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Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Site Cybersecurity Manager which is the liaison between centralized HP Cybersecurity and local/sitemanagement and is responsible for the cybersecurity of local networks.Cybersecurity Leadership Site leader for Cybersecurity to oversee all the cyber activity across the site and collaborate withdifferent cyber teams.Cybersecurity Architecture and Design Designed Cyber compliance networks and secure data flows for different businesses in theorganization and for collaboration with external companies/clients. Designed firewall rules for different businesses based on the need and application usage. Auditedfirewall configurations and rules. Managed local firewalls using Shorewall Linux firewall. Collaborated with business units to understand network security requirements. Collaborated withsystem and application owners to streamline patching and implement automation solutions.Cybersecurity Operations Extensively used ExtraHop NDR to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Used ExtraHop NDR to monitor network traffic, identify anomalies, and create and manage customsecurity rules. Experienced in using ExtraHop NDR to integrate with other security tools for a comprehensive securitysolution. Expertise in using Tenable Nessus and Tenable.io to scan networks for vulnerabilities, identify,prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities, and generate and analyze vulnerability reports. Ability to use Tenable tools to create and manage custom vulnerability scans and integrate with othersecurity tools. Managed local IT support teams to patch the vulnerabilities and bring the Risk factor below 6%. Conducted network design reviews and developed recommendations for improving security posture. Performed packet and network system analysis using Wireshark, LibreNME, Nagios, Nmap, NetStat,ARP, Zeek, etc.Cybersecurity Analysis and Reporting Analyzed, documented, and communicated detailed reports, including recommended remediation.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Site primary Network/Cyber Support, responsible for design, deployment, configuration, and support of the Network as well as monitoring for Cybersecurity threats using various tools and fixing the vulnerabilities by prioritizing them.• Network design and deployment: Designed, deployed, and supported a new and secure R&D network for 2000+ users across 8 buildings and various organizations. Built and managed the HP Corvallis Secure R&D network with network transformation.• Network security: Manages ExtraHop (NDR Tool) cloud security and various network monitoring tools to protect against advanced threats and monitor sensitive workloads and data. Analyzed complex circuit and routing problems, configured, monitored, and maintained applications, and troubleshooted problems reported by users and by automated network monitoring systems.• Network troubleshooting and support: Analyzed complex circuit and routing problems, configured, monitored, and maintained applications, and troubleshooted problems reported by users and by automated network monitoring systems.• Leadership and teamwork: Mentored and consulted team members, assigned tasks to other resources, and coordinated with other teams to achieve common goals. Project lead and coordination with different Business and IT teams.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Network Engineer in the Mobility Lifecycle team that focused on Router upgrades, capacity upgrades, hardware changes, and software upgrades across various sites and data centers nationwide. • Successfully migrated network architecture from Cisco to Juniper MX and EX series devices.• Designed, built, and implemented IPv6 network systems.• Implemented IPv6 Dual stack and conversion projects.• Assessed the existing hardware and software for IPv6 readiness and compliance.• Responsible for supporting MX960 Migrations which focuses on upgrading devices from 3G to S4 Networks.• Backbone Juniper MX integration with the existing network/data center routers Cisco N7K and 6500.• Configured Juniper MX960s, M320s, and EX series devices.• Configured RIP, OSPF, and Static routing on Juniper M and MX series Routers.• Configuring RIP, OSPF, and Static routing on Cisco Catalyst Switches.• Configuring OAM Router ports, various VLANs, and Terminal servers.• Experience with configuring Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX).• Experience with upgrading NX-OS on Nexus devices and Password Recovery.• Software upgrades on various Cisco, Juniper, Nexus, and Ericson devices.• Experience in working with Nexus 7010, 5020, 2148, 2248 devices.• Responsible for Static, OSPF, BGP, and static routing between Customer Edge and Upstream networks.• Supported EIGRP and BGP based network by resolving level 2 & 3 problems of internal teams and external customers of all locations.• Configuration of Cisco 6500 (sup 720), 4500 (SUP 6) & 3750 Catalyst Switches for network access.• Checking and configuring Cisco 7600 and 7200 routers at datacenter for remote sites’ issues.

Master'S Degree, Telecommunications Engineering

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