55 River Dr S, Apt 1906, Jersey City, NJ 07310

     Email: rkjha18@gmail.com

     M: 201-232-9614

A CCIE certified & ITIL trained networking lead with 13+ years of experience seeking a challenging position in large-scale networking services.

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS                                                                                                   .                                                                                                                                  

·               Total Experience: 13+ years in IT Networking

·               Possess advanced hands-on experience in Routing & Switching, Data Center, WAN, Security, Load balancers etc

·               Advanced level experience in Network Architecture & Design, Implementation & Tier-3/4 Support

·                          CCIE#24356 (Routing & Switching, Service Provider)

·               Experienced in team management, leading networking projects & delivery of network services to clients

·               Ability to interact effectively with top-level executives and senior business managers

·                          Excellent written & verbal communication skills

·                          Experienced in presenting design & technical strategies to multiple audiences

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS                                                             .                         

CERTIFICATIONS:

·                          Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert: CCIE#24356 (R&S, SP)- Lab Certified

·                          CCIE (Written) in- Security & Collaboration

·                          Attended CCIE Data Center (DC) Training from INE

·                          Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

·               Cisco IP Telephony  (CIPT)

·                          Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

TRAININGS:

·               ITILv3 Training

·               Few Manager's training programs

SKILLS                                                                                                                .

·                          Experienced in leading team and networking projects

·               Strong hands-on experience in Design, implementation and support of data based networks.

·               Experience on Switching Platforms: Cisco Nexus 9k/7k/6k/5k/3k/2k, Cisco Catalyst 6500/4500/3750/3560/3550 etc series, Arista switches

·               Experience on Routing Platforms: Cisco ASR 9K/1K, GSR 12K, 7200/3900/3800/3600/2800/2600 series etc

·               Key Routing & Switching Technology Experience: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, RIP, VRF, MPLS- L3VPN & L2VPN, MPLS TE, RSVP, Inter-AS MPLS, Multicast (PIM, Bi-dir, IGMP etc), QoS, GRE, DMVPN, Tunneling, HSRP/VRRP, vPC, FEX, Fabric Path, OTV, VXLAN, NVGRE, STP, VLAN, AAA, low-latency switching etc.

·               Good knowledge on Storage technologies: Fiber Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, FCIP, Zoning, FSPF, NPV, NPIV etc

·               F5 LTM & GTM Load-balancers, Cisco ACE, Wan Acceleration (WCCP, Riverbed)

·               Firewalls & VPN: Cisco ASA 5500 series, FWSM, Checkpoint R60~75, Some Fortigate & Juniper

Technologies: Stateful inspection, ACL, Routing, NAT, Virtual firewalls (contexts), IPsec VPN (Site-to-Site & Remote Access), SSL VPN, Tunneling etc

·               Good Experience with VoIP: Cisco Voice Gateways, CUCM, Unity, CUCME, MGCP, H.323, SIP, SRST, Dial-peer etc

·               NMS: Experience on NMS software like HP OpenView , CA Spectrum & E-health, Intermapper, Solar winds etc

·               Network tools: Network sniffer (Niksun, Endace), Corvil Latency Mgmt, SevOne (network reporting and netflow), Opsware-HP Net Automation etc.

·               Scripting & OS: Working knowledge on Python, Shell programming, Linux OS, Windows2008/Windows8/7 etc

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                                                                                              .                                                                                                                   

·               April 2013- At Present: JP Morgan Chase & Co, NJ/NY

       VP- Tech Lead/Architect

·               Produce network designs &  implementation details of projects, primarily related to DC networking infrastructure.

·               Lead the projects from networking side. Interface with business units, PM and other stakeholders to gather the requirements, create design, Bill of Material (BOM), implementation plan etc as part of the solution. Present the solution in engineering meetings for approval and perform the implementation.

·               Participate in evaluation and testing of new products and technologies from vendors. Work on creating standard designs which can be reused in projects.

·               Designed and implemented many serverfarm infrastructure in DCs: spine-leaf model, traditional access/distro/core model, ToR etc. These DC constructs serve tens of thousands of servers/compute nodes.

