Headline

Senior Staff | SDET | Storage | Automation | Architect & Strategist | Python | Selenium | REST API | UI Desktop Automation | Backend API | GenAI | TDD/BDD Framework | CI/CD Automation | Pytest | Code Coverage| Reporting

About

13+ Years experienced SDET Lead and architect (Automation + Manual) working as Senior IT Staff in Cadence with a demonstrated history of working in the storage, virtualization, server management and security industry. Core Strengths: • Technically and independently lead and manage multiple QA teams and programs on Automation and manual efforts • Plan, Design and Create Automation and Test Strategies from scratch • Design and Create Automation tools in UI, API and CLI from scratch. • Expertise in leveraging GenAI tools for 10x faster automation. • Architect and Build Python based TDD (unittest/ PyTest/ Custom) and BDD Hybrid Automation frameworks (behave/ PyTest-BDD/ custom) from scratch and maintain existing frameworks • Write scalable and reusable logics and architecture automation end to end • Advanced Python, Selenium, REST API (requests) l, Desktop UI (Appium/ Pywinauto/ opencv/ image/text recognition via AI/ML) and Backend API Automation on any operating system • Well versed in using LLM based GenAI tools like ChatGPT for Test Design, TC creation and TC script generation. • Creation and Maintenance of Jenkins Pipelines for achieving CI/CD • Mentoring and Tutoring large size teams and help in their skills transitioning • Excellent Communication & teamwork skills • Enthusiasm and ability to learn quickly, Excellent interpersonal skills • Very Good at preparing slide decks, giving demonstrations, and Public Speaking

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

github copilot

ChatGPT

Work experience

IT Senior Staff Storage Engineer at Cadence, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, · Administer and automate the end-to-end IT storage operations for Cadence handling ~50+PB data as part of NetApp and Pure storage · Build and maintain storage and backup web dashboards using stream lit framework, sqllite3 and python libraries and utils. · Define, Manage & Enhance E2E Automation strategies in Storage and Cloud solutions · Technically manage & lead the Storage team as per Agile practices. · Building, Designing & maintaining scalable Hybrid TDD Framework from scratch · Automation of storage utils and creation of desktop and web UI, API and rest based tools as per needs · Build various libraries from scratch for REST API management using requests, ssh management using fabric, web UI management using selenium and cli management using several libraries.

Member of Technical Staff 4 QA at NetApp, Aug 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Lead and Architect automation and manual testing QA efforts for NetApp storage ONTAP software (SVMDR, FV Snapmirror Sync (SMS) and async DR, CG Async DR, CG Snapmirror Active Sync SMAS DR, FG DR, Cloud Volume ONTAP/ Copy to cloud (C2C) ) in both functional and non functional testing areas Of Disaster Recovery and Replication Technologies in UI and API layers. · Define, Manage & Enhance E2E Automation strategies in Storage and Cloud solutions · Technically manage & lead the SMAS/ SVMDR Disaster Recovery team as per Agile practices. · Building, Designing & maintaining scalable Hybrid TDD & BDD Automation Frameworks · Automation of web-based applications using Python, Selenium and REST API · Automation of Desktop application via UI & backend APIs · Create, Handle & maintain CI/CD Pipelines in Jenkins for Acceptance & Regression suites · Perform functional and Hardening scale/ stress validation for NetApp sync and async DR solutions · Configure various protocols like NFS/ CIFS/ SAN and run Io using DT/ SPT IO tools

Software Principal QA Engineer at Dell Technologies, Apr 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Define, Manage & Enhance Test & Automation strategies • Technically manage & lead the multiple programs in the team as per Agile practices • Building, Designing & maintaining scalable Hybrid TDD & BDD Automation Frameworks • Automation of web-based applications using Python, Selenium, REST API • Automation of Desktop application via UI tools like WinAppDriver, OpenCV, Pywinauto & backend APIs using fabric, subprocess modules for Windows, Linux, & custom OS. • Writing Scalable Automation reusable scripts with minimal or no maintenance • Create, Handle & maintain CI/CD Pipelines in Jenkins for Acceptance & Regression suites • Functional Manual validations of complex E2E User based TC scenarios on need basis • Track the Agile & team progress, create slide decks, Track KPIs & metrics • Timely Reviews for automated TCs via Git & provide feedbacks. • Resolve challenges in automation by working on POCs in grey areas. • Lead, Mentor & help the team members in technical & non technical aspects • Ensure Automation consumption & track the ROI & Metrics

Senior Software QA Engineer at Dell Technologies, Dec 2018 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software QA Engineer at McAfee, Aug 2016 - Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Python Automation for critical McAfee DAT/ signatures software's & Interoperability testing • Automate Apps via UI & API using Python, Behave for testing several antivirus software's. • Work with Corporate & Consumer products on Windows, Linux & MAC OS. • Train the team on quality engineering practices.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER at Capgemini India, Nov 2013 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Python Automation & Manual testing of Web & Desktop applications of HPE Storages with Virtualization support of SAN via iSCSI and FC protocols • Testing of Storage Management groups, Clusters, Volumes, RAID & Network. • Configuring & managing VMs, VSAs & NSMs in VMware Infrastructure Client. • Creating Test Plan & providing Test Estimates, Defect Logging

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering