Headline

Driving Network Stability & Test Automation Excellence | Network Automation Engineer | Python, UI Testing, Robot & Selenium | spirant &ixia

About

I’m a Senior Automation Test Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in validating and automating complex L2/L3 protocols, building scalable test frameworks, and driving high-quality network product releases. My expertise lies in combining Python automation, DevOps principles, and deep networking knowledge to reduce manual effort, improve test velocity, and deliver highly reliable results across DataCom environments. I’ve worked extensively with: Routing & Switching Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, RIP, DHCP, DNS Automation: Python • Robot Framework • Pytest • Ansible • YAML • JSON Network Test Tools: Spirent Test Center • Wireshark • Scapy • gNMI Cloud & Platforms: AWS IAM • Kafka • CI/CD Integrations Domains: Telecom • Datacom • Network Product Testing • DPI Reduced manual testing by 40% through custom Python frameworks Automated real-time log analysis using Kafka producer/consumer Validated multi-vendor switch and router performance using Spirent Designed protocol-level test suites ensuring compliance and stability I’m currently open to remote or onsite roles in: Network QA | Protocol Validation | Python Automation | SDET (Networking) If you’re building next-gen network products or automation ecosystems, I’d love to connect. I still remember the hum of the lab server at midnight. Packets were dropping, NAT rules were misbehaving, and my Python script had frozen for the third time that night. The screen glowed blue, coffee had gone cold, and I was staring at logs that made no sense after hours of testing. That NAT test case was supposed to be simple, but instead it exposed how fragile our setup really was. In that moment, I realized networking and automation were broken when they mattered most. Something had to change. I stopped treating networking and Python as separate skills and started designing them as one system. Instead of patching failures, I began building automation that could predict, validate, and recover from them. Through hands-on work with DPI, DHCP, NAT, OSPF, Robot, Selenium, and UI testing, I learned how small design choices create massive stability. Every failure became a lesson, not a setback. That became my method. I believe great networks are built through clarity. I don’t chase perfect scripts or flashy tools; I focus on systems that work at 2 AM when nobody is watching. I write automation that reflects how networks actually behave, not how documentation says they should. I test for real-world chaos, because production never follows ideal conditions. Reliability is designed, not hoped for.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude code

codex

cursor

github copilot

grok

notion

Work experience

Software Engineer at Element Technologies, Mar 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Asia

Senior Test Engineer at Incedo Inc., Oct 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Senior Test Engineer | Incedo • Led firewall automation for BHNI, BHNO, and BHNS platforms, building scalable regression frameworks that validated security policies, DPI rules, NAT behavior, and traffic flows—improving platform stability across releases. • Designed end-to-end validation workflows covering policy enforcement, session handling, rule propagation, and packet filtering, reducing manual testing effort and accelerating feature certification. • Developed Python-based automation libraries for CLI, SNMP, and Web UI testing, enabling faster multi-layer validation and consistent coverage across firewall modules. • Automated performance and functional testing using Spirent Test Center and custom scripts, identifying throughput bottlenecks and reliability risks before production rollout. • Built intelligent log analysis and anomaly detection modules, cutting defect triage time and improving root-cause identification during regression cycles. • Partnered closely with development teams to stabilize new features and integrate automation into CI pipelines, ensuring faster, safer releases across product lines.

Software Engineer at MSys Technologies, Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Test Engineer at Appstrix Technologies, Nov 2020 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Designed and executed automation test frameworks (Pytest, Robot Framework, Nutest) to validate complex L2/L3 network protocols, ensuring high accuracy and test coverage. Developed Python-based automation scripts to streamline RIP and OSPF convergence testing, reducing manual test execution time by 40%. Automated performance testing for multi-vendor switches and routers using Spirent Test Center, validating throughput, latency, and stability under varying loads. Implemented automated RIP message authentication and route poisoning validation to ensure protocol compliance and reliability. Leveraged Wireshark for protocol packet tracing and automated log analysis, enabling faster defect identification and resolution. Conducted DHCP and DNS automation for IP lease allocation, renewal, and failover testing. Collaborated with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines for automated network testing, ensuring faster feedback cycles. Produced detailed test documentation, traceability matrices, and bug reports in JIRA and TestRail, improving defect resolution efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK)

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and communication Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada