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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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SACHIN KURANALLI

Bangalore

Summary

Network Engineer with 2+ years of experience in enterprise network operations, monitoring, incident management, and ITSM-driven change execution. Hands-on experience with Cisco switching, Palo Alto firewalls, F5 BIG-IP LTM, Meraki wireless, and WAN/SD-WAN vendor coordination. Strong skills in SolarWinds monitoring, IPAM management, SLA-based ticket resolution, and network troubleshooting. Seeking L1/L2 Network Engineer or Network Operations roles.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Engineer (L1)

American Public Education Inc.
Bangalore
01.2024 - Current
  • Monitor enterprise network devices using SolarWinds for CPU, memory, bandwidth, and interface health
  • Resolve L1/L2 network incidents within SLA and escalate complex issues to senior engineers
  • Perform switch configuration including VLAN changes, port configuration, port-channel updates, and STP validation
  • Draft, implement, and validate network changes following ITIL and change management processes
  • Manage IPAM tasks including IP allocation, reservation, and documentation updates
  • Coordinate with ISPs, SD-WAN vendors, and OEM support teams for WAN outages and alerts
  • Support Palo Alto firewall operations including object creation, rule review, blocking unauthorized IPs, traffic monitoring, and packet capture
  • Assist Cisco ASA/FTD backup and firewall migration activities
  • Support F5 BIG-IP LTM operations including VIP validation, pool and node management, iRule support, SSL certificate updates, and server enable/disable
  • Download and upload QKView and UCS files for vendor troubleshooting
  • Monitor Meraki wireless infrastructure, claim access points, configure SSIDs, and modify traffic rules
  • Prepare monthly network reports including inventory, performance trends, and configuration changes
  • Resolved a critical production outage caused by an expired F5 SSL certificate, restoring student exam portals before impact
  • Assisted in migration of VPN tunnels from Cisco ASA/FTD to Palo Alto firewalls with backup, validation, and rollback planning
  • Supported upgrade and replacement of 120+ network devices across multiple locations
  • Built complete network inventory documentation and vendor escalation matrix

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science and Engineering

KLE College of Engineering and Technology
01.2023

Skills

  • Cisco Catalyst 2960
  • Cisco Catalyst 3650
  • Cat9K
  • Nexus (NX-OS – Exposure)
  • TCP/IP
  • LAN
  • WAN
  • VLAN
  • Trunking
  • STP
  • RSTP
  • Port-Channel
  • Subnetting
  • Static Routing
  • OSPF (Basic)
  • BGP (Fundamentals)
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • Object Creation
  • Rule Review
  • Blocking Unauthorized IPs
  • Traffic Monitoring
  • Packet Capture
  • Cisco ASA
  • FTD
  • Backup
  • Migration Support
  • F5 BIG-IP LTM
  • VIPs
  • Pools
  • Nodes
  • IRules Support
  • SSL Certificates
  • QKView
  • UCS
  • Meraki Dashboard
  • Access Point Health Monitoring
  • SSID Configuration
  • Traffic Rules
  • SolarWinds
  • SNMP
  • Syslog
  • ServiceNow
  • Incident
  • Change
  • SLA
  • IPAM
  • WinSCP
  • SCP
  • TFTP
  • CLI (Cisco IOS/IOS-XE)

Certification

  • CCNA, In Progress
  • Palo Alto Networks Certification (PCNSA), In Progress
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Knowledge Level

Accomplishments

  • Resolved a critical production outage caused by an expired F5 SSL certificate, restoring student exam portals before impact
  • Assisted in migration of VPN tunnels from Cisco ASA/FTD to Palo Alto firewalls with backup, validation, and rollback planning
  • Supported upgrade and replacement of 120+ network devices across multiple locations
  • Built complete network inventory documentation and vendor escalation matrix

Personal Information

  • Title: Network Engineer | L1 / L2 Network Operations
  • Availability: Open to India & Global Roles, Open to India & Global Roles

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information provided above is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Timeline

Network Engineer (L1)

American Public Education Inc.
01.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science and Engineering

KLE College of Engineering and Technology
SACHIN KURANALLI