Rajasekhar Rasala

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OBJECTIVE & QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Network Security engineer expertise in operational and implementation, looking to excel in a position requiring solid technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. I have an exp in configuring and troubleshooting network and security devices such as firewall, firewall policy management devices, Pulse Secure VPN, fire eye, switches, routers, load balancers, wireless controllers and access points. Strengths include maintaining layer 2 and routing protocols, TCP dumps, DNS, OSI model layer 2, 3 & 4, and application performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Associate (PCCSA), January 2021 Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA), January 2021 Palo Alto Networks Accredited Configuration Engineer, February 2020 Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert: Routing & Switching (CCIE Written), November 2018 Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), May 2016 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), October 2013 Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP), September 2013 Cisco Certified Network Associate, Routing & Switching (CCNA), May 2010 Network Units:

• Palo Alto Management Firewall Panorama M-600, M-500, M-100

• Palo Alto firewall 3060 5220, 3250, 5020

• AlgoSec: Fireflow; firewall Analyzer

• Virtualization: Virtual Palo Alto, VMware VeloCloud, VMware ESXi,

• Cisco Routers: Model 44XX, 39XX, 29XX, 19XX, and ASR.

• Cisco Switches: Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K, 4500, 6509, and 3650 Series.

• Aruba Wireless: 3000, M3 and 7000 Controllers, 105,224,225 CAP & RAPs.

• Arista Switches: Arista DCS-7504N and DCS-7280SR-48C6-F Switches.

• Policy Manager/Radius: Aruba Clear Pass Policy Manager.

• F5 Products: Load balancer – BIG-IP (LTM, GTM).

• Infoblox: DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.

• Cloud Products: AWS, VeloCloud, IoT Gateways, Splunk, DNS Firewall.

• Scripting Language: Python 3.8

• Steelhead Riverbed Products: WAN Optimizer.

• Monitoring Software: SolarWinds, NetFlow, NNMI, Service-Now and Wireshark. Protocol: TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, GRE, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, SNMP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, DNS. Software Applications: Microsoft Office worked in Unix/Linux platforms, Red hat, Visio. WORK EXPERINCE

ASM Technologies Ltd 2011-Present

Client: APPLIED MATERIALS, Austin, Texas

Senior IT Services Analyst, Enterprise Network and Security Services

• I am performing Palo Alto firewall day to day activities like Reporting, and Event collectors for capacity planning and optimization of network resources using AlgoSec integrated with the firewall, Rule Configuration & policy Implementation. Create implementation Change record and approve Implementation window based on rule analysis and update as per client requirement.

• I am accountable for making regional hardware upgrades of firewalls and Pulse secure VPN boxes, Global-wide firewall software upgrades and environment implementation for critical R&D labs.

• I have successfully implemented Site to Site VPN for clients on Palo Alto Firewall maintaining hardware redundancy in Datacenter.

• Extended support to client for issues reported based on incidents and analyzed over live troubleshooting and provides resolution and closes the ticket upon proper monitoring, follow- up and confirmation.

• Develop, implement and operate controls to secure cloud-based systems.

• Supporting for cloud migration projects – from one premise to cloud and vice versa.

• Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the project and build good working relationships within the team and with others in the organization.

• Monitor devices and event processors for correlation and identification of potential threats and managing organization network critical devices to finding the security threats' loopholes via periodic health check/ vulnerability scanning.

• A significant role in assisting all security and Network/IT related incidents Configuring NAT & Network Security Policies, and IPS configuration using CISCO and Palo Alto Firewall.

• I work on technical problems and provide solutions, including firewall technologies, VPN IDS/IPS, Router and Switch Security, and responsible for developing technical documentation and technical communications.

• Understanding of QRadar Console- Configuration and management of rules/reports/dashboard and maintenance of event processor, flow processor.

• Administered complex LAN and WAN network infrastructure, maintained and configured firewalls, routers, and switches ensuring highly scalable and fault-tolerant networks and providing for better configuration standardization, management, and disaster recovery readiness.

• Troubleshot network outages and tickets, researched, analyzed, and implemented bug fixes, initiated and processed RMA of defective units, addressed monitoring alerts and events allowing for quick resolutions to problems affecting performance and availability of key business services.

• Communicated plans’ requirements and results to the management teams, presented network changes in change review meetings for approval, conducted network capacity planning reviews, interacted with engineering teams facilitating major network migrations, testing, and upgrades

• Automated routine and customized network tasks via bash scripting, created global latency matrix reports on international sites, maintained service level agreements (SLA) across countries, handled internal and vendor escalations, and stayed abreast on new and emerging technologies.

• Implemented F5 load balancer policies, mastered Infoblox DNS, DHCP and IPAM services, good knowledge of 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless networks, configured Aruba controllers, Access Points, and Airwave features, performed site surveys yielding to optimization of Wi-Fi experience. EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications, April - 2009

Sri Venkateshwara University, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India WORK AUTHORIZATION: H1b Visa

HONORS/AWARDS

• Recipient, Global Information Services – Contractor Excellence Award

• Recipient, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions & Support – Contractor Award

• Recipient, Department Services Award – Five Year Anniversary

• Recipient, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions – Service Excellence Award

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