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Security & firewall administration
Enterprise Fortinet administration spanning security policies, firmware changes, centralised management, monitoring, and complex troubleshooting.
Based in India · Open to network engineering opportunities across Europe
Secure networks.
Controlled change.
Reliable outcomes.
A Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer with 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, firewall security, multi-vendor VPNs, routing and switching, monitoring, and incident resolution.
BGPOSPFIPsecVLANNAT
FortiGateCiscoF5 BIG-IPFortiManagerSolarWindsThousandEyesGoogle Cloud Certified
Core expertise
Built around secure, dependable connectivity.
A vendor-spanning skill set covering secure connectivity, core infrastructure, visibility, application delivery, and support.
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VPN & secure remote access
Multi-vendor VPN migration and support experience across site-to-site connectivity and enterprise remote-access environments.
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Routing & switching
Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration and support for resilient enterprise networks using dynamic routing and switching protocols.
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Cisco infrastructure
Upgrade and operational support experience across Cisco campus, data-centre, and routing platforms using automated and manual methods.
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Monitoring & incident response
Proactive monitoring and production incident support focused on latency, packet loss, utilisation, service health, and root-cause analysis.
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Application delivery
Deployment and operational support exposure for F5 BIG-IP load balancing, application availability, and traffic distribution.
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Network foundations
Strong grounding in enterprise connectivity fundamentals across campus, data-centre, and wide-area network environments.
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Documentation & automation
Configuration records, network diagrams, runbooks, and procedures that support safe changes, incident handovers, and continuous improvement.
Skills in practice
Enterprise networking applied in production.
Experience delivering infrastructure changes and supporting business-critical networks in production environments.
Enterprise infrastructure, deployment & support
- Administer FortiGate environments using FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer for policy, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Configure, migrate, and validate IPsec and SSL VPN connectivity across Fortinet, Check Point, and Juniper.
- Configure and support resilient L2/L3 networking using BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VLAN, STP, LACP, HSRP, and VPC.
- Upgrade and support Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, and ASR platforms through DNA Centre and manual deployment methods.
- Monitor network health with SolarWinds Orion and ThousandEyes, and manage incident, change, RCA, and service workflows.
- Support F5 BIG-IP load balancing and application traffic delivery in high-availability environments.
Capability highlights
Technical skills applied in production.
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Secure connectivity
Multi-vendor VPN engineering
VPN configuration, migration, validation, and troubleshooting across FortiGate, Check Point, Juniper, and FortiClient environments.
FortiGate · Check Point · Juniper · IPsec VPN · SSL VPN · FortiClient
Contribution
- IPsec site-to-site connectivity and migration support
- SSL VPN profiles for secure enterprise remote access
- Post-change validation, traffic checks, and issue resolution
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Security operations
Fortinet firewall administration
Firewall administration and production support covering centralised management, policy operations, security monitoring, and controlled changes.
FortiGate · FortiManager · FortiAnalyzer · IDS/IPS · NAT
Contribution
- FortiManager-based administration and security policy management
- FortiAnalyzer monitoring, incident response, and troubleshooting
- Firewall policy, NAT, IDS/IPS, firmware, and connectivity validation
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Core infrastructure
Cisco routing & switching
Configuration, upgrades, and live support across Cisco campus, data-centre, and routing platforms in high-availability environments.
Cisco IOS · NX-OS · IOS-XR · DNA Centre · L2/L3 networking
Contribution
- Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, and ASR platform operations
- BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VLAN, STP, LACP, HSRP, and VPC
- Cisco DNA Centre and manual upgrade deployment methods
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Availability & insight
Application delivery & observability
Operational support for application traffic delivery and network monitoring, enabling faster investigation of performance and connectivity issues.
F5 BIG-IP · SolarWinds Orion · ThousandEyes · ServiceNow
Contribution
- F5 BIG-IP load balancing and application availability support
- Latency, packet loss, utilisation, and connectivity monitoring
- Incident, change, service request, and RCA workflows
How I work
Production change needs discipline.
Plan
Understand the current state, dependencies, and rollback path.
Change
Execute carefully within agreed production windows.
Validate
Confirm connectivity, traffic flow, and service health.
Communicate
Keep technical teams and stakeholders aligned.
Current development
Extending networking into cloud & automation.
Building on my Google Cloud certification, I am expanding my infrastructure background with advanced cloud networking and Python foundations—connecting familiar routing, security, and monitoring principles to scalable cloud environments and repeatable operations.
Google Cloud CertifiedVPC networkingHub-and-spokeCloud VPNHybrid connectivityLoad balancingCloud DNSNetwork monitoringPython (learning)
Training & Certifications.
Official technical qualifications, vendor certifications, and specialized engineering training.
Google Cloud
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Google Cloud Certified — Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Issued: September 2026 · Expires: September 2028
Credential ID: dd70fe7db60c4220b52bdec513fb1681
Issuing Authority: Google Cloud
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Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Network Engineer Journey
Completed: May 2026
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I'm open to Network Engineer, Network Security Engineer, and Cloud Network Engineer opportunities across Europe, including roles requiring relocation.