Sai Kiran

About Sai Kiran

8.5 year’s professional experience in Network Designing, Deployment, Configuring, Troubleshootingof Network Infrastructure and Testing of Networking System. Managed multiple Palo Alto devices series) firewalls and implementedthreat prevention systems. Working on FortiGate firewalls 7121F, 3200F, and 6300F, web filters policies were put into place tocontrol web content, restrict access to dangerous websites, and enforce acceptable use guidelines. Configured and managed DHCP services using Infoblox, ensuring efficient IP address allocation andmanagement. Experienced in various AWS Services (Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon Route 53, S3, EC2, andtraffic routing). Automated user administration using PowerShell scripts, Ansible, significantly enhancing directorymanagement efficiency, accuracy, and reducing manual workload in large-scale enterpriseenvironments. Deployed Ansible Tower for centralized orchestration and reporting, allowing cross-teamcollaboration and secure execution of network automation tasks. Worked on designing and deploying Viptela SD-WAN & Network migration from legacy WAN, alsooptimize and troubleshoot the SD-WAN networks for our users. Configure and modify Cisco Nexus 9400, 7010, and 5548 switches to enhance network policyenforcement, traffic administration, and overall connection. Working Knowledge with monitoring tools like Solar Winds and Network packet capture tools likeWireshark.

Experience

1. Sr Network Security Engineer

   CVS Health

   Oct 2024 — Present · NY, US

   Integrated intrusion prevention, web filtering, application control, and antivirus capabilities intoFortiGate firewalls as part of the UTM (Unified Threat Management) setup, ensuring comprehensivesecurity coverage. Configured, monitored, and maintained SevOne platform for real-time network performancemonitoring and reporting, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal network health. New Networking Concepts POC and Production Deployment- Cisco ACI, Cisco SDA, Palo Alto SASE,Palo Alto Prisma Configuration and Testing. Created modular Ansible playbooks and roles for consistent configuration management acrossfirewalls, switches, and routers, ensuring repeatability and reducing deployment time by 50%. Implemented and maintained VPN configurations (IPsec, SSL VPN) on FortiGate firewalls, enablingsecure site-to-site connections and remote management. Administered and optimized Cisco voice applications including VXML gateways, VVBs, SIP proxies,and CUCM to support enterprise communication needs. Migrated Fortinet firewall configurations (FortiGate 1800F, 200E, 3200F) to Palo Alto firewalls (PA-5410, PA-3220, PA-5280) including policy translation, NAT, IPsec VPNs, and post-migrationvalidation. Integrated Ansible automation with CI/CD pipelines, enabling version-controlled networkconfiguration changes and seamless deployments in staging and production environments. Configured advanced Palo Alto security features such as App-ID, Content-ID, Threat Prevention,and URL filtering to enhance perimeter security and threat mitigation capabilities. Managed the deployment and integration of Cisco UCCE for enterprise contact centers, designingand configuring routing scripts, IVR systems, and agent desktop interfaces (Finesse/CTIOS) tostreamline customer service processes and enhance agent productivity.

Education

• Rivier University

  Master's degree, Information Technology

  2023

• JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering