Cyber Security Consultant

• Aug 2018 - Present

IT Security Consultant

• Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

Technical Engineer

• Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

Working as L3 engineer and supervising daily operations of IT-Security Infrastructure which includes Firewall (Cisco, Juniper Netscreen and Checkpoint), Proxy (BlueCoat), F5 LTM Load Balancer, Two factor Authentication(Gemalto Safenet) and VPNs (Cisco Any Connect remote VPN and Site to Site VPN-Cisco and Juniper) Streamlining activities like Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting pertaining to the technologies, back-up creation and online replication, and so on. Reviewing and Approving the Change Request for the Change implementation in IT-Security infrastructure(Firewalls, Proxy, F5 load balancer etc) Managing tickets related to troubleshooting of the technologies in HPSM (Incident and Change Management) Using Algosec analyser and fireflow tool for reviewing FCRs and firewall management. Responsible for POC (Proof of concepts)/ testing the new technologies which can improve the IT-Security posture of the organization, and after that selecting the appropriate vendor(OEM) for a technology and then get the PR (Purchase request) raised and taking follow up from procurement/purchasing team to get the quote from primary partners and then selecting a primary partner from where we can purchase the technology of the OEM Troubleshooting and managing VPN, NAT & authentication schemes in the Juniper and Cisco Firewall System Accomplishments: Recognized for implementing Cisco Any Connect Firewall and Cisco any connect client in the infrastructure. Implemented the Two factor Authentication solution (Safenet) in Emirates Group Airport infrastructure. Successfully implemented Site to Site VPN between Emirates network perimeter firewall to Azure Cloud. Successfully implemented Juniper Netscreen, Cisco and Checkpoint Firewalls in the Emirates HQ network. Show less

Deputy Manager-Information Security

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2016

Mentoring & monitoring a team of five members, and regulating day-to-day IT-Security Management of Samsung Electronics, India. Supervising daily operations of IT-Security Infrastructure which includes Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing, Firewall (Cisco, Juniper SRX and Checkpoint), Proxy (Websense), F5 LTM Load Balancer, Vulnerability Scanner (Nessus) and Symantec (Endpoint Protection) Streamlining activities like Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting pertaining to the technologies, back-up creation and online replication, and so on Supervising implementation and retention of security policies; conducting report analysis related to Juniper, Checkpoint and Cisco Firewall, Websense Content Filtering, F5 LTM Load Balancer, Symantec Endpoint Protection and Nessus Vulnerability Scanner and Penetration Testing. Troubleshooting and managing VPN, NAT & authentication schemes in the Checkpoint and Cisco Firewall System Responsible for POC (Proof of concepts)/ testing the new technologies which can improve the IT-Security posture of the organization, and after that selecting the appropriate vendor(OEM) for a technology and then get the PR (Purchase request) raised and taking follow up from procurement/purchasing team to get the quote from primary partners and then selecting a primary partner from where we can purchase the technology of the OEM Managing tickets related to troubleshooting of the technologies in Remedy (Incident and Change Management) Working on the plan to implement a tool ‘Algosec’ and other similar tool for management of all security devices in Samsung Electronics Storing hard disk of resigned users for 2 year according to company hard disk retention policy Show less

System Engineer-IT Security

• Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

Client-Maersk Line Streamlined maintenance, troubleshooting and monitoring of security for client's computing environments and perimeter security devices Monitored new load balancer BIG-IP LTM 3900 in the infrastructure Derived the reports from checkpoint, mcafee and pinsafe for analysis and took action Created rules in checkpoint firewall, mcafee antivirus and PINsafe and delete the expired rules (Rule / exception management) Performing the scheduled backups and restoration activity and ensuring compliance of the log collection Performing patching activities, licensing and regularly updating the infrastructure Show less

Network Security Engineer

• Jun 2012 - Nov 2013

Client-Punjab National Bank Undertook maintenance, troubleshooting and monitoring of security for client's computing environments and perimeter security devices Derived the reports from Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Proxy for analysis and took action after discussion Created rules in Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Proxy and delete the expired rules.(Rule/ exception management) Performing the scheduled backups and restoration activity and ensuring compliance of the log collection Performing patching activities, licensing and regularly updating the infrastructure Shouldering the responsibility of deploying, troubleshooting and managing VPN, NAT & authentication schemes in the firewall system Profoundly conducting analysis of report by undertaking website scanning in Norton and McAfee Site Show less

Analyst-IT Security

• Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

Identifying & resolving the issues in SIEM Components(Net Forensics) like NF Agents, Providers, Engines, Vulnerability Co-relation Engines, Rule Base Co-relation Engines, Database, Web Consoles & Master) Analyzing Data flow and resolving the connectivity issues(Security Device to SIM Monitoring Console) Reviewed & revised the whole NF system and supervised licensing, signature and patch updating Monitored setting co-relation rules in component of Net Forensics; managed and ensured proper maintenance of all servers (Linux) kept at Net Forensics back-end Conducted installation and un-installation of Net Forensics agent server Engaged in managing administration of NF SIM Console including device provisioning & de-provisioning, setting filters for traffic, setting of E-Mail notifications, and Imparted knowledge to all L1 Monitoring teams to ensure smooth operations Operating the Checkpoint Firewall as a part of SOC infrastructure Performed firewall installation, configuration & troubleshooting of networks and executed the following: o VPN Technologies and Remote Access for SOC Checkpoint Firewall o Security Policies for SOC Checkpoint Firewall Show less

Ceremonies Support Assistant

• Oct 2010 - Oct 2010