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Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

• Rollout, integration and testing of IEEE 802.1X based IBNS and NAC via Cisco ISE across a 4000 endpoint environment.
• Managing secure authentication and connectivity via standards-based IPsec/SSL VPN of remote workers as well as national/international banks for regulatory/taxation interconnectivity.
• Responsible for hardening the attack surface, penetration testing and vulnerability remediation across the entire IT endpoint landscape.
• Designing, integration, testing and troubleshooting of SOAR via internal/external connectors to drive higher use case adoption using a mix of 3rd party connectors and Microsoft Power Automate/Azure Logic Apps.
• Designing, integration and planning of DR implementation for Azure as well as scenario building for testing/migration.
• Hardening/best practice implementation across virtual and physical firewalls, IAM servers, switches, wireless in a hybrid cloud environment.

Qatar

• Designed, tested and verified a redundant AAA architecture for a network spanning over 500 compatible devices and multiple OS’s using Bulk Import/Export sheets for ease of administration/maintenance.
• Designed, tested, integrated and verified a redundant CSM architecture in accordance with vendor best practices spanning over 100 firewalls and IPS sensors.
• Analyzed, performed and evaluated bug scrubs for OS/device upgrades and routing observation/implementation of PSIRTS and field notices.
• Fault isolation, root cause analysis and troubleshooting of NC’s pertaining to firewalls and IDS systems on a need to fix basis as well as proactive inventory, EoL/EoS and license tracking.
• Scoured system logs of various IOS/IOS XE/NXOS/ASA OS and IDS for security logs pertaining to SIEM integration and designing log sheet(s) in reference to the same.
• Routine configuration maintenance of firewalls to add new devices/services into the network and liaising with CM/Procurement/Rollout teams in reference to the same along with updating the respective centralized.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Perform security assessments for IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR/NX-OS based devices by evaluation respective configurations against hardening best practices.
• Conduct PSR’s (Proactive Software Recommendations) on ASA, ISE, ACS, AnyConnect to identify bugs pre-upgrade and recommend version upgrades post appropriate field exposure.
• Test integrated/deployed infrastructure mainly ASA, ISE, ACS against the designed LLD/HLD’s for validating implementation.
• Assist in the network security design and implementation as well as HLD/LLD preparation in conjunction with the customer requirement.
• Conduct KT sessions for internal peers to educate them on the latest customer implementations and integrations.
• Won the “You Amaze Me” award for scaling the network security assessment of our clients to a record figure.

Chennai Area, India

• Handling the EMEA region technical support for Juniper SRX at all levels (P1-P4).
• Assist team members in escalations and efficient resolution of cases within the shortest possible time.
• Have been selected as Star of the Month for February 2015 and was awarded the High 10's certificate.
• Have excelled and topped the entire team in Oral and Written Skills through means of quality checks with an average of 90.54 percent in both.
• Have delivered SRX training to three batches and mentored the same during the skill progression and early deployment stages.
• Have conducted interviews of over a 100 candidates for the team selection process in Gurgaon and Bangalore recruitment drives as well as over the phone.

Bengaluru Area, India

Deployed and maintained a lightweight wireless network spanning two buildings and 9 floors through a mix of LoS Ubiquiti for outdoor wireless networking as well as Cisco LAP 1261’s for indoor wireless networking.The project involved the configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of ASA firewall 5500/Checkpoint 2100 and 4400 series appliances, IPS 4255.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: Quiz Pro Quo, Symposium Team, Debate team, AXIS MoFun Event Organizer Team Completed a certificate course in.

High School, Computer Science, 89.8

Activities and Societies: Debate team, Spot Speaking Team, Toastmaster, Volleyball team, Football Team, Won multiple debates and quizzes.

Aisse, Computer Science, 89.2

Activities and Societies: Debate team, Toastmasters, Spot Speaking Team, Football team  Integral member and active participant and.