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MOHAN JEYARAMAN

Bangalore

Summary

Innovative and results-driven QA/DevOps leader with proven expertise in cloud-based device management applications for edge networking devices (switches, access points, 5G extenders, firewalls). Skilled at driving end-to-end QA strategy, automation frameworks, and CI/CD transformation to deliver high-quality software at scale.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager, Software Development & QA

Fortinet (Edge Cloud & Device Management Platform)
01.2022 - Current
  • QA Strategy & Leadership: Directed a high-performing QA, automation, and DevOps team to deliver enterprise-grade cloud applications with zero critical production issues and faster release cadence.
  • Release & Test Governance: Defined QA processes across functional, regression, scale, performance, and security testing ensuring multi-domain deployments (US, EU, JP, CA) with 99.9% uptime.
  • DevOps & CI/CD Implementation: Designed and rolled out company-wide CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, reducing release cycle time by 40%.
  • Automation at Scale: Deployed AI-assisted Selenium XPath generation enabling non-programmers to automate test coverage; achieved >95% automation in regression and smoke suites.
  • AI/ML Innovation: Built Smart QA Runner to dynamically select regression suites and cut run time by 50%. Developed AI-driven Wireshark/device log analyzer, config assist chatbot, and NOC system to support QA, TAC, and customer self-service troubleshooting.
  • Infrastructure Optimization: Redesigned application orchestration for auto-scaling and load balancing, cutting cloud compute costs by 25%. Integrated chaos testing & resilience drills improving recovery time from outages by 60%.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with Product Managers, Sales Engineers, DevOps, and Customer Success to capture feedback, improve usability, and align testing with business priorities.
  • Innovation & IP Creation: Founded an internal innovation group, filed multiple patents, and introduced proprietary QA tools to improve test coverage and debugging.
  • Agile Transformation: Drove adoption of Agile/Scrum, enabling quarterly multi-release cycles with faster feedback and deployment.
  • Talent Development: Recruited, mentored, and built a high-performance QA & DevOps team, creating structured training and growth frameworks.

Manager – Software Dev & QA

Fortinet
04.2020 - 12.2021
  • Managed wireless controller product QA; reviewed feature specs during design phase to ensure testability.
  • Strengthened QA process with customer-centric test strategies and close collaboration with TAC to bridge gaps and accelerate fixes.

Staff Software Dev QA Engineer

Fortinet
04.2019 - 03.2020
  • Owned end-to-end feature testing for controller-based wireless APs and large solution test beds.
  • Handled hot customer escalations, reproduced issues, and provided detailed root cause analysis to development.
  • Participated in international onsite debugging sessions, improving product stability.

Escalation Lead / Staff Support Engineer

Fortinet & Meru Networks
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Delivered Level 3 support for premium enterprise accounts, bridging TAC and Engineering to accelerate resolution of critical bugs.
  • Trained global TAC teams across France, Malaysia, China, and India after Fortinet’s acquisition of Meru Networks.
  • Created TAC Lab automation, hotlist processes, and troubleshooting handbooks to reduce turnaround time on escalations.
  • Drove early beta program feedback loop, reducing production defects.

Network Engineer / Senior Network Engineer

Meru Networks (CSS Corp)
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • Provided enterprise wireless deployment and support, including WLAN design, VoIP over Wi-Fi optimization, firewall/ACL configuration, and performance tuning.
  • Delivered Tier 2/3 escalation support and trained TAC teams to handle complex enterprise wireless scenarios.

Education

B.E - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

P.S.R Engineering College, Anna University

Skills

  • Languages: Python, Java, Shell Scripting, YAML, JSON
  • Automation Tools: Selenium, Robot Framework
  • CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
  • Cloud Platforms: openstack
  • Monitoring/Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Elasticsearch, Kafka, Nginx, MariaDB-Galera, MongoDB, Redis
  • AI/ML & LLM Tools: OpenAI (Azure), LangChain, Ollama, Mistral, RAG-based systems, Agentic Coding Tools

Certification

  • CNCF certified kubernetes associate
  • CWNP certified wireless network admin

Timeline

Senior Manager, Software Development & QA

Fortinet (Edge Cloud & Device Management Platform)
01.2022 - Current

Manager – Software Dev & QA

Fortinet
04.2020 - 12.2021

Staff Software Dev QA Engineer

Fortinet
04.2019 - 03.2020

Escalation Lead / Staff Support Engineer

Fortinet & Meru Networks
01.2013 - 01.2019

Network Engineer / Senior Network Engineer

Meru Networks (CSS Corp)
01.2008 - 01.2013

B.E - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

P.S.R Engineering College, Anna University

Core Competencies

Quality Assurance Strategy | Test Automation | DevOps | CI/CD Pipelines | Agile/Scrum | AI/ML Integration | Cloud Infrastructure | SaaS & PaaS | Kubernetes (K8s) | Microservices | API Testing | Selenium | Python | Jenkins | GitLab CI/CD | Monitoring & Observability | Scalability & Load Testing | Chaos & Resiliency Testing | Stakeholder Collaboration | Innovation & Patents | Team Leadership & Mentoring

Key Achievements

  • Accelerated release velocity — reduced regression execution time by 50% using Smart QA Runner.
  • Infrastructure cost optimization — reduced cloud compute usage by 25% through intelligent orchestration and scaling strategies.
  • Boosted automation adoption — enabled non-programmers to contribute, increasing test automation coverage to >95%.
  • Improved customer experience — AI-driven debugging tools decreased TAC escalations by 30%.
  • Resilience readiness — implemented chaos and disaster recovery drills to validate failover and reduce recovery time by 60%.
MOHAN JEYARAMAN