Nikhil Katare
Dombivli (East)
Summary
Results-driven Network Professional with over 8 years of experience. Proven expertise in network and security domain leading to enhanced system security and efficiency. Committed to continuous professional development and achieving excellence in this sector.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Network Engineer
QualityKiosk Technologies pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
07.2023 - Current
- Regularly monitoring the performance of the data center devices, such as routers, switches, and firewalls, on the SolarWinds tool.
- Checking for the alerts on devices, and resolving the same on time to minimize any possible production impact.
- Troubleshoot any routing or policy-related issues on the router, Fortinet firewalls.
- Working on tickets in the ServiceNow tool and making sure to achieve the SLA committed to the client.
- Carry out a detailed analysis of all P1 and P2 incidents, prepare reports, and discuss them with the client to take appropriate actions.
- Incident Management and Problem Management.
- Carry out the capacity management at regular intervals, and give a recommendation to the client for upgrades.
- Handling the team of 16 L1 engineers.
- Organize the regular discussions with them, and ensure to meet the KPI set by the client.
Asst. Manager - Network
Hamilton Housewares Pvt. Ltd.
07.2021 - 06.2023
- Managing Fortigate firewalls- 28 Firewalls across PAN India locations
- Performing changes / upgrades needed to meet the business requirements
- Firewalls Policy Creations and defining change management process
- Implementation of New firewalls as per the standard SD-WAN architecture
- Figuring Out RCA for issues occurred, log analysis using Fortimanger
- Firewall Integration with Azure AD
- Configuration of SSO based user group policy so to get desired access and apply standard restrictions on User Internet Access
- Managing and configuring HPE Aruba Managed switches (6000/6200)
- Configuration of Aruba AP 505, 305
- Management And troubleshooting the same
- Managing Forticlient EMS (Endpoint Management Server)
- So as to ensure the Data security of the End users Devices on public network
- Implementation of New Location- Planning the Network architecture along with the Vendor, BOQ finalizing negotiations with the vendor before releasing the PO
- Ensuring the Implementation as per planning before signing Off
- Projects / Implementations Undertaken – Fortinet SD-WAN, Forticlient EMS (Endpoint Management Server), Integregation of Firewall with Azure AD
NETWORK ENGINEER(NOC)
Nobel Biocare India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
10.2017 - 07.2021
- Cisco routing protocols, including Ethernet, IP Communications, BGPv4, OSPF, implementing/modifying site-to-site, IPsec tunneling, and GRE tunneling.
- Performing IOS upgrades for switches (Cisco 3850, 9300)/ Routers (4331,891F,2921)
- Managing VLANs, port assignment on request
- Troubleshooting firewalls as per issues reported via ticketing/emails. Such as traffic blocking, making policy changes, and deriving user satisfaction.
- Strong knowledge of Monitoring Tool Solarwinds- Configuring alerts, netflow to monitor the bandwidth usage
Network Engineer
Microsense Pvt. Ltd. (Client- ITC Hotels)
Mumbai
03.2016 - 10.2017
- Solving the DHCP issues of guests requesting DHCP IP addresses to avail themselves of the Internet.
- Configuration of Cisco 2960 switches, managing and troubleshooting VLAN issues, and network monitoring using the NMS system.
- Also preparing the Daily Usage Report, Bandwidth Report, Call Report, etc.
- Developing a warm and cordial relationship with guests.
Education
B.E. (ENTC) -
Mumbai
06-2015
Skills
- Routing protocols - BGP, OSPF
- Configuration, troubleshooting of VLANs, IPSEC VPN, GRE Tunneling
- Aruba Switches 6200, 6000
- FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer
- Forticlient EMS
- SolarWinds
Certification
- Fortigate NSE-4
- CCNA (Routing and Switching)
- CCNA (Security)
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing Guitar
- Playing Cricket
Languages
- English
- Marathi
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mr. Digambar Katare
- Mother's Name: Mrs. Rekha Katare
- Date of Birth: 03/28/93
Accomplishments
Best employee of the year for 2024
Timeline
Senior Network Engineer
QualityKiosk Technologies pvt. Ltd
07.2023 - Current
Asst. Manager - Network
Hamilton Housewares Pvt. Ltd.
07.2021 - 06.2023
NETWORK ENGINEER(NOC)
Nobel Biocare India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2017 - 07.2021
Network Engineer
Microsense Pvt. Ltd. (Client- ITC Hotels)
03.2016 - 10.2017
B.E. (ENTC) -
Mumbai
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