Pardhasaradhi Pannala

Experience

1. Senior Network Security Engineer

   Samsung Electronics

   Nov 2024 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   I am a proficient network security specialist with a wealth of practical knowledge with Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, offering expert-level management and support in intricate business settings. As part of a firewall update project, I have experience managing and decommissioning Cisco ASA firewalls (5500-X series), switching to FortiGate, and Palo Alto NGFWs. Using FortiManager for centralized administration and FortiAnalyzer for log collecting and analysis, I have experience working on extensive deployments. Using Cisco FMC 4300 and FTD models (3105, 3110, 3140, 9300) as well as Palo Alto models I have successfully moved 30 firewalls from Cisco ASA/FTD to Palo Alto. I\'ve put in place sophisticated features like pre-logon setups, GlobalProtect VPN, and Panorama administration, which includes moving from M-100 to M-600. I also have experience setting up and debugging security policies, NAT policies, and IPsec VPN tunnels on Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Sophos firewalls. I have a lot of experience using Python scripts to help deployment procedures and automate setup activities. My capacity to construct and oversee lab setups for testing and proof-of-concept deployments, together with my familiarity with utilizing tools such as Wireshark to troubleshoot network issues, has improved my ability to effectively fix intricate network challenges. Having a solid background in VPN, firewall management, and network security, I\'m ready to take on new tasks and help improve network security operations.

Education

• Oklahoma Christian University

  Master's degree