SUMMARY:

• Resourceful and dynamic technical professional with 8+ years of software QA expertise. Solid knowledge in manual and automated software testing.
• Experience in all phases of the testing lifecycle, including requirement analysis, creating test plans and test cases, execution, defect tracking and reporting.
• Good team player and quick learner with good communication and presentation skills.
• 8+ years of experience in testing of Network Systems and Software Applications.
• Good experience with Cisco switches and routers. Catalyst 3K/9K, ASR 1K.
• Good experience in scripting using TCL and Python.
• Experience with traffic generator and simulation tools like Ixia, Spirent, Trex, QTP, QC and exposure to Fanfare.
• Experienced in designing test plans and test cases, test execution, test result analysis, bug reporting and bug tracking.
• Set up and configure various test topologies, trouble shoot network issues, analyze packets and test the features to identify defects.
• Proficient in functional, negative, regression, system integration (SIT), acceptance (UAT), browser compatibility, performance and stress testing.
• Strong understanding of routing and switching L2/L3/L4 protocols. STP, VLAN, VTP, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP/S and SNMP.
• Ability to develop and maintain automated regression test scripts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Windows

Networking Hardware and Tools: Cisco switches/routers, IXIA, Spirent (Traffic Generator), IPERF, T - Rex.

Languages: TCL, Python.

Tools: QTP, Win Runner Quality Center, Test Director, TOAD, Fanfare and Bugzilla, Yang Tools

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Use data models to replace the process of manual configuration and implement YANG as the de-facto data modeling language.
• Testing Cisco feature models, OpenConfig models and Operational Models using NETCONF, RESTCONF protocols with internal tools Confidential, Confidential etc.
• Managing a team of 4 members in India for new models, regression coverage and automation.
• Confidential is an enhanced version of the ( Confidential ), which is an open standard for network booting.
• Network bootloaders support booting from a network-based source.
• The bootloaders boot an image located on an HTTP, FTP, or TFTP server.
• Tested both IPV4 and IPV6 Confidential using all supported protocols on Cat 3k/9K switch series.
• Tested using Ubuntu server setup with DHCP, TFTP, HTTP, and FTP servers
• Automated scripts for regression and currently managing the regression and support on new platforms.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Tested Confidential on Catalyst switches using DHCP option 150 and 67
• Lead efforts to automate the test cases.
• Tested Python scripting using Guestshell.

Confidential

Lead Feature/Regression Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Feature testing of Network PNP solution with various discovery mechanisms like DHCP, DNS, Cloud solutions.
• Tested PNP for various platforms and switch stacks.
• Tested Cisco secure authentication and communication features (SUDI, TrustPool)
• Leading regression testing for new platforms Cat9300, Cat9500, Cat9400.

Confidential

System Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Testing various triggers like HA, Memory leaks, CPU usage etc.
• Features include L2/L3 traffic with unicast, multicast configurations, Netflow, QoS, ACL, CTS SGT etc.
• Lead efforts to automate the project

Confidential

System test engineer

Responsibilities:

• Switches were stacked to 4 members, 9 member etc
• Executed triggers and verified the same for most of features on longevity test bed.
• Executed various background activities to stress the system
• SNMP V2 for cisco MIBS.
• Wireless client roaming, High availability etc.

Environment: Linux, Cisco 3850, 3650 series, Ixia, TSIM, Veriwave ATA etc.

Confidential

System test engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performance testing of Enterprise profiles including ACL, URPF, IPSEC, Firewall, Netflow, QoS etc.
• New profile development for performance testing which includes manual testing and automation
• Integration of scripts for performance needs, debug and in corporate for the requirements.
• Trouble shoot and maintenance of test setup
• Report results and file bugs for failures and work with engineer to reproduce, solve the issue
• Used Ixia for most of the traffic generation.
• Automation of system test profile for ASR1001
• Involves ISG LNS with PPP sessions and L2TP tunnels
• Mid night account billing and ISG services
• ISG features like L4R, PBKH for ipv4 and ipv6
• CoA Service push
• AAA using external radius server.
• Configured AAA for PPP authentication and authorization on Cisco routers.
• AAA accounting (start, stop and Interim)
• Used Spirent for traffic generation and automated the same.

Environment: Linux, Cisco ASR 1001, Cisco 7600, Cisco switches, Spirent, Ixia, IX NW etc.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Different network topology traffic testing.
• TCP/IP Protocol testing.
• TCP acceleration and TCP protocol operation testing
• Service Class QoS testing.
• SNMP verification and GUI testing.
• Verification of Events and Alarm module.
• Wrote TCL automation scripts for sanity test bed.
• Created test automation for SNMP, Traps and Events module using TCL/Expect.
• Created test automation library for wan emulators using TCL/Expect.
• Used Spirent as part of traffic testing - Protocols used FTP and http
• Outlined test plans, scenarios, scripts and procedures.
• Tracked success and maintained test procedures.

Environment: Linux, C, C++, PHP, Java script, SQLite, Automated Test framework using TCL/Expect and XML, Fanfare iTest4.0, Windows, Cisco switches and routers, Arista switches, Traffic generator Spirent.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Confidential Clearing user acceptance testing which involve planning, design and development of test plans and test cases.
• Executing test cases, Reporting and tracking bugs
• Defined system test input parameters and acceptance criteria.

Environment: MainFrame, TDG, QTP, QC, VSS

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Functional and regression tests using tool QTP.
• Developed and executed test scenarios and test cases.
• Defined test bed requirements and set up the test beds.
• Test execution, bug reporting and tracking.

Environment: ASP.NET, My SQL, Load Runner, QC, Test director, Windows 2000/XP.