Susmita Sihi

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 23 years of experience in software development.
Expertise in real-time operating systems and NMS.
Proven track record in virtualization and data center infrastructure.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Infrastructure Expert with extensive experience in software development for networking systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

VirtualizationData Center Software InfrastructureProject ManagementCProduct SimulationNms

Other Skills

Build ManagementCONFDCisco IOS-XRCisco NexusCisco TechnologiesClearCaseDMLData StructuresData center operating systemDebuggingDevice DriversDistributed SystemsEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded SystemsFirst Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)

About

I have total 23+ years of experience in software development on NMS and different infrastructure components of real time operating system for core routers or data center switches. Specialties: C, Real time distributed Operating System, NMS

Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Technical Lead

Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Joined team which deals with orchestration of Cisco software

Technical Lead

Sep 2019 – Apr 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore, India

Worked in virtualized product of Nexus datacenter. This product (Cisco 9000v) is used by customers for feature validation purpose. Owned virtual platform and developed features as per customer's (GDCH, G-Research, Mircrosoft) ask. Some of this features are : developing thin Nexus operating system only for virtual platform, inclusion of various type of 64 bit virtual LCs with virtual platform.

VirtualizationData center operating systemData center software infrastructureGitrouting infraprogrammability

Cisco systems

3 roles

Software Development Manager

Apr 2015 – Aug 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos

A new role and responsibility has been added to my career. Currently managing / working with a team to deliver various OS infra and FHRP features to several Nexus platform as well as IOS-XR platform.

Project Management

Senior Software Engineer

May 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Worked on Nexus-OS running on Data Center Switches. Worked on various OS infra components. Also worked on BU initiative projects. Brought up a newly developed memory tracking infrastructure on NXOS.
Also took transition on FHRP protocol and delivered features on Nexus switches.

CData center software infrastructureCisco NexusMemory ManagementSystem SoftwareVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)+1

Software Engg

May 2007 – Apr 2012 · 4 yrs 11 mos

worked on real time operating system (linux based) for Next Generation Core Router's. Here we support completely virtualized environment for better load balancing and software upgrades. Used latest IPC's based on GPB etc.
Worked in software development of real time operating system (qnx based) used in several routers (both core and edge) of Cisco.
Worked in simulation project of router for 3 years. I was there in the project from requirement phase till customer acceptance.

CDMLproduct simulation

Aricent

Sr. Software Engineer

Feb 2006 – Apr 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India · On-site

Worked on Lucent's Radio Network Controller. Involved in working on OAM Scheduler running on RNC

Wipro technologies

Project Engg

Mar 2003 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Worked in NMS domain of DSLAM switch.

Hfcl-r&d

Sr. Engg

Sep 2000 – Nov 2002 · 2 yrs 2 mos

I worked as Sr. Engg in HFCL R&D. I was involved in software design and development of a telecom device. I was there in the project starting from requirement phase till system integration and testing phase.

NMSClearCaseCBuild ManagementShell Scripting