PROFILE:

• Thirteen years of experience of working in network security domain, with experience is Security presales, Implementation, design and deployment of perimeter security.
• Experience in creating solution documents, presentation and sales collaterals for presenting to C+ level executives.in response to the request for proposals (RFP).
• Experience with conducting assessments of customer architecture and recommending detailed Security roadmaps.
• Experience of developing services across network security domain and successfully launch them.
• Experience in Customer presentations and creation of Bill of Materials.
• Worked as Cloud Security Consultant in Information and Cloud Security domain across verticals like Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Retail and Manufacturing.
• Experience in managing and leading and executing large scale projects consisting of designing, implementation and deployment of Security controls at global level for large enterprises with sound knowledge of networking protocols, encryption technologies.
• Experience in Project Management.
• Experience with Vendor Management.
• Experience with Cisco NGFW and AMP.
• Experience with TCP/IP, Troubleshooting, NAT.
• Experience in implementation of OSPF, BGP and EIGRP.
• Experience with AWS integration to On premise datacenter utilizing VPN.
• Experience with AWS and Azure Security Architecture.
• Experience with tools like Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Power Points.
• Experience with SIEM: McAfee Nitro.
• Experience with Vulnerability Management Tools like Qualys and Nessus
• Experience with NSX platform.
• Experience with BCP/DR strategy formulation for Cloud.
• Experience with Security tools like DLP,DAM, Antivirus.
• Knowledge of NIST,HIPPA and PCI controls.
• Palo - Alto 7.1 OS Install, Configure and Management Trained.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cyber Security Consultant 

• Presenting Security centric solutions to customers.
• Conducting Security assessments in order to identify gaps and recommend Solutions to customers.
• Preparing Bill of Material.
• Addressing technical queries for customers on Cisco Firepower.
• Experience with customers to identify the pain points and recommend plans to overcome it by providing technical solutions both before and after sales.
• Preparing test strategies as per customer use cases.
• Vendor co-ordination for data center Migrations which included to get involved in configuration changes on firewalls.
• Implementation of VPN solutions Cisco Any connect.
• Ensuring smooth cut-overs of data centers as result of pre-planning activities with application, database, and server teams.
• Making test cases and testing the same E.g. Firewall failover test, VPN failover test, application server reachability test, site to site tunnel connectivity, monitoring test, Power failure test etc.
• Design, Implement and Integration of Cisco Firepower firewall for perimeter connectivity.
• Upgrade the switch infrastructure from Cisco 3750 to Cisco 3850.
• Implementation of Firepower management center in the Datacenter and integrating client firewalls.
• Configuration of Access Control Policies and Intrusion Detection Policies.
• Configuration of health Alerts.
• Configuration of Management Tasks like Geo-Location Updates, Intrusion Signature Updates and weekly back-ups.
• Deploying Cisco AMP for 500 User.

 Lead Consultant Security

• Accessing customer requirements as part of presales activity for compliance requirements and drawing guidelines for security solution requirements.
• Anchoring RFI, RFP responses across Manlog, BFS, Retail, Healthcare, Life sciences and Government verticals.
• Providing consultations for workloads definition to appropriate landing zones (private, public, hybrid)
• Constructing regulatory compliant solution like PCI, HIPAA ISO27001 etc.
• Experience with designing Security Architecture on AWS for HIPAA,PCI Compliance.
• Conducting proof of concepts for the solution and making customer aware of the salient points of solution.
• Customer presentation and solution walkthroughs.
• Won strategic deals across the globe.
• Ability to understand and capture technical as well as business requirements in a proposal.
• Constructing and designing infrastructure solutions, effort estimation and delivering cost effective solutions to customers.
• Identifying Application migration risks both for network and application.
• Highlighting risks to the leadership.
• Making plans to mitigate the risks in order to meet the deliverables.
• Tracking the mitigations actions and conducting regular core group meetings to mitigate risks and gaps.
• Identifying appropriate transformation themes and models to deliver the projects to customers.
• Identifying additional opportunities within the agreed scope of delivery.
• Strong customer interfacing skills; acting as a trusted advisor for global customers.
• Excellent understanding and well-versed with expectations of enterprise customers
• Designing and delivering multi-vendor technology and multi-site global transformation projects.
• In-depth knowledge of proposal preparation, bid management and collateral preparation
• Reviewing proposals, managing projects, providing estimates and recommending the best product solutions.
• Responsible for developing internal as well customer team capabilities.
• Working with leading cloud providers like AWS, Azure, IBM Softlayer to align solutions as per RFPs, RFI.
• AWS VPC design and recommendation of best Security practices.
• Design of AWS VPC using services like AWS Direct Connect, AWS IAM, AWS ACLs.
• Security Control assessment for AWS migrations including evaluating the AWS services and recommending additional security controls required.
• Working with Transition/Transformation managers to make them aware of the pain points and recommending solutions.
• Working on project plans to incorporate the network cutover plans.
• Preparation of Gantt charts.
• Working with project managers to make them aware of critical show stoppers.
• Preparation of project plan, HLD, LLD and build documents.
• Preparation of test cases and execution to build the test reports.
• Preparation and execution of the cutover plan.
• Getting customer signoff for design documents, test and cutover plans.
• Customer interaction for preventive maintenance window.
• Design & Implementation of Cisco ASA 5555 in High Availability.
• Design & Implementation of Cisco ASA 5545 as VPN gateway.
• Integration RSA with Cisco ASA 5545 for VPN two factor authentication.
• Integration of Cisco ACS 5.4 with ASA for VPN two factor Authentication

