Deepak Deshpande

Tech savvy IT professional with extensive experience designing and implementing network, infrastructure, and security architecture. 

Demonstrated success in securing projects through consultation, reducing cost with capacity planning strategy, and increasing stability of the global network. 

Deft at establishing and delivering network solution and managing large-scale/complex projects in line with client specification. 

Equipped with excellent management and team leadership skills with proficiency in sustaining a dynamic environment that motivates high performance amongst team member to deliver results. 

Amach  / Aer Lingus                                                                   JULY 2024- till date 

Enterprise Architect (Network)

• Works as a lead architect and performs a full range of complex network designs encompassing multiple technologies and technology layers within a single, enterprise network 
• Provides High Level Design documentation, jointly delivers low level design with the delivery team including routing, IPV4 addressing, review Device Naming standards
• Provides post design installation, configuration and tier 3 support for operational systems in the enterprise 
• Works with the wider design community to support network interests in other workstreams 
• Provides escalation and support to engineering for critical business issues 

Transport for LONDON                                                       JUNE 2021- July 2024

Senior Network and Telecommunications Architect (Technical Design Authority (TDA))

Accountable for the development of technical network and telecommunications solutions and associated infrastructure roadmaps. Working closely with Technology and Data’s (T&D’s) Technology Services Operations team and TfL’s third party service providers, the Senior Network and Telecommunications Architect is responsible for the delivery of technical solutions which efficiently and cost-effectively satisfy the business requirements of Transport for London (TfL) while also being compliant with, and aligned to, relevant TfL and T&D roadmaps, standards and operational practices.

• Produce clear, accurate and agreed functional and non-functional requirements based on complex service requests
• Determine the feasibility of satisfying agreed functional and non-functional requirements through the use of standard and
• pre-defined technical services catalogue items, and in accordance with approved standards and roadmaps
• Define technical solutions or commission supplier proposals to satisfy functional and non-functional requirements
• Undertake risk-based assurance reviews (for example, using the V-Model approach) of supplier proposals to validate 
• Act as a technical subject matter expert and enable TfL to be an intelligent customer to its suppliers and partners
• Managed team including internal, customer, and third-party vendors of customer to agree customer requirements and produce the design, defined high level criteria for the design of major solutions. 
• Support relevant Senior Product Managers in the development and definition of future strategies and roadmaps
• Coach and advise the wider T&D and TfL organisation in technical network and telecommunication matters

TRANSCOM ¾ Watford, UK                                            OCT 2020 – MAY 2021

Acensys¾,UK                                                                         FEB 2020- SEP 2020

Network Architect

Provide consultancy service to progress RFP for regional WAN, LAN and Wireless infrastructure for UKI and Central Europe. Co-ordinate with client to assess WAN requirements and provide WAN network technologies Solutions accordingly. Collaborate with cross functional personnel to ensure development of custom elements of an RFP and to define deliverables with focus on meeting customer timelines and expectation. 

• Understand and agree client requirements for the RFP
• Researching vendor solutions together with external/Internal teams
• Support the gathering/articulation/documenting of the key non-functional and technical requirements for the RFP
• Support the creation of RFP document for the client
• Attend vendor presentations and assess their competencies/capabilities.
• Support the definition of evaluation and assessment criteria.
• Responsible for Technical Evaluation of the RFP responses in terms of architecture, solution, integration capabilities, security, compliance, performance, scalability etc.
• Build the RFP Responses compliance Matrix and track the fulfilment of all requirements throughout the RFP Cycle.

Capgemini ¾ Woking, UK                                                                        2017-2020

Network Architect (Technical Design Authority (TDA))

Meet client specific requirement by delivering comprehensive consultancy service and providing network design. Co-ordinate with client to assess requirements and provide data centre network technologies accordingly. Support staff in further upgrades and troubleshoot issues by preparing and submitting network design documentation. Collaborate with cross functional personnel to ensure development of custom elements of a solution and to define deliverables with focus on meeting customer timelines and expectation.

• Led complex projects from start to completion including data centre migration, and bridged the gaps between client and the company 
• Met customer requirement and delivered active support in each project. 
• Managed team including internal, customer, and third-party vendors of customer to agree customer requirements and produce the design, defined high level criteria for the design of major solutions and exercised design control over the implementation
• Created comprehensive documentation including HLD, LLD around network design and project delivery and deliver handover information to integration and support staff.
• Work within multiple parallel projects, breaking and breakdown activities into smaller manageable Steps
• Act as the single point of contact / Subject Matter Expert for external and internal customers, project teams and management. 
• AWS Cloud direct connect integration with Client MPLS 

CenturyLink Technologies Solutions ¾ Reading, UK                       2015-2017

Network Architect (Solution Consulting – EMEA) (Technical Design Authority (TDA))

Planed and designed network in adherence with customer requirements. Meet ongoing needs of clients by creating and implementing best possible solution. Demonstrated the integration of network with customers’ existing IT infrastructure in proof-of-concept environments. Led and completed network services’ projects for new and existing customers. Drafted statement of works to highlight work requirements for a specific project and responded to RFP. Formulated and delivered presentations and proposals with account executives, system engineers, consultants and architects. Managed key accounts and rendered as liaison between the customer and the company.

