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Omkar Pawar

NY

Summary

  • Almost 4 years of experience as a Network Engineer with the experience of CISCO network design, deployment, and troubleshooting. Also experience of routing, switching and data center environment.
  • On hands experience with Cisco ISE and the migration of wireless and TACACS to ISE.
  • In depth knowledge of various AWS Services including EC2, VPC (NAT, Peering, VPN), IAM, EC2 Container service, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, S3, Cloud Front, Glacier, RDS, Cloud Formation, Cloud Trail, Ropeworks and DynamoDB.
  • Good knowledge of routing, switching, and troubleshooting confidential network devices including LAN/WAN and Wireless issues. Also understand Linux architecture and Linux network protocols.
  • Creating Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) guiding all remote site routers for monitoring the bandwidth utilization and drop-in Internet Service Provider (ISP) network.
  • Experience in CISCO PIXASA Firewalls, Juniper SRX series, Palo Alto, VPN, Troubleshooting Skills, Log Analysis ad Review.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Engineer

Capital One
10.2022 - Current
  • Spearheaded a comprehensive Cisco infrastructure upgrade, focusing on optimizing performance through advanced routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
  • Implemented and tested cutting-edge next-generation firewalls and intrusion prevention systems, resulting in a substantial 25% reduction in security incidents.
  • Utilized SolarWinds for proactive network monitoring, contributing to a significant 30% decrease in downtime.
  • Configured AWS Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (ACLs) to control inbound and outbound traffic, enhancing the security posture of the cloud infrastructure.
  • Implemented dynamic VLAN assignment protocols, such as VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), for flexible VLAN management.

Network Engineer

HCL Tech
06.2019 - 01.2022
  • Led the planning and execution of a comprehensive data center migration, involving the relocation of critical servers and services to a new facility.
  • Implemented a hybrid cloud solution, utilized AWS for scalable computing resources and redundancy, while maintaining on-premises servers for specific workloads.
  • Utilized virtualization technologies, including VMware and Hyper-V, to consolidate and optimize server resources, reducing hardware footprint and operational costs by 30%.
  • Experienced in working with Static, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF BGP Routing protocols.
  • Redesigned the network architecture to accommodate the migration, incorporating Cisco Nexus switches ensuring high speed connectivity between on-premises & cloud environments.
  • Oversaw the migration of data storage systems, implementing SAN and NAS solutions, ensuring data accessibility and integrity during and after the migration process.
  • Conducted capacity planning for DHCP services, ensuring that the DHCP infrastructure could handle the increased demand during the data center migration.
  • Configured dynamic routing protocols over PPP links, such as OSPF or BGP, to exchange routing information and optimize the data center network.
  • Conducted a thorough analysis of network requirements and designed VLAN structures to logically segment and organize network traffic efficiently.

Education

Master of Science - Cybersecurity

Pace University
New York, NY
12-2023

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

RAIT
Mumbai
10-2020

Skills

  • Protocols: RIP, RIP V2, EIGRP, OSF, IS-IS, IGRP, HSRP, VRRP, GL3P, ACP, PAGP, DNS
  • LAN Technologies Workgroup: Domain, HSRP, DHCP, Static, VLAN, STP
  • WAN Technologies Leased Line: Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP, HDLC, ATM, SONET, and Metro Ethernet
  • CISCO Routers: 1700, 1800, 2500, 2600, 2800, 3600 ISCH End Router 3600, 3800, 7200, 1201 0
  • CISCO Switches: 1900, 2950, 2960 Cisco Campus switches 3550XL, 3548, 4948 Core Catalyst 4503
  • Security & VPN: PIX 500 Firewall, ASA 5505 Firewall, AIP SSM, CSC SSM, FWSM, Fort iGATE, CISCO CSM, ACL- Access Control List, IPS/IDS
  • Layer 2 technology: VLAN, VTP, VMPIS, L1, DTP, Spanning tree, PVST
  • Layer 3 Switching: CEF, MLS, Ether Channel
  • CISCO ISE: Cisco Integrated Services Engine (ISE) 23
  • AAA Architecture: TAACACS, RADIUS, Cisco ACS
  • Monitoring Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, OpManager, PRTG Packet Sniffer, Juniper NSM
  • Servers: Domain servers, DNS servers, WINS servers, Mail servers, Proxy Servers, Print Servers, Application servers

Certification

  • CompTIA Security+
  • CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional

Timeline

Network Engineer

Capital One
10.2022 - Current

Network Engineer

HCL Tech
06.2019 - 01.2022

Master of Science - Cybersecurity

Pace University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

RAIT