Chen Zitiyat
About Chen Zitiyat
Chen Zitiyat is a Network Security Engineer at Harel Insurance & Finance in Ramat Gan, Israel, with extensive experience in network security and technical support. He has a diverse educational background, including certifications in firewall management, Linux administration, and cloud security technologies.
Work at Harel Insurance & Finance
Chen Zitiyat has been employed as a Network Security Engineer at Harel Insurance & Finance since 2020. In this role, he collaborates with Operational Project Managers and various departments, including Integration, QA, API Developers, and Database teams. His responsibilities include deploying network solutions, executing firewall policies, and managing network security in a cloud-based environment utilizing AWS and Azure. He also provides forensic logs and assists in investigating Security Operations Center (SOC) alerts.
Education and Expertise
Chen Zitiyat has an extensive educational background in network security and related fields. He studied at Innocom (Aman Group) and completed the Palo Alto - EDU-210 Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management course in 2020. He also achieved a Sound Engineer certification from Yoav Gera Sound School in 2003. His studies at John Bryce include PKI, Linux Fundamentals and Basic Administration, MCSA + CCNA Network and System Administration, Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500), and Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104). Additionally, he studied Juniper - Junos Intermediate Routing at Arrow ECS Israel and completed Advanced Linux at HackerU.
Background
Chen Zitiyat has a diverse professional background in network security and technical support. He worked as a Network Technical Support specialist at Partner Israel from 2016 to 2018 and served as a Technicians team leader in the Israeli Air Force from 1995 to 1998. Prior to his current role at Harel Insurance & Finance, he worked as a Network Security Engineer for the Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality from 2018 to 2020 and held a Technical Support position at John Bryce from 2014 to 2016.
Achievements
Chen Zitiyat has achieved several certifications that reflect his expertise in network security and system administration. His qualifications include Palo Alto - EDU-210 Firewall Essentials, PKI, MCSA + CCNA, and various Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-500 and AZ-104). He has also completed courses in Advanced Linux and VMware vSphere 6.7. His hands-on experience includes working with a range of network security appliances and services, such as Forcepoint, Symantec Web Isolation, and Deception Security systems.