Raghavaiah Avula

Raghavaiah Avula is a Senior Principal Software Engineer and Senior Architect at Palo Alto Networks since May 2021, where responsibilities include architecting and deploying SASE 5G solutions. Previously, Raghavaiah held the position of Technical Leader at Cisco from June 2014 to April 2021, focusing on cloud security solutions within the Cisco Security products BU. Prior to Cisco, Raghavaiah served as a Sr Engineer at T-Mobile and held various roles at Nokia Solutions and Networks, contributing to the development of UMTS, LTE, and femto solutions. Early career experiences include telecommunications development at Aricent Group, focusing on femto cells. Raghavaiah holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Acharya Nagarjuna University.