Resume of Security Consultant

Title
Security Consultant

Primary Skills
SIM(Arcsight,etc., ESM, Security , Firewall, IDS IPS, Patch Management, Antivirus and antispam SOx, hippa

Location
India-Bangalore (will consider relocating)

Posted
Jan-23-07

Results-oriented, talented professional with over 7+ years of visible achievements in both customer-driven and technological industries. Expert troubleshooting skills combined with effective communication, quality control and accurate needs assessment abilities to consistently contribute to increased productivity.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
· Strong technical aptitude with exceptional talent in training and development and an ability to effectively translate technical information and procedures to end-users.
· Superb troubleshooting and analytical skills with capacity to accurately identify and assess problems before providing expert solutions.
· Dedicated to providing quality customer support, consistently meet or exceed client needs by providing service beyond expectation.
· Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with ability to listen effectively. Respond appropriately and maintain mutual comfort level while relating to a diverse group of individuals.
· Recognized for professionalism, thoroughness, and commitment to quality and teamwork.
· Ready to assume new challenges to meet or succeed objectives.

BUSINESS SKILLS
· Project planning and Management
· Customer relationship Building and process building.
· Quality Assurance, Scalability and Interoperability
· Analysis Team Leadership, Client coordination and escalation
· Project Track, Review, Reporting and Documentation

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS
· SIM (Arcsight, Symantec)
· Symantec (Enterprise Security Manager)
· Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture
· Symantec Norton Corporate Edition, Symantec Anti Spam, Trend Server Protect 5.5.
· Patch management (Shavlik, Marimba, SUS etc.,)
· Information security risk assessment and risk management.
· Planning, development, implementation and review of information security documentation.
· Maintain Windows NT/ 2000 Server, Linux (Red HAT), R AS
· WWW Servers - Apache, IIS
· Networking - TCP/IP, NFS, Telnet, FTP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, ipconfig, route, netstat, xinetd
· Experienced as Lead Configuration Technician, Configuration Technician and Systems Administrator
· Routing, Switching, Layer 2 and Layer 3 VLAN
· PIX Firewall Administration
· MS-SQL, MS -- ACCESS, Oracle

Degree/Certification
· Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation and Control)
· CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
· Currently pursuing for CISM Certification
Trainings
· RISK MANAGEMENT
· REQUIREMENT MODELING
· PROJECT SCHEDULING
· VelociQ 201 -
· CLIP -- Customer Leadership Program


KEY PROJECTS INVOLVED:

Project Name: SOx Monitoring - For a Leading Oil Company
Start Date: October 2005
End Date: Present
Position/Description: Project Manager: for design, implementation integrations and monitoring.
Team Size 8
Responsibilities/ Achievements: · Project Planning and Management, Team Leadership and Management, Client Coordination, Project Tracking, Reporting and Documentation For SOx Monitoring project.· Handling Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager and Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture (SESA) for the locations in USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific.· Implementing, Integrating, Administering and Managing the Security Information Manager (Arcsight) with various Intrusion Detection Systems, to obtain and maintain SOx Compliance. · Installation, Integration and configuration of SHIDS agent and Arcsight Smart Agent to collect events from different operating systems.· Customization and fine-tuning of ArcSight ESM SIM Infrastructure for global locations and providing assistance to map and configure SOx functional requirements by integration of Windows, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, and AIX platforms.· Built custom parser to import the manually collected logs from unreachable hosts into the ArcSight System · Engaged with product vendor for testing and validating the implemented rules.· Mapping SOX Controls to Arcsight Rules and filters to normalize and Correlate the raw events.· Trend Analysis, Daily and weekly report on Security Incidents for all the platforms, Quality Initiative Reports, Weekly Vulnerability Report, etc· Troubleshooting and resolving Arcsight and SESA issue. Validating the setup and identifying the false positive.· Analyzing the Incidents triggered from SOX Servers using Arcsight Console.· Inducting L1 operators and L2 Analyst on Processes, ticket handling, SLAs and Escalation procedures.· Coordinating with the Client to implement change control procedure in case of identified incidents.· Documentation of Implementation procedures and processes.· Conducted Proof of Concept Integrating SESA and Database with Arcsight Environment.


