PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• An accomplished Software Professional with 11 + years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility.
• Good Knowledge of IP Networking - Switching and Routing Protocols.
• Good working experience in Functionality, Negative, Robustness, Stress, Scalability, Throughput, Interoperability, performance and Application testing.
• Good Knowledge in Network Planning, Implementing, Configuring, Troubleshooting and Production support of networking systems.
• Knowledge on all stages of Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Hands on Experience in TCL and PYTHON. Expertise in Code Review.
• Provide trainings for the new joiners in the team.
• Completed CCNA and CCNP certification.
• Good working experience in Confidential /Tellabs product line- 8665, 8625, 8615-S, 8615, 8660, 8630, 8611, 8609 and 8602 Routers.
• Provided support for field trials of Confidential /Tellabs routers.
• Good working experience in Confidential product line - Confidential VDX 6730, Confidential VDX 6710, Confidential VDX 6720 Data Center Switches.
• Good working experience in Confidential product line - Mogra208, PENTAS-300X.
• Good knowledge on Cisco, Juniper and force10 routers.
• Good knowledge on waterfall model and Agile methodology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong technical background.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

label distribution protocols: OSPF, ISIS, BGP, RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, LDP, RSVP-TE

Functionality: IPv4, IPv6, VLAN, QinQ, STP, RSTP, PVST, RPVST, MSTP, Pseudowires

Security: Access Control Lists

Resiliency: LAG, MU-LAG, Pseudowire Redundancy

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Traffic Management: QOS

Scripting Languages: TCL, Python

Tools: Spirent Test Center, Avalanche, CloudStress, Temeva, IXIA, Wireshark, Packet Tracer, Rational Clear Quest, Quality Center, Team track, Bugzilla, Rational Clearcase, putty

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sanjose, CA

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide pre-sales and post-sales support for customers in Northern California regions.
• Provide customer training for new system installation.
• Run product demonstration and Evaluation.
• Understand customer requirements, feature request and provide feedback to product management.
• Work closely with developers for bug fixes(patches) and feature requests.

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Sr. Lead Engineer - Test

Responsibilities:

• Prepared High Level Test Plan for IPv6 feature in SR8.0 release.
• Addressed Review comments for IPv6 test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared IPv6 Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for IPV6 feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated IPv6 test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of IPv6 test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for RSTP and MSTP feature in SR7.1 release.
• Addressed Review comments for RSTP and MSTP test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared RSTP and MSTP Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for RSTP and MSTP feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated RSTP and MSTP test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of RSTP and MSTP test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for PWE3, PWR with Vlan, and QinQ support in SR7.0 release.
• Addressed Review comments for PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ support test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ support Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ support feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ support test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ support test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for LAG, MULAG feature in SR6.1 release
• Addressed Review comments for LAG, MULAG test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared LAG, MULAG Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for LAG, MULAG feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated LAG, MULAG test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of LAG, MULAG test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE feature in SR6.0 release
• Addressed Review comments for MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for BGP feature in SR5.1 release
• Addressed Review comments for of BGP test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared BGP Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for BGP feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated BGP test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of BGP test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for OSPF, ISIS feature in SR5.0 release
• Addressed Review comments for OSPF, ISIS test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared OSPF, ISIS Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for OSPF, ISIS feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated OSPF, ISIS test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of BGP test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.
• Prepared High Level Test Plan for VLAN, QOS feature in SR4.0 release
• Addressed Review comments for VLAN, QOS test cases in Quality Center.
• Prepared VLAN, QOS Topology based on test cases added in Test Plan.
• Executed Manual test cases for VLAN, QOS feature and updated results in Testlab.
• Automated VLAN, QOS test cases in TestNet Framework and check-in to clearcase.
• Have done scripts review and regression transfer of VLAN, QOS test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Attend Sprint planning, DSM and Retrospective meetings.
• Mapped requirements to test cases in Quality Center to know Test coverage.

Environment: Confidential 8625, IPv6, Confidential 8665, RSTP, MSTP, Confidential 8615S, PWE3, PWR with Vlan, QinQ, Tellabs 8660, LAG, MULAG, Tellabs 8630, MPLS- LDP, RSVP TE, Confidential 8602,BGP,Tellabs 8609, OSPF, ISIS, Tellabs 8611, VLAN, QOS, Spirent Test Center, TCL, Python, Wireshark, Juniper, Cisco, Virtual Machine, Windows, Putty.

Confidential, Sanjose, CA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as part of DCE-FVT team.Worked on Confidential VDX 6710 Data Center Switch which has 48 1 GbE copper interfaces and six 10 GbE SFP+ interfaces.
• Worked on Confidential VDX 6720 Data Center Switch which is available in two models—the 2U Confidential VDX 6720-60 with 60 10 GbE LAN ports, and the 1U Confidential VDX 6720-24 with 24 10 GbE LAN ports.
• Worked on Confidential VDX 6730 Data Center Switch which is available in two models—the 2U Confidential VDX 6730-76 with 60 10 GbE LAN ports and 16 8 Gbps native Fibre Channel ports, and the 1U Confidential VDX 6730-32 with 24 10 GbE LAN ports and eight 8 Gbps native Fibre Channel ports.
• Added VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP test cases to the Test Plan based on requirements/Functional Specification.
• Addressed Review comments for VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP test cases in Test Plan.
• Develop Topology based on Test requirements and setting up the Testbed.
• Manual Testing of VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP test cases.
• Added PVST/RPVST test cases to the Test Plan based on requirements/Functional Specification.
• Automated PVST/PVRST Functional test cases on BEAST Framework.
• Scripts review for automated test cases.
• Regression testing (SANITY, CAT, SWAT) of Layer2 features using Taskmaster.
• Debugging the failures in Regression runs.
• Optimization of test cases to save the run time.
• Filed defects using Team track and send Reports using Reportgen.
• Help the development team in reproducing the defects and verifying the fixes.

Environment: Confidential VDX 6710, Confidential VDX 6720, Confidential VDX 6730, VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP, PVST/PVRST, Spirent Test Center, TCL, Wireshark, Force10, Cisco, Virtual Machine, Windows, Putty.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on PENTAS-300X router which has 4 Onboard 10/100/1000Base Tx Ethernet Interfaces.
• Added RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF, BGP test cases to the Test Plan based on requirements.
• Bringing up the testbeds ready with traffic flowing through the system with Spirent /IXIA Router testers.
• Addressed Review Comments for RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF, BGP test cases in Test Plan.
• Manual testing of RIPv1, RIPv2, and OSPF, BGP test cases as per the Test Plan.
• Worked on Mogra208 switch which has 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports (Copper or Fiber) and 8 x 10/100BASE-T ports.
• Worked on PANSY4G switch which has 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports - 2 Copper (10/100/1000BASE-T) ports and 2 Fiber (1000BASE-X) ports.
• Worked on PANSY4G/4Fx switch which has 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports - 4 Fiber (1000BASE-X) ports.
• Manual Testing of VLAN, STP, RSTP Functional test cases.
• Automated VLAN, STP, RSTP Functional test cases.
• Filed defects using Rational Clear Quest and validated them.
• Testing Code Coverage using coverage tools like Bullseye.

Environment: PENTAS-300X, RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF, BGP, Mogra208, PANSY4G, PANSY4G/4Fx, VLAN, STP, RSTP, IXIA, TCL, Wireshark, Cisco, Virtual Machine, Windows, Putty.