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Babatunde Sobowale AWS CSAA, JNCIA

Network Engineer at NetCraftsmen

Babatunde Sobowale has over nine years of experience in the field of network engineering. Babatunde is currently working as a Network Engineer at NetCraftsmen, a BlueAlly Company. In this role, they are responsible for managing and supporting network design and solutions initiatives.

Prior to their current position, Babatunde worked as a Network Architect at eiNetwork, where they provided technical leadership and managed all network and security software and hardware services.

Babatunde also gained experience as a Data Center Network Engineer at PNC while working at Cisco. In this role, they coordinated planning meetings, implemented network compliance auditing, and troubleshooted complex nexus and arista data center environments.

Babatunde has also worked as a Network Engineer II at Uber, where they participated in strategic planning for network deployments and implemented BGP on Juniper network devices. Babatunde also played a role in monitoring and alerting capabilities for self-healing networks.

Additionally, they have experience as a Network Engineer at Evoqua Water Technologies, where they managed LANs, WANs, and WLANs. Babatunde was also involved in the build-out of new data centers and managed routing protocols and VPNs on Cisco routers and switches.

Moreover, Babatunde worked as a Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco, providing advisory services, solution development, and best practices on various networking platforms. Babatunde also performed code and firmware upgrades and provided ongoing support to customers.

Earlier in their career, they held positions as a Network Analyst at GENCO, a FedEx company, a Network Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company, an IT Infrastructure Analyst at Highmark Inc., and a Network Engineer at FedEx Ground.

Overall, Babatunde Sobowale has a strong background in network engineering, with experience across various industries and a focus on network design, implementation, and support.

Babatunde Sobowale AWS CSAA, JNCIA obtained a Bachelor's of Engineering (B.E) degree in Electrical Engineering from the City College, City University of New York, where they studied from 2004 to 2012. Additionally, they pursued a Bachelor's of Arts (B.A) degree in Economics from the same institution, from 2009 to 2011. In terms of certifications, Babatunde obtained the Juniper Networks Certified Associate JNCIA-JUNOS certification from Juniper Networks in April 2023. Babatunde also holds the following additional certifications: Project Management Simplified from LinkedIn in October 2020, Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in March 2020, Cisco Certified Network Professional - CCNP from Cisco in April 2015, and Cisco Certified Network Associate - CCNA from Cisco in March 2013.

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  • Network Engineer

    April, 2022 - present