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Satish Kumar S R

Satish Kumar S R

Lead Network Engineer
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Experienced and results-driven Network Lead with over 19 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, leading and managing enterprise network infrastructure. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, optimizing network performance, ensuring security compliance, and reducing operational downtime. Adept at managing Datacenter, LAN/WAN, Firewalls, VPNs, DNS, and cloud networking solutions. Strong communication skills with a focus on business continuity and stakeholder alignment.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications

Work History

Lead, Network Engineer

Epsilon
Bangalore
07.2023 - Current
  • Leading a team of 12 Core network engineers and administrators to support enterprise network infrastructure
  • Direct Solutions Consulting, Solution Design, Solution Deployment and Transition of enterprise network services.
  • Leading AWS WAF deployment project for externally facing client resources
  • Implemented network monitoring and alerting tools (Netbrain, Opsramp and Algosec) to proactively identify and address outages
  • Efficiently handling the team and driving a multi-data center maintenance activity which runs on a quarterly basis.
  • Responsible for setting up India Network Delivery and operation team by hiring the suitable candidates
  • Prepare & present, weekly & monthly reports, to higher management, responsible for Monthly Metrix and KPI reports.
  • Conducting weekly stand-up call for Network Core, Operation team and service assurance team.
  • Successfully managed the migration from a legacy network infrastructure to a modernized system with minimal disruption to business operations, ensuring seamless transition for users and stakeholders alike.
  • Conducted thorough network assessments, identifying areas for improvement and recommending solutions for optimal performance.
  • Leveraged cloud-based technologies to enhance flexibility, scalability, and cost savings in networking solutions.
  • Established best practices for network maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, resulting in reduced response times for incident resolution.
  • Consistently met project deadlines, effectively managing resources and prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance.
  • Implemented a centralized logging system that enabled more effective monitoring of all devices across the entire enterprise's distributed computing environment.
  • Provided detailed information on hardware and software products so that appropriate stakeholders could make suitable purchasing decisions.

Consultant

HCL Tech
Bangalore
10.2022 - 07.2023
  • Data center design and implementation streamlining tasks performed at various phases of the project end to end.
  • Provided daily maintenance and operational support for network security systems and network security infrastructure in the supply chain industry on various products.
  • Configured and troubleshooted Cisco ASA series and 5500-X next-generation security systems, including access filtering, VPN (S2S), Syslog, Nexus switches, PRTG Tool, F5 LTM and Azure Cloud Networking.
  • Analyzed network Security and device configurations, provided On-Call support for production outages, and remediated issues.
  • Assisted team members with F5 LTM and firewall code upgrades, advanced feature deployments, hardware replacements, and hardware refreshes.
  • Supported various production testing, including season readiness testing for WMS and Retail products across global.

Lead, Network Engineer

Epsilon
Bangalore
03.2016 - 10.2022
  • Handled project to replace data center's core Juniper backbone to Nexus Spine n Leaf architecture (Nexus 9K) which involved enabling vxlan based solution and moving gateways to new border leaf's along with all end nodes/servers from old Juniper TORs to Nexus Leaf's
  • Designed and implemented switch consolidation project which involved collapsing few subnets across multiple switches into a single core switch
  • Provide F5 LTM solutions for the clients who need load balancing solutions across data centers
  • Handled escalation calls or highly priority calls from operation team when needed
  • Network device code upgrade to the latest version
  • Provide documentation post project completion to the operation team

Senior Network Associate

AT&T
Bangalore
03.2009 - 03.2016
  • Designed and implemented LAN and WAN security projects for IBM's backbone network.
  • Supported Tier-2 role for the MSS team for global AT&T customers.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained multi-vendor security devices.
  • Provided operational support, break-fix services, and service delivery for multi-datacenter networks.
  • Supported all security services and platforms for AT&T MSS stakeholders.

Consultant, Presales

Infonet Network System
Bangalore
07.2006 - 03.2009
  • Meeting the customers and understanding their requirements.
  • Understanding RFP and Preparing Bill of material
  • Project planning, Designing and implementation of Campus Area Network
  • Led network engineers’ team for multiple location projects
  • Installed, configured, and maintained Cisco and Nortel routers and switches

Education

Bachelor - Computer Application

Diploma - Electronics and communication

Skills

Certification

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Timeline

Lead, Network Engineer

Epsilon
07.2023 - Current

Consultant

HCL Tech
10.2022 - 07.2023

Lead, Network Engineer

Epsilon
03.2016 - 10.2022

Senior Network Associate

AT&T
03.2009 - 03.2016

Consultant, Presales

Infonet Network System
07.2006 - 03.2009

Diploma - Electronics and communication

Bachelor - Computer Application

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