Ajith Kumar

Experience

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  Tata Communications

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2023

  Project: Migration of Ethernet Backbone from PBB to SR-EVPN‒ Technical level planning on SR-EVPN technology to use the existing backbone and cable system.‒ Technical level planning on SR-EVPN technology to suffice the existing committed convergence and other parameters of PBB and to provide further enhancements.‒ Provided training to other internal teams from Ethernet L2 background on L3 technologies.‒ Worked on workaround/SMUs for Bugs that are found during the testing.‒ Integrating device with Fault monitoring and performance monitoring tools, TACACS serverProject: ADVA XG116 Qualification as a NID‒ Tested and Qualified ADVA XG116 device as a Network interface device for managed ethernet services.‒ Integrating device with Fault monitoring and performance monitoring tools.‒ Integrating device with NMS server and TACACS server. Project: Interoperability Testing and Qualifications‒ ASR9K- ASR920 Interoperability testing. (IOS XR- IOS XE)‒ ASR9K- Alcatel 77xx‒ ASR9K- CIENA 5160,5142.3942, 5150,3928‒ ASR9K- ADVA GE112, XG116, GE114, EG-X‒ NCS55XX- ASR9K‒ NCS540- ASR9K‒ NCS540 – CIENA ‒ NCS55XX- CIENA‒ ISE (TACACS SERVER)- NCS & ASRProject: IOS XR 6.6.3/7.4.2 Testing and Qualification ‒ IOS XR 6.6.3 Software has been Tested and qualified on ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS540 devices. ‒ Interoperability testing with all the access devices and technical document creation. Show less Project: PGI Customer solution‒ Solution provided as per customer requirement and our existing backbone architecture.‒ Multiple devices were involved like ASR9K, CIENA5160, Juniper EX4200.‒ Tested and implemented as per customer requirement.Project: Dual POP Build at Mumbai‒ Planned and Implemented dual pop at two different locations in Mumbai to provide path redundancy to the customers.Project: EoMPLS Service‒ This Ethernet over MPLS Service is tested and implemented in order to take the customers to all the remote locations.‒ Interoperability between MPLS backbone running on alcatel and PBB backbone running on ASR9K.Project: LAB Infrastructure maintenance‒ Making the LAB reachable through redundant sources to avoid reachability issues.‒ Keeping the LAB devices secured from the attacks using Firewalls.‒ Purchasing the Line cards, SFP’s, fibers, Racks, Power strips and cables based on requirements.‒ Maintaining the Space and power feasibility for the future requirements.‒ Purchasing Tester and Devices for qualification Testing.Project: FSPNM 10.3.3 Qualification ‒ NMS Qualification to maintain and monitor the ADVA devices. ‒ NMS redundancy testing and Provide training to other internal teams. Show less

  • Senior Network Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2023

  • Engineer

    Jul 2017 - May 2019
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  Glow Networks

  Feb 2023 - Mar 2024

  Consulting Engineer - Cisco

  Cisco Project: Migration of Access devices (CSG) from Huawei PTN to Cisco NCS540- Successfully migrated 500+ CSG’s with zero rollbacks using CrossWorks Network Automation (ZTP) and EPNM. - Worked on Migration of CSG’s connected via direct fiber and via Microwave devices as well. - Coordinated with Field Engineers, Huawei/Ericson Engineers, Customer and provided successful Migration windows. - Utilized automation tools for efficient migration- Migrated complex rings and supported COW integrations- Provided Various solutions to avoid rollbacks.Project: Bug Analysis for IOS-XR 7.9.21- Analyzed all the Bugs in ASR9K for software version IOS-XR 7.9.21 and provided all the potentially impacting bug based on severity. Show less

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  TEKsystems

  Apr 2024 - now

  Consulting Engineer - Cisco

  Cisco Project: Migration of Access devices (CSG) from Huawei PTN to Cisco NCS540- Successfully migrated 1000+ CSG’s with zero rollbacks using CrossWorks Network Automation (ZTP) and EPNM. - Worked on Migration of CSG’s connected via direct fiber and via Microwave devices as well. - Coordinated with Field Engineers, Huawei/Ericson Engineers, Customer and provided successful Migration windows. - Utilized automation tools for efficient migration- Migrated complex rings and supported COW integrations- Provided Various solutions to avoid rollbacks. Show less