Network & Security Automation Engineer

Kamalatha Poluparthi

Andhra Pradesh • +91-934******* • *********@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/kamalatha-poluparthi-8300a8226 • https://github.com/kammipolu9

Network & Security Automation Engineer

Network & Security Automation Engineer with 2+ years of experience designing and deploying Python-driven automation solutions across large-scale enterprise networks. Proven track record of reducing manual operations by up to 70%, accelerating service delivery, and improving system reliability through API-driven automation, web portals, and scalable backend systems. Strong hands-on expertise in DNS automation, load balancers (F5), firewalls, and REST APIs. Trusted to build production-grade tools used by Net-Ops and Sec-Ops teams in a Jio Telecom Environment. SKILLS

Programming & Automation: Python (NumPy,Pandas,OS,Time), REST APIs, SQL, SSH (Key-based Authentication) Network & Security Automation: Certificate Management, Cisco ASA, Configuration Validation, DNS Automation ( 6Connect APIs), F5 Load Balancers, Firewall Automation Web & UI Development: AJAX, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, PHP Cloud & DevOps: Ansible (basic), Cloud &DevOps AWS (EC2,IAM Basic), CloudFormation, Linux CLI, Terraform Tools: Git, Postman, SQLite, Visual Studio Code

WORK EXPERIENCE

JIO Private Limited • 10/2023 - Present

Network & Security Automation Engineer

• Architected and delivered end-to-end network automation solutions using Python and REST APIs, cutting manual Net-Ops and Sec-Ops effort by 60–70%.

• Automated DNS operations across multi-region infrastructure, executing overnight jobs across multiple servers and reducing human errors in production changes.

• Collaborated with network, security, and platform teams to productionize automation tools used at scale across enterprise environments.

Service Validation Engineer

• Executed functional, UI, and performance testing for high-traffic platforms including Jio.com, MyJio, and Jio Financial Services.

• Identified and reported critical defects, improving pre-production stability and release confidence.

• Strengthened skills in web development and automation frameworks, enabling a successful transition into a full-time Automation Engineer role.

PROJECTS

Firewall Port Opening Automation (Cisco ASA – FMS)

• Designed a fully automated firewall port-opening workflow, integrated with Jio CloudXP.

• Engineered SQLite-based configuration models to evaluate, validate, and deploy 15,000+ ACL rules with deterministic ordering. Achieved 70% reduction in manual firewall operations and improved audit compliance.

• Tech: Python, SQLite, REST API, Cron Jobs

Load Balancer Certificate Renewal Automation

• Developed a user-initiated certificate renewal system for load balancers with built-in pre-validation, expiry checks, and failure handling.

• Reduced certificate-related outages and eliminated manual renewal risks.

• Tech: Python, REST API, Pandas, cURL

DNS Zone Management Automation

• Engineered a Python-based DNS automation platform using 6connect APIs to create, update, and synchronize DNS zones across global primary and secondary servers.

• Eliminated manual cache synchronization and reduced DNS configuration errors by ~80%.

• Tech: Python, REST API, Linux, Web UI

F5 Load Balancer – Application & Backend Discovery

• Developed an automation solution to discover applications and backend servers behind F5 Virtual IPs.

• Improved troubleshooting efficiency and reduced dependency on manual device inspections.

• Tech: Python, Pandas, REST API, PHP

F5 & Citrix Backup and Key Management Automation

• Automated daily backups and weekly key retrievals for F5 and Citrix devices using Python and cron jobs.

• Developed a web dashboard for backup status and monitoring, improving visibility and reliability.

• Tech: Python, Netmiko, Cron Jobs

Firewall High-CPU Analysis Automation

• Built an automation module to analyze high CPU utilization across firewall devices, identifying top contributors for optimization.

• Tech: Python, Web UI

DNS Troubleshooting & Reporting Tool

• Created a web-based DNS troubleshooting application that generates query-driven reports to identify DNS failures and anomalies.

• Tech: Python, SQLite, Web Development

AWS Infrastructure Automation

• Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation with reusable templates.

• Improved deployment speed and minimized manual configuration errors.

• Tech: AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Technology – Computer Science & Engineering in Aditya College of Engineering and Technology, Andhra Pradesh

Aditya College of Engineering and Technology • GPA: GPA: 7.2 / 10 Jan 2023 CERTIFICATIONS

Using APIs for Network Automation – Coursera

Introduction to Web Development – Coursera

ACHIEVEMENTS

Selected participant, Google Cloud AI Labs (Mumbai) – Applied AI concepts to build a Travel Agent application

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