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Yash Kawale

Yash Kawale

Network Security Engineer

Nagpur, Maharashtra
80
Profile Score

About

Network Security Engineer with 2.4+ years of experience managing enterprise Palo Alto NGFW environments. Skilled in firewall policy management, threat prevention, PAN-OS upgrades, and incident response within SLA-driven environments. Experienced in supporting global enterprise clients and maintaining secure, high-availability network infrastructures.

Skills & Expertise (31)

Palo Alto Firewall Advanced
8.0/10
2.4
Years Exp
security Advanced
7.7/10
2.4
Years Exp
Traffic/Threat Log Analysis Advanced
7.5/10
2.4
Years Exp
GlobalProtect VPN Intermediate
7.2/10
2.4
Years Exp
Routing and Switching Intermediate
6.8/10
2.4
Years Exp
AlgoSec DHCP Splunk Software & Dynamic Updates OSPF EIGRP BGP TCP/IP model subnetting ACL VLAN DNS CLI Troubleshooting Packet Capture Panorama Security Profile Groups File Blocking WildFire Analysis Vulnerability Protection URL Filtering Antivirus Profiles Security Zones Rule Optimization User Identification Application ID Policy Management NAT

Work Experience

Associate Network Engineer

Tata Communications Limited

Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

Built, configured, and monitored network infrastructure to improve uptime and performance. Troubleshot network issues efficiently, collaborating with teams for rapid resolution. Managed GVPN, ILL, and NDE (P2P) services using IP and security protocols on Palo Alto Firewalls. Resolved Sev1/Sev2 incidents via ServiceNow, delivering timely Root Cause Analysis (RFO).

Network Security Engineer

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Jan 2025 - Feb 2026

Managed and monitored Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls to ensure secure and stable network operations. Configured firewall zones, DMZ, and security policies using App-ID and User-ID rules per change requests. Implemented and managed Security Profiles including Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Vulnerability Protection, and URL Filtering. Analyzed Traffic and Threat logs to identify and mitigate security incidents. Administered devices via Panorama, including Device Groups, Templates, Policy Pushes, and Commit operations. Executed Palo Alto software and content upgrades, including pre-checks, post-validation, and rollback support.

Education

MCA - Information Technology - TGPCET Nagpur

2019 - 2021 · Afghanistan

BCA - Computer Science - Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

2016 - 2019 · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMar 2026

Availability Details

Relocation

Open to Relocation

Skills (31)

Palo Alto Firewall security Traffic/Threat Log Analysis GlobalProtect VPN Routing and Switching AlgoSec DHCP Splunk Software & Dynamic Updates OSPF +21 more