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Veeresh Mulage

Veeresh Mulage

Solution Architect
Bangalore

Summary

Technical Project Manager/ Solution Architect with 16+ years of extensive experience in:

· Solution Architect in Telecommunications domain with an extensive experience in leading cross functional teams in automation, delivery, and support.

· Good experience in requirement analysis, identifying and defining QA/UAT test cases, process improvements in SDLC and support activities, managing and minimizing the impacts due to major incidents, access management and review, server migrations and analysis of application health, incidents and problems data.

· Have good understanding of Oracle, Gauss database, GSM, SS7 system, Architecture of VAS (SMS, VMS, RBT, SDP and AEP services), DevOps tools and cloud concepts.

· A quick learner with ability to work under extreme pressure with stringent deadlines. Key strengths include Flexibility, Adaptability, and Willingness to learn new technologies, ability to work and resolve issues.

· Proactively, Analytical, Problem Solving and Leadership skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and recognized for being a valued team player.

· Design, HLD and LLD preparation, Linux administration, Networking (Switches and Firewall configuration), Hardware setup & connectivity as per design.

· Integration with various third-party network elements as per design to achieve the services using various standard protocols.

· Skilled in engaging with clients, right from requirement gathering to delivery of the complete solution

· Impact analysis of incidents, prioritization according to business criticality and identifying service improvement strategies

· Functional experience includes deploying Cloud Open Stack + KVM Virtualization, Network architecture, VAS (SMS, VMS, RBT, SDP, AEP) systems for Telecom operators

· Usage of JIRA and other internal tools to create epics, user stories to development team and raise the bugs found in testing phase to development team.

And also have experience in Engineering:

· In the area of Software Testing (manual and automation) with a solid understanding of Test Management, Test Estimation, Test Planning, Test Strategy, Risk management Plan, Test Requirement Analysis, Test Design, Test Execution, Delivery handling, Post Delivery issue handling, Version handling, Defect Reporting & Tracking.

· Good understanding of all phases of SDLC. Well acquainted with Agile methodology

· Experienced in Test Automation, Performance Test and Security test

Other Responsibilities

· Handled overall Training Programs at Department level in training fresh college grads and new joiners, Handled Competency Development & Knowledge Harvesting in the team

· Played Cyber Security In charge for the Department

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Solution Architect

Huawei Technologies India Pvt Ltd
2007.03 - Current

1. VAS Cloud Services:

Clients: AIS: Thailand; Onatel: Burkina Faso; MTN: Yemen; Vodafone: Italy, CZ Republic, Romania; MTN: Nigeria, Uganda; Smart: Philippines; Ethio Telecom: Ethiopia;

Description: VAS Cloud provides various VAS enablers and service network integrators to offer message services (SMS, MMS, VMS and USSD). In addition, the VAS Cloud provides unified signaling access, charging and provisioning capabilities, which simplifies the network and reduces the service integration complexity. Value-added services are generally marketed as premium features and add-ons to basic core functions. They are used by telecommunications companies in order to stimulate demand for core services.

The infrastructure layer uses Gauss DB (database), Redis (cache), Kafka (message queue), and Kubernetes + Docker container deployment mode. Zookeeper for communication between high availability servers. Fusion Sphere Open Stack for VM/Storage/Network management.

Responsibility:

· Responsible for FRS (Functional requirement Specification) for New sales, Post sales

· Solution delivery responsibility and transferring the requirements & design to development team for the requirements gathered in

· Solution Analyst role in designing and effort estimation for the Client’s demands in the Delivery team.

· Scoping and external BRs in normal releases of IRs (Iteration Requirements).

· Support Hardware Installation and Virtualization, LLD & HLD design, Physical and logical network design and planning, Configuration

· Commissioning, Internal testing of VAS products, UAT and migration.

· E2E integration with various third-party network elements.

