Employer Detail:

Jason
832.478.7002
jason@softnice.com

Raviraj Dudani
Professional Summary

7+ years of experience in planning, configuring, trouble-shooting, and maintaining

enterprise data network systems.
Expertise in network engineering, analysis, Implementation, and support very strong
troubleshooting skills in Cisco Routers and Switches in enterprise, Outstanding
interpersonal, Training and presentation skills.
Experienced in handling and installing Palo Alto Firewalls.
Strong hands on and exposure to Checkpoint & Palo Alto on a regular basis.
Configure all Palo Alto Networks Firewall models (PA-2k, PA-3k, PA-5k etc.) as well as a

centralized management system (Panorama) to manage large scale firewall deployments.

Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting the Checkpoint and ASA firewall.
Firewall, ASA, ASDM, Traffic Policing, Access Control List, Redus and TACACS+, AAA.
Responsible for CheckPoint and Cisco firewall administration across global networks.
Knowledge of Checkpoint VSX, including virtual systems.
Configured IP addresses and subnet masks of workstations.
Responsible for the network equipment maintenance and deployed upgrades to customers
LANs, WANs and wireless networks.
Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting of Networking Equipment: Routers and
Switches.
Implemented monitoring and management protocols & network traffic filters using
Standard & Extended ACLs and network monitoring tools.
Knowledgeable in TCP/IP & OSI model, IPv4 & IPv6, NAT/PAT, TACACS+, OSPF.
Core knowledge about Microsoft Server 2000/2003/2008 installation, configuration,

managing and maintaining.

Manage network capacity in cooperation with the Network Operations Center (NOC).

Handle escalated trouble calls and work closely with the NOC, engineering, field
technicians, and telecommunications carriers to resolve service issues.

Technical Skills
Hardware:

SonicWall, SSL, CDP, Cisco routers & switches, 3COM Routers & switches,
Barracuda, HP, Compaq, Dell, and IBM Servers
Switches:
Cisco Catalyst VSS 1440 / 6513 / 6509 / 4900 / 3750-X / 2960
Routers:
Cisco Routers ASR 1002 / 7606 / 7304 / 7206 / 3945 / 2951 / 2600
Firewall:
Palo Alto PA-500, PA-2k, PA-3k & PA-5k series, Checkpoint R65/R70/R75 &
Cisco ASA
Network Monitoring:
Cisco Works 2000, Wire Shark
Operating Systems:
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8, UNIX, SPLAT (Secure Platform),
Linux, RedHat
Networking:
NAT, VTP, VLAN, L2TP, PPTP, RDP, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, UDP, ARP, NTP,
EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, VoIP, SIP, SSL, VPN, ESP, 802.11 Wireless, HTTP, HTTPS,
FTP, POP3, SMTP, DNS, ICMP
Programming Language: C

Professional Experience

Employer Detail:
Jason
832.478.7002
jason@softnice.com

BCBS Columbia,SC (Jan 2014- present)

