Abhay Kumar

About Abhay Kumar

Configured, managed, and optimized Palo Alto firewalls using Panorama for centralized security administration.• Implemented security policies, NAT, and VPN configurations across multiple firewalls via Panorama.• Monitored network traffic and security events, analysing logs and alerts to enhance threat prevention.• Conducted firmware upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of firewall appliances within a Panorama-managed environment.• Worked collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure robust security posture and compliance.• Involved in Manual simulation based on customer issues/queries and raising bugs on failures with Cisco TAC.• Proficient in Change Management, Problem Management, Capacity planning and Service/Incident Management• Ability to work in a complex network setup handling multiple vendors/products & provide root cause analysis and preparation of Incident Reports for high severity failures. • Excellent communication skills (written/verbal); I use my soft skills to seek support from global vendors/partners/ISPs and escalate them as & when required. • Expertly create documents on process changes, ensuring all team members are well-informed and be compliant with the updated procedures & create SOP for infra changes as and when required. • Hands-on experience in the following devices: • Routers: Cisco 1800, 3600, 3900, ASR1001, ASR1002, ISR4331 Series• Switches: Cisco Nexus 9k, 7K, 5k Series, Catalyst 4500, C9500, C9300, C2960X, C3850, 3560. • Wireless: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 2500/3500/5500 Series• Firewall: Palo Alto PA-5430, PA-5250, series• Load Balancer: Citrix Netscaler ADC (SDX11500, F5 LTM- 5200, 7200• Cisco Meraki & SDWAN Silverpeak WAN Optimizer.

Experience

1. Senior Network Security Engineer

   Wipro

   Oct 2021 — Present

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Skills

• Computer Networking
• Rip
• Eigrp
• Border Gateway Protocol (Bgp)
• Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
• Vlan
• Vtp
• Pcb Design