Chandani Shaikh

• Review firewall logs and security alerts to identify unauthorized activity and escalation needs.
• Apply security policies to support access control, traffic filtering, and perimeter protection.
• Support VPN connectivity issues by checking tunnels, authentication, and routing paths.
• Monitored security alerts, responding to incidents promptly and efficiently.
• Provided guidance on connectivity to external parties and assisted vendors in creating site-to-site tunnels.
• Worked within VSX environments, conducting upgrades and ensuring system integrity.

• Checkpoint firewall management, port configuration, policy development, incident resolution

Managed network operations and security for medium to large clients across Germany, US, and UK.
Collaborated on Check Point firewall, Palo Alto, and SolarWinds tools for effective incident response.
Executed change management for firewalls, including CR/SR requests and port opening policies.
Handled incidents through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and efficient change implementation.
Upgraded Check Point firewall OS and applied hotfix installations to enhance security measures.
Conducted network migrations and created VLANs on firewalls to optimize performance.
Developed global object creation processes on MDS for streamlined operations.
Monitored performance and managed alerts using SolarWinds to maintain system reliability.