AVP- Network manager & Architect
sumitomo mitsui banking corporation
Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months
May’21-Present: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as Network Architect/Solution Architect
Project: SMBC India Datacentre and PAN India branches
Datacentre building and Migration
Hardware Refresh
Links Upgrade
New Site Design
Manage Network for PAN India SMBC Branches
Key Result Areas:
Designed, built and planned new datacenter, directing vendor for the correct implementation, guiding with the routing, switching and security configuration design plan for entire DC
Responsible to implementing new office branch and Data center
Providing technical solution for LAN, WAN, New Site Plan and Datacenter Migration
Managing network refreshment projects and Team
Facilitating design solution for SMBC network infra
Delivering migration plans, with a thorough understanding on networked applications and related dependencies
Design the network as per India Regulatory (Reserve Bank of India) guidelines
Perform the network analysis as per RBI advisory and alert to meet with RBI compliance
Face RBI and internal auditing and represented SMBC India branch
Providing solutions and pre-sales support to marketing teams distributed across the country, preparing tender documentations and conducting technical presentations
Coordinating with vendors to explore new technology and share the company requirements
Negotiating the pricing and finding the suitable solution for the company
Steering the procurement of the equipment after discussing with management and place order to vendors
Preparing reports and analyzing major escalations with an aim towards finding the root cause and reducing future escalation
Project: Global Core and SD WAN COLOs
Cisco Viptela SD WAN
Key Result Areas:
Installed and deployed Cisco Viptela SD-WAN solution in Honeywell infrastructure using AWS Cloud Controllers (Cisco Controllers)
Installed individual controllers on premises on ESXi for different regions Building DC design
Implemented Cisco Cloud-On-Ramp for COLO cloud for Viptela DC Colo cluster creation, building head-ends
Created service chaining by using VNF SD-WAN sites migration using C-edge ISR4431, 4451, 4461 device template creations for Viptela, troubleshooting Cisco CSP 5444
Project: Eriks Datacenter Offshore Support
Key Result Areas:
Skilled in AWS and Cisco Viptela SD-WAN Technology implementation
Designed, implemented, configured and managed Datacenter with Cisco Multi-POD ACI Technology
Managed subnets from IPAM, Pushing configuration from Solarwinds on multiple devices
Added Cisco Routers and switches to Cisco ISE for Tacacs Access, Logs, PSN Nodes Health
Implemented, configured and managed Datacenter with Juniper Technology
Planned and implemented ACI Software upgrade in Datacenter
Provided training related to ACI and VXLAN technology to new project associates
Designed and planned customers end user production sites and offices
Delivered solutions according to customer requirements to manage infrastructure network
Coordinated with customer to understand their requirement and work with them for technical solutions
Led planning, documentation and creation run book for the process and design related.
Headed the team of 8 members including onsite people
Led customer network infrastructure mainly with AT&T where AT&T only provides MPLS backbone and offshore manage customer devices
Created and helped colleagues to prepare the RCA and present to the customer with healthy discussion
Project: Global Service Delivery - DTAC Engineer
Key Result Areas:
Provided on call support for migrating customer’s LAN network; troubleshot and resolved issues during the migration to ATT network as routing loops, routing table issues
Steered WAN connectivity to customers from AT&T network
Delivered on call support to MOW customer and performed Test and turn up of new circuits, LAN migrations and upgrades of existing circuits
Coordinated with technicians onsite to connect the circuit from AT&T demarcation point to the customer edge router to obtain end to end connectivity
Configured and troubleshot Ethernet/PPP/FR/ATM on CE Routers
Created CTS tickets with circuit testing team in case of circuit issues and fixed them
Executed troubleshooting circuits Ethernet, Frame Relay, MLPPP, T1 and E1 Circuits
Upgraded IOS/addition of Cards or any physical changes to the CE managed routers
Implemented Cisco/Juniper Router troubleshooting on network issues involving network protocols such a BGP
Coordinated and escalated to multiple teams like Order Manager, Tier2 and Circuit Testing Team to fix customers issues in network
Project: Apple Computers Network Offshore Support
Hardware Refresh, Network ops
Key Result Areas:
Steered network migration of the Apple Retail Stores on Juniper Platform from Cisco as Team Leader
Engaged in configuring and troubleshooting technologies routing technologies like OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VLAN and STP, RSTP
Worked on Apple ticketing tool “Espresso” and engaged in opening of change request required for desired changes in network
Ascertained timely escalations are done in Telco’s (AT&T, Verizon, Colt, BT, Cable & Wireless, Vodafone & so on) to get the circuit back on track
Provided remote technical support on implementation of technology using various networking products & applications and resolved product related issues through research and troubleshooting
Debugged hardware & software system level problems in a multi-vendor multi-protocol network environment
Project: NIC Data Center, Bangalore (NKN Project)
Key Result Areas:
Managed VPN/MPLS based Government network across all over India
Delivered technical support to government customers i.e. DRDO, ISRO, IIT, IIM & so on
Ensured timely escalations were done in Telco’s (BSNL, RAILTEL, PGCIL) to get the circuit back on track
Managed Field Engineers on site if required and provided support in troubleshooting the fault
Worked as Network Engineer. CBI Office, New Delhi (NIC NET Project):
• Part of network migration team
• Network migration
• Establishing complete new network architecture of organization and connecting all the branches of CBI & other police department on NIC’s network in all over india National AIDS Control Organization, New Delhi (NIC NET Project):
• Complete network migration on Cisco devices
• Link connectivity through NIC’s data centre
• Cisco NMS server has installed for network monitoring purpose
• Symantec antivirus server has also installed for virus protection
LAN network troubleshooting, Cisco routing/switching, provide the networking and database support
LAN network troubleshooting, Cisco routing/switching, provide the networking and database support
I completed Bachelors of Engineering in Information Technology in 2007