Soumen Bhowmik
Assitant Manager
New Delhi,DL
Summary
Results-oriented professional with a passion for personal growth and development. Thrives in dynamic environments that encourage innovation and continuous learning. Proven track record of leadership, strategic planning, and effective problem-solving. A proactive manager who excels at supporting senior executives in meeting ambitious goals through team motivation and resource coordination. Known for a methodical and organized approach to optimize operational efficiency.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assistant Manager -IXP
National Internet Exchange of India
04.2012 - Current
- Troubleshoot, configure, install and upgrade Cisco routers and switches(75XX,26XX,3500XL,65XX,72XXSR,ICX74XX)
- Installation of Brocade MLXe8 router at NIXI node
- Configure routers for VLAN, NAT, multicast, frame encryption, compression and traffic shaping
- Implementation of IPv6 in four major nodes in dual stack mode which carries live 1.5 Tbps IPv4 traffic (max)
- Planning of implementation and configuration for enabling IPv6 on live network in coordination with participation ISP's at that node
- Involved in implementation of BGP Multi-homed environment
- To set up National Internet Registry in India which will be responsible for allocation and management of IP address and ASN at country level
- To understand Regional Internet Registry (APNIC) system responsible for allocation IP address and ASN in Asia Pacific region
- Management for development of required s/w to run the operation and preparation of Technical policy required
- To plan and design for primary and DR setup with IPv6 and DNSSEC implementation
- Procurement of H/w and system integration
- Application security audit for S/w
- Monitoring, Generating and analyzing the link uptime report and bandwidth utilization reports using various NMS tools Nagios, Spectrum & e-health, Genie Traffic Analyzer etc
- For the entire WAN operations of NIR(National Internet Registry)
- Co-ordinating & conducting meeting with ISPs within India for peering at National Internet Exchange Point
- Troubleshoot wan & lan related problems including BGP,VLAN,ACL & implementing filter in ISPs peer to prevent route leakage
- Attended EuroIX forum in Hamburg, Germany in Feb 2013 to discuss relevant issues faced by Internet Exchanges
- Attended APNIC conference in China in Sep 2013 & Australia in Sep 2014 regarding discussion on IPv4, IPv6 & ASN in India
- Attended SANOG in Feb 2014 held in Bhutan for the Network related training
- Attended Network management workshop in Feb 2017 hosted by APNIC in Vietnam
- I had the opportunity to attend the APNIC conference in Manila, Philippines, in 2017
Senior Network Engineer
HCL Info systems Ltd
03.2010 - 04.2012
- Managing and maintaining LAN & WAN of DOP(Department Of Post) through INOC ,which comes under NIC( National Informatics Center)
- Monitoring, Generating and analyzing the link uptime report and bandwidth utilization reports using various NMS tools Nagios, Spectrum& e-health etc
- For the entire WAN operations of more than 1318 locations
- Configuration Management of the networking equipment for DOP
- Network Documentation – Document network, patch panel configuration etc
- Changes and maintain latest network configuration and topology diagrams of NIC
- Configuring, monitoring, coordinating and troubleshooting the lease lines of the DOP(Department Of Post) nationwide network
- Configuration & managing a Network comprising up to 21linksunder Delhi., Cisco L2-Switches (2950,2750 ), Cisco L3-Switches (4507,3550 ), Cisco Routers (1800, 2500)
- Adding or removing static & dynamic routes with routing protocols(OSPF) as per the requirement of DOP
- Configuration of VLANs & HSRP in 4500,6500 series switches
- Hands-on experience of Microsoft ISA Server(Proxy Server)
- Allowing or blocking particular website as per the client requirement
- Monitoring of Checkpoint Firewall (NGX R65)
- Adding new rule/policy & installing in Checkpoint firewall
- Creating User, Client authentication
- Allowing or dropping required services in firewall
- Configuring NAT, Domain controller
- Web Filtering & Antivirus in firewall
- Having experience of installation & configuring Cisco ASA 5580 series Firewall (in active fail over) through ASDM
- Implement network security for remote access
- Tasks includes configuring site to site and clients to site VPN tunnels through Checkpoint firewalls, and maintaining access policies for remote users
Network Engineer
Bharti Airtel Ltd
08.2009 - 03.2010
- Working for Bharti (Airtel), OkhlaDatacenter for Network infrastructure deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting
- Monitoring the WAN network by using NMS tools like What'sUP Gold, Pinger, and various traffic analysis
- Monitoring of Check Point Firewall 9070 with Smart TrackerCheckpoint(R65)
- Installation of Cisco Routers, Switches
- Hands on Switching & Routing
- Strong capability to motivate in a supervisory position
- Proficient in analytical problem solving
