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BALAJI RAMAKRISHNAN
Chennai
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Summary
Senior Software Engineering Lead specializing in Quality and Platform Engineering, with deep expertise in building high-scale automation infrastructure for virtualization and cloud-native systems (KVM, Docker). Adept at designing advanced, multi-tier test ecosystems from scratch using Python, prioritizing architectural patterns like Screenplay and POM to minimize technical debt. A technical anchor who bridges the gap between complex system architecture and seamless CI/CD integration, consistently leveraging AI-augmented engineering practices to elevate product quality.
Overview
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Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineering Lead
Aziro Technologies
Chennai
11.2015 - Current
- Spearheaded the 'AI from Requirements to Release' initiative, mentoring cross-functional teams on AI-augmented TDD (Test Driven Development) to ensure high system reliability and faster feedback loops.
- Architected 'Prompt-to-Code' workflows using GitHub Copilot to transform validated test designs into functional automation scripts, bypassing traditional manual coding bottlenecks and accelerating delivery to upstream teams.
- Championed an 'Aggressive Shift-Left' methodology by integrating LLM-based analysis during the Sprint Refinement and Technical Design phase.
- Developed unified CI-CD dashboard to track virtual appliance deliverables across teams, providing executive stakeholders with real-time status updates.
- Architected an auto triage application that automatically triaged and reported bugs with all necessary details.
- Developed governance tool to prompt developers to update critical fields in Jira for scrum and release management compliance.
- Architected a summary utils app in core python that provides a flexible framework to decide if a validation step failure should result in test automation failure or if the validation step failure can be just reported and moved on.
- Led digital transformation from Excel-based test summary reporting to TestRail by designing integration between Google Sheets APIs and TestRail APIs.
Senior Software Engineer
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
09.2013 - 10.2015
- Led software development projects using Agile methodologies and best practices.
- Designed scalable software architecture for complex applications and systems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
- Developed perl application using expect module to replace legacy router configurations with IEEE 802.1x standard protocol, implementing configuration push to over 30,000 routers.
- Supported porting of perl CGI based Cisco Virtual Office portal to Javascript based eStore portal, enhancing user experience and system performance.
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
01.2009 - 08.2013
- Developed and maintained perl installation scripts for Siebel CRM thin client application across multiple releases, ensuring consistent deployment.
- Created perl poller to monitor default build file server, automating Siebel installation and reducing manual oversight in provisioning test environments for QA and Dev.
- Designed and developed scalable software solutions for diverse client needs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
Anna University
08.2004 - 04.2008
Skills
- Python
- Playwright
- FastAPI
- AWS
- Cloudformation
- Design Patterns
- Data Structures
- Test Automation
- Object Oriented Programming
- Virtualization
- Pytest
- Unittest
- PostgreSQL
- Numpy
- Pandas
- Matplotlib
Certification
PSM1 Professional Scrum Master, scrum.org
Timeline
Senior Software Engineering Lead
Aziro Technologies
11.2015 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 10.2015
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2009 - 08.2013
B.Tech - Information Technology
Anna University
08.2004 - 04.2008