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Charles Kounakowitch

Network & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
French

Networking
Cloud
Hybrid environments
Datacenter
Automation
37 years old
Driving License
Amherst (03031) United States (New Hampshire)
Employed Open to opportunities
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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
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Experiences

Senior network engineer

WEI
Since November 2024
  • Led architecture design and execution for a global SD-WAN migration (Aryaka to HPE EdgeConnect) spanning multiple continents; engineered multi-VRF designs for partner traffic segmentation and owned cloud hub implementation across Azure, AWS, and OCI
  • Designed and architected hybrid cloud connectivity solutions integrating Azure vWAN, Azure Route Server, AWS Cloud WAN, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS VGW, AWS Direct Connect, and OCI — providing secure, scalable on-premises-to-cloud routing across multi-cloud environments
  • Delivered multiple additional SD-WAN migrations including P2P leased line to SD-WAN and Broadcom SD-WAN to EdgeConnect, each with routing design and hybrid cloud connectivity
  • Designed compliant network infrastructure for healthcare M&A engagements, replacing legacy Cisco Catalyst 4500 and HPE ProCurve environments with Aruba CX 8360/6400 core and 6300 access stacks; executed simultaneous cutover of two hospitals in a single maintenance window with zero unplanned downtime
  • Owned end-to-end routing design across customer builds; contributed to pre-sales architecture discussions, LOE estimation, and SOW development across multiple engagements
  • Planned and executed VXLAN EVPN Multisite data center migrations on Cisco Nexus and Arista platforms across multiple customer engagements; largest spanned three geographically distributed sites
  • Built internal delivery tooling to accelerate engagements: pre/post cutover validation, automated config generation, and config scrubbing/sanitization frameworks