suite of support services - Wire shark and Solar Winds.

Knowledge on Microsoft OMS Create the monitoring, Log Analytics, Backup files and folder from windows server and client from Azure Backup Vault

Strong knowledge on Wireless Standards and Technologies, i.e. Ethernet, WAN, LAN, IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi). Very good knowledge on IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth), IEEE 802.15.31a (UWB), IEEE 802.15.4 Cognitive radio networks, Mesh networks, etc.

Basic Knowledge on AWS and Creating the EC2 Instance, S3, IAM, Route5, Elastic, Chef, Puppet,

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP-2, Redistribution, Summarization, Static Routing.

Switching: VLAN, VTP, STP, PVST+, RPVST+, Inter VLAN routing & Multi-Layer Switching, Multicast operations, Layer 3 Switches, Ether channels, Transparent Bridging

LAN: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, CDDI, Token Ring, ATM LAN Emulation

WAN: Leased lines 64k - 155Mb (PPP / HDLC), Channelized links (E1/T1/E3/T3), Fiber Optic Circuits, Frame Relay, ISDN, and Load Balancing.

Various Features & Services: IOS and Features, HSRP, GLBP, IRDP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, TFTP and FTP Management, Wireshark.

IP Telephony: IP Telephony utilizing Cisco routers, FXO/FXS/E&M/T1/ISDN/ PRI,

Call manager (publisher & subscriber).

AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS.

Security / Firewalls: Cisco ASA Firewalls 5580-20, IPSEC & SSL VPNs, IPS/IDS, DMZ Setup,

Cisco NAC, ACL, IOS Firewall features, IOS Setup & Security Features

Hardware: Cisco Cat Switches, Routers, Avaya VoIP phones, Cisco IP 796X/794X,

CERTIFICATIONS

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert ( Written Test) (CCIE R/S)

Education:

Bachelor of Information Technology -JNTU University, Hyderabad, India - 2010

Master of Computer Information System-NEC, NH-Dec,2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FedEx Lakeland-Florida 06/2019 – Till

Sr. Network Engineer

Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document and followed the change process as per IT policy It also includes the configuration of port channel between core switches and server distribution switches

Experience with communicating with different with different customers, IT teams in gathering the details for the project

Responsible for Support of network security and network devices such as routers, switches, Firewall and wireless access points

Experience working with Nexus 5k, Cisco 3750,6509

Knowledge on Cradle point, IBR 600,700

Knowledge on SD-Wan Silver Peak, IWAN and Cisco SD-Wan

Configure the Manage, vsmart controllers VBOND and Edge router

Good understanding OMP, creating policy and manual adding the certifications on VMANAGE

knowledge on F5 Load balancer on Monitoring, reports

Install the Aruba controller wireless device

Upgrading the Cisco stack 3750 switches,3850 and Router ISR 4300

TD Bank Farmington Hills-MI(Tech-Apex)

Sr. Network Engineer 03/2018 – 06/2019

Responsible for Support of network security and network devices such as routers, switches, Firewall and wireless access points

Experience working with Nexus 5k, Cisco 3750,6509

Configure the Solar winds (NPM) in windows 2008.

Upgrading the OPNET ARX 5000,3200 and Monitoring

Working knowledge on shell script on Linux sever and windows 2018 server

Working Knowledge on HP NNMI Monitoring and taking the reports

knowledge on F5 Load balancer on Monitoring, reports

Install the Aruba controller wireless device

Upgrading the Cisco stack 3750 switches

Configuring IPSEC VPN (Site-Site to Remote Access)

Maintained Corporate Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using various tools. Configured and troubleshooting of HSRP on Cisco routers.

Configured RSTP, LACP, VTP on Nexus devices.

Performed RIP & OSPF Routing Protocol Administration.

Involved in Troubleshooting IP Addressing Issues and Updating IOS Images using TFTP.

Troubleshooting problems on a day to day basis & providing solutions that would fix the problems within their Network

Knowledge on Aruba Controllers

New England College - Henniker, NH

Network/System Lab Assistance 09/2017 - 12/2017

Coordinated with IT Network Services for all software upgrades/patches and escalated/resolved equipment issues

Identified, analyzed, and resolved technical problems in a professional manner by providing guidance to students and faculty on various software, tools, and applications (Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, etc.)

Maintained 60 computers across 2 labs and troubleshooted their use for the public

Supported the network team with various administration tasks. Provided network representation in design reviews. Also assisted the network team with private VLAN and port-security implementation projects

Responsibilities included problem detection and solving, fixing and reinstalling software and hardware, and maintaining the company network.

Did troubleshooting, diagnosed, installed, upgraded, configured, and repaired computer systems and network system components.

Configure the LTM, VIP, SSL and Palo Alto.

Working knowledge on power shell script on Linux

Configure the Cisco Meraki MS, MX, MR and working knowledge on Meraki Dashboard.

Excellent knowledge of related Windows Server technologies (e.g., Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, DHCP)

Excellent working knowledge and engineering experience on virtualization technologies like Hyper-V, VMware

Ezee Solutions(HS Sloutions) (PG&E)- San Ramon, California

Network Engineer 09/2016 - 12/ 2016

Establishing the networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting and enforcing system standards.

The design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment.

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

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

Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document and followed the change process as per IT policy It also includes the configuration of port channel between core switches and server distribution switches

Experience with communicating with different with different customers, IT teams in gathering the details for the project

securing network systems by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access.

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

Design OSPF Areas for reliable Access Distribution and for Core IP Routing.

