# Nikhil Lalit

Nikhil Lalit is a remote worker on Himalayas, Network Consultant at HCLTech, based in India.

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

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Network Consultant at HCLTech who cut WAN operational costs by 65% through a VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN migration.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 489k+ INR |
| Job categories | Network Consultant, Network Manager, Network Architect, Project Manager |
| Skills | Enterprise Network Design, Network Operations, SD WAN, VeloCloud, Network Migrations, LAN WAN, Routing, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP, VXLAN, IP Networking |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m looking to lead strategic network transformations in a leadership role, applying my skills to company goals and objectives. I’m also interested in learning about cloud and AI networking.
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## About

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At HCLTech, I serve as a Network Consultant for an enterprise network spanning more than 70 locations. I spearheaded a migration from legacy infrastructure to VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN that reduced WAN operational costs by 65%.

At Orange Business Services, I led SD-WAN incubation and deployments for enterprise customers, including Cisco controller installations and pilot migrations. Earlier, at Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., I led a team delivering Sprint’s dark fiber backhaul augmentation and managed a group of engineers as a people manager.
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## Experience

### Network Consultant (current)

[HCLTech](https://himalayas.app/companies/hcltech). Jan 2024 - Present

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Design and lead network operations for a major American Food & Beverage corporation spanning 70+ locations. Spearheaded migration to VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, reducing WAN operational costs by 65%.
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Skills: Cisco-Catalyst, Velocloud-VMware-SD-WAN, Solarwinds, SNMP, APIs, ITIL, ServiceNow, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, Checkpoint, Fortinet, Python, Ansible

### Solution Expert - SDx Incubation

[Orange Business Services](https://himalayas.app/companies/orange-business). Dec 2021 - Dec 2023

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Spearheaded incubation of SD-WAN technologies, leading transitions of global enterprise customers from legacy WAN to SD-WAN. Architected and deployed Cisco SD-WAN controllers and managed pilot migrations.
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Skills: SD-WAN, VManage, VSmart, VBond, AWX-Ansible-Tower, SEEN-SOM, PEGA, TOSCAN, Juniper-Contrail, Aruba-Silver-Peak, Cisco-Meraki, BGP, OSPF, BFD

### Senior Engineer - IP Networking

[Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd.](https://himalayas.app/companies/ericsson). May 2015 - Dec 2021

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Led router swap projects for T-Mobile and Sprint, migrating over 6,000 live cell sites. Managed teams and implemented MPLS, IS-IS, BGP, LDP, and L3VPNs.
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Skills: Nokia-7250-IXR, Cisco-ASR-901-920-903-9000, MPLS, ISIS, BGP, LDP, L3VPN, CWDM, DW-DM, RFC2544, TWAMP, Spirent-Q-Scope, EMS, Project-Management, People-Management

### IP Network Planning & Optimization Engineer

[Nokia Networks](https://himalayas.app/companies/nokia). Feb 2010 - Apr 2015

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Authored HLD/LLD designs and deployed Layer 2/3 services across mobile backhaul. Implemented routing protocols and managed ITIL operations.
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Skills: BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP, PVST, RSTP, ITIL, Cisco-TAC, RCA, MoP, Pathloss, MapInfo

### Microwave Planner

[Huawei Telecom](https://himalayas.app/companies/huawei-ireland). Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

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Coordinated with LOS survey team for backbone and access link planning. Planned connectivity of new sites using MapInfo and Pathloss.
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Skills: Microwave-Planning, LOS-Survey, MapInfo, Pathloss, Interference-Analysis

### Transmission Planning Engineer

[Nokia Siemens Networks](https://himalayas.app/companies/nokia). May 2008 - Sep 2009

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Performed transmission network nominal planning for new rollout projects. Planned upgrades from PDH to STM-1 and monitored microwave outages.
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Skills: Transmission-Planning, link-budget, Connect-V.6, Aircom-Enterprise, PDH, SDH-STM-1, Microwave, Fiber

### Technical Support Engineer

V-Customer Services Private India Ltd. Aug 2007 - Mar 2008

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Troubleshot Linksys routers, switches, and wireless devices. Set up Wi-Fi networks and handled technical escalations.
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Skills: Troubleshooting, Linksys, WiFi, Ethernet, Printers, Wireless-Access-Points, Technical-Support

## Education

### United Business Institute

MBA, Project Management. 2011 - 2013. Grade: 82.75%

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Pursued an MBA in Project Management via distance learning, achieving a score of 82.75%.
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### Doon Valley Institute of Engineering & Technology

B. Tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 2003 - 2007. Grade: 76.09%

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Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering with a score of 76.09%.
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### Pratap Public School

Senior Secondary, PCM. 2002 - 2003. Grade: 74.4%

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Completed Senior Secondary education in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with a score of 74.4%.
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### Pratap Public School

Secondary School, Regular Subjects. 2000 - 2001. Grade: 81.4%

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Completed Secondary School education with regular subjects, achieving a score of 81.4%.
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## Tech stack

- Python
- Solarwinds
- Zscaler
- Ansible
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visio
- ServiceNow
- Microsoft Word
- Fortinet
- Microsoft PowerPoint

To contact Nikhil, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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