·               Designed and implemented many low-latency multicast infrastructure to serve JPMC trading and enterprise apps/platforms. Manage the routing connectivity with stock exchanges, trading partners in COLOs.

·               Designed and implemented DMZ infrastructure in few JPMC DCs. Work closely with IP Services team (security, load-balancing etc). Proficient with configuration and functionality of firewalls & VPN (Cisco, Checkpoint etc), Load-balancers (F5, Cisco ACE), DNS etc

·               Participated in building the cloud infrastructure of JPMC.

·               Automated some of the network related tasks using scripts: python, shell etc

·               Act as SME in many technology areas and mentor other engineers in the team. Provide training to own & other teams, create relevant documents etc.

·               Top level (Tier-4) escalation point for production issues.

·               Products: Cisco Nexus series (9k/7k/6k/5k/3k/2k), ASR9k/1k, GSR, Catalyst switches, ISRs series, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, F5& ACE LB etc.

·               Technologies: : BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, VRF, MPLS VPN, Multicast (PIM, IGMP etc), QoS, IPSec tunneling, HSRP/VRRP, vPC, Fabricpath, low-latency switching, Firewall & VPN technologies, load-balancing, VIPs etc.

·               Nov 2011- April 2013:  KCG Holdings (formerly Knight Capital Group), Jersey City, NJ

       Designation: AVP-Senior Engineer/Architect (Networking)      

·               Design, implementation and support on large-scale corporate, data center (DC), WAN, BP, Colo networking infrastructure of Knight Capital Group which is in market-making & financial trading business.

·               Designed and implemented many projects related to Data Center infrastructure & WAN. Configured Cisco Nexus 7k/6k/5k/3k/2k switches, Cisco 6500 and other L3 Catalyst switches in DCs, ASR9K, 7600 series etc.

·               Designed, implemented and supported business partner connectivity in COLOs like Equinix (NY4, LD4, Chicago, HK etc), Savvis, Carteret etc for trading apps connectivity.

·               Managed the connectivity with Stock Exchanges- NYSE, NASDAQ, CME, BATS, CBOE, NSX, OTC etc. Designed, implemented and supported routing with them. Worked extensively on PIM multicast, BGP, NAT etc.

·               Worked on Low-latency Arista 7xxx and nexus 3064/3548 in the Colo infrastructure connecting to trading partners.

·               Managed the data and voice infrastructure of Knight’s corporate sites in US.

·               SME on voice gateways implementation and support on Cisco ISRs (3900/3800/2800). Protocols: MGCP, H.323, SIP, Skinny etc.

·               Tested and evaluated new network products and technologies from vendors for certification. Products like Nexus7k/6K/3K/3548, 40G uplinks, 3945/3845 ISRs etc.

·               Worked on F5 Global and Local load-balancers (GTM and LTM)- Zone runner , DNS Bind, VIPs, Pool, Probe etc. Configured the VIPs on F5 LTM, managed the DNS entries for public sites and servers on F5 GTM and performed troubleshooting when required. Managed the traffic failover to DR sites for public sites and applications of the company.

·               Worked on Cisco ASA, FWSM and Checkpoint firewall. Configured Firewall policies & routing, traffic inspection, Firewall failover, IPsec site-to-site and remote access VPN implementation and troubleshooting, OS upgrade etc.

·               Participated in financial industry-wide Pre-DR and DR tests.

·               Worked extensively on sniffing devices like NIKSUN Netvcr and Corvil latency management center (LMC). Also, on network managements tools like HP Opsware Automation tool, SevOne (link utilization, netflow), Netcool etc

·               Products worked on: Cisco Nexus (7k/6k/5k/3k/2k), Catalyst 6509 & other switches, ASR9K/1K, GSRs, ISRs, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, F5 etc. Technologies: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, MPLS, Multicast (PIM, Bi-Dir, IGMP etc), QoS, GRE, HSRP/VRRP, vPC, FEX, STP, VLAN, AAA, SPAN, low-latency switching (nexus 3548, arista switches), Firewalls & VPN, Load-balancing, packet analysis, VoIP protocols etc.

