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Charles Kounakowitch

Network & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Networking
Cloud
Hybrid environments
Datacenter
Automation
37 years old
Driving License
Amherst (03031) United States (New Hampshire)
Employed Open to opportunities
Network and cloud infrastructure engineer with 12+ years of hands-on delivery and technical consulting experience. Lifelong learner. Expertise in hybrid cloud architecture, secure enterprise connectivity, and cloud migration — with hands-on Azure and AWS deployments spanning vWAN, routeServer, TGW, and DX. Proven track record translating complex technical requirements into scalable, secure architectures across healthcare, global enterprise, and regulated environments. Experienced engaging technical and business stakeholders in pre-sales design discussions, architecture reviews, SOW development, and cutover planning. Multivendor certification portfolio spanning Cisco, AWS, Arista, Aruba, Palo Alto Networks, VMware, and Juniper

Network Engineer

Dassault Systèmes
2022 to October 2024
  • Involved with the design and deployment of a Fortinet SD-WAN solution replacing DMVPN on Checkpoint across 180 sites in 5 regions; contributed to both deployment execution and Python/Ansible automation pipeline development
  • Contribututed and maintained a full intent-based networking automation stack: Netbox as single source of truth, with Python and Ansible pipelines provisioning FortiGate SD-WAN configs, Arista DC fabric via CloudVision Portal (CVP), and campus switching compliance — enabling infrastructure-as-code across the entire network estate
  • Deployed and operated an Arista EVPN data center fabric; live migration from leaf-spine to superspine topology upon addition of a colocation site
  • Designed and implemented all the routing components of a VMware NSX-T private cloud deployment automated through vRealize Automation (VRA) and vRealize Orchestrator (VRO)
  • Led campus LAN refresh and config compliance automation on Cisco Catalyst 9000-series infrastructure