Prasad Bhoi

About Prasad Bhoi

I’m a seasoned Network Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and optimizing secure and scalable network infrastructures. My core expertise lies in enterprise-grade routing and switching, firewall configuration and management, load balancing across complex environments and Network access control for Zero Trust Architecture.Over the years, I’ve worked across multiple industries, supporting mission-critical networks, reducing downtime, and improving overall performance and security posture. I’ve led deployments of Cisco, Arista,Aruba, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint and F5 technologies, and I bring a strong understanding of both on-prem and hybrid cloud network architectures. Key strengths include:*Advanced routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLANs, etc.)*Firewall administration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Fortinet)*Load balancing and traffic management (F5 BIG-IP)*Network security best practices, segmentation, and high availability* Network Access Control with Cisco ISE.*Troubleshooting complex issues across multi-vendor environmentsI’m passionate about network design that enables business agility while maintaining high security and performance standards. I enjoy collaborating across teams, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously evolving with emerging technologies like SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and VXLAN EVPN.Let’s connect if you’re looking to discuss network strategy, security optimization, or explore collaboration opportunities.

Experience

1. Network Service Transition Specialist

   德意志银行

   Mar 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   Currently i am part of Deutsche Bank Network and Security Global Major Projects Deployment- Global Data Centre Network Deployment & Migrations- Audit based remediations for Non- Compliant Network Setup- Major role in Global N3K to Infoblox DDI Migration- Global Checkpoint to Fortigate Firewall Migration- Aruba Remote Access solution deployment for Teleworkers and Home offices- Traditional NXOS setup to ACI Fabric Network Migration- Regional ISE NAC policy BAU deployments.( Profiling, Dot1x Enforcement across regions)- Business Critical Hardware Tech Refresh for Network Devices ( Cisco Routers, Switches,Wireless controllers, F5 Load Balancers and Skyhigh Proxy).

Education

• Vivekanand College Kolhapur

  HSC, Information Technology

  2007 — 2009

• Department of Technology, Shivaji University.

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Communications Technology

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Mpls
• Nms
• Ospf
• Transmission
• Bss
• Gsm
• 3g
• Ccna
• Bgp
• Sdh
• Dwdm
• Cdma
• Ip
• Telecommunications
• 2g