Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Internal Certifications
Disclaimer
Timeline
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Kavinchander Arunan

Coimbatore

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented Major Incident Management Engineer with nearly 5 years of experience in ITIL and Critical Incident Management. Skilled in orchestrating rapid response strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and maintaining service continuity under pressure. Eager to leverage a solid foundation in ITIL best practices to drive service excellence in a progressive organization.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Major Incident Management Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Coimbatore
07.2022 - Current
  • Orchestrated the resolution of high-risk incidents by collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring rapid response and minimizing customer impact.
  • Designed, developed, and maintained a robust Incident Management Program, along with Emergency Operating Procedures, in close collaboration with solution and stream teams.
  • Leveraged automation and dashboard solutions to enhance incident management tools and streamline user communications, driving greater efficiency and reliability in response processes.
  • Assessed business impact and urgency to declare Major Incidents, initiating Business Continuity Management (BCM) protocols and disaster recovery procedures as needed.
  • Led and facilitated bridge calls, ensuring seamless coordination between internal and external stakeholders for swift service restoration, adhering to SLA targets (P0 – 1 hour, P1 – 2 hours, P2 – 4 hours).
  • Managed and resolved Infrastructure and Application-related issues for diverse client portfolios across Cognizant, ensuring consistent service delivery.
  • Drafted and disseminated critical incident notifications to leadership, stakeholders, and business teams, maintaining transparency and compliance with agreed processes.
  • Adhered to ITIL frameworks for quality service delivery, ensuring incident resolution within SLA guidelines.
  • Collaborated with service support and delivery processes to maintain high standards of Quality of Service (QoS).
  • Directed cross-functional post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement in operations and execution.
  • Participated in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings and proactively logged Problem Tickets for recurring issues, promoting long-term stability.
  • Compiled, analyzed, and presented weekly and monthly outage reports, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA), to senior management.
  • Coordinated with relevant teams to ensure timely submission of RCA and Reason for Outage (RFO) reports, adhering to established SLAs.

Global Command Center Operations

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Coimbatore
12.2020 - 06.2022
  • Led process execution within Cognizant's Global Command Center Operations (GCCO), overseeing 24x7 infrastructure management to maintain seamless operations.
  • Monitored global network devices proactively, detecting and resolving performance issues to sustain network stability.
  • Administered the onboarding and decommissioning of network devices and interfaces in CA and PM tools, maintaining precise asset management.
  • Liaised with International Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to initiate and resolve network dockets, ensuring rapid issue resolution.
  • Collaborated with Location Technicians for physical connectivity assessments, swiftly identifying and addressing connectivity challenges.
  • Facilitated essential network operations, including Data Center (DC) migrations, Disaster Recovery (DR) activities, and annual maintenance shutdowns.
  • Performed initial analysis of VPN connectivity, promptly diagnosing and troubleshooting issues.
  • Addressed network performance concerns, including slow connections, disconnections, and outages across Internet, MPLS, P2P, B2B, and CE-CE links.
  • Applied extensive knowledge of Networking fundamentals, the OSI model, and TCP/IP protocols to maintain secure and efficient network functionality.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Systems

Sri Krishna Arts And Science College
Coimbatore
05.2020

Higher Secondary -

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Coimbatore
03.2017

SSLC -

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Coimbatore
03.2015

Skills

    Technical Skills:

    Windows Server Administration

    Network Security Management

    Cisco Prime Infrastructure Management

    Cisco FMC (Firepower Management Center)

    Cisco DNAC & ISE

    Palo Alto Firewall Configuration

    Putty and Secure-CRT

    Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

    Tools & Technologies:

    ServiceNow ITSM (Incident, Problem, Change Management)

    BMC Remedy

    CA Spectrum (Monitoring and Alerting Systems)

    IT Service Management Skills:

    ITIL Framework (v3/v4)

    Critical Incident Management

    Major Incident Coordination

    Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

    Problem Management

    Incident Lifecycle Management

    Service Continuity Management

    Change Management (ITIL Best Practices)

    Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Accomplishments

  • Best Associate of the year – 2024
  • The Employee of the month - 10 times in 4 years

Internal Certifications

  • Incident Management Fundamentals, Involves proactively preparing for potential disruptions, quickly identifying and categorizing incidents, prioritizing based on impact, responding effectively, and ensuring resolution and closure, while also learning from past incidents to improve future processes.
  • Problem Management Fundamentals, The purpose of problem management is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of incidents and managing workarounds and known errors.
  • Change Management Fundamentals, The tools and techniques used to develop and manage the change process and look at the impact change management has on an organization, from human resources, operations and to IT.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that all the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Timeline

Major Incident Management Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2022 - Current

Global Command Center Operations

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2020 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Systems

Sri Krishna Arts And Science College

Higher Secondary -

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Matriculation Higher Secondary School

SSLC -

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Kavinchander Arunan