Infrastructure Transformation Leader
Vivek Janjrukiya
18+ years leading enterprise networking, cloud, and infrastructure automation programs.
Enterprise Networking • Cloud Infrastructure • Engineering Leadership
Transforming infrastructure through strategy, automation and engineering excellence.
Executive Profile
Technology leader with 18+ years of experience driving enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, automation, security, and operational transformation initiatives.
Experienced in building resilient infrastructure, improving operational efficiency, leading engineering teams, and delivering modernization programs across global environments.
Progressed from hands-on network engineering and advanced technical support into engineering leadership and people management, building and mentoring teams along the way.
Core Capabilities
- Global Enterprise Networking — architecting and operating resilient networks across international sites
- Data Center Leadership — owning infrastructure lifecycle, capacity, and operational standards
- Cloud & Backup Strategy — driving hybrid cloud storage and resiliency programs
- Security & Firewall Architecture — setting enterprise-wide security standards across Cisco, Fortinet, SonicWall, and Cyberoam platforms
- Multi-Vendor Network Engineering — deep hands-on experience across Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, and Foundry platforms, with routing expertise in OSPF and BGP
- Infrastructure Automation — championing an automation-first operating model
- Infrastructure as Code — maturing and scaling IaC practices to standardize deployment and reduce operational risk
- Executive Reporting & Analytics — turning infrastructure data into decisions for leadership
Certifications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate – Routing & Switching (CCNA R&S)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional – Routing & Switching (CCNP R&S)
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
- Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
- Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
- ITIL® v3 Foundation
- Cyberoam Certified Network Security Professional (CCNSP)
- Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos (JNCIA-Junos)
- Sophos Certified Engineer
Leadership Impact
Infrastructure Standardization
100% infrastructure standardization initiative.
Automation Transformation
Increased automation adoption from 0% to 60%.
Platform Modernization
Led enterprise infrastructure modernization programs.
SD-WAN Evolution
Modernized enterprise connectivity architecture.
Observability Strategy
Improved visibility and operational intelligence.
Team Leadership
Built and led engineering teams of up to 10 members.
Security Architecture
Set enterprise-wide security and firewall standards.
Cloud & Backup Resiliency
Drove hybrid cloud storage and backup resiliency programs.
Philosophy
- Technology problems are usually ownership problems.
- Every manual process becomes tomorrow's operational debt.
- Governance isn't bureaucracy when it prevents outages.
- Infrastructure should be automated before it's documented, and observable before it's deployed.
- Cloud migration without operational transformation is relocation, not modernization.
- Success is measured in business outcomes, not only technical metrics.
Projects
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Resume
A full summary of my experience, certifications, and career progression — read the highlights below or download the complete PDF.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Phone: available on request · vivek@bytebox.network
Download Resume (PDF)Professional Summary
Global network infrastructure leader with 18 years of progressive experience, promoted five times over an 11-year tenure at Sophos to Senior Manager, Network Engineering, having built the current organization from the ground up. Led the global migration of core data center switching from Brocade to Cisco (Nexus for large sites, Catalyst for smaller sites) across 60+ locations in multiple countries, while delivering zero Sev1/Sev2 network incidents in 6 years. Commands fluency across enterprise routing and switching, IaC governance (Terraform, Ansible, NautoBot), and AWS cross-region network architecture (VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, NAT Gateway), with operations aligned to ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Leads a 10-person team spanning Network, Data Center, Cloud, Telephony, and Backup/DR, reporting to the VP of Infrastructure and owning the organization's most complex telephony and infrastructure budget, delivering 10–15% annual cost savings through architecture and vendor optimization.
