Gerard Patrolia

Senior Network & Security Engineer with 15+ years architecting and securing enterprise networks for healthcare and financial services. Proven track record of reducing operational costs while improving network performance. Expert in cloud integration (AWS/Azure/GCP), network automation, and leading infrastructure transformations. Extensive IT Project management experience.

Senior Network Engineer - Cortera, Moody's Analytics - Quincy, MA

(2019-05 - 2025-02)

Oversaw the planning, management, and operation of the company's network infrastructure, ensuring reliable performance, secure access, and seamless connectivity for employees and clients across multiple office and Data Center locations.

• Administered firewalls, UCS compute, Citrix/NetScaler load balancers, switches, Wi-Fi, and NMS platforms across prod/dev environments. Managed ISP provider relationships and bandwidth capacity planning, while developing and maintaining detailed network diagrams and documentation to support change control, troubleshooting, and compliance.
• Directed network integrations and migrations, including MPLS/VPN/IPsec connectivity, firewall reconfiguration, Cloudflare implementation, and deploying new data centers, improving bandwidth utilization and alignment with client requirements.
• Streamlined and maintained key network and security platforms including UltraDNS, Cloudflare, PA Panorama, Cisco ISE, and Qualys, accelerating issue resolution and supporting SOC assessments and vulnerability remediation to ensure compliance.
• Facilitated cloud platform training initiatives (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure) and cross-functional knowledge-sharing, enabling teams to adopt modern infrastructure and security best practices.

Network Engineer - Steward Health Care - Boston, MA

(2011-03 - 2019-04)

Led enterprise network operations across multiple healthcare facilities, managing LAN/WAN, WiFi, VoIP, and remote access to ensure secure and reliable connectivity. Directed data center refreshes including Cisco ACI spine-leaf, internal BGP, and SD-WAN deployments, and maintained monitoring and diagnostic tools (Nagios, Cisco Prime, ExtraHop, Splunk, Snort) to support rapid issue resolution and operational stability. Completed IT projects with internal and external stakeholders and vendors within tight timelines and restricted budgets.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - Bridgewater State College (2006-01-20)