Vinod Reddy

Experience

1. Senior Network Engineer

   Walmart Global Tech

   Nov 2024 — Present · Bentonville, AR, US

   Designed, deployed, and optimized enterprise networks using Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Aruba, and Palo Alto platforms.Led SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela) rollout across multiple sites, modernizing WAN connectivity and reducing latency.Deployed and managed firewall solutions (Palo Alto, ASA, Checkpoint) including VPNs, IDS/IPS, NAT, URL filtering, and App-ID.Configured Cisco Nexus 9K switches with VXLAN, vPC, and Layer 3 routing to enhance data center segmentation.Standardized security policies using Panorama, implemented HA firewall clusters with zero downtime.Automated network monitoring, backup, and alerting using Python, Ansible, and NetBrain runbooks.Designed MPLS VPNs with QoS and tuned BGP with route maps, AS path prepending, and local preferences.Managed DNS, DHCP, IPAM (Infoblox), and documented network designs in Visio for nodes.Integrated F5 load balancers for SSL offload and traffic distribution across critical applications.Mentored junior engineers, led RCA for outages, and developed DR/BC plans to support infrastructure resilience.

Education

• Marist University

  Master's degree, Computer and Information Sciences a

  2022 — 2024