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United States

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Deployed Zero Trust and network segmentation companywide using ISE.• Onboarded acquisitions and migrated firewalls from ASA and Checkpoint to FortiGate.• Upgraded WAN circuits and configured site-to-site IPsec VPN tunnels with high redundancy.• Managed firewall administration and changes.• Designed, deployed, and supported Fortinet SD-WAN solutions using FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.• Handled day-to-day incident tickets related to network and system infrastructure via ServiceNow.• Configured Fortinet QoS traffic shaping.• Provided Tier-2/3 support for firewall, network issues, and automation applications.• Installed and upgraded OS on Cisco switches per recommendations.• Implemented firewall rules on FortiGate and Azure NSG as per user requests.• Configured FortiGate devices with high availability for new sites.• Participated in troubleshooting calls with vendors and documented resolutions.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Assisting orientation supervisors when needed and new graduate international students to complete their orientation tasks.• Providing information about campus life and answering student’s questions.• I facilitated enhanced campus integration by actively advocating and promoting participation in various clubs, organizations, and extracurricular activities.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Designed and re-sub netted network infrastructure using SolarWinds IPAM.• Migrated over 80 ASA and Firepower NGFWs to FortiGate 100E and 600E in high availability clusters.• Implemented, managed, and supported Fortinet SD-WAN.• Configured AAA on network appliances using Cisco ISE for RADIUS and TACACS.• Provided knowledge transfer and onboarding for new hires.• Onboarded network appliances for new sites.• Administered, configured, and maintained Cisco/Avaya VoIP and messaging platforms.• Resolved standard and complex incidents, service requests, and problems.• Coordinated with telecom providers and third-party maintenance vendors.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Managed Cisco Viptela SD-WAN via Vmanage.• Onboarded new Vedge appliances for new sites.• Collaborated on re-architecting Corporate Datacenters and Remote Office networks.• Configured and managed Cisco WAPs at corporate and remote sites.• Configured and maintained site-to-site VPN tunnels on Cisco ASA and FortiGate firewalls.• Installed and utilized SolarWinds to monitor network devices, including Cisco ASAs, Catalyst switches, Checkpoint firewalls, Juniper MAGs, F5s, and servers.• Designed and implemented auto failover and failback solutions across MPLS, satellite, and VPN paths.• Configured SolarWinds NCM for weekly backups of device configurations and change reporting.• Set up network equipment for remote sites and coordinated MPLS circuit activation with AT&T and remote teams.• Updated and created network diagrams for existing and upcoming projects.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Monitored and troubleshot LAN/WAN and SCADA networks.• Gathered system requirements and developed migration plans.• Migrated 70+ sites from Frame Relay to MPLS with EIGRP.• Planned and implemented new IP network scheme for building move.• Updated network plans, drawings, business processes, and project plans.• Managed VPN concentrators for site-to-site and client VPN connections.• Resolved IPSEC and GRE tunnel issues on Cisco routers and PIX firewalls.• Controlled DMZ access using access-lists.• Administered Cisco 6500 switches for layer 3 routing, VLANs, and Spanning Tree.

Master'S Degree, 3.67

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Computer Science