Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• Dedicated and proactive professional with 1 years of experience managing and contributing to impactful projects for various non-governmental organizations on a freelance volunteer basis. Skilled in project coordination, community outreach, fundraising, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to execute initiatives from conception to completion, effectively mobilizing resources and volunteers to achieve organizational goals. Seeking to leverage my diverse skill set in a full-time role within the social sector, CSR, project management, operations for Under privileged children .

Apr 2022 – Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Protocol experience: VLAN, STP, TCP/IP, SR- MPLS , SRV6 , EVPN (ELAN / ELINE ) , BGP, LDP, QoS, OLT, IPV4, IPV6, etc
• Create detailed test plans and topologies for validating new networking features and protocols. segment routing protocols for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks to optimize traffic flow.
• Simplify the control plane and data plane and establish predefined forwarding paths that meet specific constraints, such as bandwidth and latency
• Monitored network performance and reliability, utilizing tools to analyze and troubleshoot L2 & L3 including VLAN, STP, OSPF, ISIS , SR -MPLS and BGP tests, ensuring high availability and rapid recovery from failures and validated fixes using defect tracking systems for cloud-based network
• Automated network device qualification processes test suites using the Robot Framework with Python, creating reusable and maintainable test cases for network devices and protocols.
• Collaborated with network vendors and internal engineering teams to validate firmware updates, resolve software bugs, and enhance performance.
• Led end-to-end testing for data communication and security products including switches, routers, and firewalls, ensuring compliance with L2/L3 and L4-L7 protocol standards.
• Designed and maintained automation regression suites using Python and Shell scripting, improving test coverage by 45% and reducing manual effort by 60%.
• Worked with cross-functional teams to integrate test automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, accelerating release cycles by 30%.
• Conducted comprehensive security, performance, and scalability testing using tools like Nessus, IXIA, Spirent, and packet sniffers, enhancing overall product security and stability.
• Managed customer escalations and resolved complex issues, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and reduced defect leakage.
• Participated in requirement grooming, contributed from an end-customer perspective, and documented test strategies and traceability matrices.

Oct 2019 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Sec -32 ,Gurugram · On-site

• Role and Responsibilities:
• Efficiently executed scheduled Ciena Whitebox upgrades/downgrades with SAOS images, performing configuration changes and regression testing without service downtime to maintain service quality.
• Conducted performance testing and system-level testing and validation for 100G/400G for optical transceivers, networking hardware, and protocols using Ixia and Spirent tools, ensuring compliance with RFC2544 standards.
• Supported network lifecycle management through testing, validation, and deployment of new networking technologies. Conduct break-fix validation support for high-impact networking events, minimizing downtime and improving system reliability.
• Analyzed network data, identified root causes of issues, and recommended performance improvements. Validated networking systems and NMS/EMS platforms in Unix/Linux environments, ensuring seamless operations.
• Supported network lifecycle management through testing, validation, and deployment of new networking technologies and Conducted break-fix validation support for high-impact networking events, minimizing downtime and improving system reliability.
• Executed manual and automated tests on IP networking products, including functional, regression, and white-box testing.
• Supported security and penetration testing initiatives, including vulnerability assessments using OpenVAS and Nessus.
• Actively contributed to Agile ceremonies, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews, ensuring clear communication and alignment with the development team.
• Implemented automation scripts that decreased repetitive testing tasks by 40%.

Aug 2019 – Sep 2019 · 1 mo · Delhi Area, India

• Successfully deployed and configured network infrastructure for Tata Communication Ltd, improving network uptime by 99% and reducing installation times by 20%.
• Diagnosed and resolved critical network issues, reducing downtime by 30% and enhancing customer satisfaction through faster service restoration.
• Conducted comprehensive site surveys and network performance tests, identifying optimization opportunities that increased network throughput by 15%.
• Provided on-site support for Layer 2/3 protocols, ensuring the seamless implementation of Ethernet, VLANs, and TCP/IP configurations.

Jun 2018 – Aug 2018 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Integrate CISCO Routers (ASR-920 Series), Optical Fiber, and SFP's compatibility in Jio 4G LTE Sites.
• Configuration of Routers using PUTTY.
• Deployed and configured routers across 50+ 4G cell towers, improving network coverage and reducing latency by 20%.
• Ensured 99.5% uptime by conducting thorough testing and validation of 4G network routers, optimizing connectivity and performance.
• Reduced deployment time by 15% through streamlined installation procedures and effective team coordination.
• Diagnosed and resolved router configuration issues, resulting in 30% faster service restoration during critical outages.

May 2018 – Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• The impact and the dramatic improvement of 4G availability in India as Jio rolled out by Reliance.
• Study of LTE technology, eNodeB sites, small cells, and WiFi projects.

May 2017 – Jul 2017 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Learn about the basics of Analog and Digital Communication.
• Learn about how Doordarshan and All India Radio broadcast the Events.
• Learn about Mics, Consoles, Instruments, UPS, SMPS.