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Sowmya Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Results driven Telecom Test Engineer with 9+ years of expertise deploying and maintaining 4G CUPS, 5G UPF and IMS. Dedicated professional with a strong track record in system/performance testing, troubleshooting. Proficient in conducting functional, system, regression, and security testing, with hands-on experience in BareMetal and OpenStack environments. Proven ability to deliver software projects under strict deadlines.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Platform Performance and Validation Engineer

CISCO
06.2020 - Current

Project Name: 4G SVI-MPC

  • Worked on 4G CUPS & UPF, Performance Verification of cups features
  • Customer Escalation support post call model update.
  • Core network elements testing for 4G (SAEgw, Pgw,Sgw ) and 5G UPF Knowledge of Architecture and call flows of LTE
  • Reporting to the Manager and CPT with regular statistical reports on weekly basis
  • Manual and automation testing experience with Ats framework
  • Working with CX team for Orange and SFR customer

Test Designer

NOKIA
07.2016 - 01.2020

Project Name: I&U -IMS CSCF Testing, Netact Testing and TPD import tool


  • Good exposure to Test Development Life cycle and Agile Methodology
  • Setting up the test beds on ATCA and HP hardware according to testing requirements of feature
  • Analyzing error traces for PCSCF, SCSCF, ICSCF using Wireshark for fault finding
  • Contributed in the system integration testing activities
  • Contributed in the Regression testing activities.

Graduate Student Intern

12.2015 - 06.2016
  • Extensive working experience on Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing
  • Good exposure in IMS architecture with all the nodes (P-CSCF, I-CSCF, S-CSCF, HSS)
  • Developing Test Strategy, Test Plan and review Test scenarios and test case

Education

Skills

Well versed with Functional, System, Regression, High availability & Smoke/Sanity testing,
Good exposure in EPC -LTE nodes Sgw,Pgw,SAEGW,UPF
Experience in BareMetal and Openstack components
Handled Tier-1 customers of NOKIA like bell Canada, orange Spain efficiently
Well Acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle
Efficient in defining Test strategies, Writing Test plans and effective bug reporting ability
Ability to work in a team as well as Independent
Proven ability to work under pressure and delivered software projects in strict deadlines
Knowledge on EPC and IMS architecture and BSS/OSS

Skills

  • Testing & Methodologies: System, Regression, Performance, Negative Testing, Migration Testing
  • Technologies: LTE, CUPS, IMS, 3GPP, OpenStack, Container, Kvm
  • Pen Testing: Nmap, Nessus, Hping, BURP
  • Tools: Cisco ATS engine, Robo framework, Postman, Jenkins
  • Scripting Languages: Shell, Python

Certification

  • Certified Scrum master (CSM) and PMP
  • Kubernetes & Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Accomplishments

  • Active member of most of the improvement activities in MITG cisco.
  • Star Performer award in Cisco
  • MIG Achievement award for providing automation framework for 4g call-model run.
  • MITG Performer award for executing and planning of a greater number of Testcases
  • Best in Class apparition awards for SFR and KDDI Customer Support

Timeline

Platform Performance and Validation Engineer

CISCO
06.2020 - Current

Test Designer

NOKIA
07.2016 - 01.2020

Graduate Student Intern

12.2015 - 06.2016

Sowmya Kumar