Aakash Patel

Architected and secured hybrid cloud connectivity with AWS Transit Gateway and Direct Connect, and implemented strict traffic inspection policies via Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls. Led enterprise firewall migrations from Cisco ASA to Palo Alto NGFWs with policy redesign and optimization.

Facilitated secure migration of on-premise workloads to the cloud by designing VPC peering connections and configuring site-to-site VPNs between Cisco ASA firewalls and AWS Virtual Private Gateways. Engineered robust security configurations for Checkpoint Firewalls and ASA 5500 Series.

Positioned Palo Alto 7000-series devices to inspect high-throughput traffic between the data center and AWS cloud environments, utilizing Direct Connect integrations. Planned and optimized security configurations, code upgrades, and policy management for Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls.

Devised robust firewall solutions by assembling, administering, and troubleshooting Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls through Panorama and deploying them via VMware NSX on VM-Series firewalls. Governed firewall management by upgrading Cisco ASA series and leading migrations to Palo Alto.

Resolved complex network issues and addressed level 2 and 3 problems for EIGRP and BGP-based networks across multiple locations. Installed, configured, and maintained Cisco routers and switches, and managed networks with OSPF and BGP routing protocols.

Led the implementation and deployment of Cisco devices for robust security policies while configuring dynamic routing protocols like RIP and EIGRP on Cisco routers. Designed, installed, and troubleshot complex networks with OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VPLS, Multicast, VPN, MPLS, and Traffic Architecture protocols.

Master of Network & Communication Management with a focus on Information Security, completed in 2018.

Bachelor of Technical Management, completed in 2014.