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Network Engineer.

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Current Status

Actively Monitoring

Salt Lake City, Utah Server Hub

The Architecture

Infrastructure Backbone

With a Master's degree in Computer Science and 4 years of dedicated experience, my expertise spans complete Layer 2/Layer 3 configuration, advanced troubleshooting, and enterprise network design.

Security First

Proven track record of independently architecting isolated network segments, enforcing strict Access Control Lists (ACLs), and eliminating bandwidth bottlenecks to ensure continuous operational uptime.

Automation & Cloud

Bringing the added advantage of deep Python coding knowledge and cloud system architecture (AWS/Terraform), enabling a hybrid approach to traditional network management and performance optimization.

Professional Experience

Network Engineer

HCLTech (Client: FLSmidth) — Salt Lake City, UT

Jun 2024 - Present

Configured and deployed enterprise routing/switching infrastructure across LAN/WAN environments.
Administered Layer 2/3 protocols, independently provisioning STP, VLAN trunking, and Inter-VLAN routing.
Provisioned Site-to-Site VPN tunnels and engineered Access Control Lists (ACLs) on core routers and firewalls.
Engineered QoS to prioritize critical data and enforced MAC-based port security.

Jr. Network Engineer

Wipro — Hyderabad, India

Jul 2021 - Jun 2023

Engineered Layer 2 switching topologies, configuring 802.1Q trunking and VLAN tagging.
Designed standard and extended ACLs directly on routing hardware.
Executed deep-dive diagnostics resolving faults (ARP, DHCP, DNS) and utilized Wireshark for packet analysis.

AI Annotator (Independent Contract)

Handshake AI — Remote, USA

Sep 2025 - Nov 2025

Contributed to data annotation and validation to support AI model training.

Graduate Assistant (Python)

Roosevelt University — Chicago, IL

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

Mentored 40+ students in Python programming with a focus on backend logic, data structures, and REST APIs.
Supported development of reliable codebases emphasizing modular design and debugging.

University Projects

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Global Node Active

01 // Architecture

Cloud-Based Scalable Data System

Engineered a secure cloud network topology using AWS VPCs. Provisioned Security Groups and NACLs to enforce traffic policies. Deployed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform for automated provisioning.

AWS VPC Terraform REST APIs

INBOUND (Gbps)

14.2

LATENCY (ms)

02 // Telemetry

Monitoring & Alerting Platform

Designed a network monitoring architecture tracking real-time bandwidth and latency. Developed Python automation scripts to poll hardware and engineered threshold-based alerting mechanisms to detect anomalies.

Python SNMP Log Analysis

PACKET_SNIFFING_ACTIVE

03 // Diagnostics

Traffic & Health Analysis Tool

Conducted rigorous packet-level inspection isolating anomalous data flows. Built automated data pipelines to capture network telemetry, significantly reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) for outages.

Wireshark Data Pipelines Stress Testing

All systems operational.

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Academic Background

Master of Science, Computer Science

Roosevelt University — Chicago, USA

Aug 2023 - Dec 2024

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

Tirumala Engineering College - JNTUK — India

Jun 2020 - May 2023

Diploma in Electronics & Communication Eng.

CR Polytechnic College — India

Jun 2017 - May 2020

Technical Matrix

Protocols & Routing

TCP/IP, OSPF, STP, DHCP, NAT, VLSM, 802.1Q Trunking, Cisco CLI.

Security Frameworks

ACLs, Firewalls, Site-to-Site VPN, Remote Access VPN, Port Security.

Automation & Tools

Python, REST APIs, Terraform, AWS, Wireshark, SNMP.

Complete Profile

Download my full resume for a comprehensive overview of my academic background (M.S. in Computer Science) and engineering experience.

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Active Certification: Pursuing Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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kkiran0809@gmail.com kirankunchala01@gmail.com (312) 866-0860 LinkedIn Profile

Salt Lake City, UT