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Swathi Kalagara

Software Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia10 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in network engineering.
  • Expert in Cisco SDWAN and ACI technologies.
  • Proven ability to manage stakeholder communications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in enterprise and service provider environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Network EngineeringData CentersSdwanConsultationSoftware TestingAutomationTesting

Other Skills

Cisco NexusRoutingCisco ACIVXLANACIDNACPythonLAN SwitchingCisco TechnologiesTCP/IPSoftware Defined NetworkingBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)MPLS VPNNetwork Security

About

Australian Permanent Resident Visa holder (189). Professional network and systems engineer with over 10+ years of experience in diverse areas including consulting, network design & implementation, architecture, configuration, administration, troubleshooting of enterprise, service provider and data center networks. Advocates solutions and services to customers on technologies and platforms to expertly manage their networks. Trusted advisor capable of building solid, long-term relationships with customers plus a demonstrated ability to learn and work in a multicultural team environment. Managing stakeholder communication across multiple lines of business on operational milestones, process changes, escalations, etc. Experienced in all phases of testing including Feature Testing, Sustenance, System Validation Integration Testing and Automation Exposure of working on Agile & Scrum Methodology Well versed with TCP/IP, Switching and Routing concepts. Expertise in preparing & reviewing Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Data, Executing Test Cases; experience in integration with CI/CD and Test Automation pipelines L2 Protocols: STP, RSTP, IEEE802.1Q, VTP, ARP L3 Protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP, IPV4, ICMP, HSRP Miscellaneous Technologies: NAT, DHCP, DNS, TCP,UDP Cisco SDN technologies : SDWAN, DNAC, ACI, SDA Virtualization: VMware ESXI, Docker SIEM Tools: Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel Version Control: Git/Bitbucket Automation/Build: Jenkins Automation: Python Traffic Generator: Ixia-IX Explorer Hardware: Cisco catalyst 6500, Cat 9k, C3650, C2960, ISR 4k, ASR 1k. Instant Access/Satellite Switch, Cisco ISE, Wireless LAN Controller, Access Point

Experience

10 yrs 8 mos
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Current Experience

Westpac

Senior Network Engineer

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

Data CentersCisco NexusNetwork Engineering

Accenture australia

Infra Transformation Network Consultant

Jul 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

  • Testing/validating/Implementing :
  • Cisco SDWAN
  • Cisco DNA Centre
  • Cisco Matrix
  • Cisco TTA (Traffic Telemetry Appliance)
SDWANRoutingNetwork Engineering

Cisco

3 roles

Network Consulting Engineer

Promoted

Jun 2020Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Offering technical consultation for enterprise customers from various regions in routing,switching and security domains.
  • Engages with customers to accelerate their adoption of Cisco products & solutions that transform their business and drive business outcomes.
  • Design, deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting of networks.
  • Proactive and reactive diagnosis of network infrastructure issues.
  • Proficient in automation - Python, REST API's.
Cisco ACIVXLANNetwork EngineeringConsultation

Software Engineer

Apr 2015Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Dev test engineer for Cisco ISE.
  • Functionality testing of MnT component (Monitoring and troubleshoot).
  • UI Automation using Selenium and Python
  • Expertise in preparing & reviewing Test Scenarios.
  • Experience in feature automation using PYATS framework.
  • Experience in integration with CI/CD and Test Automation pipelines .
  • Stabilizing nightly sanity automation test cases and test beds.
ACIDNACSoftware TestingAutomation

Software QA Engineer

Dec 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Dev Test Engineer for Cisco Catalyst 65xx and 68xx Series product portfolios
  • Area of expertise L3-unicast, L2, Platform
  • Configure end-to-end set-up, debug, and troubleshoot customer filed issues and identify the root cause.
  • Performed system testing on campus fex/instant access satellite switches.
RoutingLAN SwitchingNetwork EngineeringTesting

Education

Andhra University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Electronics and Instrumentation

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