K Kranthi kumar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven expertise in cloud-native solutions and Kubernetes.
Hands-on experience with scalable CNIS deployments.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator with strong consulting skills.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution (cnis)KubernetesCisco Application Centric Infrastructure (aci)Cloud Center Management

Other Skills

Network functions virtualization infrastructure Solution (NFVI)SDN (Software Defined Networking)Ericsson Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI)OpenStack based cloud solution (CAPO)VirtualizationLinuxExtreme SLX switchesJuniper L2/L3 switchesPluribus L3 switchesEricsson EAM switchesVirtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)cisco cloud centerDiagnosing network problemsPreparing method of procedure (MOP) documentsPlanning major change activities

About

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in designing, deploying, and managing modern cloud-native solutions. Proven expertise in CNIS (Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution), Kubernetes, Cisco ACI, and data center virtualization. Skilled in infrastructure automation, troubleshooting complex environments, and driving seamless integration across hybrid and on-premise platforms. Hands-on experience delivering scalable CNIS deployments using SDI control fabric and Kubernetes-based CCD on bare metal. Proficient in creating HLD/LLD documentation, provisioning SDI2/SDI3 control fabrics, and automating tasks using EFA CLI and YAML. Adept at orchestrating Common Services installation, VM provisioning, and full-stack validation to ensure performance and compatibility. Certified Kubernetes Administrator and Ericsson Cloud Professional with a solid track record in customer-facing consulting, infrastructure automation, and end-to-end deployment ownership.

Experience

9 yrs

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

2 mos

Current Experience

Nokia

IP TEC Engineer

Apr 2026 – Present · 2 mos

Ericsson

Senior Solution Integrator

Sep 2022 – Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru

Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution (CNIS),Network functions virtualization infrastructure Solution(NFVI), SDN (Software Defined Networking), Ericsson Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI),OpenStack based cloud solution(CAPO),
Virtualization, Linux,Extreme SLX switches , Juniper L2/L3 switches,Pluribus L3 switches,Ericsson EAM switches.

Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution (CNIS)Network functions virtualization infrastructure Solution (NFVI)SDN (Software Defined Networking)Ericsson Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI)OpenStack based cloud solution (CAPO)Virtualization+7

Cisco

Technical Consulting Engineer

Nov 2020 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru

Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Centralized /Global NOC in Cisco managing 15+ customers for their ACI solution-oriented delivery.
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
Experience in preparing method of procedure (MOP) documents based on new design requirements or as part of troubleshooting and implementing changes in the various customer environment.
Recommend and implement changes to improve systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
Planning for major change activities and presenting them in CAB (Change Advisory Board) meeting.
Attending any P1, P2 & troubleshooting calls and provide solutions.
Upgradation of Cisco ACI nodes which includes leafs ,spines and APIC’s .
Upgradation of APIC CIMC’s to the respective versions based on the requirements, defects and compatibility etc.
Cisco Cloud Center
Managing and monitoring the various customer builds which are deployed in the cloud center environment.
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve problems on cloud center devices such as Cloud center manager (CCM),cloud center orchestrator(CCO) ,Advanced message queuing protocol(AMQP) and Vmware NSX advanced load balancer (AVI).
Involved in preparing and upgrading the Cloud Center components in multiple data centers.

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)cisco cloud centerDiagnosing network problemsPreparing method of procedure (MOP) documentsPlanning major change activitiesUpgrading Cisco ACI nodes+2

Wipro

2 roles

Senior Project Engineer

Promoted

May 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

Project Engineer

Jun 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

Handle customer emergencies on hardware, software problems and troubleshooting on live nodes during a service impact.
Worked on executing test cases on different customer topologies according to the customer requirement and upgrade plan.
Troubleshoot, Analysis and identify the cause for the issue on Ericsson customer routers and provide fix on the upcoming release.
Support customer when they submit a Customer Service Request (CSR) or JIRA for hardware or software related issues.
Provide support to the customer on routers software upgrade, deployment and project activities.
Experience in virtual router deployments on lab using Openstack based POD and VMWARE vSphere for testing purpose.
Develop troubleshooting guides on Routing protocols, bringing up VRE routers on POD which would help customer on primary investigation.
Develop HealthD tool (The system-tools interface provides an interface to execute a set of pre-defined system-tools, which are python-based) for alarm tracking and event-scheduling (specifies which system-tools is executed at a specific date and time, or at certain interval).

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