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Syed Idrish

Senior Specialist - Cloud & Infra | Cisco ACI | CCNP (R&S) | SDWAN | F5 | Juniper

Panvel Taluka

10+ years of work experience

LTIMindtree
Jun 20242 yrs 2 mosPresent

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Manage and optimize Cisco ACI fabric infrastructure, ensuring seamless data center and multi-site connectivity. • Configure and maintain ACI components (APICs, leaf, and spine switches) including EPGs, Bridge Domains, VRFs, Contracts, and AAEPs. • Handle Multi-Site and Multi-Pod ACI operations, ensuring high availability and fault resilience. • Diagnose and resolve ACI fabric faults, endpoint connectivity issues, and policy misconfigurations using CLI, GUI, and REST API. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, document, and optimize ACI deployments aligned with business needs. • Monitor APIC dashboards, analyze logs, and implement corrective measures to maintain 99.99% uptime. • Oversee Cisco Meraki cloud operations, managing MX, MR, and MS devices for LAN/WAN/SD-WAN management. • Implement VPNs, redundancy, and traffic shaping to enhance WAN efficiency. • Managed 8x8 Voice Cloud Services, including phone configuration, PBX setup, Auto Attendant, and IVR system deployment. • Collaborated with automation and tools teams for configuration standardization and performance optimization. • Ensured security compliance and operational scalability across hybrid network environments.
Accenture
Apr 20222 yrs 3 mosJun 2024

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Wipro
Dec 20201 yr 9 mosAug 2022

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Cogencis Information Services Ltd.
Jan 20173 yrs 9 mosSep 2020

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

 Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, Static Route, Default Route, BGP.  Switching: VLAN, VLAN Trunks, VTP, STP, RSTP, PVST, PVST+, RPVST, HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP.  TCP/IP Protocol: TCP/IP and OSI model, ARP, DHCP, IPv4, ICMP, UDP, TCP protocols.  Link monitoring & troubleshooting.  APPLICATIONS AND OS: Wireshark, Putty, GNS3, SecureCRT,  Follow Timely Escalation procedures and adhere to Work processes.  Technical trainer in the organization on prominent topics like RIP, TCP/IP and OSI model, ARP, EIGRP & OSPF, BGP.  Hands-on experience on Cisco networking devices.  Documents network problems and resolution for future reference. Providing the supports to Cogencis IDC’s.Implementing, Deployment and operations • Install all new hardware, systems, and software for networks. • Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment and devices. • Plans and supports network and computing infrastructure. • Configuration of VTP, HSRP, VRRP. • Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning. • Documents network problems and resolution for future reference. • Configuration Of Maipu Router (MP1700E, MP7500E, MP1800E, MP2900E) • L2 VLAN configurations.
Samsung Electronics
Sep 20151 yr 4 mosDec 2016

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Troubleshooting of network problems  Knowledge of telecom fundamentals.  Providing QOS for end users  Good understanding of ALL ROUTING PROTOCOL RIP, OSPF, EIGRP AND BGP.  Good understanding OF SWITCHING VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP etc...  Good understanding of Mobile Core, IP networks  Good understanding of OSI, TCP/UDP (IP, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, FTP).  Basic level of understanding of Linux. My role has been in the implementation and integration of the network for the (4G) fourth generation LTE Technology deployment. • Integration, configuration and troubleshooting of the nationwide Reliance JIO's 4G network deployment • Performing different LTE feature testing cases like IPERF test for UDP & TCP, RCT, 4T4R, IRC, S/W upgrade of enodeB • Helped customer in solving issues like eNodeB not coming on air, UE not able to attach etc. Co-ordinate with the Core team for the resolution of the issues at MME or HSS. • Establishing and end to end testing of the connectivity between the E-NodeB and the LSMR, MME, S-GW and P-GW at the EPC location. • Troubleshooting High Latency and Routing issues for internet customers. • integration of the E-NodeB to the CSR (router). . Before re-homing pre check ping6 with 1500 MTU, static, Cisco, juniper routing issue Status & CSV files for all sites re-homing. .  Performing different LTE feature testing cases like IPERF test for UDP, TCP & UE to FTP.

