With nearly 16 years of extensive experience in the Networking and Security domains, I offer expertise in the following areas: Automation/Orchestration: Designing, integrating, and providing ongoing support for networks. Documentation: Strong documentation skills, including technical processes, platform configurations, and network designs. Research and Development: Staying up to date on advancements in network technologies. Network Transformation: Experience in transforming traditional networks to cloud-based solutions and implementing SDWAN and SDN technologies. Incident Management: Acting as an escalation engineer for major incidents and providing RCA reports. Change Management: Effective implementation and adherence to ITIL processes for incident and change management. Routing and Switching: Implementation and support of Layer 3 routing protocols on Cisco and Juniper routers and switches. Troubleshooting: Proficient in troubleshooting routing and switching issues for LAN and WAN environments. Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively in a team environment and interact with all levels of the organization. Network Automation: Collaborating with multi-functional teams to implement automated solutions and staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends. Network Design: Planning, designing, deploying, and supporting data and security communication networks. High-Level and Low-Level Design: Preparing HLDs and LLDs, and involvement in data center and critical branch cutovers. Solution Design: Assisting in BOM creation, SOW assistance, and planning and designing solutions for complex multi-vendor environments. Firewall Configuration and Management: Proficient in configuring, managing, and maintaining firewall devices such as CISCO ASA, Checkpoint, Juniper SRX, SonicWall, Fortinet, and PaloAlto. Policy Development: Experience in developing and implementing firewall policies to enforce security controls and protect network assets. Rulebase Optimization: Skillful in optimizing firewall rulebases for efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring the proper flow of traffic while maintaining security posture. Threat Prevention: Expertise in configuring and managing firewall features for threat prevention, including intrusion prevention systems (IPS). VPN Configuration: Proficient in setting up and configuring virtual private networks (VPNs) on firewall devices to establish secure connections for remote access and site-to-site communication. High Availability and Redundancy: Experience in implementing high availability (HA) and redundancy solutions for firewall devices to ensure continuous operation and fault tolerance. Logging and Monitoring: Skilled in configuring logging and monitoring features on firewall devices to track and analyze network traffic, security events, and incidents