Sharath K

• Lead the validation of Netskope Private Access (NPA), a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) product within the SASE framework, ensuring secure and robust access for enterprise environments.
• Performed end-to-end testing of the Netskope client application on Android, ChromeOS, and iOS platforms, delivering compatibility and reliability across mobile ecosystems.
• Executed extensive API and WebUI testing, leveraging cloud-hosted datapath and management path environments deployed on Kubernetes.
• Developed and maintained WebUI automation frameworks using Selenium and Playwright, enhancing test coverage, and accelerating regression cycles.
• Automated API validation with Python, Pytest, and Requests libraries, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines for rapid feedback.
• Conducted performance and scalability assessments on WebUI, identifying bottlenecks and supporting product optimization initiatives.
• Contributed to security initiatives, including threat modeling activities with IriusRisk, to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Led monthly regression cycles for the NPA test suite, ensuring continuous product stability and reliability.
• Utilized Kubernetes and Sumo Logic tools extensively for advanced debugging, log analysis, and troubleshooting throughout the testing lifecycle.

• Wrote test case parameters, test scripts and automation guidelines.
• Developed formal test plans for personal use and use by colleagues.
• Spearheaded process improvements within the QA department, driving increased efficiency across all projects.
• Conducted risk assessment analyses, prioritizing critical test scenarios based on potential impact to the business.

• Developed and executed comprehensive test strategies for Endpoint Threat Security on Linux, producing detailed test plans, coverage matrices, and risk-based designs to ensure robust product quality.
• Automated complex validation workflows using Python, significantly reducing manual test time while improving defect discovery rates in both functional and security domains.
• Seamlessly integrated bespoke and legacy test assets with the STAF Automation Framework, accelerating regression cycles and enhancing test coverage across continuous integration pipelines.
• Pioneered performance and soak testing initiatives with Zabbix monitoring, quantifying system scalability, resource utilization, and uptime reliability under sustained workloads.
• Led advanced security testing efforts for Linux subsystems, uncovering vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with modern endpoint protection standards and regulatory benchmarks.
• Conducted controlled Live Virus Tests to validate endpoint detection and response mechanisms, supporting product readiness for deployment in real-world threat environments.
• Engineered automated performance test workflows that collected critical metrics and generated post-test analytics reports, empowering stakeholders with data-driven insights for continuous product improvement.

The DB tool is developed in-house in Python, with guidance from senior members of the team.

• Developed and automated workflows in Python to transform Broadband Forum XML (TR-181, TR-104, and others) into UGW Data Model XML.
• Built utilities for seamless export and import of data models between XML and MS Excel formats.
• Supported internal teams by providing guidance and troubleshooting for various DBTool functionalities and usage.

• Designed and developed comprehensive test case suites for RNC stability, capacity, and overload assessment utilizing the PeT simulator with Octoen and Octen-2 hardware.
• Executed in-depth manual and scenario-based validation of RNC performance, focusing on system verification under varying workload conditions.
• Identified, documented, and coordinated resolution of protocol-level defects in Layer 2 (RLC, MAC), collaborating cross-functionally to drive quality improvements.
• Automated system log collection through advanced shell scripting, enhancing diagnostic efficiency and data accuracy.
• Engineered and implemented provocative and destructive test methodologies to rigorously challenge system robustness and fault tolerance.
• Provided technical support for test infrastructure, troubleshooting and optimizing RNC test workflows, and ensuring alignment with evolving product requirements.
• Delivered timely bug fixes and maintained the integrity of the PeT simulator and BFAT automation test suite, contributing to continuous process improvement and operational excellence.