Ninad Shetkar

Virar

Summary

Accomplished Senior Network Engineer with a proven track record at Wipro Technologies, enhancing network security and efficiency, evidenced by a 27% improvement in system uptime. Expert in F5 BIG-IP, Fortinet FortiGate, and collaborative vendor management. Skilled in both technical configurations and strategic cost-saving initiatives, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and project management abilities.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Senior Network Engineer

Wipro Technologies

Pune

06.2019 - Current

Investigated security incidents and performed root cause analysis to determine source of attack vectors.
Streamlined the process of troubleshooting and monitoring LAN and WAN activities, leading to an improvement in up-time of 27%.
Utilized F5 BIG-IP solutions to enhance load balancing, resulting in 23% improvement in processing activities.
Designed and executed 20+ firewall configurations and VPN connectivity, which led to security breaches from 2021 to September 2023.
Identified underperforming third-party vendors, leading to cost savings of $120,000 with zero reduction in uptime or performance.
Collaborated with vendors Verizon and AT&T for maintenance and scaling of 3 major sites.
Worked with 17 new clients to build robust firewalls using FortiGate and FortiManager.
Reduced average incident resolution time by 72% by implementing ServiceNow's proactive monitoring and automating troubleshooting processes.

Education

Masters of Technology - Software Systems

Birla Institute of Technology And Science

Pilani

12-2023

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University of Mumbai

Mumbai

04-2019

Skills

Security Implementation
Streamlined Program Switching
LAN/WAN, TCP/IP networking
Network Configuration
Traffic Management
Cisco NEXUS / ISE / Prime, CCNA

BGP, OSPF, MPLS, ECMP
Fortinet FortiGate
F5 BIG-IP
Splunk
Zscaler Administration

Accomplishments

Promoted

I was awarded for being the first team member to be promoted twice in nine months of joining the L3 Network team

Best Junior Employee

Awarded as the best junior employee in the team in the first year, and once as the best employee across all the business units

Certification

Cisco CCNA (200-301) Certification Exam Prep (2023-05)
ZIA-Certified Administrator (2023-07)
CompTIA IT Fundamentals (2023-10)
Cisco CCNA ENARSI v1.1 (300-410) cert prep by LinkedIn (2024-05)
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect (2022-01)
Cutshort Certified Python Advanced (2022-06)

Languages

English

First Language

Marathi

Advanced (C1)

Hindi