Eric Obeng
Secret Clearance | Network & Security Engineer | Cisco Routing & Switching | Palo Alto Firewalls | VPN Network Hardening & Compliance | Open to Work | US Citizen
- Role
- Senior Network Security Engineer at Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Fredericksburg, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Obeng
I am a results-driven Senior Network & Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience…
Experience
Senior Network Security Engineer
Aug 2018 — Present · Fredericksburg, VA, US
Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of enterprise Palo Alto NGFW platforms (App-ID, Content-ID, User-ID, Threat Prevention).• Administer both physical and virtual firewalls (Palo Alto, FortiGate), ensuring enterprise-grade security and compliance.• Configure Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to restrict end-user access to the Control Panel, ensuring adherence to security and compliance requirements.• Manage Windows/Linux server environments with integrated firewall configurations to ensure compliance with security policies.• Configure and manage SSL Decryption (SSL Forward Proxy / Deep Inspection), PKI with Microsoft AD CS, and Subordinate CA infrastructure for secure enterprise communications.• Administer enterprise-wide Root CA distribution via Group Policy, ensuring consistent trust hierarchy across all domain-joined systems.• Implement advanced firewall policies, URL Filtering, SSL Inspection, and Threat Prevention modules to secure sensitive enterprise and healthcare workloads.• Deploy and maintain site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, ensuring secure multi-site and remote workforce connectivity.• Enforce Zero Trust Security principles: network segmentation, MFA, least privilege, and identity-based policies.• Integrate Azure cloud security controls (IAM, MFA, AD, networking) with on-prem Palo Alto environments.• Conduct firewall audits and remediation aligned with CIS, NIST, and FedRAMP standards.• Provide 24x7 Tier 3 escalation support for complex network and security incidents.• Mentor junior engineers and lead DR/business continuity planning for enterprise firewall and network infrastructure.• Troubleshoot and optimize IP addressing and subnetting strategies, ensuring efficient network utilization and scalability.• Configure and maintain routing protocols and switching environments to ensure high availability and performance across multi-site networks.• Manage DNS and DHCP services
Education
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Bachelor's degree
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