SUMMARY:

• 12+ years of testing experience in Software (Windows/Linux/Unix) and Hardwar (Intel/AMD x86, X64) in Enterprise level.
• 4+ QA Lead/Manager experience. Managed multiple projects, people at the same time.
• 10+ years designing test cases and test plans, QA methodology and QA best practice.
• 8+ years of Storage protocol, VMware test experience
• 7+ years of Network and Network security testing experience
• 3+ years automation testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware (Platform): IBM compatible PC (PCI, PCI - X, PCIe Bus), BIOS, IPMI, VMM, Scope. Power Meter

Software (x32, x64 O/S): RedHat Linux (7.0), SUSE Linux (12.x), Solaris (11), Ubuntu (16.x), CentOS 6,5, 7.0, Windows 8/10/2008/2012/2016.

Automation: Linux/Unix SHELL-scripting, PERL, Python. Familiar with Selenium, Jenkins, REST API, SOAP, puppet

Programing: C, Java, Familiar with C++., GitHub

Storage & SCSI experience: HDD, SAN, NAS, DAS SATA, SAS, SCSI, SSD, RAID, JBOD, FC, FCoE, CLUSTER, NFS, CiFS, SMB, NVMe, EMC CX4 storage Array, NetApp ONTAP, HA solution, Symantec NetBackup, Disaster recovery

Virtualization: VMware(ESXi), vSphere 5.x/6.x, vMotion, XenServer, Hyper-V, KVM, Snapshot, Replication, De-Duplication, NPAR (NIC partition)., UCS (Unified computing system),

Database: MS SQL. ODBC, Familiar with ORACLE, MS Exchange server.

Servers: HP, IBM, Dell, Super Micro, Rack and Blade servers), LSI MegaRAID SAS controllers.

High availability HBA (Network and Storage): Qlogic, Emulex, LSI, Brocade, Broadcom, Intel etc. High-Availability Cluster, Failover, Client-Server Architecture

Fabric switches and other equipment’s: Cisco (5000, 5548, 9200 ), Brocade 8000, Qlogic etc., SAN Blaze, Lecroy Analyzer & Jammer, Finiser, Scope, VMM, routers etc.

Network Protocol: L2/L3/L4 (TCP/IP, UDP, VLAN, OSPF, BGP, ARP, ICMP, PPP etc.)VPN, FTP, DNS, TELNET, STP. 10GB, 40GB CNA(Converge Network Adapter)

Test Tools: Netperf, iPerf, Medusa, TCPDump, IO Monkey, IOMeter, Chariot, IXIA, Spirant, and Mercury Quality Centre, FIO, Aerospike. VDBench, Paging IO, VMIO etc.

Others: Test Link, Jira, Bugzilla, Confluence, 10GB/40GB ethernet device driver, Performance testing, Problem solver, team player, multi-tasking, leadership, risk management, resource prioritization, project structuring, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Test Life Cycle (STLC), Software Testing & QA Processes, Scrum Agile Process, Test Strategies, Test Methodologies, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Matrix, Test Execution, Test Results & Reports, Test Tools, Software Validation, Verification, Performance Testing, Test Bed Building, Defect Tracking & Resolution, Product & QA Documents Review/Update, Customer Issue Reproduction & Resolution, Interaction Across Groups, Interfacing with Multiple & Remote Teams, Project & Product Meeting Participation, Leading QA/Test Team, Training & Mentoring Junior Engineers, Decision Making, - Manager/Lead/QA Roles & Responsibilities in Product Release Process - Release Notes Writing Linux/Unix SHELL-scripting, PERL, Python Selenium (v1.0.6), Jenkins. RedHat Linux (7.2), SUSE Linux (12 sp2), Solaris (11), Ubuntu (14.x), CentOS 7.2, Windows 8/10/2008/ 2012/2016. HDD, SAN, NAS, DAS SATA, SAS, SCSI, SSD, RAID, JBOD, FC, FCoE, CLUSTER, NFS, CiFS, SMB, NVMe, EMC CX4 storage Array, High Availability(HA) solution, Symantec NetBackup, VMware, XenServer, Hyper-V, KVM, Snapshot, Replication, De-Duplication, NPAR (NIC partition). VSphere 6.0/ 5.5, MS SQL (2008/2012/2016 ). ORACLE, (12c) HP, IBM, Dell, Super Micro, Rack and Blade servers, High-Availability Cluster, Failover, Client-Server Architecture, Lecroy Analyzer & Jammer, Finiser, routers, L2/L3/L4/L7, Netperf, iPerf, Medusa, TCPDump, IOMeter, Chariot, IXIA, Spirant, and Mercury Quality Centre, FIO, VDBench, Paging IO, VMIO Jira (v3,12), Test link((v1.9.13), PCI, PCI-X, PCIe.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Principal QA/Lead Engineer

