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VIJAYABASKAR R

VIJAYABASKAR R

Lead - FW Validation
Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced & good exposure in server firmware validation and component testing, specializing in firmware/software application tests. Proficient in identifying and logging unique bugs in ADO from SEL/HMC logs and efficiently tracking them to developers for resolution. Demonstrated ability to consistently meet product milestones within specified timelines.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
5
5
Languages

Work History

FIRMWARE VALIDATION LEAD - I

UST
Bengaluru
02.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: GLOBAL TECHIE PROVIDERS
  • Understanding of data center and cloud environment
  • Focusing the server configurations are matching as per CRD releases
  • Scrubbing backlog bugs & MUEFI + GPU firmware are fixed via release notes
  • Verifying test cases GRID link are updated according to the domain coverages planned
  • Practical knowledge of both Platform & SOC firmware & OS (Windows & Linux) testing.
  • Familiarity with network tunneling, ES.1 & M.2 & RAID technologies.
  • Hands-on experience on testing such as MUEFI Upgrade/downgrade with stress power cycle, BMC–OTW, BMC Service Configurations, BMC Security, and BMC TIP upgrade via OOB & INB method
  • Knowledge on server protocols – IPMI, BMC, Redfish, PCIe, etc.)
  • Skilled in server hardware architectures (x86, ARM, etc.)
  • Troubleshooting hardware/software issues via SEL /HMC logs and filing bugs in ADO
  • As a 'Individual Contributor' working with server validation tools like MobaXterm, winSCP, RDP, VM
  • Handled Automation workflow with CI/CD pipeline tasks
  • Skilled in Power & Thermal testing tools – IPMI, HWiNFO
  • Excellent server memory validation tools are MPrime and Mem Test86.
  • Good familiarity with PCIe and NIC validation tools, including Wireshark, iperf, tcpdump, PCI–Z, PCIScope, hwinfo, and BusTools

Asst. Manager - Electronics-IQC

Vortex
Chennai
06.2019 - 04.2020
  • Company Overview: ATM H/W & S/W PROVIDERS – GLOBAL
  • Co-ordination with global supplier team ATM components rec'd
  • Team-Player with 10+ team engineers to do various stress & stability test covered to certify the peripherals are complied with IQC standards
  • Reporting to Quality Head on daily/weekly basis about the product QA/QC
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

LEAD - PRODUCT ENGINEER

Harman India
Bengaluru
12.2017 - 05.2019
  • Company Overview: SERVICE PROVIDERS
  • Reporting all bug status to clients on daily basis through bug scrub
  • Handled a 10– team engineers to validate the telemetry data via CSPV program
  • Uploading the dumps generated to the GDHM server for getting the unique bugs for improvement towards driver health
  • Handled GFX performance validation & to provide the reports to clients

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Wipro
Bengaluru
05.2017 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: GLOBAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
  • Handled 8– engineers for validating & debugging the PnP domain
  • As an Individual Contributor testing the new SOC power values via Ni DAQ

System Validation Engineer

UST Global
Bengaluru
05.2015 - 05.2017
  • Company Overview: GLOBAL TECHIE PROVIDERS
  • Executing Test cases in Various Domains like Power, MM, STORAGES
  • Finding & Filing bugs using Tracker – HSDES/JIRA
  • Follow-up with the Respective Domain Owners and Developers for the Fix
  • Prioritized client milestone targets with min. risk of releases to market

Skills

  • GitHub

  • Notepad

  • QTT

  • SPI

  • JTAG

  • BSOD

  • SEL Logs

  • HMC Logs

  • TeraTerm

  • Putty

Certification

Chat GPT & Ai Tools

Accomplishments

  • Participated in a skill-building session for the new bees who joined on campus.
  • Addressing customer escalations across projects and using escape analysis to share team gaps.
  • Intel driver health Telemetry program successfully rolled out in All Validation Lab's.
  • NPI, Troubleshooting & Training piloted to Field Engr's at U.S.A. - Philadelphia.

Awards

  • "Shining Star" awarded for the "putting client's mindset first", UST Global, 2023
  • "Excellent Performer" awarded for extended support on Debugging & Bug Scrub, UST Global, 2017
  • "Dedicated performance in 14nm Processor Debug" - Excellent Achiever, UST Global, 2015

Musics

Listening to Peace musix

Timeline

FIRMWARE VALIDATION LEAD - I

UST
02.2022 - Current

Asst. Manager - Electronics-IQC

Vortex
06.2019 - 04.2020

LEAD - PRODUCT ENGINEER

Harman India
12.2017 - 05.2019

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Wipro
05.2017 - 12.2017

System Validation Engineer

UST Global
05.2015 - 05.2017
VIJAYABASKAR RLead - FW Validation