Performed Troubleshooting and monitored routing protocols such RIP, OSPF, EIGRP & BGP.

Designing and Implementation of (LAN) VLANs, VTP, Spanning Tree (STP), DMVPN, Trucking (dot1q and ISL) and Ether channel.

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

Involved in the redistribution into RIP to OSPF.

Configure and troubleshoot Juniper EX series switches and routers

Configure the Cisco ASA, NAT, PAT, Static NAT and ACL

Involved in the removal of EIGRP from all devices and making OSPF the primary routing protocol.

Involved in the modification and removal (wherever necessary) of BGP from the MPLS routers.

Configuring IPSEC VPN (Site-Site to Remote Access) on SRX series firewalls.

Designed, validated and implemented LAN, WLAN & WAN solution to suite client’s needs.

Configured and designed LAN networks with Access layer switches such as Cisco 4510, 4948, 4507 switches.

Experience in Implementing the Configuration Management tools in Production Environment. Performed Application Deployments & Environment configuration using Configuration Management tools like Ansible, Chef and Puppet.

Experience with Firewall Administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification.

TCS Ltd(CMC) - Hyderabad, India

Project-3

APSRTC & TSRTC -- Network Administrator 08/2014 - 12/2015

Performed network engineering, design, planning (WAN & LAN) & implementation.

Studied single point failures & designed WAN structure in such a way that there are no failures in network in case of any device or link failure

Establishing the networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting and enforcing system standards.

The design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment.

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

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

Administered the Citrix network and provided support for the Windows.

Resolved all problems related to the network.

Maintained the Citric system by implementing the security systems such as monitoring the access and performing the routine checks.

Troubleshoot the network for LAN and WAN that affects the working of the Citrix.

Maintained the remote access system and the windows networking.

Experience on Virtualization technologies like HYPER-V, VMware.

Created, deployed and managed Linux and windows VM using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

securing network systems by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access.

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

Network security including NAT/PAT, ACL.

Good knowledge with the technology’s VPN, WLAN and Multicast.

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

Installation and Configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches 6500, 3750 & 3550 series and configured routing protocol OSPF, EIGRP, BGP with Access Control lists implemented as per Network Design Document and followed the change process as per IT policy It also includes the configuration of port channel between core switches and server distribution switches

Experience with communicating with different with different customers, IT teams in gathering the details for the project

Switching tasks include VTP, ISL/ 802.1q, IPSec and GRE Tunneling, VLANs, Ether Channel, Trucking, Port Security, STP and RSTP.

Experience in installing and configuring DNS, DHCP servers.

Replace branch hardware with new 3900 routers and 2960 switches.

Conversions to BGP WAN routing. Which will be to convert WAN routing from OSPF to BGP (OSPF is used for local routing only) which involves new wan links

Project-2

Hyderabad Race Club -- Network Administrator 04/2012 - 08/2014

Responsible for designing and implementation of customers network infrastructure

Help negotiate hardware, software, and circuit contracts for customers

Redesign customers office copper and fiber cable plant for scalability

Maintaining the NMS and antivirus server

Interact with the clients to resolve the queries, issues and problems.

Responsible for providing help, support and assistance in initial installation of the system, and solving network queries

Configure the Network Cisco aces switches 2960 and core switches(4503-E) and (4506-E) series

Configure the OSPF and HSRP in Cisco Routers 3945/E9 and Cisco Core Switch 4503,4506 E Series

Configure the VLAN, STP, OSPF, Inter VLAN and HSRP

Configuring RIP, OSPF and BGP Static Routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers.

Configuring VLAN, Spanning tree, VSTP, SNMP on EX series switches.

Configured VLAN Trucking 802.1Q, STP, and Port Security on Catalyst 6500 switches.

Performed OSPF, BGP routing protocol administration.

Router memory & IOS upgrade with TFTP.

Configure the trunk in the switches and HSRP Protocol on routers

Configure the MPLS, SIFY, ISDN lines

Maintaining the Networking and hardware issues of Thin client and Client router 1941/E9 and Core router 3945/E9

Install and configure the LMS in windows 2008 Server.

Project-1

Advanced Data Processing Research Institute (ADRIN) -Network Engineer 09/2010 - 03/2012

Designed and implemented a complex network system that used both LAN and MAN technologies ·

Customer operational performance by resoling IT issues ·

Established network specifications and Computer assembling and maintenance ·

Configuring the Cisco Routers and switches ·

Interacting with the clients to resolve the queries, issues and problems ·

Responsible for providing help, support and assistance in initial installation router and configure on site locations

Monitoring the NMS system for different Network Alerts.

Set up of distributed core LAN using Cisco 6500 series switches.

Coordinating with service providers for WAN link outages.

Performed switching technology administration including VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, Trucking, STP, RSTP, port aggregation & link negotiation.

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

Design, execution of installation and configuration of VPN/IVPN, LAN/WAN as per organizational requirements.

Experienced in Planning and Organizing Change Managements.

Maintenance/updating of Network diagrams.

Worked on Network Operations using Ticketing system.

Ensure standard Router and Switch Configurations are maintained.

LAN Segments monitoring/Trouble shooting LAN related issues.

Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment)

Build and maintain Visio documentations for Clients

Was Responsible for service request tickets generated by the helpdesk in all phases such as troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patches, fixes, and all-around technical support.

Ensured network, system and data availability and integrity through preventative maintenance and upgrade

Carryout periodic backup of Router/Switch configurations.

Analyzing the Bandwidth Utilization of the Links

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