Kirankumar N
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Engineering Professional engineer with deep expertise in developing and implementing high-impact engineering solutions. Skilled in project management, systems architecture, and technical leadership. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Principal Engineer
Saviynt
12.2024 - Current
- Architected Python-based automation ecosystems that powered large-scale testing, deployment, and observability across cloud and security platforms.
- Designed modular frameworks and SDKs distributed via Artifactory, enabling cross-team scalability and reusability across multiple business units.
- Built AI-driven validation agents for intelligent workflow automation — integrating LLM-based prompt engineering, autonomous test generation, and AI model evaluation pipelines.
- Developed self-healing automation frameworks with context-aware error recovery, drastically reducing manual intervention and improving reliability.
- Engineered GitLab CI/CD pipelines to orchestrate multi-environment deployment workflows — from sandbox provisioning to production validation.
- Collaborated with architecture and ML engineering teams to integrate Python microservices and REST API orchestrators into product testing layers.
- Contributed to enterprise migration and platformization initiatives, merging two complex ecosystems into a unified, AI-augmented platform.
- Recognized as a Technical Architect & SME, driving the adoption of modern Pythonic design principles, ML-assisted automation, and cloud-native observability tooling.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance identity governance solutions, improving compliance and security frameworks.
- Developed strategic roadmaps for system architecture, aligning technology initiatives with business goals.
Principal Engineer
Palo Alto Networks
03.2022 - 11.2024
- Architected Python-based automation ecosystems that powered large-scale testing, deployment, and observability across cloud and security platforms.
- Designed modular frameworks and SDKs distributed via Artifactory, enabling cross-team scalability and reusability across multiple business units.
- Built AI-driven validation agents for intelligent workflow automation — integrating LLM-based prompt engineering, autonomous test generation, and AI model evaluation pipelines.
- Developed self-healing automation frameworks with context-aware error recovery, drastically reducing manual intervention and improving reliability.
- Engineered GitLab CI/CD pipelines to orchestrate multi-environment deployment workflows — from sandbox provisioning to production validation.
- Collaborated with architecture and ML engineering teams to integrate Python microservices and REST API orchestrators into product testing layers.
- Contributed to enterprise migration and platformization initiatives, merging two complex ecosystems into a unified, AI-augmented platform.
- Recognized as a Technical Architect & SME, driving the adoption of modern Pythonic design principles, ML-assisted automation, and cloud-native observability tooling.
Senior Manager
Morgan Stanley
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Architected end-to-end automation frameworks for complex desktop-based finance platforms and RESTful API ecosystems, built entirely in Python using Appium and Requests.
- Engineered a parallel execution engine with zero manual intervention, significantly improving throughput, reliability, and execution scalability across regression cycles.
- Integrated automation with CI/CD — connecting Git merge events directly to testing workflows through Jenkins and Git hooks, enabling continuous validation and faster delivery.
- Defined the technical blueprint for automation across teams, setting standards for Python design patterns, framework modularity, and maintainability.
- Led and mentored a multi-functional automation team, streamlining delivery pipelines and establishing reusable Python libraries to unify tooling across projects.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to translate business workflows into Python-driven test orchestration layers, enhancing visibility and early defect detection.
- Introduced framework versioning, logging, and reporting systems with analytics dashboards to track quality metrics and execution trends.
- Delivered major efficiency improvements — increasing test coverage and release velocity while reducing maintenance overhead.
- Recognized as an Automation SME for architecting modular, data-driven, and CI-integrated Python frameworks used across multiple financial product lines.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer II
Akamai Technologies
08.2013 - 12.2018
- Participate in the design discussions and come up with the high-level test plan, strategy and scenarios.
- Perform and participate in all aspects of manual and automated verification.
- Provide clear bug and issue descriptions and assist team for the resolution.
- Designed and implemented test automation framework using python, Linux and SQL (Memsql and Oracle) from scratch.
- Developed and delivered training for automation best practices.
- Responsible for delivering quality product within the stipulated timelines.
- Increased test coverage, efficiency and quality of the product release by implementing process improvements.
- Worked as SPOC and QA SME for multiple critical projects and was appreciated for the skill and hard work.
- Extensive experience working on large database systems.
- Created new approach or small subms which can increase the productivity and reduce the current project timelines.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2010 - 08.2013
- Participate in the design discussions and come up with the high-level test scenarios
- Perform and participate in all aspects of manual and automated verification.
- Provide clear bug, issue descriptions, and assist team for the resolution.
- Responsible for delivering quality product within the stipulated timelines.
- Development of automation framework using shell script and SQL (oracle).
- Create new tool for an automated deployment of the product to environments using shell script.
Education
BE - Telecommunication
AMC Engineering College
01.2010
Skills
- Appium
- Python
- Gen AI Agents
- Selenium
- SQL/NoSQL Databases
- Test Automation
- Cybersecurity
- Technical leadership
- Playwright
- API Testing
- English (Native or Bilingual)
- Expert problem solving
- Strategic Decision-making
- Innovative design thinking
- Test-driven development
- Quality assurance methodologies
- System architecture
Certification
- EdX Verified Certificate for Large Language Models: Application through Production edX
- Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
- Generative AI with Large Language Models
- PGP AI - Python for Data Science
- PG AIML - Applied Data Science with Python
Timeline
Senior Principal Engineer
Saviynt
12.2024 - Current
Principal Engineer
Palo Alto Networks
03.2022 - 11.2024
Senior Manager
Morgan Stanley
01.2019 - 03.2022
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer II
Akamai Technologies
08.2013 - 12.2018
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2010 - 08.2013
BE - Telecommunication
AMC Engineering College