Pranav K
Senior Network Engineer at Charleston County Government- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
AmazonApr, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftApr, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco -
Palo Alto ACE
Palo Alto Networks
Experience
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Charleston County Government
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Network Engineer
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Nov 2020 - Present
• Management of Cisco Switches/Routers and troubleshoot them for any Layer2 or Layer3 issues and addressing them as per the requirement. Also, upgradation of our devices to the latest IOS as per the needs. • Worked on Checkpoint Firewalls, Upgraded the Management Center and Gateways to the Latest version R80.40 using the CPUSE. • Worked on moves, adds, changes to Cisco ISE solution (e.g new device profiles). • Creating and Designed Cisco ISE policy for Ipad, tablet and mobile phone. Making sure the business and guest devices are working within our wireless network. • Configured Cisco WLC 5520 for SSID Authentications with Cisco ISE (Inline PEPs). • Managing of our Cisco 5520 wireless controller and Cisco Lightweight WAPs. Upgradation of these devices to the latest IOS as per the need. • Migrated the Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller to Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless controller. • Integrated and Configured Cisco DNA Center. After the configuration is completed tried to blend it with our Environment so we can use it more often for our day-to-day activities. • Integrated the RSA Security Console with our Cisco VPN appliance, our day-to-day activities include managing of VPN users and Radius servers associated with them and giving necessary user access as requested. • Management of a Content Filtering tool called Forcepoint WebSense Client. Make necessary changes on the Hybrid Client as per the need. • Management of Citrix NetScaler NSSDX 8600 Load Balancer and made the layer 2 and layer 3 changes according to the Client requirement. • Worked on Microsoft Visio for updating our Network Diagrams. Show less
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Publix Super Markets
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Security Engineer
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Mar 2019 - Nov 2020
• Configured Access List ACL to allow users all over the company to access different applications, Internet and compliance to the security policy and standards. • Review of Firewall Access requests to ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and Made recommendations on existing projects to improve network security. • Upgraded Smart Console and MDS to version R80.20 and later upgraded all gateways to R80.20 at multiple locations. • Monitoring network infrastructure and operations. • Escalate Firewall Requests with violations against the Enterprise policies to Security Architecture team for further analysis and review. • Worked on management of Checkpoint VSX environment and using VSX with Multi-Domain Security Management. • Worked on integrating Checkpoint Smart Console to FireMon Servers. • Worked on Firemon firewall optimization tool to optimize and clean up the policies. • Troubleshoot network issues, firewall issues while working along with different business customers. • Configured and implemented firewall rules in Checkpoint firewalls for users. • Created multiple policies and pushed them in to Checkpoint Firewall (Gateways) and hands on experience in managing the Checkpoint Management Server with SPLAT operating system. • Built a new Log server with Server team and upgraded it to the latest version of HP Network Automation. • Meetings with Vendors and Network teams. • Preparation of technical documentation. Show less
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ADM
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Engineer
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Nov 2016 - Mar 2019
• Configured and built multiple Paloalto firewalls for the customer from the scratch. • Converted Cisco ASA firewalls to Paloalto firewalls using Palo Alto conversion tool. • Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of Palo Alto firewalls PA-7k, PA -5k and PA 500 and PA- 200 firewalls. • Managed and added new PaloAlto devices to Panorama. • Extracted the logs, perform real time log analysis using SPLUNK SIEM technologies during troubleshooting. • Performed firewall clean up using Tufin Secure track firewall optimization tool. • Installation and Configuration of networks, router/switches configuration and wireless access point/router with security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, Access Control Lists on router/switches, VLANs (port mapping, naming etc.), and routing IP address in both LAN/WAN and wireless networks. • Worked primarily as a part of the Configuration team and daily tasks included Configuring cisco catalyst and Cisco ISR routers. • Worked on F5 BIG-IP LTM, configured profiles, provided and ensured high availability. • Monitor F5 network and report on traffic and statistics to maintain appropriate performance. • Configured and troubleshoot the F5 local traffic manager. Performed TCP dump captures for advanced troubleshooting. • Maintained multiple software tools Net-Brain, Solar winds, Share Point IPAM, Net flow Analyzer Cisco Configuration Professional. • Experience in working with Cisco Nexus Switches 7k, 5k Switches. • Expertise in installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Catalyst Switches (9300, 3850, 3750, 3560 series). • Expertise in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting of Cisco ISR Routers (4451, 4331, 4221). Show less
