vikalp Kumar

 Provide Solutions and support to multiple customers to any of the new design or implementation related to Cisco ACI or SD WAN, cisco wireless, routing/switching etc.
 Handling Multiple projects on Cisco ACI, Cisco Viptela SD WAN, Data Centers
 Share improvement plan of existing operations related task or issues
 Hire L2-L4 resources as per the client requirements and align them in projects
 Align the resources in the projects after technical skill assessment and assign their role

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