Curriculum Vitae

Gaurav Sharma

DB-**A, Hari Nagar, New Delhi -110064

Contact No. +917********* E-Mail: adhft7@r.postjobfree.com adhft7@r.postjobfree.com

SNAPSHOT

Sophos Certified Architect with 7 Years and 8 Months of experience in I.T Security with technical expertise in implementation, operations & support functions of multi-platform environments.

Currently associated with British Telecom as Consultant (Security).

Insightful knowledge in network planning & implementation (LAN, WAN), site commissioning, configuration of routers, switches, firewall, load balancers & Web Security Solutions etc.

Expertise in handling networking issues, troubleshooting and providing first level support in design, implementation and maintenance of convergent networks.

Commissioning of firewall, IDS/IPS and other security solutions to provide the maximum security with reliable performance.

Troubleshooting problems to ensure minimum downtime & maximum availability of network.

Coordinating with ISP on Network/WAN outage.

An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with the ability to relate to people at any level of business and management.

TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS

CCNA Security Certified.

ITIL Version 3.0 certified.

Palo Alto ACE Certified.

Palo Alto PSE: Platform Associate 7.0 Certified.

PA: Cyber security Associate 7.0.

PA: Datacenter Associate

TECHNICAL SKILL SET

POC Handled: PA-3020, CISCO SourceFire-7125, CISCO Firepower IPS, Quickheal UTM & EPS.

Implementation Handled: PA-5020 Datacenter Implementation and PA-3020 Implementation, SRX550, CP15400.

Security Device Configuration: Palo Alto firewall, Quickheal UTM, Juniper SRX, Checkpoint.

Load Balancer: Citrix Netscaler.

Operating System: Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, 8.1 &10, Linux.

CAREER SCAN

Previous Employer:

1.Worked with Infosys Ltd. as Consultant (Network and Security for 13 months.

Responsibilities:

Commissioning of firewall, IDS/IPS and other security solutions to provide the maximum security with reliable performance.

Performing complex changes in the form of operational work.

Performing routine upgrades of firewall/gateways like R80.20 Checkpoint, PA Upgrade etc.

Providing process training to the team members/colleague.

Performing hardening standards as per the customer requirements on the new-commissioned devices.

Managing the Load Balancer (Netscaler) as a part of operational work.

Managing the Incident and Change management through SNOW portal.

Providing/Introducing SIP’s (Service Improvement Plan) to the customer.

2.Worked with Quickheal Technologies Pvt. Ltd as Sr. Pre-Sales Engineer for 6 months.

Responsibilities:

Managing the Pre-sales for whole NCR region.

Demonstrating and elaborating the Quickheal products to the SME customers.

Managing and handling POC’s at various client locations.

Providing technical solutions to the customers with whole set of Quickheal products.

Technical discussions and managing leads of various sales people all over India.

Providing trainings to the sales persons and enabling partner programs.

3.Worked with Velocis Systems Pvt. Ltd. as Sr. Pre-Sales Security Engineer for 1 year and 3 months.

Responsibilities:

Managing the overall network security functions involving design of network layouts, configuration & maintenance of network and security technologies including routers, switches & firewalls.

Commissioning high availability solutions for link and servers ensuring maximum uptime.

Commissioning of firewall, IDS/IPS and other security solutions to provide the maximum security with reliable performance.

Installing and maintaining network and data communication hardware and software environment.

Taking customers from a Conceptual stage of solution design to a detailed specific solution.

Conducting product presentations, Demos & POC’s for the customer for proposed solution.

Managing the PA firewall placed in Velocis infrastructure.

4. Worked with HCL Technologies for 2 Year and 5 months as Analyst.

Responsibilities:

Handling 3 Data Centers of EMI located within UK and US.

Enabling the Manual Backup for ISDN and VPN Tunnel Which is GRE over IPSec to cover business hours.

Working with Remedy ticketing tool for ticketing of different alerts.

Network and Desktop Supports.

Experience in day-to-day Network activities and troubleshooting.

Escalate the issues to the expert team if required for further troubleshooting.

Configured checkpoint firewall. Design and implement of firewall policies to provide the controlled access to network resources.

Responsible for Change Implementation, Incident Management and Problem Management.

Configuring static and dynamic routes into the router.

Configuring and troubleshooting VLAN, VTP, VTP Modes and STP.

Configuring NAT over the checkpoint firewall.

5.Worked with iYogi Technical Services for 13 months as a Technical Specialist.

Responsibilities:

Handling network down issues.

Troubleshooting network printers and desktop issues.

Configuring network devices.

Used bomgar and logmein remote tools.

Familiar with various monitoring tools like SCOM, Solarwinds, WhatsUp Gold, NNM etc.

ACADEMIA

Degree / Certificate

Year

College

University/Board

Percentage

MBA

2015

SMU

SMU

Grade B

B.Tech

2010

Regional College of Engineering,Jaipur

R.C.E.R.T,

Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

65%

AISSCE (Std. XII)

2006

S.B.D.A.V

Vasant Vihar

C.B.S.E.

59%.

AISSE (Std. X)

2004

S.B.D.A.V

Vasant Vihar

C.B.S.E.

67 %

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 4th Feb, 1988

Father’s Name : Vinod Kumar Sharma

Gender : Male

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Hobbies : Singing, Playing Cricket, Dancing, Cooking

Language Known : English, Hindi, Punjabi, French

DECLARATION

I state that all the details submitted here in are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and can be subject to verification.

Date: Gaurav Sharma

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