# Abhijeet Padwal

Abhijeet Padwal is a remote worker on Himalayas, Specialist, Network Observability Engineer at Western Union, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@abhijeetpadwal

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Network observability engineer at Western Union building Python automation for NetFlow across 100+ Cisco routers.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India, United States, Germany |
| Salary expectations | 1001k+ INR |
| Job categories | Network Automation Engineer |
| Skills | Network Observability, Network Automation, Python, NETCONF, REST APIs, NetFlow, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XE, LiveNX, Livewire, F5 LTM, F5 GTM, ThousandEyes, Bigpanda, Ignio |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-padwal-abhi18 |

## About

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At Western Union, I’m developing a Python framework that uses NETCONF to configure and validate NetFlow across 100+ Cisco IOS/IOS-XE routers, with dry-run safeguards and automated operational reports.

I built Python and REST scripts to onboard 1,000+ applications into LiveNX using F5 VIP and pool-member data. I’ve also automated LiveNX configuration standardization, backups, and network data collection with Git/GitLab version control.

I deploy and manage ThousandEyes agents to monitor availability, latency, packet loss, and connectivity. I’ve connected observability alerts with BigPanda and Ignio, including routing ThousandEyes alerts through webhooks so correlated incidents can be created in ServiceNow.

I own LiveNX and LiveWire observability across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments, including a LiveNX deployment on AWS EC2 that collects VPC Flow Logs from S3. For production incidents, I use flow data and alerts to isolate issues, then confirm root cause with packet capture and analysis.
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## Experience

### Specialist, Network Observability Engineer (current)

[Western Union](https://himalayas.app/companies/western-union). Aug 2025 - Present

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Developing a Python network automation framework using NETCONF to configure and validate NetFlow across 100+ Cisco routers. Built Python/REST scripts to onboard 1,000+ applications into LiveNX and integrated observability tools with BigPanda and Ignio.
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Skills: Python, NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, Cisco-IOS, Cisco-IOS-XE, F5-LTM, F5-GTM, LiveNX, Livewire, ThousandEyes, Bigpanda, Ignio, ServiceNow, EC2, VPC-Flow-Logs, S3, Git, Gitlab, SNMP, NetFlow, Wireshark, Tcpdump, REST-APIs

## Education

### Cisco

Cisco Certified Network Associate Automation, Network Automation. 2026 - 2029

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Earned the Cisco Certified Network Associate Automation certification, valid from September 2026 to September 2029.
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### BlueCat

LiveNX Certified Professional, Network Observability. 2026 - 2028

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Earned the LiveNX Certified Professional certification, valid from June 2026 to June 2028.
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### BlueCat

LiveWire Certified Professional, Network Observability. 2026 - 2028

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Earned the LiveWire Certified Professional certification, valid from June 2026 to June 2028.
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### Microsoft

Career Essentials in Generative AI, Generative AI. 2025 - 2025

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Completed the Career Essentials in Generative AI certification offered by Microsoft and LinkedIn in April 2025.
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### Vishwakarma Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. 2022 - 2025. Grade: 8.16/10

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Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, achieving a CGPA of 8.16/10.
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### Coursera

IBM Full Stack Software Developer, Full Stack Software Development. 2024 - 2024

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Earned the IBM Full Stack Software Developer certification in October 2024.
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## Tech stack

- GitLab
- Jira
- Python
- JSON
- XML
- Bigpanda
- Wireshark
- Linux
- Ansible
- Jinja
- Git
- Docker
- ServiceNow
- ThousandEyes
- REST APIs
- Wan
- Livewire

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