Hello, I'm
Yaswanth Reddy
Senior Network & Security Engineer
Designing resilient network architectures, securing enterprise infrastructure, and automating operations across hybrid cloud environments.
About Me
Building the Backbone of Enterprise IT
I'm a Senior Network & Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and securing large-scale enterprise network infrastructures. I specialize in bridging the gap between traditional networking and modern cloud-native architectures.
My career spans financial services giants like Capital One and Freddie Mac, where I've led critical network transformations — from SD-WAN migrations to zero-trust security implementations — while maintaining five-nines availability for mission-critical systems.
I'm passionate about network automation and infrastructure-as-code, reducing manual operations and human error through intelligent tooling and well-designed CI/CD pipelines for network changes.
Network Architecture
Designing scalable BGP/OSPF networks spanning multi-site enterprise environments
Security Engineering
Implementing zero-trust frameworks, firewall policies, and threat detection systems
Cloud Networking
Architecting AWS, Azure, and GCP network connectivity with high availability
Network Automation
Building automation pipelines with Ansible, Python, and Terraform to eliminate manual ops
Career
Work Experience
Capital One
Senior Network Engineer
2021 — Present
McLean, VA
- ▸Architected and deployed enterprise SD-WAN across 200+ branch offices, reducing WAN costs by 40%
- ▸Led zero-trust network segmentation project securing 50,000+ endpoints across hybrid cloud environments
- ▸Automated network provisioning with Ansible and Terraform, cutting deployment time from weeks to hours
- ▸Designed multi-region AWS Transit Gateway topology supporting 99.99% availability for core banking services
- ▸Established BGP route policies and traffic engineering for 10 Gbps inter-datacenter links
Freddie Mac
Network Security Engineer
2018 — 2021
McLean, VA
- ▸Designed and implemented next-gen firewall policies across Palo Alto PA-5200 series at all data centers
- ▸Led SOC integration with SIEM platform, reducing mean time to detect security incidents by 60%
- ▸Deployed AWS GuardDuty and Security Hub across 150+ AWS accounts with automated remediation playbooks
- ▸Built IDS/IPS tuning framework eliminating 85% of false-positive alerts while maintaining full coverage
- ▸Managed PCI-DSS and SOX compliance network controls, passing all external audits without findings
Capri Global
Network Engineer
2015 — 2018
Mumbai, India
- ▸Designed and managed MPLS backbone network connecting 30+ branch offices across India
- ▸Implemented Cisco ISE NAC solution providing 802.1X authentication for 10,000+ devices
- ▸Migrated legacy frame-relay WAN to MPLS/VPN, improving reliability from 95% to 99.9%
- ▸Deployed QoS policies prioritizing voice and video traffic for unified communications rollout
- ▸Configured and maintained Cisco ASA and Checkpoint firewall clusters at all regional offices
Expertise
Technical Skills
Networking
Security
Cloud
Automation
Credentials
Certifications
AWS Certified Advanced Networking
Specialty
Amazon Web Services
2023
AWS Certified Security
Specialty
Amazon Web Services
2022
Azure Network Engineer Associate
AZ-700
Microsoft Azure
2023
Cisco Certified Network Associate
CCNA
Cisco Systems
2019
Portfolio
Featured Projects
A selection of enterprise-grade network and security engineering projects
Hybrid Cloud Network Architecture
Designed and deployed a multi-cloud network architecture connecting AWS, Azure, and on-premise data centers using Transit Gateway, ExpressRoute, and MPLS backbone. Achieved 99.99% uptime with sub-5ms latency between regions.
Firewall Policy Automation
Built a Python/Ansible automation framework to manage 10,000+ Palo Alto firewall rules across 15 data centers. Reduced policy deployment time from 3 days to 2 hours with full audit trail and rollback capabilities.
Enterprise SD-WAN Migration
Led full SD-WAN migration for 200+ branch sites from legacy MPLS to cloud-first SD-WAN. Implemented dynamic path selection, application-aware routing, and centralized management reducing OPEX by 40%.
Network CI/CD Pipeline
Developed a full CI/CD pipeline for network configuration changes using GitLab CI, Ansible, and NAPALM. Implemented automated testing, syntax validation, and staged rollouts to eliminate human error in network changes.
AWS GuardDuty Threat Detection
Deployed AWS GuardDuty across 150+ accounts in an AWS Organization with centralized findings in Security Hub. Built Lambda-powered automated remediation for common threat patterns, achieving <5 min MTTR.
Compliance Automation Framework
Built automated compliance monitoring and reporting for PCI-DSS and SOX across network infrastructure. Generates real-time dashboards and automated evidence collection, saving 200+ hours/quarter in audit prep.
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I'm open to discussing network architecture consulting, security assessments, cloud migration projects, or full-time opportunities.