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Varun Morampudi

Network Security Engineer
Dallas,Texas

Summary

As a Network Security Engineer with over 3 years of experience, I possess extensive expertise in the design, installation, configuration, administration, migration, planning, and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure and security using Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls, as well as Palo Alto firewalls. Have a solid understanding of MPLS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and other routing protocols. Proficient in basic scripting (Python, PowerShell) for automation and security tasks. Developed and implemented automated monitoring systems to track compliance with customer SLAs, ensuring 99.9% uptime and prompt detection of potential issues. Skilled in performing penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and security audits to identify and mitigate risks. Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain effective disaster recovery plans and respond promptly to security incidents. Strong communication skills and ability to research and implement cutting-edge security technologies. Adept at exercising independent judgment and discretion in critical security matters, ensuring the protection and integrity of network systems.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Security Engineer

Texas Instruments
9 2023 - Current
  • Installed and configured Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800 routers and 2950, 3700, 6500 switches
  • Build the VPN based on IOS Scripting and BGP
  • Deployed and managed firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and other security tools to safeguard network infrastructure
  • Identified and isolated a ransomware attack on the network, preventing the spread and encrypting critical data
  • Successfully restored systems from backups, minimizing downtime to 2 hours
  • Designed and implemented a defense strategy against a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, utilizing traffic filtering and load balancing to maintain service availability
  • Optimized network performance and security protocols to meet and exceed SLA requirements, reducing average response times by 20%
  • Deploy Site-to-site VPN on palo Alto VM Series Firewall
  • Configured and troubleshooted High availability for palo alto firewall in network architecture
  • Involved in Local Area Network implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance as per institution requirement
  • Performed Configuration, Installation and troubleshooting of various Network and security devices to include cisco catalyst, extreme switches, Access points and Firewalls.

Network Engineer

ACH SoftwareInfo
04.2019 - 12.2021
  • Implemented and supported local and remote using Cisco devices (Cisco routers 1601,1721, 1841, 2505, 7507 and 7513; Cisco Switches 2926, 3750, and 6509 series)
  • Configured Policies on Juniper Net screen and SRX firewalls and Palo alto as well
  • Implemented and supported disaster recovery facility for fail-over purposes, which included the backbone routers, VPN and DMZ networks
  • Configured static/dynamic routing for VPN customers with Managed Router Service (MRS) and customers using Proxy Radius servers
  • Also implemented Network Address Translation (NAT) on managed routers
  • Troubleshot network connectivity/performance problems (serious fault investigation management and resolution)
  • Monitored LAN and WAN links and handled capacity planning which included installation, configuration, and maintenance of Cisco devices (Cisco routers 1603, 2500, 7507 and 7513; Cisco Catalyst Switches 2926, 5005, 5505, 6509 and 8540)
  • Troubleshot network connectivity /performance problems and provided resolutions
  • Tested L2 protocols (VLAN, STP, flavors of STP, PVST, HSRP, VRRP& LACP) and routing protocols (OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP & RIP)
  • Testing network features: NAT, ACLs, Multicast, Traffic shaping, queuing on an L2 and L3 switches.

Education

Information Assurance and Security Assurance in Cyber Security -

Gannon University
Erie, Pennsylvania

Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering - undefined

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India

Skills

Cisco Routers (7200, 3800,3600,2800,1800 series)

Cisco catalyst switches (2900, 3500,4500,5500,6500 series)

Nexus 2k, 5k, 6k, 7k, 9k

Routing, switching, subnetting, Designing, IPSEC, VLAN, VPN, MPLS

Cisco ASA Firewall,palo alto PA-2K, PA-3K, PA-5k

IKE, IPSEC, SSL-VPN

OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, IPSEC, VLAN, MPLS, TCP/IP, IPv4

VLANs, VTP, STP, RSTP, Inter VLAN routing and multi-Layer

Windows 7/XP, MAC OS X, Windows Server 2008/2003, Linux, Unix

Python, PowerShell, Bash

Environment

LAN, WAN, WLAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SMTP, Cisco routers 1601,1721, 1841, 2505, 7507 and 7513; Cisco Switches 2926, 3750, and 6509 series, OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP & RIP. Python, Bash

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Timeline

Network Engineer

ACH SoftwareInfo
04.2019 - 12.2021

Network Security Engineer

Texas Instruments
9 2023 - Current

Information Assurance and Security Assurance in Cyber Security -

Gannon University

Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering - undefined

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University of Hyderabad

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