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Balasubramani Sundar

Test Architect
Chennai,TN

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Location: Chennai, TN, IN
Open to relocation: Yes

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Summary

Cloud & Platform Architect with 18 years of experience designing scalable, secure, and high-availability systems across telecom and Enterprise domains. Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD Automation. Proven track record in: Cloud migration & modernization, Platform engineering & DevOps transformation, Automation strategy & quality engineering leadership, Telecom systems (NFV, SDN, NMS). Strong leader experienced in driving cross-functional teams, improving system reliability, and optimizing performance and cost in cloud-native Environments.

Overview

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18
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Architect

Cloud Collab Technologies Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
01.2025 - 02.2026
  • Led platform quality engineering and system integration for aviation in-flight connectivity systems, ensuring alignment with PI objectives and high standards of product delivery.
  • Developed engineering strategies and validated workflows for in-flight connectivity products in commercial aviation.
  • Designed and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines, improving release stability and deployment efficiency.
  • Managed System Integration Testing – SIT and end-to-end validation across Agile Release Train teams, ensuring high-quality increments.
  • Built BDD-based automation frameworks – Cucumber – REST APIs to improve test coverage and early defect detection.
  • Increased regression pipeline success rate from 70% to 97% within 1 month.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align platform architecture with business objectives.
  • Focused on commercial aviation in-flight connectivity products

Project Lead

Wipro Limited
Chennai, India
04.2019 - 10.2024
  • Oversaw planning, estimation, and risk mitigation for the Network Management System Test team, ensuring effective communication and resource utilization.
  • Supervised the Network Management System Test team in R&D, ensuring timely delivery across multiple releases.
  • Developed an API automation framework using Robot Framework with a Python backend.
  • Managed test strategy, planning, and execution across multiple releases.
  • Engineered and deployed auto-driven migration and validation flow to optimize infrastructure and reduce manual effort.
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects within scope and timeline.

Tech Lead

Tech Mahindra
Chennai, India
08.2014 - 04.2019
  • Ensured feature preparedness and conformance with customer specifications and benchmarks as domain expert for Nokia's AMS-Core test area roadmap.
  • Managed thorough end-to-end testing, incorporating both manual and automated techniques.
  • Validated essential telecom functionalities including the traffic with E2E validation, ensuring thorough integration.
  • Contributed to network design and virtualization validation activities to improve system reliability.

Senior Engineer - Testing

Aricent Technologies
Chennai, India
10.2010 - 08.2014
  • Oversaw the end-to-end test planning, managed defect lifecycles, and provided troubleshooting for telecom/network solutions.
  • Managed E2E test planning, execution, and reporting, managing teams both onsite and offshore.
  • Oversaw defect lifecycle management and fostered cross-team coordination.

Senior Software Engineer

California Software Ltd
Chennai, India
07.2007 - 10.2010
  • Improved testing efficiency by 35% through establishing a robust foundation in networking product testing and protocol validation.

Education

B. Tech - Information Technology

Anna University (R.V.S. College of Engineering & Technology)
Chennai
04-2007

Diploma - Computer Technology

Department of Technical Education (Ratnavel Subramaniam Polytechnic College)
Chennai
04-2004

Skills

Cloud & Platform Engineering: GCP, AWS, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Migration, Hybrid Cloud, Microservices

DevOps & Automation: CI/CD Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible

Programming & Tools: Python, REST APIs, Robot Framework, Cucumber, Postman, Swagger

Observability & Performance: Prometheus, Grafana, JMeter

Architecture & Systems: Distributed Systems, High Availability, Scalability

Telecom Domain: NFV, SDN, NMS, Network Systems, L2-L7 Protocols

Leadership & Delivery: Agile, Scrum, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Delivery Management, Project planning, Leadership skills

Certification

  • Professional Cloud Architect - Google Cloud
  • Google AI Professional Certificate - Google Career Certificates
  • AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner - AWS
  • Red Hat Delivery Specialist - Automation (Ansible) - Red Hat
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - Scrum-Framework.com
  • Professional Scrum Developer I (PSD I) - Scrum.org
  • Programming with Python - OpenEDG Python Institute
  • Career Essentials in Project Management Essentials - Microsoft
  • Career Essentials in Generative AI - Microsoft
  • Robot Framework REST API Testing - Udemy
  • Automation Professional - LambdaTest

Accomplishments

  • Ideas Award, Received the Ideas Award for executing the Customer-Centric Testing initiative, achieving a 20% reduction in defect leakage.
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Achieved full scope completion of the Classic L2 project despite inheriting a two-month delay and limited resources, receiving a Certificate of Appreciation.

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Languages

English
Tamil

Timeline

Test Architect

Cloud Collab Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2025 - 02.2026

Project Lead

Wipro Limited
04.2019 - 10.2024

Tech Lead

Tech Mahindra
08.2014 - 04.2019

Senior Engineer - Testing

Aricent Technologies
10.2010 - 08.2014

Senior Software Engineer

California Software Ltd
07.2007 - 10.2010

Diploma - Computer Technology

Department of Technical Education (Ratnavel Subramaniam Polytechnic College)

B. Tech - Information Technology

Anna University (R.V.S. College of Engineering & Technology)
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