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Neel GUDLA

Frisco,TX

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven telecom professional with extensive expertise in Telco Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Packet Core, and IP Multimedia Services (IMS), including 4G VoLTE and 5G technologies. Proven ability to design and architect telecom cloud infrastructure while collaborating effectively with multiple vendors to meet technical requirements and system architecture needs for cloud-native platforms. A strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development drives the pursuit of innovative solutions in a rapidly evolving industry. Recognized for delivering impactful results that enhance operational efficiency and support strategic objectives.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Solution Architect

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
03.2021 - Current
  • T-Cloud - Key contributor to onboard Nokia, Ericsson and Mavenir applications to T-Mobile Cloud Infrastructure.
  • IMS - Security controls, vulnerability management
  • Key contributor to onboard IMS applications of Nokia and Ericsson on Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Core Network Cybersecurity - Technical point of contact for S1 deployment for 270+ Node types
  • Security Lead for IMS Access Vendor products
  • Security Lead for RFI/RFP of other vendors' entry to the IMS network
  • Contributed to CNIS Automation for production ATPs execution.
  • Actively worked on AWS for IMS Network - Proof of Concept
  • Technical Lead for IMS Access Cloud Native deployments and Kafka Design
  • IMS Load and Performance tuning and implemented best practices.
  • IMS Access Virtual Network transformation towards Cloud Native
  • Business Impact - Working with business units under Network technology to comply Cloud Infra and Security requirements.

Solutions Architect

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
01.2018 - 02.2021
  • Expertise in IMS/SBC Network design and associated call flows, cost estimates for business case, impact studies, traffic engineering/capacity analysis
  • Experience in working with cross-functional teams/Tier-2/Lab/perf/capacity teams to implement company initiatives.
  • Experience in deep dive troubleshooting and technical post-mortem discussions to identify root cause of complex issues.
  • 48 virtual SBG’s design and deployment across six regions including the FOA site, successfully deployed with licensed capacity subscribers.
  • Design and FOA of New IMS access point "Mavenir ATCF", successfully launched with 50K subscribers.
  • Expertise to provide road maps/upgrade strategies to Ericsson vendors with Kubernetes Deployments (CNIS K8s, CI/CD, Closed Loop Automation)
  • Technical evaluation of Ericsson, Mavenir, Nokia, and other Product Vendor Orchestration frameworks.
  • Responsibilities :

Technical Architect

AT&T Mobility
02.2016 - 09.2018
  • MSP is a Proxy for Data Traffic flowing through Telecom Operator’s Mobile Network. Neo/Nimbus MSP is a solution deployed in AT&T Network for Data Encoding, Service Entitlement, Subscriber Control and Video Optimization, video pacing.
  • Responsible for Nimbus Zone Integration activities at AT&T Lab
  • Good exposure in HEAT template verification for OpenStack-based cloud implementations
  • Experience in virtualization technologies, such as KVM, OpenStack
  • In-Depth knowledge of cloud computing domain, key players, and technologies.
  • Good understanding in Open stack environment
  • Experience on Compute, Networking & Storage on infrastructure as a Service
  • Good inter-personal skills gained through regular interaction with technical teams & Customers.
  • Responsibilities :

Technical Architect

AT&T Mobilty
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Worked on Wi-Fi Calling project for ePDG design issues.
  • Expertise in analyzing the Defects opened by the testers, provide solution or fixes by interact with vendors.
  • Expertise in defining End to End test strategy and network integration in Mobility Network
  • Good knowledge of the LTE core network and AT&T Neo Architecture built from products by top Telecom Vendors (ASR5000: Cisco, SDG: Juniper, PCRF: Cisco, SBC/P-CSCF: ACME, Ericsson: MSP).
  • Experience with the LTE core system interfaces and protocols such as S1-MME, e-nodeB,PGW, SGW, S1-u, S6a, S11, S5/S8, Sd, S6b, Rx, Gx
  • Involve in node, functional, system design issues for various core EPC elements.
  • Extensively involved on Ericsson MSP features like http content optimization, pacing, Toll Free Data, CDR steaming, MIND and Secure & Simple Entitlement flows and COS.
  • Responsibilities :

