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Aniket Sudam Varade

Pune

Summary

To work in a motivated organization where my personal skills and technical knowledge would be utilized and to achieve my personal growth through organization’s process.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Process Lead

Wipro Ltd
Pune
08.2021 - Current
  • Router Configuration: Configured Cisco ISR/ASR routers with OSPF, BGP, static routing, NAT, ACLs, and QoS for enterprise WAN connectivity. Performed MPLS circuit setups and failover validation on customer edge routers.
  • Switch Configuration: Deployed and configured Cisco Catalyst switches (2960X, 3850, 9300) with VLANs, trunking, port channels, STP/RSTP, access control, and SNMP. Ensured network segmentation and optimized LAN traffic flow.
  • 4G Router Configuration: Handled 4G LTE router setups using Cisco CPEs (C1117-4P, similar models) with cellular WAN configuration, dual SIM redundancy, APN settings, and secure remote access via IPsec VPN or GRE tunnels.
  • Access Point Configuration: Provisioned and on-boarded Cisco lightweight access points using CAPWAP, ensuring correct SSID broadcasting, security profiles (WPA2/WPA3), and site-specific RF profiles.
  • Wireless LAN Controller (WLC): Configured Cisco WLCs (2504, 5520 series) for wireless policies, roaming, DHCP scopes, and integrated APs into central management. Ensured compliance with enterprise wireless standards.
  • SD-WAN and MPLS Failover: Deployed and tested failover scenarios on SD-WAN edge devices and MPLS routers using route tracking, SLA monitoring, and dual WAN configurations for high availability.
  • SNMP and Monitoring: Resolved SNMP-related issues impacting NMS tools like SolarWinds/Nagios by adjusting community strings, access policies, and enabling traps.
  • IOS Upgrades & Bandwidth Changes: Performed Cisco IOS upgrades, rollback validation, and interface-level bandwidth upgrades aligned with customer requirements and change windows.
  • Documentation & Process Compliance: Maintained detailed configuration records, change logs, rollback plans, and ORT sign off documentation. Ensured alignment with internal SOPs and Wipro quality standards.

Technical Analyst

Infosys Limited
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Provisioning of Circuits/ Services L3VPN/L2VPNs/Internet as per customer requirement on day to day basis.
  • Experienced in various protocols such as IP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, STP,RSTP.
  • Troubleshooting problems related to the layer 3 services.
  • Managed CPE for managed customers.
  • Hands On experience of Configuration and troubleshooting on Cisco 7606, 7200, 1900 etc. routers, Cisco 3600, 2600 switches, Juniper.
  • Managing installation, configuration & troubleshooting with CISCO devices(Cisco 7600,3400,2600,3600, 1921, and ASR 9K,ASR9200)
  • Faulty device replacements for Cisco, Riverbed, Juniper, Meraki firewalls.
  • Hands-on experience on Meraki technology.
  • Creating ,changing, managing Meraki network and devices like MX68, switches and access points.
  • Uploading IOS in routers & switches through TFTP/FTP Server.
  • Upgrading IOS for Cisco router, Cisco switches, stack switches, Meraki AP and firewalls.
  • Worked with Cisco , Riverbed, Juniper tac teams for critical issues.
  • Configuring and monitoring alerts of all network devices with Solar winds and other Monitoring tools like HP-OVO, Moog soft.
  • Proactively check logs and health status for devices of critical customers having platinum and gold services.
  • Daily attend meeting with CDM’s, Incident Management Team for all P1’s and P2’s that are in progress from last 24hrs. Also discuss if any critical issue or incident that is in progress.
  • Creation and maintenance of VLAN s, STP, VTP, Ether-Channel, HSRP.
  • Configuring and managing wireless network with help of Cisco wireless access points and WLC.
  • Analyzing the Network related logs to provide RCA (root cause analysis) for customer escalations and getting the issues fixed with support of engineering team.
  • WAN link bandwidth upgradation, Migration and decommissioning of the link.

