Nitin Agarwal CISSP

Working with Client Security team to understand the expectation.
 Sequencing transformation projects based on customer requirements for effective and optimal delivery  Leading discussions for larger transformation and transition SOW’s  Preparing roadmap for deployment of Security controls.  Implementation of Cisco ASA 5555 in High Availability.  Implementation of Cisco ASA 5545 as VPN gateway.  Integration RSA with Cisco ASA 5545 for VPN two factor authentication.  Integration of… Show more

Working with Client Security team to understand the expectation.
 Sequencing transformation projects based on customer requirements for effective and optimal delivery  Leading discussions for larger transformation and transition SOW’s  Preparing roadmap for deployment of Security controls.  Implementation of Cisco ASA 5555 in High Availability.  Implementation of Cisco ASA 5545 as VPN gateway.  Integration RSA with Cisco ASA 5545 for VPN two factor authentication.  Integration of Cisco ACS 5.4 with ASA for VPN two factor Authentication.  Configuration of Modular Policy frameworks for inspection of traffic.  Migration of users from traditional VPN client to Cisco Any connect.  Leading the data center migrations activities including endpoint security implementations, remote site migrations to new Cisco ACS solution, Websense Implementation.  Client Interactions to understand the requirement.  Architecting and design of perimeter security controls  Interactions with all technology SMEs for developing the migration tasks.  Sizing of the firewalls, VPN boxes, Two Factor and web proxy solution.  Developing migration strategy for complete VPN tunnel migrations with minimal downtime.  Configuration and Migration of 100+ IPsec tunnels.  Preparation of Project plan, HLD, LLD and build documents. Show less

Assessment of the complete infrastructure.  Understanding client requirements.  Sizing the networking firewalls  Optimizing the solution to include less hardware and achieve complete network security as with physical devices.  Preparation of project plan, HLD, LLD and build documents.  Preparation of test cases and execution to build the test reports.  Preparation and execution of the cutover plan  Customer interaction for preventive maintenance window.  Configuration of Checkpoint R76… Show more

Assessment of the complete infrastructure.  Understanding client requirements.  Sizing the networking firewalls  Optimizing the solution to include less hardware and achieve complete network security as with physical devices.  Preparation of project plan, HLD, LLD and build documents.  Preparation of test cases and execution to build the test reports.  Preparation and execution of the cutover plan  Customer interaction for preventive maintenance window.  Configuration of Checkpoint R76 VSX GAIA firewall  Configuration of remote access and site to site VPN  Configuration of BGP routing protocol on the firewall for MPLS termination.  Optimizing the current architecture firewalls from 26 to 12 in the target datacenter.  Achieving scalable solution.  Analyzing and optimizing the rules.  Understanding NAT translations deployed across present firewalls and migrating same to the optimized environment.  Smooth transition of applications.  Configuration and Migration of 34 IPSEC tunnels from one datacenter to target datacenter.  Configuration of smart dashboard on a virtualized environment and onboarding of VSX cluster.  Configuration of Smart domain manager on VMware and integrate the remote firewalls in it.  Configuration of local database for user authentication  Migration of firewall rules from old to new firewall.  Configuration of the mobile VPN solution to enable “On The Go Business”  Smooth transition to steady state support. Show less

Worked as Network Security Consultant on a project assisting in security infrastructure upgrades, policy compliance, and compliance with change management process of a leading OIL company. Responsibilities:
 Working with customers Firewall deployment as a Firewall technology expert to guide onboarding of firewalls.
 Support to resolve technical issues related to onboarding of Cisco & Juniper firewalls
 Work with customer to translate Security policy into Firewall policies
… Show more

Worked as Network Security Consultant on a project assisting in security infrastructure upgrades, policy compliance, and compliance with change management process of a leading OIL company. Responsibilities:
 Working with customers Firewall deployment as a Firewall technology expert to guide onboarding of firewalls.
 Support to resolve technical issues related to onboarding of Cisco & Juniper firewalls
 Work with customer to translate Security policy into Firewall policies
 Defining test cases for firewall testing.
 Executed Juniper firewall deployment project , details are as follows
o Configuration of Juniper firewalls (140 SSG140) as per design document and defined firewall policies
o Preproduction Testing of firewalls
o Troubleshooting issues with application access, network access across the firewall.
 Monitoring and management of Firewall deployments as firewall expert ( Level 3)
 Performing risk analysis of Firewall change request
 Attending CAB meetings and approving the change requests
 Following change management process to deploy major changes
 Troubleshooting operational issues escalated by Level 2 firewall operator.
 Analyzing firewall rule base and suggesting changes for optimized performance
 Actively participate in new projects (UAC implementation) and remotely assist Field engineers. Show less

Site Lead for Networks at Indira Gandhi Stadium during Commonwealth Games in October 2010 including implementation and monitoring of networks.
Profile included: 
Track and manage implementation of the project as well as new requirements onsite.
Design, configure, troubleshoot and Implement Network Security policies in a timely fashion to meet customer service dates. 
Played critical role in:
o Understanding firewall requirements from customer
o Creating firewall rule… Show more

Site Lead for Networks at Indira Gandhi Stadium during Commonwealth Games in October 2010 including implementation and monitoring of networks.
Profile included: 
Track and manage implementation of the project as well as new requirements onsite.
Design, configure, troubleshoot and Implement Network Security policies in a timely fashion to meet customer service dates. 
Played critical role in:
o Understanding firewall requirements from customer
o Creating firewall rule base
o Preproduction Test (on 6 sites during games and 8 sites during Test events) of the rule base and improvising on the same as per the site requirements.
o Implementing H3C (F-1000S) across 3 games venue site.
o Troubleshooting issues in production.
o Assist internal as well as external auditors for auditing firewall rule base.
o Monitoring and managing firewall as an escalation engineer (Level 3).
Provide service for Voice, data and security network by keeping track of issues and getting them resolved as per the SLA defined. 
Provide regular updates and status reports. 
Participate in the development of new processes and improvements to existing ones. 
Able to deal with multiple implementation projects running simultaneously. 
Establishing helpdesk for the issues and training staff to deal with the same. 
Coach and develop a dedicated staff of 14 members to deal with network issues and how to effectively handle the same. 
Interface and negotiate with municipalities, utilities, builders, building managers, security agencies and Prime Minister’s office for smooth running of the project.
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• Assist customers in configuring Cisco Security devices (Cisco PIX 500 series firewalls, ASA5500 series firewalls, Cisco VPN3000 concentrators, IOS routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches)
• Assist customers with the following security technologies: Router/PIX/ASA Internet connectivity, PIX/ASA Failover, Site to Site VPN, Remote Access VPN, EasyVPN, NAT/PAT, DMZ, SSL, Port forwarding