PRAVEEN UPPALURI
Associate consultant
Rajandranagar
Summary
Dynamic IT professional with over 14.5 years of experience specializing in network security and cloud technologies. Currently serving as a Network Security Engineer with expertise in Imperva Cloud WAF, Zscaler, and AWS services, including ALB, NLB, and Global Accelerator. Proven track record in firewall management using Palo Alto and Checkpoint, along with hands-on experience in Azure cluster support and technical troubleshooting. Committed to fostering a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and continuous skill enhancement while driving innovative solutions in cybersecurity.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Network Security Engineer (Project Lead)
TCS India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
- Hands on experience on checkpoint policy implementation & URL filtering
- IPS signature updates
- Orchestrated the deployment and fine-tuning of Cloud Imperva WAF
- Engineered Custom security policies within Imperva cloud WAF to mitigate OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities
- Enforced Geo-location based, IP based access controls and rate limiting rules to mitigate DDOS attacks
- Applied and setup Advanced Bot protection to defend against Bot attacks
- Developed and fine-tunes bot detection and mitigated policies for reducing false positives’
- Customizing and creating new security policies for critical applications in order to protect against various attacks
- Created SOP for the various Imperva related like ACL, ABP
- Onboarding sites in cloud WAF
- Intake deletion of existing sites
- Importing SSL/TLS custom & client certificates
- CDN Cache and custom rules creation
- DNS safe records
- Troubleshooting ABP and API related issues
- Handling changes and incidents for all geo locations like US, Argentina, Brazil, Japan
- Bluecoat proxy white listing of URL’s using CPL Symantec management center bypassing SSL, Tenant header, Auth layer configuration & troubleshooting on proxy issues
- Zscaler policy management & SSL inspection for proxy
- Proxy cleanup activity
- Malware Analysis version upgrade
- Upgradation of firewalls
Network Security Engineer (Project Lead)
TCS India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2018 - 10.2021
- Handling team as project lead and providing knowledge transfer on process and technical
- Firewall Up gradations and maintenance
- Created documents (SOP) for all technical related stuff and process thoroughly familiar with Palo Alto models, capabilities, and architectures in Ingress, Egress, hub patterns
- Fully versed in the syntax of security platforms, and rule verification
- Configure, administer, and document firewall infrastructure
- Hands experience on AWS cloud security things which we deployed VM series Palo Alto Firewalls, managing around 78 VM firewall with centrally managed by Panorama.
- Experience on Palo Alto firewall upgrades from 8.0.9 to 8.1.x, 9.0.x
- Responsible for converting existing rule base onto new platforms
- Working on Application load balancer for Ingress setup (Simple, Host, Path based, Global Accelerator Setup)
- Working on ELB, SSL, ACM, Security Groups
- Importing SSL certificates in AWS ACM for related Application load balancer (AWS)
- Configuration of User-id agent & OKTA SSO, Kerberos
- Managing multiple firewalls from Panorama and pushing to local devices
- Troubleshooting on all internet issues on AWS VPC in firewall
- Ensure that notification is sent to all Stakeholders for required changes/upgrades
- Hands on experience with Palo Alto Firewalls
- Hands on experience with configuring firewalls
- Represent the weekly power point presentation on status and work to client in weekly review meetings.
- Dedicated & Shared workspaces provisioning
- Migrating workspaces to new bundles
- Rebuilding & Decommission workspaces shared & Dedicated workspaces
- Upgrading workspace to different compute
- Troubleshooting on workspace unhealthy issues
- Adding LA time users in Active directory
- Uploading macro files in AWS shared workspaces using power shell script
- Reviewing upload buffers in storage gateway
- Storage gateway updates on patches
- Daily Infrastructure calls & weekly review calls presentation
- IAM Users Access key rotation
- Managing all AWS Compliance & Non-compliance reported from Security Hub
- Working on myapps prod-lambda-errors alerts.
- Resolving P1 and P2 Incident with priority.
- Creating workspaces from SQL workbench
- Image creation
Information Security Engineer
DXC India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2011 - 04.2018
- Configure, administer, and document firewall infrastructure, working with Checkpoint and CISCO ASA, PaloAlto,WAF (Incapsula Imperva),Vulnerability (Qualys Guard)
- Responsible for converting existing rule base onto new platforms.
