RESUME: ANKIT PARIKH

Date of Birth: 16.09.1984 Current & Permanent Address: Email: ankitpar1984@yahoo.com C – 59, Sector - 23 Phone: +91 9999835649 Noida, U.P, India -201301 0120-2413880

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging and growth oriented position in the management of Network Applications with a progressive organization, which provides opportunity for development and progressive application of my qualification, skills and experience. Network and security professional with 10 years experience in IT Infrastructure and Security Proficient in Managing Enterprise Network Architecture, Management, and IT Security Extensive experience in managing operations of large information. Client handling and interface.

EDUCATION MBA in Information Systems (January 2013)

Completed through distance mode: 72% B.Sc. in Information Technology (January 2011)

Completed through distance mode: 69% Engineering Diploma (July 2006)

Computer Engineering from Fr. Agnel Polytechnic, Affiliated to B.T.E. DelhiCGPA: 75%

Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (March 2002)Central Board of Secondary Education, India: 58%

Delhi Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (March 2000)Central Board of Secondary Education, India: 80%

CERTIFICATIONS

ITIL-v3 Foundation certified CISCO QoS certified CCNA certified CCNP R&S certified

RELEVANT EXPERTISE

Hands on experience on Juniper Firewall (SRX & SSG series) Hands on experience on firewall management tools such as Juniper’s Net Screen Manager (NSM) & Junos Space & Security Threat Response Manager (STRM) Hands on experience on Checkpoint Firewalls through tools such as Provider One, Smart

Dashboard Working know how of BIG IP F5 Load balancer (F5 Load Balancers v9) LTM Hands on experience on Cisco 4500, 6500, 3700, 2900, 3500 switches Hands on experience on Cisco 7200,2800,3800,3900 series routers Hands on experience on Cisco ACS (v4.2), ISE (3415) & SNS (v5.6) Hands on experience on MS Windows RADIUS (Server 2008 R2) Hands on experience on Cyberoam Unified Threat Manager UTM 200ing

Hands on experience on Cisco 5508 WLC Hands on experience on Riverbed Steel head CX770 WAN optimizer Hands on experience on Network monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, ITNM (IBM Tivoli Network

Monitor), What’s up Gold Hands on experience on IP management tool such as IP Control Hands on experience on scripting & compliance tools such as ITNCM (IBM Tivoli Network

Configuration Manager) & Net Sense Automator Hands on experience on Serial Over Net switches such as ALTUSCN & RARITAN for out of band

(OOB) management of devices Experience in functional areas of Business Development, Change Management, Problem

Management, Incident Management, SLA Management, Vendor Management, Asset Management, Network Management and Systems Management.

Vendor co-ordination. A Good team member, Leader.

PRESENT JOB HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (October 2015 – till present)

Job Title: Senior Specialist

Client: Bank of Montreal

Projects Handled:

Have been part of Bank of Montreal’s US & International Deployment team & handling multiple network & security implementation tasks across the globe.

Firewall rule pushes on Juniper firewalls through tools such as Net screen Manager & Junos Space. NAT rule creation on Juniper firewalls. Network & security remediation & making sure bank’s compliance policy is being strictly adhered to

& no devices are compromised for unauthorized access, accomplished through tools such as IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager, IBM Tivoli Network Monitor, Solarwinds, IP Control.

Troubleshooting connection problem with the help of Juniper Security Threat Response Monitor,STRM.

Change & Incident management through BMC Remedy tool.

PREVIOUS JOB

WIPRO LTD. (December 2014 – October 2015)

Job Title: Senior Administrator

Client: Canara HSBC OBC Life insurance company Ltd.

Projects Handled:

Firewall rule pushes on Checkpoint firewalls. Worked as a tea member for Data Centre built comprising of Cisco’s 4500 series chassis & 7200 VXR

Routers as the core devices using technologies such as PBR, HSRP, PVST etc. Provided functional inputs for Resolution Centre outsourcing in order to provide

Firewalled protected connection to client’s server farm from the vendor’s premises.

MICROLAND LTD. (August 2010 – December 2014)

Job Title: Senior Network Administrator

Client: Canara HSBC OBC Life insurance company Ltd.

Projects Handled:

Managed F5 BIG IP load balancers & doing tasks such as real server(s) addition/deletion in server farm; VIP migration; changing server status from In service to out of service or vice versa certificate generation & installation over load balancer.

Firewall rule pushes on Juniper firewalls through NSM.

S2S VPN, Policy & Route based VPN creation on Juniper SSG & SRX series devices.

Designed & deployed Cisco’s WiFi setup for corporate Internet access through installation of Cisco’s5508 WLC & WAPs.

