Venkatesh Bollepalli

About Venkatesh Bollepalli

8+ years of IT experience as Network and Security Engineer in configuring and deploying network devices like Cisco routers and Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers. Troubleshoots connectivity issues in small and large enterprise network environments. • Experience on Checkpoint (GAIA, Splat, IPSO), Cisco, ASA Firewalls, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper SRX Firewalls, F5 Load Balancer, CyberArk, Splunk, Websense, Ironport, Zscaler, AlgoSec, ProofpointSymantec Endpoint,RSA, McAfee, TrendMicro, Crowdstrike, Tipping point,FireEye, Clearpass, Qualys, Nessus, PKI/Certificate management, Unix/Linux servers, Azure/AWS, Python.• Experience on Checkpoint MDS, CMA (R80.30, R80.10, R77.30 versions)• Configured and Managed Cisco Routers 871,1800,1900, 2500, 2600, 2800, 2911• Configured and Managed Cisco Switches 300, 2900, 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, Nexus 5K’s,7K’s, 9K’s & 2K’s.• Wireless Controllers WS 5100, RFS and AP 300 and Cisco WLAN 5508, AP 3500.• Routing Protocol (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP), Routed Protocol TCP/IP.• Configured and Managed Palo Alto Firewalls PA-220R,3050,3060, 5050, 5060 and 7080.• Configured and Managed Cisco ASA Firewalls 5505, 5510, 5520 and 5540.• Configured and Managed Juniper SRX 650,3600, 5800, SSG-20 Firewalls.• Experience on Palo Alto Panorama Server M-100, M-600 and managing PA Firewalls and creating• Vsys, V-router, Zones, ACL Policies, URL filtering policies and NAT rules.• Configured and Managed DM VPN, SSL VPN and IPSec VPN on Cisco ASA, PAN, SRX Firewalls.

Experience

1. Network Security Engineer

   Cisco

   Feb 2023 — Present · NJ, US

   Configured Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, and Palo Alto firewalls along with Panorama server management.• Implemented Vsys, V-router, Policies, Zones, NAT rules, and pushed configurations through Panorama.• Configured GlobalProtect VPN, App-ID, Content-ID, User-ID, and URL filtering on Palo Alto firewalls.• Upgraded Palo Alto and Checkpoint firewalls, ensuring high availability and seamless migrations.• Built VPN tunnels with AWS and Azure firewalls to support hybrid cloud connectivity.• Analyzed firewall rules and performed audits, optimization, and cleanup using AlgoSec.• Monitored threat prevention, reporting, and compliance for multiple firewall environments.• Deployed Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager for BYOD, guest access, Active Directory integration, posture checks, and TACACS migration.