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Szabolcs K.-Senior Network Security Consultant

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Nuremberg, Germany

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Jun 2022 - Present
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Remote

Senior Network Security Consultant

Mann+Hummel

Position summary
Senior Network Security Consultant at Mann+Hummel
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Network segmentation in the production IT environment
  • Firewall migrations
  • Integration of remote access sites
  • Implementation of POCs (Backup, SCADA)
  • Working in a multicultural environment
  • Technologies used: Panorama & Palo Alto Firewalls, Checkpoint, ServiceNOW, MS Azure Cloud
May 2020 - Jun 2024
Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Network Security Engineer

Leoni

Position summary
Senior Network Security Engineer at Leoni
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Network segmentation
  • Firewall rule concepts
  • Redesign and optimization of FW rule bases
  • Execution of carve-outs
  • Working in a multicultural environment
  • Technologies used: Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama Management, Palo Alto GlobalProtect, User ID, AppID, Cisco ASA, ServiceNOW, MS Azure Cloud
Nov 2019 - Apr 2020
Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Network Security Consultant

Umweltbank

Position summary
Senior Network Security Consultant at Umweltbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Development of network and firewall concepts
  • Vendor management
  • IP address schema
  • Optimization of the network infrastructure
  • Site-to-site VPN
  • Client VPN
  • Service provider management
  • Technologies used: Palo Alto Firewall, Sophos UTM, Juniper Switching, Jira, Confluence, atruvia
Jan 2017 - Jun 2020
Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Network Security Engineer

BNP Paribas Deutschland / Consorsbank

Position summary
Senior Network Security Engineer at BNP Paribas Deutschland / Consorsbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • LAN, WLAN, IPSec VPN, WAN
  • On-call service
  • Vendor management
  • Emergency exercises
  • 2nd-, 3rd-level support
  • Reporting
  • Monitoring
  • Creating network documentation and user manuals
  • Inventory
  • FW migration and virtualization
  • Datacenter infrastructure
  • Working in a multicultural environment
  • Technologies used: Datacenter, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, Stonegate/Forcepoint, Fortinet/Fortigate & Fortimanager, Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama Management, Checkpoint Nokia IP & VSX, SmartOne, F5 Load Balancer, Infoblox, SSL VPN, OTRS, Jira, Microsoft Visio, Remedy, ServiceNow, Cisco ACS
Nov 2012 - Dec 2016
Nuremberg, Germany

Network Security Engineer

noris network

Position summary
Network Security Engineer at noris network
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Operations
  • Datacenter operations
  • Management and documentation of various customer setups
  • Monitoring
  • 2nd-, 3rd-level support
  • Vendor management
  • On-call service
  • FW reporting
  • Migration of various FW systems and virtualization
  • Software update management
  • Threat management
  • Technologies used: Juniper Netscreen/ISG/SRX, Junos, Sophos UTM/Astaro, Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama Management, Checkpoint, Fortigate and Forti Manager, PfSense, Firewall virtualization, SSL VPN, OTRS, Jira, tcpdump, Datacenter
Jul 2012 - Oct 2012
Erlangen, Germany

IT Specialist/Problem Manager

Siemens AG

Position summary
IT Specialist/Problem Manager at Siemens AG
Industries
Healthcare
Information Technology
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
  • Cross-country integration of various medical devices into the Siemens environment
  • Troubleshooting (network, firewall)
  • Working in a multicultural environment
  • Site2Site VPN Management
  • 2nd level support
  • Applied technologies: Cisco, IPSec VPN, Lancom, Multivendor
Sep 2011 - Jun 2012
Erlangen, Germany
On-site

Network/FW Administrator

Atos

Position summary
Network/FW Administrator at Atos
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Administration of Site2Site and Client VPN
  • Maintenance of FW rulesets
  • Token Management
  • Configuration of network devices
  • 2nd level support
  • Applied technologies: Checkpoint, Juniper, Cisco, IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, RSA, ACL, CBAC, FW Monitor, tcpdump, VRF
Jul 2010 - Jan 2011
Budapest, Hungary

IT-Security Specialist

Lufthansa Systems

Position summary
IT-Security Specialist at Lufthansa Systems
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Firewall & Proxy Management (new installations, configuration, troubleshooting)
  • 2nd level support
  • SIEM
  • Applied technologies: Squid, Microsoft ISA, Webwasher, McAfee, IBM SiteProtector, ArcSight, HP OpenView, IPSec VPN, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, tcpdump, fw monitor, SIEM
Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
Budapest, Hungary

Network Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Position summary
Network Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
  • Customer management
  • Troubleshooting (switches, routers)
  • 2nd level support
  • Applied technologies: Cisco, IPSec VPN, TACACS+, RADIUS, ACL
Dec 2005 - Dec 2009
Budapest, Hungary

Administrator/Teamleader Network Systems

evosoft Hungary Kft (Siemens)

Position summary
Administrator/Teamleader Network Systems at evosoft Hungary Kft (Siemens)
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Management of LAN, WLAN, WAN
  • Monitoring
  • Documentation
  • User Manuals
  • 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd level support
  • Multisite VPN
  • Applied technologies: Cisco & HP Networking, IPSec VPN, RADIUS, Microsoft AD (Win2003), Debian Linux, Cisco PIX/ASA, OTRS, QoS, Nagios
Apr 2004 - Dec 2005
Budapest, Hungary

System Administrator

CCS Hungary Kft

Position summary
System Administrator at CCS Hungary Kft
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • System administration
  • Network device management
  • Installation and configuration of server systems and clients
  • Administration of Linux-based firewalls
  • Technologies used: Microsoft Active Directory, Windows 2003, Linux, Novell DS, Iptables, MS ISA, Cisco, Linksys

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Aerospace and Defense.

Information Technology
Automotive
Manufacturing
Banking and Finance
Healthcare
Aerospace and Defense
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Customer Service, and Operations.

Information Technology
Customer Service
Operations
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Languages

Hungarian
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2001 - Jul 2003

Szamalk

System Administrator · Systems Informatics · Budapest, Hungary

Sep 1996 - Jun 2000

Corvin Matyas Fachgymnasium

Abitur, focus on IT · IT · Budapest, Hungary

Certifications & licenses

Checkpoint Certified Kurse ( CCSA + CCSE )

Astaro/Sophos Security Engineer Kurs

Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer ( ACE )

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11
Experience in Information Technology 11.5 y
Avg length 2 y 2 m
Longest experience 4 y 3 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Hungary)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Network Security Consultant, Senior Network Security Engineer, Network Security Engineer
Main industries Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Main business areas Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations

Qualifications

Certifications earned 5

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Szabolcs is based in Nuremberg, Germany.

Szabolcs speaks the following languages: Hungarian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Szabolcs has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Szabolcs has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years. Note that Szabolcs may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Szabolcs would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Network Security Consultant, Senior Network Security Engineer, Network Security Engineer.

Szabolcs's most recent position is Senior Network Security Consultant at Mann+Hummel.

In recent years, Szabolcs has worked for Mann+Hummel and Leoni.

Szabolcs is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Manufacturing. Szabolcs also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense, and Healthcare.

Szabolcs is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Customer Service, and Operations.

Szabolcs has recently worked in industries like Automotive and Manufacturing.

Szabolcs has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology.

Szabolcs attended Szamalk for Systems Informatics.

Szabolcs has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Checkpoint Certified Kurse ( CCSA + CCSE ), ISO 27001 Certified, and Astaro/Sophos Security Engineer Kurs.

The availability of Szabolcs needs to be confirmed.

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