• Performing hands on QA testing (Functional, stress testing etc.) on Thales based product on Windows (8/10/2008/2012/2016 ), Active Directory, Linux (RedHat, CentOS, SuSE, Ubuntu etc.) ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, Databases (MSSQL, Oracle) environment in manual and automation (Python and Shell scripting, CI/CD), in Intel bases systems (Dell, Supermicro, HP etc.) in a Cloud (Azure) and local environment.
• The test coverage included storage (SAN/NAS/DAS/iSCSI, HDD, SSD, NVMe, SAS, SATA), NFS, CIFS, LUNs, network (L2/L3) environment, 10GB/40GB adapter, replication, high availability, deduplication, cluster, backup/restore, active directory, new Setup, configuration, troubleshoot & debug pre-released partner compatibility products .
• Responsible for leading a team of 4 (Local and overseas), project delivery, status report (Test link), bug triage (Jira), in Agile-SCRUM environment. Define, develop and implement quality assurance strategies, processes, and manual and automated test coverage and quality metrics to achieve quality goals. Analyze test results, troubleshoot issues and bugs verification.
• Possess ability to lead QA team, projects, operations, proficiency in hardware and software and/or operating systems environments, able to identify business impact of proposed projects and designs, demonstrated skill with development of new theories, balancing priorities and methods related to testing including mission and strategic direction of the organization.

Title: QA Manager

• Design, Developed and implemented test plans, test cases to test effectively the company's software products (FreeNAS and TrueNAS) of SAN/NAS/DAS/iSCSI protocol with SDLC model to ensure of high quality and have not regressed as a result of changes and improvements.
• Responsible for functional test, regression test in Linux, VMware, in Intel based system ( Dell, Supermicro) with SAS, SATA, SSD, SDS (Software defined Storage) with replication, HA, deduplication feature supportability.
• Helped and mentored the team to automate (Python) and develop the test harness for NAS product. Executed Python and Shell scripts for regression testing for the File system, Performance test to validate features/functional requirements.
• Hiring and/or training local and offshore QA when necessary to meet the needs of QA's workload. Manage team of 4 and lead them for day to day operation and external QA vendors. Manage deliverables, schedules, costs, resources distribution and set goals for team, performance review etc.

Staff QA Lead Engineer

• Responsible for Qlogic 10GB CNA (Converge Network Adapter of Ethernet, iSCSI and FCoE) Controllers device Drivers, FW testing and qualification with different O/S like Windows (2008/2012) and Linux (RedHat/SuSE/XenServer) in with different platform (Intel/AMD x86, X64) with Dell, HP (Rack and Blade server) and IBM systems.
• Tested Qlogic builds solutions based on all storage network technologies including Ethernet, iSCSI, and FCoE, NIC virtualization (NPAR), VMWare, KVM, XenServer etc. NIC teaming of LACP, L2/L3/L4 layers, high availability (failover, fail back), Load balancing (NIC), 802.3ad and Storage (SAN, DAS, iSCSI), FCoE environment. Tested embedded S/W along with the device driver.
• Wrote/ reviewed test plans to ensure product requirements coverage, functional, regression, testing, and disaster recovery. Wrote and execute test cases to test these protocols (Network, FCoE and iSCSI) in RAID with SAN, DAS, storage system environment with SAS, SATA, SSD drives.
• Responsible for evaluating, RDT/ORT testing, defining and prioritizing projects, and positively contribute showing technical leadership, guidance and coordination toward team (India, Colorado etc.), department, and company goals.
• Communicated complex test designs and solutions in clear, concise and easily readable format in technical issues.

