Vanaja Uppala

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About Vanaja Uppala

Network Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience in network design, integration, deployment, and security across multi-vendor environments. Adept at working with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Checkpoint firewalls, and F5 Load Balancers, ensuring robust security and high availability. Expertise in Network Security & Firewalls: Configured and maintained Next-Gen Firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint), implemented Zero Trust security models, and mitigated DDoS threats. Advanced Networking & Cloud Security: Extensive experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPNs, SD-WAN, DNS security, and load balancing (F5 LTM/GTM, NetScaler, Cisco ACE). Skilled in Azure, AWS, and Zscaler network security solutions. Network Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automated network configurations, security policies, and deployments using Python, Ansible, and Terraform, reducing manual work by 60%. Cloud & Data Center Networking: Designed hybrid cloud architectures, optimized VoIP and enterprise wireless networks, and led large-scale migrations (Cisco IronPort to Zscaler, A10 to F5, Cisco ASA to Palo Alto firewalls). Proven ability to troubleshoot complex network performance issues, secure enterprise environments, and drive cost-effective infrastructure improvements. Passionate about network automation, cybersecurity, and cutting-edge cloud networking solutions.