Sateesh Bhat
Bangalore, India
Summary of Career
1. Implementing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Routers, Switches, ASA/FTD Firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls
2. Configuring and Troubleshooting IPSec and SSL VPN
3. IOS/Software upgrade on routers, switches, ASA/FTD firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls, Nexus 9K Switches
4. Cisco ACI, MSO configuration and troubleshooting
5. Setup DMZ and perform rule audits
6. AWS Cloud: AWS VPC, NAT Gateway, VPN Gateway, Internet Gateway, Transit Gateway, EC2 Instance
7. Azure Cloud: Azure vNet, Express Route, Virtual WAN, Network Security Group
8. Interacting with ISPs to resolve WAN/Internet link issues.
9. Coordinating with vendors for device replacements/RMA
10. Plan and implement change as per pre-defined process
Experience as Senior Network Administrator
CSG Systems International
25 July 2019
To date
• Performed day-to-day Data Center administration, maintenance and support.
• Configure, manage and troubleshoot Cisco Routers, Switches, ASA/FTD and Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Site-to-Site IPSec VPN new builds and troubleshooting.
• SSL VPN configuration and troubleshooting.
• Software upgrade of network gears - Cisco Routers, Switches, ASA, FTD and Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Migrate legacy ASA/FTD firewalls to application-based Palo Alto NextGen Firewall.
• Cisco ACI and MSO configuration, operation and troubleshooting.
• Provided consistent support through on-call rotation duty.
• Setup new DMZs and perform rule audits.
• AWS VPC, NAT Gateway, VPN Gateway, Internet Gateway, Transit Gateway, EC2 Instance.
• Azure vNet, Express Route, Virtual WAN, Network Security Group
Experience as Consultant
Capgemini. India Pvt Ltd
14 December 2017
22 July 2019
• Working parallelly with customer engineering team for implementation tasks.
• Establishing connections with different vendor networks to ensure secure communications using firewall routers.
• IOS upgradation of Cisco 2800, 2900, ISR4K, Cisco catalyst 3850 switches.
• NX-OS software upgrade on Nexus 5K and 9K platforms.
• Configuring DNS and DHCP in IP Control tool.
• Coordinating with Cisco TAC for hardware issues and RMA.
Experience as Senior Systems Executive
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
12 August 2015
03 November 2017
• Handling the day-to-day Network related tickets raised by associates via BMC Remedy
• Providing Inter-VLAN access and Creating VLANs as per the request rose.
• Troubleshooting on Remote Access Solution: IPSec VPN, SSL VPN.
• Interacting with ISPs to resolve WAN/Internet link issues.
• Setting up LAN connectivity for new projects and implementing the rules in the location firewall as per the project requirement.
• Part of BCP Testing Team to provide smooth continuation of Project.
Experience as Service Desk Associate
Dimension Data
13 November 2013
07 August 2015
• Working as a service desk associate, we have to resolve incident or request tickets or queries of the client or the vendor and revert.
• WAN, LAN, ISDN and VSAT troubleshooting.
• ACS entries for branch LAN and loopback IPs, resetting login credentials, changing passwords for FE using CISCO TACACS server.
• Troubleshoot various connectivity related issues by logging into the routers, switches.
• Ensure the backup is functioning correctly e.g., ISDN or VSAT.
• Check for WAN or LAN issues if any by getting into the interface such as, input errors, reliability, receiving or transmission load.
Bachelor 01 May 2013
Hold Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India