Core Competencies
- Global Infrastructure Leadership (60+ Sites, Multi-Country)
- Multi-Vendor Network Migration (Brocade to Cisco Nexus/Catalyst)
- Network Engineering & Architecture (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SD-WAN)
- Data Center Operations & Capacity Planning
- AWS Cloud Networking (VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, NAT Gateway)
- Telephony & Unified Communications Infrastructure
- Backup, Storage & Disaster Recovery
- Infrastructure Automation & IaC Governance (Terraform, Ansible, NautoBot)
- ISO 27001 & SOC 2 Compliance Alignment
- Network & Firewall Security
- Budget Ownership & Cost Optimization
- Executive & VP-Level Stakeholder Management
- Team Building & Organizational Development
- ITIL Service Management
Professional Experience
Senior Manager, Network Engineering
Jul 2025 – Present- Orchestrated a 10-engineer global infrastructure organisation across 60+ multi-country sites, consolidating five technology domains under one leadership structure reporting to the VP.
- Eliminated all Sev1/Sev2 network incidents for six consecutive years, raised infrastructure standardisation to 100%, and grew automation adoption from 0% to 60% using Terraform and Python.
- Architected the enterprise's cross-region AWS network backbone (VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, NAT Gateway) and directs the organization's most complex telephony and infrastructure budget, delivering 10–15% annual cost savings through architecture rationalisation and vendor optimization.
- Modernised enterprise connectivity via SD-WAN deployment across all global sites, retiring legacy WAN infrastructure and improving multi-regional routing resilience.
Manager, Network Engineering
Jan 2023 – Jul 2025- Led the global migration of core data center switching from Brocade to Cisco, standardizing large sites on Nexus and smaller sites on Catalyst across the organization's global footprint.
- Led LAN infrastructure upgrade at Sophos House and SD-WAN/IZO-WAN implementation across Sophos's global network as Project Lead; prepared disaster recovery plans and managed vendor relationships.
- Sustained high network availability across a corporate network of 600+ users and 100+ network nodes in a 24x7 production environment; led a team of 5.
Senior Network Engineer
Jul 2020 – Jan 2023- Provided 3rd-line network support and escalation management, resolving 4–6 issues daily; acted as project lead for network architecture design, feasibility, and cost studies.
Network Engineer
Apr 2017 – Jul 2020- Designed, analyzed, and modified internal company networks; developed network performance criteria and capacity plans for switching, routing, and transmission.
System Engineer
Jan 2015 – Mar 2017- Provided L3 support for the Sophos XG Firewall to Pre-Sales and Support teams; implemented and managed the JIRA Service Desk for Premium Partners and Pre-Sales teams.
- Managed firmware release and BETA programs; authored knowledge base articles and maintained the internal wiki and local LAB network infrastructure.
Network Engineer → Sr. Network Engineer
Sep 2011 – Jan 2015- Delivered L1/L2/L3 network support and maintenance for IBM/Netsol enterprise clients across the Gujarat region (24x7 on-call) in a multi-vendor environment (Cisco, Nortel, Juniper, D-Link, Allied Telesis, FortiGate, SonicWall).
Network Engineer, Orange Business Services
2010–11Service Desk Engineer, Tata Teleservices
2009–10FMS Engineer, Trimax IT Infrastructure & Services
2008Technical Skills
- Cloud & Automation: AWS, Terraform (Env0), Ansible, NautoBot, Python, IaC
- Networking: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, VLAN, SD-WAN, DNS/DHCP, ACLs, NAT/PAT
- Data Center Switching: Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst, Brocade (migrated)
- Security: Cisco ASA/PIX, FortiGate, SonicWall, Sophos XG, Cyberoam
- Compliance: ISO 27001, SOC 2
- Platforms & Vendors: Cisco (IOS/NX-OS), Juniper, Nortel/Avaya, Riverbed, Checkpoint, Infoblox, Extreme Networks
- Data Center & Backup: Capacity planning, DR planning, backup and storage resiliency
- Service Management: ITIL v3 (Incident, Change, Release, SLA), JIRA Service Desk
Education
- Bachelor of Computer Application — Saurashtra University, 2013
- Diploma in Engineering (Computer Science) — JRN RVD University, Udaipur, 2007
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