- Knowledge and certifications on Checkpoint
- Thoroughly familiar with Checkpoint models, capabilities, and architectures
- Fully versed in the syntax of security platforms, and rule verification
- Ensure that notification is sent to all Stakeholders for required changes/upgrades
- Represent the changes at the weekly change review meetings.
- Hands on experience with Checkpoint Firewalls.
- Hands on experience with configuring firewalls and managing issues.
- Experience securing a large inter network establishing and enforcing policies and monitoring access.
- Checkpoint Firewalls, Rules and Policy Pushes, Firewall Administration.
- Managed developing high availability secure firewall platforms.
- BMC Remedy ticketing tool using for ITSM (IT Service Management) and Service Now
- Working on Palo Alto firewall for policy implementation and URL filtering
- Worked with ITIL (Information and technology information library) for managing our services.
- Implemented and administered Imperva database activity monitoring and Incapsula Web application firewall
- Addressed incidents ticket overflow upon hire responsible for addressing all information security incident tickets
- Vulnerability management process at system and knowledge on network level.
- Familiar with providing and/or coordinating of remediation guidance.
- Ability to communicate professionally, effectively and to adapt communication style to audience (technical/non-technical) in written and oral format (especially in English)
- Running vulnerability & compliance scan and report vulnerabilities/compliance to the environment owners.
Support Engineer
Anthelio Business Technologies Pvt Limited
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Supporting US hospitals.
- Processing the tickets through emails and calls. Tool to process emails and calls is POB (point of business)
- Processing priority tickets (p2). Paging to an appropriate team
- Resetting passwords through Active directory
- Based on the issue assigning to an appropriate team
- Troubleshooting VPN, password reset, blue screen & Internet & Intranet.
Windows Administrator (AZURE)
Mindtree Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
11.2010 - 05.2011
- Maintaining azure production live clusters to achieve 100 % availability and minimal response time
- Troubleshooting azure related issues.
- Monitoring different components of azure.
- Deploying the azure clusters frequently to ensure service up all the time.
- Given technical presentation to the team.
- Conducting training on basics of Windows Azure to the new members.
Applications Support Engineer
IBM
01.2010 - 09.2010
- Providing third level technical support on different OS issues for U.K &U.S Customers.
- Troubleshooting all types of issues.
- Call Escalations for On-Shore Support, Business Process Calls etc.
- Validating the cases by using required line test tools & assigning them to concern department.
- Working on work orders.
Technical Support Engineer
Sutherland Global Services
01.2008 - 12.2009
- Providing first level technical support on different OS issues for U.K &U.S customers.
- Troubleshooting Vista SP-1 Issues, installing Vista using sophisticated tools & resources available.
- Call Escalations for On-Shore Support, Business Process Calls etc.
- Validating the cases by using required line test tools & assigning them to concern department.
- Achieving Customer’s Satisfaction is primary task.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computers
Kakatiya University
Warangal, Andhra PradeshMBA - International Business
Pondicherry University
Skills
Imperva Cloud WAF
Certification
Microsoft certified (MCITP)
Accomplishments
- Star of the Quarter Award, 2008-06-01
- Performance Appraisals, 2011-12-01
- Spot Award for Performance Appreciation, 2015-01-01
- Continuous Feedback Star Certificate, 2022-01-01
- Client Appreciation for Technical Excellence, 2023-01-01
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Shri U.P. Ranga Rao
- Mother's Name: Smt U. Padmavathi
- Date of Birth: 2 April 1987
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Network Security Engineer (Project Lead)
TCS India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
Network Security Engineer (Project Lead)
TCS India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2018 - 10.2021
Information Security Engineer
DXC India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2011 - 04.2018
Support Engineer
Anthelio Business Technologies Pvt Limited
05.2011 - 11.2011
Windows Administrator (AZURE)
Mindtree Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
11.2010 - 05.2011
Applications Support Engineer
IBM
01.2010 - 09.2010
Technical Support Engineer
Sutherland Global Services
01.2008 - 12.2009
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computers
Kakatiya University
MBA - International Business
Pondicherry University