Gaurav Helonde

Project Name: Infibeam Avenues Ltd, Thermax Pvt Ltd, Maxheal Pharmaceutical India Pvt Ltd, Alif system management Pvt Ltd, RSBL, Cosmos Bank.

• Configuration of – SonicWALL / FortiGATE/Checkpoint Firewall Etc.
• User based URL filtering
• Configuration of NAT, Site to site VPN, Global VPN, Routes, Policies etc.
• Plan, schedule, and implementing security and network upgrades, implementations, and migrations in a timely manner, and during times that will have the minimum impact on the users of the affected networks & systems.
• Understanding the need of the customer requirement.
• Understanding the network design.
• Implementation, Configuration and Troubleshooting.
• Be available on-call to rapidly troubleshoot any problems resulting from the changes.
• Constant monitoring and reporting.
• Configuring and applying all types of Access-lists for user filtering
• Solving the issues via RDP or onsite support.
• Managing the report of every issue solved & unsolved.

Project Name: Parle Agro Pvt Ltd, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, TATA AIA, Aditya Birla Group, National Stock Exchange, NSA, Reliance Security, SBI Life, DCB Bank, CDSL, BPCL, Avenues India, Suzlon Energy, MCX, NPCI, FIS.

• Implementation & configuration of ADC technology – BIG IP F5(APM, LTM, ASM)/Radware(Alteon, Appdirector, Apsolute vision)/Citrix(Netscaler).
• Understanding the need of the customer requirement.
• Design network architecture of network flow.
• In-depth knowledge of load balancing algorithms, SSL offloading, SSL inspection, compression.
• Prepare enrollment documents, Capture live session on ADC, understand the packet flow, and perform packet capture.
• Co-ordinate with customer on the issues, reports, alerts, reviews with customer.

Project Name: SBI Life, Ultratech Cement, NSA, Parle Agro, Hathway, MCX.

• Implementation & configuration of WAF Technologies – F5 (ASM)/Radware (Appwall)/ Netscaler (AppFirewall).
• Implement and customize security policies as per customer’s Requirement.
• Configure geo location base policies, file body size limitation.
• Provide technical support, including monitoring, reporting, administration.

Project Name: RSBL, Fulcrum India.

• Implementation & configuration of Endpoint security technology – Checkpoint/Sonicwall Endpoint/ Sophos Endpoint.
• Implement and customize security policies as per customer’s requirement.
• Configure web filter, app filter, device control, peripheral policy as per requirement.
• Provide technical support, including monitoring, reporting, administration.

Project Name: State Bank of India

• Implementation & configuration of Endpoint security technology – F5 BIG IP (LTM, ASM )/VIPIRION.
• Implement and customize security policies as per customer’s requirement.
• Configure L7 DOS profile, Brute Force profile, IP intelligence profile, compliance of OWASP attack.
• Deploy known vulnerability mitigation signatures.
• Deploy access policy manager for remote users connecting through VPN.
• Deploy single sign on through AD credential.
• Fine tune the security polices to prevent zero day attacks.
• Provide technical support, including monitoring, reporting, administration.
• Deploy F5 silverline WAF (application as a service).
• Provide technical support in packet analyzing through wireshark.
• Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
• Enhanced overall team performance by providing regular coaching, feedback, and skill development opportunities.

• Configured, deployed, and managed BIG-IP LTM (Local Traffic Manager) and GTM/DNS to optimize application delivery and reliability.
• Implemented TCP/HTTP/SSL offload, SSL termination, and TLS re-encryption to improve backend performance and security.
• Created and tuned virtual servers, pools, health monitors, iRules, iApps, and profiles (HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP, SSL, LACP) to meet application SLAs.
• Automated load-balancing decisions and traffic management using iRules, iRulesLX, and F5 REST API for scale-out scenarios.
• Deployed and managed Alteon EC, ADC/SSL offload, and virtual services (VS) to optimize application availability and performance.
• Configured health checks, persistence methods (cookie-based, IP affinity), and load-balancing algorithms (round-robin, least connections, fast-fail).
• Performed ongoing capacity planning, firmware/NP upgrade planning, and change management to minimize service disruption.
• Collaborated with network, security, and development teams to implement resilient, scalable application delivery solutions.
• Implemented backup, disaster recovery, and failover testing procedures for load balancers.
• Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintained compliance with organization standards, change management processes, and vendor best practices.
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.