Vishwanath S Rawat
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic Lead SDET with 15 years of experience in the storage domain, developing Python/Perl-based automation frameworks for various storage protocols and enterprise features. Recently integrated Augment AI agent with cloud Jira and Confluence to automate test suites directly from Confluence pages.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead SDET
Data Direct Networks (DDN)
Bangalore
11.2019 - Current
- Spearheaded initiative to re-implement test automation, increasing automated test coverage by over 50% and significantly improving overall test efficiency which reduced test cycle by 20%
- Executed performance, longevity, and security tests end-to-end for Tintri Global Center, ensuring robust system reliability
- Automated end to end TGC Scale tests using Python and RestAPIs
- Qualified Tintri CSI driver and automated automated test cases to enhance testing framework
- Designed and Automated end to end Qualys security scan workflow
- Added support for OpenStack (using pf9) hypervisors to expand testing capabilities
- Used Augment AI agent (PyCharm plugin) integrated with cloud Jira & Confluence to read test suites from Confluence pages and automate them (ongoing since Nov 2024).
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional development teams to align on testing strategies and resolve technical issues
MTS 4
Tegile Systems (acquired by DDN)
Bangalore
09.2015 - 11.2019
- Developed and maintained automation frameworks, overseeing software development lifecycle from requirement gathering to maintenance, ensuring high-quality deliverables
- Conducted design and code reviews, ensuring implementation of robust and scalable automation solutions that meet project requirements
- Automated 200 iSCSI and FCP test cases and 150 CIFS/SMB3 tests using Perl, enhancing test coverage and reliability
MTS 3
NetApp India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
08.2006 - 08.2015
- Designed and developed the NetApp Central Libraries (NACL), a company-wide automation infrastructure used by QA teams to automate test cases
- Developed and maintained automation tools and libraries, integrating support for Host OS, switches, and hypervisors into NACL
- Implemented iSCSI and FC protocol support for Linux OS in automation, enhancing system interoperability
- Added automation support for FC zoning for Cisco and Brocade switches, Linux Red Hat Cluster Suite (RHCS), Multipathing, Linux Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM), Linux (KVM/Oracle VM) Virtualization and Linux SysRq
- Authored design and functional specifications for automation projects, ensuring clear technical direction and alignment with project goals
- Received the Product Operations Award for systemic enhancement to the quality category.
Education
B. Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
Hyderabad06-2006
Skills
Languages: Python, Perl, PowerShell
Automation: Selenium WebDriver, REST-Assured, pytest, Augment AI Agent
Infra & Ops: Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, Jenkins
Filesystems: NFS, iSCSI, FCP, SAN
Hypervisors: VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack
Testing: Functional, Performance, Longevity, Security, Regression, System
Methodologies: Agile, TDD, CI/CD
Integration: Jira API, Confluence API
Certification
- NetApp Product Operations Award – Systemic Enhancement to Quality
- Advanced Learning Algorithms
- Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
- Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning
Languages
- Hindi
- English
Timeline
Lead SDET
Data Direct Networks (DDN)
11.2019 - Current
MTS 4
Tegile Systems (acquired by DDN)
09.2015 - 11.2019
MTS 3
NetApp India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2006 - 08.2015
B. Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)