Project Name: SIM Integration and Database Security Monitoring - For a Leading Oil Company (POC)
Start Date: July 2005
End Date: August 2005
Position/Description: Project Manager: for design, implementation and integrations.
Team Size 3
Responsibilities/Achievements: This assignment involved Integrating Database with Arcsight for SOx compliance· Identifying configuration parameters to enable auditing and logging features for Database servers (MS SQL & Oracle) based on the SOx Compliance requirements· Integration of MS SQL 2K and Oracle 9i, 10 Servers distributed around the globe with an existing SIM (ArcSight) Solution· Provide assistance to map and configure SOx functional requirements in ArcSight SIM environment· Analysis of raw events from different database platforms to ensure that they are mapped with corresponding Sox controls from Security Operations Center· Build custom correlation rules, reporting templates, monitoring views, and asset mapping configurations as part of SIM customization and fine-tuning.· Integration of Alerting and Incident management framework for high severity events reported by Arcsight SIM with Database monitoring operations· Static reporting on operational and security event monitoring activities· Implementation of an offshore based service to monitor database security events logged.


Project Name: Management of Symantec ESM
Start Date: July 2005
End Date: September 2005
Position/Title: Information Security Specialist
Team Size 2
Responsibilities/Achievements: This assignment involved managing and administering the Symantec ESM and SESA· Administered Symantec (Enterprise Security Manager), and Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture.· Conducted internal and external vulnerability assessments.· Evaluated and implemented Enterprise Security Manager system· Assisted in the development of enterprise information security policies and Standards.· Checking multiple systems simultaneously for deviations such as missing OS patches, inappropriate user password settings, unauthorized privileges, incorrect file access, changes to security settings, and incorrect configurations.· Installation, Integration and configuration of Symantec ESM globally.· Created Policies to evaluate network vulnerabilities and security policy violations.· Implemented enterprise-wide intrusion detection / prevention (SHIDS / IPS) Solution.


Project Name: Implementation of Centralized Security Log Management
Start Date: Jan 2005
End Date: July 2005
Position/Title: Technical Specialist
Team Size 2
Responsibilities/Achievements: This assignment involved installation, managing and administering the SESA With SHIDS Symantec Host Intrusion Detection System and Symantec Corporate Antivirus Edition more than 4000 servers.· Administered Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture.· Installed the SHIDS agents over various servers and required corporate policy were deployed around the environment.· Evaluated and implemented the behavioral rules for various agents and integrated the agents with SESA· The SESA was integrated with SIM for Capturing the Unknown attack and Incident.


Project Name: Remote Server Management for a Largest Global Company
Start Date: January 2005
End Date: July 2005
Position/Title: Technical Specialist
Responsibilities/ Achievements: · Worked as a Technical Specialist in remote managementteam managing 500 + NT/Win2k servers for GE-GIS remotely Servers are basedUSA, Stamford, Fairfield, New York, and Cincinnati. 24x7 Operation of configuring and managing servers in Windows mixed mode and Cluster environment.· Shift owner for the team size of 11 handles the Remote management of 500+ NT/Win2k servers for GE-GIS remotely. Servers are based at USA - Stamford, Fort Myers, New York, Fairfield, and Cincinnati.· Upgrading window NT & 2000 servers to Windows 2003 servers.· The servers are remotely managed using tools viz PcAnywhere, Avocent, and Terminal services· Implemented Patch Link patch management system enterprise-wide· Troubleshooting and resolving hard core OS level problems. Problem Management, Change Management, Request for Service.· Preparing Change implementation Plan for every changing in the server.· Contacting Box Owners through e-mail or Sametime chat for getting approval for change.· Attending Bridge calls for Severity 1 Issues.· Handling Symantec Norton Corporate Edition, Trend Micro and Anti- spam for the locations in Asia Pacific-- Singapore, Japan.· Handling Symantec (Enterprise Security Manager) for the locations in Asia Pacific-- Singapore, Japan.· Working on Dell 2250/6300/6350/6400 and Compaq DL580/6500/7000 servers· Configured Terminal Client / VNC Viewer, on the Local Servers to access the Remote server.· Monitoring the Server using monitoring tools like BIG BROTHER & MRTG· Installation and Configuring Windows NT Server and Workstation Operating System, Service Packs and other Packages.· Installation and Configuring GIS tool set to Windows NT Server/2000/2003 Operating System, like Compaq Kimberly, Dell Open manager, BMC Patrol and Site Scope etc.,· Hardware Maintenance and Trouble Shooting.· Installation, Adding and Configuring Peripheral Devices to the Server, Desktop and Laptops.· Configuring Local Printers as Network Printers in Windows NT Platforms.· Detecting and Correcting File System, Hardware, System and Peripherals errors.


