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Phaneendar Kantareddy

@phaneendarkantareddy

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I’m a Senior Network Engineer with 14+ years delivering high-availability enterprise routing, MPLS, and SD-WAN.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking international opportunities in Network Engineering and Cloud Networking where I can own routing/MPLS/SD-WAN operations, lead NOC-style incident and change execution, and use monitoring plus firewall/security practices to protect 24/7 production networks.

I’m a Senior Network Engineer with 14+ years in enterprise network operations, routing & switching, MPLS, SD-WAN, firewall administration, and global infrastructure monitoring. I’ve led NOC teams supporting production-critical networks and focused on keeping service stable through proactive monitoring and disciplined change.

In my current Lead role, I coordinate multi-vendor project reviews, manage routing environments using BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP across MPLS and SD-WAN architectures, and drive WAN circuit capacity planning. I ensured 99.9% network availability through SolarWinds-based monitoring and delivered network lifecycle upgrades across core platforms while performing failover testing and high-availability validation.

Previously, I built and supported 1400+ IPSEC VPN tunnels between data centers and banking clients, resolving MPLS and ISP-related outages for U.S.-based financial institutions. I handled Cisco ASA security configuration work, monitored VPN stability, and optimized WAN reliability while keeping incidents within SLA.

I’m PCNSA and CCNA certified, with exposure to cloud networking fundamentals including AWS VPC and Azure networking concepts. I bring a strong security-and-monitoring mindset—covering Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls, tools like Splunk and SolarWinds, and incident/change management with ServiceNow and FreshService—so organizations can scale networks without risking production impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead, IT Operations

Current

CommScope

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 6 months)

Led a 14-member NOC team supporting enterprise infrastructure across global manufacturing and corporate sites, ensuring 99.9% network availability through proactive SolarWinds monitoring. Managed BGP/OSPF/EIGRP routing across MPLS and SD-WAN, coordinated WAN capacity planning, performed network upgrades and failover testing, and oversaw Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewall configurations.

NOC Operations BGP OSPF EIGRP MPLS SD WAN DMVPN Riverbed Solarwinds SolarWinds NCM Cisco ISR 4300 4400 Ruckus ICX Raritan Opengear Palo Alto Firewalls Cisco ASA High Availability Failover Tests ITSM VLAN

Senior Network Analyst

Diebold Nixdorf

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Built and supported 1400+ IPsec VPN tunnels between data centers and banking clients and resolved MPLS and ISP-related outages for U.S.-based financial institutions. Configured NAT policies and security objects on Cisco ASA, monitored VPN stability to optimize WAN reliability, and managed Cisco ASA device returns post-contract to save costs.

IPSEC MPLS NAT Cisco ASA Incident resolution BGP EIGRP

Network Administrator

Cognizant

May 2017 - Dec 2017 (7 months)

Performed global IT infrastructure monitoring using SolarWinds NPM, SAM, IPAM, NCM, and NetFlow. Troubleshot alerts related to MPLS, P2P, BGP/EIGRP, and DMVPN, handled hardware alerts for Riverbed and Cisco/Arista devices, and coordinated RMA with Cisco.

Solarwinds SolarWinds NCM MPLS P2P BGP EIGRP DMVPN Riverbed Cisco Wireless Controllers Cisco ASA RMA

Consultant

Virtusa Polaris

Dec 2012 - Sep 2016 (3 years 9 months)

Contributed to a global network team monitoring IT infrastructure for CME Group, troubleshooting network connectivity incidents and ensuring timely alert/outage acknowledgement. Coordinated with 14+ global service providers/ISPs to resolve WAN link outages involving BGP, EIGRP, MPLS, and internet circuits, and performed VLAN provisioning and Layer 2/Layer 3 connectivity troubleshooting.

Network Monitoring BGP EIGRP MPLS WAN Link Outages Network Circuits VLAN Layer 2 Troubleshooting Cisco Hardware Alerts

Network Engineer

Linkwell Electronics

Aug 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 3 months)

Provided first-level end-to-end support for in-house network equipment, servers, and printers to ensure smooth operations and quick troubleshooting. Supervised Windows Server 2003 and more than 100 Windows XP computers, supported Linksys/D-Link routers, and managed client remote connections.

Network Support Routers Linksys Troubleshooting