Total Years of Experience: 18 Years, 9 Months
April 2019
To Present
Lead Consultant
at Wipro Limited
Location :
India - Bengaluru
Project - Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd - Lead Consultant Project - Professional Services - Customer Experience. Managing Team - Firewall Migration Tool (FMT) for Cisco Firepower Threat Defence, from all different vendors like, Cisco ASA, Check Point, Palo Alto.
Managing Project (agile methodology) and team which includes design the tool and enhance, based on complex customer scenario and regression testing of different vendors firewall architecture. Parallelly supervising the Automation Team to reducing the manual testing effort.
Managing Project (agile methodology) and team which includes design the tool and enhance, based on complex customer scenario and regression testing of different vendors firewall architecture. Parallelly supervising the Automation Team to reducing the manual testing effort.
October 2017
To April 2019
IT Consultant
at Emirates Airlines
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Managing Projects and Escalations as L4 Cyber Security Engineer. Have Designed, Created, Developed and Implemented Network Design for different Projects.
Algosec Project - Designed, and implemented (AFA) Algosec Firewall Analyzer, (AFF) Algosec Fireflow and (ABF) Business Flow for 350+ devices. Integrated firewalls - Cisco ASA/FWSM, Foritgate firewalls, Fortigate manager, Juniper NetScreen, Palo alto firewall, Palo alto panorama. Integrated Routes - Cisco Nexus devices, Integrated with LDAP, AD, Email, and SMP. Cisco Layer 2 firewall mapping, customization of FCR and RISK/compliance templates as per Business demands. Currently working on integration of AlgoSec with integration with external Change Management System.
Firewall Projects - Designed, and implemented Fortigate Firewalls for outstations, Palo alto firewalls for Perimeter.
Firewall Migration - Designed and migrated VPNs from Juniper NetScreen to Palo alto firewalls, for all Dnata Agency and Outstations.
Cisco Anyconnect Upgrade for entire Emirates Group Corporate build over different platforms.
PCI-DSS FW, Transparent Firewalls, TippingPoint IPS, Cisco ACS, VPN (Site-to-ite, Remote Cisco AnyConnect VPN, DMVPN, Dynamic VPN FQDN).
Working with Cyber Security Team and responsible for entire Approving Firewall Change Request (FCR)and Request for change (RFC) on Business Process.
Algosec Project - Designed, and implemented (AFA) Algosec Firewall Analyzer, (AFF) Algosec Fireflow and (ABF) Business Flow for 350+ devices. Integrated firewalls - Cisco ASA/FWSM, Foritgate firewalls, Fortigate manager, Juniper NetScreen, Palo alto firewall, Palo alto panorama. Integrated Routes - Cisco Nexus devices, Integrated with LDAP, AD, Email, and SMP. Cisco Layer 2 firewall mapping, customization of FCR and RISK/compliance templates as per Business demands. Currently working on integration of AlgoSec with integration with external Change Management System.
Firewall Projects - Designed, and implemented Fortigate Firewalls for outstations, Palo alto firewalls for Perimeter.
Firewall Migration - Designed and migrated VPNs from Juniper NetScreen to Palo alto firewalls, for all Dnata Agency and Outstations.
Cisco Anyconnect Upgrade for entire Emirates Group Corporate build over different platforms.
PCI-DSS FW, Transparent Firewalls, TippingPoint IPS, Cisco ACS, VPN (Site-to-ite, Remote Cisco AnyConnect VPN, DMVPN, Dynamic VPN FQDN).
Working with Cyber Security Team and responsible for entire Approving Firewall Change Request (FCR)and Request for change (RFC) on Business Process.
September 2016
To October 2017
Solution Architect
at ixtel Technologies
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Role:
Prepared and presented technical proposals for clients. Assisted in the monitoring and reporting on website traffic and performance. Worked with clients to analyze computing and network needs and installed appropriate solutions within each organization's budget. Developed IT strategic vision and drove key departmental objectives.
Technology: Cloud-Computing, Data-Center, Storage, Network, Security, Wireless, and Retail.
Digital: sm marketing platform, Zenoss, VMWare, Performance Vision, APPDYNAMICS, QUMU, edge Technologies, LANDESK, HUAWEI, Cloudera, Hortonworks, RetainNext, EMC2, DELL, CISCO MERAKI, HARDCAT, Alibaba Group.
