Ajitesh Reddy

About Ajitesh Reddy

I am a Network Engineer with over 7 years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying,…

Experience

1. Sr Network Security Administrator

   Con Edison

   Sep 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Implementing high availability setups with Juniper SRX and MX 960 routers, and configuring protocols such as HSRP, BGP, OSPF, DMVPN, MPLS WAN, QoS, and Route Maps-Proficiently managing and securing Network Security appliances, including VMware NSX-T, Checkpoint VSX, CISCO ASA, and Citrix NetScaler load balancers, and conducting network traffic analysis, incident response, and vulnerability analysis-Developing over 15 scalable applications using Scala, Java, and Python to improve data processing speed and enhance user interface responsiveness-Configuring and maintaining Cisco Umbrella Protective DNS to safeguard against malicious web activities and threats-Extensive knowledge of networking concepts, security paradigms, load balancers, and AWS networking-Proficient in designing, implementing, and managing Check Point firewall policies, rules, and access control lists-Competent in setting up Virtual System (VSX) and Multi-Domain Security Management (MDSM) for efficient firewall administration-Skilled in ensuring seamless scalability and adaptability of data centers through Arista\'s network architecture and EOS-based Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-Extensive knowledge of vulnerability assessment and web application security testing tools-Designing and implementing security architectures based on CIS and NIST frameworks, creating correlation rules, and using machine learning capabilities in Splunk for threat detection-Conducting security assessments, analyzing network traffic using Wireshark and SolarWinds, and leading vulnerability assessments and penetration testing-Successfully migrating customer network security infrastructure from Checkpoint Firewalls to Cisco Next-Gen Firewalls-Experience with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), Cisco ASA, and Checkpoint Firewalls, including firewall upgrades and migrations.