Saikumar Samala
Hyderabad
Summary
Accomplished L3 Cloud Network Engineer with a proven track record at Accenture, adept in Azure and OCI Networking, and Cisco technologies. Excelled in designing robust cloud network infrastructures, enhancing system integrations, and mentoring teams for optimal performance. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and a commitment to resolving complex network issues, ensuring high client satisfaction and network reliability.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
L3 Cloud Network Engineer
Accenture
Hyderabad
01.2022 - Current
- Designing and implementing cloud network infrastructure based on best practices.
- Managing and troubleshooting complex network issues in the Azure cloud environment.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as security, cloud, and systems teams, to ensure seamless integration of network services.
- Configuring and maintaining networking components, like Azure router, server, and Palo Alto firewall in the cloud.
- Documenting network architecture, configurations, and procedures.
- Serving as a point of contact for escalated network issues, and providing technical guidance and support to team members.
- Mentoring and training junior network team members to enhance their technical skills and knowledge in the cloud.
- Participating in meetings with clients to present network solutions, project updates, and performance reports.
- Set up a VPN connection for the client's on-premises environment with Azure via Point-to-Site, Site-to-Site, and ExpressRoute, and Azure VWAN.
- Managing the client's Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) network, which includes tasks such as setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and configuring FastConnect for secure, high-speed connectivity.
Technical Specialist -Networking
Mindtree
09.2019 - 01.2022
- Resolving the live Azure networking issues faced by global clients.
- Create the lab scenarios for the customer environment, and help the customer meet the requirements.
- Having experience in Azure Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, VPN Gateways, Azure Front Door, and Traffic Manager.
- Taking up calls with the customer, and coordinating with internal teams for collaboration issues.
- Owning the customer issue and timely updating the customer over the emails with a detailed explanation about the status of the case.
- Designed user-designed routes with the customer route table for specific cases to force tunneling to the internet via the on-premises network, and control the use of the virtual appliance in the customer’s Azure environment.
- Involved with different firewall vendors to resolve the Virtual Appliance issue.
- Worked on performing all aspects of network installation and configurations, including virtual network (Vnet), ExpressRoute gateway, Traffic Manager, Azure Front Door, and Network Security Group.
- Worked on connectivity issues between Azure and on-premises, and resolved the ER connectivity issues.
- Deployment of private DNS and public DNS in Azure.
- Experienced and skilled in solving performance issues such as packet drops, slowness, and latency by taking packet captures using the Netmon tool.
- Having good knowledge of migration from on-premise to Azure.
Network Analyst II
FIS India Private Limited
07.2018 - 09.2019
- Troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure, including routing protocols EIGRP, & BGP
- Provide technical support in network application design and configuration
- Study and plan the network needs of clients
- Document site configuration and network topology
- Configure and install Cisco routers, switch, access points
- Assigning IP subnets for the new sites in infoblox
- Working on Incident management and change management
- Perform testing and troubleshooting of IT systems
- Configuring VLANs between departments including VTP, dot1q, inter VLAN routing
- Working in a dynamic environment and minimizing the risk of network downtime through continual proactive monitoring of network elements and links
- Working with DC Team and end user’s for opening TCP Ports for user Applications
Network Administrator
Microland Limited
12.2015 - 07.2018
- Managing & troubleshooting of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure, including routing protocols EIGRP, & BGP
- Traffic Diversion
- Configuring VLANs between departments including VTP, dot1q, inter VLAN routing
- Working with EIGRP as internal routing protocol and BGP as exterior gateway routing protocol
- Supporting EIGRP and BGP based GE network by resolving level 2 &3 problems of internal teams & external customers of all locations
- Configuration and Troubleshooting of Cisco Routers and switches, Access Points
- Providing network support on the wireless devices (LWAP, autonomous)
- Working in a dynamic environment and minimizing the risk of network downtime through continual proactive monitoring of network elements and links
- Handling link issues from Provider edge to Customer edge routers
- Working with different vendors like Cisco TAC for additional technical issue or device AMC/RMA replacement tasks
- Liaising with various telecom service providers worldwide/vendors/3rd party suppliers to fix faults on the network within SLA
- Coordinating with service managers to resolve the data integrity issues within the team
- Suggested ideas on areas of improvement within the team
Network Specialist
Focus InfoTech
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Worked in a fast paced environment to provide networking solution to IBM Blue Sky network, Yellow Network and Red Network
- Implemented and configured Cisco 2800/2900/3800 series routers at IBM location
- Includes IOS upgrade and configuration staging & deployment of Cisco devices in production network
- Deployment of the leased line data circuits and backbone connectivity at client location
- Cisco switches as 2960 and 3550/3560 installation at IBM site as layer 2 and layer 3 deployment
- Maintain data security and integrity for IBM network
- Maintained remote servers and clients systems
Network Support Engineer
Wise Machines India Pvt. Ltd
06.2013 - 01.2015
- Configuring & installing New Cisco Switches & Routers
- Interaction with Client and Onsite Team members
- Configured IP routing in Cisco routers including static and dynamic Routing
- Managing and maintain the network infrastructure
- Performed Router configurations and troubleshoot LAN inter-networking problems
- Worked on Cisco C3750, 3550 switches
- Troubleshooting port related issue
- Basic Network troubleshooting using Ping, Tracert, Trace route commands
- Managing Cisco switch & Router Password recovery
- Troubleshoot and configure Small and medium size enterprise network for performance
- Configured services for DHCP and DNS
- Configuring, Creating & Changing VLAN
System Engineer
Techie Planet Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 06.2013
- Providing network solutions to Educational Institute
- Monitoring/Troubleshooting Network related issues
- Installing PC, Network Printers, Antivirus and Troubleshooting
Education
B.Tech/B.E. -
JNTU University
Hyderabad, INDIA01.2011
Skills
- Azure Networking
- OCI Networking
- Traffic Manager
- Azure Load Balancer
- Azure Virtual WAN
- Express Route
- VPN
- Azure DNS
- Network Watcher
- Cisco routers
- Cisco switches
- Routing Concepts
- TCP/IP
- DHCP
Certification
- Azure Network Engineer Associate, 12/24
- Azure Fundamentals
Timeline
L3 Cloud Network Engineer
Accenture
01.2022 - Current
Technical Specialist -Networking
Mindtree
09.2019 - 01.2022
Network Analyst II
FIS India Private Limited
07.2018 - 09.2019
Network Administrator
Microland Limited
12.2015 - 07.2018
Network Specialist
Focus InfoTech
01.2015 - 12.2015
Network Support Engineer
Wise Machines India Pvt. Ltd
06.2013 - 01.2015
System Engineer
Techie Planet Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 06.2013
B.Tech/B.E. -
JNTU University
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