18+ years of testing experience in Network Security and Security Management across Cisco Firewalls.
Responsible for design, deployment and management of Cisco Firewall and Network Security Infrastructure.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software QA Engineer
Cisco Systems
BANGALORE
07.2007 - Current
Achieved 30% reduction in CFD count through collaboration with development, TAC, and product teams.
Reduced bug count by 25% via rigorous manual and automated testing of Cisco Firewall Management products.
Conducted functional, integration, scale, and regression testing to ensure software quality.
Used to give demos and presentations to
beta customers which would help in early testing and providing early feedback increasing the product efficiency by 40 %
Tested hotfixes, release patches
Expedited test case identification, cutting feature completion time by 50% with test automation.
Managed defect tracking using Cisco's CDETS system to enhance software functionality.
Mentored new engineers, decreasing onboarding time by 30%.
Designed and executed test plans that improved overall efficiency by 40%.
Facilitated bug scrub meetings to expedite defect resolution, improving response time by 50%.
Analyzed requirement documents from the Product Managers and customer asks and design the test plan accordingly.
Worked as both part time and full time Scrum Master role for 3 scrum teams.
Facilitated scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand Ups, Sprint planning, and retrospectives for three teams.
Enforced Scrum principles to drive continuous improvement and eliminate impediments.
Guided teams in creating user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria and definitions of done in Target Process- enterprise agile planning tool
Software Engineer
Aricent
Chennai
09.2006 - 05.2007
Executed comprehensive test plans to identify software vulnerabilities and bugs.
Conducted functional testing to verify feature support and enhance operational efficiency.
Deputy Engineer
Accton Technology
Hsinchu
02.2004 - 08.2004
Implemented quality control measures to ensure compliance with industry standards.
Engineer- R&D
Kavveri Telecom Products Ltd
BANGALORE
09.2002 - 10.2003
Engaged in PCB layout design to enhance product reliability.
Apprentice Trainee
Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO]
BANGALORE
03.2001 - 03.2002
Specialized in PCB layout design using ORCAD
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
Bangalore
09-2000
Skills
Testing methodologies: Manual and automated
Functional and regression testing
Performance testing
REST API and UI testing
Automation tools: Open ATF and Python
Test management and bug tracking: TIMS and CDETS
Database management: MonetDB and Sybase
CI/CD tools: Jenkins
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Certified Product Owner
FIREWALL
CCNA and IINS
Affiliations
Active participation in giving back to society events
Veena player and participation in many events
Timeline
Software QA Engineer
Cisco Systems
07.2007 - Current
Software Engineer
Aricent
09.2006 - 05.2007
Deputy Engineer
Accton Technology
02.2004 - 08.2004
Engineer- R&D
Kavveri Telecom Products Ltd
09.2002 - 10.2003
Apprentice Trainee
Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO]
03.2001 - 03.2002
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Software Engineer Leader at Cisco System India Pvt. Ltd and Cisco Systems Poland Sp. z o.oSoftware Engineer Leader at Cisco System India Pvt. Ltd and Cisco Systems Poland Sp. z o.o