Principal Network Consultant
since 04.2024 - Till the present day |Network Consulting
Cisco/Arista Switches, Palo Alto Firewall, Nginx & F5 LTM, Azure/AWS Cloud, Proprietary Technologies
● Monitor & troubleshoot for optimal network uptime and secure performance.
● Hybrid cloud network deployment & changes with IT teams.
● Automate network tasks, implement network designs and plans.
● Implement network/security policies to reduce risk exposure & attack surface.
● Migrating or setting up security solutions for on-prem to cloud WAFs.
● Implementing and tuning security measures for internet-facing connections.
● Collaborating with cybersecurity teams to ensure secure and successful migration.
Cloud Network Engineer
09.2023 - 02.2024 |Network Consulting
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, Automation, Cisco/Juniper/Arista Switches, PaloAlto/Fortinet Firewall, F5 LTM/A10 ADC, Azure/AWS Cloud
● Network operations & provisioning automation projects using Python, Ansible.
● Hybrid data center network & security administration.
● Configuring network/security policies and enforcing optimised secure control rules.
Network Engineer in IT Infrastructure (SDN)
03.2023 - 12.2023 |Network Consulting
Routing, Switching, Automation, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/Dell switches, Ansible, Cumulus
● Migrated (P/V) network services from Cisco Nexus/ACI networks to Arista/Cumulus networks.
● Managed Ansible runbooks along the Cl pipeline for network infrastructure and service delivery.
● Lead engineering networking functions to be delivered as a Networking-as-a-Service offering.
Senior Network Engineer in Network Scaling
07.2022 - 01.2023 |OVH Cloud Technologies
Routing, Switching, Load-balancer, Cloud, Cisco Catalyst, Arista, Juniper, Python, VMware
● Developed and optimized network capacity rules, processes.
● Simplified existing tools and services to align with future networking requirements.
● Streamlined automation use cases, and delivery processes, and reduced operational errors.
● Upgraded data-center network functions and backbone capacity.
Senior Network Engineer in IT-DC Services
10.2020 - 01.2022 |Nutanix Technologies
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, Cloud, Cisco Catalyst, BigSwitch Fabric, Palo-Alto Firewall, Python & Terraform, AWS/GCP/Azure Clouds, Nutanix AHV & Flow, Cisco & Juniper Wireless
● Deployed SDN, and hybrid cloud network systems for Nutanix DC & and IT infrastructure.
● Enhanced monitoring, auto-remediated networks using Python & Terraform.
● Conducted research and PoC for Nutanix Flow for application solutions and capabilities.
Senior Network Reliability Engineer in VMC on AWS
03.2020 - 10.2020 |VMware Software
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, Containers, Cloud, VMware ESX/VC/NSX-T/VSAN, Open-source software, AWS, Docker
● Maintained network infrastructure availability on VMware Cloud on AWS.
● Identified and automated responses to key performance metrics, logs, and alerts.
● Managed and resolved networking and virtual infrastructure issues of VMware/AWS/Hybrid services.
● Worked with network software engineering teams for improvements, patching bug fixes & workarounds.
Senior Cloud Network Engineer in VMware Private Cloud
07.2016 - 02.2020 |VMware Software
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, SDN, Containers, Cloud, VMware ESX/VC/NSX/VSAN, Cisco Nexus/Catalyst, Cumulus ONS, F5 LTM, Dell-EMC Black/White box switches, Docker
● Automated testing, deployment, and configuration activities of network/service configuration.
● Managed lifecycle phases of networking services & hardware.
● Implemented enterprise-wide network solutions/capabilities/enhancements.
● Resolved end-to-end infrastructure or service problems/incidents.
● Evaluated new/emerging technologies to enhance the capacity, performance, and reliability of the infrastructure.
● Assisted ARB with the enterprise architecture in building network design blocks.
● PoC'ed open/closed source centric solutions for IAM, Network-Automation, SDWAN.
Senior Lead Consultant at Cisco Systems
11.2014 - 05.2016 |Infosys Technologies
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, SDN, Wireless, Cisco Core/Catalyst/ACI, F5 LTM
● Modernized clients' global data communication infrastructure.
● Consulted low-level design of migration from existing legacy networks to advanced networks.
● Archived the network baseline Methods of Procedure (MOP) for improvements, and upgrades.
● Managed client's operational activities and project deliveries.
● Migrated legacy infrastructure to Cisco ACI.
Senior Executive in Vodafone Shared Services
05.2011 - 10.2014 |Vodafone India Services
Routing, Switching, Firewall, Load-balancer, IPS, Cisco Core/WAN/Catalyst, Juniper MX/SRX, Nortel Passport
● Migrated Vodafone core networks operation activities base to Indian shared service center.
● Monitored network on Vodafone European IP Backbone networks and resolved L1/L2 incidents.
● Managed the planned activities, outage control, and performance of all network elements.
● Mediated with internal/external parties to provide alert and fault reports ensuring minimal interruption.
● Analyzed, troubleshot, and repaired escalated customer issues, and problems beside assisting in Problem Management.
● Performed network documentation, RCA, SLA reporting, MTTR reduction.
Senior Executive in Learning & Development
06.2009 - 04.2011 |Tata Communications
Routing, Switching, Firewall, VolP, Cisco Core/WAN/Catalyst, VolP, Juniper MX, ECI, Tejas
● Trained CCNA CCNP R&S, CCNA Voice, CCNA Security, MPLS, IP foundation Etc.
● Collaborated with managers, instructors, and staff to determine training needs.
● Developed training contents, necessary resources for classroom & web-based methods.
● Evaluated external vendor training programs, and certifications.
● Planned and managed training programs, batches, and participations for India.
Network Engineer
since 07.2008 - Till the present day |Various
Various
Telecom, Enterprise, Data Centers & Private Clouds
Network Engineer in Customer & Services Operations
08.2007 - 06.2009 |Tata Communications
Routing, Switching, Firewall, ONS, Mux, Modems, Wireless, VSAT, Cisco Core/WAN/Catalyst, Juniper MX, ECl/Tejas/Huawei Telco systems
● Coordinated with BSO authorities for Ethernet, SDH, PDH & ISDN services management, and incident resolution.
● Mediated with external parties to provide alert and fault reporting to ensure minimal interruption.
● Monitored all LAN, MAN & WAN activities, outage control, and performance of all network elements on a 24×7 basis.
● Planned/performed changes/line upgrades, L2-L3 changes, and owning end-to-end restoration.
● Resolved connectivity issues of layers 1-3 for local/metro/national backbone network along escalations.
