Pradeep Gadde

CloudNetDevOps Engineer + Tech Educator

As a cloud network devops engineer, I utilize my experience and technical skills to solve problems and think outside the box to reach innovative solutions. As an educator, I focus on creating inclusive learning environments, instructor training and curriculum development.

I’m also running a blog on CloudNetDevOps, a collection of my notes on various related topics.

Certifications

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GCP-PCA

Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

Started my GCP journey in 2022 and reached big milestone in 2024! I’m officially #GoogleCloudCertified! Ready to put my skills to use as a Professional Cloud Architect!

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CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

I came across Kubernetes for the first time in 2018 from nrelabs.io (Network Reliability Engineering Labs). NRELabs made available their antidote-selfmedicate platform as a Kubernetes cluster setup for local development. Then got an opportunity to work on Juniper CNI solution called CN2 (Cloud-Native Contrail Networking), as part of that I focused on learning Kubernetes from scratch and signed up for an Udemy course and Linux Foundation trainings. I have been documenting all learnings on my blog site and attempted the exam in August 2022. The learning continues...

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JNCI

Juniper Networks Certified Instructor

In 2021, after moving to the Education Services team, I felt inspired to become a certified Instructor and get the authorization to teach some of the courses offered by Juniper Networks.

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JNCIE-ENT

Juniper Networks Certified Expert, Enterprise Routing, Switching (JNCIE-ENT#744)

Continuing the momentum, I acquired my second E-level certificate in 2018.

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JNCIE-SEC

Juniper Networks Certified Expert, Security (JNCIE-SEC#309)

After my first JNCIE-SEC attempt in 2012, I wanted to re-attempt once I joined JTAC. It took another shot, but I became familiar with all the test topics, and finally, I got my first Expert level certification in 2017.

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Work Experience

See my complete work history on LinkedIn.

Technical Training Specialist, Courseware Developer

Juniper Networks

December 2020-Present

Updated existing courses with changes, participated in certification item development workshops, and delivered instructor-led online trainings.

Technical Support Engineer, Advanced TAC

Juniper Networks

January 2016 - December 2020

Acted as a technical interface between the customer and 3rd Level Engineering / Product Development by providing clear issue documentation (as needed)

Key contributions:

  • Delivered internal training on:
    • Junos programmability and automation
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system administration
    • Automation-related tools like Ansible, Salt, Docker.
  • Developed multiple internal tools to facilitate easier replication of customer issues in the JTAC lab
  • Created a blog site to facilitate internal knowledge sharing within JTAC

Lead Escalation Engineer

Citrix R&D India Private Ltd

September 2015 - January 2016

Resolved customer-reported issues through collaboration with members from the Escalation and Engineering teams.

Education

GITAM College of Engineering, Andhra University - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bachelor of Engineering, 2003

Electronics and Communications