Darpan Sharma
Summary
Dynamic Senior Network Engineer with over 11 years of progressive experience in deploying and managing complex enterprise network environments. Expertise includes Azure Cloud load balancing, Big-IP F5 application delivery, Citrix NetScaler ADC solutions, and Cisco wireless, switching, and routing technologies. Committed to leveraging technical skills and industry knowledge to deliver exceptional results in fast-paced settings.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Network Engineer
Orange Business Services
04.2022 - Current
- Design and implement robust cloud networking solutions using Azure load balancers and Application gateways and skilled in designing cloud and on-premises network infrastructures that support thousands of users across multiple regions.
- Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot F5 Big-IP appliances (LTM/GTM) for application delivery and secure scaling.
Manage Citrix NetScaler ADCs and integrate them with multi-cloud workloads for optimized performance and security. - Develop and maintain automated network deployment templates using Terraform and managing Certificate renewal activities for Azure Application Gateway, F5 and Citrix Netscaler.
- Monitor infrastructure health/performance using SolarWinds and react promptly to outages by root cause analysis and remediation.
- Troubleshoot complex switching and wireless issues using Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Wireshark, reducing downtime and improving network reliability.
- Led integration of Cisco wireless and switching infrastructure with cloud services and on-premises data centers, supporting hybrid network architectures.
- Conducted regular firmware upgrades, patch management, and compliance audits for Cisco networking devices to maintain security and performance standards.
Senior Engineer
Hughes Systique Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - 04.2022
- Hands-on deployment of Cisco Switches and wireless setup on Princess Cruise Ships and Data centers for testing environment.
- Experienced Tier 2 Network Engineer, good hands-on in Network Service management and Troubleshooting of Cisco routers, switches and Cisco Wireless Controller.
- Effectively deliver on-site and off-site enablement and data center upgrades on client location and Providing Wireless Infrastructure support for Embarkation and disembarkation of guest on customer cruise ships.
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies
11.2015 - 03.2019
- Monitoring all Cisco equipment and incident management using Cisco Works and also managing and troubleshooting all escalated calls from LOBs and Bank of America Clients.
- Providing specialist skills in supporting and troubleshooting network problems and emergencies.
- Analyzing, troubleshooting and correcting network problems remotely and updating network infrastructure with latest hardware and security updates.
Administrative Network Engineer
Wipro Technologies
04.2014 - 11.2015
- Maintain project management objectives and timeline for a major upgrade to data infrastructure.
- Working on data models and diagrams in the development, configuration and integration of Network.
- Assessing and recommending improvements to network operations and integrated hardware, software, communications and operating systems.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Chitkara University
Baddi, Himachal Pradesh01.2013
Skills
- Cloud Networking: Azure Cloud Load Balancer (Standard & Application Gateway) and Azure Traffic Manager
- Application Delivery: F5 Big-IP (LTM, GTM, ASM), Citrix NetScaler (ADC, VPX, SDX)
- Routing, Switching & Wireless: Cisco Nexus, ISR/ASR routers, Wireless Controllers, Spanning Tree, EIGRP, BGP, VRF, VLANs, WLANs
- Security: Network ACLs, Azure WAFs, F5 iRules/iApps, Citrix AppFirewall
- Automation & Monitoring: Terraform, SolarWinds, Wireshark, Cisco Prime - Protocols: TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, HTTPS, DNS, DHCP, SNMP
Certification
- Microsoft Azure AZ-700
- CCNA
- ITIL Version 3
- Fortinet NSE 2
CURRENT VISA
US B1/B2 Visa
Timeline
Senior Network Engineer
Orange Business Services
04.2022 - Current
Senior Engineer
Hughes Systique Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - 04.2022
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies
11.2015 - 03.2019
Administrative Network Engineer
Wipro Technologies
04.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelors of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Chitkara University
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