Siddharth Kumar Tirkey

Product Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in automating network deployments with Ansible.
  • Developed innovative tools for network engineers.
  • Presented at major industry conferences.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking Automation Specialist with expertise in SDN technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

SdaAnsiblePython (programming Language)Large Language Models (llm)

Other Skills

Catalyst CenterDNACJinjaNetBoxRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)FlaskstreamlitregexPostmanpytestFunctional TestingData CleaningMachine LearningC++HTML5

About

Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems specializing in the deployment of SDN technologies. Proven ability to automate network deployments and operations using tools like Ansible, developing custom automation solutions for routine tasks, and creating frameworks for comprehensive network audits.

Experience

5 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Cisco

Consulting Engineer

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 10 mos · On-site

  • Enterprise Networking Engineer
  • Worked with clients across APJC and Americas region to plan, design, and implement Enterprise SDN technologies such as Software Defined Access (SDA) and Catalyst Center also known as Digital Network Architecture Controller (DNAC).
  • Worked closely with clients in the deployment of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (LAN) networks utilizing network deployment using Ansible and Jinja.
  • Network Automation and Tool development
  • Lead the development of scripts and tools with teams to improve efficiency and reduce manual efforts.
  • Developed an automation infrastructure involving NetBox, Ansible and Jinja to automate deployment of BGP EVPN VXLAN networks reducing time to production for customers.
  • Experience in developing parsers utilizing TextFSM for parsing data out of Cisco CLI output.
  • Developed internal tools with lightweight UI utilizing Flask and streamlit which consume internal APIs and automate routine tasks for network engineers.
  • Worked as a developer in an internal framework which helps in auditing networks and identifying potential issues during migration.
  • Developed chat bots within the organization utilizing the power of Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) which provided engineers with easy access to internal technology specific information.
  • Speaker
  • Presented at Cisco Live with presentation titled - Zero Touch Automation utilizing DNA Center APIs.
  • Presented at Communication Systems and Network conference (COMSNETS) 2024 and 2025.
SDACatalyst CenterDNACAnsibleJinjaNetBox+5

Cisco systems (india) private limited, bangalore

Customer Experience Intern

Jan 2021Jun 2021 · 5 mos

  • Worked in a team to develop a Streamlit and regex based tool to identify configuration features of a networking device. Its purpose was to inform clients about the understanding of vulnerabilities within their network infrastructure thus enabling them to make informed decisions.
StreamlitregexPostmanPython (Programming Language)

Rourkela steel plant

Summer Intern

Jun 2019Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Rourkela

  • Gained experience of day to day work of a Computer science engineer in a steel plant.

Education

Veer Surendra Sai University Of Technology (VSSUT,Formerly UCE), Burla

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Software Engineering

Jul 2017Jul 2021

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