Sumanth TR

DevOps Engineer

Karnataka, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of experience in network engineering.
Expertise in data center implementation and operations.
Proven track record in managing critical network projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Network Engineer specializing in Infrastructure and Data Center Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Network DesignData Center ManagementNetwork Operations

Other Skills

Nexus 9kLeaf & SpineArista 7280ASR 1002-HXBCPCatalyst SwitchesNetwork Operations Center (NOC)STPVTPEtherchannelHot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)code upgradeArista CVPVirtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)VPC

About

Network Engineer with 12+ years of experience in Implementation / Operations & Design. Have Experience in handling both Enterprise Networks & Data Centers Handled critical Projects related to Data Centre space which involves Implementation & Design Work. In my early years have worked in Network Operations supporting many clients. I adjust to the needs of organization and stick to the process of continuous learning to grow further.

Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Wells fargo

Lead Network Engineer

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Worked on International Colo Projects for India & APAC Regions which enables
regional termination point for Application Traffic and hence reducing latency and cost
reduction in terms of procuring International MPLS to Domestic Headend.
 Taking Care of Implementation / Discovery & Benching Work for
Mumbai/Chennai/Singapore/Tokyo Colocations.
 Working on Data Centre Switches Tech Refresh Project at APAC for Hongkong &
Singapore Regions
 Working on Projects which involves Arista Leaf & Spine Architecture
Build and was part of MS Teams & Cloud Proxy Traffic Migration from Legacy to
new construct.
 Have worked on BCP Drill Projects for VPN Network Connectivity & Outbound
Internet Connectivity for India and have documents steps procedure and conducted
the test in coordination with various teams.
 Worked on Multiple Vlan Build Projects for New Secure Device Deployments in the
perimeter Construct of Data Center.
 Interacts with Software Development Team and share the requirements and
challenges faced by the team and working out ways to get some of the tasks
automated.
 Responsible for Network Setup & Installation of New EGS India Sites and Vendor
Partner Sites.
 Have been responsible for Vendor Site Movements / Addition of New Switches to the
existing Setup and Decommission of Sites
 Code Upgradation of Managed devices across EGS / APAC / EMEA / SOAM
regions as and when the requirement arise to address Qualys vulnerabilities.
 Taking Care of Maintenance activities at Vendor Locations and from ISP and
ensuring no impact to devices at Wells End.
 As part of Tech refresh Project, have replaced lot of Vendor Site devices
with newer model of Catalyst Switches – 9000 Series.
 Been responsible for installation of 9407, 9500-40X, 9300 Catalyst Switches and
4451 ISR & ASR 1002-HX Routers as part of Phoenix Tech refresh.

Nexus 9kLeaf & SpineArista 7280ASR 1002-HXBCPCatalyst Switches+16

Cognizant

Technical Lead

Jan 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

Level2 support – Operational issues for Multiple Customers.
 Troubleshooting issues based on Priority -Joining Bridge Calls to solve High Priority
issues & interaction with other Technical Teams.
 Working on Incident / Service Requests & Resolving within Timeframe & SLA.
 Raising Change Requests whenever necessary based upon requirements- preparing
change plan, getting approvals from stakeholders & implementation during the
change window.
 Onboarding New Customers which involve taking KT from concerned teams,
preparing documentation to present to internal team.

code upgradeEtherchannelNetwork Operations