 Associate Consultant

• Working with customers Firewall deployment as a Firewall technology expert to guide onboarding of firewalls.
• Support to resolve technical issues related to onboarding of Cisco & Juniper firewalls
• Work with customer to translate Security policy into Firewall policies
• Defining test cases for firewall testing.
• Executed Juniper firewall deployment project, details are as follows
• Configuration of Juniper firewalls (140 SSG140) as per design document and defined firewall policies
• Preproduction Testing of firewalls
• Troubleshooting issues with application access, network access across the firewall.
• Monitoring and management of Firewall deployments as firewall expert ( Level 3)
• Performing risk analysis of Firewall change request
• Attending CAB meetings and approving the change requests
• Following change management process to deploy major changes
• Troubleshooting operational issues escalated by Level 2 firewall operator.
• Analyzing firewall rule base and suggesting changes for optimized performance

TA Analyst 

• Track and manage implementation of the project as well as new requirements onsite.
• Design, configure, troubleshoot and Implement Network Security policies in a timely fashion to meet customer service dates.
• Played critical role in:
• Liaison with representatives of Home Ministry and top Security agencies
• Designing network security solution for the games venue as per the use cases defined.
• Working with local administration to ensure requirements are clearly defined.
• Working with different ministries to seek approval for design.
• Understanding firewall requirements from customer
• Creating firewall rule base
• Preproduction Test (on 6 sites during games and 8 sites during Test events) of the rule base and improvising on the same as per the site requirements.
• Implementing H3C (F-1000S) across 3 games venue site.
• Troubleshooting issues in production.
• Assist internal as well as external auditors for auditing firewall rule base.
• Monitoring and managing firewall as an escalation engineer (Level 3).
• Provide service for Voice, data and security network by keeping track of issues and getting them resolved as per the SLA defined.
• Provide regular updates and status reports and reporting all project level hindrances before time to assure timely deliverables.
• Liaising with officials from Ministry and Police Department to understand deliverables, report site issues and ensure on time deliverables.
• Participate in the development of new processes and improvements to existing ones.
• Able to deal with multiple implementation projects running simultaneously.
• Establishing helpdesk for the issues and training staff to deal with the same.
• Coach and develop a dedicated staff of 14 members to deal with network issues and how to effectively handle the same.
• Interface and negotiate with municipalities, utilities, builders, building managers, security agencies and Prime Minister’s office for smooth running of the project.

 Network Specialist 

• Communicating with Network Administrators Worldwide.
• Understanding the requirement and issue that customer is facing.
• Understanding the network topology (5 to 6 in a single day) and how a firewall is integrated in to the network.
• Suggesting the solution and make a draft of the changes that needs to be done.
• Configuring, Troubleshooting, debugging and resolving escalated and priority calls.
• Trouble shooting Layer 3 and layer 4 issues across VPN.
• Acted as an escalation engineer to peers.
• Extensively worked on Cisco Products namely (ASA- (7.x, 8.x)-5500, 5510,5520,5540,5580, Routers- 800,1800,2800,7200, Pix-5.x, Concentrators).
• Subject Matter Expert for SSL VPN and PKI related issues.
• Reporting cases to Developers in case a feature request is to be registered or an improper behavior of firewall.
• Training and Mentoring juniors and peers on the technology handled as part of knowledge share activities.
• Process and Technology trainer for new joiners.
• Research and troubleshooting compatibility issues of Cisco devices with other Vendor products.
• Technologies handled include VPN (Remote access, Site to Site, SSL, WebVPN, DMVPN, EzVPN, SVTI, DVTI) NAT (Nat exempt, static Nat, Policy based Nat, Identity Nat, Dynamic Nat) PAT, Modular Policy Framework, routing, Zone Based Firewall, Certificates.
• Preparing Firewall troubleshooting documents to troubleshoot well known issues for faster resolution.

Network Engineer 

• Liaison with network engineers and administrators in Hospitals across US and assist them in building VPN tunnel with GE Internet router.
• Troubleshooting system connectivity to connect them to the VPN tunnel.
• Remote assistance of field engineers for connectivity issues.
• Uploading various security patches and updates on medical equipment’s.
• Troubleshooting connectivity issues over site to site VPN tunnel.
• Research compatibility issues between Cisco firewall, routers with third party vendors and resolving them.
• Maintaining connectivity for Online Centre in USA to the various Hospitals across VPN

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Liaison with network engineers and administrators in Small offices
• Troubleshooting SOHO Firewalls.
• Remote assistance