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Tampa, Florida, United States

• Designed, developed, implemented, and supported software interfaces, packages, data conversions, and corporate-wide databases.• Managed and administered LAN and WAN, ensuring seamless connectivity and network integrity.• Researched and recommended technical solutions for Windows servers, video conferencing, and electronic faxing/scanning tools.• Oversaw the technical operation, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of voice and data communications networks/systems.• Performed security assessments and audits of cloud environments, identifying and remediating security gaps or vulnerabilities where feasibl• Managed, installed, configured, and maintained network hardware and circuits, coordinating all design, engineering, installation, and maintenance activities.• Acted as the in-house expert for the operation and configuration of data communications systems and networks.• Designed, implemented, and managed cloud security solutions to safeguard data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud environments.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls into cloud-based architectures and solutions.• Conducted functional testing to ensure business requirements were met in compliance with technical standards and procedures.• Contributed to the development of information security policies and processes, focusing on disaster recovery planning and network security.• Stayed current on industry advancements through continuing education, publications, user groups, and key vendor relationships.• Monitored and responded to security incidents and events in the cloud, collaborating with other teams to resolve issues and mitigate risks.• Established and documented standards for hardware, software, and system configurations; set guidelines for technology systems administration.• Fostered and maintained relationships with employees and vendors, ensuring high levels of customer service.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Established network segmentation using Palo Alto PA-5000 devices, employing virtual systems (vsys) to isolate and secure different network segments while optimizing traffic flow.• Successfully managed multi-context deployments on Palo Alto devices, including the high-performance device PA-7000 series, segregating security policies and network resources for different units within a single device.• Responded to live security events by advanced intrusion prevention system (IPS) of PA-5000 Series devices.• Worked on real-time logs and reports of the Palo Alto firewall devices to analyse traffic patterns, detect potential vulnerabilities.• Implemented Cisco DNA to modernize network infrastructure, leveraging automation and orchestration to streamline network operations.• Worked closely with team on both Juniper and Fortinet technical support teams to address technical challenges and ensure a smooth migration process.• Involved in Mapping and optimizing of security policies and rules during the migration process, aligning with Fortinet’s (FortiGate 200 and 1000) series security features.• Orchestrated network policies, configurations, and software-defined segmentation through Cisco DNA Center, enhancing network agility and scalability.• Helped the team to implement OTV on Nexus 9000 and 7000 series switches for efficient data center interconnectivity, allowing transparent extension of Layer 2 domains across various dispersed sites.• Worked with team on implementing CoA (Change of Authorization) on Cisco ISE to dynamically update access policies in real-time based on changes in user roles or device behaviour.• Gained knowledge while working with team on Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System) in secondary data center to streamline configuration management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Arista Switches.• Engineered network automation workflows within Cisco DNA Center, reducing the time required for routine network provisioning and configuration tasks.

California, United States

• Spearheaded the designing and implementation of Palo Alto PA-3200 Series devices, to enhance network resilience.• Effectively worked on Palo Alto PA-3000 series devices fine-tuning security rules, addressing vulnerabilities, and ensuring minimal latency.• Implemented Cisco DNA Assurance to proactively monitor network health and troubleshoot anomalies, ensuring network reliability and performance.• Implemented Geo-IP filtering using Palo Alto devices to block or allow traffic based on locations, minimizing exposure to threats originating from specific regions.• Experience in implementing Palo Alto’s XML API and REST API for automation and orchestration, streamlining repetitive tasks and enabling integration with third-party tools and platforms.• Experience in setting up virtual private network (VPNs) using Palo Alto Network firewalls.• Involved in working on Fortinet firewalls configuration, deployment and managing with different device series (Fortigate 100F, 200F, 300F, 1000E, 1500D and 2000E).• Integrated Cisco DNA with Cisco Threat Response to enhance threat detection and response capabilities across the network.• Supported team on Cisco Firepower 2100, 4100, 9300 series appliances, providing scalable and high-performance security solutions for large enterprise networks.• Worked with team to migrate Project from legacy firewalls to FortiGate firewalls, enhancing security posture and streamlining management and monitoring capabilities.• Worked on policy-driven network segmentation using Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco DNA, strengthening security while optimizing network resource allocation.• Given support to implement tag-based access controls using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, ensuring granular control over resource access based on specific tags.

Pennsylvania, United States

• Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500 security appliance. Failover DMZ zoning and configuring VLAN sprouting/NAT with the firewalls as per the design.• Experienced on identified and removed security policies those are no longer needed to reduce Checkpoint firewall policy lookup.• Established IPSEC VPN tunnels with ASA 5500 series Firewall between some branch offices & headquarters.• Worked in Configure DirectFlow on Arista 7050SX3 to offload the traffic from the Palo Alto/Checkpoint firewalls and use Arista EOS DirectFlow extension for applying the security policies on the network based out of band monitoring, deep packet inspection and other platform analysis.• Migrated the conventional remote sites with ISR routers with Viptela SD WAN and achieved elastic network connection through MPLS and internet.• Involved in configuration of Access List ACL (Std, Ext, Named) to allow users all over the company to access different applications and blocking others.• Performed switching technology administration including VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, Trunking, STP, RSTP, port aggregation & link negotiation.• Experienced in Enabled Cloud Trail across all geographic regions and AWS services to prevent activity monitoring gaps.• Experienced in developed test scripts using Python and assorted proprietary software tools.• Worked on the project of F5 LTM and GTM code upgrade project, doing couple of them every week.

New York, United States

• Configured and installed Cisco ASR 1002, 3845 routers for the migration of branches to new MPLS cloud rollout.• Involved in the deployment and configuration of Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer (intranet, internet) for public websites and provide support as necessary.• Provided technical assistance for LAN/WAN management & troubleshooting and complex customer issues.• Worked on SIEM tools like Symantec end to end point for threat analysis and malware detection.• Provided technical documentation of configurations, processes, procedures, systems and locations of Network Topology Changes/Visio Drawings.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science