Enterprise Network Security and Infrastructure Specialist with over 21 years of experience in IT, including 14+ years dedicated to enterprise-grade security operations. Expert in multi-vendor firewall environments and high-availability Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), focusing on zero-downtime migrations and Level-3 advanced troubleshooting.
CORE FREELANCE SERVICES
• Firewall Architecture & Migration: Policy design and configuration for Palo Alto, Check Point, and Fortinet ecosystems.
• Application Delivery & Load Balancing: Traffic management, SSL offloading, and iRules optimization on F5 BIG-IP and Citrix ADC.
• Network Security Audits: Infrastructure hardening and compliance alignment (ISO 27001 standards).
• NOC Advisory: Designing operational runbooks and incident response frameworks
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Infrastructure & Security Consultant
Societe Generale (via Professional Services) Aug 2021 – May 2025
• Managed multi-vendor enterprise security environments across high-throughput clusters.
• Architected critical firewall policy reviews and configuration upgrades for Palo Alto and Check Point.
• Optimized application resilience using F5 BIG-IP LTM and Citrix ADC.
NOC Team Leader & Infrastructure Manager
Net4 India Ltd / Pipetel Communication Feb 2015 – May 2021
• Directed high-volume NOC teams overseeing city-wide network reliability.
• Handled advanced L3 escalation support for mission-critical security incidents.
• Developed incident response playbooks to minimize MTTR.
Network Integration Specialist
Earlier Career Roles Prior to 2015
• Extensive background in TAC engineering, network integration, and customer service management.
Enterprise
Network Security Infrastructure Specialist
Security & Firewalls
Palo Alto (App-ID, User-ID), Check Point (Gaia, ClusterXL), Fortinet (FortiGate), McAfee Web Gateway.
ADC & Networking
F5 BIG-IP (LTM, DNS), Citrix ADC, Routing/ Switching (BGP, OSPF), VPN (IPsec, SSL).