Network Engineer

• Apr 2021 - Present

Senior Network Specialist

• Nov 2014 - Present

Currently working as Technical Leader in Etisalat MSS Fulfillment/GSOC UAE for multiple clients on Network Management, Network Infrastructure and Security Operations over MPLS/WAN/LAN , DDoS Solutions environment in Dubai.Clients : Thomson Reuters(TR)- Major multinational Mass Media and Information Firm- Headquarter at New York.Dubai Electricity and Water Authority(DEWA),First Gulf Bank (FGB) , Abu Dhabi System and Information Center (ADSIC Government entity) , SITA, Landmark Group etc. Responsibilities:Responsible for coordination and troubleshooting of other international links across the world like Germany, France, USA, India, Singapore etc. with the help of local ISP partner.Providing complete resolution on major incidents and also responsible for providing RFO and RCA to the customer within the given SLA.As a MSS Fulfillment/GSOC team member responsible for L2/L3 support on Implementation/incident/request/change management.Taking backups of configurations and implementing new changes within the network operations.Responsible for managing end to end network for the customers sites like P.E to C.P.E connectivity for MSS(Managed Services).Skills : VRF and VRF-Lite, MPLS-BGP, iBGP, Route Reflectors, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, GPON, Optical over Ethernet, QoS, STP/RSTP/MSTP and DDoS Mitigation etcNetwork Platforms : Cisco catalyst switches 3550/4500 series and Cisco routers 1900/2911/7200/7600 series, Cisco ASR 1000.Security Platforms: Cisco ASA , Fortigate Firewalls , Arbor APS , GPON Platform : Huawei OLT MA 5600T, Zhone OLT MXK, Alcatel OLT SAM 7360.Various Tools : • Monitoring :HP NNMi-Network Node Manager.• Ticketing Tools :HP Service Manager 7(SM7)• Provisioning and Asset Management Tools :Provisioning Management System(PMS) , ITSM Remedy, Cybersponse. Show less

Team Lead

• Nov 2014 - Present

Senior Network Engineer

• Mar 2010 - Oct 2014

 TCS Managing 3 different network setups STPI, NSTPI & Third party all across the country and at international sites like Philippines, Cincinnati, Columbia and Hungary. All are having different setup & Design.  Responsible for migration of CITI network to TCS network.  Implemented Third Party,STPI & NSTPI network setup at different locations by creating contexts in FWSM, ASA, WAN, VPN and LAN setup as per approved design documents.  Replacing 4000 series switches which are out of sale with 4507 switches. NEHAL SHAIKH nehalshaikh87@gmail.com | +971-503215011  Expert knowledge in enterprise-level networking with knowledge in TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (RIP,EIGRP,OSPF and BGP, etc)  Hands-on experience of LAN switching technologies: STP, Trunking, Ether channel, Switch Security ( BPDU Guard & BPDU Filter).  Hands-on experience on configuring ASA, FWSM, VPN technology(IKEv1 & IKEv2)  Experience in the troubleshooting and performance management of data infrastructure networks.  Hands-on experience troubleshooting Cisco routers, Catalyst and IOS switches (65xx, 45xx, 35xx series)  Hands on experience on Web sense proxy server.  Vendor management and SLA tracking regarding the Hardware devices (networking).  Coordinating with ISP Vendors for link commissioning/decommissioning and upgradations.  Working on Cisco Routers (7206, 3845), Cisco Switches (layer 3- 6509, Layer 2-4006, 6506, 2950.)  Upgrading IOS of Routers & Switches as per client requirement.  Responsible to provide maximum Network Uptime.  Coordinating with national service provider’s like Bharti, VSNL, Reliance and International service providers like Verizon and Level 3 for proper services and follow-ups when major/minor outages happen.  Maintaining database of IP address.  Checking connectivity from PC to L2 switches, L2 Switches to Core switches and Routers. Show less