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Yashasvi Technologies
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Network Engineer
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Feb 2014 - Aug 2016
• Designs, configures, and installs custom network infrastructure solutions for data center customers. • Operates and optimizes existing Cisco networks, interconnecting data centers with client offices and the Internet. • Involved in Datacenter build and support, Implementation, migration network support, Interconnectivity between an old Datacenter and new Datacenter. • Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 9k, 7K, 5K and its downstream devices. • Layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching with Nexus models like 7K, 5K, 2K series. • Implement and configured firewall rules in Checkpoint Gaia R77.20, R75, VSX and Palo Alto Pa-5K, Pa- 3000 series, panorama. • Performed firewall migration from Cisco ASA firewalls to Paloalto firewalls. • Have knowledge on Checkpoint R80 management server and Amazon web services. • Configured and implemented firewall rules in Checkpoint, CISCO ASA, CISCO PIX Firewalls and implemented site to site VPNs using Checkpoint firewalls to third party sites. • Upgrading the code from Pan OS 7.1.X to 8.0.X. Experience working on Panorama M100. Migration from Cisco ASA to PA firewalls. • Created virtual systems (firewalls) in the Palo Alto and Checkpoint firewalls. • Handle internetworking troubleshooting and deployment during major incidents and led the team towards resolution. • Configure Access List ACL to allow users all over the company to access different applications, Internet and compliance to the security policy and standards. • Configuration included deploying of new branch locations & new network devices in existing infrastructure. • Work with application team to understand their requirements for the best load balancing options • Performing URL filtering and content filtering by adding URL’s in Bluecoat Proxy SG’s. • Installed and configured DHCP Client/Server. • Configure and administer Cisco ASA Firewalls (5585, 5550 and 5540) and use command line CLI, Cisco CSM, ASDM for day-to-day administration. Show less
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Excell Media Pvt Ltd
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India
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Technology, Information and Internet
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100 - 200 Employee
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Firewall Engineer
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Apr 2012 - Jan 2014
• Working knowledge of Firewall service module FWSM UPGRADE, FWSM RULESET conversion • Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting the Checkpoint Firewalls R61, R65 and R70. • Troubleshooting connectivity issues on the Checkpoint Firewall using smart view tracker, monitor health of the appliance using smart view monitor • Experience configuring Virtual Device Context in Nexus 7010. • Adding and removing checkpoint firewall policies based on the requirements of various project requirements • Involved in Datacenter build and support, Implementation, migrations network support, Interconnectivity between an old Datacenter and new Datacenter. • Worked on the migration project of Converting old PIX firewalls into new ASA firewalls. • Converting access-lists to Firewall rule sets on FWSM module with 6509-E Catalyst switches • Upgrading IOS on 2960 and using 2960 switch as a PAGP between VSS • Involved configuring PPP multilink group, dialer group, PPP authentication protocols like PAP, CHAP • Working knowledge of Terminal server and the configurations • Installation of L3 Switching Engine policy Feature Card & Distributed Forwarding Card DFC3C • Configured HSRP between VLANs, Configuring Ether-Channels, Port Channel on 6500 catalyst switches • Data center migration was involved in Access, Distribution and Core layers. • Installed new purchased Hardware to the new DC, Migrate data over WAN connection, also greatly involved in virtualization of physical servers’ • Coordinated precise scheduling for all migration events including all equipment and resources for the data center migration on an extremely accelerated schedule with for a high profile client. • Involved in designing GRE tunnels for encryption of data flow from source to destination • Experience with Project documentation tools & implementing and maintaining network monitoring systems and experience with developing network design documentation and presentations using VISIO. Show less
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Education
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2011 - 2015
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
University of North Texas
Master's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
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