Chandrakanth Konduru

Network Engineering with experience in the areas of switching and routing, bearing comprehensive Networking devices, Servers, Firewalls, VMs, WAN, and LAN seeks to work as a network engineer. Designed, deployed, and supported complex network infrastructures using Cisco and Juniper technologies, including installation and analysis of LAN/WAN protocols. Standardized MOP templates for complex upgrades, ensuring consistency, audit-readiness, and compliance across multiple change management cycles.

Cisco Catalyst

Center / DNA Center, SD-Access, Cisco ISE, Catalyst 9K, Network Automation & Telemetry. Managed structured cabling in IDF and MDF environments, ensuring optimal network performance with patch panels, fiber optics, and copper cabling. Hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst (9200, 9300, 9400, 9600), Cisco Nexus (9K), Cisco Routers (ASR 1000, ISR 4221, ASR 9000), and ASA Firewall (5550-X), including configuration and management of network hardware.

Senior Network Engineer - Visa - Ashburn, Virginia

(2024-07)

• Developed extensive network maps and visualizations in SolarWinds to depict OSPF routing topologies, which aided in network design and troubleshooting.
• Implemented ACLs on Palo Alto Networks firewalls to enforce security policies based on user identity and application, enhancing context-aware security and reducing attack surfaces.
• Developed Python scripts to collect and analyze network performance data, generating detailed reports and visualizations to identify and address issues.
• Worked on Cisco Data - center platforms such as Cisco ACI, APIC and Cisco Nexus 9k switches.
• Automated routine operational tasks software image management, config backups, compliance checks through Catalyst Center, cutting manual effort and human error.
• Implemented SLA-based path conditioning and dynamic path control within BIO overlays to maintain application performance and network resiliency on Aruba SD-WAN.
• Monitored network performance, latency, jitter, and packet loss using Aruba Central analytics and reporting tools for SD-WAN.
• Created site to site IPSEC VPN tunnel with CheckPoint and Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Configured Business Intent Overlays (BIO) in Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN to define application-based traffic policies, ensuring optimal routing and performance across WAN links.
• Analyzed network issues related to MAC/IP route propagation, ARP suppression, and overlay/underlay interactions.
• Leveraged Arista CloudVision Portal for centralized management, provisioning, and monitoring of large-scale leaf-spine VXLAN fabrics.
• Configured and optimized EPG-to-EPG contracts, filters, and bridge domains within Cisco ACI, enabling secure communication between application tiers and reducing manual network provisioning efforts.
• Actively involved in design & deployment of a new datacenter using Cisco Nexus 9000 platform in spine & leaf architecture utilizing VXLAN fabric & BGP-EVPN overlay technologies.
• Configuring Juniper SRX Series firewalls with Junos OS 23.4, implementing advanced security policies, intrusion prevention, and VPN services for secure network access.
• Configuring Palo Alto firewalls from PAN-OS 8.1 to PAN-OS 11.0.X for comprehensive security, including application and URL filtering, SSL decryption, and VPNs.
• Built a network using Core switches, Nexus 5696, 9336 series switches, distribution layer switches Cisco Nexus 93180 series switches. Access layer switches N2K-C2248TP and N9K-C9348GC-FXP series switches.
• Designed and implemented interoperability testing between Cisco IOS and Junos OS platforms to validate call signaling, QoS, and routing stability during migration.
• Enabled continuous testing and validation of network changes in staging environments prior to production rollout.
• Documented POC results, test method logies, and recommendations to guide production deployment decisions.
• Configured Site to Site IPsec VPN tunnels to peer with different clients and each of the client has different specifications of Phase 1 and Phase 2 policies using Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Collaborated with TAC to analyze escalations involving EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, switching, routing protocols, and automation workflows.
• Install & Upgrade Cisco On-prem server and Synchronize with the Cloud server for license installations.
• Performed Junos OS upgrades on EX9250 and EX4400 switches with zero downtime using Non-Stop Routing (NSR) and Graceful Restart features.
• Configured dynamic path selection, WAN health monitoring, and application-aware routing to ensure high availability and optimal traffic flow Aruba SDWAN.
• Administrated Nautobot as a Network Source of Truth (NSoT) and automation platform and managed network inventory including Devices, IPAM, VLANs, and circuits.
• Upgrade Nautobot from v1.1 to v2.4 and backup of database management.
• Device Base Configuration to automate the device Installation and Configuration using Nautobot.
• Engineered BGP routing policies for enterprise and carrier-grade networks, optimizing path selection, route filtering, and traffic engineering.
• Implemented advanced BGP features including route reflectors, communities, and policy-based routing to support voice and data convergence.
• Automated monitoring and configuration of IPsec, GRE, and VXLAN tunnels for remote sites.

Master's - Computer Science - Southern University and A&M College (2023)

Bachelors - Computer Science - JNTU (2015)