PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Customer focused, Independent, self - motivated professional with extensive background in Solutions Designing and Supporting large scale Application infrastructure using cutting-edge technologies.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong customer relationship. Strategic thinker with an awareness of new technologies, changes in the marketplace, industry trends, and emerging market opportunities. Skilled in problem resolution, organizational needs analysis, ability to learn and adapt new solutions/technologies.
• Exceptional verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, public speaking and friendly personality.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Services: Compute, Storage (Object, Block, File), Database (SQL/No - SQL), DNS, Load Balancer, WAF, Containers, NAT, VPN, Gateway, VPC, End-user computing, Serverless, CDN, Analytics, VMware ESXi /vCenter, Data lifecycle

Applications Development & Automation: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices, CI/CD, DevOps, Python, NETCONF/YANG, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, NFV Infra, RHEL/Openstack, MS Windows

Enterprise Network, Datacenter and Service Provider Architecture: Campus Fabric architecture, Wireless/Wired Intent Based Networking (DNAC), Software Defined WAN/ Datacenter (SDWAN/SDDC), Micro-segmentation, Campus core Network. Fiber Channel, Storage Networks, Network Assessments, Network Segmentations, Load Balancers (App/GSLB), Datacenters Interconnects

Routing/Switching Technologies: IP (v4/v6), TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, MPLS, RSVP-TE, P2MP, mLDP, IGMP, MLD, PIM, DHCP, DNS, HSRP/VRRP, STP, PPPoX, L2TP, LACP, VxLAN

Network Services: MPLS, L3VPN, L2VPN, Multicast, Segment Routing, EVPN, SD-WAN, Carrier Ethernet, PBB, Service Provider Core and IPRAN (4G/5G), Internet Exchange

Security Platforms: ASA, FirePower NGFW, Stealth Watch, Cisco Umbrella DNS, Zero Trust Architecture, ISE, DUO MFA, Security & Compliances, IDS/IPS

Applications Performance Monitoring and Network Visibility solutions: Tetration, Telemetry, Splunk,Netflow/Cflow Analyzer, Network Analyzers, TCPdump, iPerf, Testing Solutions from Ixia and Spirent, Proof of Concepts

Service and Delivery Managements: ITIL, ITSM, Project Managements, Services Assurances

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Instrumental in developing and implementing Business Continuity (BCP & DRP) Plans
• Design and deploy Internet Banking Solutions with HA and Secure Access
• Redesign and Migrate Bank Branch WAN, Intranets and Campuses using highly scalable and available designs.
• Cost effective and innovative solutions like STM-1 and MPLS implementations for Andhra Bank WAN
• Project Managements for Andhra Bank Core Banking Solutions and Network Plan, design and deployments.

Network Solution Consultants

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a Network Architect and handled project like BYOD, Data center consolidations and IPv6 deployments. Leading Network operations and Architecture team to optimize network services. Design, develop and govern the solution architecture of the Group.
• This necessitates engagement at the strategic enterprise level while also taking full responsibility for the solution architectures implemented for individual projects. Lead the development of IT architectural and solution designs for use aligned technologies and new business requirements.
• Manage, direct, inspire and coach the Solution team resources as required, and engage in, and lead, a much wider virtual team of senior managers, technical business managers of around 25+ people As a Services Consultant based out working for regional Service Provider for Pre-Sales and Post Sales Service. Leading Design Optimize and Support for Core networks e.g., MPLS/IPCore etc. and Data Centers infrastructures. Involved with regional Service providers
• Supporting regional customer migrations of Infrastructures to digitization and Cloud. Supporting Service provider on design for 5G with Software Defined technologies. Working for Customer to develop new services designs extending technical leadership to help support transition from traditional towards an integrated Virtual Network Functions (VNF) and Software Defined Networks (SDN). Design and Operations Assessments for Tier-1 SP Broadband Infrastructure and process auditing. Identify Current State gaps and Future state busines Architectures with vendor agnostic approach.
• Architecture review and recommendations for future technologies and Business Objectives. Supporting SingTel Service Provider SP networks. Involves Design, Performance Optimization and Support services. Work on Design recommendations for new services and design changes.
• Assist Customer for implementations and change supports. Design Migrations and Network implementations plan and executions. Lead escalation support with Service Provider Customers in ASEAN regions. Deliver Customer PoC and Design planning and Project Delivery with LLD/HLD and deployments. Technical Lead for Largest Cloud CPE project in ASEAN for Telecom Malaysia. Software Defined NFV for Virtual CPE (vCPE) and other Network functions. Worked from Concept Design, PoC, Productize and Design validations and deployments.
• Technical lead for this biggest SD-WAN based Cloud deployments from Concept Design as well productize. Worked with various team for Service assurance and Service fulfilments. Worked for planning, Design and architecting for SP in Malaysia for Telco Datacenters/DRC.
• Involve design, migration planning and dependency as well automations. Worked with other SP in the region for their SP DC design and Migrations projects. Celcom internet infra projections and delivery for 3-5 years. Worked on many enterprise and Service provider infra-assessments for Current state and plan and migrate to Future states in line with business objectives. Identifying gaps on process and infra and its mitigations strategies. Lead consultant for executive developments program and mentoring as well as escalation lead for Customer Assurance program.

Sr. Network Analysts

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• LAN Refresh for confidential Bank Corporations (Old Mutual) South Africa for campuses ranging from 20 to 5000 users and Multiple Datacenter and DRC sites.
• Worked for Network Re-design and implementations for multi-locations and live application migrations.
• Network Analyst taking care for AON global Project/Operations Support as Tier-3 lead for US and Canada regions. Handled Network Re-design, Optimization, Migrations.
• Worked for AON WAN network migrations from legacy to BGP/MPLS VPN. Carry out Business Continuity and Disaster recover for AON.

Lead Technical Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented for HDFC DR/BCP planning and hierarchical 3 tier Campus & Datacenter network Architectures.
• Recognized for outstanding quality of customer service with numerous customer-support awards and personal commendation from clients.
• Vendor co-ordination/Managements as well troubleshooting and resolutions of network problems. Prepare and maintain documentation of configurations, maintenance and best practice (ITIL), and disaster-recovery and support procedures

Executive Support/Services

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and implementations of Campus wide LAN for Reliance industries Limited Hazira. The project involved design, Implementations and associated troubleshooting for campus LAN of 3000+ users port and connected industrial automations systems. First Gigabit Backbone with multilayer switching with 200+ VLAN segments. High Availabilities and Load balancing at layer multi layered architectures. Integration with DHCP/WINS for IP leasing and OSPF LAN/WAN traffic integration.
• Worked for Essar Steel Hazira campus LAN design, Implementations and migrations. This project involves 3Com Products. This project involved migration from Router and Hub based LAN to ASICs based Switched LAN.
• Carried out IDNX Multiplexer implementations project for Voice, Video and Data integration at multi-site sites connected through VSAT PAMA mesh topology. Multiplexer with TDM technologies and WAN integrations using E1 and Ethernet link for Data networking with OSPF as routing.