- Configuration & troubleshooting of Dynamic & Static Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF & Static Routes)
- Configuration of VLANS & HSRP in the switches
- Maintaining site/hub network diagram, ARP map documents etc
- Maintaining/updating site network diagram on regular basis
- Maintaining of Weekly and Monthly Report
- Maintaining device list on site including Production Devices and spare devices
- Daily Check list to be updated and communicated
- Ensuring accuracy and active participation in RFCs
- Timely co-ordination for problem resolution with other networks/application teams if required
- Ensuring proper communication with Head Office(GMC) to avoid operational delays
- Follow Escalation matrix for problem resolution as per define SLA
- Ensure availability to support the Emergency request at Customer Site for 24
- 7
- 365
- Main focus and responsibility is to maintain network uptime of 99% and service uptime of 99.5 %
Network Engineer (Managed Services)
Bharti Airtel Ltd
12.2007 - 08.2009
- Working for Bharti (Airtel), OkhlaDatacenter for Network infrastructure deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting
- Monitoring the WAN network by using NMS tools like What'sUP Gold, Pinger, and various traffic analysis
- Monitoring of Check Point Firewall 9070 with Smart TrackerCheckpoint(R65)
- Installation of Cisco Routers, Switches
- Hands on Switching & Routing
- Strong capability to motivate in a supervisory position
- Proficient in analytical problem solving
- Configuration & troubleshooting of Dynamic & Static Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF & Static Routes)
- Configuration of VLANS & HSRP in the switches
- Maintaining site/hub network diagram, ARP map documents etc
- Maintaining/updating site network diagram on regular basis
- Maintaining of Weekly and Monthly Report
- Maintaining device list on site including Production Devices and spare devices
- Daily Check list to be updated and communicated
- Ensuring accuracy and active participation in RFCs
- Timely co-ordination for problem resolution with other networks/application teams if required
- Ensuring proper communication with Head Office(GMC) to avoid operational delays
- Follow Escalation matrix for problem resolution as per define SLA
- Ensure availability to support the Emergency request at Customer Site for 24
- 7
- 365
- Main focus and responsibility is to maintain network uptime of 99% and service uptime of 99.5 %
Network Engineer
Network Solutions An IBM Company Pvt.Ltd
03.2007 - 12.2007
- Troubleshooting of Lease line and ISDN
- Following up with service provider (MTNL, BSNL, AIRTEL, RELIANCE, TATA)
- Installation and Configuration of CISCO routers & switches
- Using monitoring tool WhatsupGold
- Using BMC Remedy incident management tool
- Bandwidth Monitoring Tool
Network Engineer (Managed Services)
Network Solutions An IBM Company Pvt.Ltd
12.2006 - 03.2007
- Assembling and Mounting:
- Assembling of 3Com Switches and 3Com Router
- Mounting of 3com Switches and Routers
- Upgrading IOS in both Switches and Routers
- Assist in the establishment and implementation of LAN and WAN
- Performing daily monitoring of network utilization, network traffic
Education
M.sc. - IT
Manipal Institute Of Technology
01.2007 - 01.2009
12th - P.C.M
HS
B.sc - General
Calcutta University
10th -
ICSE
MBA - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (IT & MARKETING)
SWAMI VIVEKANAND SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY
UP, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Cisco L2-switches
Cisco L3-switch
Cisco-Routers
Brocade MLXe8 routers
Routing
Switching
TCP/IP
ARP
ICMP
TCP
UDP
FTP
SNMP
SMTP
Static Routing
Dynamic Routing
RIP v2
EIGRP
OSPF
BGP
LAN technologies
STP
VLANs
Ether channel
HSRP
PPP
Pinger
Solarwinds Bandwidth Monitoring
BMC Remedy
Spectrum
E-Health
MRTG
Access-List
NAT
Strategic Operations Management
Team leadership
Employee performance evaluations
Cost reduction
Problem-solving
Task delegation
Customer relations
Team building
Team collaboration
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Balai Ch. Bhowmik
- Nationality: Indian
Passport Details
H0161498
Certification
F5 Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Timeline
F5 Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
03-2022
Assistant Manager -IXP
National Internet Exchange of India
04.2012 - Current
Senior Network Engineer
HCL Info systems Ltd
03.2010 - 04.2012
Network Engineer
Bharti Airtel Ltd
08.2009 - 03.2010
Network Engineer (Managed Services)
Bharti Airtel Ltd
12.2007 - 08.2009
Network Engineer
Network Solutions An IBM Company Pvt.Ltd
03.2007 - 12.2007
M.sc. - IT
Manipal Institute Of Technology
01.2007 - 01.2009
Network Engineer (Managed Services)
Network Solutions An IBM Company Pvt.Ltd
12.2006 - 03.2007
MBA - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (IT & MARKETING)
SWAMI VIVEKANAND SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY
04.2001 -
12th - P.C.M
HS
B.sc - General
Calcutta University
10th -
ICSE