Firewall Engineer

Responsible for setting up the infrastructure environment with majority of Cisco &
Palo Alto appliances apart from various other equipment.
Researched, designed, and replaced aging Checkpoint firewall architecture with new
next generation Palo Alto appliances serving as firewalls and URL and application
inspection.
Palo Alto design and installation (Application and URL filtering, Threat Prevention,
Data Filtering)
Configuring rules and Maintaining Palo Alto Firewalls & Analysis of firewall logs using
various tools.
Successfully installed Palo Alto PA-3060 firewalls to protects Data Center and
provided L3 support for routers/switches/firewalls
Implemented Positive Enforcement Model with the help of Palo Alto Networks.
Configured and maintained IPSEC and SSL VPN's on Palo Alto Firewalls.
Implemented Zone Based Firewalling and Security Rules on the Palo Alto Firewall
Exposure to wild fire feature of Palo Alto.
Third Party VPN migration from old data center to new data center.
Maintained and managed networks running EIGRP and BGP routing protocols.
Regularly performed firewall audits around CheckPoint Firewall-1 solutions for
customers.
Provided tier 3 support for CheckPoint Firewall-1 software to support customers.
Work on Checkpoint Platform including Provider Smart Domain Manager. Worked on
configuring, managing and supporting Checkpoint Gateways.
Configuration of routing protocols EIGRP and BGP for small to medium sized branches
based on company branch standards, including redistribution and route maps.
Access Point refresh and implementation at various sized branches and locations.
Implementation of VOIP IP Phones at branches and upgrading old branch Avaya
analog phones with Cisco IP Phones, configuration ports to support VOIP, IP Helpers,
Voice VLAN, & QoS.
Working experience on tools and devices like Gigamon, SourceFire, Fireeye, Aruba,
Cisco ASA, Cisco ISE
Ensured any malware or unmitigated threats are being taken care of in a timely
manner
Work experience on Bluecoat Proxy SG for Content filtering and URL filtering
Installation and configuration of Cisco Nexus 9k, 7k, 5k, 2k (Fexus), ASRs, 6500s,
4510s, 3800s, 2900s.
Deploying and decommission of VLANs on core ASR 9K, Nexus 9k, 7K, 5K and its
downstream devices.
Experience in deployment of Nexus 7010, 5548, 2148T, 2248 devices.
Experience working with Cisco Nexus 2148 Fabric Extender and Nexus 5000 series to
provide a Flexible Access Solution for datacenter access architecture.
Implemented firewalls using Cisco firewall (ASA 5585, 5540, [] PIX 525, 535, CSM
and ASDM), Juniper (SRX, JUNOS, ScreenOS, NetScreen SSG, SPACE and NSM),
PaloAlto, Check Point/Nokia Firewall VPN-1, FW-1,NGX R65, R70 & R75 Provider1/Site Manager-1 R65, R70.30 & R75.40 Smart Domain Manager command line &
GUI, imperva web application firewall and VPN gateways.
Used network monitoring tools such as Spectrum to ensure network connectivity and
protocol analysis tools to assess and pinpoint networking issues causing service
disruption.

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Firewall Security Administration - Daily administration of firewall security and VPN

rule base policies on Checkpoint SPLAT, GAIA, VSX and Nokia (Voyager) platforms
Provided Information Assurance, Intrusion Detection, Electronic Warfare simulations
and Cyber Security advice to various agencies within the defense and intelligence
community.
Worked with management and various departments to develop procedures and
troubleshoot problems as they arose.
Work closely with network personnel to ensure dependencies are maintained.
Replaced end-of-life routers and switches within the environment.
Performed switch replacement and added new devices to stacks.
Created change controls through Remedy ticketing system

Unisys, Roseville, MN (Sep 2012-Dec 2013)

Firewall Administrator

Experience with convert Checkpoint VPN rules over to the Cisco ASA solution. Migration
with both Checkpoint and Cisco ASA VPN experience.
Hands on experience and good working knowledge with Checkpoint Firewall policy
provisioning.
Configured Routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing and policy based
routing.
Team member of Configuration of Cisco 7206 router with VPN and Configuration of
Catalyst switches.
Create and test Cisco router and switching operations using OSPF routing protocol, ASA
Firewalls, and MPLS switching for stable VPNs.
Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and
multiple areas.
Redesign of Internet connectivity infrastructure for meeting bandwidth requirements.
Worked extensively in Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco's ASA 5500.
Experience in migration of VLANS.
Involved in the troubleshooting aspects of complex network infrastructure using the
routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
Responsible for maintenance and support of Cisco Firewall, Juniper Mag Devices, juniper
SRX, Palo Alto.
Configured and administered Juniper switches and routers (JunOS).
Configuring VLANs/routing/NATing with the firewalls as per the network design.
Responsible for Cisco ASA firewall administration, Rule Analysis, Rule Modification.
Configuration and maintenance of PIX and ASA firewall systems.
Expertise in implementing L2 technologies including VLAN's, VTP, STP, RSTP and
Trunking.
Install and configure Bluecoat Proxy in the network for web traffic management and
policy configuration.
Expertise in implementing routing protocols RIP, RIP V2, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP.
Configuring and Troubleshooting Route Redistribution between static, RIP, EIGRP OSPF &
BGP protocols.
Creating and managing admin users and troubleshooting the issues by using juniper
SRX.
Firewall remediation for Cisco & Palo Alto devices
Working experience on Pa-5000 series Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama.
Firewall filtering and NAT, Adding and modifying the policies in juniper SRX.
Configured Security policies including NAT, PAT, VPN's and Access Control Lists.
Configuring IPSec VPN on Cisco Firewall.

