Andrew Chase Woodard
Senior Network Security Engineer
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dedicated Network Security professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent & organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure & adapting to new situations & challenges to best enhance the organizational networking footprint.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Network Security Engineer
2k
Austin, TX
04.2015 - 10.2022
- Hands-on experience in managing and administering Fortinet's FortiGate firewalls, Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, & ensuring enterprise-wide network security
- Enhanced network security by creating and managing firewall policies using Fortigate firewalls, including IPS, web filtering, VPN, application control, and antivirus.
- Used FortiManager for centralized management of Fortinet's security devices, including configuration, policy settings, and updates, enhancing overall network security and efficiency.
- Utilized FortiAnalyzer for detailed network reporting and analysis, providing insights into network traffic, threat detection, and system performance
- Coordinated with third-party security information & event management (SIEM) providers to maintain protections and predict threats.
- Using Aruba ClearPass to authenticate, authorize, & enforce secure network access control with role-based network policies based on Zero Trust Security.
- Installed Network Monitoring tools like SolarWinds that analyzes historical data & uses them to set network performance baselines.
- In charge of Datacenter Operations & created Bill of Materials comparing pricing for all vendors of routing, switching, firewalls, & load balancing.
- Managed & Configured Palo Alto Firewalls using Panorama.
- Managed Cisco FirePower Threat Defense software using Firesight Management Center.
- Migrated legacy Cisco ASA Firewalls to Palo Alto using Palo Altos Expedition tool.
- Installed & maintained various vendors of routers & switches including Cisco, Arista, Juniper, & Ruckus.
- Used intent-based networking solutions including Junipers Apstra & Aristas CloudVision Portal.
- Acted as an escalation point & performed network troubleshooting to isolate & diagnose common problems.
- Provided detailed network diagrams and procedural guidelines.
- Created VPN infrastructure and allowed for secure remote connections. Global Protect & Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN
- Protected company assets and users with effective firewall solutions and strict security protocols.
- Deployed F5 ASM module & created policies inspecting Signature IDs to mitigate specific vulnerabilities.
- Deployed F5 ASM DDoS profiles to mitigate DDoS attacks
- Architected & Designed entire Datacenter deployment including Disaster Recovery Solution.
- Responsible for Network Automation utilizing CI/CD Pipeline.
- Responsible for on-going maintenance and of entire network automation infrastructure.
- Worked with network engineers/analysts to identify opportunities to mitigate network management workload through automation.
- Deployed infrastructure with code (Ansible, Pulumi, Python, bash).
Network Security Engineer
Rackspace Hosting Inc.
San Antonio, TX
06.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided Fanatical Support for customers on a daily basis through phone calls & a ticketing
system. - Deployed & troubleshot environments in AWS, Azure, & GCP.
- Configured & troubleshot VPNs. (IKEv1/IKEv2) (Route Based / Policy Based).
- Configured & troubleshot various Firewalls platforms (Cisco
ASA/FirePOWER/Juniper/Palo Alto). - Troubleshot various Load Balancers (BIG-IP F5 LTM / Brocade ADX /
Citrix Netscaler). - Maintained Strategic & Enterprise Networks.
- Troubleshot Latency & Packet Loss issues on customer environments.
- Advised customers in best practices regarding High Availability, Security, & Mitigating
Vulnerabilities. - Handled DNS related issues & SSL Certificate Management.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mart High School
Mart, TX 08.2007 - 05.2011
Timeline
Network Security Engineer
Rackspace Hosting Inc.
06.2022 - 10.2022
Senior Network Security Engineer
2k
04.2015 - 10.2022
High School Diploma -
Mart High School
08.2007 - 05.2011
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