Security: DARKTRACE, Algosec, FORTINET, QUALYS, RADAR SERVICE, FORCEPOINT, exabeam, watchful, McAfee, Tuebora, LogRhythm, Wallix, nexthink, okta.
Key Projects: Emirates, FGB, NOOR Bank, Al-Futtaim, RTA, TAWAZUN, AL ARAB, DUBAI POLICE, Mc Donald, AL Habtoor Motors, Del Monte, MUBADALA, du, Etisalat, Dubai Courts, Ministry of Social Affairs, Govt of Sharjah, Emirates Post Group
Projects Executed:
Dubai Taxi Corporation - Fine tuning the Firewall Policies / Symantec Endpoint Protection Client Deployment. Software and Server Management with (DevOps tools In-house) this also includes MDM for all 12000 Taxi TABs Drivers.
Sharjah E-Govt - Configuration Management and Deployment of CentOS 6 and 7 version with Deployed multi tenancy models environment Servers on cloud and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments. Performed remote management using ssh script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
SRS School, Dubai - Wireless Security with Windows NPS, IEEE802.1x and Aruba Controller for PEAP-EAP-TLS.
Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) - Securing the Wireless networks with Mojo Wireless and WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) on all site in UAE. Deployed CentOS Servers and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications with test and production environments. Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
Emirates - Working with Network Security Team and verifying the RFCs and FCRs assisting with Algosec Firewall Management and consulting for securing existing network. System Integrator for Firewall Management with Algosec for total 118 Firewalls in Emirates Airlines. NetScreen-ISG 1000, NetScreen-5400-III, SSG-520M, SSG-140, SSG-550, SSG-520, SSG-5 ASA5525X, ASA5512X, ASA5585-SSP-10, ASA5520-K8, FWSM WS-SVC-FWM-1. Deployed CentOS Servers on cloud and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments. Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
Dubai Festival City Mall & IKEA Mall - Al-Futtaim Group - Complete Guest Wi-Fi and Social Analytics Designed, Developed, Documented.
Projects Work in Progress:
SRS School, Dubai - VDI for 300 concurrent Users including CPU and GPU.
UAE Exchange, Abu Dhabi - AlgoSec Firewall analyser for 150 Firewalls Approx.
Etisalat (ISP/Telecom) - RetailNext (in-store analytics)
Dubai Police - MDM Project - MobileIron
Technology: Cloud-Computing, Data-Center, Storage, Network, Security, Wireless, and Retail.
Digital: sm marketing platform, Zenoss, VMWare, Performance Vision, APPDYNAMICS, QUMU, edge Technologies, LANDESK, HUAWEI, cloudera, Hortonworks, RetainNext, EMC2, DELL, CISCO MERAKI, HARDCAT, Alibaba Group.
Security : DARKTRACE, Algosec, FORTINET, QUALYS, RADAR SERVICE, FORCEPOINT, exabeam, watchful, McAfee, Tuebora, LogRhythm, Wallix, nexthink, okta.
Prepared and presented technical proposals for clients. Assisted in the monitoring and reporting on website traffic and performance. Worked with clients to analyze computing and network needs and installed appropriate solutions within each organization's budget. Developed IT strategic vision and drove key departmental objectives.
Technology: Cloud-Computing, Data-Center, Storage, Network, Security, Wireless, and Retail.
Digital: sm marketing platform, Zenoss, VMWare, Performance Vision, APPDYNAMICS, QUMU, edge Technologies, LANDESK, HUAWEI, Cloudera, Hortonworks, RetainNext, EMC2, DELL, CISCO MERAKI, HARDCAT, Alibaba Group.
Security: DARKTRACE, Algosec, FORTINET, QUALYS, RADAR SERVICE, FORCEPOINT, exabeam, watchful, McAfee, Tuebora, LogRhythm, Wallix, nexthink, okta.
Key Projects: Emirates, FGB, NOOR Bank, Al-Futtaim, RTA, TAWAZUN, AL ARAB, DUBAI POLICE, Mc Donald, AL Habtoor Motors, Del Monte, MUBADALA, du, Etisalat, Dubai Courts, Ministry of Social Affairs, Govt of Sharjah, Emirates Post Group
Projects Executed:
Dubai Taxi Corporation - Fine tuning the Firewall Policies / Symantec Endpoint Protection Client Deployment. Software and Server Management with (DevOps tools In-house) this also includes MDM for all 12000 Taxi TABs Drivers.
