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About Me

Technology Enthusiast | Network & Security Engineer

Experienced Network and Security Engineer with 5+ years of expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network infrastructures for enterprises including Banks, Hospitals, and Telecommunications companies. Specialized in working with leading vendors like Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Sophos, and Juniper.

Currently pursuing BE (HONS) in Computer Network Engineering at Sunway College Kathmandu. Passionate about network automation, virtualization, and cloud technologies (AWS, GCS, Azure). Former President of TechNami club with strong leadership experience managing teams of 5-10 developers.

5+

Years Experience

50+

Projects Completed

5

Certifications

Professional Experience

Jan 2024 - Current

Sr. Network and Security Engineer

Max International

  • Delivered Nepal’s biggest Check Point Maestro project (7 MHO-140 DCs for banks amp; telecom).
  • 30+ firewall deployments for a leading FMCG; EDR + MFA rollouts for fintech, media, and government.
  • Tier-3 support for 20+ enterprises; $3M+ project portfolio.
  • Secured 15+ long-term AMCs; partnered with global OEM sales and delivery teams.
  • Working on Firewalls, Routers, and Switches of various vendors: Cisco, Fortinet, Sophos, Palo Alto, Juniper
  • Designing, planning, and implementing network resources for Banks, Hospitals, and Telco organizations
  • Troubleshooting network structure and issues related to L2 & L3 communication, VPNs, PBF, Access policies, NAT
  • Creating comprehensive documentation: action plans, method of procedure, scope of project, project completion reports
  • Developing database applications and debugging network systems
Dec 2020 - Jan 2024

Network and Security Engineer

Astral Computers Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

Sister Company of Multinational Compamy ThakralOne (Singapore)

  • Working on Firewalls, Routers, and Switches of various vendors: Cisco, Fortinet, Sophos, Palo Alto, Juniper
  • Designing, planning, and implementing network resources for Banks, Hospitals, and Telco organizations
  • Troubleshooting network structure and issues related to L2 & L3 communication, VPNs, PBF, Access policies, NAT
  • Creating comprehensive documentation: action plans, method of procedure, scope of project, project completion reports
  • Developing database applications and debugging network systems
2 Months

Database Enginner (Internship)

Midas Technologies

  • Gained hands-on experience in networking and software handling
  • Worked on network configuration and troubleshooting tasks
  • Assisted in software deployment and system maintenance
2017 - 2018

IT Assistant

Nami College

  • Provided technical support for college IT infrastructure
  • Assisted in network maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Supported students and faculty with technical issues

Certifications

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CISCO

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Feb 20, 2022
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Palo Alto

Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Administrator

Oct 5, 2021
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Fortinet

Network Security Expert Level 3

Oct 2021
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F5

F5 101 201, 303 Certifications

Jul 20, 2022
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Azure

Microsoft Azure 900

Aug 24, 2023

Technical Skills & Expertise

Network Engineering

Network Design & Implementation
Routing & Switching Expertise
Network Troubleshooting
Network Monitoring & Optimization

Security Technologies

Firewall Management
VPN Configuration (L2/L3)
Access Policies & NAT
Network Security

Vendor Technologies & Devices

Checkpoint

Quantum Security Gateways Maestro Harmony Email Security End Point Security

Cisco

Router Switch (Catalyst and Nexus Series) ASA ASR FTD FMC ACI Nexus

Fortinet

FortiGate Firewalls

Palo Alto

Next-Gen Firewalls

F5 Networks

LTM ASM DNS

Others

Sophos Huawei Juniper Arbor Aruba Rujie A10

Cloud & Emerging Technologies

AWS Azure GCS Virtualization Containerization Network Automation

Professional Skills

Team Leadership Documentation Problem Solving Communication Continuous Learning Analytical Thinking

Featured Projects

Enterprise Banking Network Infrastructure

Designed and implemented secure network infrastructure for multiple banking institutions, including firewall configuration, VPN setup, and network segmentation to ensure PCI-DSS compliance.

Banking Security Compliance

Healthcare Network Security

Implemented comprehensive network security solutions for hospitals, ensuring HIPAA compliance with robust firewall rules, access controls, and secure VPN for remote healthcare professionals.

Healthcare HIPAA VPN

Telecommunications Network Design

Planned and deployed scalable network architecture for telecom providers, optimizing routing protocols and implementing redundancy for high availability and performance.

Telco Routing High Availability

Freelance

Neev Global

Neev UK

Managing 15+ L1 technical team members who verified optical connectivity between regions.

Osho Tapoban

Osho Tapoban

Managed Infrastructure and Maintained Network Availability

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Fortinet

Network Security Expert Level 3

Oct 2021
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F5

F5 101 201, 303 Certifications

Jul 20, 2022
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Azure

Microsoft Azure 900

Aug 24, 2023

Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Interested in collaborating on network and security projects? Feel free to reach out for consulting, project collaboration, or networking opportunities!

Email

image.bhandari@gmail.com

Phone

+977-9818049447

Location

Tokha-6, Dhapasi, Kathmandu, Nepal