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Network Security Lead with 10+ years of experience managing large-scale NGFW environments across global. Expertise in Checkpoint, Fortigate, Palo Alto

India
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What I'm looking for

Looking for C2H work from home Jobs in network security domain.

At Tata Communications Ltd., I direct 24x7 security operations and manage critical outages for enterprise infrastructure, helping maintain 99.9% uptime. I also improved firewall efficiency by 10% through policy optimization using Tufin NSPM.

At HCL Technologies Ltd., I managed a fleet of 13,000+ NGFW devices for the American Pharmacy client and monitored device health to support 99.9% availability. I also resolved high-priority L2 security incidents within 24x7 SLA timelines.

Earlier, at TCS, I upgraded Check Point firewalls and strengthened secure access with Cloudflare VPN. Across my network engineering roles, I migrated 100+ sites to SD-WAN and reduced MTTR by 25% through strategic spare delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Tata Communications Ltd. logoTL
Current

Lead Captive Operations

Tata Communications Ltd.

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Directing 24x7 security operations and managing critical outages for large-scale enterprise infrastructure ensuring 99.9% uptime. Leading commissioning of new Palo Alto firewalls for GlobalProtect VPN services and managing an 8-member L2 team.

HCL Technologies Ltd. logoHL

Technical Specialist

Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 (7 months)

Managed a distributed fleet of 13,000+ NGFW devices (FortiGate 100D, 120D) and monitored device health globally for 99.9% availability. Executed critical firmware upgrades and managed SSL certificate lifecycles on F5 LTM load balancers.

UG

Network Engineer

Feb 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Migrated 100+ sites to SD-WAN architecture and maintained uptime across 4000+ locations. Configured FortiGate security policies, NAT, and VPN tunnels in a 24x7 support model.

KL

Senior Engineer

Karvy Innotech Ltd.

Oct 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Implemented and managed Cisco ISR 1800, 1900 routers and Catalyst 2960 switches for banking operations. Configured VLAN, BGP, and HSRP while reducing MTTR by 25% through strategic spare delivery.

SL

Client Support Engineer

Sequel One Solutions Ltd.

May 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Coordinated with vendors, ISPs, and stakeholders for mission-critical link restoration. Isolated line faults in copper twisted-pair cabling and rectified congestion-related application slowness for banking branch offices.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Mahatma Gandhi University logoMU

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

Availability

Looking for a job

Location

India

Authorized to work in

Salary expectations

70k-100k INR

Skills

Network Security
Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
FortiGate
Palo Alto
Checkpoint
Firewall Policy Optimization
Fortinet SD WAN
Citrix SD WAN
Zero TrustIPsec VPNGlobal Protect VPNF5 LTM
Forcepoint Cloud Proxy
CrowdStrike Falcon EDR

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