Shubha Saara Pariki

Multidisciplinary higher education professional and network engineer with 10+ years of experience spanning undergraduate teaching, academic administration, enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, security, and automation. Experienced in delivering engineering instruction, mentoring students, coordinating academic operations, and supporting complex network environments using Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Juniper, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Python, and Ansible. Holds an M.Tech in VLSI & Embedded Systems and an MBA in Business Analytics (GPA 3.8/4.0).

Network Engineer at VMK Software Solutions (2021-09 – 2023-04)

• Configured and migrated Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (PA-500, PA-3060, PA-5060, PA-7050, PA-7080), including zone-based security policies and firewall-log analysis; also supported Check Point and Juniper SRX firewalls and VPN services.
• Supported enterprise routing and switching across Cisco 7206, ASR, Nexus, Catalyst, and Juniper platforms using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, static/policy-based routing, VLANs, 802.1Q trunks, EtherChannel, STP, VDC, and VPC.
• Managed Aruba wireless, Infoblox DNS, F5 LTM/GTM and ACE load balancers; developed TCL iRules for HTTP redirection and content-based traffic management and supported F5 ASM security initiatives.
• Deployed Cisco ACI in a greenfield environment, migrated legacy networks, integrated Nexus 9K devices, and contributed to Cisco Validated Designs using Spine, Leaf, and APIC architecture.
• Established BGP peering between the onsite Bellevue data center and AWS Cloud and supported AWS services including VPC, Route 53, ELB, EBS, EC2, S3, and CloudWatch.
• Provided Microsoft Azure IaaS support by provisioning Linux servers and virtual machines, managing hosting workloads, backup/restore, Azure Monitor, and escalated infrastructure support tickets.
• Developed Python network-automation scripts for pre/post checks and SNMP tasks; executed Ansible playbooks and automated Nexus 9K/3K and Juniper QFX5100 environments using Ansible and Netconf.
• Supported Meraki SD-WAN initiatives, redesigned internet connectivity for bandwidth requirements, and performed testing/development on Juniper MX960 devices.
• Performed maintenance and troubleshooting across Nexus switches, ASR routers, firewalls, F5 load balancers, Infoblox DNS, Cisco ACI, and cloud infrastructure to maintain availability and operational performance.

Assistant Professor, ECE / Academic Administrator at ISL Engineering College (Affiliated to Osmania University) (2018-01 – 2021-12)

• Directed academic and administrative operations for the ECE department, supporting approximately 400 students and 20 faculty members.
• Led examination administration and coordinated internal and external examinations in collaboration with Osmania University.
• Managed faculty scheduling, academic planning, departmental operations, student progression, and cross-functional institutional coordination.
• Supported project reviews, student technical activities, academic committees, quality initiatives, and departmental events.

Assistant Professor, Electronics & Communication Engineering at Balaji Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) (2013-01 – 2018-12)

• Delivered undergraduate core courses and laboratory sessions in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
• Evaluated examinations, assignments, projects, and learning outcomes while providing academic guidance and constructive feedback.
• Served as project coordinator, Board of Studies member, accreditation support coordinator, and faculty/event coordinator.
• Mentored student projects and technical activities and contributed to department-level academic administration.
• Taught undergraduate lectures and laboratories and assessed coursework, examinations, and engineering projects.
• Coordinated mini-projects, comprehensive viva activities, academic seminars, timetables, and departmental examination work.
• Contributed to project review committees, technical symposiums, robotics activities, and faculty coordination.
• Taught undergraduate ECE subjects and supported laboratory instruction, student assessment, mentoring, and technical activities.
• Participated in workshops, departmental academic activities, and student development initiatives.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Analytics – Gannon University (2025-05)

Master of Technology (M.Tech) in VLSI & Embedded Systems – Kakatiya University (2013-06)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics & Communication Engineering – Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (2011-06)