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Summary

Around 4years of experience in Networking, including hands-on experience in providing network installation, network integration, network support, and analysis for a broad range of LAN/WAN/MAN communication systems.

  • · Hands on experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco 7600, 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500 and 1800 series routers, and Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 2950 and 3500XL series switches.
  • · Hands-on experience and demonstrated knowledge of Routing & Switching, Network Security, and Information Security.
  • · Gained experience to Implement and configure Palo Alto Networks Firewall models, Cisco PIX (506E/515E/525), ASA Firewall (5505/5510), Juniper SSG series Firewalls, Checkpoint R75, 76 Firewalls, Security Device.
  • · Skilled enhanced level of experience in the setup of Access -Lists, and RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and tunnel installations.
  • · Well experienced in configuring protocols HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, HDLC, PAP, CHAP, and SNMP.
  • · Hands-on experience in configuring data centre infrastructure with Cisco Nexus 5K and 7K series switches (5548, 7010) and Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders (2232, 2248).
  • · Designed and implemented Cisco controller-based wireless infrastructure and Cisco Meraki cloud based standalone access points, wireless concentrators and point to point wireless mesh.
  • · Experience on the Juniper EX 2200 series, EX 2300 series, EX 3400 series, QFX 5120 series; MX5, MX40, PTX series, and T4000 Core Routers.
  • · Experience in Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Cisco ISE, Cisco SD-WAN, Routing, Switching, Wireless, DC Technologies, F5, Citrix NetScaler, Zscaler, network performance assessment and network performance tools.
  • · Stayed up to date with the latest Wi-Fi technologies, standards, and industry trends through continuous learning and professional development.
  • · Experience of security installation best practices for Cisco Meraki networks.
  • · Experience on Load Balancer F5 LTM, GTM series like 6400, 6800, 8800 for the corporate applications and their availability. Experience working on Palo Alto Firewalls.
  • · Configured and integrated the NetBot, Skybox, and SolarWinds automation tools with the network infrastructure.
  • · Experience on implementation, working analysis, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN, WAN, WLAN architecture.
  • · Experience and maintained 200+ Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Juniper firewalls and IPS/IDS deployed across the site.
  • · Utilized Splunk for Log review, event correlation and threat analysis and successfully mitigated threats by applying best practices.
  • · Possess skills of configuring the Azure Virtual Network, which permits connectivity between the internet, on-premises networks, and Azure resources.
  • · In-depth experience in the analysis, implementation, troubleshooting & documentation of LAN/WAN architecture and good experience on services.
  • · Experience of troubleshooting, implementing, optimizing and testing of static and dynamic routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP ability to interpret and resolve complex route table problems.
  • · Configured and monitored real-time traffic flows within the SD-WAN environment, ensuring efficient data routing and reduced latency.
  • · Has experience in Bash and Python scripting with focus on DevOps tools, CI/CD and AWS Cloud Architecture.
  • · Experienced in configuration, IP address management using Infoblox and SolarWinds IPAM Tools.
  • · Skilled of Infoblox, Windows DNS and DHCP , and BlueCat DNS as well as other DNS and DHCP servers.
  • · Knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting complex layer 2 technologies such as VLAN Trunks, VTP Ether channel, STP, RSTP and MST .
  • · Hands-on experience and demonstrated knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu OS, CentOS , and Linux .

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Security Engineer

HCL Tech
08.2021 - Current

In this project the Prime Infrastructure adds a graphical view of many controllers and managed access points and includes the same configuration, performance monitoring, security, fault management, and accounting options available at the controller level.

Responsibilities:

  • · Configured Cisco 2800, 3800 routers and 3750, 4500, 6500, 9300, 9500 switches as part of the implementation plan.
  • · Configuring &Troubleshooting Firewall rules Palo Alto & Cisco ASA firewall Configuring NAT rules and PBR on Palo Alto & ASA Firewall .
  • · Configuring Static, IGRP, EIGRP, and OSPF Routing Protocols on Cisco 1600, 2600, 2800, 3600, 7300 series Routers.
  • · Installing, configuring and troubleshooting Juniper EX Switches EX2200, EX2500, EX3200, EX4200, EX4500 series .
  • · Configuring and troubleshooting of Silver Peak SD-WAN devices in Orchestrator. (Underlay, Overlay, ACL, Routing) Configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco Meraki Dashboard ( Firewall, Switches, and AP) Patch and version up gradation in all Devices on timely basis.
  • · Developed protocols and technologies such as STP, VRRP, OSPF and BGP.
  • · Planned and implemented new infrastructure in Data Center Implementing Security Solutions using Palo Alto PA-7000, PA-5000 and PA-3000.
  • · Experience in working with Cisco Nexus 2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus 7010, 5000 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for data center access architecture.
  • · Design and implementation of Various Firewalls, LAN, WAN, WLAN, SDWAN Configuration , Implementation trouble shooting of Cisco core devices like ISR Routers, Nexus Switches, ASA & Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Meraki, Silver Peak SD-WAN, Cisco ISE, Configuring and troubleshooting of IPSec VPN, GRE, Any Connect VPN.
  • · Experience in network expansion and integration, including planning and executing changes with Cisco Meraki devices.
  • · Integrated DNA Center and SD-WAN with Cisco ISE to support mobility, Segmentation and Programmability at the access layer.
  • · Configured Solar Winds Orion and used it to monitor traffic on a network, to generate reports on WAN utilization.
  • · Collaborate with the load balancing team to increase connectivity to production and disaster recovery servers through F5 Big IP LTM load balancers .
  • · Designed and implementation of routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and L2/L3 VPNs between Datacenters and Branch routers for various sites across the globe.
  • · Implementing Change requests as per customer requirement on ASA, Fortigate, Nexus, and ASR Routers.
  • · Installed, configured, and maintained Wi-Fi equipment , including access points, controllers, and wireless LAN switches.
  • · Creation of Rules, Administration, User Management, DHCP Configuration, VPN Configuration and testing on PfSense Server.
  • · Installing/Managing Windows 2003 and Red Hat Linux Server.

