Afzal Shaik

Network Engineer @Prism Convergency Technology

Plano, TX, US

Designed & Deployed Cisco ISE and Provided comprehensive guest access management for Cisco ISE administrators.• Configured Cisco ISE for Domain Integration and Active Directory Integration. • Responsible in troubleshooting on Cisco ISE added new devices on network based on policies on ISE.• Implemented Cisco ISE 1.2 for Wireless 802.1x Authentication and Authorization with Flex Connect.• Upgrading Cisco ISE Appliances Company wide. Recently rolled out OpenDNS including onsite VM appliances.• Experienced on Cisco ISE and advanced technologies like QOS, Multicasting, MPLS and MPLS-VPN and Bluecoat proxy server SG.• Installation of new firewalls as well as perform in place upgrades Hardening the Fortinet and Check Point firewalls before moving them to Production• Experience in data center architect for future fabric protocol including Cisco ACI/APIC pilot• Implemented Contracts, Multi-tenants between Endpoint groups using SDWAN in ACI.• Worked in firewall deployment and management in Azure such as Palo Alto Firewall.• Implementation of F5 includes configuration/creation of Network Element, Pool, pool members and virtual servers.• Advanced expertise and hands-on on Cisco IOS-XR software platform on Cisco series routers.• Experience working with ASR series switches with IOS-XR.• Creating process documents for various security tools like Source Fire, Fortinet Firewall, Pulse VPN appliance, Blue Coat proxy etc.• Having experience in Migration from Cisco ASA\'s to Fortinet’ s Fortigate firewalls• Maintain and expand the Cisco ACI Network Centric infrastructure including ASRs, ISR, ASAs, Source file, 9k and 7k switches.• Worked on blue coat proxy server as part of recent integration into the project.• Ensure Network, system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrade. Configuring and troubleshooting perimeter security devices such as Checkpoint NGX R77 Gaia, Provider-1/MDM, Secure Platform, Palo Alto.