Network Configuration Engineer

Wipro Technologies
06.2016 - 10.2018
  • Worked as PE Network configuration Engineer from June 2016 to Aug 2017.
  • Worked as PE engineer for migrations including Cisco10k to ASR1K routers for finance customer.
  • Hands on configuration experience over BGP, MPLS, L2& L3 VPN.
  • Worked with British Telecom as client for Wipro technology.
  • Worked on Fast Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet, serialE1/T1, E3/T3 links, DXS3 link types.
  • Deploying configuration on PE Routers through automation.
  • Comparing the10k to ASR configuration. Before migration and if required do the required changes.
  • Checking of access list, route map etc.
  • Troubleshooting and rectifying PE-CE issue occurred in migration like port not coming up, BGP not coming up, BGP flapping, interface flapping, BGP prefixes issues, route map & RTs related issues, CE management address not reachable.
  • Guiding Field engineer to carry out Planned Event.
  • Having access of PE as well as CE.
  • Working with various tools for ensuring end to end Process is followed.

Network Engineer

Wipro Technologies
08.2017 - 10.2018
  • Working as Network Engineer from August 2017& still working.
  • Migrating Cisco10k to ASR1K and ASR9K routers.
  • Hands on configuration experience over dynamic protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and static routing.
  • Working with Cisco Systems, Inc. as client for Wipro technology.
  • Troubleshooting and rectifying PE-CE issue occurred in migration like port is not coming up, BGP is not coming up, BGP flapping, interface flapping, BGP prefixes issues, route map, CE address not reachable.
  • Guiding Field engineer to carry out Planned Event.
  • Working with various tools for ensuring end to end Process is followed.

Resident Network Engineer

Tata Communications Ltd
03.2015 - 06.2016
  • ⦁ Was Working as a Resident Engineer for Cosmos Bank data centre from March 2015 to Jun 2017.
    ⦁ Working from Cosmos data center Pune, had access to their core devices and data center.
    ⦁ Was working from client office to support their network activities like link monitoring, LAN configuration, link down troubleshooting, device installation, LAN cabling, DHCP configuration, traffic monitoring.
    ⦁ Working knowledge of Cisco routers/switch & Huawei Routers, Configurations Routing protocols STATIC, RIP, OSPF, BGP.
    ⦁ NMS and accounting reports for checking load on bank’s branch link.
    ⦁ Visited bank site for LAN cabling, router/ switches installation, POE device checking and server room setups.
    ⦁ Adding new branch network to existing Cosmos bank Network.
    ⦁ Handling calls with non-technical branch people for basic troubleshooting link ping test from local LAN to router, checking power on devices, rebooting devices, Jack-in jack-out cables on router, POE, switches.
    ⦁ Also did site survey for new installation.
    ⦁ Troubleshooting for the link down issues & router related issues. In that we can check the router port issue, POE to router
    ⦁ Cabling issue, Duplex settings.
    ⦁ Analyzing the root cause of tickets and providing technical support (Routing, Switching)
    ⦁ Troubleshooting different types of logical (Switching, Routing) issue in the link.
    ⦁ Troubleshooting Customer Latency, Browsing Problem, and Internet connectivity issue.
    ⦁ Configuring and troubleshooting issues related to OSPF, BGP and MPLS protocol in Service Provider network.
    ⦁ Troubleshooting of Link failure, configuration related issue, Hardware related issue, Bandwidth Utilization of link, Monitor network devices like Router, and Switches.
    ⦁ Traffic shifting activity i.e. from primary link to secondary link.
    ⦁ If port gets faulty then we swap the router port configuration.
    ⦁ Failover activities & ISDN Activity.
    ⦁ Hands on experience on CISCO Routers i.e. CISCO-1812, CISCO-1841, CISCO-1905.
    ⦁ Provide the privilege level & IP accounting access to the clients as per the requirements.
    ⦁ Basic Knowledge of ISDN.

Education

BEIT, Trinity College of Engineering
Pune
03-2014

Skills

  • Routing protocols
  • Switching protocols
  • Cisco wireless technology
  • Meraki
  • SD-WAN

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is true to my knowledge and I bear the responsibilities for the correctness of the above mentioned particulars.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 07/09/1991

Timeline

Senior Process Lead

Wipro Ltd
08.2021 - Current

Technical Analyst

Infosys Limited
10.2018 - 08.2021

Network Engineer

Wipro Technologies
08.2017 - 10.2018

Network Configuration Engineer

Wipro Technologies
06.2016 - 10.2018

Resident Network Engineer

Tata Communications Ltd
03.2015 - 06.2016

BEIT, Trinity College of Engineering
Aniket Sudam Varade