Sharjah E-Govt - Configuration Management and Deployment of CentOS 6 and 7 version with Deployed multi tenancy models environment Servers on cloud and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments. Performed remote management using ssh script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
SRS School, Dubai - Wireless Security with Windows NPS, IEEE802.1x and Aruba Controller for PEAP-EAP-TLS.
Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) - Securing the Wireless networks with Mojo Wireless and WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) on all site in UAE. Deployed CentOS Servers and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications with test and production environments. Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
Emirates - Working with Network Security Team and verifying the RFCs and FCRs assisting with Algosec Firewall Management and consulting for securing existing network. System Integrator for Firewall Management with Algosec for total 118 Firewalls in Emirates Airlines. NetScreen-ISG 1000, NetScreen-5400-III, SSG-520M, SSG-140, SSG-550, SSG-520, SSG-5 ASA5525X, ASA5512X, ASA5585-SSP-10, ASA5520-K8, FWSM WS-SVC-FWM-1. Deployed CentOS Servers on cloud and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments. Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance.
Dubai Festival City Mall & IKEA Mall - Al-Futtaim Group - Complete Guest Wi-Fi and Social Analytics Designed, Developed, Documented.
Projects Work in Progress:
SRS School, Dubai - VDI for 300 concurrent Users including CPU and GPU.
UAE Exchange, Abu Dhabi - AlgoSec Firewall analyser for 150 Firewalls Approx.
Etisalat (ISP/Telecom) - RetailNext (in-store analytics)
Dubai Police - MDM Project - MobileIron
Technology: Cloud-Computing, Data-Center, Storage, Network, Security, Wireless, and Retail.
Digital: sm marketing platform, Zenoss, VMWare, Performance Vision, APPDYNAMICS, QUMU, edge Technologies, LANDESK, HUAWEI, cloudera, Hortonworks, RetainNext, EMC2, DELL, CISCO MERAKI, HARDCAT, Alibaba Group.
Security : DARKTRACE, Algosec, FORTINET, QUALYS, RADAR SERVICE, FORCEPOINT, exabeam, watchful, McAfee, Tuebora, LogRhythm, Wallix, nexthink, okta.
February 2015
To September 2016
Senior Member Technical Support
at Mojo Networks (AirTight)
Location :
India - Pune
Role:
Handling Escalations and Managing Customers - Reliance/Bharti Airtel/NEC/Comcast/TCS/IBM/Aditya Birla Group/Axis Bank/Yum Brands (KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell) and working with Developer/Engineering Team and providing solutions.
Managing a team of 12 Wireless Security Technical Engineers and communicating with Engineering and developers for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures).
Technology: Wireless, AP, 802.11, WIPS, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SSL, WIRESHARK.
Application: Nagios, Salesforce, VMWare, bugzilla, cloud applications developed in-house using CentOS. Deployed multi tenancy model’s environment Servers on different cloud AWS / Dimension Data and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments.
DevOps: Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance. This includes 500 Server deployments for different customers and patching on line environment with scheduled downtime.
Handling Escalations and Managing Customers - Reliance/Bharti Airtel/NEC/Comcast/TCS/IBM/Aditya Birla Group/Axis Bank/Yum Brands (KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell) and working with Developer/Engineering Team and providing solutions.
Managing a team of 12 Wireless Security Technical Engineers and communicating with Engineering and developers for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures).
Technology: Wireless, AP, 802.11, WIPS, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SSL, WIRESHARK.
Application: Nagios, Salesforce, VMWare, bugzilla, cloud applications developed in-house using CentOS. Deployed multi tenancy model’s environment Servers on different cloud AWS / Dimension Data and automate server builds, CentOS Linux patches, and deployment of applications to dev, test, and production environments.
DevOps: Performed remote management using SSH script that executes recipes to perform deployments, change orders, and maintenance. This includes 500 Server deployments for different customers and patching on line environment with scheduled downtime.
