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Led the upgrade and deployment of Palo Alto next-gen firewalls, migrating from legacy systems with minimal disruption, ensuring compliance with updated firewall policies, documenting the new architecture, and training teams on enhanced security features
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Upgraded Symantec Proxy SG appliances to optimize web traffic filtering, migrating legacy configurations and integrating advanced security features to meet compliance standards, managing the Content Analysis System Management Center and Reporter for improved traffic inspection and reporting
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Managed the deployment and configuration of the GCC Extranet Firewall, implementing secure access controls and integrating AWS services for enhanced scalability, security, and performance, optimizing VPC networking and routing for seamless application connectivity
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Led the deployment and integration of observability tools such as Riverbed AppResponse, ThousandEyes, and SolarWinds to optimize network performance, real-time diagnostics, and comprehensive network health tracking
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Successfully migrated legacy syslog infrastructure to Syslog-ng, enhancing log management and visibility, implementing improved scalability, flexible log parsing, and advanced filtering capabilities, streamlining log aggregation, processing, and monitoring across distributed systems, boosting operational efficiency
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Provided proactive backup support for key projects like AMHS and MEPS, ensuring successful execution through effective collaboration, serving as the SME for firewalls, load balancers, and proxies, offering expert guidance to optimize security and performance