AKASH SAXENA
PRO FESSIO N AL SUMMARY
akashsaxena13@gmail.com
9711224021
Flat H-10, Plot No.11, Sector 10,
Dwarka, New Delhi
SKILLS
 Network architecture
understanding VISIO
 Network troubleshooting
 Network Security
 Next Generation
Firewalls/ASA
 ISE ( Identity Services Engine)
 VPN Technologies
 AMP for Endpoint/Network
 NGIPS/NGIDS
 SNMP monitoring
 BGP message types
 QoS Understanding
 Spanning Tree knowledge
 Data Center Technologies
and Devices ( Nexus Family)
 VMware Understanding
 SD-WAN/SDA Multi-Vendor
 Wireless Understanding
 Linux
 Cisco switching expertise
 Technical infrastructure
upgrades
 AWS/Azure Cloud
understanding
 F5 load balancer expertise
 Routing protocol expertise
 Firewall functionality
 OSPF routing
 Firewall management tools
 EIGRP routing
 A passionate, driven and motivated Network Consultant with a methodical
and analytical approach to implement and maintain networking protocols
and resolving problems.
 Possessing a proven ability to developing polices & procedures covering
network infrastructure design, build, testing, implementation, support.
 Having excellent communication skills and able to prioritize key issues.
 A professional with considerable experience with Routing, Switching,
Wireless and Security domains.
 Extensive experience monitoring, tracking, and evaluating global IT
infrastructure incidents. Experienced Principal Consultant able to plan and
implement solutions for customers that meet and exceed expectations.
WO RK HISTO RY
 Altran Technologies India Designated Services Manager ( Security )/
Technical Solutions Leader – 08/2019 – Current
 As a Designated Services Manager, responsible for highly critical, strategic
advisor and technical expert that engages with customers to accelerate
their adoption of Cisco products & solutions that transform their business
and drive business outcomes.
 Responsible for the ownership of delivery of targeted engagements
intended to increase security product awareness, share industry best
practices, and drive overall security product consumption and business
value.
 Collaboratively able to combine deep Security Technical knowledge with
solid understanding of business priorities to provide consultative solutions
pivotal to helping customers realize value faster. Intended to help
customers with a myriad of their adoption challenges across the security
product domain.
 An in depth understanding of Firepower Next Gen Firewall (NGFW), Identity
Services Engine(ISE), Stealth-Watch products (SWATCH), Advanced
Malware Protection for Endpoints and Networks (AMP4E/AMP4N) , Email
Security Appliance (ESA) , Web Security Appliance (WSA).
 Ability to assist the customer’s with barriers that they experience as they
onboard and implement Cisco Security Solutions. Technical consultative
support for Cisco customers, Partners, Account teams and other internal
technical support teams.
 Competence to communicate, demonstrate, and accelerate the proper
utilization of Security technologies mentioned as you encourage the
customer to engage in the daily use of the solution.
  EDUCATION
 Chinmaya Vidyalaya
o New Delhi • 2009
o Science Education
 Sharda University
o Greater Noida • 2013
Bachelor Of
Technology:
Electrical, Electronics
And Communications
Engineering
 CERTIFICATIONS
 Cisco Certified Network
Associate [CCNA]
 Cisco Certified Network
Professional [CCNP]
 Cisco Certified Network
Associate – Security [ CCNA-
Security ]
 ITIL Foundation
 Ability to provide technical guidance to help drive best practices for
deployment, craft policies around configuration, automate features and
utilize reporting capabilities to help accelerate adoption.
 Understanding of security protocols -SSL, IPSE, ACL, SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS,
IMAP, POP3 and security policies.
 Understanding in order to utilize moderate to complex lab environments to
demonstrate the resolution of barriers across the entire customer lifecycle
for products & solutions
 Ability to navigate the customer’s mixed security environments and be able
to migrate customers from legacy or competitive platforms to the latest
Cisco platform.
 Skills to demonstrate strong communications skills and lead when engaging
customers, Partners, and Account teams.
 British Telecom - Network Consultant -11/2016 – 08/2019
 Responsible for the day-to-day support of the network communications &
infrastructure architecture across the entire Novartis project.
 Working closely with a team of programmers, designers & IT managers and
further responsible for identifying problems and then suggesting technical
solutions for the same.
 Understanding of F5 Load Balancers LTM/GTM.
 Currently providing Trainings and handling Implementations for Nokia
NUAGE Platform in order to support our customers to achieve SD-WAN
architecture into their Network.
 Create VPC domain, design single sided VPC, design double sided VPC,
design VPC peer-keep alive, VPC peer-link, VPC member port, configure
single and dual home fabric-extenders (FEX’s).
 IOS upgrade on Nexus devices.
 Aricent Technologies [CISCO-TAC] - Technical Lead 08/2013 - 10/2016
 Responsible for handling team escalations for the LAN Switching domain in
order to provide a better support to the Clients.
 Troubleshoot the network issues coming across Cisco devices used by the
Clients and clarify their queries regarding the devices.
 Hands on experience on technologies such as DHCP, TCP/ IP, DNS, Switc h
upgrades, QOS implementations.
 Worked with Routing protocols such as RIP, RIP V2, EIGRP, OSPF , Spanning-
Tree protocol , Access-Lists, Port security, BGP, Basic MPLS, VSS, Catalyst
2960, 3750, 4500 and 6500 platforms including Architecture and VSS
setups.
 ACCO MPL ISH M EN TS
 Received various appreciations from Clients after troubleshooting their
network and resolving their issue as soon as possible in order to restore
services at their end.
 Being recognized and rewarded as Outstanding performance in Q-4 (2015
Fiscal) and Q-1 (2016 Fiscal) among entire TAC domain.