Paul Joseph

About Paul Joseph

Cisco Certified Network Professional with 13+ years of experience, seeking to contribute and grow with a dynamic, progressive and innovative organization. Data Center Migration and Design. Firewall Migration experts with different Vendors Firewalls. • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing & Switching • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing & Switching • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)• Fortinet NSE4• F5 Certified Experts• A10 Certified Experts

Experience

1. Senior Network Engineer

   The Select Group

   Jul 2019 — Present

   Responsible for leading design, engineering and certification of Internet Hosting and Application Services network components• Utilize FortiManager, FortiClient and FortiAnalyzer to maintain and optimize FortiGate firewalls• Manage Palo alto, Firepower, Cisco ASA and Fortinet policy and network• Configure and administer security rules and policies to permit and/or deny user traffics based on company. security policy with F5 BIGIP, FortiGate 1500D, Firepower, Cisco ASA, and Palo alto firewalls• Back up, Restore and upgrade of Firepower and FortiGate firewall appliances• Configure Firepower and FortiGate firewall to authenticate users based on user identity, user group, session and PC-User Authentication• Configure IPSEC and SSL VPN with Palo-alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Firepower and Router• Perform WAN and LAN IP network service infrastructure design and engineer; service prototyping and laboratory experimentation• Formulate detailed network topology layout and traffic flow• Provide daily support on Incidents, problems, tasks and changes in support of network security, including interfacing with customers• Address any vulnerability threats, and security findings• Monitor performance levels and trends throughout the Bank of America network to determine quality of service for the entire infrastructure• Configure, maintain and troubleshoot networking solutions for an enterprise class firm, including support ticket handling, change management• Troubleshoot and support Cisco routers and switches including Cisco Nexus, F5 Networks LTM, Cisco ISE, IPsec VPN, Cisco wireless network platforms, Palo Alto and Cisco Firewalls, Bluecoat Proxies, Infoblox, and other platforms usually found in enterprise environments

Education

• Ogun State Polythenic

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Real Estate Development

  2003 — 2008

• Dallas College North Lake Campus

  CERTIFICATION, CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Windows
• System Administration
• Lan-Wan
• Technical Recruiting
• Network Engineering
• Wireless
• Technical Support
• Management
• Troubleshooting
• Networking
• Software Documentation
• Cisco Routers
• Software Installation
• Information Technology
• Customer Service
• Switches
• Router Configuration
• Telecommunications
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Network Installation
• Vendor Management