Ankush Khanna

Experience

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  Genpact

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2015

  Process Developer
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  Dell Technologies

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2016

  IT Consultant
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  Aricent (Cisco Tac)

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2019

  Network Engineer
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  Orange Business Services

  Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

  Senior Technical Consultant

  Currently working in Orange Business Services handling Deployment, Assistance and Troubleshooting of Cisco Data Center Solutions including UCS Servers (Blade and Rack-mounts), Cisco Nexus Switches (2K, 5K, 7K, 9K, UCS FI, Load Balancer).• Troubleshooting on Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k, Nexus 2k• VPC configuration, troubleshooting VPC related issues and supported topologies• Assisting Cisco Customers with data center design related queries.• Supporting migrations and new data center implantations.• VDC management• NX-OS Upgrade – ISSU and disruptive upgrade / downgrade• Architecture related issues and queries• Switch-profile/Config-Sync, Pre-provisioning• FEX related configuration and associated topologies• GLBP, HSRP, VTP, STP, IGMP, QoS• Migration to Nexus Data Center Switches• Troubleshooting complex Network latency drops and discards related issues.• Assisting Cisco UCS, FI, FEX connectivity to the Cisco Nexus Switches• Identifying and reporting software BUG and taking necessary actions• Identifying common vulnerabilities and applying fixes • Assisting hitless replacement of Nexus Devices • Using tools like Wireshark, Ethanalyzer, Span and Access List (ACL) to isolate problems in the networkVMware deployment and Troubleshooting. VMware network orchestration using VSS, VDS, vMotion, DRS etc. Good understanding of Cisco ACI concepts and deployment, VMware NSX and Nexus Switch Automation using NXAPI. Good understanding and Hands on for troubleshooting and deployment of Server Grade Hardware from Cisco. Good Hands on with Desktop and Server Grade Operating Systems like, Windows, VMware, RHEL, Citrix etc. Have also conceptual knowledge of Firewalls. Show less

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  Capgemini

  Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  Senior Consultant

  Deployment Assistance and Troubleshooting of Cisco Data Center Solutions including Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus Switches (2K, 5K, 7K, 9K), UCS Servers (Blade and Rack-mounts).Cisco ACI:• Implementation Experience of Building an ACI environment from Scratch.• Knowledge of Internal communication and discovery process of the Fabric.• Implementation Experience of creating Tenant, Application Profile, EPGs, EP, Contract, Subject, filters, ASAv.• Implementation Experience of creating L2out, L3out configuration, VLAN, AAEP, Switch profile, Policy group, Domains.• Implementation Experience of creating NTP, Route reflector, Monitoring policies.• Implementation Experience of creating VMM integration.Cisco Nexus Switches:• Troubleshooting on Nexus 7k, Nexus 5k, Nexus 2k• VPC configuration, troubleshooting VPC related issues and supported topologies• Assisting Cisco Customers with data center design related queries.• Supporting migrations and new data center implantations.• VDC management• NX-OS Upgrade – ISSU and disruptive upgrade / downgrade• Architecture related issues and queries• Switch-profile/Config-Sync, Pre-provisioning• FEX related configuration and associated topologies• GLBP, HSRP, VTP, STP, IGMP, QoS• Migration to Nexus Data Center Switches• Troubleshooting complex Network latency drops and discards related issues.• Assisting Cisco UCS, FI, FEX connectivity to the Cisco Nexus Switches• Identifying and reporting software BUG and taking necessary actions• Identifying common vulnerabilities and applying fixes• Assisting hitless replacement of Nexus Devices• Using tools like Wireshark, Ethanalyzer, Span and Access List (ACL) to isolate problems in the networkVMware deployment and Troubleshooting. VMware network orchestration using VSS, VDS, vMotion, DRS etc. Show less

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  HCL Technologies

  Mar 2021 - May 2022

  Network Consultant Engineer Datacenter/ACI and Routing n Switching(Cisco/Arista)

  • Design data center network solution based on Cisco ACI technology• Provide planning, designing and implementation services for Cisco Advanced Services Customers• Participate in or leads complex network migrations from legacy data center technologies to ACI• Deliver migration plan, MOP, HLD, LLD, with the good understanding of the customer network environment and following Cisco design best practices• Work closely with project manager, sales, and regional team to participate and drive the proposals and statements of work• Ensure smooth closure of engagements using relationship with customer and guide them to the next steps• Task automation using, Python script, ansible Show less

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  Experis

  Jun 2022 - now

  Senior Network Engineer