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acwik7@r.postjobfree.com Magesh Kumar Rajamani

Career objective

Python Development/Coding Experience and holding a good background in Networking technologies and products with very good experience in Software Engineering projects and Technical Expertise for enterprise and service provider networks involving various networking technologies, I look forward for challenging roles in Developing different Features in the Openstack, Networking, SDN and NFV Domains.

Overview

•9+ Years of Experience on Software Development and Framework Development for Network Protocols with Python, Perl and TCL

•Experienced Knowledge on Openstack and L2/L3 Protocols with CCNP Route, Switch, ROBOT Framework

•Master’s Degree in Computer Communication

•Expert level knowledge of internetworking technologies – Routing and Switching

•Certification Obtained: CCNA on 05-Nov-2007 / CCNP Switching on 19-Nov-2009 / CCNP ROUTE on 19-Nov-2012

Experience and Skills Summary

•9+ years of experience in the IT industry with Python and CCNP ROUTE and SWITCH.

•Working for DeciTech Consulting as Technical Lead.

•Working on Python Development for Thales with Agile.

•Using Tools like REST API, GIT, JIRA, JIVE, Crucible, Scrum.

•Worked on Python Development for Openstack based Projects with Agile Methodology.

•Used Tools like PyCharm, Jenkins, CDETS, PRRQ, EDCS, Rally, STAF, WINTASK, MySQL, etc.

•Worked for Meru Networks as a Senior Member Technical Staff -2 (Framework Development with Perl/Python) for Wired Controller L2/L3 Features and Devices.

•Worked for CISCO in HCL technologies as a Lead Engineer, for the 4+ Years and developed Framework for various Cisco features/platforms using Tcl.

•Worked for LINKSYS (Division of CISCO) in Support India Pvt. Limited as an Escalation Lead and network support engineer and supported the customers for designing and configuring their networks.

•Expert level knowledge of internetworking technologies – Routing and Switching.

•Exposure to challenges of handling critical issues with large service provider networks.

•Experience in network protocol for wide range of Cisco Products and performed role of Developer and fixed defects at various stages of Software Development Life Cycle.

Worked as Framework Developer Engineer for PfR Project. Which deals with Performance Based Routing with the base as OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP and BGP Routing Protocols.

•Worked as Senior Software Engineer for Bills & Sunridges Project which deals with Platform Porting and Code Porting of all IOS Technologies.

•Experience in Fixing various issues in network management protocols for enterprise by Cisco such as SNMP Embedded Event Manager and Good experience in interacting with large enterprise customers for providing technical support.

•Expertise in Design, Implementation and Support for large Lab networks involving various networking technologies and Cisco’s networking products.

•Experience in fixing customer reported issues in test beds while providing customer support.

•Knowledge of the principles of project management and the ability to develop, execute, document & track software engineering projects.

•Expertise in software engineering processes – Developing projects/products involving various networking technologies.

•Ability to work independently, and competent enough to acquire new technical knowledge quickly.

•Expertise in taking Training for CCNP Switching in HCL Cisco (Organization Wide).

•Certifications:

Completed CCNA on 05-Nov-2007

Completed CCNP Switching 19-Nov-2009 Completed CCNP ROUTE 19-Nov-2012

Technical Skills

•Software Development using Python.

•Framework Development using Python, Perl, TCL.

•Hands on Experience on the Projects with Agile.

•Developing new Framework for the Organization.

•Understanding of TCP/IP, OSI Protocol suites.

•Working skills with Cisco IOS, Cisco routers, switches and MLS.

•Experience with Routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP and ISIS)

•Experience with Switching protocols (STP, RSTP, MSTP, Etherchannel, Vlans, VTPv3, IVR)

•Experience with Packet Generators(Cisco Pagents)

•Expertise in working with the Cisco HotICE Tool.

