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RAMESH KAKA

RAMESH KAKA

Sr Network Engineer
Bangalore,KA

Summary


  • Team Management
  • ITILV3 Foundation Certified
  • CCNA certified
  • JNCIA Certified


To obtain a responsible and prospective position where my technical skills are used and creativity is challenged towards the maintenance and production of the system in a domain that enhances my career professionally and also fulfills goals of the organization


Network operations professional with proven track record in maintaining and optimizing network infrastructures. Known for strong collaboration and adaptability, ensuring seamless network operations. Well-versed in network protocols, monitoring, and security measures, bringing reliability and efficiency to every project.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Network Operations Engineer

Yahoo
06.2018 - Current
  • Enhanced system uptime by proactively monitoring and troubleshooting network issues.
  • Ensure the continuous availability of all data network services.
  • Spearheaded the planning and execution of complex network migrations, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
  • As part of the on-call rotation, address escalations for high-severity issues from the NOC/SRE team, and aid in stabilizing or resolving them.
  • Delivered training sessions to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration within the team.
  • Optimized network performance through regular audits, identifying areas of improvement and implementing necessary changes.
  • Reduced response times to network incidents with thorough documentation and efficient escalation procedures.
  • Implement the critical changes (Nexus 7k Chassis/Module/Sup Engine, Cisco Routers, Juniper FPC, Routing Engine) essential for maintaining network availability 24/7.
  • Taking escalations for high-severity issues from the NOC/Tier 2 team and driving them toward stabilization and final resolution.
  • Working with the vendors—Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and Aruba—on IOS code bug verification and implementing a fix.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for seamless network integration during mergers and acquisitions.
  • Assisted in long-term capacity planning efforts by analyzing trends in traffic patterns, anticipating future demands on resources accordingly.
  • Troubleshot routers, layer 2 and 3 switches, and network firewalls.
  • Collaborated with other network engineers to configure and maintain network monitoring and load balancing.
  • Working on projects for software and hardware upgrades on business-critical devices (Cisco, Juniper, A10, Arista, etc.).
  • Provide RCA on the management call, and suggest strategies and innovations that will help us build a strong and dedicated team.
  • Analyze failure trends and precursors to proactively address potential failure conditions before they occur.
  • Led office space migration and consolidation efforts, migrating over 150 devices, including Juniper MX90, SRX4200, EX4300, EX4600, Arista 7280, and Aruba 7030 controllers.
  • Managed the backbone link turn-up between Juniper MX2010 devices.
  • Worked on the deployment of a new Edge site, installing and configuring Juniper QFX 10K series switches.
  • Supported device migration from Cisco to Juniper EX series switches across all Yahoo sites.
  • Led site consolidation and decommissioning initiatives, freeing up valuable rack space, and delivering significant cost savings.
  • I have experience in hardware tech refreshes for Juniper and Arista devices, where we successfully upgraded end-of-life (EOL) equipment to the latest models.

Peering and Network Provisioning Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
06.2016 - 05.2018


  • Specifically, we worked with external peers to expand our peering (private/public) and bring on new members across multiple internet exchanges in order to efficiently deliver Yahoo! services.
  • Approximately 500 GB of BB traffic was moved by limiting transit traffic through peering.
  • Assisted NetEng and the Traffic Engineering team in the planning and provision of new circuits.
  • Managed end-to-end provisioning of network backbone links, ensuring seamless connectivity across multiple sites, with minimal downtime.
  • Coordinated with different service providers and colocation providers to facilitate the installation, configuration, and testing of high-capacity backbone circuits.
  • Monitored and troubleshot backbone link performance, implementing proactive measures to ensure optimal network stability and reliability.
  • Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.

Network Service Reliability Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
07.2013 - 05.2016
  • Supported quality assurance efforts by participating in audits of vendors'' manufacturing facilities, ensuring adherence to established specifications and standards.
  • Developed comprehensive maintenance plans, ensuring timely execution of tasks and adherence to safety standards.
  • Participated in capital projects from concept to completion, providing reliability expertise during design reviews and equipment selection processes.
  • Improved asset availability through effective use of predictive maintenance tools and methodologies.
  • Trained junior engineers on reliability engineering practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.

NOC Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
07.2012 - 06.2013
  • Monitored and maintained network hardware and software components according to established guidelines and best practices.
  • Improved network performance by monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical issues.
  • Facilitated knowledge sharing among team members through organized training sessions, fostering a supportive learning environment that promoted professional growth.
  • Supported global network users with connectivity, VPN, and access issues.
  • Kept detailed documentation on each support ticket and added lessons learned to knowledge base.
  • Established positive working relationships with users to quickly resolve problems.

