About

Shanker Choudhary is a highly skilled Cloud Network Design, Deployment, and Operation Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the field. He is a strategist with a proven track record of directing corporate IT initiatives while participating in the planning, analysis, and implementation of Service Provider & Cloud networks. Shanker is an expert in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, TCP/IP, IPSEC, Multicast, RSVP-TE & LDP, L2VPN, L3VPN, 6PE, 6VPE, IPv6 infrastructure, and NGN Voice Network. He has extensive experience working with hardware platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, and Huawei (router & switches). Shanker has professional certifications in CCIP(BGP+MPLS), CCNA, JNCIP, JNCIS, JNCIA, and CECP v1.0. He is also a Network Routing Specialist (NRS-I & NRS-II) certified by Alcatel-Lucent. Currently, Shanker is a Senior Network Engineer at Microsoft, where he is responsible for Cloud Network Design, Deployment, and Operation Engineering. Previously, he worked as a Network Engineer at Tata and Tech Mahindra, where he provided L3 TAC support for escalated issues across TCL Network. He was also responsible for designing and implementing new network architecture and interacting with vendors and internal teams for network optimization and new hardware platform deployment. Shanker holds a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from the University of Rajasthan and completed his High School education from Seth Piramal School. With his extensive experience and expertise, Shanker is a valuable asset to any organization seeking a Cloud Network Design, Deployment, and Operation Engineer.