Summary: * Cisco Certified Network Engineer with 8+ years of experience in networking, installing, configuring, planning, designing, implementation and maintaining network devices. * Implementing IP addressing schemes, Routing, Switching and Firewall Security, including hands-on experience in providing network support, installation and analysis for a broad range of LAN / WAN/MAN communication systems. * Experience working with 2600, 2900, 3600, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7600 series Cisco routers. * Proficient in configuring Cisco Catalyst 2900,2960, 3560, 3750, 4500, 4900, 6500 series and Nexus 2248, 5548 and 7010 switches. * Extensively worked on Cisco catalyst 6509 and implemented VSS along with VDC and VPC on Nexus 5505, 7009 switches. * Expertise in Cisco ISE and source fire implementations. * Supported the technologies like IWAN Solutions, APIC-EM, Prime Infrastructure. * Expertise in Configuration of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANS) using Cisco routers and multi-layer Switches and supporting STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST along with trouble shooting of inter-VLAN routing and VLAN Trunking using 802.1Q. * Exposure to multiple technologies and builds/troubleshooting: VSAN/NSX/SDWAN/VXLAN, etc. * In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Tier II ISP Routing Policies, Network Architecture, IP Subnetting, VLSM, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, FT1 / T1 / FT3 / T3 SONET POS OCX / GigE circuits, Firewalls. * Implemented redundancy with HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, Ether channel technology (LACP, PAgP). * Configuration, Troubleshooting and Maintenance of ASA NGFW 5500-x series, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Palo Alto Firewalls (160+ firewalls) - PA200, PA2000 series, PA3000 series, PA4000 series and PA5000 series and Cisco ISE 3515 and ISE 3595 * Worked on Splunk Implementations and configuration management. * Configuring BGP/OSPF routing policies and designs, worked on implementation strategies for the expansion of the MPLS VPN networks. * Proficiently implemented traffic filters using Standard and Extended access-lists, Distribute-Lists, Route Maps and route manipulation using Offset-list. * Hands on experience in deployment of GRE tunneling, SSL, Site-Site IPSEC VPN and DMVPN. * Managed inventory of all network hardware, Management and Monitoring by use of SSH, Syslog, SNMP, NTP. * Expertise on Cisco DNA solutions ISE, NGFW (ASA+Firepower), Prime, ESA, WSA, VPN and CWS implementations. * Expertise in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Juniper EX Switches (EX2200, EX2500, EX3200, EX4200, EX4500, EX8200) series. * Expertise in OSI layer model/TCP/IP. Expertise on VMware V center, ESX and Citrix environment. Extensive knowledge and experience of routing and switching protocols RIP v1 & v2, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, NAT and VLAN. * Have knowledge on various advanced technologies like Aruba wireless, VOIP, H.323, SIP, QOS, IPv6, Multicasting, and MPLS. * Strong knowledge of TACACS+, RADIUS implementation in Access Control Network. * Experience in Designing and assisting in deploying enterprise wide Network Security and High Availability Solutions for ASA. * Worked on Python, shell scripting and automation Rest APIs integrations. * Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience. * Experience in designing MPLS VPN and QOS for architecture using Cisco multi-layer switches. * Experience working with Cisco Nexus 2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus 5000 series to provide a Flexible Access Solution for a datacenter access architecture * Expertise in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Routers (E, J, M and T-series) * Implementing security policies using Cryptography, ACL, SDM, PIX Firewall, IPsec, VPN, and AAA Security on different series of routers. * Strong hands on experience on PIX Firewalls, ASA (5540/5550) Firewalls. Implemented Security Policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, VPN, IPS/IDS, AAA (TACACS+ & RADIUS). * Efficient at use of Microsoft VISIO/Office as technical documentation and presentation tools.

Highlights:

• Troubleshooting
• Wide Area Network
• Cisco
• Cisco Switches
• Configure
• Firewall
• Infrastructure
• Install
• Lan/Wan
• Local Area Network