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Work History
Education
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TECHNICAL PROFICENCIES
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BELAL KHAN

Navi Mumbai

Summary

Proficient in network security with a focus on risk assessment, compliance, and incident response planning. Enhanced security posture through effective management of diverse security devices and proactive threat blocking.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Security Engineer - Central Bank of India

CMS IT Services Pvt Ltd
Navi Mumbai
09.2023 - Current
  • Working in the security infrastructure operations team and overseeing the management of diverse network security devices, including Cisco ASA, FMC, FortiGate, FTD, and Trellix.
  • Implementing firewall rules and security policies based on Change Requests (CR) and Access Request Controls (ARCOS), ensuring compliance, and minimizing exposure to threats.
  • Blocking malicious domains and URLs using Bluecoat and Trellix proxies, and restricting user access to unauthorized websites, as per defined CRs.
  • Participating in the migration of legacy security infrastructure to next-generation systems, including FortiGate Firewalls, Sandbox, Cisco FTD, FMC, Trellix WSG, WAF and DDoS protection.
  • Performing operating system upgrades across key security components, like firewalls, sandboxes, SWG proxies, WAF, and DDoS appliances, to enhance security posture.
  • Creating service profiles and domain mappings in ARCON (PIM) for access management, while administering ARCOS tools for secure credentialing.
  • Blocking malicious file signatures and hashes via FortiSandbox to prevent advanced threats.
  • Monitoring and optimizing the performance of Array Networks appliances, including WAF and DDoS systems.

Education

B.Tech (Mechanical) - Engineering

Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering
Lucknow
08-2021

Skills

  • Network Security
  • Risk Assessment and Management
  • Compliance and Regulatory Standards
  • Incident Response Planning
  • Security Awareness Training
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Network Segmentation Strategies
  • Threat Intelligence Analysis
  • Business Continuity Planning

TECHNICAL PROFICENCIES

  • Basics of networking: TCP, DHCP, ICMP, ARP, UDP, DNS, FTP
  • Layer 2 protocols: STP, RSTP, VTP, VLAN, LACP
  • Layer 3 protocols: RIP, OSPF, IP, ICMP
  • Testing tools: Wireshark, Tshark, TCPdump, Tgen

PROJECTS

Project 1: Python script development

Description: To develop and execute library functions and test scripts to test different Layer 3 protocols and features in Cisco 3620 routers, Python modules were developed using built-in libraries like Pexpect, RE, SYS, etc

Devices used: Cisco 36 series, 2620, 2503 routers

Responsibilities

  • Test topology setup
  • Manual execution of test cases
  • Developing library modules using Python
  • Testing and modifying test scripts
  • Bug reporting, and verification

Project 2: Manual testing of DHCP

Description: to develop and execute test cases for various protocols in Cisco devices. Functionality, performance, user scenarios, etc., were executed as part of this project

Devices used: Cisco 36 series, 2620, 2503 routers

Tools used: Zframez, Tgen, Wireshark

Responsibilities

      • Test topology setup 

      • Manual execution of test cases 

      • Updating the test results 

      • Bug reporting and verification

Certification

Network Protocol Testing and Automation from ZFRAMEZ TECHNOLOGIES

Timeline

Network Security Engineer - Central Bank of India

CMS IT Services Pvt Ltd
09.2023 - Current

B.Tech (Mechanical) - Engineering

Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering
BELAL KHAN