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
Team Leadership, Resource Management & Training
Network Infrastructure Management
Datacenter/Cloud/LAN/WAN/VPN/DNS/Load Balancing Architecture
Enterprise Network Delivery
Data Center Solution and Implementation (Cisco Nexus Spine and Leaf)
Cloud & Hybrid Network Solutions (Azure, AWS)
Network Security (Cisco ASA, Palo Alto)
Project management
Cloud networking expertise
ITIL-based Service Delivery
Cost Optimization, Vendor & Contract
Virtualization technologies
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