· Taken ownership for end-to-end integration lead and responsible for Integration solution from requirement gathering, scoping, IOT & UAT testing support until software launch & commercial cut over

2. Digital API Enabler Platform [ D-AEP] & Service Delivery Platform [SDP]:

Clients: bKash: Bangladesh; Orange: Egypt; MTN: Nigeria, Uganda; Smart: Philippines; Viva: Bahrein;

Description: Carriers use the D-AEP to open traditional telecom APIs, so that the APIs are fully available for use with Internet services and bring greater revenues. Users can use the telecom APIs with lower costs. Carriers use the DAEP to attract numerous API providers and consumers and gain revenues from their transactions. API providers sell their APIs on the D-AEP and promote their APIs under the DAEP brand. API consumers obtain API information from the D-AEP which supports quick app development.

The SDP provides the carriers to content providers (CPs) and service providers (SPs) in the Internet industry. It also provides the capabilities of integrating multiple networks and service fields, and service development and customization capabilities.

Role: Technical Director

Responsibility:

· Project plan, Communication matrix for 3rd party integrations

· Supporting onsite Hardware deployment, Fusion Sphere (Cloud Open Stack) deployment, Network Configuration, E2E solution deployment, Integration with 3rd parties, GDR deployment

· CRs discussions with Customer and transferring the requirements & design to development team

· ATP design, Functional and non-functional testing (performance test, security test), Issues handling, switch over testing, UAT with customer, Issues handling

· Migration solution design and scripts preparation, data migration, Solution launch

· Post Launch Support & Training Maintenance Team

· Handling critical upgrades in live system

· Offshore Projects management includes planning, risks/issues handling, Team Competency development, Automation

3. Universal Service Development Platform [ USDP]:

Clients: 110+ overseas clients, including Smart: Philippines; Ethio Telecom: Ethiopia; Orange telecom: France; Safari com: Kenya; Morocco Telecom: Morocco, True Move: Thailand, Nigeria Telecom: Nigeia; TIM: Brazil.

Description: USDP Universal service development platform is the core part of the CRBT application. USDP basically contains three modules like USER management, Charging and Resource management.

The USDP support rich set of protocol like HTTP, FTP, SMPP3.4 and SOAP so that end user request for subscription, RBT download and other operations from different interfaces like SMS, IVR, USSD, portal and WAP.

Role: Test Leader

Responsibility:

· Test Planning, Strategy and Reports for projects

· Reviewing Automation scripts, Test cases, ATP documents

· Test data management (Test cases, ATPs, Automation & Bug management)

· Manage end to end Test environment setup at Lab & make sure it is very close to LIVE

· Interacting with customer in case of any issues

· Performance test, Security Test, GDR test

· Test team competency improvement

· Writing Automation scripts and framework using GTR [TTCN3] for protocols like INTESS, SIP, SMPP, HTTP, SOAP, TCP provisioning.

· Auto Test execution on CI system daily basis, Make sure to reuse the scripts in other projects

· Automation Framework Preparation, script writing

· Manual Functional/ Non-functional test execution at Lab & LIVE

· Test analysis and design, preparing test schemas.

· Test Execution, report preparation/ review


Associate Software Developer

HR Port, Huawei
2006.03 - 2007.03

1. Universal Service Development Platform [ USDP]:

Clients: Etisalat: UAE; Bangladesh, Telenor: Pakistan; Morocco Telecom: Morocco

Description: USDP Universal service development platform is the core part of the CRBT application. USDP basically contains three modules like USER management, Charging and Resource management.

Role: Test Engineer

Responsibility:

· Test analysis and design, preparing test schemas.

· Test Design & Execution

· Writing Automation scripts

· Manual Functional/ Non-functional test execution at Lab & LIVE

Education

Bachelor's Degree B.E - Computer Science and Engineering

Vishweshwaraiah Technological University

Skills

Requirement Gathering & Analysisundefined

Accomplishments

· Hall of fame - GSC Quality Star Award

· Team HQ Gold Award

· Winner of “Quality Enforcer”, “Future Star”, “Best Technical Contributor”, “Best Achiever”, “Outstanding Delivery”, “” and multiple Recognizing and Valuing Excellence awards

· Received several appreciations from client as well as internal management for exceptional performance.

Timeline

Solution Architect

Huawei Technologies India Pvt Ltd
2007.03 - Current

Associate Software Developer

HR Port, Huawei
2006.03 - 2007.03

Bachelor's Degree B.E - Computer Science and Engineering

Vishweshwaraiah Technological University
Veeresh MulageSolution Architect