August 2011
To February 2015
Tech Lead
at Juniper Networks, Inc. CSS Corp PVT. LTD
Location :
India - Chennai
Resource Management: Planning and implementation of LAB which includes (HP ESX/SUN Solaris /L3 /Switch /SRX /Netscreen /UAC /SBR /WX /DX /MAG /SSLVPN /VMWare). Generated concept of IKB (Internal Knowledge Base). Contributed to Juniper KB Database as and when required. Initiating timely drafting/enforcing IT Security Policies, Standards & Procedures; conducting Internal Audit with respect to the ISO 27K, ITIL. Training of on-board L1 and L2 Engineers, which include (Technology / Product / Process) for a different product line of Juniper. Functioned as an Escalation Engineer for a team of 18 SOC Engineers (L1/L2 Engineers)
Technology: Devices worked on Juniper SSL VPN, Unified Access Control (UAC), SBR, WX, DX, NetScreen, SRX, JunosOS, and MAG.
Technology Worked on Deep Packet capture with Wire-shark, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS, PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPV2, EAP-MS-CHAP-V2, EAP-TLS, ARP, 802.1q, IP, TCP, UDP, RADIUS, LDAP, KRB, SMB, HTTP, SSL, 802.1x, AAA, VLAN, OAC, Pulse, Certificate-TLS. Application: Citrix-Clarify, SAP, Service-Now, Jira, bug-zilla.
Awards: (1) Star of the Quarter Award for "2012-2013" and "JFM 2014". (2) The Star Award for Year - "2012-2013". (3) 3 Years of Service Excellence. (4) IKB initiatives Award.
Technology: Devices worked on Juniper SSL VPN, Unified Access Control (UAC), SBR, WX, DX, NetScreen, SRX, JunosOS, and MAG.
Technology Worked on Deep Packet capture with Wire-shark, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS, PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPV2, EAP-MS-CHAP-V2, EAP-TLS, ARP, 802.1q, IP, TCP, UDP, RADIUS, LDAP, KRB, SMB, HTTP, SSL, 802.1x, AAA, VLAN, OAC, Pulse, Certificate-TLS. Application: Citrix-Clarify, SAP, Service-Now, Jira, bug-zilla.
Awards: (1) Star of the Quarter Award for "2012-2013" and "JFM 2014". (2) The Star Award for Year - "2012-2013". (3) 3 Years of Service Excellence. (4) IKB initiatives Award.
May 2009
To July 2011
Manager IT
at Narayana Health
Location :
India - Kolkata
Prepared, Processed, Programmed, Managed Team and Plan for Complete IT Enabled devices/service in HealthCare Industry and its deployment.
Technical Role: Network & Security: Multiple Site-to-Site VPN IPsec, Multiple Site Network & System Escalation Head, Centralized monitoring of Fortinet Firewall of different sites, Web-filtering, IPS, IDS, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Tree Structure Active Directory Windows 2003 through VPN, DNS, DHCP, WINS. Application: HMS, Spice works, Solar Winds. Hardware: SNMP, Asset evaluation, DC and DR sites, HMS, HIS, MIS and DB maintenance. Communication: IP-PBX, Avaya PBX, ISDN-PRI, ISDN-BRI, ILL, DLL & WLAN Campus.
Technical Role: Network & Security: Multiple Site-to-Site VPN IPsec, Multiple Site Network & System Escalation Head, Centralized monitoring of Fortinet Firewall of different sites, Web-filtering, IPS, IDS, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Tree Structure Active Directory Windows 2003 through VPN, DNS, DHCP, WINS. Application: HMS, Spice works, Solar Winds. Hardware: SNMP, Asset evaluation, DC and DR sites, HMS, HIS, MIS and DB maintenance. Communication: IP-PBX, Avaya PBX, ISDN-PRI, ISDN-BRI, ILL, DLL & WLAN Campus.
June 2008
To April 2009
Senior Network Engineer
at Juniper Networks, Inc. CSS Corp PVT. LTD
Location :
India - Chennai
Conducted, Created, Designed, Developed, Documented, Generated, Implemented and Managed KB for team and Communicated to Team Manager. Troubleshot Escalations, SPOC for Escalations, Generated PR/BUG.
Case Management for Team, Backlog Analysis, and Audit, Proactive Management of Cases. Supported Juniper SSL VPN - Secure Access (NetScreen) team. End Point Defence like Host Checker, GINA, Secure Virtual Workspace, and Cache Cleaner. Remote Access like Hosted Java Applets, Citrix Templates, Lotus iNotes templates, MS OWA templates, Secure Application Manager, Terminal Services, IP-Based Connection Network Connect. Application: Citrix-Clarify, Service-Now. System Management like Configuration of Virtual Ports, VLANs, Management Port, Certificates, system Archiving, Logging and Monitoring, Clustering, IVS.
