Nakul P

Driven Network Security & Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of enterprise experience designing, securing, and operating hybrid multi-cloud and core data center networks. Expertise in multi-vendor Next-Generation Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper, Cisco), SD WAN,cloud routing (GCP VPC, Cloud Interconnect, BGP), and full-stack infrastructure observability (SolarWinds, Wireshark, Checkmk). Proven track record leading live bridge incident triages, engineering Zero-Trust segmentation policies, and managing Tier-1 WAN carrier operations (Lumen, Zayo, Verizon) across critical data center hubs

Network Engineer - Equifax inc

(2023-11 - 2026-09)

• SD-WAN & Edge Technologies: Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela Architecture), vManage, vSmart Controller, vBond Orchestrator, vEdge / cEdge Routers, Overlay Management Protocol (OMP), App Route Policies, Application-Aware Routing (AAR), Direct Internet Access (DIA), Centralized Data/Control Policies, IPsec Tunnels, Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP).
• Network Security & Firewalls: Palo Alto (PAN-OS, App-ID, Panorama), Fortinet (FortiGate, VDOMs), Juniper SRX, Cisco SD-WAN, Site-to-Site IPsec & SSL VPNs, Access Control Lists (ACLs), Zero-Trust Architecture, Micro-segmentation
• Cloud Infrastructure (GCP & AWS): GCP VPC Design, Shared VPC, Cloud Routers, Cloud DNS, GCP Load Balancing (Internal/External), Cloud Interconnect (Dedicated/Partner), Cloud NAT, AWS Networking.
• Routing, Switching & Telecom: BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Spanning Tree (STP), Arista EOS, Juniper Junos, Cisco IOS/NX-OS, F5 BIG-IP (LTM/GTM, VIP, iRules), Proxy, Circuit Provisioning
• Observability & Diagnostics: SolarWinds NPM/NCM, Checkmk, Wireshark, Capesensor (Aruba UXI), Syslog, SNMP Monitoring, Packet Capture & Flow Analysis (tcpdump), ServiceNow ITSM

Network Engineer - UST Global - Trivandrum

(2021-02 - 2023-11)

• Application Delivery & Load Balancing: Managed enterprise F5 BIG-IP (LTM/GTM) local and global load balancers, configuring Virtual Servers (VIPs), Pool Members, Health Monitors, SSL Offloading profiles, and custom iRules for intelligent application traffic steering.
• Core Routing & Switching Operations: Deployed, configured, and maintained high-throughput enterprise switching and routing fabrics (Arista, Aruba ClearPass, Juniper); managed dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLAN trunking, STP, and Public/Private DNS.
• Global ISP & Circuit Provisioning: Coordinated end-to-end circuit installation, turn-up testing, and escalation troubleshooting directly with global telecommunications carriers (Lumen, Zayo, Verizon).
• DNS & Core IPAM: F5 BIG-IP DNS (GTM / WideIPs), GCP Cloud DNS, Split-Horizon DNS, Public & Private Authoritative/Recursive Name Servers, BIND, Infoblox/DHCP integration, Resource Record Management (A, CNAME, MX, PTR, TXT, SRV).

Java Full Stack developer associate - Keltron

(2019 - 2020)

• UI Integration: Build responsive UI components using Angular or React, connecting them to back-end endpoints via HTTP clients (Axios / Fetch / RxJS HttpClient).
• Testing & Quality: Write unit tests for back-end controllers and services (JUnit/Mockito) and front-end components.
• Agile & Version Control: Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, pull request reviews, and Git branching workflows (Gitflow).

HFC Engineer - IMMCO Software Solutions - Kochi

(2018 - 2019)

• Fiber Designing
• Mapinfo and Bentley Software
• Skillfully completed troubleshooting and tested networks.
• Cloud Computing
• CCNA Basic knowledge in CISCO.
• Knowledge in Cisco Packet Tracer.

Bachelor of Technology with First Class Honours - ECE - MG University, Government Engineering College Painavu (2014-08 - 2018-03)

Higher Secondary School - MNKMHSS Chittilemchery (2011-03 - 2013-04)

SSLC Matriculation Examination - MNKMHSS Chittilemchery (2010-03 - 2011-05)