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Guru Nanak Dev Engg College, Bidar, Karnataka, India, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University

20113 yrs2014

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Headline

Senior Specialist - Cloud & Infra | Cisco ACI | CCNP (R&S) | SDWAN | F5 | Juniper

About

Network Infrastructure Lead | Cisco ACI | SD-WAN (Meraki/Versa) | Data Center Networking | F5 | Infoblox | Cloud & Automation Enthusiast Experienced Network Infrastructure Lead with 12+ years of expertise in enterprise network design, deployment, and operations across multi-vendor and multi-site environments. Proficient in Cisco ACI (Multi-Site & Multi-Pod), SD-WAN (Cisco Meraki & Versa), Data Center Networking, and F5 Load Balancers, with extensive hands-on experience in Routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, DMVPN) and Switching (VLAN, STP, VPC, VTP). Adept at troubleshooting, automation, and performance optimization across LAN/WAN infrastructures, delivering 99.99% uptime and 15% improvement in WAN efficiency. Experienced in managing Infoblox DDI, Wireless LAN (Cisco WLC 5500/9800), and cloud networking integrations (AWS). Certified in CCNA, Versa SD-WAN, and F5 Load Balancer, with ongoing pursuit of AWS Cloud Practitioner. Passionate about innovation, process improvement, and enabling scalable, secure, and high-performance network solutions.

Location

Panvel Taluka

Work experience

Senior Specialist - Cloud & Infra at LTIMindtree, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Manage and optimize Cisco ACI fabric infrastructure, ensuring seamless data center and multi-site connectivity. • Configure and maintain ACI components (APICs, leaf, and spine switches) including EPGs, Bridge Domains, VRFs, Contracts, and AAEPs. • Handle Multi-Site and Multi-Pod ACI operations, ensuring high availability and fault resilience. • Diagnose and resolve ACI fabric faults, endpoint connectivity issues, and policy misconfigurations using CLI, GUI, and REST API. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, document, and optimize ACI deployments aligned with business needs. • Monitor APIC dashboards, analyze logs, and implement corrective measures to maintain 99.99% uptime. • Oversee Cisco Meraki cloud operations, managing MX, MR, and MS devices for LAN/WAN/SD-WAN management. • Implement VPNs, redundancy, and traffic shaping to enhance WAN efficiency. • Managed 8x8 Voice Cloud Services, including phone configuration, PBX setup, Auto Attendant, and IVR system deployment. • Collaborated with automation and tools teams for configuration standardization and performance optimization. • Ensured security compliance and operational scalability across hybrid network environments.

Cloud Administrator Sr. Analyst at Accenture, Apr 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sr. Network administrator at Wipro, Dec 2020 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Network Engineer at Cogencis Information Services Ltd., Jan 2017 - Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region,  Routing: OSPF, EIGRP, Static Route, Default Route, BGP.  Switching: VLAN, VLAN Trunks, VTP, STP, RSTP, PVST, PVST+, RPVST, HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP.  TCP/IP Protocol: TCP/IP and OSI model, ARP, DHCP, IPv4, ICMP, UDP, TCP protocols.  Link monitoring & troubleshooting.  APPLICATIONS AND OS: Wireshark, Putty, GNS3, SecureCRT,  Follow Timely Escalation procedures and adhere to Work processes.  Technical trainer in the organization on prominent topics like RIP, TCP/IP and OSI model, ARP, EIGRP & OSPF, BGP.  Hands-on experience on Cisco networking devices.  Documents network problems and resolution for future reference. Providing the supports to Cogencis IDC’s.Implementing, Deployment and operations • Install all new hardware, systems, and software for networks. • Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment and devices. • Plans and supports network and computing infrastructure. • Configuration of VTP, HSRP, VRRP. • Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning. • Documents network problems and resolution for future reference. • Configuration Of Maipu Router (MP1700E, MP7500E, MP1800E, MP2900E) • L2 VLAN configurations.

Network Integration Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Sep 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, • Troubleshooting of network problems  Knowledge of telecom fundamentals.  Providing QOS for end users  Good understanding of ALL ROUTING PROTOCOL RIP, OSPF, EIGRP AND BGP.  Good understanding OF SWITCHING VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP etc...  Good understanding of Mobile Core, IP networks  Good understanding of OSI, TCP/UDP (IP, ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, FTP).  Basic level of understanding of Linux. My role has been in the implementation and integration of the network for the (4G) fourth generation LTE Technology deployment. • Integration, configuration and troubleshooting of the nationwide Reliance JIO's 4G network deployment • Performing different LTE feature testing cases like IPERF test for UDP & TCP, RCT, 4T4R, IRC, S/W upgrade of enodeB • Helped customer in solving issues like eNodeB not coming on air, UE not able to attach etc. Co-ordinate with the Core team for the resolution of the issues at MME or HSS. • Establishing and end to end testing of the connectivity between the E-NodeB and the LSMR, MME, S-GW and P-GW at the EPC location. • Troubleshooting High Latency and Routing issues for internet customers. • integration of the E-NodeB to the CSR (router). . Before re-homing pre check ping6 with 1500 MTU, static, Cisco, juniper routing issue Status & CSV files for all sites re-homing. .  Performing different LTE feature testing cases like IPERF test for UDP, TCP & UE to FTP.

Education

Guru Nanak Dev Engg College, Bidar, Karnataka, India, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University