Bhavya V

About Bhavya V

Certified Network Security Engineer with 7 years of strong background in Network/…

Experience

1. Senior Network Security Engineer

   Illinois Secretary of State

   Aug 2024 — Present · US

   Led secure firewall migrations across 120+ sites using Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Cisco ASA, ensuring zero downtime and compliance with NIST 800-53, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 standards.• Designed and enforced Zero Trust segmentation using Cisco ACI and Illumio to minimize lateral movement and meet audit/control benchmarks.• Configured F5 BIG-IP LTM/ASM for application load balancing, SSL offloading, and web application firewall (WAF) services.• Conducted audits ensuring PCI-DSS and HIPAA compliance. Tuned rulesets to reduce false positives and improve accuracy.• Deployed Arista switches in data center and enterprise networks, configuring VXLAN EVPN for scalable segmentation.• Utilized NetScout InfiniStream / packet flow analyzers to capture and analyze end-to-end traffic flows during incidents.• Deployed Zscaler ZIA/ZPA for users to ensure secure remote access and consistent policy enforcement across hybrid environments.• Automated firewall rule audits, policy cleanup, and baseline tracking via Ansible and CMDB integration, reducing manual effort by 40%.• Built Terraform modules to automate provisioning of Azure NSGs, AWS IAM policies, and GCP firewall rules, reducing misconfigurations.• Managed R80.x firewalls in clustered high-availability mode. Configured VPNs and policies for financial institutions.Environment: State agency with users, 120+ sites, hybrid Azure cloud infrastructure. Palo Alto PA-5250, Fortinet Cisco ASA, Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Illumio, Check Point R80.x, Ansible, Splunk, Kibana, Sentinel, Infoblox, Azure AD, CrowdStrike, Nessus, Qualys, CMDB, Wireshark, Cisco AnyConnect.

Education

• Northern Illinois University

  Master's degree

• Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech