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Akash Shah

Warrenton,VA

Summary

Experienced Network Engineer with over 7 years in network design, deployment, and operations, specializing in BGP, MPLS, OSPF, and IS-IS protocols. Strong background in Network Operations with 24/7 support experience in enterprise-scale environments. Skilled in network automation tools like Ansible and SolarWinds NCM to optimize and automate network tasks. Excellent in incident response, RCA, configuration management, and monitoring. Hands-on experience leading SD-WAN transformation projects, including Cisco SD-WAN and Viptela deployments. I am skilled in migrating traditional WAN environments to software-defined architectures, enhancing reliability, failover capability, and centralized management. I target advanced certifications, such as CCIE and CCNP, with solid hands-on knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba platforms.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Engineer

Verizon Enterprise
12.2022 - Current
  • Contributing to the VITA network transformation project, focused on migrating legacy WAN architecture to Cisco SD-WAN, improving resiliency, failover efficiency, and centralized control.
  • Operate in a global 24/7 NOC environment, supporting high-availability enterprise infrastructure while delivering consistent uptime across state agency sites.
  • Perform expert-level troubleshooting and debugging of routing, switching, wireless, and application system issues across Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba platforms.
  • Provide network technical assistance to external and internal teams by clearly communicating technical details to customer service centers, support teams, and executive stakeholders during outages and high-impact incidents.
  • Manage enterprise-wide routing using BGP, MPLS, EIGRP, and static routes in a dual-homed, redundant architecture while ensuring seamless traffic failover.
  • Configure, deploy and secure wireless solutions using Aruba and Cisco Meraki, adhering to 802.11 standards and enterprise wireless best practices.
  • Implement and maintain secure configurations with Cisco routers, Catalyst/Nexus switches, firewalls, ACLs, AAA, VPNs, and QoS policies to meet compliance and performance requirements.
  • Focus on high availability, resiliency, security, efficiency, and operational supportability while contributing to network design and transformation efforts.
  • Participate in network creation, design modeling, deployment, and documentation across hybrid and cloud platforms, including on-premises infrastructure.
  • Translate business requirements into technical network designs and collaborate across departments for system integration and solution delivery.

Network Engineer

Towne Bank
02.2021 - 12.2022
  • Supported day-to-day operations and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN/WLAN for over 100 branch and corporate sites.
  • Led SD-WAN deployment using Viptela and Versa, reducing failover latency and enhancing WAN resiliency.
  • Built automation scripts for device config backups, log collection, and basic diagnostics using Python and Shell.
  • Provided on-call support in a rotating NOC environment for incident handling and escalations.
  • Implemented ACLs, NAT, and QoS policies across Juniper and Cisco edge routers.
  • Created network documentation, including high-level diagrams and implementation guides.

Network Engineer

Verizon
02.2019 - 01.2021
  • Engineered and implemented network solutions involving MPLS, BGP, and QoS for enterprise clients.
  • Installed and maintained Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches for new site turn-ups.
  • Performed proactive maintenance, patching, and transport circuit validation for new and existing circuits.
  • Worked with voice engineers on network-related VoIP QoS and jitter mitigation.

Junior Network Engineer

Pangaia Partners
10.2018 - 01.2019
  • Designed and implemented enterprise network designs using Cisco, Aruba, and Extreme platforms.
  • Assisted in pre-sales engineering by providing architectural guidance and diagrams.
  • Used GNS3 and Wireshark for lab testing and troubleshooting large-scale routing issues.
  • Enforced security policies using AAA, TACACS+, and ACLs.

Education

Master of Science - Information, Network, and Computer Security

New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY
05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune,India
05.2015

Skills

  • Routing/Switching: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, MPLS, VRF, DMVPN, QoS, HSRP, IPsec, TCP/IP
  • Monitoring & Ops Tools: SolarWinds, Infoblox, Live Action, Thousand Eyes, Wireshark, SNMP, NetFlow, Cisco ISE
  • Experience with networking vendors: Cisco, Juniper, Extreme,Aruba
  • Services & Security: DNS, DHCP, NTP, TACACS, RADIUS, VPN, ACL, NAT, PAT, AAA
  • Hardware: Cisco ISR/ASR/Nexus/Catalyst, Juniper SRX/MX, Arista EOS
  • OS & Virtualization: Linux, IOS-XR, VMWare, GNS3, Cisco Packet Tracer

Certification

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Pursuing CCNP / CCIE

Timeline

Network Engineer - Verizon Enterprise
12.2022 - Current
Network Engineer - Towne Bank
02.2021 - 12.2022
Network Engineer - Verizon
02.2019 - 01.2021
Junior Network Engineer - Pangaia Partners
10.2018 - 01.2019
New York Institute of Technology - Master of Science, Information, Network, and Computer Security
D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

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