•Experience with Other Protocols (IPv4, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, IRB, FSR, PPPoE, IP Multicast, L2TPv3, EEM, Mediatrace, IPSLA, CEF)

•Basic understanding in MPLS, MPLS-LDP, MPLS-VPN.

•Working with UNIX, Linux, Windows 7/2000/XP Platforms.

•Working with Different Cisco Engineering and Management Tools like GIT, CDETS, TIMS, TFT, PRRQ, eARMS, QDDTS, QIS, Bugzilla, Perforce.

Professional Experience

DeciTech Consulting Feb '2015 – Present

Role: Technical Lead for Python Development – DeciTech, CA.

Project: GainSpeed Python Development Jan'2016 – Present

Project Role: Engineering Developer

Key Responsibilities:

•Developing Python based Solution in Agile

•Building Python Software Solutions for ISP Customer.

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

•Working with different tools like REST API, ROBOT Framework, GIT, JIVE, JIRA, Crucible, Scrum, etc.

•Fixing Bugs in the existing Software.

Project: CISCO Cloud & Networking Solution Group(CNS) Feb '2015 – Jan '2016 Project Role: Engineering Developer Key Responsibilities:

•Developing Python based VMS Solution Installer in Agile

•Building Python Software Solutions for ISP Customer to make ease of usage of the vMS Solutions on ISP’s Openstack Environment.

•Developing vMS Installer and other Applications using Python for ISPs Cloud VPN.

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

•Working with different tools like Rally, CDETS, PRRQ, GIT, EDCS, Jive, etc.

•Fixing Bugs in the existing Software.

Meru Networks Mar '2012 – Jan ‘2015

Networking Dev – Meru Networks, Bangalore

Role:Senior Member Technical Staff – 2 (Framework Development Team)

Key Responsibilities:

•Currently Migrating the Framework from Perl to Python

•Developing Framework Infrastructure in Agile using Perl and building up Framework APIs.

•Developing Networking Devices Functionality based Framework using Perl for L2/L3 Features like OSPF, BGP, IPv6, NTP, Multicast, HW/SW FastPath, Physical Alarms, NPlus1 with Jenkins, PHP, Perl, Tcl, MySQLetc.

•Developing New Framework and Optimising the Existing Framework.

•Performing Platform Acceptance Testing and Fixing Defects on Different Master Controller Devices Models.Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

Fixing Defects in the Automated Controller Code.

HCL-Cisco Offshore Development Centre Jan '2008 – Feb ‘2012 Network Products Division - HCL Technologies Ltd, Chennai

Role:Lead Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

•Performing Unit Testing for the new Features in PfR and Building up the PRD based on the Customer requirements.

•Developing the Code based on the PRD and Functional Requirements.

•Performing Platform Acceptance Testing and Fixing Defects on Different PfR Supported Cisco IOS and Platforms.

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

•Fixing Defects in the Automated PfR Code.

•Code Integration using different Setup/Topology

•Code Sustenance for PfR related Automated Logging

•Developing and Maintaining the PfR Lab Setup. Each Testbed for different CISCO Platfroms.

•Coordinating with TAC engineers, marketing teams and other product engineering teams for product related issues & requirements.

•Analysing the failures of the Dev Team Unit Testing(Self Serve Regression) and working on the root cause to fix the issues..

•Supporting and Defect Fixing on PfR Related Code.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have been Recognized as the Best Performer at the Customer’s End for Quick Ramp Up and sense of ownership shown in Projects.

•Have been allotted with a Separate Project after getting Promoted as Lead Engineer.

Project – I(b) (Feb ’2011 to June ‘2011):

Performance Routing(Cisco PfR) with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP & PnS on IGP Role: Lead Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

•Performing Unit Testing for the new Features in PfR and Building up the PRD based on the Customer requirements.

•Developing the Code based on the PRD and Functional Requirements.

•Performing Platform Acceptance Testing and Fixing Defects on Different PfR Supported Cisco IOS and Platforms.

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

•Code Integration using different Setup/Topology

Code Sustenance for PfR related projects.

Developing and Maintaining the PfR Lab Setup. Each Testbed for different CISCO Platfroms.

•Coordinating with TAC engineers, marketing teams and other product engineering teams for product related issues & requirements.

•Performing Performance and Scalability based support for IGP Protocols like OSPF, ISIS and EIGRP.

•Maintaining the IGP Testbed Setup and making sure the Devices are up and running fine.

•Supporting and Defects Fixing on IGP Related Code.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have been Recognized as the Best Performer at the Customer’s End for Quick Ramp Up and sense of ownership shown in Projects.

•Been Awared with the CISCO SPARC Award on May 2011.

•Got Promoted as Lead Engineer on June 2011.

Project – II (May ’2010 to Jan ‘2011):

Sunridges/Bills

Role: Senior IOS Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

•Providing Dev Activites to Cisco on the Sunridges/Bills Project

•Creating Functional Specs for Varios IOS Features like; Routing, Switching, Bridging, IRB, Multicast, IPv6, L2TPv3, PPPoE, ICMP, etc

•Develop code for Sunridges/Bills

•Developing Testbeds to perform the Unit Testing.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have been Recognized as the Best Performer at the Customer’s End for the sense of ownership shown in Projects, Maintaining a 8 People Team and Delivering the Completed Project to the Customer on the Right Time apart from the Issues and Concerns Faced during the Project.

Project – III (Mar ’2009 to April ’2010):

Embedded Event Manager(Cisco’s Network Management solution for enterprise customer’s) Role: Senior IOS Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

•Answering customer queries related to EEM applications deployment and related issues

•Performing Cross functional Support and Fixing Defects on Different EEM Supported Cisco IOS and Platforms

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product

•Fixing Defeccts in the EEM Code while Performing Unit Testing

•Code Integration using different Setup/Topology

Code Sustenance for EEM related projects

Maintaining the EEM Lab Setup

•Coordinating with TAC engineers, marketing teams and other product engineering teams for product related issues & requirements

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have been Recognized as the Best Performer at the Customer’s End and in Organization level for Creativity, Initiative, Drive and sense of ownership shown in Projects

•Has been Awarded as One of the Best Trainer for CCNP Switching (NL-102 Training) at the Organizational level for the Way of Presenting, Clarifying doubts of the Trainee and Passion & Expertise level on the Technologies Handled.

•Completed CCNP Switching Certification

Project – IV (Aug ’2008 to Mar ‘2009):

HotICE Tool (Cisco’s IOS Configuration Enhancement Tool for all the Cisco 2nd Layer and 3rd Layer Devices.)

Role & Key Responsibilities:

•Senior Engineer for the HotICE Tool team

•Coordinating & executing the Unit Testing for all the Platforms with Different IOS Image

•Reviewing and Providing suggestions to the System Functional Specification for the new Products in HotICE

•Providing customer support (technical) for the HotICE Tool product.

•Recreating customer network scenarios & issues in test beds to provide technical support.

•Coordinating with TAC engineers, marketing teams and other product engineering teams for product related issues & requirements.

•Providing technical training on new technologies to team members.

•Providing technical training to TAC Engineers on Campus Manager Product new features during every new release.

•Developing training material on HotICE Tool Product for TAC engineers.

•Continuously monitoring & evaluating new technology development to analyze the impact on the product.

•Leading a Two People Team on HotICE and Guiding them in the HotICE Based Activities.

•Writing Code for the changes required in the Tool.

•Functionality Implementation of the HotICE Tool

•Identifying & evaluating network scenarios for Code Coverage (equivalent to real-time deployment scenarios).

•Designing, implementing & managing test beds for functionality requirements.

Technologies & products involved:

•LAN switching technologies – CEF, (Ethernet) VLAN & VTP, Advanced Spanning Tree (PVST+,MIST/MST), Layer 2 security features (802.1x, CISF, NAC, etc), BGP, MPLS, MPLS-VPN, interior gateway routing protocols(OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, RIP), and SNMP.

