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Certification
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Nihal Mhatre

New Panvel

Summary

Strong communication & interpersonal skills with proficiency in grasping new technical concepts & utilizing them effectively. Quick learner with a genuine interest in personal & professional development I'm a networking and technology engineer with 7 years of experience working in the tech industry, learning, evaluating, and implementing various networking solutions.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineer

Happiest Minds Technology
07.2024 - Current

Key Responsibilities

Technical Expertisein Implementation, POC Operations & support functions (Perimeter Security,Products: Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, Fortinet Firewall/VPN Products: Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, Fortinet Firewall/VPN,Cisco firepower, Palo alto Network,Web application firewall, Cisco email gateway,Trend micro antivirus, Array VPN .

Creating policy on FortiGate firewall and Checkpoint Firewall.

Monitoring live traffic and adding suspicious IP on Firewall. Upgrading the managed security devices.

Monitored Multiple Firewalls, analyzed logs and handled troubleshooting request.

Provide email security through Cisco ESA Email Gateway.

Working on Trend Micro Apex one and Apex Central Anti-Virus.

Worked on Websense proxy for creating user Exceptions, analyzing website categories and providing access to users and troubleshoot the user issues.

Review of IPT and VA reports and analyze the vulnerabilities for the managed devices and worked for the closure of the open points.

Hands on experience on Manage Engine ticketing portal client

Day to day Reporting on WAF, Firewall, AV, Proxy, Cisco Email Gateway

Demonstrating POC for new devices, Features, OS for various security products

IPS/IDS: Cisco Source Fire(FTD), Checkpoint, Fortigate,Siteprotector IBM IPS

Providing technical support to end users

Senior Security Analyst

Atos Paladion
04.2019 - Current
  • Technical Expertisein Implementation, POC Operations & support functions (Perimeter Security,Products: Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, Fortinent Firewall/VPN Products: Checkpoint Firewall/VPN, Fortinet Firewall/VPN,Cisco firepower, Palo alto Network,Web application firewall, Cisco email gateway,Trend micro antivirus, Array VPN . Creating policy on FortiGate firewall and Checkpoint Firewall.
  • Monitoring live traffic and adding suspicious IP on Firewall. Upgrading the managed security devices.
  • Monitored Multiple Firewalls, analyzed logs and handled troubleshooting request.
  • Provide email security through Cisco ESA Email Gateway.
  • Working on Trend Micro Apex one and Apex Central Anti-Virus.
  • Worked on Websense proxy for creating user Exceptions, analyzing website categories and providing access to users and troubleshoot the user issues.
  • Review of IPT and VA reports and analyze the vulnerabilities for the managed devices and worked for the closure of the open points.
  • Hands on experience on Manage Engine ticketing portal client
  • Day to day Reporting on WAF, Firewall, AV, Proxy, Cisco Email Gateway
  • Demonstrating POC for new devices, Features, OS for various security products
  • IPS/IDS: Cisco Source Fire(FTD), Checkpoint, Fortigate,Siteprotector IBM IPS
  • Providing technical support to end users
  • Key Responsibilities

Network Support Engineer

IT Source Technology Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 04.2019
  • Monitoring Technical parameters of AP and CPE through consoles like RFTR, ZD Manager.
  • Working on Siebel to manage users accounts and ticketing details
  • Checking Network Layer Status of devices by sending IMCP packets through Kitty and Telnet Manager.
  • Providing basic Troubleshooting steps to Tikona Broadband users.
  • Key Responsibilities

Education

Diploma - Computer Engineering

Pillais Polytechnic Panvel
Mumbai
01.2015

S.S.C -

N.N.Patil High School
01.2010

Skills

  • Configuration and troubleshooting on Firewall - Checkpoint, Fortigate
  • Proxy - Websense Hybrid Proxy
  • Email Gateway - Cisco Ironport
  • Anti-Virus - Trendmicro Apex one, Apex Central, Trendmicro Deep Security
  • VPN - Array VPN , Checkpoint, Fortigate
  • WAF - Imparva
  • DLP- Forcepoint, Trendmicro
  • FIREWALL: Cisco SourceFire (FTD), Check Point, FortiGate, IBM IPSS
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Firewall configuration
  • Security policy creation
  • Performance monitoring
  • Technical documentation

Certification

  • CEH and NSE 4
  • Successfully completed CEH and NSE 4 Certification
  • CCNA & MCSE
  • Successfully completed CCNA & MCSE training.
  • NSE -1,2,3
  • Successfully completed NSE Training and Certification

Languages

English, Marathi, Hindi

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Proven experience in a network administrator role. Handson experience in firewalls,Proxy,Email Security,Endpoint Security. Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of network infrastructure

Timeline

Senior Engineer

Happiest Minds Technology
07.2024 - Current

Senior Security Analyst

Atos Paladion
04.2019 - Current

Network Support Engineer

IT Source Technology Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 04.2019

Diploma - Computer Engineering

Pillais Polytechnic Panvel

S.S.C -

N.N.Patil High School
Nihal Mhatre