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Manan Mehta

Manan Mehta

Germantown,USA

Summary

Dynamic Network Security Engineer with a proven track record at Saan International, enhancing threat detection efficiency and securing multi-cloud environments. Skilled in AWS VPC and Palo Alto NGFW, I excel in automating processes and collaborating with teams to drive impactful results. Passionate about leveraging technology to improve security and operational excellence.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Network Security Engineer

Saan International
, MD
01.2024 - 11.2024
  • Enhanced threat detection and response efficiency by 20% using MITRE ATT&CK, YARA, and Splunk risk scoring, while identifying 60+ malicious IoCs monthly through custom AQL queries in IBM QRadar.
  • Secured multi-cloud environments by architecting AWS VPCs, Azure VNets, and implementing GCP Cloud Armor policies; blocked 90% of DDoS attacks using rate-based rules and minimized misconfigurations with Terraform plan validation.
  • Maintained high availability and threat prevention by managing Palo Alto NGFW and FortiGate firewalls; leveraged AutoFocus and FortiGuard dynamic feeds to block 1,200+ malicious IPs per month.
  • Implemented Zero Trust Architecture by integrating Zscaler with Cisco ACI, enforcing micro-segmentation and identity-based access policies; aligned controls with NIST 800-207 compliance standards.
  • Collaborated with SRE and DevOps teams to remediate critical vulnerabilities, ensuring comprehensive root cause analysis (RCA) documentation and significantly improving mean time to resolution (MTTR).

Cloud Network Engineer

CVS Health
, MD
03.2023 - 12.2023
  • Deployed AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute with IPsec encryption and sub-5ms latency for CVS Healthspire, supporting digital services accessed by millions monthly.
  • Automated AWS VPC and Azure vNet provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, reducing setup time from 10 to 7 hours and cutting 30+ manual steps.
  • Secured Health Engagement Engine with Palo Alto NGFW and Zscaler, using URL filtering, TLS decryption, and 500+ threat signatures aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Used Splunk and Azure Sentinel to analyze 10,000+ logs/sec, improving incident detection and response for Canopy workflows via alert rules.
  • Implemented BGP and VXLAN over Cisco ACI fabric, enabling scalable Layer 2 overlays for platforms supporting $2.2B in tech investments across multi-site deployments.

Network Operations Engineer

Dell Technologies
Hyderabad, India
03.2019 - 08.2021
  • Monitored and optimized BGP and VXLAN protocols within Cisco ACI, ensuring reliable hybrid cloud connectivity with verified route redistribution and Layer 2 bridging across AWS and Azure environments.
  • Executed Ansible playbooks to automate network provisioning for VxRail infrastructure, improving scalability for edge computing by templating L3 interfaces, VLAN pools, and fabric policies in ACI.
  • Analyzed network traffic using Wireshark and Splunk, validating 5G and Open RAN KPIs such as S1/X2 latency, jitter, and eCPRI throughput across tested simulations.
  • Documented network operations according to ITIL standards, supporting incident response for VMware SD-WAN deployments by maintaining change logs, CMDB updates, and incident classification with ServiceNow.

Operations Engineer

Jalaram Polyprint
Mumbai, India
03.2018 - 02.2019
  • Analyzed production processes to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, implementing process improvements that increased throughput by 40%.
  • Managed preventive and corrective maintenance schedules for production equipment, reducing downtime by 60%.
  • Collaborated with the maintenance team to troubleshoot and resolve mechanical and electrical failures, minimizing production delays.
  • Worked with the QA team to ensure product quality met or exceeded industry standards, reducing defects by 30%.
  • Evaluated and implemented new technologies to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce costs.

Education

Master of Science - Telecommunication Systems and Networks

Pace University
NY, USA
05.2023

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Engineering

Shah and Anchor Kutchi Engineering College
Mumbai, India
11.2019

Skills

  • Networking protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN/EVPN
  • Network hardware: Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, Palo Alto NGFW, Cisco ASA/Firepower
  • Cloud networking: AWS VPC, Azure vNet, GCP Cloud Armor
  • Security compliance: Cisco ISE, 8021X, RADIUS/TACACS
  • Automation tools: Python, Terraform, REST APIs
  • Monitoring solutions: SolarWinds, Wireshark

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Network Security Engineer

Saan International
01.2024 - 11.2024

Cloud Network Engineer

CVS Health
03.2023 - 12.2023

Network Operations Engineer

Dell Technologies
03.2019 - 08.2021

Operations Engineer

Jalaram Polyprint
03.2018 - 02.2019

Master of Science - Telecommunication Systems and Networks

Pace University

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Engineering

Shah and Anchor Kutchi Engineering College

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