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Soniya T

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Engineer Trainee at Sify Digital Services Ltd with hands-on exposure in Aruba Wireless monitoring and core network protocols. Familiar with tools like AirWave for tracking AP performance and client connectivity. Successfully automated L1-level tasks using Python, improving operational workflows and reducing manual effort. Skilled in troubleshooting basic connectivity issues, managing network devices, and supporting infrastructure in a managed services environment.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Engineer Trainee

Sify Digital Services Ltd
Chennai
07.2024 - Current
  • Worked in a 24x7 NOC environment for network managed services in handling wireless access points, routers, switches, and firewalls.
  • Proficient with Aruba hardware and software, understand networking protocols, and have experience with wireless technologies like 802.11ac/ax and security protocols like WPA2/WPA3.
  • Day-to-day work includes working with the Aruba AirWave tool for monitoring and managing the customer end devices.
  • Working with ServiceNow as a ticket handling tool to resolve and maintain the network issues.
  • Creating utilization reports and artifacts as per customers' needs.
  • Configuring switches and onboarding access points to the controller.
  • Automating L1 repetitive tasks like taking backups from routers, switches, and controllers using Python scripts.
  • Troubleshooting user connectivity issues in access points.
  • Working in ClearPass Policy Manager and ClearPass Guest to manage authentication and authorization of users.
  • Worked in fortigate firewalls for blocking IOCs and adding policies as per customers' need.
  • Diagnosing and following up with internal infra teams for faster restoration of ILL, MPLS and management links if they go down.
  • Managing inventory of network devices of our customer up to date as a part of managed services.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Velammal Engineering College - Chennai
9.5 CGPA
04-2024

Higher Secondary - State Board -

Velammal Matric Hr Sec School - Chennai
85%
03-2020

Skills

  • Aruba Wireless:
    Hardware: Wireless LAN Controllers, Aruba Access Points
    Software: ClearPass (Network Access Control - Role based), AirWave (Wireless Monitoring & Management), VLAN and SSID mapping, and analysis of client connectivity
  • Basic Network Protocols: OSI Model, TCP/IP, Subnetting, DHCP, DNS, ARP, HTTP/HTTPS
  • Routing: Static Routing, Default Routing, ACL, NAT, MPLS, PBR, VRRP, Tunneling (GRE & IPSec), and BGP
  • Switching: VLAN, STP, VTP, LLDP, DHCP, Inter-VLAN Routing, Trunking (8021Q)
  • Firewall (Fortinet): IP and URL Blocking using Firewall Policies, Creation of policies, Web Filtering, Basic NAT Understanding, Familiar with SSL VPN Configuration and Access, Basic GUI Navigation and Log Monitoring via FortiView
  • Automation using Python: Automating SSH/Telnet Sessions using Netmiko, Device Configuration Backup Scripts, Parsing CLI Output, Writing Logs to Files, Basic File Handling, and Email Automation

Timeline

Engineer Trainee

Sify Digital Services Ltd
07.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Velammal Engineering College - Chennai

Higher Secondary - State Board -

Velammal Matric Hr Sec School - Chennai
Soniya T