PRAGEETH KARUNARATHNE
Holden Hill,Australia
Summary
Seasoned and innovative Senior Security Engineer with 10 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing robust security solutions. Proficient in identifying and mitigating security risks, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and leading incident response efforts. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and enforce security policies and procedures. Skilled in network security, vulnerability management, and security architecture design. Dedicated to safeguarding organizational assets and fostering a culture of security awareness. Seeking to leverage my expertise in Network Security to enhance the security and drive continuous improvement in cybersecurity practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Security Engineer - Projects
NEC Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
11.2022 - 02.2024
- Develop and implement robust security architectures for the organization's IT infrastructure
- Design and deploy security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs, and encryption protocols
- Implement and manage security controls for network devices
- Maintain and update security documentation, including policies, procedures, and incident reports
- Generate reports for management on the state of security within the organization.
- Provided security guidance on new technology initiatives including cloud computing deployments.
- Analyzed system logs from multiple sources across the enterprise for potential intrusions or other anomalies.
Senior Systems Engineer
KBSL Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
Union Place, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka
10.2019 - 11.2022
- Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams
- Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies
- Research logs, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify issues and resolve customer issues.
- Performed root cause analysis of problems, documented faults in tracking system and generated daily reports.
- Liaised with clients to evaluate project needs and identify cohesive software and hardware solutions.
- Built and oversaw network infrastructure comprised of various virtual products.
System Engineer
EGUARDIAN Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Union Place, Colombo, Sri Lanka
08.2015 - 02.2019
- Manages and monitors all installed systems and infrastructure for the organization to be in line with company guidelines or SOP (standard operating procedure)
- Installs, configures, and tests operating systems, and system management tools
- Ensures the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability
- Implements warranty and support activities
- Evaluates the existing systems and provides the technical direction to IT support staff.
- Assisted remote employees and made recommendations on handling system problems at home offices.
- Performed system upgrades, patching, security hardening and monitoring of systems.
- Provided status updates to keep upper management informed and to reach goals.
Solution Specialist
Onvi Debug Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo 06, Sri Lanka
08.2013 - 08.2015
- Implementation of Network Security Solutions
- Carrying out POCs on various Network security solutions and products
- Project Coordination for New Implementations
- Strategic Technical Business planning.
- Researched industry trends related to technology solutions relevant for customers' businesses.
- Performed troubleshooting activities to identify root cause of customer issues and implemented corrective action plans to resolve them.
- Developed training materials related to new products or services launched by the company.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems And Networking
University of Greenwich
United Kingdom05-2016
BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing
Edexcel
United Kingdom02-2014
Skills
- Firewall Installation
- Network Security Management
- Firewall configuration
- Analytical Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Data Security
- Written Communication
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Excellent Communication
- Decision-Making
- Analytical Thinking
Certification
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Technology Foundations (NSE 1)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Core Solutions (NSE 2)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Associate (NSE 3)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Professional (NSE 4)
- Fortinet Certified Security Specialist (NSE 6)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Architect (NSE7)
- Palo Alto (PSE) - Strata Associate
- Palo Alto (PSE) - Foundation
- A10 Network Technical Associate - Enterprise Track
- A10 Sales Associate/Industry Professional- Technical Certification
- AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)
- Rapid7 Level 1-Sales Essential Training
- Rapid7 Level 2-Platform Positioning Training
- Sophos SC01- Sales Consultant
- Skybox Certified Sales Consultant (SCSC)
- Algosec Firewall Analyzer
- Algosec FireFlow
- Algosec AppViz
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Reading)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Sinhalese
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Security Engineer - Projects
NEC Australia
11.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Systems Engineer
KBSL Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
10.2019 - 11.2022
System Engineer
EGUARDIAN Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
08.2015 - 02.2019
Solution Specialist
Onvi Debug Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
08.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems And Networking
University of Greenwich
BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing
Edexcel
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Technology Foundations (NSE 1)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Core Solutions (NSE 2)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Associate (NSE 3)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Professional (NSE 4)
- Fortinet Certified Security Specialist (NSE 6)
- Fortinet Certified Network Security Architect (NSE7)
- Palo Alto (PSE) - Strata Associate
- Palo Alto (PSE) - Foundation
- A10 Network Technical Associate - Enterprise Track
- A10 Sales Associate/Industry Professional- Technical Certification
- AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)
- Rapid7 Level 1-Sales Essential Training
- Rapid7 Level 2-Platform Positioning Training
- Sophos SC01- Sales Consultant
- Skybox Certified Sales Consultant (SCSC)
- Algosec Firewall Analyzer
- Algosec FireFlow
- Algosec AppViz
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Reading)
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