Bhargava Thondapu
Leader- Technical Delivery | AI & Telecom Solutions Architect | Product-Driven | Strategic Program Execution | Certified in AI & 5G | IBM-Certified AI Product Manager
- Role
- Technical Leader Ii Customer Delivery Engineering at Cisco
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bhargava Thondapu
I\'m a strategic and execution-focused technical leader with 12+ years of experience delivering cloud-native, scalable telecom infrastructure across Tier-1 service providers. I thrive at the intersection of architecture, automation, and customer value — enabling full software lifecycle management, CI/CD rollouts, and next-gen 5G deployments.At Cisco, I’ve led the successful delivery of multi-region 5G Core platforms (SMF/UPF), built automation workflows integrated with Kubernetes and NSO, and partnered across architecture, QA, and customer ops to scale deployments with zero-impact cutovers.Beyond execution, I bring a product-centric mindset — aligning features to real-world use cases, facilitating Joint Business Reviews (JBRs), and contributing to internal thought leadership on AI, Quantum Communications, and Digital Twins. Tech Fluency: 5G Core, Kubernetes, NFV/SDN, NSO, OpenStack Certifications: Cisco AI & GenAI (White, Green, Blue Belt), 5G IoT Contributor: Wireless Communications Networks and Systems by Stallings & Beard
Experience
Technical Leader Ii Customer Delivery Engineering
Mar 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor's Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2008 — 2012
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering
2012 — 2014
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