Brian Anderson

Senior Network Engineer @Cra International Holdings Llc

Dallas, TX, US

Led greenfield deployment of Nexus 9k in a Multi-Site multi-pod data center environment Created YAML scripts for rolling OS upgrades for Cisco NX-OS devices Performed Integration POC for Firepower/ISE integration with identity and SGTs Responsible for supporting Cisco Firepower NGFW and IPS in an enterprise environment Designed and implemented wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS) using Meraki wireless access points, providing advanced security features such as detection and mitigation of rogue access points, and wireless device fingerprinting Configured and implemented Cisco DNA Center to manage network devices, automate network provisioning and simplify network troubleshooting Implemented Cisco ISE in a zero-trust security model, meticulously crafting policy sets based on contextual attributes like user identity, device posture, and location Conducted in-depth analysis of Cisco ISE logs and telemetry data, utilizing machine learning algorithms to identify patterns indicative of potential security threats, contributing to a proactive security posture and reducing false positives Led the design and deployment of Cisco Stealthwatch infrastructure in a complex enterprise network, seamlessly integrating with existing Cisco devices. Configured Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC), Flow Collectors, and appliances for optimal data collection and analysis Managed and administrated AWS Services: CLI, EC2, VPC, S3, ELB, Glacier, Route 53, Cloudtrail, IAM Deployed Virtualized Palo Alto in AWS cloud to provide edge security to our cloud resources Deployed UserID on Palo Alto using and intermediary Windows Server as the UserID agent to communicate with AD Administered and maintained about 300 VIPs for various applications, primarily HTTPS