Cloud Networking Software Architect and Engineer

SUMMARY

As a Cloud backend Engineer, Network Software Architect and Developer, I have more than 20 years experience working with Saas products, routing, switching and SDN platforms firewall. I have enjoyed making an impact in prominent companies through developing products using real-time operating systems, network processors, network protocols, and cloud infrastructure. I am looking for a challenging and dynamic position to develop advanced technologies for networking software, security, and distributed system relevant domains. EXPERIENCE

Juniper Networks Staff Engineer 2022 – 2024

● Lead application traffic security for multi-cloud interlink SaaS product within the AWS, golang, GRPC, kubernetes environment. Individually created a detailed design document, Test Plan, Database API shim layer for db tables on top of Gorm and postgres, Automation tests.

● Enhanced and implemented REST API for various modules, investigated test framework for CI/CD for Multicloud interlink SaaS product

● Proactively developed test plan and implemented automation test for various error conditions through multiple modules

Comcast Staff Engineer 2021 – 2022

● Lead implementation 100+ REST APIs for Xfinity private cloud for set top boxes. It involved CRUD/filter/bulk APIs and dependencies on other objects, interfaces to cassandra database, unittest and testing through UI. with 10% performance improvement Edgecore Networks Principal Engineer 2018 – 2021

● Spearheaded Lab-as-a-Service (LAAS) microservice for top 50 customers, enabling them to experience the product beforehand, leading to a 50% increase in sales.

● Partnered with Open Networking Foundation to pioneer Device Management microservice utilizing Golang https, Kafka and GRPC interfaces, and Redfish service for tier 1 service providers, allowing them to manage devices remotely and increase productivity by 40%.

● Proactively troubleshooted and addressed issues in open source project VOLTHA, (Virtual Optical Line Terminator Hardware Adaptation), ensuring successful completion of the project. F5 Networks Principal Engineer 2012 – 2018

Firewall Datapath Features for AFM Module in BigIP

● Architected and developed Packet Tracer Feature, allowing customers to address network traffic, improve configuration and train field engineers all over the world.

● Led and developed GEOlocation for IP Intelligence feature to increase security and reduce network attacks by 25%.

● Improved visibility into network traffic by 30%, allowing customers to proactively pivot and streamline efforts while utilizing comprehensive analytics

● Successfully integrated SIP DOS features for new SIP infrastructure, increasing feature availability to customers.

● Effectively relieved customer concerns, by taking initiative to debug and troubleshoot issues in F5 product, increasing customer satisfaction and retention by 70%. Futurewei Technology Sr. Staff Engineer 2010 - 2012

(Huawei Research Center)

● Designed a packet flow for Symmetric multi-core chip software and implemented forwarding infrastructure on X86 using DPDK for large scale network, to potentially increase efficiency for prominent customer.

Ciena Systems Lead Software Engineer 2009 - 2010

● Integrated Connection Fault Management Protocol (CFM) into new platform making product more competitive

● Proactively troubleshooted customer issues in CFM, increasing product stability by 30% Cisco Systems Senior Software Engineer 1998-2009 Developed and implemented various network features within next generation ISR platforms, GSR products, and ATM switches.

ISR Platform: enhanced features for ISR’s next generation product, increasing revenue by 20%

● Designed and developed USB driver for flash and eToken devices, as well as Compact Flash with DMA

● Implemented Mac filter Ethernet driver for ISR platform

● Bring up Ethernet switch module on prototype platform GSR Platform: enhanced following features for GSR’s next generation product, increasing revenue by 30%

● Developed forwarding ASIC driver for next generation router blade

● Developed BGP policy based accounting feature for micro coded forwarding ASIC

● Designed and implemented IP over SDCC for 1 port OC192 blade, aligning with specific customer requirements

● Designed and implemented POS channel with features such as netflow and ACL

● Developed hardware error recovery for GSR line card, reducing RMA cost and operational cost ATM Switch: added IP protocol capability to increase revenue by 25%

● Investigated the router blade on ATM switches for device drivers and data paths allowing the product to work in the IP network environment.

Education:

M.S (Electronics and Communication) IIT Kharagpur

M.S (physics and Electronics) Bombay University

Master’s Thesis:

Design and development of ISO class 4 transport layer for token passing real-time (LAN WD2840). Only datagram services were implemented.

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