Lukesh Jeevanandam

Staff Network Engineer at LinkedIn

Sunnyvale, California, United States

About

A dynamic & competent IT professional with 8+ years of experience in Data Network (LAN / WAN), Network Security and Network Automation. Currently associated with Cognizant Technology Solution, as Lead network engineer – Cognizant Infrastructure Services. Have solid hands-on and inside out knowledge of Cisco Routing & Switching and Security (Cisco & Checkpoint). Proficient in designing network architecture requirements of the customers in terms of time/cost factors. Possess excellent troubleshooting, situation handling and analytical skills with demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management. Technical Expertise as a Network Engineer • OSPF, BGP EIGRP and RIP routing protocals. • MPLS Technology • STP, HSRP, Vlans and Ether channel • Cisco ASA, FTD and Checkpoint firewalls • Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms • Cisco ISR and ASR routers • IPSec, GRE, DMVPN • Cisco ACI • Understanding on F5 Load Balancers • Working knowledge in Juniper Switches and NetScreen, SRX firewalls Technical Expertise as a Network Automation Engineer • Excellent logical guessing skills • Python, C#, VB Script • Working knowledge in SQL Server, ASP.NET • Basic knowledge of C & Java

Experience

  • LinkedIn (Full-time · 6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Staff Network Engineer
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Staff Network Engineer
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Senior Network Engineer
      Apr 2020 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Cognizant (Full-time · 8 yrs 11 mos)
    • Lead Network Engineer
      Jul 2018 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Network Specialist
      Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 · 3 mos

    • Network Specialist
      Jul 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos