Karthikeyan Ganapathy

About Karthikeyan Ganapathy

With over 13 years of experience in IT infrastructure architecture, I have contributed to designing and implementing robust solutions at Airbus. By leveraging expertise in ArchiMate and Sparx tools, our team has delivered high-level and low-level designs that align with organizational strategy. Collaborating with architects and infrastructure teams, we ensured compliance with IM strategy while addressing complex requirements effectively. Proficient in IT architecture, network design, server standards, and virtualization platforms, I am committed to optimizing infrastructure performance and scalability. My mission is to enable seamless integration of systems while adhering to best practices in enterprise architecture. Passionate about driving innovation and delivering value, I strive to support teams in achieving operational excellence.

Experience

1. IT Infrastructure Architect

   Airbus

   Jun 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Led the preparation of High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD) and Architecture Dossier (ARD) Dossiers for IT Infrastructure using ArchiMate and Sparx tools, ensuring proper design and implementation of solutions projects.• Collaborated with Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, Senior Infrastructure Architect, Domain Architect, Businesses and Infrastructure teams to consolidate requirements and document architectural layers.• Analysed technology environment, recommended solutions for improvement, and ensured compliance with IM Strategy and Roadmap.• Defining standards for server operating systems (Windows, Linux variants, Unix) and virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V).• Architecting the virtual environment, including hypervisor configuration, cluster design, resource pools, and virtual machine templates.• Designing the overall storage strategy, including SAN (Storage Area Network), NAS (Network Attached Storage), Object Storage.• Architecting the backup infrastructure, including selecting backup software, hardware (backup servers, deduplication appliances, tape libraries), and cloud backup services.• Designing the overall LAN, WAN, Wireless LAN, SD-WAN, and Cloud network architecture.• Developing IP addressing schemes (IPv4/IPv6) and designing routing protocols (e.g, OSPF, BGP) for efficient and resilient traffic flow.• Designing firewall policies, VPN solutions (site-to-site, remote access), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) placement, and integration with Network Access Control (NAC).• Designing solutions for distributing traffic across servers and applications using load balancers.• Planning the physical layout of racks, servers, storage, and network equipment within the datacenter, considering airflow (hot aisle/cold aisle), power distribution, and cabling pathways.• Designing the core network infrastructure within the datacenter that interconnects server, storage, and edge network components.

Education

• Nadar Saraswathi Boys Higher secondary

  High School

  1994 — 2004

• Bharathidasan University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology

• Bharath College of Science & Management, South Garden, Thanjavur - 613 007.

  Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology

  2006 — 2009

• M.N.U.Jayaraj Nadar Higher Secondary

  High School

  2004 — 2006