Sr. Test Engineer Lead

• Responsible for Emulex 10GbE, 40GbE CNA (Ethernet and FCoE) Controllers Drivers, FW qualification testing of different OS (Windows 2003/ 2008/ Linux (RedHat, SuSE)/ VMWare /Hyper-V/ HPUX etc.) with different platform (Intel/AMD x86, X64.
• Tested Emulex builds solutions based on all storage network technologies including Fiber Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE/Ethernet. Tested NIC/TOE, Emulex Converged Networking Adaptors with fault error injection test, SAS, SATA, HDD, SSD disk driver with storage server connectivity, NetApp OnTap
• Troubleshot the M/ B component using schematic, digital meter, oscilloscope etc.
• Wrote/ reviewed test plans to ensure product requirements coverage. Write and execute test cases to test these protocols. Lead a group of Jr QA, Intern, contractor QA. Driver and hardware qualify in RAID, DAS, SAN storage system environment, NIC teaming of LACP, L2/L3/L4 layers, high availability (failover, fail back)

Sr. Test Engineer

• Responsible for RAID Controllers (LSI, Dell, SUN) FW qualification testing of DAS t, RAID Configuration (0,1,5,6,10,50,60 etc.) with SAS, SATA, SCSI with different expanders, enclosure in Windows, Linux, Unix, VMWare environment .
• Tested LSI, Dell and Sun storage/server system controller in RedHat, Solaris, Windows SuSE, ZFS environment. Qualified RAID FW, RAID HBA, different RAID Topology (Multipath, Failover etc.), Development storage/server chassis design with associated Hardware and Software
• Conducted storage system configuration testing, boot testing, error injection testing, limit testing, stress testing, regression testing, performance testing etc. Developed and executed test plans and test cases.
• Developed automated testing (TAS), using LSI debugging utilities like MegaRAID, MegaCLI, MegaSCU, StoreLibTest, I/O utility like CHAOS, Tartest, IOMonkey, IOMeter, SQLStress, Iperf, Netperf etc.
• Protocol error tracking and injection tools. (Lecroy, Finiser, IXIA). Posted bugs in Bugzilla, helping developers duplicating storage related bug fixing. Developed automated test script in Perl etc.

Sr. Test Engineer .

• Responsible for testing and qualifying Quantum storage NAS data center management software product. Testing all aspects of product functionality, regression, stress and reliability in Linux/Windows environment.
• Tested data storage product for data deduplication, replication, failover for NAS data center product with storage protocols like NFS, CIFS, and FCP. NFS related functionalities, Snapshot, replication, deduplication.
• Completed Data application installation, optimal configuration, method of debugging, troubleshooting of network products, storage devices, windows, Linux, servers, FC switches (Qlogic, Brocade etc.), RAID box (LSI with SATA, SAS drives enclosure), and analyze problem report, posting bugs (using Bugzilla).

Test Engineer

• Work involved working with Cisco Data Center devices like Cat6K, L2/L3 switches, Network adapters, storage devices (SAN/NFS, EMC Clarion/NetApp FAS900) and Infiniband products along with various OEM Products like disk arrays and e-servers (HP, Dell, IBM etc.). NIC Teaming etc.
• Configuring L2/L3 switches, VLAN, STP, Ethernet Switching, etc. Tested with industry standard networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, Telnet, SSH, etc.). Setting up Networking Test topology, debugging networking protocols etc.