Technical Lead

AT&T IMS Network
01.2012 - 11.2013
  • Working on E2E VoLTE & VoWiFi enhancements in Mobility Labs and provided recommendations to update NDR and to implement in the production.
  • Troubleshooting SIP Call Processing issues within the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
  • Strong hands-on knowledge and work experience on IMS core elements – P-CSCF, I-CSCF, S-CSCF, MRF, CTS, HSS, ENUM and BGCF.
  • IMS domain knowledge SIP, RTP, RTCP, SDP and related 3GPP IMS protocols
  • Good knowledge on the SIP messages and protocols, headers, codecs
  • Knowledge on Gx and Rx interface and the diameter protocol
  • Knowledge on the VoIP services, Supplementary Services, Conferencing
  • Good exposure on IP Networking Protocols such as DHCP, ARP, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, HTTP, FTP
  • Prepared Test documents like Test Plan, Test strategy, Test cases & design documents for AT&T Network
  • Involved in Integration, IMS feature tests and detailed in depth analysis of failures and able to isolate the issues and suggest solutions for the issues.
  • Responsibilities :

Senior IT Engineer

Adtran
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Maintenance of TA5K and NCTE products
  • Setting up new test bed for regression testing on various releases
  • Scripts development for AAA-TACACS-RADIUS to automate the testing process.
  • Script development for Load/product Module to automate the testing process.
  • Support all TA5000 and NCTE products
  • Responsibilities:

Senior Software Engineer

Ericsson
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Maintenance of IPDSLAM application software designed for the EDA solution
  • Resolved TR’s related to EDN312x and EDN612 products and Automated Test cases
  • Managed my work and performed additional roles such as the ClearCase administrator for the account and being the lab-in-charge for the projects.
  • Performed both manual & automated testing
  • Implemented IGMP features and automated the testing of that same by covering all scenarios exhaustively.
  • Worked on the various bug fixes and testing of releases happened
  • Implemented test cases to test ATM service category functionality
  • Responsibilities:

Education

Master of Engineering - Computer Science Engineering

CEG, Anna University
Chennai
05-2007

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University
05-2004

Skills

  • 16 Years of Experience as a Solutions Architect, System Design, Integration, and Solution Delivery
  • Expertise with Telecom Cloud Infrastructure Design
  • Expertise with Telecom Cloud Security & Network Security
  • AWS Certifications: Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Expertise with Industry standards/ETSI MANO/3GPP
  • Expertise with 4G/5G/SBA Architectures
  • Expertise with call flows, cost estimates for business cases, Impact studies, traffic engineering/capacity analysis
  • Experience in working with cross-functional teams/Tier-2/Lab/perf/capacity teams to implement and support company initiatives/ new deployments
  • Experience in deep dive troubleshooting and technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root causes of complex issues
  • Engineering experience analyzing network key performance indicators/capacity
  • Vendor management experience/Developing requirements, specifications, and test plans
  • CyberSecurity, IMS Networks, Cloud Security, Network Infrastructure, Network Engineering, Security Controls

Certification

aws cloud practitioner

Languages

English

Timeline

Solution Architect

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
03.2021 - Current

Solutions Architect

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
01.2018 - 02.2021

Technical Architect

AT&T Mobility
02.2016 - 09.2018

Technical Architect

AT&T Mobilty
01.2014 - 01.2016

Technical Lead

AT&T IMS Network
01.2012 - 11.2013

Senior IT Engineer

Adtran
01.2010 - 01.2011

Senior Software Engineer

Ericsson
01.2007 - 01.2010

Master of Engineering - Computer Science Engineering

CEG, Anna University

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University

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