·                          August 2010- Nov 2011: Mphasis Corp (An HP Company)

       Designation: Senior Principal Engineer

       Role: Networking Team Manager

·               Managed & Led a team of engineers who primarily implemented and supported the global IT networking infrastructure of Viacom (one of the largest global media groups).

·               Led the implementation of some new projects. Worked on high-end Cisco Routers & Switches (6509, Nexus, 7206, ISR etc), Firewall & VPN (ASA, FWSM), Load Balancers (Cisco ACE), Wan Accelerator (Riverbed), Wireless etc.

·               SME for the resolution of complex network issues. Managed the production issues through to resolution within the estimated time frame.

·              Coordinated with cross-functional teams, external vendor and Cisco TAC for implementation and production support.

·              Mentored the team to work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.

·               Worked on the creation of technical and process related run books to streamline the delivery process. Guided team to contribute towards creation of new run book processes and periodic updates to support day-to-day operations.

·               Led the hiring and production readiness of new resources in the team. Responsible for the development of team through training and skills upgrade.

·               Organized and led weekly meetings with customer & internal team.  Worked on & monitored the progress of action items discussed in the meeting. Helped management in reporting metrics for the Operations Review to the stakeholders.

·               April 2008 – March 2010: Cisco Systems

       Designation: Network Consulting Engineer

·               Part of Cisco’s Advanced Service organization. Provided services in the area of design, implementation and              optimization of networks of Cisco’s large accounts (Fortune 500 accounts).

·               Created design and engineering details on many new & on-going projects of Cisco customers- HLD (High Level Design), LLD (Low Level Design) and implementation documents etc. Technologies worked on: Routing & Switching, Security (Cisco ASA, FWSM), Load Balancers (ACE), some VoIP etc.

·               Worked as the primary Technical Lead on many projects and supervised the entire project to its completion. Was the point of contact for both customer and the project team.  

·               Provided support to some clients on voice infra (CUCM, Unity, Gateway, Gatekeeper, CUE, CME etc). 

·               Performed Risk Analysis and configuration recommendation for installed network infrastructure of Cisco’s premium clients.  Recommended the solutions for the risks involved taking into account their design and configuration requirements.

·               Provided training on CCNP and CCIE Routing & Switching modules to Cisco internal teams across geography (India, Middle East, China, US).

·               Received “CISCO STAR” award and many hi-5s from various customers.

·              January 2007 – April 2008: Tesco HSC, Bangalore                     

       Designation: Senior Engineer- Networks

Tesco is UK #1 and world’s 3rd largest retailing company with an annual turnover of more than   $100 billion. It              ranks among Fortune 100 companies worldwide. TESCO HSC is the global services arm of Tesco and provides IT, financial and business services to TESCO operations across Europe, Asia and USA.

·               Designed, implemented and supported the routing & switching, security and load-balancing infrastructure of Tesco US & India (US Corporate office, data center, distribution center & stores, India corporate office).

·               Worked on large-scale LAN & WAN, DC infrastructures. Configured BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, QoS, STP, HSRP, GRE etc. Implemented GRE for connecting US stores with COLO (central DC) in US. Upgraded it to DMVPN solution using NHRP and other related configuration.

·               Configured QoS extensively on routers for WAN traffic among COLO, HQ and other locations. Worked on Packetshaper hardware to perform traffic shaping, bandwidth allocation on the WAN link thus ensuring QoS on different traffic classes (voice, citrix, best-effort etc).

·               Firewalls and VPN: Designed, implemented and supported firewall and VPN infrastructure extensively- Cisco ASA 5550/5540 series, PIX 525/515E, Checkpoint, Fortigate firewall, Cisco NAC, Site-to-Site VPN, Remote Access VPN (both IPSec and SSL) in multi-tiered DMZ infrastructure to ensure secure traffic flow.

·               VoIP: Configured and troubleshoot Cisco Call Manager, Voice Gateways, Unity server (for voice mail) etc. Configured CCM router patterns, hunt groups, Gateway protocols like MGCP, H.323, SRST, ICT, partitions, CSS, Call Admission control (CAC), voice mail creation/deletion, IP phone features etc.

·               Configured and supported Cisco ACE & F5 BigIP Load balancers- VIP creations, Probes, SSL sites etc.

