Himala Kondapalli

Product Manager

Fremont, California, United States14 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in Wireless Protocol Testing
  • CCNP certified with hands-on troubleshooting expertise
  • Reduced security incidents by 25% through effective firewall management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking Infrastructure Specialist with extensive experience in protocol testing and network management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Network TestingSwitchingRoutingNetwork SecurityNetwork Management

Other Skills

Juniper SwitchesTraffic handlingSoftware TestingRoutersTestingInteroperabilityNetwork-Attached Storage (NAS)Cisco CertifiedCisco NetworkingNvidiaNetwork ArchitectureVirtual Private Network (VPN)Wireless NetworkingCisco RoutersWLAN

About

Currently having 15 years of experience in Wireless protocol & L2/L3 Protocol Testing, with certified professional hands-on experience in Designing, Implementation, Configuration and Troubleshooting at data center, enterprise, and service provider verticals. • CCNP Route & Switch certified • Very good in Routing & Switching (TCP/IP, ARP, RARP, Static Routes, Switching, STP, LACP, RIP, OSPF & BGP) ipv6 • Involved in test planning, executed manual and automated test cases, filed software defects and verified fixes, edge network Palo Alto Firewalls- Managed and configured Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls to protect critical network assets, successfully reducing security incidents by 25% PA-3200 Series, PA-5200 Series • Acquainted with TCP/IP protocol suite, Software defined Networking (SDN), Network Virtualization, SD-WAN, Openflow, Layer 2/ Layer 3 Network Design and Troubleshooting, Firewall,SDA. • Specialized in Automation of test cases using Tcl, Python. Skills: Network Protocols : VLAN, STP, VTP, ACL, Etherchannels, ARP, DHCP, NAT, HSRP/VRRP, Unicast Routing (RIP,OSPF,BGP), Multicast Routing (PIM-SM,IGMP),Openflow. Vxlan Tools: Wireshark, Ixia, Speedtest API: REST, libvirt Programming Languages: Python,Tcl OS : Windows,Linux Virtualization: Redhat/ Ubuntu KVM, Containers, Open vSwitch (OVS) Android Debugging Bridge (ADB)

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Oracle

Network Test Engineer

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

  • Qualified Arista EOS on 7060DX4, 7060dx5, 7060cx switches for JFAB roles, focusing on feature validation,
  • system reliability, and traffic handling.
  •  Tested and certified Skyhigh software 12.2.11 on WBG-5000-E2A and WBG-5500-C/D hardware platforms in
  • secure proxy environments.
  •  Led end-to-end testing of 200G FR4 optics between Oracle host servers and Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B,
  • including link integrity, signal quality, and interoperability.
  •  Qualified Cisco Nexus and DC-powered switches and Juniper Switches for deployment in Oracle CFAB
  • topologies.
  •  Found bugs, worked directly with Cisco and AOI to identify and resolve a critical issue where AOI
  • transceivers failed on 9332D-GX2B under NX-OS 10.3.3r. Obtained and validated software patch from the
  • vendor.
  •  Supported ZTP via management and data ports; validated gNMI telemetry, SNMP monitoring, and config
  • automation tools.
  •  Authored detailed validation plans, test cases, and bug reports; worked cross-functionally to support
  • production readiness.
  •  Validated Microsemi GPS splitter upgrade (093-15202-011) to replace EOL models and maintain accurate
  • time synchronization in critical infrastructure.
  •  Investigated and resolved a production-level BGP timers escalation involving Cisco–Juniper interoperability
  • on NX-OS 10.3.3r, impacting Oracle’s core data center systems for the customer UBER.
  •  Familiar with a range of cabling/connectors: MTP/MPO, LC duplex, Twinax DAC
  •  Conducted extensive testing across areas including:
  •  Functional and regression testing,Feature validation (BGP, ECMP, ZTP, monitoring tools), Interoperability
  • with multi-vendor devices (Cisco, Arista, Juniper), Traffic flow and failure/recovery validation.
  •  Scale, stress, and longevity scenarios (NVIDIA SN5610)
Network TestingJuniper SwitchesSwitching

Ac transit

Network Server Engineer

Apr 2024Jul 2024 · 3 mos

  • Maintain the integrity of networks, servers, and databases upon which the District relies for uninterrupted business and management operations.
  • Runs performance queries, and designs and implements testing routines to identify and resolve (de-bug) conflicts and potential operating malfunctions.
  • Troubleshoots, and resolves malfunctions with networked systems, operating platform/database interfaces, servers, configurations, and related equipment such as connections, switches, and hubs.
  • Uses system commands and protocols to maintain network systems and/or databases.Designs and builds Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
  • Designs, configures, implements, administers, and maintains VMware based virtual servers.
  • Configures, administers, and implements EMC Clarion SAN disk storage.
  • Designs, configures, implements, administers, and maintains Cisco wireless networks.
  • Collects network and server requirements and designs solutions using best practices.
  • Documents procedures, and provides user information and training materials.
  • Schedules and monitors systems maintenance.
  • Confers with end-users to identify user needs, and with consultants and vendors regarding systems maintenance and upgrades.
  • Estimates time and resources needed for projects, develops project schedules, and may prepare service request forms.
  • Administers systems security, and assigns appropriate access privileges to end-users.
  • May connect workstations and/or PCs to networked systems.
  • May set up, install, and upgrade hardware, software, and peripheral equipment
  • Performs related duties as required

