Ramakant Chaudhary
Brussels
Summary
Hardworking Technical Specialist leveraging training and problem-solving abilities to contribute technical knowledge to company and employee success. Proficient in updating software and devices to maintain current software and hardware for optimum productivity.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Specialist (Network Security)
HCL Technologies LTD
07.2020 - Current
- Responsible for Management of Security devices i.e., Palo Alto, Checkpoint, F5 Load Balancer, Juniper and Symantec Proxy Firewalls
- Management of Firewall security rules, NAT and Network Flows including NAT, Route etc
- On firewall
- Configuration of Security polices and Management of Symantec Bluecoat App Proxy to provide access users and Servers
- Experience in handling and Configuration of F5 and Radware Load balancer including Virtual service configuration, Health Monitor and SSL Offloading
- Responsible for Implementation, configuration and troubleshoot on Firewall and Cisco switches Level including Log Management, TCP dump, Port-channel configuration, VLAN etc
- Well versed in troubleshooting of Checkpoint and Palo Alto Firewall i.e., Cluster configuration, Abridgement: Technical Knowledge Preview: Organizational Experience: 7
- Backup and restore of Checkpoint Firewall Policies and review Firewall rule conflicts, unused rules, TCP Dump, VPN Troubleshooting, Concurrent Connection, Blocking port identification, Log file management etc
- DNS Records management through Infoblox such as A Record, PTR, CNAME record NEXUS and IOS device configuration through NET MRI Tool Experience in working with multi-vendor i.e., Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Brocade, Symantec, Juniper and Bluecoat etc.
Network Security Engineer
WIPRO LTD
05.2015 - 07.2020
- Responsible for the implementation and facility management services for complete network, and Security of the State Data Center and involved in New IP address planning/designing
- Implementation, management & troubleshooting of issues related to the network and Security
- Handling Checkpoint 12600 and 12200 Firewall and Palo Alto Firewall that includes authentication devices, encryption, event log monitoring, reporting, incident response, security analysis
- Knowledge of design, installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of Checkpoint Firewall R77 version with Smart Console mechanism i.e., Smart View Tracker, Smart View Monitor, Smart Event etc
- Responsible for Firewall OS upgrade / hot fix Installation on Checkpoint Firewall to meet the requirements
- Experience in working with Cisco Nexus 9K Switches and Virtual Port Channel configuration
- Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus switches
- Configure VPC peer-keepalive, VPC peer-link, VPC member port etc
- Responsible for Policy creation, URL filtering as per Client requirement on Checkpoint and Palo Alto
- Well versed in troubleshooting of Checkpoint and Palo Alto Firewall i.e., Cluster configuration, TCP Dump, VPN Troubleshooting, Concurrent Connection, Blocking port identification, Log file management etc
- Backup and restore of Checkpoint Firewall Policies and review Firewall rule conflicts, unused rules and clean up on weekly basis
- Management of Radware Defense Pro and APSolute Vision i.e., Access Control, Database Signature update, HA Configuration, traffic Monitoring
- Configuration and Management of Radware Alteon Load Balancer (LTM 6420 XL) i.e., VVRP configuration, SSL certificate offloading, Load sharing on Real server, Server Health check configuration, User access management, Virtual service creation, Persistency configuration etc
- Troubleshooting connectivity issues within the server zones of the Data center (between application servers, database and web servers) as well as user requests and user connectivity issues from various branch locations, office locations and third-party sites to data center
- Administration of Cisco Switches 2960, 3560, 3750X, Huawei S5700, Brocade VDX 6740, ICX7450, switches for inter-rack connectivity through Fiber and Cat-6 Configuration of all switches Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet, 10G and 40G Ethernet environments, STP, VLAN, Ether-channel (LACP & PAGP) and HSRP protocol.
Network Support Engineer
Baud Technologies PVT LTD
10.2013 - 04.2015
- Installation of all New Network devices & Network Security hardware, like Router, Switches and Wi-Fi devices
- Configuring and managing Wireless Access Point (Cisco, D-Link & TP-LINK)
- Configuring and managing services like Telnet, SSH, Password Configure and backup and restore running configuration on Cisco Switches
- Create VLAN and assign port implement VTP
- Managing Regular back up of Cisco devices basis of Weekly and monthly
- Troubleshooting of real time issues with team
- Maintain the LAN cabling from devices to End users
- Provide Hand and Feet support to client at sites.
Education
B. Tech - Information Technology
Jaipur Institute of Engineering And Technology
07-2013
High School - Mathematics
K.V.M Public School
06-2009
Skills
- Able to handle multiple tasks and maintain consistency under pressure
- Ability to provide technical support in a global environment
- Customer Support skills & Good documentation Skills
- By nature, I am an optimistic person
- Easy adaptable to any environment
Affiliations
1. Passionate, diligent and focused Engineer with 9+ years of cumulative experience as a Network Security Engineer / Datacenter Engineer.
2. Well versed with Network Security and Routing and Switching Technology.
3. Configuration and Management of F5 and Radware Alteon Load Balancer (LTM).
4. Hands on experience on Checkpoint Firewall and Palo Alto Firewall Management
Technical Knowledge Preview
1. Security : Checkpoint Firewall Administration, Palo Alto Firewall Management, Radware Defense Pro IPS (L1), F5 Load Balancer, High Availability, Cluster Failover, Connection Troubleshooting, IPsec VPN, SSL VPN, Backup and Restore, OS and Hot fix update, TCP Dump.
2. Routing : Static Routing, OSI Model, TCP/IP, EIGRP, OSPF. Worked on Cisco 2900, 3800 Series routers.
3. Switching : VLAN, STP, VTP, ISL, 802.1q, HSRP, VRRP, Ether-Channel, MPLS (Basics). Worked on Cisco Nexus 9K, Cat 2900, 3700, 4500& Brocade VDX 6740 and ICX 7450 series switches.
4. Tools : HP Operation Management, NET MRI, TUFIN, Algosec, SNOW, NLyte.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Devi Singh Chaudhary
- Marital Status: Married
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned.
Timeline
Technical Specialist (Network Security)
HCL Technologies LTD
07.2020 - Current
Network Security Engineer
WIPRO LTD
05.2015 - 07.2020
Network Support Engineer
Baud Technologies PVT LTD
10.2013 - 04.2015
B. Tech - Information Technology
Jaipur Institute of Engineering And Technology
High School - Mathematics
K.V.M Public School
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