Mandar Sridhar Alankar

About Mandar Sridhar Alankar

With over a decade of experience in networking and cloud architecture, I currently serve as a Senior Networking Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS). My focus lies in empowering customers to achieve secure, resilient, and compliant networking solutions on the AWS platform. Passionate about driving collaboration and aligning strategies with organizational goals, I strive to deliver scalable and impactful results by integrating diverse perspectives and leveraging strong stakeholder relationships.At AWS, I lead engagements with large customers to design and implement advanced network architectures while addressing complex challenges. My expertise spans network architecture, stakeholder collaboration, and cloud technologies, including VPN, VPC, and DX. By working closely with product teams and customers, I contribute to the successful delivery of tailored solutions that meet business outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction.

Experience

1. Senior Networking Solutions Architect

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Oct 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Lead the conversation on network architecture with large AWS customers- Align with product and service teams to shape network feature launches- Manage disparate senior stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and drive outcomes on the AWS platform- Direct AWS Solutions Architects, Sales and Partner teams across multiple engagements within each customer to drive targeted outcomes and consistent advice and outcomes- Work with customers to resolve complex networking concerns and problems and achieve security, resilience and compliance outcomes are on the AWS platform through deep dive discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations, and hands on demonstrations in the AWS environment- Develop industry leading network related, customer-facing resources (such as blogs, whitepapers and reference architectures) based on projected customer needs and current demand.

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2005 — 2009

• Sarvodaya Pre-university College

  Pre-university course, PCMB

  2003 — 2005

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Science (M.S.), Telecommunications Engineering

  2013 — 2014

Skills

• Ospf
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Cisco Wlc
• Cisco Ios
• Gns3
• Rip
• Junos
• Ip
• Ipv6
• Nat
• Telecommunications
• Linux
• Networking
• Vtp
• Subnetting
• Virtual Private Network (Vpn)
• Stp
• Python
• Wireless
• Redistribution
• Ipsec
• Iperf
• Ieee 802.11
• Bgp
• Troubleshooting
• Ip Addressing
• Cisco Asa
• Cisco Routers
• Wireshark
• Routing
• Log Analysis
• Ethernet
• Vlan
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Screenos
• Tcpdump
• Access Lists
• Tcp/Ip
• Mtr
• Wlan