• Secured projects by providing technical consultation to client with and through pre-sales and sales team and achieved 90% of personal target.
• Redesigned key customer network infrastructure by identifying the gaps to deliver better resilience and improve the stability
• Work within multiple parallel projects, breaking and breakdown activities into smaller manageable Steps
• Achieved PCI Compliance in co-ordination with customer by capturing requirements, defining the scope, designing new network infrastructure, and implement.
• Review and propose SD-WAN proposals for customer
• Support the implementation of PSN links and GSI to PSN Link migration
• Create comprehensive documentation including HLD, LLD around network design and project delivery and deliver handover information to integration and support staff.

Wipro Technologies ¾ London, UK                                                    2014-2015

Principal Consultant in Lloyds Bank

Collaborated with Architecture team in the data centre migration planning

TRANSCOM ¾ Watford, UK                                                                 2011-2014

Senior. Global Network and Security Architect

Established standards and guideline documents/standards to aid workforce in the area of information security. Defined the resilience strategy on the configuration of devices. Co-ordinated in development of business cases and financial statements as well as conducting gap, risk, and life cycle management analysis for future projects. Supported bid and implementation team in understanding network requirements and proposing the reliable / scalable compliant solutions for internal as well as external customers. Directed the virtual global teams including North America, Europe, and Asia also administered third party providers working on 70 sites.

• Provide Network Strategy, Architecture governance and design leadership to create technical roadmaps, design and solutions
• Increased stability of the global network from 97% to 99.5% by creating and maintain conformance with strategy, vision, and roadmap for global network / security infrastructure. 
• Saved £408,000 for consecutive three years by devising and deploying capacity planning strategy for EMEA.
• Designed and migrated NA data centre from Canada to Denver USA, resulting in saving of $1 M y-o-y basis.
• Reduced the three data centres down to just 1 by implementing end-to-end network and security architect for data centre consolidation.
• Increased client portfolio by designing and achieved PCI compliance for number of different Transcom customers.
• Review the WAN provider contracts for reduction in year on year costs.
• Evaluate Supplier responses provided by different WAN providers, providing detail feedback to internal teams to finalise global supplier
• Create HLD / LLD documentation for different suppliers
• Saved £2 Million over 5 years by re-negotiation of MPLS contract for North America and Asia.
• SDWAN solution and provider Review. Providers reviewed at BT / Cisco Vyptela, Talari, Silverpeak
• Silverpeak SDWAN design and implementation support
• Work within multiple parallel projects, breaking and breakdown activities into smaller manageable Steps
• Act as the single point of contact / Subject Matter Expert / Technical Design Authority for external and internal customers, project teams and management. 
• Coach, provide support and advise the network and wider teams in organisation in technical network and security matters

SITEL ¾ Watford, UK                                                                            2006-2011

Senior. Global Network and Security Architect (Network Specialist / Project Team Lead)

Spearheaded global network projects including designing, implementing, and migration using wide range of Cisco products. Designed company’s data centre and EMEA wide LAN and WAN network refresh for various call centre sites using Cisco equipment. Drove and configured major implementation projects. Formulated global technology standards and policies also delivered level 4 support to implementation and operational team. Contributed to the consolidation onto one network of 2 separate companies comprising 65,000 personnel across 28 countries. Supervised the design and migration of the company’s data centre, including MPLS and internet deployment, configuration of Cisco switches and application migration supporting 4000 users

• Minimised costs and operational outages as well as increased staff productivity through extensive support of data and voice over IP services.
• Integrated 170 global sites and enabled full access to 65,000 users by designing a new global WAN for SITEL Global and enabling VoIP prioritisation.
• Designed and implemented LAN network refresh for call centres across 56 EMEA sites, enabled through consolidation into a single MPLS network, positively impacting 15,000 users.
• Re-designed architecture which saved major cost for the Spanish region and enabled converged VoIP and data services across eight sites and 5000 users. 
• Created payment card industry standard design and implemented numerous campaigns across multiple sites, supporting 2000 users. 
• Devised an innovative two factor authentication solution for a global community of 2500 user and supported the designing of a new internet cloud solution for around 38,000 users
• Evaluate Supplier responses provided by different WAN providers, providing detail feedback to internal teams to finalise global supplier
• Work within multiple parallel projects, breaking and breakdown activities into smaller manageable Steps
• Act as the single point of contact / Subject Matter Expert / Technical Design Authority for external and internal customers, project teams and management. 

Coach, provide support and advise the network and wider teams in organisation in technical network and security matters

Additional experience as Technical Design Authority at Vanco UK

Network Consultant at Mahindra BT Ltd (Technical Design Authority at BT)

Project Engineer at HUGHES Escorts Communication Ltd

Senior Customer Support Engineer at Zion Systems Pvt Ltd

Mumbai University, Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics, (2.1)

Certifications

Togaf 9, Togaf 9 certified 

Prince2, PRINCE2 Practitioner

ITIL, Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

CCNP, Cisco Certified Network Professional 

CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate

Self-study CISSP (In progress)