Lokesh Lekhwani
@lokeshlekhwani
Cloud and network security engineer with 8 years' experience in firewall, SD‑WAN, and Azure networking.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am an experienced infrastructure and cloud operations engineer with eight years focusing on cloud technology, network security, and infrastructure. I have implemented, configured, maintained, and troubleshot enterprise security devices and cloud network services across global regions.
My hands-on work includes Palo Alto (multiple models) and Panorama, FortiGate, Juniper SRX, F5 LTM/GTM, Bluecoat Proxy, Cisco routers/switches, SD‑WAN, and Azure networking; I consistently follow ITIL change processes and handle priority incident bridges and TAC coordination.
I hold CCNA, PCNSA, and Microsoft Azure Administrator certifications and have strong experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, SevOne, SolarWinds, Zabbix), routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, STP), VPNs (SSL/IPsec), and load‑balancer and proxy management—delivering reliable, secure network solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Implement, configure, maintain and troubleshoot network security devices (Palo Alto, Fortigate, Juniper SRX, Bluecoat, F5, Cisco ISE), perform upgrades and device provisioning, and resolve priority incidents across APAC, EMEA and AMER.
AIExecuted change-managed network implementations and upgrades for FortiGate firewalls, F5 LTM, Cisco Nexus and ISR routers, and managed VPN (SSL/IPsec) and monitoring with SolarWinds and FortiAnalyzer.
Cloud Ops Engineering Analyst
Trigent Software
Jan 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 9 months)
Handled Agile-based incident management and operations for VPN, proxy and firewall services; implemented and upgraded Palo Alto firewalls, F5 LTM configurations and Pulse Secure VPN appliances.
Network Engineer
Globtier Infotech
Dec 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 1 month)
Provided hands-on administration of Cisco routers, switches, IP phones, Meraki APs and video-conferencing codecs; executed IOS upgrades and supported IWAN and campus networking projects for JCB India.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
RVRajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Completed Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from RGPV Bhopal in 2016.
CBSE Board
Higher Secondary Certificate, Secondary Education
Completed higher secondary (Class XII) under the Central Board of Secondary Education in 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
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