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