Summary
Arun Kumar is a Network Engineering Manager based in Bengaluru with 9 years of focused experience in ISP technology and data center networks, now leading network strategy and testing at LinkedIn. He has deep hands-on expertise across multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel‑Lucent, HP, Huawei, Fortinet) and strong TCP/IP, MPLS, MPLS‑VPN and IPv6 skills honed through operational, design and provisioning roles. Arun’s background spans critical functions from customer support and escalation management to network planning, design and live deployments, including route migrations, IPv6 enablement and CRS‑1 core implementations. He pairs a pragmatic operational mindset with vendor collaboration—regularly reproducing issues in lab environments and coordinating with TAC teams to drive fixes. Notably, he progressed internally from engineering and operations roles at Sify into senior engineering and now management at LinkedIn, reflecting both technical depth and leadership in large-scale networks.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
B.Tech Electronics and Communication, B.Tech Electronics and Communication at Vellore Institute of Technology