SANJAY KESHARWANI sanjaykesharwani4@gmail.

com

+91-9993836153
CISCO Certified Network Engineer with over
10 years of experience; targeting position that will
utilize exceptional training and experience as a
Sr. Network Engineer

Profile Summary

 Developed and implemented the technical architecture and physical design of the network : CISCO switches, Routers,
firewall networks and recommended solutions.
 Knowledge of Routing protocol like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, ACL, Licensing; Switching - VLAN, VTP, STP, inter VLAN
Routing, and Ether Channel.
 Acted as Cisco Router/Switch Administrator with a significant amount of experience in managing projects related to
Cisco Routing & Switching.
 Familiar with networking topology, TCP/IP, routers, switches and VLANs; installing, configuring, and supporting an
organization's Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and Internet System or a segment of a network
system.
 Expert in troubleshooting & problem resolution; provided team leadership across multiple projects; knowledgeable in
network assessment, planning, architecture, design, setup, and execution skills for large deployments of Network-based
solutions.
 Proven track record in solving IP network issues in a timely and cost-efficient manner while maintaining client Service
Level Agreements uptime.
 Skilled in aligning IT processes with ITIL Process by establishing Incident, Risk, Change & Problem Management
meetings and decreasing turnaround time.
 Spearheaded project management activities ensured timely deliveries as per defined quality standards; implemented
project plans, risk assessments and contingency plans.
 A keen planner with skills in mapping requirements of clients / end users, service providers, vendors; developing,
testing, transitioning as well as customizing process, offering infrastructure network practices in line with policies.
 Proficiency in executing IT solutions with sound understanding of technical/ operational bottlenecks, as well as issues
put forth by the clients and troubleshooting the same to avoid further escalation.

Career Timeline (Recent 5)

Ruchi InfoTech Ltd., ML Outsourcing Pvt. Vertisystem Global Tech Mahindra Ltd, Vertisystem Global
Indore as Jr. Ltd., Indore as Pvt. Ltd., Indore as Mumbai as Sr. Pvt. Ltd., Indore as
Network Engineer Desktop Support Sr. System Network Engineer – Sr. Network
Engineer – L2 Administrator – L2 U3 Engineer – L3
Trainee

Jun’14-Mar’16 Apr’16-Feb’17 Feb’17–Jan’18 Feb’18- Feb’21 Mar’21- Present

Core Competencies

CISCO Networking Routing & Switching F5 BIG-IP LTM

Team Management Project Management Incident Management

Education
 M.Sc. (CS) from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa with 75% score in 2012-14
 B.Sc. (CS) from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa with 66% score in 2007-10
 JCHNP Certification for Computer hardware and Networking in 2005-07
 Higher Secondary from MP Board, Bhopal in 2004-05
 High School from MP Board Bhopal in 2002-03

Certifications
 CCNA (200-125) Routing and Switching
 MCSA (70-270, 290, 291, 284) Microsoft Certified System Administrator

Work Experience

Mar 2021 –Present Vertisystem Global Pvt. Ltd., Indore as Sr. Network Engineer – L3
Key Result Areas:
 Troubleshooting Routing, Switching & Security issues and providing solutions within agreed SLA
 Designing and Implementing solution for Security on Palo-Alto Firewall
 Administering end-to-end IT Network infrastructure including Switches, Routers, Firewalls and BIG IP LTM
 Providing technical support for installation activities and ensuring routine troubleshooting of Network Infrastructure
 Managing:
o VLan’s, Trunking, STP and Etherchannels.
o Routing Protocols – BGP, OSPF and EIGRP
o Palo-Alto Firewall, and BIG IP F5 LTM
o Different VPN’s (Site-to-Site VPN, Remote VPN)
o SolarWinds Monitoring Tool to create new alert.
o Datacenter environment including CISCO Switch, Routers and Physical Rack Designing & Implementation
 Performing:
o Daily Health Checkup of all devices, Preparing Health Check Report and sharing with internal team as well with Client.
o Configuration and managing Palo-Alto Firewall
o Configuration, Managing and Troubleshooting BIG IP F5 LTM
o Configuration, Managing and Troubleshooting of different VPN’s (Site-to-Site VPN, Remote VPN)
o Maintenance, backups, and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and resolving security
configuration issues raised by clients.
 Installing secure and scalable network devices; maintaining & preparing document on all network set-ups
 Troubleshooting and solving networking issues related to TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and network devices.
 Working on HA devices to make availability of network on production environment.
 Mapping network requirements by interfacing with clients & colleagues and providing scalable solutions.
 Coordinating with the circuit vendors for Circuits health check report and raise a new request if any circuit went down to
get it UP again.
 Creating a Change based on the Task and Incident and present in the CAB Meeting to get approval for implementation.

