Saad Patel

About Saad Patel

I began my career as a Network Security Analyst, working in production environments with…

Experience

1. Network Security Engineer

   Inspira Enterprise

   Jul 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Designed, configured, and fine-tuned F5 WAF (ASM) policies, signatures, violation thresholds, and custom rules; performed live production troubleshooting during user-impacting incidents using violation logs, learning suggestions, signatures, and traffic flow analysisConfigured and managed F5 LTM including SSL offloading, pools, nodes, monitors, profiles, persistence, and failover behavior; handled SSL/TLS configuration, certificate management, and troubleshooting handshake and latency issuesImplemented F5 Bot Defense use cases such as traffic control, rate-limiting, and mitigation of automated and anomalous requests; developed and maintained iRules for traffic inspection, policy enforcement, and custom request handlingWorked on F5 AFM for L3/L4 DDoS protection by blocking SOC-identified malicious IPs, monitoring active connections, and mitigating traffic anomalies; maintained IP Intelligence and GeoIP databases for dynamic threat blockingPerformed deep packet analysis using PCAPs and Wireshark to troubleshoot complex WAF and LTM behaviorTrellix Email Security (EX): Conducted MessageID analysis, validated indicators, released false positives, created YARA rules, and escalated phishing incidentsTrellix File Security (FX): Configured SMBv3/NFS scans, tuned detection signatures, automated file scanning, and ensured proper quarantine handlingPerformed F5 OS upgrades, applied security patches, and supported change management in production environments