•Cisco Routers, All Catalyst Switch platform, ATM switches, wireless APs, etc.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have got Appreciation twice from the Customer for On Time Delivery of the Product and Ownership shown towards the Completion.

•Have been Recognized by the Organization and Provided the Opportunity to Lead a Two Member Team

Project – V (Jan ’2008 to July ‘2008):

IP Service Level Agreement (IPSLA) – Cisco’s IP based Service Level Agreement Feature mainly used for system engineering in various networking technologies.

Roles & Key Responsibilities

•Performing Unit Testing with the Existing Code.

•Fixing Defects for the Failures found in Regression Testing.

•Designing, implementing & managing test beds for Devloping IPSLA.

•Providing internal customer support (technical) for the IPSLA product.

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•Technologies & products involved:

•Interior gateway routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, RIP, IGRP). BGP, MPLS, LAN technologies, Security, Metro Ethernet & Voice technologies.

•Cisco Routers, Catalyst Switch platform, ISDN Simulators & ATM Switches.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have got Appreciation from the Customer for On time Delivery and quick learning of the Technology

Slash Support India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai May '2006 – Dec '2007

Escalation Lead for LINKSYS Tech Support (Jan ’2007 – Dec ’2007)

Key Responsibilities:

•Provide Level 2 support for the Linksys Wireless Products to the End User if the Level 1 Technician is not able to Resolve/Isolate the Issue

•Technical Support for High End Linksys Wired/Wireless Products.

•Installation, configuration and maintenance of Linksys Wireless and Wired Products.

•Provide support for new installations/facilities and vendor co-ordination

•Periodical health-check of all redundancies planned in the network.

•Periodical Upgradation of the Firmware on the Linksys Devices as on customer request.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have been the Best Performer for 3 continuous Months in the Organization with the average CSAT as 90%.

•Completed CCNA Certification

Application Engineer for LINKSYS Tech Support (May ’2006 – Dec ’2006) Key Responsibilities:

•Providing Technical Support for All LINKSYS Wired and Wireless Devices and to Support with Different Operating Systems like Windows 98 to Vista, Mac and Linux Machines.

•Isolating customer issue on call and resolving it within 20 mins.

•Troubleshooting computer hardware and its peripherals.

Awards & Recognitions:

•Have Cleared an Organization Level Examination and got promoted as an Escalation Lead within 8 months after joining the Organization.

Lalitha Matriculation School, Ithalar, The Nilgiris June ’2003 – Apr ‘2004 Computer Science Staff

Key Responsibilities:

•Taking Computer Science Classes for Classes from VI to X Standard.

•Taking Mathematics Classes for VIII and IX.

•Providing Moral Support to the Students.

Professional Training Undergone

Project 1

Project Name: Device management Tool

Technology used: AJAX

Duration: Dec 2005 – April 2006

Description: Device management tool is the project which is done for HCL CISCO during my M.Sc (Computer Communication) . This project deals with reservation and usability of network devices to be used by the employee’s of HCL CISCO.

Project 2

Project name: Examination Hall planning system.

Technology used: DOT net

Duration: Jan 2003 to April 2003

Description: This project was built for the VLB College of Arts and Science in order to track and maintain a system for examinations hall planning.

Education

•Master’s Degree in Computer Communication from Barathiar University, Coimbatore – April ‘2006

Year of Passing: 2006 & Percentage of Marks: 76%

•Bachelor's Degree in Computer Application Barathiar University, Coimbatore- April '2003.

Year of passing: 2004 & Percentage of Marks : 60%

•HSC – Stanes Matriculation & Hr. Sec School, Coonoor.

Year of passing: 2000 & Percentage of Marks : 79.5%

•SSLC – Kendriya Vidyalaya Wellington, Nilgiris.

Year of passing: 1998 & Percentage of Marks : 62%

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