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Implemented, configured BGP WAN routing, converting OSPF routes to BGP (OSPF in
local routing).
Implementing and Managing Checkpoint (Splat, GAIA) Firewalls.
Experience in layer-3 Routing and layer-2 Switching. Dealt with Nexus models like 9K,7K,
5K, 2K series, Cisco router models like 7200, 3800, 3600, 2800, 2600, 2500, 1800 series
and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500, 3750, 3500, 2900 series switches.
Packet capturing, troubleshooting on network problems with Wireshark, identifying and
fixing problems.
Performing network monitoring, providing analysis using various tools like Wireshark,
Solarwinds etc.
Implementation and configuration of F5 Big-IP LTM-6400 load balancers.

HGST & HDSCC - San Jose, CA (Mar 2011-July 2012)

Network Administrator

Checkpoint/ASA Firewall Management, including DMZ and Network Segmentation.

Maintain overall client platform stability, security, and supportability to ensure the
customers firewalls are running properly.
Provide technical oversight and guidance to delivery teams to ensure components fit into
the overall technical architecture.
Provide technical mentoring to peers and partner organizations.
Resolve network security problems that involves Intrusion Detection, Firewalls, DMZ,
Load Balancing, Routers, VPNs, and common network level vulnerabilities.
Configure Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points.
Configure and install Cisco equipment.
Experience with administration, implementation and troubleshooting of Juniper Firewall
and Checkpoint firewalls.
Juniper Networks Service Provider Routing and Switching. Monitored and troubleshot
network outages, LAN & WAN issues.
Organize and update network documentation.
VPN setup and administration, this includes Portal, B2B, and AnyConnect.
Maintain and upgrade Cisco Security Manager and Cisco Prime NCS.
Configuration and Implementation of Wireless Controllers and Access Points.
Responsible for day to day Support and Enhancement of Network Infrastructure.
Review scan findings with clients and provide technical and business recommendations
for addressing vulnerabilities.
Netback up tuning to increase performance and catalog backup using Vault on a daily
basis and send media offsite for disaster discovery.

Penetration Technologies (Sep 2008- Jan 2011)

Network Technician

Setting up Windows server 2000/2003 as domain controller & adding client machines to
domain.
Was managing Users, User Rights, Permissions, Account Policies, Group Polices, Securing
Files & Folders, etc. on the domain server
Troubleshooting Network Problems.
Was managing Logbook software which was used for Agilent Instruments.
Was managing Agilent software and configuring it on LAN.

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Creating SQL Database, everyday Backup and maintenance plans.

Was responsible for handling their full Local network including Servers and at the same
time interacting with the user and troubleshooting users Issues and Problem related to
hardware and software.
Upgrading hardware for the Computer when required.
Managing remote Location user PCs at grid stations and troubleshooting the same either
remotely or visiting the clients as and when required.
Upgrading all clients from Windows 2000 to Windows XP and installing, configuring SQL
Server 2000 Database.
Installation and configuration of Thin Client Pc's.
Re-punching of around 200 points done on jack panel, managing of Network Cables in
the Server room.