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Epari Thongam

@eparithongam

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I design secure cloud and data center networks across AWS, VMware NSX, Cisco, Juniper, and Arista.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a Principal Network Architect or Cloud Infrastructure Lead role in a dynamic organization, where I can lead enterprise cloud, network virtualization, data center, and security architecture.

I've delivered secure, high-availability cloud and data center networks for HCL Technologies, Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems, OVH, and VMware. My work spans Cisco-to-Arista EVPN-VXLAN migrations, AWS VPC architecture, and NSX-T upgrades.

I lead complex troubleshooting and implementation across physical and virtual infrastructure, including BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, FortiGate firewalls, load balancing, and micro-segmentation. As a CCIE Data Center and AWS Professional, I've also mentored engineers, coordinated global support, and built scalable software-defined data center solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Associate Consultant

Current

HCL Technologies

Jul 2021 - Present (5 years 2 months)

Led end-to-end data center migrations from Cisco to Arista fabric, designed secure AWS VPCs, and managed NSX-T environments. Provided technical documentation and presentations on advanced network and security solutions.

Cisco Nexus Arista EOS VXLAN BGP OSPF Amazon VPC AWS Transit Gateway AWS VPN Elastic Load Balancer NSX T VMware NSX DFW FortiGate WAF SSL TLS

Technical Support Engineer 4

Juniper Networks

Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 2 months)

Provided technical support and lab replication for Juniper data center networking products. Led complex programs and managed a team for global technical support.

Juniper Juniper QFX Series Virtual Chassis MC LAG VXLAN SNMP Fusion Routing Switching

Technical Consulting Engineer

Cisco Systems

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 4 months)

Facilitated dialogs between TAC and BU for product enhancements, handled projects related to switching technologies, and implemented Layer 2/3 technologies.

Cisco Nexus VDC VPC OTV Fabric Path OSPF EIGRP BGP QoS HSRP VRRP STP LACP VTP EtherChannel VRFs

Network Virtualization Engineer

OVH US

May 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 5 months)

Implemented and supported software-defined data centers, pushed configurations via Python automation, and mentored a team of engineers.

VMware NSX VSphere VMware ESXi Cisco Arista Cumulus Python Automation Data Center Networking

Network Virtualization Engineer

VMware

Sep 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Supported and engineered software-defined data centers, implemented cloud services via NSX and vCloud Director, and collaborated with R&D teams.

VMware NSX VXLAN VCloud Director VCenter VMware ESXi IaaS Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)Hybrid cloud Networking

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

CMR Institute of Technology

M.Tech, Digital Communication

M.Tech in Digital Communication from CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, completed in 2013.

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College

B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering

B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, completed in 2011.