Kaustubh Shirodkar

Cloud Support Engineer (Associate) at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Greater Sydney Area

About

Recent Graduate - who completed Masters in Telecommunications Engineering at UNSW, Sydney - worked as UNSW Research Assistant contributing to Software Defined Networking and OpenFlow research project involving coding and supporting applications - having experience of 2 years working as a Systems Engineer to code and assemble various components and 6 months as a Senior Systems Engineer to effectively communicate with clients, freeze requirements and lead development for various sprints at Infosys - who is passionate about Telecommunications and Programming and the possibilities they can bring to companies to support their strategic vision - who has highly developed communication, technical and time management skills through past work experience - who has executed excellent team skills as a technical co-head of IETE Student Forum in final year of Bachelor’s degree - who has held Distinction in academic records till date. I am actively looking for Full time opportunities to use my skills and experience to contribute in developing infrastructure and build supporting systems in the field of Telecommunications especially Software Defined Networking.

Experience

  • Cloud Support Engineer (Associate) at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Aug 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

  • UNSW (Sydney, Australia)
    • Network Analyst
      Apr 2019 - Aug 2019 · 5 mos

      - Participating in network upgrades and other maintenance tasks along with activation and testing of data communications infrastructure - Undertaking 1st level problem diagnosis, correction and escalated support of relevant technologies across the organisation according to assigned priorities and timeframes

    • Student Developer
      Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 · 3 mos

      - Working as a casual student developer in infrastructure migration - Actively using Python and AWS services such as AWS S3, API Gateway, Lambda function and SES to accomplish the infrastructure migration

  • UNSW (Sydney, Australia)
    • ME Thesis
      Feb 2018 - Dec 2018 · 11 mos

      - Analysed the performance and scalability of cloud based home networks using Software Defined Networking and Network Virtualization - Created virtual home network which represents an Internet Service Providers home network, having NAT and VXLAN tunnel, IP address allocation via DHCP server in a Mininet environment - Automated end-to-end process for testing Scalability by using Python and Selenium - Automated collection of Floodlight controller statistics using Python and REST APIs - Performed Data Analytics on gathered customer data using Machine Learning algorithm to determine customer device activity and usage pattern - Developed ‘Performance Analysis’ application using Ruby on Rails Model-View-Controller (MVC) Framework, JavaScript and Google Charts to have insights about stability of OpenFlow channel for home networks and hosted it on SSL secured NGINX server

    • Research Assistant
      Nov 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Analyzed the behaviour of an OpenFlow Switch with various controllers like Ryu, Floodlight and OpenDaylight which has the potential to be used in home networks - Identified probable risks associated with the OpenFlow switch and communicated the same to Product Owner - Developed a Python code to access REST APIs to modify OpenFlow switch information - Continuous enhancement of cloud based application developed to manage home networks by adding new features and fixing defects

    • UNSW Hero
      Jun 2018 - Jul 2018 · 2 mos

      - Developed communication and team work skills by working in a team consisting of 6 members on an idea to improve student experience at the university. - Volunteered as a ‘Getting Started’ volunteer to help students setup email, password, Wi-Fi and resolve general IT queries

  • Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Engineer at Kodo City
    Aug 2018 - Oct 2018 · 3 mos

    - Worked efficiently with a team of three people to build corporate desktops and laptops on standard environment by changing BIOS settings, making them PXE enabled and then upgrading them to latest version of Windows 10 as per the company policy for client QBE Insurance, Sydney - Developed effective communication and negotiation skills by interacting with clients to arrive at an agreement to upgrade their systems

  • Infosys (Pune , India)
    • Senior System Engineer
      Jul 2016 - Dec 2016 · 6 mos

      - Communicated with clients to freeze requirements for a sprint - Led development of various sprints - Documented sprint details for further reference

    • System Engineer
      Jun 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Showcased technical skills in the development and maintenance of an Intranet application which facilitated remuneration for various partners who issued cards on behalf of American Express - Efficiently coded the application using technologies like JAVA, JavaScript, JSP and HTML based on IBM DB2 Database - Completed Unit, Assembly, Integration and System Testing effectively to ensure that the product met client requirements - Awarded with Certificate of Appreciation for quickly learning domain knowledge and for delivering a complex module defect free without much dependency on senior team members