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(Updated 2023-01-18)Enterprise and Security Architect
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Native Marathi (Marāṭhī), English, Hindi
- CISSP 15+ Yrs CyberSecurity Exp, Network, DC, Collaboration Architecture
- 22 Years of Experience, TOGAF Certified & Licensed EA,
- FinOps & Cloud Architect, Security Awareness Training consultant
Skills (47)
WIRELESS NETWORK
TEACHING
Enterprise Architecture
WIRELESS
GLOBAL SECURITY
Tacacs
MANAGERIAL
MCSE
Consulting
tECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE
SSL
SWITCHING
Data Center Architecture
HEALTHCARE
Network Architecture
Cisco
CCNA
REMOTE ACCESS
Cloud
VPN
FIREWALLS
SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
SENSORS
Cisco SDA, DNA
AWS
OFFSHORE
Project Management
SIEM
Cisco ACI
Software Defined Network
OPERATIONS
sdwan
MENTORING
Collaboration Architecture
Security Baseline
Azure
FinOps
AUDIT
PCI
Citrix
AUDITS
NIST
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
VMware
GCP
Security Awareness Culture Program
QUALYS
Summary
I am a multi-specialty professional, with experience on various technology domains and architectures. I am also an Author of a curriculum book on EA (under publishing)
I am a certified and Licensed Enterprise and Security Architect. I have more than 22 years of
experience working in the IT and Security Industry in many large global and small organizations across
multiple business verticals. My current and past experience in Cybersecurity includes.
● Multiple end-to-end security architecture projects which include NGFW, VPN, EDR, SWG, Email
Security, Proxy, MFA, IPS and more.
● Consulting projects and security operations for large well-known global clients across USA,
Australia, and Europe region.
● Zero Trust Architecture and implementation consulting assignments.
● Product security review and recommendations consulting assignments.
● Security Awareness Programs consulting for the entire organization.
● Services around Defensive Security and Offensive Security Frameworks.
● Trusted advisor and consultant to many large and medium-sized customers.
● Strong Architectural and Designing skills
● Passion for teaching, mentoring, and consulting
● Fast and continuous learner and regular improvements
● 500+ multi-Architecture projects designed and architected.
● Contributor to industry architectures
● Author - Enterprise Architecture, MBA curriculum with The Open Group (under publishing)
Professional Experience
2022-07 - Present
2014-05 - 2022-07
Designing and Architecting across all Cisco Technologies for many large to medium enterprises customers across various locations in India across all major verticals.
Enterprise Campus Switching and Wireless Network o Data Center Compute, Storage, Virtualization, DC Network o IP Telephony, Voice, Video, IM communications, Video endpoints o Gateway, Email, Endpoint Security solutions
2014-01 - 2014-01
Security (Project - One of Largest Global Healthcare) ● Security operations in line with the compliances such as PCI-DSS, HIPPA, ITIL, Lean processes.
Directed global security operations as Lead and managed technologies with 90 + ASA & PIX, DMVPN, 10000 + Cisco Anyconnect SSL VPN Users, Aventail SSL VPN, Juniper VPN, Complex security infrastructure ● SLA based delivery of security services ensuring maximum security, availability for the client offices across the globe.
2012-08 - 2014-01
- Strategic Business / Head - Cloud Practice ● Building cloud and security-focused practice / BU to deliver cloud and security services for the customers.
Planning Private Cloud, Public and Hybrid cloud over, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Vmware ● Led Public cloud integration, Securing public and private cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS) IaaS, Microsoft, Citrix and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) guidelines
2010-11 - 2012-08
● customers and offshore Security Consulting, audit, designing assignments for customers across the globe.
● Wrote proposals presented technical solutions based on the requirement and the designed solution and due diligence as required across Geographies - US, Canada, Australia, Some parts of Europe As Team Lead (Security) (Project - One of Largest Global Manufacturing) ● Successfully handled and mitigated major security incidents in real time protecting the business ● Dealt with global security operations and led a security team for Cisco Security Products including 100 + PIX & ASA, 2000 + Cisco SSL VPN Users, Cluster of 5+ Cisco IPS, Cluster of 5 Cisco ACS servers, CS-
2005-02 - 2010-11
· Successfully handled and mitigated major security incidents in real time protecting the business
· Dealt with global security operations and led a security team for Cisco Security Products including 100 + PIX & ASA, 2000 + Cisco SSL VPN Users, Cluster of 5+ Cisco IPS, Cluster of 5 Cisco ACS servers, CS-MARS, RSA, CSM
· Designed and implemented Virtual Firewalls on ASA-5585X, IPS-SSP60 in Global production DC
· Lead requirement gathering from the internal team, customers and initiated solution designing based on the inputs.
· customers and offshore Security Consulting, audit, designing assignments for customers across the globe.
· Wrote proposals presented technical solutions based on the requirement and the designed solution and due diligence as required across Geographies – US, Canada, Australia, Some parts of Europe
2005-02 - 2009-09
Head - Technology: Oct'09 - Nov'10 ● Managing a team of 10 Networking & Security professionals of diverse skills set for networking & Security Projects for various small and large customers in different business verticals ● Knowledge and experience on cloud architecture. Design and Consulting experience with a combination of VMWawre (VDI / ESX), Xen (Desktop/ App) and Cisco UCS and datacenter technologies.
● Handled VDI Project of 1000+ VDI with a combination of Cisco UCS, VMWare and EMC Storage.
● Network Architecture and design for major customers site networks and a number of projects involving, Chassis switching, routing, IP Tel, CCM, CCME, SRST, Wireless, Firewall with AIP and CSC SSMs, IPSec and SSL VPNs, NAC, CSA, ACS,WAAS etc along with Passive (Fiber and Copper) Cabling.
● Played a Lead role in one of the International Audits, Contributed to process documents.
Project delivery based on Project Management (PMBoK) & Cisco's PMP Process (PPDIOO, PDI)
2003-10 - 2005-01
2001-01 - 2002-11
Academic Background
2023-01 - 1998-01
Certifications
2022-12
2022-12
2022-12