Harsh Patel
Verified Expert in Engineering
IT Security Developer
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Toptal member since November 22, 2022
Harsh has worked in the information technology field for over seven years and has experience in network infrastructure security working for Fortune 500 enterprise IT companies. He takes pride in being a team player with his uncompromising work ethic and determination to learn from every challenge. Harsh's work practices and knowledge have allowed him to rapidly understand and apply new technologies and suggest the best security solutions to clients and stakeholders.
Portfolio
Experience
- Firewalls - 7 years
- Fortinet Firewall Configuration - 7 years
- Check Point - 7 years
- Load Balancers - 6 years
- VPN - 6 years
- F5 Networks - 5 years
- Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) - 5 years
- Palo Alto Networks - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is setting up a Hybrid cloud environment.
Work Experience
Network Security Engineer
DXC Technology
- Acquired strong hands-on and exposure to Checkpoint and Fortinet Firewalls regularly. Configured all Fortinet Firewall models and a centralized management system (Forti-Manager) to manage large-scale firewall deployments.
- Worked on mergers and acquisition projects to transform their IT infrastructure to company standards.
- Set up a hybrid cloud infrastructure using Fortinet firewalls. Worked collaboratively with the senior architect and the security team lead to set up a Fortinet-based hybrid cloud environment in IBM cloud.
Experience
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
I worked with the senior architect and security team to set up segments based on Zero trust architecture while setting up the cloud workload segments.
I enabled IPS and URL filtering on Fortinet firewalls and performed operating system upgrades on Fortinet on-prem appliances as well as VM.
Education
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
State University of New York at Binghamton - Binghamton, NY, USA
Certifications
Checkpoint Certified Security Expert
Checkpoint Technologies
Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator
Checkpoint Technologies
Skills
Tools
VPN
Platforms
Windows
Languages
C++
Other
Firewalls, Fortinet Firewall Configuration, Electrical Engineering, Proxy Servers, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Load Balancers, Check Point, Networks, Security, Network Security, IT Security, Web Security, F5 Networks, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, Cloud, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Fortinet
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