Case Management for Team, Backlog Analysis, and Audit, Proactive Management of Cases. Supported Juniper SSL VPN - Secure Access (NetScreen) team. End Point Defence like Host Checker, GINA, Secure Virtual Workspace, and Cache Cleaner. Remote Access like Hosted Java Applets, Citrix Templates, Lotus iNotes templates, MS OWA templates, Secure Application Manager, Terminal Services, IP-Based Connection Network Connect. Application: Citrix-Clarify, Service-Now. System Management like Configuration of Virtual Ports, VLANs, Management Port, Certificates, system Archiving, Logging and Monitoring, Clustering, IVS.
December 2007
To June 2008
Senior Executive
at ZINFI Technologies Inc
Location :
India - Kolkata
Supported, Systematized, Trained and Troubleshot for Outbound Support: (MSP) DO IT SMARTER VAR of the Year for Business Ingenuity. Remote management of Windows Server DNS, DHCP, Exchange 2003/2007 & AD / HP Insight Manager & Dell Open Manager, Service-now. Inbound Support for Remote Management of Remote Server DNS, IIS 6.0, MS SQL 2003/2005. The configuration of DNS, IIS Web Hosting / Sonic wall Firewall & TZ170 / VOIP device & gateway.
September 2006
To December 2007
Senior Customer Engineer
at CMS Computers LTD
Location :
India - Kolkata
Maintained, Managed and Monitored Complete Customer site as a System Administrator and Team Leader.
Product: Windows 2000/2003 Server Based Forest with AD of Parent and Child Domain at different locations, implementation of DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS, multiple OU's with GPO's, Trust, Relation, Replication, Event Log handling. CISCO ASA - SSM based on IPSEC used for SPAM filtering, antivirus, web filtering. Link Proof Device of Radware used for Hardware Load balancing of ISP's / Site-to-Site & Client VPN with US Office at Miami and Goa / VoIP server Asterisk with Cisco VoIP 7960 IP Phones and SIP / Linux Apache, q-mail Mail Server / WEB & FTP Servers / CCTV Server / Trend Micro Antivirus Server & Office Client / TAPE Backup.
Product: Windows 2000/2003 Server Based Forest with AD of Parent and Child Domain at different locations, implementation of DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS, multiple OU's with GPO's, Trust, Relation, Replication, Event Log handling. CISCO ASA - SSM based on IPSEC used for SPAM filtering, antivirus, web filtering. Link Proof Device of Radware used for Hardware Load balancing of ISP's / Site-to-Site & Client VPN with US Office at Miami and Goa / VoIP server Asterisk with Cisco VoIP 7960 IP Phones and SIP / Linux Apache, q-mail Mail Server / WEB & FTP Servers / CCTV Server / Trend Micro Antivirus Server & Office Client / TAPE Backup.
March 2006
To September 2006
Consultant - Group Leader
at Karshan Technologies
Location :
India - Kolkata
Configuration and Maintenance of Windows 2003 Domain AD, IIS, DHCP, DNS, GPO’s, Trust & Relation, Event Log handling, Network & System Administration Office Inter-office.
Projects completed of Clients:
Network LAN Setup Project completed ATI Salt Lake
System Support for KARUKRIT (Import & Export).
DHARSHANAND (Tea Company).
Projects completed of Clients:
Network LAN Setup Project completed ATI Salt Lake
System Support for KARUKRIT (Import & Export).
DHARSHANAND (Tea Company).
June 2005
To February 2006
Project Assistant
at netGuru India
Location :
India - Kolkata
Managed, Monitored and Operated my Team and Communicated to Chief Secretary Dept. IT Jharkhand Govt. R.S Sharma (IAS)
Implemented IIS, AD, DNS, DHCP and Network in DATA Centre of Jharkhand (State Govt.)
Antivirus Project (NTPC - Kahalgaon)
Troubleshot and Upgraded Trend Micro Antivirus Server at National Thermal Power Corporation Kahalgaon NTPC (Bihar) with 350 clients on different VLANs.
Implemented IIS, AD, DNS, DHCP and Network in DATA Centre of Jharkhand (State Govt.)
Antivirus Project (NTPC - Kahalgaon)
Troubleshot and Upgraded Trend Micro Antivirus Server at National Thermal Power Corporation Kahalgaon NTPC (Bihar) with 350 clients on different VLANs.
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