Praveen Parameswaran sarala

• Actively involved in designing and maintaining secure network architectures, focusing
on firewall rule design, segmentation, and least-privilege access.
• Currently handling AWS security operations, including VPC design, security groups,
NACLs, IAM policies, and secure connectivity between AWS and on-prem environments.
• Currently managing FortiGate, Palo Alto firewalls, including security policy creation,
optimization, VPN (IPsec/SSL) configuration, IPS, web filtering, and high-availability (HA)
setups.
• Managing and securing cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS, with a focus on identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities.
• Implemented security hardening measures across cloud environments to improve compliance and reduce risk exposure.
• Optimized AWS resources, achieving a cost saving of $40, 000 USD annually through rightsizing, while maintaining robust
security postures.
• Automating routine network tasks using Terraform, jenkin, and NetBrain, improving operational efficiency and
consistency.
• Handling L3/L4 escalation in complex network infrastructure environments, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid issue
resolution.

• Integrated on-premises infrastructure with cloud environments using VNet peering,
enabling seamless hybrid connectivity.

• Implemented, integrated, and troubleshooted network infrastructure for Vodafone Oman & Idea.
• Commissioned Juniper and FortiGate firewalls with IPSEC configurations.
• Designed and configured enterprise LAN, WAN, and SD-WAN networks, ensuring high availability and performance.

• Integrated IP/MPLS solutions for BSNL.
• Led troubleshooting of network, software, and hardware issues.

• Integrated Huawei network infrastructure for Airtel and BSNL.
• Migrated voice & DSL users to new IMS networks.

• Integrated Cisco, ALU, and RAD network equipment.