VISHNU PRASAD V

• Company Overview: CSS ICW Division.
• Led a 6-member DevOps team for WLAN development, managing CI/CD pipelines, build infrastructure, and automation tools for Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 chipsets.
• Spearheaded CI/CD transformation by implementing Docker and Kubernetes-based deployment pipelines, reducing build time by 40%, and improving environment consistency across development and staging.
• Administered static code analysis tools (Coverity, SonarQube), and FOSS compliance tools (Black Duck), ensuring secure and compliant code delivery.
• Designed and maintained automation frameworks in Python and Bash, enabling seamless integration of firmware builds, regression testing, and nightly runs.
• Led QA initiatives for firmware validation, including unit testing, regression isolation, and performance benchmarking, reducing the defect escape rate by 60%.
• Built custom tools for test result aggregation, failure analysis, and triaging, cutting down issue resolution time from days to hours.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with firmware, hardware, and product teams to align DevOps strategy with business goals.
• Awarded the Global Spot Award 2023 for outstanding leadership and impact in DevOps practices.

Key Impact:

• Reduced CI pipeline failures by 60%.
• Automated 90% of regression test execution.
• Improved code quality and release velocity.

• Conducted performance, interoperability, and regression testing for WLAN chipsets used in routers and USB dongles.
• Automated test cases using TCL and Linux shell scripts, improving test coverage, and repeatability.
• Analyzed Wireshark captures and system logs to debug protocol-level issues in IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac networks.
• Reported and tracked bugs using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and traceability.
• Documented test procedures and results in Confluence, enhancing team knowledge sharing.

Key Contribution:

• Automated 50+ test scenarios, reducing manual effort by 25 hours per week.
• Identified critical firmware bugs before release.