Lakshya Saini
Network/Systems Engineer | Troubleshooting Wizard | Self-Hosting Enthusiast
About Me
Location: Belgium
Nationality: British, Belgian
Email: 512lakshya@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/512lakshya/
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Currently working as a Senior Network and Security Engineer with past experience as a Senior Technical Consulting Engineer at Cisco and experience in Kubernetes, Wireless and Security. Certified in Linux, Networking, Virtualization, and Security, I have a practical and logical approach to solving problems.
Education
Work Experience
- Senior Network and Security Engineer — New Era Technology (07/2025 - Present)
- Senior Technical Consulting Engineer — Cisco Systems (06/2016 - 03/2025)
- Network Engineer — Aricent Technologies - Cisco TAC (10/2013 - 12/2015)
- Global Test Center Support Analyst — Prometric Testing (05/2012 - 10/2013)
Skills
- Kubernetes, Docker, Podman
- VMware, KVM, Proxmox, Hyper-V, Virtualbox
- Linux, Windows
- Wireless, Security, Firewalls, Routing, Switching
- DHCP, DNS, NTP, FTP/TFTP/SFTP/SCP, SSH, TCP/IP, QoS, Syslog, SNMP, Packet Capturing, SSL/TLS
Certifications
- Fortinet Certified Associate Cybersecurity — Fortinet (2025)
- Fortinet Certified Fundamentals Cybersecurity — Fortinet (2025)
- VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) — VMware (2025)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — The Linux Foundation (2023)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Enterprise Wireless — Cisco (2019)
- Cisco Certified DevNet Associate (CCDA) — Cisco (2020)
- Microsoft Certified Professional - MCSA Windows Server 2012 — Microsoft (2016)
- SUSE Certified Linux Administrator — Novell (2016)
- LPIC-1 — Linux Professional Institute (2016)
- CompTIA Linux+ — CompTIA (2016)
- CompTIA Security+ — CompTIA (2015)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) — Cisco (2011)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) — Red Hat (2011)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) — Red Hat (2011)
Currently Pursuing
- Fortinet Certified Professional - Network Security (FCP) — Fortinet
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) — Palo Alto Networks
- Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) — Google
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator — Amazon
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Amazon
Hobbies and Interests
- Working on my home lab, Exploring new concepts, technologies and open source projects
- Watching F1, Football, Listening to Music
- Travelling, Cooking
- PC Gaming, Board Games, Puzzles, Lego