Summary
Highly efficient and experienced QA professional with 20+ years in software testing, automation, networking, cloud computing, and DevOps. Expert in manual and automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud platforms. Strong communicator and collaborator, committed to continuous learning and scalable solutions.
Key Skills
- Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Sprint Planning, Collaboration
- Test Automation, Test Plan Development, SDLC, Requirements Analysis
- Python, Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Bash, JavaScript
- Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure, AWS
- Performance Testing: JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, K6
- Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, Splunk
Certifications
- ISTQB Foundation
- Kubernetes & Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
- Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- CCNA (2009–2012)
Professional Experience
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Senior SDET – Pixelpower Ltd (Sep 2024 – Present)
Automated 30+ scenarios in Python/Robot, boosting coverage from 15% to 34.5%. Refined CI/CD pipeline and deployed Docker containers for testing.
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Senior Cloud Automation QA – Matrixx Software (Aug 2022 – Jul 2024)
Built Jenkins pipelines, Docker images, and Kubernetes test platforms. Created IaC scripts in Terraform for AWS EKS provisioning.
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Senior SDET – Glasswall Solutions (Feb 2022 – Jul 2022)
Automated regression packs using Robot, Python, Playwright. Created Azure DevOps pipelines and Datadog dashboards.
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Senior Load & Performance Engineer – Derivco Sports (Jan 2016 – Feb 2022)
Designed performance tests using LoadRunner, Gatling. Containerized simulations and monitored metrics via Grafana and Splunk.
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Automation Engineer – Sharedband (Jun 2014 – Jan 2016)
Automated 50+ frontend regression scenarios using Python, Selenium, Robot. Built Jenkins CI server and test infrastructure.
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Network Test Analyst – Tellabs UK (Mar 2010 – Jun 2014)
Conducted performance testing for NMS/EMS networks. Supported live upgrades and multi-vendor interoperability testing.
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Network Test Engineer – Infosys (BT) (Sep 2002 – Mar 2010)
Provisioned 20+ customers on IP Exchange platform. Led a sub-team and performed SIP/SBC testing and bug tracking.
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cloud Computing – Caltech University (2022)
- Bachelor of Electronics & Communication Engineering – India (2001)