Piyush Kaushik

Network Engineer

Amadora, PT.

About

CCNA, Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), and AWS-certified Network Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience supporting mission-critical enterprise network environments for global clients including Audi, Volkswagen, and EUIPO. Proven track record in LAN/WAN infrastructure maintenance, routing and switching (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), firewall security, and multi-vendor network monitoring across Cisco, Aruba, and Fortinet estates. Adept at rapid root cause analysis, proactive incident resolution, and hybrid cloud network deployments to maintain 99.9%+ operational uptime.

Work

Fujitsu Information Technology LDA

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Network Monitoring Engineer

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Summary

Monitored, maintained, and optimized enterprise network infrastructures for global clients including Audi Germany, Volkswagen Germany, and EUIPO to ensure high availability and robust security.

Highlights

Supervised 24/7 network availability across multi-site enterprise environments using Check_MK, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Spectrum, and PRTG, proactively identifying and resolving network anomalies to sustain 99.9% uptime SLAs.

Diagnosed complex LAN/WAN connectivity issues and conducted deep-packet root cause analysis using Wireshark, ping, and traceroute, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 25%.

Configured and maintained Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls utilizing OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VLAN segmentation, and ACLs to ensure optimized data flow and high-throughput network redundancy.

Strengthened network edge and perimeter defense through robust security controls, including port security, IPsec/SSL VPNs, Cisco ASA/Fortinet policies, and centralized access controls via Active Directory, RADIUS, and TACACS+.

Executed critical infrastructure changes, firmware upgrades, and security patching while managing L1/L2 incident lifecycles across xurrent (4me), BMC Remedy, and SC3 with a 98% first-response SLA compliance rate.

Fujitsu Information Technology LDA

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Service Desk Agent

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Summary

Delivered comprehensive L1/L2 technical support and identity governance for international accounts, including Schneider Electric Europe and Husqvarna Sweden.

Highlights

Resolved 40+ daily technical incidents and service requests spanning Windows 10, Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and peripheral network endpoints via ServiceNow and Remedy.

Administered Active Directory user lifecycle operations, handling user provisioning, group policies, access control modifications, and secure password resets in strict compliance with corporate security standards.

Enrolled and managed 500+ mobile and desktop endpoint devices using Microsoft Intune and Intune Company Portal, ensuring baseline compliance and zero-day endpoint protection.

Automated routine administrative support workflows using PowerShell and Batch scripting, reducing repetitive manual ticket processing time by 15%.

Education

University of Bedfordshire

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Master of Science Computer Science Grade:

Courses

Advanced Networking

Distributed Systems

Network Security

Cloud Computing Architectures

Guru Nanak Institute of Management

Delhi, Delhi, India
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Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) Computer Applications Grade:

Courses

Data Communication and Computer Networks

Operating Systems

Database Management Systems

Object-Oriented Programming

Languages

English

Portuguese

Certificates

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)

Microsoft

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Microsoft

Skills

Routing & Switching

BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIP, MP-BGP, VLANs, ACLs, Cisco Switches & Routers, Extreme Switches, Aruba Switches, Network Redundancy.

Cloud & Hybrid Networking

Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, Azure Virtual Networks (VNet), Hybrid Connectivity, ExpressRoute, AWS VPC, EC2, Security Groups, Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

Network Security & Firewalls

Cisco ASA, Fortinet Firewall, F5 Load Balancer, VPN (IPsec/SSL), Port Security, RADIUS, TACACS+, Active Directory.

Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Wireshark, Check_MK, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Spectrum, PRTG, Splunk, Ping, Traceroute, Root Cause Analysis.

IP Address Management & Infrastructure

Infoblox, DNS, DHCP, IP Addressing, Subnetting, Windows 10, Microsoft Intune, PowerShell, Batch Scripting.

ITSM & Service Operations

ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, xurrent (4me), SC3, Incident Management, Change Management, ITIL Framework.