Pallavi Joshi

Security Consultant

Gurugram, Haryana, India8 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 8 years of experience in network security.
Expertise in multi-vendor firewall management.
Proven track record in incident resolution and network optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Specialist with extensive experience in enterprise network security management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Network SecurityFirewall Management

Other Skills

Fortinet FortiGate administrationmulti-vendor firewall managementVPN deploymentsNAT configurationstraffic flow analysisincident resolutionfirewall policy designIPsec & SSL VPN implementationadvanced troubleshootinglog analysissecurity posture improvementchange governanceproduction stabilityenterprise L2/L3 network security operationsFortinet

About

With over 8 years of experience in network security at IBM India, I specialize in securing enterprise-scale, high-availability environments across global infrastructure landscapes. My expertise lies in Fortinet FortiGate administration, multi-vendor firewall management (Palo Alto, Check Point), VPN deployments, NAT configurations, traffic flow analysis, and incident resolution within strict SLA-driven production networks. I have been trusted to support mission-critical environments for global organizations including Elevance Health, Li & Fung Group, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Bajaj Finserv, and Honda — ensuring secure connectivity, rapid incident response, and resilient network operations. My focus areas include: • Firewall policy design & optimization • IPsec & SSL VPN implementation • Advanced troubleshooting & log analysis • Security posture improvement • Change governance & production stability • Enterprise L2/L3 network security operations I am currently pursuing CCNA and continuously enhancing my technical depth in enterprise security architecture.

Experience

8 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

8 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Ibm

2 roles

Security Consultant

Oct 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

Executed hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance for Fortigate, Checkpoint, and Paloalto firewalls, reducing downtime by 25 hours annually.
Worked with multiple ticketing tool such ServiceNow, IBM Tivoli, SolarWinds
Knowledge in IPSEC VPN design connection and configuration.
Experience in IPS devices such as Zscalar, McAfee.
Detail oriented and ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic environment.
Interpersonal skills with good rapport within team and with the clients.
Great communication skills with attention to details.
Problem solving and analytical skills in understanding a problem, investigating it and delivering a suitable solution for it.
Good at documentation of all the work-related documents.
Responsible for maintaining firewall day to day activities and handling Incident management, change management and problem management.
Expertise in a wide range of security tools, risk management strategies, and compliance frameworks, with a focus on proactive threat mitigation.
Expertise in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex information systems management.
Expertise in Handling Severity Incidents from Customer and other support team on ad-hoc basis.
Adept at diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues, implementing security protocols, and optimizing network performance.
Led BAU activities as a shift lead within a team.