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Cheruku Sumanthreddy

Cheruku Sumanthreddy

Chattanooga,TN

Summary

Network Engineer with 7 years of experience in network design, escalation support, network administration, and system administration. Skilled in delivering technical support, managing network operations, and maintaining enterprise-wide area networks across multi-platform and high uptime data center environments. Network engineering professional with proven ability to enhance system performance and ensure network reliability. Known for effective problem-solving strategies and proactive system maintenance. Emphasizes team collaboration and adaptability to meet evolving technical needs, leveraging deep knowledge in network architecture and security protocols.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud Network Engineer

LTIMindtree
04.2020 - Current
  • Part of Azure Edge zone team to work with customers to deploy and manage networking services from the cloud at their edges
  • End-to-end provisioning/buildouts of new Azure racks using tools such as CIS, Powershell and Code flow
  • Owns the relationship with supplier organizations and service engineers to manage part replacements (RMA) and troubleshooting of unhealthy servers in over 150 global data centers comprising of 12,000+ servers, main POC for Dell/HP HW Ops
  • Drive operational excellence with supplier vendors to uphold SLAs using Metrics and providing supplier training for engineering teams on Microsoft's RMA infrastructure process
  • Implemented workflow processes for datacenter infrastructure management, including creating playbooks, defining metrics, authoring TSG guides, and creating training material
  • Monitoring/identifying/resolving inactive machines across global datacenters leveraging MSFT tools
  • Drives cross-functional collaboration w/ MSFT stakeholder teams to resolve cross-domain issues.
  • Designed and implemented CICD pipelines for control plane release validation.
  • Integrated source code management (SCM) systems with automated build triggers
  • Managed branching strategies, tagging, and version control for release branches
  • Automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing within the pipeline
  • Deployed validated builds to staging environments using infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

Network Engineer

Alaska Airlines
11.2016 - 03.2020
  • Involved in many aspects of the integration of systems and personnel following the purchase of Virgin America airline which included migrating or deprecating network hardware as well as backed and customer-facing applications
  • Represented the Network division in external projects to identify risks and solutions
  • Provided support for network services such as B2B VPN access, DNS traffic direction and load-balancing
  • Recognized for speed, accuracy and customer satisfaction
  • Analysis and translation of customer requirements into network design deliverables, pilot projects and smooth handoff into operations
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions
  • Collaborated on network development, implementation, and maintenance of Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Fortinet firewalls and NAC and WAN optimization
  • Played an Integral role in migrating from Cisco ASA Firewalls to Fortinet firewalls 100D for more than 100 stations
  • Extensive knowledge and experience regarding F5 BIG-IP LTM VIP Configuration with health check
  • Dealt with creating VIP pools, nodes and created custom iRules for the virtual servers like cookie persistency and redirection of URL on F5 ASM cookies issues and configures ASM policies
  • Configuration and troubleshooting F5 LTM and providing level 2 and level 3 support for the customers
  • Licensing and provisioning of F5 modules such as LTM, GTM, VCMP (Virtual Cluster Multiprocessing)
  • Applied current licenses and performed software upgrades for Infoblox Switch Port Manager Onboarding and Certifying new F5 device to replace End of Support, End of Life legacy F5 appliances
  • Experience in maintaining and operating Fore scout counter act Systems
  • Experience with WIFI networks in a large multi-location environment
  • Experience with Live Action, Solar Winds Monitoring tools
  • One Year of hands-on experience ad working knowledge in a Juniper Environment on Routing (BGP/OSPF) and WAN Routing Technologies
  • Deploy, Configure, Maintain compute on Azure cloud
  • Automate deployment and troubleshoot mechanisms for quick service
  • Network Access control (NAC)/ Cisco Identity service engine (ISE) integration with wired data, wireless infrastructure, and VPN, as well as posture and client provisioning
  • Deployed devices with ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning)
  • Gathered MAC Addresses from clients at remote sites, Setup VLANs with IP Helper address of our monitoring appliances and setup DHCP Scopes with requisite options
  • Ensured deployment was completed correctly using Ansible to SSH into the devices and perform show commands auditing various parameters of the configuration.
  • Led the full lifecycle of SD-WAN implementations, from planning and network design to integration, deployment, and post-installation support, ensuring seamless network transitions
  • Designed SD-WAN architectures that optimized traffic routing, enhanced performance with Quality of Service (QoS) policies, and implemented robust security measures, including encryption and VPNs
  • Utilized advanced monitoring tools to track network performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability, while optimizing traffic flow across multiple WAN links



Network Engineer

UnitedHealth Group
01.2016 - 11.2016
  • Troubleshooting the TCP/IP networks for connectivity, outages and slow network issues and recommended appropriate and cost-effective solutions for the congestion
  • Network consists of Heavy Cisco equipment such as: Cisco 3560 2950 2924 switches, Cisco 6509 6513 5500 series Layer 3 switches, Cisco 3825 3640 7200 series routers, ASA Firewalls and Wireless Access points
  • Configuring VLAN's, Self IP's& Routes on F5 load balancers
  • Manage and support all F5 LTM's in pre-production and production environments
  • Configured various BGP attributes such as Local Preference, MED, Extended Communities, Route-Reflector clusters, Route-maps and route policy implementation
  • Worked with sustaining engineering teams to investigate and resolve software and hardware defects
  • Collaborated with engineering to report issues, manage project deliverables and provide status reports
  • Configured and performed troubleshooting with routing and switching protocols, including Spanning tree, OSPF, EIGRP

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science Engineer

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
12.2015

Bachelors - Computer Science Engineer

JNTUH Hyderabad
04-2014

Skills

  • Cisco switching expertise
  • Network security systems
  • DNS implementation
  • SolarWinds
  • Fore scout support
  • LAN switching technologies
  • Scripting - Phyton
  • Scripting - Perl
  • ISE
  • Cisco ASA
  • Checkpoint
  • Fortinet
  • Cisco router and switch security
  • EIGRP routing
  • F5 Load Balancer
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities
  • Networking and routing protocol expertise
  • Network performance monitoring

Certification

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Timeline

Cloud Network Engineer

LTIMindtree
04.2020 - Current

Network Engineer

Alaska Airlines
11.2016 - 03.2020

Network Engineer

UnitedHealth Group
01.2016 - 11.2016

Master of Science - Computer Science Engineer

University of Central Missouri

Bachelors - Computer Science Engineer

JNTUH Hyderabad

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