Yamini Parate

An IT Engineer with more than 9+ years of experience in IT and telecom, with a strong foundation in managing secure networks and supporting technical operations. Proficient across diverse platforms and tools, empowering teams to resolve issues swiftly and optimize operational efficiency. Drive firewall rule base optimization by identifying and remediating unused, duplicate, high-permissive rules, unauthorized and non-compliant flows.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain high standards of network hygiene, compliance, and risk mitigation. Conduct load balancer optimization to streamline traffic distribution and improve application availability. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on customer satisfaction and problem-solving.

Deputy Manager (Network Security & Compliance Engineer) - Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (VOIS)

(2019-10 - 2026-04)

• Accountable for managing service requests, maintaining SLAs and KPIs, and ensuring smooth operations across network and firewall environments.
• Assessed and audited firewall policies and configurations to ensure compliance and identify issues such as unauthorized, overly permissive, or unused rules.
• Managed diverse firewall platforms including Juniper SRX, Checkpoint, FortiGate, Cisco ASA, Netscreen, and NSX VMware.
• Ownership for firewall rule deployment, routing fixes, and ACL updates, including off-business hours support, policy push and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Performed rule base optimization and cleanup, reducing redundant rules by approximately 30–40%, which lowered potential security risk exposure by 20–25% and improved firewall performance by 15–20% through faster policy lookup and reduced CPU utilization.

Analyst - HCL

(2016-11 - 2019-09)

• Safeguard information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security problems while providing timely incident resolutions in alignment with departmental SLAs.
• Proficient in handling high-severity incidents and ensuring timely updates to stakeholders throughout resolution.
• Answerable for managing corporate LAN/WAN networks and troubleshooting devices like routers, switches, proxies, and wireless systems.
• Skilled in using ITSM for managing service requests, incidents, and technical troubleshooting.

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication - LNCT Group of Colleges, Bhopal – RGPV (2012 - 2016)