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Bengaluru Area, India

Bangalore

Datacenter:Built QA lab Datacenter infrastructure for compute and network components.Created LAB design document, with effort estimationRacking and hardware cabling; Configure physical switches to connect UCS and corporate network.Install ESXi on UCS B/ C series servers; Set up management IPs on UCS; Map LUN with ESxi hosts.Install Vcenter server, add hosts. Create Windows RDP for users. Configure Secure, DMZ, access zones. Deploy Linux VMs, install NMS applications. Provide connectivity to labs via GRE & IPSec.Linux Expert; 2 years rich hands on experience.OS installation, interface configurations; routing issues with multiple interfaces, ntp, ssh and file system issues. Persistent routes, Active Directory; created sudo users, cron jobs, NFS, LVM , log rotation, reset root passwords, installed/updated & removed packages, Created repos, One on one Training to QA team members on troubleshooting Linux/VMware issues. VMware : 2 years rich hands on experience. Built virtualized environments from scratch. Install Vcenter server, configure CSR/Vswitch, alarm thresholds, snmp traps to NBI; map LUN, local user roles, AD users; create VMs, OVA and templates; VM snapshots, troubleshoot Vcenter DB issues.Identified OEM issues; collaborated with VMWare to ensure effective resolution.NOC QATested service assurance (fault, performance and inventory management) on PNOC.Tested end to end flow of fault and performance TCA. Tested enrichment, correlation and ticketing.Scale testing; executed scripts to simulate fault and performance TCAs till system reached break point.Fault testing, (real devices and simulation) using tools like Sapro and MIMIC. Performance Testing using Infovista and Cisco Prime Performance Manager.Load Testing; wrote automation shell scripts to send snmp traps and TCAs to the NOC.Collaborated with customers and Dev to understand requirements, troubleshoot and reproduce scenarios.

Bangalore

Created test plans and test cases (Systems,L2/L3, Applications); Set up test bed environments (Real HW/Simulators).Performed manual and automated tests using TCL; filed defects and collaborated with development.Systems testing for new control module; Failure Analysis, regression testing and fix verification.Completed entire test cycle of alpha, beta & first article boards; Full Ownership of features.

Bangalore

L2 feature testing (test plan creation + manual testing); Replicated customer topologies in the lab, stress testing.Reported bugs, tracked process through bug tracking system; Created test topology for NMS.Feature testing on ROS release cycles; L2/L3 QA Testing; Handled multiple QA testing cycles.

B.E, Electronics And Communications

Master'S Degree, Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications