Anil Alla

Expert in Cisco Technologies | Cloud Networking | Network Security | Network security engineer | Network Engineer | Firewall Engineer | Palo Alto | Panorama |Network+ | Security+| Cisco SD-WAN | Fortinet firewalls

Role
Network Security Engineer at Cardinal Health
Location
New Haven, CT, US
LinkedIn followers
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About Anil Alla

I am a Network Security Engineer with 5 years of experience designing, deploying, and…

Experience

  1. Network Security Engineer

    Cardinal Health

    Sep 2024 — Present · NY, US

    As a Network & Security Engineer, I have designed, deployed, and secured enterprise and cloud infrastructures supporting mission-critical environments.Implemented and managed Palo Alto (PA-7050, 5450, 5280, 3430), Fortinet (7121F, 4200F, 2600F, 1800F), Cisco Firepower, and Juniper SRX firewalls, enabling advanced threat prevention, VPN, and high-availability clustering.Led firewall migration projects from Cisco to Palo Alto across diverse environments including VoIP, SAN, and VPN.Designed and enforced Cisco ACI policies using EPGs, contracts, and L4–L7 service integrations for secure application traffic.Supported Viptela SD-WAN, optimizing WAN performance using vEdge routers, vManage, and CLI troubleshooting.Deployed and maintained F5 BIG-IP VIPRION appliances with WAF enforcement, SSL offloading, and active-active redundancy.Configured Cisco Nexus (9300, 9500, 9800) and Arista (7170, 7130, 7280) switches for scalable data center connectivity.Automated security operations with Ansible and Python (Netmiko) for real-time monitoring, configuration, and reporting.Integrated AWS services (CloudFront, CloudWatch, CloudTrail) and CloudFormation for automated deployments and cloud security monitoring.Strengthened enterprise security through policy enforcement, access control, and cross-functional initiatives, aligning cloud and on-prem infrastructure with business objectives.

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