Swadesh Akula
Sr Network Engineer @Discovery Financial
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WORK HISTORY
Sr Network Engineer @Discovery Financial
Dallas, TX, US
Design, configure, and support enterprise campus and data center networks across large-scale environments with 500+ network and security devices. Manage multi-vendor infrastructures including Cisco Catalyst and Nexus, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5 BIG-IP, Zscaler, and WAN/MAN technologies. Design and maintain spine-leaf and highly available network architectures while deploying and administering Palo Alto NGFWs with HA, App-ID, Threat Prevention, WildFire, VPNs, and policy optimization. Lead firewall migrations from Cisco ASA to Palo Alto, including IPsec VPNs, NAT, and security policies. Implement network segmentation using zones, VRFs, VLANs, and virtual routers across on-premises and cloud environments. Drive network automation using Python, Netmiko, Jinja2, and Ansible to improve deployment speed, consistency, and compliance. Deploy and support Aruba wireless and ClearPass for secure wired and wireless access, and implement hybrid cloud connectivity using AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute.
EDUCATION
Indiana Wesleyan University
Master of Science - MS, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
ABOUT SWADESH AKULA
Senior Network Engineer specializing in enterprise, data center, and hybrid cloud networking, with deep expertise in campus, WAN, spine-leaf, and multi-cloud architectures. Proven ability to design, implement, and support highly available, secure, and scalable networks across complex, large-scale environments.Expert in multi-vendor networking and security platforms, including Cisco Catalyst & Nexus, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, F5 BIG-IP, Zscaler, Aruba, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. Strong background in routing and switching, SD-WAN, firewalls, load balancing, wireless, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).Hands-on experience with advanced routing technologies such as BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN, and VXLAN, along with QoS, VRFs, VPNs, and high-availability designs. Extensive work on F5 LTM/GTM, application delivery optimization, and large-scale migrations from legacy to next-generation infrastructure.Highly skilled in network automation, using Python, Netmiko, Ansible, and Jinja2 to automate configurations, audits, backups, and zero-touch provisioning—significantly improving deployment speed, consistency, and compliance.Strong collaborator who works closely with security, cloud, server, storage, VMware, and application teams, while also handling Tier-3 escalations, architecture planning, and critical infrastructure initiatives
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