Praveena A
Sr. Staff SW QA Engineer
Kumbakonam
Summary
Effective quality professional bringing proven success in driving continuous improvement initiatives in Quality Engineer roles. Focused and diligent with commitment to fostering corporate mission. Consistently acknowledged for implementing actionable initiative to improve quality and optimize test efforts
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Staff SW QA Engineer
Gigamon
01.2024 - Current
- Worked extensively on Performance Testing of Subscriber and Application intelligence related features including GEM PnS
- Have good hands-on in VMware ESXi infra and tested features on apps deployed in both Physical/Virtual devices
- Worked on automation bring up of Fabric Manager (FM, V-series) using Terraform
Staff SW QA Engineer
Gigamon
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Been the Scrum master for performance and Scalability team with 15+ members and have good experience in working in an Agile model of development/testing
- Excellent PnS test experience with 3G/4G GTP, CUPS, Standalone-UPN, Metadata export features
- Exploring tools for crafting scaled traffic profiles
- Have good hands-on and automation experience in Python with ROBOT framework
- Pushing PnS tests to CI/CD pipe line
- Complete ownership for PnS mobility test revamp and setting a baseline
Technical Lead - Testing
Altran (Capgemini)
08.2016 - 06.2021
- Designing scaled and complex topologies based on customer topologies and use cases
- Support for customer PoCs and issues
- Developing automation for scaled environments
- Been the Chief Designer of Testing for three features including Port Mirroring, LDP IGP Synchronization and RSVP-TE Fast reroute, ensuring timely and quality delivery
Senior Engineer Testing
Aricent
01.2014 - 07.2016
- Experience in testing Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols in networking domain covering Ethernet switching, LAG/ LACP
- Excellent experience in many testing domains namely, Functional, Robustness, Upgrade, Negative, Scalability testing
- Automation of tests using TCL based framework
- Facilitated technical trainings and mentored junior engineers
Engineer Testing
Aricent
12.2011 - 12.2013
- Regression of legacy and new feature test cases
- Optimizing the existing regression test scripts
- Designing the dynamic regression topology
- Automating the end customer reported issues
Education
Bachelor of Electrical And Electronics Engineering -
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Madurai, India 04.2001 -
Skills
L2/L3 Datacom and Visibility domain expertise
Proficient in all testing domains
Automation of scaled complex environments
Quality improvement plans
Complex Problem-Solving
Team Leadership
Attention to Detail
Failure Investigation and Analysis
Critical Thinking
Multitasking and Organization
Accomplishments
- Won the Best Rookie Award for ramping up quickly as a beginner
- Won multiple individual as well as team WOW Awards for successful delivery of three features as a Lead, handling testing of multiple features, optimization proposals, regression stabilization activities, supporting customer PoCs
- Won the Ever shine Award for being a consistent performer
- Received the Gigastar Team Award for bringing in PnS tests in Post Commit suites
- Won the Spot Award for successful closure of 40+ new PnS tests in May 2023
Timeline
Sr. Staff SW QA Engineer
Gigamon
01.2024 - Current
Staff SW QA Engineer
Gigamon
06.2021 - 12.2023
Technical Lead - Testing
Altran (Capgemini)
08.2016 - 06.2021
Senior Engineer Testing
Aricent
01.2014 - 07.2016
Engineer Testing
Aricent
12.2011 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Electrical And Electronics Engineering -
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
04.2001 -