Ankit Priyank
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic security architect with extensive experience at Wipro Limited, specializing in cloud security and next-generation firewalls. Proven ability to drive revenue growth and enhance security posture through innovative solutions. Expertise in Terraform and risk assessment, fostering collaboration to integrate security best practices across teams.
Overview
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Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Architect
Wipro Limited
Bangalore
02.2021 - Current
- Architected and implemented Palo Alto Next‑Generation Firewalls across GCP, Azure, and Oracle Cloud (OCI) to secure multi‑cloud traffic flows.
- Defined and enforced Azure Security Baseline Policies, strengthening compliance and governance across multiple subscriptions.
- Served as Security Lead in transition project migrating IT services from HCL to Wipro, driving seamless cutover of critical infrastructure.
- Implemented and fine‑tuned F5 WAF policies (ASM, DDoS, BOT protection) to safeguard internet‑facing applications.
- Deployed Azure Premium Firewall with customized IDPS policies, enhancing intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.
- Managed migration of Identity & Access Management applications (Active Directory, PKI, ADFS), enabling secure authentication services.
- Led migration of enterprise load balancer infrastructure (F5 LTM/GTM/WAF/ASM) from on‑premises to GCP Cloud, ensuring zero downtime.
- Conducted enterprise‑wide risk assessments and threat monitoring (IDS/IPS, log reviews, periodic scans) to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen overall security posture.
- Designed and implemented security policies, blueprints, and architecture standards aligned with industry regulations, ensuring scalable and compliant operations.
- Led incident response planning and investigations, mitigating potential breaches and enhancing organizational resilience.
- Collaborated with cross‑functional teams and vendors to integrate security best practices into the SDLC, evaluate new technologies, and deliver secure solutions.
- Executed compliance analysis using Azure Defender for Cloud, improving secure score and adherence to industry standards.
- Developed Power BI dashboards to visualize secure score and compliance metrics for executive reporting.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitLab, reducing manual effort.
- Designed and executed enterprise email migration plan, integrating Cisco SMTP Cloud Gateway for secure mail flow.
- Drove delivery‑led revenue growth of €1M, aligning technical execution with business outcomes.
Senior System Engineer
CGI Information Technology Consulting Company
04.2019 - 02.2021
- Delivered network planning, design, and implementation services for data center networks, including load balancing and firewalls.
- Configured firewalls and load balancers to enhance network security and performance.
- Implemented application migration strategies from on-premises environments to cloud solutions.
- Configured Checkpoint HA (Cluster XL & VRRP) and optimized performance with Core XL & Secure XL.
- Migrated Checkpoint devices from R77.30 to R80 and installed jumbo hotfix upgrades.
- Managed access control policies in Checkpoint ASA and Fortigate with NAT configurations to ensure secure access.
- Implemented site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels to facilitate secure data communication across networks.
Senior Engineer
Ericsson Global India Limited
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Designing and Implementing data center technologies
- Prepare and update High Level Designs (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) with Network Architect.
- Managed firewall deployment, rule migrations, and administration to enhance network security.
- Led new network and firewall build in enterprise data center to support infrastructure growth.
- Configured F5 BIG-IP LTM for enhanced application delivery, upgrade, implement and troubleshooting experience.
- Identify potential network issues and risks, and provide workable technical solutions to mitigate such risks
- Understanding and collection of project requirements with client and Architect.
- Executed operating system upgrades on network devices according to provided guidelines.
- Planned and implemented design requests to align with project specifications.
Senior Admin Network
Microland Ltd.
05.2016 - 08.2018
- Configured switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers during migration and troubleshooting processes.
- Configured ACLs, VLANs, HSRP, and routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, GRE) on Routers & Switches
- Ensured reliable application delivery by creating virtual server pools and renewing SSL certificates in F5 load balancer.
- Planned network changes effectively according to change requests for optimal functionality.
- Firewall Policy,NAT ,IPSEC configurations in Check Point,ASA,Fortigate & Palo-Alto.
- Comprehensive configuration of network switches and routers as per change request.
- Strengthened network security by implementing AAA and TACACS protocols.
Associate Network Engineer
Dimension Data Ltd.
12.2014 - 04.2016
- Executed emergency network changes to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
- Implemented network modifications to align with business requirements.
- Troubleshot various network and security issues end to end.
- Monitored network devices and provided timely updates on outage impacts to client operations.
IT Executive
ITC InfoTech
06.2013 - 12.2014
- Managed network performance and stability utilizing SolarWinds tools.
- Troubleshot Cisco routers and Layer 2/3 switches to ensure network reliability.
- Configured and maintained IPSec VPN for secure communications.
- Executed switch and router configuration changes per requests and incidents.
- Coordinated with TAC support team to resolve complex issues.
Education
B.E. - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
Bangalore01-2012
12th -
Mithila Public School
01-2007
10th -
BAL Mandir Senior secondary school
01-2005
Skills
- Next-Gen Firewalls: Palo Alto NGFW (Physical/VM), FortiGate, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Azure Firewall, OCI Native Firewall, Azure SaaS NGFW
- Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Application Delivery: F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS, ASM/WAF including DDoS and BOT policies), Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Google Cloud Load Balancer, Cloud Armor, OCI WAF, AWS ELB/ALB/NLB,Cloudflare
- Azure: vWAN, vHUB, vNet Peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, NAT Gateway, Azure Bastion, Security Baseline Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, NSG, Key Vault, UDR, Identity and Access Management: RBAC
- AWS: VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Internet Gateway (IGW), NAT Gateway, AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, Security Hub , AWS Config
- GCP: Shared VPC, VPC peering, VPN Gateway Cloud Interconnect, Cloud Router, Cloud NAT, VPC Service Controls, IAM Roles
- OCI: VCN, Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG), FastConnect, Service Gateway, NSG, Security List
- Connectivity: Site-to-Site VPN (IPsec), Remote Access VPN (AnyConnect), BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, Switching technologies: VTP, CEF, VLANs, STP, MSTP HSRP T-shooting, Stack switches, EVPN-Vxlan and Port channel configurations, Nexus 9k ,7k ,5k
- Security architecture
- Cloud security
- Security risk assessment
- Security Automation: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python, GitHub, Postman
- Enterprise Security Framework
Certification
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- F5 BIG-IP Application Delivery Fundamentals (F5-101)
- Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator R81
- Cisco CCNP Route & Switch (300-115 & 300-101)
- Cisco FTD (300-710)
- Wipro Certified Solution Architect (ACE Foundation)
Personal Details
Name: Ankit Priyank
Father’s Name: Mahesh Prasad Gupta
Date of Birth: 5thSeptember 1990.
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Present Address: NGC 184, Odion The Woods of East, Halanakahalli, off Sarjapura Road , Bangalore-35
Languages Known: English and Hindi
Timeline
Security Architect
Wipro Limited
02.2021 - Current
Senior System Engineer
CGI Information Technology Consulting Company
04.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Engineer
Ericsson Global India Limited
09.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Admin Network
Microland Ltd.
05.2016 - 08.2018
Associate Network Engineer
Dimension Data Ltd.
12.2014 - 04.2016
IT Executive
ITC InfoTech
06.2013 - 12.2014
B.E. - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
12th -
Mithila Public School
10th -
BAL Mandir Senior secondary school