Padmakumar Balachandran

Padmakumar Balachandran started their work experience as a Network Engineer at Emsyne - Muthoot Systems And Technologies in April 2013. Padmakumar was responsible for scheduling and implementing routine maintenance tasks in data centers and branches, configuring WAN connectivity, and maintaining MPLS and VPN networks. Padmakumar then worked as an IP MPLS Network Engineer at Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd from September 2015 to April 2016, where they managed Cisco and Juniper routers and troubleshooted routing issues. From April 2016 to January 2018, they served as a Senior Specialist at HCL Technologies, supporting technical services for global data centers, managing security operations, and configuring IPSEC Site to Site VPN. Padmakumar then joined Allianz Technology as a Senior Analyst in January 2018, leading firewall migration activities and troubleshooting network security issues. In January 2019, they started working at Wipro Limited as a Network Engineer, managing Nexus and catalyst switches, ISR routers, and ASA Firewalls. Padmakumar joined DXC Technology in August 2021 as a Network Engineer, contributing until October 2022. Currently, Padmakumar is working at Tesserent as a Network Engineer starting from November 2022.

Padmakumar Balachandran obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from Careers in Engineering, where they studied from 2005 to 2009. Prior to their undergraduate studies, they attended St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. In terms of certifications, they obtained the following: ITIL Service Operation certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice in September 2018, Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core certification from Cisco in July 2021, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification from Microsoft in March 2023, Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) certification from Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. in May 2019, Barracuda Certified Engineer certification from Barracuda in April 2019, and Barracuda CloudGen Firewall - Foundation certification from Barracuda in April 2019. It is also mentioned that Padmakumar Balachandran has pursued Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) certification, but specific details regarding its attainment are not provided.