SNEHITH REDDY BANALA

Cumming,GA

Summary

Detail-oriented Network Engineer with 4+ years of experience in enterprise LAN/WAN environments and infrastructure monitoring. Expertise in TCP/IP, Routing & Switching, and troubleshooting across various network layers. Proficient in Cisco hardware and AWS networking services, with strong skills in performance analysis tools such as SolarWinds and Wireshark. Experienced in incident management and Linux automation using Python and Bash scripting.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Senior Network Engineer

HCLTech

Atlanta, GA

01.2025 - Current

Supported enterprise network infrastructure serving over 5,000 users across multiple locations.
Configured and maintained Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, VLANs, trunk ports, Layer 3 interfaces, and WAN circuits.
Administered OSPF and BGP routing environments supporting critical business applications.
Troubleshot network outages involving DNS, DHCP, VPN, routing, switching, and firewall connectivity.
Utilized SolarWinds, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Prometheus to proactively monitor network performance.
Conducted packet-level analysis using Wireshark and Tcpdump to identify latency, packet loss, and application connectivity issues.
Implemented network changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities following change management procedures.
Supported AWS network infrastructure including VPCs, Security Groups, Route Tables, VPNs, and EC2 connectivity.
Collaborated with security teams to maintain firewall policies and network segmentation standards.
Managed incidents through ServiceNow while maintaining SLA compliance.

Network Engineer

Infosys

Cumming, GA

08.2023 - 12.2024

Monitored and maintained enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure, ensuring reliability for global business operations.
Assisted in deployment and support of Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switching environments, enhancing network performance and reliability.
Configured VLANs, static routes, DHCP scopes, DNS records, and switch port assignments.
Performed Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 troubleshooting activities.
Supported ISP connectivity troubleshooting and WAN optimization initiatives.
Utilized SolarWinds and PRTG for network health monitoring and alert management.
Participated in firewall change implementations and VPN troubleshooting activities.
Coordinated with server, cloud, and application teams to resolve infrastructure incidents, improving incident response times.
Created network diagrams, SOPs, operational runbooks, and incident documentation.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Auburn University At Montgomery

Alabama

05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Institute of Aeronautical Engineering

Hyderabad

08-2022

Skills

Networking: TCP/IP, Subnetting, IPv4, Routing & Switching, VLANs, Inter-VLAN Routing, STP, NAT, ACLs, DHCP, DNS, VPN, OSPF, Static Routing

Cisco Technologies: Cisco ISR Routers, Cisco Catalyst 2960, Cisco Catalyst 3850

Network security

Monitoring & Troubleshooting: SolarWinds, Wireshark, Tcpdump, Ping, Traceroute, NetFlow

Cloud Networking: AWS VPC, EC2, Route Tables, Security Groups, CloudWatch

Automation & Scripting: Python, Bash

Operating Systems: Linux, Ubuntu, Windows Server

Ticketing & Documentation: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Visio