ABHIJIT SARKAR

Experience

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  HCL Infosystems Ltd.

  Feb 2003 - Aug 2003

  Network Administrator

  Project Type: Project of The South Indian Bank Ltd. – customer of HCL. Project Duration: February 2003 to August 2003. Project Role: Network EngineerProjects Brief: 1> Implemented the project of installation of point-to-point lease lines between different branches of the bank and relevant configuration of Nortel (ARN & ASN) routers in respective branches. Interconnected the branches to H.O. in Kerala through 64 Kbps lease lines & with ISDN as back up link.2> Installation & configuration of Nortel IP phones in all the branches of The South Indian Bank Ltd.Installation of HRPSU to provide a source of redundant power supply individually for each of the three stacked ASN router modules Show less

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  Convergys

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2004

  Technical Support Officer - VoIP (Cisco TAC)

  Project Type: Customer projects for the partners of Cisco Systems, Inc. Project Duration: August 2003 to June 2004 Project Role: Technical Support Officer for Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC)Projects Brief:1> Implementation of many VoIP, VoFR and VoATM networks via remote support for partners of Cisco Systems, Inc. Recommendation of suitable voice hardware, router IOS and configuration of Cisco voice gateways and Cisco ATA for H323 protocol.2> Resolving P1 & P2 TAC cases over phone for VOIP Technologies like H323. Show less

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  Ushacomm

  Jul 2004 - Dec 2005

  Associate Manager - IT

  Project Type: Internal projects for the company. Project Duration: July 2004 to December 2005. Project Role: Network AdministratorProjects Brief: 1> Network: Installation of 512 Kbps lease line between Ushacomm’s office in Karolbagh and MTNL’s office in Tishazari and relevant configuration of Cisco 1760 series router.2> VPN: Installation and configuration of quite a few Site-to-Site and Client-to-Site Virtual Private Network (VPN), through Checkpoint Firewall (IPSec protocol) and Windows VPN server (PPTP protocol), between the Kolkata office and remote client offices.3> Anti-Virus: Implementation and configuration of Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition Server and clients. Configuration of scheduled live updates and remote auto scans through the server to all client workstations.4> Technically leading a team of 3-4 members Show less

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  Keysight Network Visibility Test & Security

  Dec 2005 - Nov 2011

  Sr. Software Engineer II - Q.A.

  Project Type: Customer projects for the company. Project Duration: December 2005 to November 2011. Project Role: Sr. Software Engineer II – Q.A.Projects Brief: 1> IxNetwork:: Performance & System Testing of different protocols like OSPF, RSVP-TE & L3VPN. Automation of New-TCL & Old-TCL & HLT-HLP scripts.2> IxANVL:: Conformance testing of different network protocols & IxANVL GUI in every release of product IxANVL. Some of the protocols tested are as follows: PPPoE, Multilink PPP, VRRP, OSPF, RIP, STP, MSTP etc. Show less

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  IP Infusion

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

  Test Lead - QA Team

  Project Type: Customer projects for the company. Project Duration: November 2011 to December 2013. Project Role: Test Lead – Q.A.Projects Brief: 1> ZebOS:: Functional, Performance & System Testing with protocols like P2MP, OSPF, RIP, RSVP-TE P2MP, MS-PW, etc. Testing done through physical routers as well as VxWorks virtual topology.2> Technically mentoring and leading a team of 10-12 members and drive the Testing activity.

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  Cisco

  Jan 2014 - now

  Project Type: Working as a Solution Architect in various Service Provider's Design and Migration projects across the globe.Project Duration: August 2019 till currentProject Role: Solution Architect - Individual ContributorProjects Brief:Communication with customer from scratch, starting from understanding the requirements and suggestion of end to end solution.High Level Pre-Sales Activity of preparing BOM, Effort Estimation and Educating Customers.Preparing High Level Design Doc, Low Level Design Doc and Migration MOP for the projectLeading a team of nearly 10 members, training and mentoring them.Handling Customer escalations if need arises.Playing the role of Customer Trusted Advisor and answering their queries when needed. Show less

  • Customer Solutions Architect

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Consultant Engineer - Customer Delivery

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2022

  • Software Engineer IV - QA Engineering

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2019