Venkata Anil Kumar Veluvarti
Frisco,TX
Summary
Telecom Engineer with 16 years of experience in 5G and 4G technologies and cloud-native architecture. Expertise in providing technical support and building strong client relationships. Demonstrated success in implementing solutions that enhance efficiency and align with business goals. Skilled in delivering results under tight deadlines and budget constraints while ensuring innovative design outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
FAE Engineer
VIAVI Solutions Inc
05.2022 - Current
- Act as Field Application Engineer supporting Tier-1 customers for 5G SA/NSA core and security platforms
- Executed end-to-end call flow validation across AMF, SMF, and UPF, ensuring compliance with 5G standards
- Conducted deep root cause analysis (RCA) on registration, PDU session, mobility, and user-plane failures, identifying critical issues to enhance system reliability
- Facilitated customer integration, deployment, troubleshooting, and performance tuning, improving overall customer satisfaction and system performance
- Designed and validated end-to-end performance and scale test environments supporting multi-100G traffic
- Built and managed cloud-native Kubernetes testbeds for scalability, resiliency, and failover validation
- Worked closely with product engineering and QA teams to reproduce field issues and validate fixes
- Partnered with Palo Alto Networks, Verizon, Nokia, Telus, and CableLabs
Lead Engineer
Mavenir Systems
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Led performance, scale, and interoperability testing for VoLTE, VoWiFi, and 5G Core solutions
- Resolved latency, packet loss, and KPI degradation through deep packet analysis, enhancing network reliability
- Automated performance and regression suites using Python and Ansible, streamlining testing processes
- Supported Tier II / Tier III escalations for live carrier networks, ensuring swift resolution of critical issues
Principal Engineer
Amdocs
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Led end-to-end VoLTE and EPC performance testing across IMS, EPC, and policy systems
- Validated attach procedures, bearer creation, session setup, and ensured service continuity
- Analyzed KPIs including accessibility, retainability, call setup time, and RTP quality
- Troubleshot protocols using Wireshark for SIP, Diameter, and RTP, enhancing issue resolution speed
- Identified and resolved paging, routing, and timer-related issues, improving overall service performance
Mobile Integration Workgroup
AT&T Labs
Austin, USA
05.2016 - 08.2018
- Owned end-to-end Virtual International Calling and SHAKEN IOT projects
- Led multi-vendor Interoperability Testing (IOT) with Vonage, Comcast, Sprint, and Bandwidth prior to production onboarding
- Delivered Tier-3 engineering support for Virtual International Calling (vIRC) and vSHAKEN / SHAKEN programs, ensuring high system reliability and performance
- Led the automation team to achieve 100% test coverage using the Softest framework with MetaSwitch
- Performed production vIRC OpenStack instantiation in AT&T AIC cloud environments
- Conducted performance testing using IXIA tools to evaluate system capabilities and validate LTE / EPC IP connectivity
- Executed SBC bandwidth tuning to minimize RTP packet loss, enhancing call quality
Senior SVT Engineer
Nokia Solutions & Networks
05.2013 - 04.2016
- Led system, regression, and performance testing for carrier-grade IMS platforms
- Automated maintenance and performance validation using Python frameworks
- Facilitated customer acceptance testing and large-scale deployments to ensure system readiness
- Performed sustaining and performance testing for GSX/SBX media gateway platforms
- Managed customer escalations and root cause analysis for Tier-1 operators including AT&T, improving resolution speed
- Assessed SIP signaling, RTP media performance, and interoperability scenarios to enhance system reliability
- Supported live network issue troubleshooting and patch validation
IMS and EPC tester
Aricent Technologies
- Conducted IMS and EPC testing for SIP-based applications and services to ensure reliability and performance
- Executed integration and IoT testing with Ericsson, ALU, Qualcomm, and Acision to validate interoperability and functionality
- Automated regression and feature test suites to enhance testing efficiency and reduce manual effort
- Reproduced customer issues for troubleshooting, verification, and closure support
Education
M.S. - Advanced Networking & Telecommunications
IIIT Pune
IndiaSkills
- 5G technology
- HTTP/2, SCTP, PFCP, Diameter, SIP, and RTP
- Cloud-native architecture
- Performance testing
- Automation scripting
- Root cause analysis
- Customer integration
Certification
KCNA
Timeline
FAE Engineer
VIAVI Solutions Inc
05.2022 - Current
Lead Engineer
Mavenir Systems
08.2019 - 05.2022
Principal Engineer
Amdocs
08.2018 - 08.2019
Mobile Integration Workgroup
AT&T Labs
05.2016 - 08.2018
Senior SVT Engineer
Nokia Solutions & Networks
05.2013 - 04.2016
IMS and EPC tester
Aricent Technologies
M.S. - Advanced Networking & Telecommunications
IIIT Pune