Previous Experience

Feb’18 – Feb’21 Tech Mahindra Ltd, Chandivali Office Mumbai as Sr. Network Engineer-U3
Feb’17 – Jan’18 Vertisystem Global Pvt. Ltd., Indore as Sr. System Administrator – L2
Apr’16 – Feb’17 ML Outsourcing Pvt. Ltd., Indore as Desktop Support Engineer – L2
Jun’14 – Mar’16 Ruchi InfoTech Ltd., Indore as Jr. Network Engineer Trainee

Technical Skills

Switching Technologies: Inter VLAN Switching, Ether Channel, VTP, STP, RSTP, MST
Routing Protocol: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
Firewall: Palo-Alto
Load Balancer: BIG IP F5 LTM
VPN: Site2Site VPN, Remote VPN, Client VPN
Operating Systems: WINDOWS (XP, 7, Win 8, 8.1, Win 10,)
Computer Networks: IP Addressing schemes, Subnetting, L2 and L3 Switches, Palo-Alto Firewall, & BIG IP F5 LTM
Routers: Cisco1841, 2821, 2921, 4451, 2960 & 7200
Switches: Cisco 2900, 3500, 3750, 6500, 4500X,
Monitoring Tool: Nagios, and SolarWinds
Ticketing Tool: Jira Confluence and ServiceNow
Packages: MS-Office (2k3, 2k7, 2k10, and 365)

Trainings

 Successfully:
o Completed training on Windows Server 2012R2 conducted by Ruchi Infotech Ltd., Indore
o Completed training on Java and done Major Project entitled on “Social Networking for Social Responsibilities” from
Naresh IT Hyderabad (A.P.)
o Completed Training in Checkpoint, Palo-Alto Firewall and BIG IP F5 LTM
 Knowledge Purview

Networking Projects Undertaken:

 Cisco Routers 2600 / 2800 / 3600 / 3800 /7200 series
 Cisco switches C2950 / C2960 / C3560 / C3750 / C6500
 Palo Alto Firewall & Panorama (PAN OS 9.0)
 Checkpoint Firewall, SMS & MDS Server (R80.10)
 BIG IP F5 LTM version 12.0
 Routing protocols RIP / OSPF / EIGRP / BGP
 VLANs / STP / RSTP / MST / Ether Channel
 Securing VLANs, Switch access, Switchport Security
 Different Trunking Encapsulation Protocols
 Different types of VPN (Site-to-Site, Remote, DMVPN)
 TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Wireshark

Technical Support/ Troubleshooting:

 Assisting in the design and implementation of the network (LAN & WAN), troubleshooting network problems and conflicts
 Addressing performance bottlenecks and ensuring maximum network uptime
 Different types of VPN Configuration and Troubleshooting
 Checkpoint Firewall configuration and Troubleshooting
 Palo-Alto Firewall configuration and Troubleshooting
 BIG IP F5 LTM, Configuration, Implementation and Troubleshooting
 Different CISCO Router Configuration and Troubleshooting
 Different CISCO Switches Configuration and Troubleshooting
 Network monitor for employee’s professional configuration and troubleshooting
 Troubleshooting the Outlook in Office 365, 2010, 2007 and 2003
 Troubleshooting Windows XP Professional, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 2k3
 Provide Support on many remote tools (LogMeIn, Any desk, Ammy Admin) to different Clients.

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 11th October 1987

Languages Known : English & Hindi
Passport No. : J9956263 (India)