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Azhagar Sounderarajan

CEO

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates19 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 17+ years of experience in technical leadership.
  • Expertise in Datacenter and Security Solutions.
  • Proven track record in implementing large-scale projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in Datacenter and Security Solutions within the IT Infrastructure industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Datacenter SolutionsSecurity Solutions

Other Skills

A10AFMAPMASMBGPCCIECampus NetworkCisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)Cisco CertifiedCisco FirepowerCisco IOSCisco IP Telephony DesignCisco MDS SAN switchesCisco NexusCisco Routers

About

Professionally I am a Service Delivery Technical Team Leader with 17+ years of progressive experience including Network Design and implementation, Support, Operations, Testing, Validation, and Documentation for various customers in the Middle East. My recent roles have been a mix of the following: - Datacenter, Wireless, Security Solutions Implementation and Support: Responsible for understanding business & and technical problems, having fantastic technical knowledge over designing and Implementing the following technologies/vendors (Cisco, F5, Fortinet), Acting as a Subject Matter Experts (SME) for a set of Wireless, Datacenter & Security Solutions including but not limited to (Cisco Nexus, DNAC, ISE, Firewalls, IPS, End-to-End Solutions…), Developing Proposals, Quotes, RFP, RFI/ Delivering POCs, Staying Current with Recent/Future Trends. - Professional Services: Hands-On Experience on a set of Wired, Wireless, Datacenter Network, Network Automation with Cisco SDA, Cisco ACI, Cisco & Fortinet Security solutions including Fortigate, Firepower Firewall, Email, Web, Endpoint, DNS, and Cloud Security, Hands-on with Microsoft Azure Cloud Firewall, Load-Balancer, Wireless Controller and Network Implementations. Presently working at Emircom UAE [Cisco Gold partner] as a Technical Team Leader in the UAE Market handling multiple accounts. Implemented large-scale projects across UAE and KSA. Previously worked for around 4 years for JUNIPER Networks as a Member Technical Staff and CISCO Systems Customer Advocacy as a Network Consulting Engineer. Certifications: CCIE Datacenter Certified: #49047 Fortinet: NSE7

Experience

Emircom

2 roles

Technical Team Leader

Promoted

Oct 2018Present · 7 yrs 5 mos · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Cisco Wireless, ISE, Datacenter, Campus Network, Security and F5 Integration.
  • Leading a Team Size of eight for multiple projects with customers in various sectors.
Cisco WirelessISEDatacenterCampus NetworkSecurityF5 Integration+2

Network Expert

Jul 2014Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

  • Datacenter and Security Solutions Engineer - at Saudi Emircom
  • Data-Center and F5 Consultant for SAMA, Bayan Credit Bureau, Mobily.
  • NOC Engineer, Datacenter Expert and IP-Telephony Lead - Mobily
Datacenter SolutionsSecurity SolutionsF5 ConsultantNOC EngineerIP-Telephony

Juniper networks

2 roles

Member Technical Staff

Oct 2012Jul 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Member Technical Staff

Apr 2008Mar 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Cisco systems

Network Consulting Engineer

Mar 2010Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Solution Testing and Production support for NTT - Japan

Wipro technologies

Project Engineer

Oct 2006Mar 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • Was working in Cisco's NMS Project called ISC.

Education

Anna University Chennai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jan 2002Jan 2006

Pondicherry University

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — International Business

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

Master of Science (MSc) — Information Technology

Jan 2007Jan 2009

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