Manoj Durgekar
Staff QA Engineer
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced QA Engineer with 10+ years specializing in Data Protection, Storage, and Virtualization. Skilled in cloud-native testing, VMware environments, and performance optimization. Proven track record leading teams, developing test strategies, and ensuring high-quality product delivery.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Staff QA engineer - JetstreamDR
Jetstream Software
11.2022 - Current
- Conducted cloud-native and continuous data protection testing.
- Developed test plans and strategies for various scenarios.
- Led team of QA engineers, providing guidance in testing methodologies.
- Conducted performance testing using VMmark and VDbench.
- Writing test scripts using Python which are required during test execution.
- Regular regression testing and mentorship in test plan creation.
- Collaborated with colleagues on various projects, sharing knowledge and expertise while working together towards common objectives
Cloud QA engineer - Cloud Data Services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Tested storage-as-a-service on HPE Green Lake Cloud.
- Onboarded HPE storage arrays to Data Services Cloud Console
- Built test bed setups with HPE servers and storage arrays.
- Contributed to successful product launches through meticulous end-to-end testing of applications
Senior Software engineer - RecoverPoint Quality Engineer
Dell EMC
08.2017 - 08.2021
- Led testing for enterprise storage, virtualization, and disaster recovery.
- Automated test cases with Python and conducted regression tests
- Managed multiple releases and ensured product compatibility with VMware.
- Secured VMware splitter packages certification through VAIO certification and ensured product version listing on VMware compatibility guide.
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues
Software engineer - Storage Testing
Mphasis PVT LTD.
05.2014 - 08.2017
- Tested enterprise storage, virtualization, and qualified firmware for HPE storage controllers products
- Created complex test setups for certification of new products
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance
Education
MCA - Computer Applications
AMC Engineering College Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bengaluru 07.2010 - 04.2013
Skills
- Storage Technologies and Protocols: SAN,DAS, RAID,FC,ISCSI
- Cloud Storage: Azure Blob Storage, Minio
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, UNIX
- Testing Tools: JIRA, TestRail, IOmeter, FIO,VMmark,VDbench
- Programming & Automation: Python, Pytest and REST API Testing with request library
- Virtualization: VMware vSphere
- Disaster Recovery: Backup and Recovery Solutions, DR Planning, RPO,RTO,Business Continuity
Certification
Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 3.0
Timeline
Staff QA engineer - JetstreamDR
Jetstream Software
11.2022 - Current
Cloud QA engineer - Cloud Data Services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2021 - 11.2022
Specialist – Implementation Engineer, RecoverPoint Version 2.0
08-2019
Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 3.0
07-2018
Senior Software engineer - RecoverPoint Quality Engineer
Dell EMC
08.2017 - 08.2021
Software engineer - Storage Testing
Mphasis PVT LTD.
05.2014 - 08.2017
MCA - Computer Applications
AMC Engineering College Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological University
07.2010 - 04.2013
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