Cisco

2 roles

Network Test Engineer

Promoted

Oct 2014Jul 2024 · 9 yrs 9 mos

  • A Cisco certified networking professional with hands on experience in Designing, Implementation,
  • Configuration and Troubleshooting at data center, enterprise, and service provider verticals.
  • 1.Very good in Routing & Switching (TCP/IP, ARP, RARP, Static Routes, Switching, STP,
  • LACP, RIP, OSPF & BGP)
  • 2. Good in Perl, TCL, iTest programming and learner in python.
  • 3. Good skills in debugging and doing Failure Analysis.
  • 4. Strong knowledge of Software Engineering Life Cycle
  • 5. Good Knowledge in Cisco catalyst switches, Cisco Routers & Cisco wireless controllers &
  • access points.
  • 6. Good at 802.11 a/b/g/n Standards, different types of authentications and encryptions
  • 7. Good Knowledge in automation frameworks like PYATS and traffic generators like Ixia, and
  • iTest automation tool.
  • 8. Self-motivated achiever and an excellent team player, who delivers the results on committed
  • time and help the team members to achieve the results.
  • 9. Experience in testing complex customer solutions and testing multivendor environments
  • 10. Developed test plans, test cases, test suites, generate test reports and bug reports, track bug
  • fixes and bugs verification.
  • 11.Undertaken several seminars and have helped the team in knowledge transition.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
RoutersRoutingSwitching

Senior Network Engineer

May 2011Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Developed test plans, test cases, test suites, generate test reports and bug reports, track bug
  • fixes and bugs verification.
  • Implemented crypto maps and security keys for the branches, ISAKMP
  • For establishing Security Associations (SA) cryptographic keys to branches in internet cloud
  • environment.
  • Configuration and troubleshooting link state protocols like OSPF in single area and multiple
  • areas.
  • Established high availability by configuring HSRP and optimized performance of the WAN
  • network consisting of Cisco 3550/4500/6500/NEXUS (5K,2K) switches by configuring
  • VLANs, TRUNK 802.1Q.
  • Implemented Security control using AAA, radius server, access-list, prefix-list, dynamic list
  • and DHCP server.
  • To increase speed and fast convergence configured Trunk groups, Ether channels and
  • Spanning tree for creating Access/Distribution and core layer switching architecture.
  • For Security purpose disabled all unused ports and putting them in used VLAN and ensuring
  • DHCP attack prevention where needed.
  • Configuration and troubleshooting of 2600,2800,3600,7500,7200 series routers.
  • Implementing various NAT solutions to protect networks from different domains.
  • Deployed ASA 5520 and 6500 firewall to protect inside LAN network from outside internet
  • threats.
  • As the access to Web, Finance and Email servers increased we implemented F5 load balancer
  • to share the traffic load.
  • Implemented CSACS, Syslog, TFTP and DNS servers.
  • Planned, tested, and evaluated various equipment, systems, IOSs and procedures for use
  • within the Network/security infrastructure.
  • Upgrading IOS, Troubleshooting network outages.
  • Continually monitor, assess, and improve network security, test and implement new security
  • technologies.
  • Planned, tested, and evaluated various equipment, systems, IOSs and procedures for use
  • within the Network/security infrastructure
RoutersNetwork-Attached Storage (NAS)Network SecurityRouting

Atem corp

Network Engineer

Apr 2010May 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo · California, United States · On-site

  • Troubleshooting Layer 1 and Layer 2 issues over LAN.
  • Implement and manage campus LAN and WAN.
  • Involved in configuration and troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP, OSPF routing protocols.
  • Handling LAN/WAN at various field sites, providing technical support for networking and
  • hardware issues.
  • Worked on Layer 2 protocols such as STP, VTP and other VLAN troubleshooting issues and
  • configuring switches from scratch and deployment.
  • Installed and configured DHCP Client/Server.
  • Handling PC Troubleshooting calls.
  • Planning, Designing, and implementing connectivity to the customer data centers using Cisco
  • Products.
  • Upgrades and backups of Cisco router configuration files to a TFTP server and implementing
  • and maintaining backup schedules as per the company policy.
  • Addressing queries regarding the Information System/ Software & extending onsite support.
  • Maintenance of the devices and Documented the Configurations using Microsoft Word and
  • VISION
RoutersNetwork-Attached Storage (NAS)RoutingNetwork Management

Education

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in computer science and engineering

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