Cisco Engineer Supratim Sircar Wins HackAIthon 2025 with Enterprise Automation Expertise

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India — Supratim Sircar, a Software Engineer at Cisco based in Bengaluru, has emerged as a leading voice in cloud computing and enterprise automation. Since joining Cisco in September 2021, he has built a reputation for architecting scalable automation solutions while earning recognition through multiple awards, including first place at the Cisco HackAIthon 2025.

Academic Excellence and Professional Certifications

Supratim’s technical foundation combines rigorous education with industry certifications. He completed his M.Tech. in Cloud Computing from BITS Pilani (2023–2025) while simultaneously earning a Minor in Artificial Intelligence from IIT Ropar (2024–2025), demonstrating his commitment to staying current with emerging technologies.

His expertise is validated by seven Microsoft Azure certifications, including Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-303, AZ-304) and DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), along with Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Machine Learning (DP-100), and Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140). He was also recognized as an MSUS Cloud Skills Challenge Champion by the Microsoft US Azure Team.

Enterprise Automation at Cisco

At Cisco, Supratim architects automation solutions for the Cisco Spaces ecosystem, developing sophisticated systems using Python and integrating cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon Web Services. He manages enterprise-scale dashboards and systems, including Spaces and SLiCK platforms that support operational visibility and infrastructure monitoring.

His work extends to competitive programming and applied artificial intelligence development, building agentic workflows and automation-driven systems with technologies including Kafka, Snowflake, and Big Data Analytics.

HackAIthon 2025 Victory

A defining achievement came at the Cisco HackAIthon 2025 in Bengaluru, where Supratim led the SmartSpace Sages team from the Cisco Spaces division. Competing against top engineers from Cisco’s Network Product Engineering teams, his team developed an innovative solution addressing real-world engineering challenges and secured first place.

The victory was particularly significant as Supratim balanced his demanding engineering role with dual postgraduate programs, showcasing his ability to combine technical expertise, strategic thinking, and team leadership under pressure.

Recognition and Awards

Supratim’s contributions have earned multiple prestigious awards at Cisco:

• AI Challenge Award (June 2025) – For making AI a core part of daily work and demonstrating leadership in pushing boundaries at Cisco.
• Going Above and Beyond – TechOps Ideation Forge (December 2024) – Recognized as “Code Whisperer” for Best Code Implementation.
• Cisco DNA Spaces TechOps STAR Excellence Award (July 2022) – For automating test cases to ease regression testing and implementing monitoring for Spaces offers on the Global Status dashboard.

Technical Background and Experience

Before Cisco, Supratim gained experience through an internship at the National University of Singapore (NUS) focusing on Big Data Analytics, where he built an air-writing recognition system for dyslexic people using Keras and OpenCV, and developed a sentiment analysis system on 1.6 million Twitter tweets using a Hadoop cluster on AWS. He also served as Cloud Analyst at Hanu Software (2020–2021) and completed product internships at HighRadius (2020).

Supratim holds a B.Tech. in Computer Science and System Engineering from KIIT University. His expertise spans Python, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Kafka, Snowflake, and Hadoop. He is certified in cybersecurity essentials from Palo Alto Networks and Coursera, holds a Data Science Green Belt from Cisco, and is trained in OWASP Top 10 security practices.

Beyond Engineering

Beyond enterprise work, Supratim is a technology content creator sharing insights on electric vehicles, consumer technology, Windows customization, and AI applications. Through this content, he simplifies technical concepts for technology enthusiasts, bridging complex cloud technologies with practical implementation.

His long-term vision involves developing scalable systems that combine cloud infrastructure, intelligent automation, and modern engineering practices while mentoring aspiring engineers and making advanced technologies more accessible.

About Supratim Sircar

Supratim Sircar is a Software Engineer at Cisco and cloud evangelist who fuses deep technical architecture with intelligent automation to drive enterprise-scale operational excellence. He leverages an M.Tech. in Cloud Computing and specialized AI training to build systems that aren’t just scalable – they are adaptive, secure, and future-proof. His work spans enterprise automation, cloud technologies, big data analytics, and cybersecurity, grounded in a track record of innovation recognized by the Cisco HackAIthon 2025 victory, AI Challenge Award, and Cisco DNA Spaces TechOps STAR Excellence Award.