·               Created documentation of the network infrastructure and participated in training activities for knowledge sharing.

·               Nov 2005 – Jan 2007: OpSource Inc (A Dimension Data Company)

       Designation:  Technical Operations Manager (Networking)

       US based OpSource has been a pioneer & foremost leader as a Cloud Computing/SaaS service provider. It was   recently acquired by Dimension Data to foray its entry in Cloud Computing business. It was also into providing IT infrastructure support to a number of its prestigious clients initially.

·               Provided implementation and L3 support on networking and security infrastructure of company’s very large-scale Cloud data centers in US.

·               Configured & supported DCs' routing & switching infrastructure, their Internet Connectivity etc. Configured BGP, OSPF, PBR, Redistribution, Summarization etc. Switches included Cisco 6500/4507/3550/2980 etc. Routers included Cisco 7206/3600/2600 series routers.

·               Supported the IT networking Infra of an esteemed client of OpSource.

·               Configured & supported Firewalls, VPN and IDS on Cisco ASA 5500 series/PIX 525, FWSM, Netscreen, Checkpoint, Snort etc.

·               Load Balancers:

- Configured and did troubleshooting on F5 BigIP load balancers for public VIPs of OpSource Cloud computing/SaaS clients.

- SSL proxy configuration using Certificate Authority (CA) to terminate SSL VPN traffic on the load balancer.

·                          Created documentation of the network infrastructure and participated in training for knowledge sharing.
    

·                          Dec 2004- June 2005: vCustomer Corp, New Delhi

Designation: Engineer Networks

Company: vCustomer is a leading international business process outsourcing (BPO) firm.

·               Implemented and supported the LAN and WAN infrastructure of vCustomer. Configured & troubleshooted routing & switching extensively using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLAN, Portchannel etc. Worked on both CatOS & IOS switches (Cisco 6500/4507/3550/2980 etc) and routers like 7206/3600/2600 series etc.

·               In case of link failures, coordinated with service providers to restore links at the earliest.

·               Provided internal user support on network issues as per the SLA.

·               Monitored and managed the network through Cisco Works 2000. Worked on MRTG to check the bandwidth utilization on WAN links and Sniffer Pro to sniff network traffic.

·               Configured and supported PIX 506/515/525 and Netscreen 208 Firewalls: Policy creation, Site-to-Site/ L2TP VPN, NAT, Content filtering, high availability etc

·                          Configured and supported Cisco call manager and gateway routers for voice infrastructure.

·               Dec 2003- Dec 2004: Global eNetworks Limited, New Delhi

Designation: Engineer Networks

       Work Profile: Global eNetworks is a reputed systems integrator in India. As an engineer I implemented and    managed the networking infrastructure of company’s clients. It involved configuring and troubleshooting a wide variety of switches, routers, firewalls, VoIP etc.

·               Configured and troubleshoot LAN and WAN related issues for both data and voice traffic on switches and routers. Switches configured include Cisco6509/6506/4506/3750/3550/ 3500 etc. Routers include 7206VXR, 3640 and 2621.

·               Configured and supported Cisco PIX Firewalls for clients.

·               Implemented the Gigabit Campus Network of Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi.

·               Provided corporate training on networking technologies to various Indian government organizations- defense, universities etc.

July 2002- Dec 2003: NICT, New Delhi

       Designation: Network Support Engineer

·               Managed the IT infrastructure of the company- network & systems.

·               Worked on LAN, Windows servers and clients, OS installations & upgrade, Internet connections etc.

·               Provided training on IT technologies to company's clients.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION                                                                                       .                                                                                                                                                

·               Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) with First Division

Institution: Xavier Centre for Computer Studies, IGNOU Univ, New Delhi

·               Bachelors in Computer Applications (BCA) with First Division

Institution: Xavier Centre for Computer Studies, IGNOU Univ, New Delhi

PERSONAL DETAILS                                                                                                              .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Address: 55 River Dr S, Apt 1906, Jersey City, NJ 07310

US Visa Status: H1B

Hobbies: Traveling & exploring places, Reading Novels/Inspirational books/literatures

(Rajnish K Jha)

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