Adesh Chikane

Dedicated and results-driven Network & Security Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience managing and securing enterprise network infrastructures. Skilled in deploying, configuring, and maintaining next-generation firewalls (FortiGate, Palo Alto, Sophos), VPNs, and load balancers. Experienced in DR drills, WAN failover testing, firewall rule base reviews, device hardening, and network compliance closure.

Strong foundation in routing, switching, and network troubleshooting with proficiency in FortiSOAR, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiAuthenticator.

Network Security Engineer - SM Networks

(2025-02)

• Managing and maintaining FortiGate firewalls across 15 on-prem and 10 cloud environments.
• Performing DR drills, WAN failover testing, and network compliance audits.
• Conducting firewall rule base reviews, firmware upgrades, and VA/PT mitigation.
• Managing FortiSOAR, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiAuthenticator for incident response and automation.
• Coordinating installation, upgrades, and maintenance of network devices across data centers.
• Supporting client environments with Array load balancer (SLB), DDoS, and WAF configurations.

Network Engineer Intern - Connecting Cyber Networks

(2023-11 - 2024-05)

• Monitored and optimized network performance and bandwidth utilization.
• Assisted in troubleshooting routers, switches, and firewall configurations.
• Provided L1–L2 network support and helped implement secure VPN and NAT configurations.
• Supported FortiGate firewall deployments and configuration backup automation.

Network Support - Corporate Office Support

• Managed Sophos firewall and handled escalated support cases.

Network Configuration Support - BEST (All Mumbai Depots) / Somaiya College

• Configured TP-Link and Cisco switches to ensure reliable connectivity.
• Configured Cisco Catalyst switches for secure and optimized LAN operations.

B.Sc. - Computer Science - Thakur Colleges of Science & Commerce (2021 - 2024)

HSC - Patkar College of Science & Commerce (2020)

SSC - Samitramanad Vidyamandir (2018)