Shivkumar Mulimani
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
Accomplished over 9+ years of experience in Platform Validation, Azure Storage,Virtualization.
Demonstrated proficiency in managing servers, storage, network, hardware configurations and leading cross-functional teams. Extensive testing experience spans across storage, SSDs, platform software, controllers, firmware, Storage drives. Possesses in-depth knowledge of DAS and SAN technologies.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer - Intel(Client)
HCL Technologies
03.2022 - Current
- Worked on python scripting for feature Automation
- I was a part of code review and, worked on execution
Verifying the functionalities of BIOS, BMC and CPLD ingredients
- Storage Validation - Worked on features like., Hot Plug, RAID, NPEM, OS cycling tests [S5, G3, reboot], Reset tests [S5, G3, fast warm, fast cold], Stress [ilvss, Burnin, iwvss, FIO], creating Namespace and software RAID
- Hands on experience on NVMe – E1S,M.2 and U.2 SSDs
- Platform Validation – Storage, DPMO, Security and Connectivity
- Memory Validation – DDRT, DDR5[CPS DIMMs]
Responsible for updating firmware to HSBP and NVMe SSDs
- Network handled on cloud like Virtual private network (VPN),Domain name system (DNS) and Virtual routers
- Managed the configuration and administration of AWS cloud systems across various departments
- Expert in AWS,VMWare and Hyper-V Technologies
- Configured and deployed virtual machines and Hyper-V
- Drive creation and maintenance of data handling process & policy documentation
- Develop and execute technical programs related to cloud computing, including infrastructure deployment, application migration, and fleet management
- Managing a high-performance IDC based fleet management team responsible for customer experience
- Deployment options based on criteria such as VM types, prices, replacements, and allocation strategies
- Forecast storage requirements, schedules, and resource plans
- Knowledge of virtualization and Cloud technologies
- Worked on various firmware components, including driver interfaces (PCIe, SPI, I2C, I3C), system libraries needed for SoC bring-up, protocol and feature development of low-level hardware
- Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve complex hardware/firmware-related issues
- Knowledge of logic design flow including RTL coding, Synthesis, timing constraints, timing closure
- Expertise in Computer Architecture, Digital Design, IP/SoC design principles as part of SoC
- A result-oriented professional with expertise in system integration testing of Storage / Server technology
- SATA/SAS/NVMe drives testing on different platforms
Hands on experience with DAS/SAN fundamentals
- involving FC/iSCSI/FCoE/FC-NVMe protocols for Storage
- Worked on VMWare – Installing ESXi OS and creating VMs on ESXi server machine
- Worked on Direct Attached-NVMe using different vendor of drives (KIOXIA, Micron, Intel, Samsung drives)
- Setting up test Environments, test Planning, design, test Execution and defect reporting
- Hands on experience with setting up - PCI, HBA, Memory, Processor, NIC, Mother board, Power supply, Network connections, hard drives for Storage/Server tests
- Manage the IT infrastructure of an organization, including networks, servers, security systems, and hardware
- Plan and implement IT infrastructure solutions that meet the requirements of the business
- Configure and install hardware, software, and networks
- Script Validation and development to find the root cause of any failure while automation test case execution
- Testing of different vendors of drives and backplane behavior on different flavors of OS
- Software Testing – AMS, SNMP features
- Monitor system performance and security
Identify and troubleshoot network and system issue
- Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and regulations
- Building, maintaining and improving of the cloud infrastructure deployed to on premise data centers
- Develops, deploys, and maintains Powershell automation for daily tasking, provisioning and common errors
- Improve, develop and maintain automation of daily task, provisioning, error handling
Education
MCA - Computer Science
VTU
Bangalore01.2014
Skills
Operating System:
Windows 2008/2012/2016/2022 /Win vNext2025, LINUX - RHEL/CentOS
Technology:
Python,C, C,Storage Validation, Firmware Validation, Memory Validation and Platform Validation
Hardware:
2S and 1S Silicon on Intel systems,
HP ProLiant Servers [ML, DL, BL], HDD, SSD, NVMe
and M2 storage Drives - SKHynix, KIOXIA and Samsung vendors Backplanes-UBM1, UBM2, UBM3, UBM4 Network
cards – Carlsville and Columbiaville
Tools:
IOMeter,iperf,BurnIn,ilvss, Iwvss, Quix, ALM, HP ALM, Putty, L2add, Hazard, Smart Storage Administrator, Meatgrinder, Storage Management Utility, FileZilla, WinSCP, iLO, QUIX, SPIRA, CIRRUS, JIRA, Jenkins,
vSphere, Hyper-V
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer - Intel(Client)
HCL Technologies
03.2022 - Current
MCA - Computer Science
VTU
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