Gavin Davey - Network Security Analyst

Network Security Analyst at KPMG

Nationality

Irish

Current location

Ireland

Work category

IT and Technology

Education

Bachelor/Degree

Reliable, well organised Dublin based network engineer with 12 years extensive industry experience. Technical skills include Cisco routing and switching, firewalls, extensive network security with penetration testing and security audits as well as Linux based server apps.
Currently completing Cisco CCSP and studying for CISSP.
Attending B.Sc. (Hons) Information Systems, part time in Trinity College.

Gavin Davey's Professional Experience

2007 - Present

KPMG - Network Security Analyst

• Over 10 years supporting high end firewall, routing and switching systems.
• Security auditing, penetration testing and risk assessment.
• Security hardening, Intrusion Prevention Systems and network vulnerability scanning.
• Cisco - Extensive experience in the configuration of Cisco hardware including PIX and ASA firewalls, routers, switches in LAN/WAN environment. Firewall feature sets, PIX and ASA administration. VPN configuration C2G and S2S including new Cisco AnyConnect SSL clientless web based VPN. Network protocols, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Router redundancy protocols, VRRP.
• Managing network infrastructure such as firewalls, switches, routers, intrusion prevention systems.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and investigating network and security incidents, review and audit changes to production environments and change control auditing.
• Squid proxy servers running on Debian based systems.
• Host and network packet capture and analysis with wireshark.
• SSL certificate deployment for RSA redundant VPN systems 2000+ users.
• Accellion secure FTP gateways for secure file transfer and file collaboration.
• iPhone email gateways with ISA and Exchange.
• RSA SecureID- Installation/migration/upgrading RSA servers including iPhone tokens.
• C#/.NET programming and trading experience with automated trading strategies, backtesting and optimisation. Knowledge of various trading platforms and financial instruments such as futures, equities, ETF's, FX and options on all of the above.
• Linux - Installation, administration and troubleshooting. Proxy's, firewalls and mail servers.
• Checkpoint - Installation and administration.
• Ciphertrust Ironmail - Installation and administration. Redundant email gateways for 2000+ users with TLS encryption.
• Sonicwall - Installation, configuration and administration.
• Barracuda - Installation, configuration and administration.
• Watchguard - WFS and Fireware Pro Installation, configuration and remote administration.
• Symantec SGS - Installation, configuration, remote management, VPNs and troubleshooting.
• Auditing infrastructure against security policies

Key Skills
Administration Auditing Cisco COBIT firewalls FTP information security Information security management internet ISA IT Security Linux network security OS hardening Penetration Testing programming Project Management proxy Purchasing security audit VPN Vulnerability scanning

Gavin Davey's Education and Qualifications

2011

Bachelor/Degree - Business Information Systems

Trinity College Dublin

Gavin Davey's Additional Information

Awards

Cisco CCNA
Cisco CCNP
Cisco PIX (SNPA)
Linux+
Security+
Symantec SCTA Firewalls & Int Sec Products
MCSE NT 4
Windows 2000 (70-210)
Compaq/HP ASE/ACT
Network+ Certification Exam