Varsha N
Senior Network Engineer | Cisco | Palo Alto | Fortinet |F5 | ACI | SD-WAN (Viptela/Meraki) | AWS | Azure |Terraform | Ansible | Python | ISE | Zscaler | Splunk | SolarWinds | OSPF | EIGRP | CCNA | CCNP | PCNSE
- Role
- Senior Network Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Varsha N
Network Engineer with experience across enterprise, data center, and hybrid cloud environments. Skilled in configuring and supporting Cisco routers (28••••00 series), Catalyst switches (3560, 3750, 4500, 6500), Nexus 9K, ASA firewalls (5505, 5510), and Palo Alto firewalls (PA-820, using Panorama.Experienced in Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies including VLANs, STP, RSTP, MST, VTP, EtherChannel, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, NAT, PAT, subnetting, ACLs, HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP. Hands-on with authentication systems such as RADIUS, TACACS+, Cisco ISE, and Active Directory, along with DNS and DHCP infrastructure.Proficient in deploying SD-WAN solutions (Cisco Viptela, Meraki, Fortinet), configuring VPNs (IPsec, GRE, IKEv2), and managing load balancers including F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM, ASM) and Citrix ADC with GSLB and SSL offload.Cloud networking experience includes provisioning AWS VPCs and Azure VNets using Terraform and ARM templates, implementing Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, route tables, NSGs, VPN gateways, and integrating Zscaler ZIA/ZPA and Route 53 DNS. DNS/IPAM services managed using Infoblox.Strong background in network automation and observability using Python (Netmiko, NAPALM), Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, SNMPV3, NetFlow, Splunk, and SecureX. Change management and documentation maintained through ServiceNow, Visio, Confluence, and SharePoint.Holds certifications including CCNP, PCNSE, and AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, with a Master\'s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington.Open to remote, onsite or hybrid Network Engineering roles across enterprise, security, or cloud infrastructure.
Experience
Senior Network Engineer
Apr 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
Education
The University of Texas at Arlington
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science
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