Environment : Cisco, Firewall, SolarWinds, SD WAN, Cisco ISE, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ASA, Fortigate, Nexus, ASR, Wi-Fi, DHCP, VPN, Windows, Red Hat Linux, Palo Alto, Juniper, Nexus, DNA, Nexus, Meraki.

Network Engineer

Syntel
04.2017 - 08.2018

Worked as developer for client Wellsfargo wallet. At Syntel, I was responsible for providing management and technical leadership to the software development team. I also coordinated with project team to create and release project requirements, design specifications and design descriptions for assigned designs according to applicable standards and procedures.

Responsibilities:

  • · Installed, configured, and implemented changes on Cisco Nexus, Catalyst switches, Cisco Routers, and numerous network devices listed below .
  • · Experience configuring Catalyst (2900, 3500, 3700 and 6500 Series), Nexus (7000, 5000 and 2000 Series) Switches, and Routers (2800, 3600, 4400 Series) and Wireless AP (1260, 3600) using CLI and GUI.
  • · Worked with Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, and Palo Alto Networks solutions.
  • · Responsible for configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of dynamic routing protocols: BGP, OSPF &EIGRP (route redistribution, distribute lists, route-maps, offset-lists, prefix lists, route summarization, route-feedback, BGP attributes) on Cisco Routers 7613, 7201, and 3945E.
  • · Hands on experience in building Cisco ACI fabric (policy groups, switch profiles, etc.), tenants - VRFs, Endpoint Groups, Contracts.
  • · Have worked on Juniper EX-2200, EX-4200, EX-4500 and EX-8208.
  • · Configure the layer 2 and layer 3 on Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K, 6509, 9710, 5596 UP, 4500, 3850, 3950, ASR and 2960.
  • · Experience in HSRP standby troubleshooting & Experience in configuring & upgrading of Cisco IOS.
  • · Designed and planned Wi-Fi network architectures based on business requirements and industry best practices.
  • · Worked on Design implementation of new data center with products ranging from Cisco, ASA with Firepower, Dell Switches, Cisco Meraki, VMware NSX.
  • · Install, maintain, upgrade, and monitor networking hardware made by Cisco, and Meraki , including wireless access points, firewalls, routers, and switches.
  • · Applied a wide range of technical skills, internet knowledge, and experience while working on cloud/hybrid cloud migration projects that included SD-WAN integrations using Meraki .
  • · Experience with load-balancers including F5, Cisco ACE, and Amazon Elastic Load-balancers ELB.
  • · Responsible for the IPAM (IP Address management) system for a very large WAN/LAN network (QIP) using SolarWinds IPAM and Infoblox DNS and DHCP servers. Experience with DHCP scopes, IP reservations, DNS host entries, pointers, delegations, Zones, DNSSEC etc.
  • · Familiarity with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), scripting using Python , and configuring devices via the API and GUI.
  • · Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNETs), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
  • · Web Software Testing and Development using Python and PowerShell Scripting Languages in our Client's Network.

Environment : Cisco, HSRP, Wi -Fi, Nexus, Cisco Meraki, SD WAN, F5, Cisco Ace, ELB, Wan/Lan, DNS, Python, API, GUI, Azure, DHCP, DNS, Python, Power shell, Cisco IOS, ASA, Firepower, Juniper, Nexus, Palo Alto, BGP, OSPF & EIGRP.

Education

Master of Networking - Cybersecurity

Melbourne Institute of Technology
Melbourne, VIC

Skills

  • Routers: CISCO 4300, 4400, 4500,2600, 2800,3800,7200, Juniper M & T Series, ASR 1000, SD WAN
  • Networking Hardware: Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers, ASA/Pix/Palo, Alto/ Fortinet /Juniper firewalls
  • Routing Protocols: OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, Multicasting outers CISCO 4300, 4400, 4500,2600, 2800,3800,7200, Juniper M & T Series, ASR 1000, Meraki switches
  • HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, ICMP, IGMP, PPP, HDLC, PAP, CHAP, and SNMP
  • Firewalls: Juniper Net Screen (500/5200), Juniper SRX (650/3600), Pix (525/535), ASA (5520/5550/5580), Checkpoint, Palo Alto firewalls
  • Infoblox, DNS, DHCP, DNS
  • Programming Languages: Python, Power shell, Bash
  • Network Monitoring: Solar Winds, Wire shark, Infoblox
  • Operating Systems: Windows Linux, Red Hat
  • Cloud Technologies: Azure, Splunk, DevOps, CI/CD
  • Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall
  • Networking Technologies: LAN/WAN Architecture

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate - May 2027

Timeline

Network Security Engineer

HCL Tech
08.2021 - Current

Network Engineer

Syntel
04.2017 - 08.2018

Master of Networking - Cybersecurity

Melbourne Institute of Technology
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