Thulasirajan Alagarsamy

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Transformed automation architecture, reducing runtime by 82%.
  • Designed LLM-powered workflows for requirement-to-test traceability.
  • Built AI-driven defect analysis systems improving regression effectiveness.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking Automation Expert with a focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

AutomationAiopsNetworking

Other Skills

NETCONFContinuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery (CI/CD)LLM OrchestrationAI for Software EngineeringBroadband Network Gateway (BNG)gRPCgNMITelemetryYANGGo (Programming Language)Test AutomationPPPDHCPPython (Programming Language)

About

I build intelligent automation systems for large-scale networking infrastructure. With 20+ years at Cisco, I’ve worked across networking platforms (IOS XR, IOS XE, IOS), evolving from test engineering into leading automation and system-level transformation initiatives. My recent work focuses on applying AI to real engineering workflows: • Designed LLM-powered agentic systems for requirement-to-test traceability, eliminating manual reporting through automated PR workflows • Built autonomous defect analysis systems to identify coverage gaps and generate regression-ready automation • Transformed fragmented automation ecosystems (41 → 6 systems), achieving ~82% runtime reduction without compromising coverage • Led CI/CD modernization to enable continuous validation and early issue detection across multi-team environments I combine deep networking expertise (BRAS/ISG/BNG, manageability, IOS-XR) with modern automation (Python, Go) and AI-driven workflows to build scalable, reliable systems. My work sits at the intersection of: • AI + Infrastructure • Automation at scale • Reliability engineering I’m particularly interested in applying AI beyond experimentation — into production systems that improve engineering efficiency, quality, and system resilience. Focused on applying AI to large-scale networking and infrastructure systems in production environments.

Experience

20 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
10 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
15 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Technical Lead – Automation & AIOps

Promoted

Aug 2019Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

  • Leading large-scale automation and AI-driven transformation of IOS-XR infrastructure systems used in production environments.
  • Key contributions:
  • Transformed automation architecture by consolidating 41 legacy systems into 6 scalable platforms (82% runtime reduction)
  • Designed and implemented LLM-powered agentic workflows for requirement-to-test traceability with automated PR generation
  • Built AI-driven defect analysis agents to detect coverage gaps and improve regression effectiveness
  • Reduced defect escape rate by ~30% through proactive regression engineering
  • Led XR SW Violet program driving cross-team execution and platform modernization
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with nightly validation (FireX) for early issue detection and system stability
  • Led AI feasibility and adoption initiatives for infrastructure systems
NETCONFContinuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery (CI/CD)AutomationAIOps

Software Engineer

Apr 2011Jul 2019 · 8 yrs 3 mos

  • Led automation and validation for IOS-XR manageability and networking systems across multiple platforms (ASR9000, NCS55xx, 8000).
  • Key contributions:
  • Drove end-to-end test strategy for manageability protocols (NETCONF, gRPC, gNMI, Telemetry, YANG)
  • Early adopter of Ondatra (Go) for OpenConfig-based automation, improving cross-vendor test portability
  • Delivered critical features for tier-1 telecom providers (Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, AT&T)
  • Contributed to Cisco automation frameworks (Cafy, pyATS) and built scalable automation suites
  • Filed 500+ high-impact defects with >80% validity, improving platform stability
  • Mentored engineers and guided test architecture and execution across teams
Broadband Network Gateway (BNG)NETCONFAutomationNetworking

Hcl technologies

Lead Engineer

Jan 2006Mar 2011 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Worked on Cisco IOS/XR/XE platforms focusing on ISG/BNG and broadband technologies.
  • Developed automation and validation for networking protocols (PPP, DHCP, ISG/BRAS)
  • Built regression test suites and supported large-scale test integrations
  • Collaborated with global teams on defect analysis and feature validation
Broadband Network Gateway (BNG)Test AutomationNetworking

Education

Anna University Chennai

B.E — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2005

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