Took care of Network service management & Operations, Change management & architecture involving Cisco’s 6500 series chassis & variety of Routers (2800,1800,3800,3900) and Switches (2900,3500,3700) which of comprised of technologies such as EIGRP, HSRP, IPSEC, IP GRE, QoS, STP etc.

Reviewed IP designing, capacity planning. Managed security solution for Extranet connectivity. Bandwidth sizing based on number of users and the applications. Participated in the planning, research, analysis, design, testing, implementation, operation and

maintenance support of network. Optimized DC-DR replication through deployment of WAN optimizer. Conducted network studies and traffic analyses, prepared forecasts of network traffic and capacity and

recommended modification to the network to reduce cost and improved service. Vendor management & coordination. Evaluated and suggested new products and provide design solution for client to improve efficiency

and performance. Compliance & Patch Management: Ensuring the Information securi ty Compliance against

securi ty policies, procedures deployed and implemented in the network. Vulnerability Assessment of network devices on monthly basis as per the vulnerabilities published by

OEM. POC-Proof of Concept : Conducting Product POC to review the product’s strength and

weaknesses in view of requirement of the organizat ion and to submit the f inal report to management .

Monthly oversaw BCP – DR testing. Monthly came together with team member and plan the activities needs to done for coming month and

share the activity which we have completed last month with senior team member. Monthly meeting with vendor and team members (Regarding SLA and escalation). SoW definition, Vendor selection criteria defining, evaluating vendor responses, seeking justification

(if needed) for AMC renewal. Prepared justifications for purchase of new technologies/ products through RFP or RFQ. Prepared BoM as per the specific requirements & evaluating BoQ in response & finally making PO

for top management's approval.

Conducted infrastructure utilization / performance/ design reviews & suggesting for any modifications, including capacity planning.

Conducted Vendor service reviews. Ensured adherence to ITIL framework to ensure client’s business model is taken care of by

organization’s IT policies.

Major Milestones achieved:

Worked as a team member for Data center & corporate office movement/Shifting. Provided functional as well as technical inputs for DMZ re architecture. Worked as process sponsor for Identity & Access Management implementation by working as a

process sponsor & overseeing of operation through deployment of technologies such as CISCO's ACS (v4.2),ISE (3415) & SNS (v5.6), MS Windows's RADIUS (Server 2008 R2) & Cyberoam’s Unified Threat Manager UTM 200ing.

Bandwidth optimization over WAN links achieved by suggesting & consulting client for deployment of Riverbed’s Steel head CX770 appliance there by drastically cutting down on bandwidth requirement & hence the OPEX involved (bandwidth charges).

PREVIOUS JOB

HCL COMNET LTD. (August 2006 – July 2010 ) Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Clients & Projects handled:

Clients: SAIL, PNB, UBI, Indian Bank, United Bank, Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department, National Informatics Centre, National Insurance Company, Berger Paints, United India Insurance Company Ltd., IFFCO, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Indusind Bank, ERNET, Emami Ltd, Bajaj Auto Finance Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra Finance, ITC, New India Assurance Company, UP Govt. LIC of India, NSE, BSE to name few of them.

Projects: UPSWAN (Uttar Pradesh State Wide Area Network)

Project involved collaboration of different Tehsils & blocks of U.P. govt. Here, Cisco higher end routers were deployed providing dedicated network connectivity. Role held: Coordination with onsite engineers for deployment, preparing Project closure document & taking ATP sign offs from customer. SAIL - WAN Collaboration

Responsible for site integration, WAN optimization, Quarterly Preventive Maintenance & (network) UP time calculation & submission of invoices to client for billing till payment released.

PNB - Network management Services

Provided NOC support for one of the leading PSU banks of India i.e PNB by overseeing operations & performance of its entire regional network built over OSPF & ensured desired level of client satisfaction are met.

WAN Integration & Collaboration

WAN solution Implementation, overseeing & management for the various major BFSI, State Govt. & other clients. Scope involved overseeing UAT tests post implementation & taking sign offs on ATP forms.

ACADEMIC TRAININGS & PROJECTS DONE

Industrial Training at CCS Computers Pvt. Ltd, Delhi (Jan, 2006 – June, 2006) Helped me gain working knowledge of Windows Operating System, Computer H/W & understanding of WAN & LAN.

Project at Fr. Agnel Polytechnic, Delhi (July,2005 – December,2005) titled "Electronic Keyboard" This project involves study of switch input & displays the pattern on the L.E.D. display, exactly in manner in which switches are pressed. The entire unit was controlled & driven by the 8085 Microprocessor based microcomputer.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Participated in craft & drawing/painting competitions at inter-school & intra-school level & won certificates.

Won certificates in creative writing competitions at intra-school level. Won certificates in Science Model Making competitions at intra-school level. Attended NCC training camp at intra- school level & earned certificate.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

I do the job assigned to me with utmost dedication and sincerity.