Santosh Naik

Santosh Naik has over 10 years of experience in the field of networking and information technology. Santosh began their career at Wipro InfoTech as a System Admin, where they were responsible for handling incident-related issues and monitoring network devices. Santosh then moved on to Hexaware Technologies, where they served as a Network Engineer and later as a Senior Network Engineer. In these roles, they gained knowledge in various routing protocols, configuration and management of Cisco routers and switches, and worked on projects to ensure timely completion. Afterward, Naik joined Tesco HSC as a Senior Network Engineer, where they troubleshooted wireless issues and worked on ACE load balancer and ASA firewall requests. Santosh also received a Spot Award for successfully implementing AAA config in 500 remote devices. Santosh then joined Keystone Automotive Operations as a Network Specialist, where they gained expertise in technologies such as DMVPN, Cisco Wireless controller/AP, ASA firewall, and F5 load balancer. Naik was involved in various projects including upgrading Cisco 6509 Supervisor Engine IOS and rolling out remote branches with ATT MPLS links. Currently, Naik is working at News Corp Australia as a Lead Network Engineer, where they are engaged in implementing secure VPN tunnels, building IPSec VPN tunnels, working on AWS assignments, and implementing Cisco Meraki wireless access points.

Santosh Naik has a Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering from the Department of Technical Education, obtained in 2003. In 2012, they earned a BSC in IT from Karnataka State Open University. In 2000, they also obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Information Technology from the Board of Education. Additionally, Santosh has certifications in Artificial Intelligence, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer, CCNP, and OPSWAT File Security Associate. The specific institutions and years of completion vary for each certification.