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Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Working on Palo Alto Firewall & Checkpoint Firewall (Cloud Guard) hosted on AWS Cloud.• Upgraded checkpoint security management server, Cluster firewalls from R80.30 to Gaia Version R81.10.• Configure and troubleshooting on Checkpoint/Fortinet firewalls/Palo alto.• managed by MDS, Security Pofiles, WildfFire, IPsec tunnel, Installing policy, ClusterXL, SecurXL, CoreXL and CloudGurad.• Working on Palo Alto Firewall PAN-OS 10.2, Panorama (Management Server), Checkpoint Firewall(R80.40) hosted on AWS CloudGuard Perform firewall migration projects between different technologies.• Designing rule & creating Incident Record (IR) Firewall Rule Request form as per customer requirement.• Using different AWS monitoring tools like CloudWatch and VPC Logs• Recently upgraded SMS , Cluster firewalls from R80.30 to latest Gaia Version R81.1O• Handle day to day security incidents.• Implementation & migration security devices.• Creating documents for firewall upgrades/implementation.• Uphold positions in providing 24/7 on-call support rotation for our managed customer base.

• Handle team and monitor all team members and provide necessary advice and guidance.• Commit to completing tasks allocated to them and assist others to meet deadlines.• Delivered customer solutions and products on time to meet customer expectations.• Responsible for designing and implementation of customer Secure network infrastructure.• Handled day-to-day Cloud, Network Security activities, reporting, and technical issues.• Involved in Change Management, Upgrading Devices Datacenter infra, backups, and network issues.• Conducted bi-weekly network vulnerability and risk tests to create emergency patches and identify long-term solutions.• Recommended security solutions to improve architecture and controls for security infrastructures for authentication and authorization processes.• Change Management: Need to make sure that all the change designs and implementations are completed and tested as per the schedule required by the customers.

Noida Area, India

• Maintained a Network with more than 100 Network devices, 1000-end hosts, and the other Network devices like DHCP, DNS Servers, and Firewall Servers Performed IOS upgrades on Catalyst 3750, 2950, 1900 switches, and 3600, 2600 and 2500 routers.• Installed and configured DHCP, DNS Server.• Worked on Cisco Routers, Active /Passive, Switches, PAT, NAT and Cisco ASA firewall.• Migrated legacy Cisco ASA firewalls to Fortinet firewalls using forticonverter migration tool in the enterprise environment.• Change management and 3rd level Incident management being the primary responsibility, participate directly as well as take escalations from the team members as and when required.• Responsible for the security changes on the firewalls and documenting the changes made.• Including the installation, migration, and configuration of network devices (router, switches, servers, desktops) and associated equipment.• Installed, configured, mitigated, troubleshoot, and migrated network security and fixed problems remotely and on-site.• Install wireless access points, conducted site surveys for updating organization's Cisco Meraki Access point.• Responsible for coordinating with remote hand support engineers for the OEM activities.