Project Name: Network and Server Management for a Leading Publishing Company in UK
Start Date: August 2004
End Date: January 2005
Position/Title: Senior System Administrator
Responsibilities/Achievements: Team lead for the team size of 2 handles the Server operation both remotely and locally.Installation, Configuring and Administering of Windows NT/2K & Linux Red Hat Operating Systems. · Configured Terminal Client / VNC Viewer, on the Local Servers to access the Remote server.· Installation, Configuring and Administering Apache & IIS, DNS on Windows NT & Linux.· Setup, configured and managed corporate Internet connectivity using Win Proxy & Squid Proxy. · Handling Symantec Norton Corporate Edition, Anti- spams and Patch management (SUS) for the Corporate.· Responsible for the day-to-day System Administration and trouble shooting of Windows NT 4.0/ 2000 · Installation and Configuring Windows NT Server and Workstation Operating System, Service Packs and other Packages.· Microsoft Security Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0, Systems Management Server 2003· Responsible for Restoring and Backing up the Server and User data using Tape and CD Backup using default OS Backup and Norton Ghost.· Responsible for the day-to-day Network Administration, Trouble shooting and Monitoring, Router, Switch.· Configuring MRTG using Perl on Cisco router 1700 series.· Installation configuring and Administering Cisco ACS Server for TACAUS.· Installation, Configuring and Monitoring devices like Hubs, Switches (Series 3000,Super Stack) and Routers Series (Cisco 2500 & 1700 ) RAD 2 ASM Modem.· Installation, Configuring and Administering Layer 2 & 3 Switch (VLAN).· Responsible for identifying hardware vendors, procuring product information/ quotation, interacting with department heads in providing pre-purchase technical support.· Involved in discussions with vendors on purchase of hardware/ network peripherals.


Project Name: Network and Server Management for a Leading Manufacturing Company
Start Date: April 2002
End Date: July 2004
Position/Title: Network Administrator
Responsibilities/Achievements: · Installation, Configuring and Administering of Windows NT/2K & Linux Red Hat Operating Systems. · Installation, Configuring and Administering Apache & IIS, DNS on Windows NT & Linux.· Setup, configured and managed corporate Internet connectivity using Win Proxy & Squid Proxy. · Responsible for the day-to-day System Administration and trouble shooting of Windows NT 4.0/ 2000.· Installation and Configuring Windows NT Server and Workstation Operating System, Service Packs and other Packages.· Responsible for Restoring and Backing up the Server and User data using Tape and CD Backup using default OS Backup and Norton Ghost.· Responsible for the day-to-day Network Administration, Trouble shooting and Monitoring, Router, Switch and Cisco PIX 515e and 501.· Installation, Configuring and monitoring VPN through Pix 515E.· Installation configuring and Administering Cisco ACS Server for TACAUS.· Installation, Configuring and Monitoring devices like Hubs, Switches (Series 3000, Super Stack) and Routers Series (Cisco 2500) (Act Network Router SDM 9350) RAD 2 ASM Modem.· Responsible for identifying hardware vendors, procuring product information/ quotation, interacting with department heads in providing pre-purchase technical support.· Involved in discussions with vendors on purchase of hardware/ network peripherals.· Technical evaluation of corporate hardware/ software requirements.


Project Name: Network and Server Management for a Stock Exchange
Start Date: Jan 2004
End Date: July 2004
Position/Title: Network Administrator
Project Name: Administering Network Operation for Register Office
Responsibilities/Achievements: This assignment involved managing and administering the stock-exchange server and clients.· Updating Pattern files on a regular basis. Ensure that the NAV servers and NAV clients are updated with the latest Pattern files and are free from virus infections. · Collecting virus log, scan history and uploading it on a FTP site.· Patching of the servers as and when critical patches are released. · Scanning the server and clients everyday for threats. · Creating Emergency Disk at regular interval. · Backing up the database, OS, Cisco IOS Image and Configuration details on router.· Managing CISCO Pix Firewall.

Certifications
CCNA & BS 7799


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