Network Operations Center Engineer (IDC operations & support)

Reliance communications
07.2011 - 07.2012
  • Monitoring the internal IT infrastructure (servers and network security equipment) and customer IT infrastructure using tools like MRTG, WhatsUp Gold, eGuruka, and Nagios.
  • As a member of the operations team, I am responsible for ensuring that the Service Level Objective (SLO) committed to the customer has been met by timely escalation of problems to the right team.
  • Incident Management and Problem Management with the help of a ticketing mechanism.
  • Coordinating with ISPs for commissioning, troubleshooting the Internet, and leased lines.
  • Responsible for communicating the RFO, preventive and corrective measures on time through a formal RCA document on the crisis incident call reported by the customer.
  • Ensure all the customer requirements and concerns have been communicated to the cross-functional teams and addressed as a priority.
  • Member of the change management process at Reliance IDC, Hyderabad.
  • Assisted in the training of new team members, fostering a positive work environment by sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
  • Established strong working relationships with external vendors/partnerships that enabled seamless integration of third-party technologies into company networks effectively.

Service Delivery/Assurance Engineer

Reliance communications
04.2008 - 06.2011
  • Coordination and providing initial support to provision new customers coming up in the IDC.
  • Designing the floor layouts and allocating rack space to customers for collocation inside the server hall.
  • Providing the data connectivity in terms of inter-rack cabling, internet connectivity, as per customer requirements.
  • Providing power connectivity to customer servers hosted in the IDC based on customer requirements.
  • Coordinate with internal technical teams for provisioning all managed services (IP allocation, switch administration, Internet bandwidth configuration, system admin support, antivirus, backup, monitoring, etc.).
  • Handled corporate client projects like HDFC Bank, Britannia, Juniper Networks, Onmobile, HUL, GE, ITC, Honeywell, Infosys, Lakshmivilas Bank, Mercado, Fullerton, etc.
  • Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation and meeting strict deadlines.

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Reliance Communications
05.2007 - 03.2008
  • Accompanying the shift in charge for monitoring the customer servers through WhatsUp Gold, MRTG, SmokePing, and eGuruka tools.
  • Providing remote hands and eyes support to the customers' IT equipment hosted in the data center.
  • Accompanying the Service Delivery Manager and coordinating with the different vendors for data cabling and power cabling to the customer server racks in the IDC.
  • Accompany the customer, vendors, during change activity in the customer IT setup.
  • Timely escalations and reporting of operational/customer issues to the concerned team; lead/Ops head.

Education

MBA - Project Management

IIBMS
01.2011

B.Tech - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

J.N.T. University
01.2007

Diploma - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Govt. Polytechnic
01.2004

Skills

Monitoring tools like MRTG, Nagios, Whatsup Gold, Netcool, Moog, BigPanda

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Certification

CCNA : Completed CCNA Certification.

Interests

Reading Books and Surfing the Internet

Disclaimer

I hereby, declare that the above details furnished are correct to the best of my knowledge and Reference available on Request

Professional Profile

  • Solutions-driven professional with Handful experience in Data center environment. Customer- focused, highly organized self-starter with effective customer-service skills and demonstrated
  • 5+ Years of Data Center Experience, including Technical Knowledge in Network domain, windows and basics of Linux
  • From Service Delivery perspective -Managed Contract management, Operations, resourcing, Service Level management and vendor management. Defining functional requirements, standards, methods, design, procedures, implementation, test, operation or support arrangements and analyzing and driving the Root Cause Analysis (RCAs) that pertain to Service Delivery/Assurance.
  • Achieved high degree of customer satisfaction by connecting with customers; helped customers attain achievable development plans, schedules, and project outcomes, ensuring success with difficult IT projects.
  • Successfully carried-out the Smooth transition with other cross functional Vendor’s during the tenure of the Project.

Timeline

Senior Network Operations Engineer

Yahoo
06.2018 - Current

Peering and Network Provisioning Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
06.2016 - 05.2018

Network Service Reliability Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
07.2013 - 05.2016

NOC Engineer

Yahoo Software Development Centre
07.2012 - 06.2013

Network Operations Center Engineer (IDC operations & support)

Reliance communications
07.2011 - 07.2012

Service Delivery/Assurance Engineer

Reliance communications
04.2008 - 06.2011

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Reliance Communications
05.2007 - 03.2008

B.Tech - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

J.N.T. University

Diploma - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Govt. Polytechnic

MBA - Project Management

IIBMS
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