Komma Pavan Kumar Reddy

Kadapa

Summary

Network Security Engineer with 4+ years of experience securing enterprise web applications and network infrastructure using F5 ASM, F5 LTM, Imperva WAF, Palo Alto Firewalls, Netskope, UltraDNS, and Venafi PKI. Experienced in WAF policy creation and tuning, SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management, DNS administration, and zero-downtime Imperva platform migrations. Skilled in resolving critical production incidents, reducing false positives, and protecting applications against OWASP Top 10 threats.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Hyderabad

04.2025 - Current

Onboarded new applications to Imperva WAF Gateway hosted on Azure by creating site configurations in GitHub, managing pull requests, and provisioning WAF endpoints using Terraform.
Built, deployed, and tuned F5 ASM security policies for virtual servers, reducing false positives while ensuring OWASP Top 10 threat protection.
Created and managed SSL/TLS certificates in Venafi, establishing PKI policies to enhance secure lifecycle management.
Managed SSL/TLS certificate renewals for applications behind Imperva WAF in production and non-production environments.
Provisioned Venafi API access for service accounts, enabling streamlined automated certificate management.
Migrated enterprise applications from Imperva 12.6 to 14.7 with zero production downtime and comprehensive validation.
Configured and implemented logging profiles in F5 ASM and Imperva WAF to forward security logs to CrowdStrike NGSIEM for centralized monitoring and security analysis.
Configured and troubleshot Netskope Private Access policies to ensure secure application access.
Oversaw management of UltraDNS records, ensuring accurate configuration and updates, including CNAME, TXT, MX, and NS records, while troubleshooting DNS-related issues.

Network Security Engineer

NTT DATA

Chennai

04.2024 - 04.2025

Developed and optimized F5 ASM security policies to safeguard web applications from OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, enhancing overall application security posture.
Configured and maintained F5 LTM load balancing for production web applications using Virtual Servers, Pools, Profiles, Health Monitors, and Persistence methods.
Established and maintained Site-to-Site IPsec VPN tunnels using IKEv1 and IKEv2 between enterprise locations, facilitating secure communication across the network.
Oversaw SSL/TLS certificate creation, renewal, and installation for production and non-production environments, ensuring compliance and security standards.
Acted as the primary on-call engineer for critical network and security incidents, resolving issues within SLA.
Performed F5 firmware upgrades and applied security hotfixes to maintain platform stability and security.

Network Engineer

Wipro

Hyderabad

10.2021 - 04.2024

Configured and managed F5 LTM load balancers for enterprise applications to optimize traffic distribution and enhance application performance.
Administered Palo Alto firewalls by implementing and optimizing security and NAT policies, ensuring robust network protection.
Monitored network traffic to identify and troubleshoot load-balancing and connectivity issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
Created, renewed, installed, and troubleshot SSL/TLS certificates on F5 devices to ensure secure communications.
Built, deployed, and maintained F5 ASM security policies to safeguard web applications against OWASP Top 10 threats.
Participated in troubleshooting production incidents and supported change implementation during maintenance windows.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Lovely Professional University

Punjab

06-2021

Accomplishments

Star of the Month — April 2026
Applause Award — 2025

Timeline