PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• I have 10+ Years of experience in Network Testing, Infrastructure Domain and LTE Testing.
• Worked extensively in Confidential, Confidential Switches and Routers device Configuration. Proficient in Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols.
• Profound knowledge in different testing methodologies like Feature Testing, Regression Testing and Performance testing.
• Exposure to Agile process and Scrums and have worked on Agile tools.
• Experience in concepts like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and MDM (Mobile device management).
• Proficiency in LTE and has expertise on networking protocols like RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Ability to reproduce the field problems by creating simulated test cases.
• Collaborating with Subject Matter Expert and write concise functional, implementation and test design documents and follow methodology to insure compliance to requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Unix, Linux, Windows

Servers: Confidential Policy Suite Policy Builder, Confidential Control Centre, Confidential Identity Services Engine(ISE)

Database: SQL, Oracle, Active Directory and LDAP

Confidential Devices: Catalyst 3750, Confidential 5500 Wireless LAN Controller, Confidential UCS C220 M4, Confidential Secure Network Server (3415, 3515, 3495 and 3595)

Traffic Generators: Spirent Landslide, IXIA

Protocols: RADIUS, GTP, UDP, TCP/IP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, STP, BFD, HSRP, VRRP, LAG, 802.1x

Penetration Test Tool: Burb Suite

Performance Test Tool: Stress Employer, Data Population Tool, PEZ, Syslog Simulator,UDP Simulator

Virtualization Software: Vsphere

Analyzer Tool: Wireshark

Test case Management Tool: TIMs, JTMS

Agile Software: Rally

Defect Tracking Tool: HP ALM(Application Life Cycle Management), Confidential Defect Tracking System (CDETS), GNATS

Languages: C, C++ and Java

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Perform Node & Integration, Feature & Functionality, Regression testing and Resiliency to ensure the functionality of F5 DNS in Lab environment.
• Verify F5 DNS shall be able to handle TCP/UDP protocol for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic in Lab network.
• Analyzing F5 DNS functionality for A, AAAA and PTR queries for Internet Recursive and Support Zone recursive.
• Evaluating IP traffic is load balanced between: SAEGW and DNS, DNS and R - Leaf.
• Performing hard reboot from openstack to validate the failover and measure the convergence time.
• Ensuring High availability of F5-DNS thru graceful Restart or Soft Reboot from CLI.
• Validate the session flow data is sent to the external log collection point JSA.
• Capturing the packets(pcaps) from DNS nodes to verify the End-to End Call flows using Analyzer tools.
• Validating the instance, Security Group and Networking from Openstack dashboard.
• Updating F5 DNS with the license.
• Report environment related issues in project as defects and provide the root cause analysis to the Subject Matter Expert.
• Involved in Network Design Requirements (NDR) technical reviews of the Project.
• Interaction with client right from the requirements stage to final delivery of test completion report.

Tools: Used: Landslide, Ixia and Wireshark.

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Perform End-to-End functionality and Regression testing to ensure compliance with wireless communication standards using simulator tools and manually with real network elements in Lab environment before deployment to live network for Confidential & Confidential vEPC project.
• Verify functionality of Confidential & Confidential ’s LTE GTP (S4, S11, S5, S8, and S2B) interface, protocol and messages flow in Lab network.
• Support Confidential & Confidential EPC core diameter interfaces like Gx, Gy, and Sy between PCRF, PCEF, and OCS, Sp interface between PCRF and MIND, to ensure proper Policy and Charging Control is enforced.
• Verifying the data/voice/video, 911 Emergency call handling, Real Time Texting (RTT), Wifi Calling and IPME for the subscribers.
• Evaluating Adaptive Bitrate Streaming over HTTP traffic to ensure best stream to the end client.
• Add/ Update /Remove the subscriber data from the CRD tables in Confidential Control Centre and modify the LEP configuration via Cluster Manager and publish the policy in Confidential Policy Builder.
• Testing of different releases of Confidential & Confidential ’s network elements related to vEPC nodes like Affirmed S/P GW, Confidential PCRF.
• Capturing the packets(pcaps) from the load balancers to verify the End-to End Call flows using Analyzer tools
• Report environment related issues in Sundance project as defects and provide the root cause analysis to the Subject Matter Expert.
• Provide application statistics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that are collected by CPS thru a third-party metrics dashboard Grafana. Monitor the state of services and components of the cluster from OAM VMs.
• Perform Hardware/Software upgrades and rollbacks to fix the identified issues to reduce Confidential & Confidential network downtime.
• Involved in Network Design Requirements (NDR) technical reviews of the Project.
• Interaction with client right from the requirements stage to final delivery of test completion report.

Tools: Used: Landslide, Ixia and Wireshark.

Confidential

Technical Leader

Responsibilities:

• Proficient in L3 Protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP in QFX switches.
• Managed configurations related to BFD, VRRP, LAG and validated the same.
• Knowledgeable in Testcase design, Reviews, Test environment setup, Test Management, Defect Tracking and Test Reporting.
• Test Lab support and handling the lab related connectivity issues which are blocking the test execution.
• Report project status to Project Manager, Escalate technical and/or project issues to Project Manager.

Tools: Used: Spirent, IXIA and Wireshark, GNATS and JTMS.

Confidential

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configured and Managed Catalyst 3750 switches and Confidential 5500 Wireless Controllers for testing various features of Confidential Identity Services Engine.
• Responsible for installing and upgrading ISO images on the Confidential Secure Network Server (3415, 3515, 3495 and 3595).
• Proficient in validating the features of ISE such as 802.1x authentication and MAB authentications, Backup and Restore of configuration data, Purge operations, Validations and Reports for various releases.
• Deployed ISE as a Standalone and also with different persona’s like Policy Administration Point, Policy Distribution Point, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Node in both physical devices as well as in Virtual Machines.
• Knowledgeable in Profiler, Posture, Client Provisioning and Guest Access for ISE.
• Hands on experience in concepts like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and MDM (Mobile device management).
• Actively involved in Sustenance activities for ISE’s Customer Found Defects and validated various patches with Test Plan, Verification and Validation of CFD’s and reporting.

Tools Used: Burb Suite, Data Population Tool, Syslog Simulator, WinRad, PEZ, Stress Employer, UDP simulator and Wireshark. TIMS (Testcase Management Tool), CDETS (Defect Tracking Tool), Rally (To track Userstories)

Confidential

Senior Officer - Infrastructure Support

Responsibilities:

• Remote Monitoring of all network devices used by Confidential GSC.
• Provide Single Point of Contact for Network related issues.
• Opening of Incident Report and document the outages.
• Notify and co-ordinate next level support to resolve the network outages.
• Work with circuit providers to address and resolve circuit issues.
• Escalate/notify management on infrastructure-related outages.
• Provide specific technical maintenance and recovery support/services for the corporate network as defined by next level support.
• Act as customer liaison in handling crisis situations.
• Tracking the Customer end device changes and co-ordinate with them to get the links up Confidential the earliest and maintain high site availability.

Confidential

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the network elements for the UK’s Leading telecom customers using Netcool WebTop.
• Responsible for upgrading IOS based on customer request
• Investigate and diagnose Incidents, attempting to resolve them or escalate/refer them to someone who can, based on defined metric and agreed service levels resolve.
• Log and update the Incident investigation and diagnosis.
• Monitoring the status and progress towards resolution of all open Incidents.
• Ensure correct information is logged before closure of Incidents

Tools: Used: Netcool WebTop(Monitoring tool), Remedy (Ticketing tool), CAMMS, CSS, WOOSH, BTW, Open reach (Diagnostic tools), One Siebel, HP Open View.