Saketh Reddy Vurelli

About Saketh Reddy Vurelli

As a Network Engineer at Nooga Networking, I design and maintain secure hybrid-cloud…

Experience

1. Network Engineer

   Ameriprise Financial

   Jan 2024 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Worked on implementing a ZTNA model to replace traditional VPN for employee and vendor access, collaborating closely with Security, IAM, and Compliance teams. Led 100% of requirements gathering and created detailed technical documentation.• Designed scalable ZTNA architecture following NIST 800-207 guidelines by integrating Cisco ISE and Fortinet NGFWs. Created 90% of high-level and low-level design diagrams using Visio and maintained configuration baselines in Confluence.• Integrated Okta as the sole identity provider using SAML and OAuth protocols. Configured policy federation and multi-factor authentication for 100% of user groups. Conducted thorough SSO testing using Wireshark and Postman achieving 98% success.• Deployed Zscaler Private Access and Palo Alto Prisma Access for secure network access. Leveraged AWS Transit Gateway and AWS PrivateLink to establish secure, scalable cloud connectivity. Validated implementation with AWS CloudWatch and VPC Flow Logs.• Enforced 100% role-based access controls and micro-segmentation using Cisco TrustSec and VMware NSX. Implemented continuous authentication with dynamic

Education

• Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

• University of Memphis

  Master's degree, Computer Science