Senior Solution Architect
ISYX Technologies LLC
Total years of experience :22 years, 11 Months
Highlights:
• Served as a pioneer and leading-edge technology expert, successfully architected and implemented innovative solutions.
• Instrumental in commanding design and implementation of Data Center & IT Infrastructure and physical security system for Ministry of Defense Head Quarters, Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
• Hand-selected to manage key account - Dubai Sports City - wired and wireless networks and network security initiatives.
• Crafted Cyber Security strategy plan, steered world-class intelligence-driven security in the face of a constantly evolving set of potential threats.
Responsibilities:
• Providing thought leadership and technical guidance over the design, implementation and delivery of IT infrastructure Projects.
• Evaluating next-generation IT Security solutions to provide effective security to various business solutions, selecting efficient technology and getting it implemented.
• Striving to create an impenetrable cyber shield by designing and deploying in-depth defense security layered approach such as security intelligence and data analytics, secure remote access, data integrity and confidentiality, secure perimeter gateways, strong authentication, data loss prevention, rights mgmt., mobile data and policy management.
• Building, retaining, training and empowering a high-performing team capable of adapting to a rapidly changing technology and threat landscape.
Highlights:
• Played a key role in designing, implementing and commissioning of network and security of National Data Center for Govt. of Guinea Social Services Department.
• Championed and educated the organization about the latest security strategies and technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Built an organizational information security strategy and vision. Promoted security culture, embedded the Information Security framework, enhanced security posture & developed information security blueprint.
• Established metrics, key performance indicators & service level agreements to continually improve the performance of IT security operations.
Key Projects to Credit:
• Commercial Taxes project, successfully led the project, administration, SNMP Monitoring & Management of SLA of KVAT WAN.
• Indian Navy Project. Designed and implemented backbone redundancy for campus network of Indian Navy at Cochin Naval Base for Cisco Catalyst 4500 series switches using Spanning Tree Protocol, RSTP, UDLD & Loop Guard.
• Kerala PSC Online Exam Center Project. Developed and implementation Online exam center for Govt. of Kerala, using Cisco catalyst 4500 chassis switches using Private-VLAN (PVLAN) and checkpoint 2200 UTM.
Responsibilities:
• Owned innovation and architecture, engineering, solutions and capabilities development, deployment maintenance and support of information technology security controls.
• Leveraged leading-edge technology to deliver innovative, dynamically interactive business solutions and applications.
• Administered configuration, documentation and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure & cyber security.
Highlights:
• Elected as Team Lead for implementation, configuration, administration, SNMP monitoring & management of service-level-agreement of Kerala Value Added Tax - KVAT WAN of Commercial Taxes Department, Govt. of Kerala, India
• Commanded the project - KVAT WAN, accelerated application’s performance over the wide-area network which links 125 Commercial Taxes Offices and 15 Check-Posts to the State Data Center at the Head Quarters through Kerala State Wide Area Network (KSWAN). Used Nortel Contivity 5000 VPN concentrator, Cisco 2600 series routers, Dax 1821 & 1841 routers, D-Link DI-1700 & HPA MSR 20-11. Used Routing Protocol OSPF.
• Successfully designed/implemented backbone redundancy for campus network of Indian Navy at Cochin Naval Base using Spanning Tree Protocol, RSTP, UDLD & Loop Guard.
• Designed & implemented online exam center for Govt. of Kerala using Cisco chassis switches/Private-e-VLAN (PVLAN).
• Bestowed with letter of appreciation from Information Technology Secretary, Govt. of Kerala for successful completion of the Videoconferencing Project.
Responsibilities:
• Networking Subject Matter Expert, established a network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency. Sustained network performance by performing network monitoring, analysis, and tuning.
• Provided strategic technical support for MMTV Channel for configuration of cisco NEXUS 9000 and 7000 series Switches. VLANs and virtual Port Channel (vPC).
• Troubleshot network problems, maximized IT infrastructure performance by solving the WAN inherent issues of latency and cost.
Installation and Maintenance of Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Network Security and Audio/Video Services over IP.