Sumith Kumar Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Detecting and addressing safety events by attentively examining FortiAnalyzer information, conducting in-depth inquiries, and keeping track on incident sections.
• Setting up and installing the 4200F, 3500F, 6500F, and 6300F FortiGate firewall solutions centrally using the Fortinet FortiManager.
• Developed protected connections, firewall rules, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to enhance the safety of internet browsing while working on FortiGate 7000 series devices.
• Used Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to evaluate vast volumes of data, and utilizing risk assessment to enhance security protocols.
• Deployed and configured Palo Alto Virtual Firewalls (VM-Series) in cloud environments, including AWS and Azure, ensuring secure and compliant network architecture.
• Increased the number of Cisco routers, IPsec VPN architecture, and security safeguards to allow the exchange of private information across offices.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Installed Aruba Secure office cabling to enable users and products with online access to seamlessly link to the system, enabling private wireless connection to distant workplaces.
• Monitored and troubleshoot wireless networks using the Aruba AirWave manager, which improved system reliability by 25% and reduced support requests by 20%.
• Managed cloud-based firewall policies and security rules for Palo Alto firewalls, enabling optimized traffic flow, minimized risk of unauthorized access, and enhanced data protection.
• Created Ansible scripts that run integrated security assessments to make sure the device's settings adhere to internal and external safety regulations.
• Utilizing Plotly and Flask in Python, a description of present safety data was made for CEOs and staff.
• Understanding and thwarting new dangers has been easier because to the use of Python to streamline the gathering and evaluating security alert streams from services such as spyware total and Alien Memory OTX.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Configure Infoblox Unified DNS Safety for 99.99% DNS dependability against DNS-based activities such as DDoS, movement, and filtering.
• Provide improved online safety and the prevention of outside breaches, Cisco ASA 5585, 5540, and 5555 were created, implemented, and constantly watched.
• Deploy Blue Coat ProxySG machines in continuous proxy mode, monitor and analyze internet activity, use URL scanning filters, and exercise caution while visiting unlawful and dangerous websites.
• Setting up the application & URL for authorization at Checkpoints R80.30, R80.40, and R81 using the Bluecoat proxies to maintain track on client internet activity.
• Using knowledge of NetScaler and component knowledge, links were created between management and business procedures.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement secure and scalable network architectures, aligning firewall settings with cloud provider security best practices.

India

• Worked on SPLUNK SIEM tool for monitoring and analysing the firewall logs to identify IDS/IPS signature attacks and malicious activities on the network.
• Created basic operators that helped with the development of a security system and enabled the usage and tracking of the routing protocols BGP, OSPF, RIP, and EIGRP.
• Using frequent assaults and safety assessments, we can better understand DNS-related vulnerabilities then apply updates and modifications to mitigate risks.
• Employed TCP/IP networks with a variety of add-on connectors and techniques, including VoIP, MPLS, and VPN, to meet a variety of business requirements.
• Involved in design, implementation and configuration of HSRP for load balancing on L3 switches on different location of office on the switched network.