SATHVIK RAGHAVENDRA

Product Engineer

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States5 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in network security and automation frameworks.
  • Proven track record in vendor integrations and system optimization.
  • Strong background in Python and Django for automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking and Automation Specialist with a focus on Security and Integration.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Network SecurityAutomationCustomer ServiceNetworking

Other Skills

scepestautomation frameworksbackend optimizationvendor integrationremediationintegration testingcontrol plane securitynetwork devicesownershipDjangovoice infrastructureIP phonesanalysisreport generation

About

I love figuring out how packets really move through a network, the hidden paths they take, and the protocols that guide them. I’m fascinated by how security layers keep that journey safe, and how automation makes the whole system smarter and faster. For me, networking isn’t just about devices talking — it’s about building reliable, secure conversations between them. Currently, I’m at Meta as a Network Development Engineer, working on vendor integrations, network security (SCEP, EST, TLS/mTLS, PKI), automation frameworks, and optimizing backend systems for scale and reliability. I’ve also been involved in control plane security hardening and rolling out mTLS across production services. I graduated with a Master’s in Computer Networking from NC State University, Raleigh. Over the years, I’ve developed a strong passion for networks, virtualization, and automation — basically, how to make systems talk to each other efficiently and securely. My journey started at Cisco Systems, where I worked in the Collaboration domain (CUCM, CUC, IP Phones, Jabber) and got curious about automating repetitive tasks. That curiosity led me to Python, REST APIs, Django, and even using NLP to make network operations smarter. At Nokia, I spent my time debugging, automating, and recreating setups on big routers (Nokia 7750 SR) that directly helped developers close issues. With certifications like CCNA (R&S, Voice) and Cisco DevNet Associate, and hands-on experience across virtualization (VMware, KVM, Docker) and automation (Python, Ansible), I’ve built a mix of networking depth and software skills.

Experience

5 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
2 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Meta

Network Development Engineer

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Menlo Park, California, United States · On-site

  • Led vendor integration initiatives across Cisco, Arista, JunOS, and EVO platforms, designing configuration guides for VM workflows for SCEP and EST protocols on our RA Service.
  • Built automated remediation tool that identifies and revokes certs based on the device lifecycle status on RA service.
  • Developed comprehensive SCEP, EST integration testing framework that included CA cert retrieval, challenge generation, and certificate enrollment/re-enrollment on our RA service.
  • Led collaborations with other teams to integrate mTLS in Syslog and GNMI services and built configuration guides to roll this out on Network production devices.
  • Optimized Secret Broker service by achieving 75% cache hit rate and reducing total processing time by 80% through caching regexes and external service calls.
  • Improved system reliability and monitoring of Secret Broker service by integrating Prometheus for GO runtime metrics, adding comprehensive test coverage with performance benchmarks.
  • Led the Project to harden control plane security by identifying coverage gaps in control plane filters and rolled out the changes on all corporate JUNOS network devices.
scepestnetwork securityautomation frameworksbackend optimizationautomation

Nokia

Software Quality Assurance Engineer - College Intern

May 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr · Sunnyvale, California, United States · On-site

  • Created a test plan and developed scripts for Nokia7750 SR routers using PyShl infrastructure in the context of Proxy ARP/ND.
  • Recreated the setup on Nokia 7750 SR for few bugs using Pyshl that helped the developers to fix the bugs and close the DTS (Defect Tracking System) requests.
  • Debugged and fixed test cases for Nokia 7750 SR-L routers in the Proxy ARP/ND context, reported bugs, and assisted developers in recreating the test setups.

Cisco

3 roles

Network Consulting Engineer II – Collaboration & Automation

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Developed thorough understanding on business processes in financial industry while planning and deploying the changes on their voice and video infrastructure.
  • Led a project for a financial institute across 50+ countries that focused on identifying and analyzing the IP phones in their inventory and this analysis enabled the management to take decisions on retention and feature changes of phones. We demised over 60% of their inventory there by saving millions of dollars on their physical assets.
  • Developed a Django based web portal for the team that provides detailed insights into hours logged/planned by employees, skills of engineers and generates various reports related to project quotations.
  • Provided technical trainings and mentored new hires on the tools related to automation.
ownershipcustomer serviceDjangovoice infrastructureautomation

Network Consulting Engineer I – Collaboration & Automation

Jul 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Worked on Global cleanup project and built various scripts that make use of REST API to analyze the unused inventory and removed over 450k configs from the backend.
  • Used Natural Language Processing (NLP) to identify the type of phone based on several parameters and categorized over 200k devices.
  • Developed various AXL and python scripts to pull the information from Cisco Collaboration products and saved the efforts of team in projects.
IP PhonesJabberREST APINLPautomationnetworking

College Intern - Collaboration and Automation

Jan 2019 – Jun 2019 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Developed a Django based internal portal for HSBC team to categorize and maintain the various types of requests received by the team.
  • Worked on development of Adaptive Career Development (ACD) portal that suggests new skills and trainings to engineers based on their current skills.
  • Got trainings on various Cisco Collaboration products and Cisco Routing & Switching concepts.
Cisco Call Managercisco unity

Education

North Carolina State University

Master of Science - MS — Computer Networking

Aug 2022 – May 2024

RV College Of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology

Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

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