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Benin Grint

Network Engineer III
Bangalore

Summary

A seasoned Network Engineer with over 14 years of experience. Throughout my career, I have been at the forefront of implementing and maintaining robust infrastructures that align with organizational goals. My expertise extends across various domains, including network architecture, security, and performance optimization. Leveraging my in-depth knowledge of routing and switching protocols, firewalls, and advanced network technologies, I have consistently delivered solutions that enhance connectivity and fortify the integrity of mission-critical systems.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Lead Network Engineer

Encora Inc
Bangalore
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Managed network projects from conception to completion, including network upgrades, migrations, and expansions, while adhering to budgetary constraints and regulatory requirements
  • Was part of the team that developed and executed the plan for the migration of data center networks to the Cloud Infrastructure
  • Carrying out technical support and fault management for the LAN & WAN connectivity including the troubleshooting of issue with dynamic routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
  • Participate in on call rotation and perform impactful maintenance outside of normal business hours
  • Supervising network connectivity through monitoring tools like Thousand Eyes, Catchpoint and Splunk
  • Upgrading for Routers, Switches Firewalls and Load balancers periodically as per requirement (Cisco, Juniper F5)
  • Implementation of Cisco ACI fabric (SDN) and collaborate with application owners to define dependencies for better application workflow
  • Managing Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K and 2K switches with VPC implementation
  • Managing DNS, DHCP and IPAM management using Men & Mice
  • Employed network automation and configuration management frameworks/technologies such as Ansible, Python (using modules like Netmiko, NAPALM and Nornir) & Restful API for improving efficiency and productivity
  • Implementing and managing Site-to-Site IPSec VPN solution and Direct Connect between Data centers and AWS Cloud network hybrid network connectivity.

Lead Administrator

Wipro Limited
Bangalore
05.2018 - 10.2024
  • Provide tier-3 support for network escalation
  • Participate in on call rotation and perform impactful maintenance outside of normal business hours
  • Supervising network connectivity through monitoring tools like Thousand Eyes, Catchpoint and Splunk
  • Providing technical support and fault management for LAN & WAN connectivity including troubleshooting of routing protocols like, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
  • Upgrading for Routers, Switches Firewalls and Load balancers periodically as per requirement (Cisco, Juniper F5)
  • Implementation of Cisco ACI fabric (SDN) and collaborate with application owners to define dependencies for better application workflow
  • Managing Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K and 2K switches with VPC deployment
  • Managing DNS, DHCP and IPAM management using Men & Mice
  • Implementing and managing site-to-site IPSec VPN solution and Direct Connect between Data centers and AWS Cloud network hybrid network connectivity
  • Configuring and managing Software Load balancers (AVI Vantage)
  • Extensive knowledge and experience of working with F5 BIG-IP DNS and LTM devices.

Network Engineer

Branta Group LLC (USA)
San Francisco
07.2017 - 02.2018
  • Initiate and lead strategic initiatives driving efficiency, innovation, and standardization of the data center systems
  • Analyze current network infrastructure, monitor environment and data flow, identify choke points, opportunities for optimization and make recommendations based on current and projected company footprint
  • Collaborate with management and senior engineering staff in the development, design architecture and implementation of network expansion and optimization
  • Provide subject matter expertise to functional project teams and participate in cross-functional initiatives
  • Develop new documentation and update existing processes for ticket resolution with a focus on eliminating all forms of tribal knowledge
  • Managing Palo Alto NG firewalls 500,850,3020,5050 series models, Brocade ICX and VDX switches
  • Provide tier-3 support for network escalation
  • Participate in on call rotation and perform impactful maintenance outside of normal business hours.

Technology Analyst

Infosys
Bangalore
12.2011 - 05.2017
  • Led a team of network engineers in implementing, and maintaining complex network infrastructures, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security
  • Managed network projects from conception to completion, including network upgrades, migrations, and expansions, while adhering to budgetary constraints and regulatory requirements
  • Proactively identifying potential issues and drives resolution to avoid customer impact and facilitate continuous improvement
  • Implemented best practices and standards for network configuration management, change control, and documentation, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and internal policies
  • Represented network team in meetings with senior management, presenting project updates, performance metrics, and recommendations for continuous improvement to support strategic decision-making
  • Configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting of Cisco Routers (7200, 3800,3900, 2900, 2800 Series) Layer 2 & 3 Switches (2900, 3500,3600, 3700 Series) Cisco Core and Distribution Switches (NEXUS 5596, 2232, Catalyst 6500, 2960 Series)
  • Configuring and maintaining Cisco Routers and MLS (3640, 2800 and 2600) using Routing Protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
  • Extensive experience with Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST) and its variants, including PVST+ and Rapid PVST, ensuring loop-free topology and efficient network performance
  • Configuring ACLs on Cisco FWSMs & 5500 series ASAs
  • Working with Palo Alto Next-Generation firewalls for threat prevention, URL filtering, and managing firewalls using Panorama
  • Creating IPSec and Remote Access VPN Tunnels for remote branches as well as for remote roaming users
  • Was responsible for creating and managing Virtual servers, profiles, pools, monitors, SNAT and irules in f5 LTM and GTM devices.

System Engineer

IOPEX Technologies – India
Chennai
10.2010 - 12.2011
  • Solving product and network problems of low to high complexity and acting as a focal point for Customer network problem resolution
  • Effectively utilize complex lab setups to duplicate and solve problems
  • Assisting customers with Initial Configuration and deployment of appliances (MPS, MAS and eMPS)
  • Assisting customers in Upgrading Software image (CentOS) & Guest-images installed in the boxes
  • Reviewing trace files provided by the customers using network analyzers (Wireshark) to determine false positive alerts generated by the appliance
  • Reviewing log files from CentOS box to determine the root cause for disk database & file system failures.

Linux System Administrator

Radiant Info Systems Ltd – India
Bangalore
06.2009 - 09.2010
  • Involved in the Data center implementation and maintenance
  • Installed Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10 over IBM P-series and X-series Machines
  • Installed and configured Db2, LDAP, Clustering, Jreport Apache, Websphere and Edge servers
  • Deploy and update the Application in the Web sphere periodically
  • Load Balancing, OS based high availability clustering
  • Diagnose & resolve the problem, updating the task to L3 support
  • Delivered excellence in customer service through situation analysis and timely resolving & escalating problems.

Education

M.Sc Biotechnology -

Sathyabama University

B.Sc Biotechnology - undefined

Karpagam Arts & Science College

Higher Secondary -

Kendriya Vidyalaya Trichur

10th (CBSE) - undefined

Kendriya Vidyalaya Trichur

Skills

  • Cisco IOS
  • JunOS
  • Linux
  • Wireshark
  • Nagios
  • SolarWinds
  • Ansible
  • Cisco Packet Tracer
  • GNS3

  • AWS

  • Azure

  • F5

  • Cisco ACI

  • ThousandEyes

Certification

AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C00)

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10/30/84
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Lead Network Engineer

Encora Inc
10.2018 - 08.2021

Lead Administrator

Wipro Limited
05.2018 - 10.2024

Network Engineer

Branta Group LLC (USA)
07.2017 - 02.2018

Technology Analyst

Infosys
12.2011 - 05.2017

System Engineer

IOPEX Technologies – India
10.2010 - 12.2011

Linux System Administrator

Radiant Info Systems Ltd – India
06.2009 - 09.2010

M.Sc Biotechnology -

Sathyabama University

B.Sc Biotechnology - undefined

Karpagam Arts & Science College

Higher Secondary -

Kendriya Vidyalaya Trichur

10th (CBSE) - undefined

Kendriya Vidyalaya Trichur

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