Hi, I’m
BABUJI PERIASUBBRAMANIAM
Austin,TX
Summary
With 23 years of leadership experience, excelled in system analysis, defining requirements, designing, developing, test-automation, sustaining, and providing technical support for client/server applications and networking solutions. Track record demonstrates significant contributions in sustaining project management (both onshore and offshore models), vendor management, technical support, process improvement, and product quality management. Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.
Overview
24
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
Dell Technologies
Dell Networking - Customer Engineering/Sustaining Lead
06.2011 - Current
Job overview
- Lead sustaining engineering group - Dell networking software and hardware product portfolio of Data Center and Campus.
- Responsible for driving Dell networking patch and maintenance releases for SONiC (Data Center) and OS6 (Campus)
- Managing vendor deliverables (firmware, diags) worldwide from India, US, Israel, and Taiwan
- Trained and built an offshore (India) sustaining networking engineering team of 15 engineers to effectively handle field escalations.
- Working closely with Dell customers and perform root-cause analysis of complex field escalations involving Dell Solutions (Networking, Servers & Storage)
- Managing and actively supporting - Proof-of-Concept, Pre- and Post-Sales customer solutions.
- Reduced Customer Found Defect (CFD) rate by 22% year-over-year by proactively identifying and addressing critical use cases.
- Providing demo and customized in-depth training to internal & external customers
- Preparation, review, and analysis of technical, functional, and user documentation
- Presentation of accurate summary and detailed project status to senior management
- Managing multiple projects concurrently and carry out complex tasks with a minimum of guidance
- Managing geographic teams with cultural differences
- Working with cross-functional teams - Services, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Procurement organizations to ensure high-quality enterprise solutions
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Test Architect
10.2007 - 05.2011
Job overview
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
- Optimized use cases to maximize success of manual and automation software testing.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Developing test strategies for XTM features., IPSec (Branch Office VPN, Mobile IPSec VPN, SSLVPN and PPTP), FireCluster, Application Control, 1-1 NAT, Dynamic NAT, Dynamic Routing, Authentication, VLAN, Routed/Dropin Mode, 802.1x Authentication
- Responsible for test automation - Build acceptance and verification.
- Leading system test efforts of packet firewall, VPN, zero-day attack prevention, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-virus, intrusion prevention, and URL filtering features.
- Active member of network security appliances design which delivers powerful unified threat management for branch offices and small stand-alone businesses
- Leading an overseas team size of 10 engineers (China and US)
- Team's defect report management, maintaining close communication with products management and development teams.
- Release sign-off - UTM network appliances - Firebox X Peak/Core/Edge products
HCL America Inc / Rockwell Collins
System Test Lead
04.2001 - 10.2007
Job overview
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Wrote detailed requirements to create robust test plans and realistic work estimates for testing phases.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
- Documented diagnostic findings in reports to inform stakeholders of product performance.
- Created testing scenarios for long-term and expedited development schedules.
- Provided reports on milestones, issues and test concerns to project managers for assistance.
- Streamlined testing processes to identify areas in need of improvement.
- Conduct End-to-End System and network integration testing of the eTES IFE system
- Debugging RTP packets using ethereal tool for debugging the VOIP network connectivity
- Executing call load and performance monitoring with different aircraft and E1 eCTU configuration
- System requirement analysis using DOORS
- Developed test strategies, test plans & automated test scripts with effective test execution
- Developed Integration Test Plan, System Verification Test plan, Software Operational Test plan, and User Acceptance Test plan
- Developed Test Environments for Lufthansa, Air France, and Qantas Aircrafts
- Conduct product brain-storming meetings, requirement analysis and test plan development meetings.
- Trained new engineers on equipment and company guidelines to promote productive and high-quality work.
Education
University of Texas, Austin (McCombs School of Business)Austin, TX
Master's in Business Administration
01.2026
University of Texas, Austin (Cockrell School of Engineering)Austin, TX
Master's in Software Engineering
01.2024
Manonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityIndia
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering
01.2001
State Board of Technical Education And TrainingIndia
Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering
01.1998
Skills
- Dell Networking OS SONiC, OS6, OS9 and OS10
- Cisco IOS, CatOS
- AI/ML
- Python, Java, Smalltalk
- Shell Scripting
- IXIA
- JIRA, Agile
- TestDrive, QMetry
- OMNM, OME
- Network configuration
- Disaster Recovery
- Load Balancing
- Mobile Device Management
- Network Security
- Virtualization Technologies
- Network monitoring
- Network Troubleshooting
- Performance Optimization
- Support Release Strategies
- Patch management
- Hardware Installation
- Software configuration
- Issue-reproduction, proof-of-concepts, root-cause analysis, validation of end-customer configuration and deployment
- Analysis and verification of software and hardware networking & server solutions before deployment at the end-customer environment
- Dell Networking Datacenter and Campus Products - S-Series, Z-Series and N-Series, Dell Blade Server Chassis & Switches m1000e, VTRX and MXL
- Dell Storage Arrays - EQL iSCSI & Compellent Fiber-channel
- VMware vSphere, ESXi hypervisor and vCenter, Oracle Virtual Box, Windows Hyper-V Manager, Virtual Switch, VMs, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
- L2 & L3 Protocols and feature-sets - STP, RSTP, MSTP, PVST, VLAN, RSPAN, RIP, OSPF, BGP, IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast, MLAG/VPC/VLT, LAG, Stacking, High Availability (HA), Bare-metal-provisioning, VoIP, LLDP, ACL, SAN Protocol - iSCSI/FCoE, Port Security, Dot1x Authentication, Power over Ethernet (PoE), Private VLAN, GUI, Radius, TACACS , PBR
- Dynamic-routing and WAN protocols like RIP, IGRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, IPsec, CDP, Multicast, IGMP, ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC, PPP, ISDN BRI/PRI, T1/E1
- Encryption methods DES, 3DES, AES and Authentication methods SHA1/MD5
- 8021x (dot1x), Radius, IAS, Remote Authentication services
- IPSec VPN - Branch Office VPN, Mobile IPSec VPN, SSLVPN and PPTP
- Cisco 1600, 1700, 2500, 3700 Series Routers and Cisco 1900, 2900, 6500 (Native & Hybrid) Catalyst Series Switches, Zynx 4500 Series Cabin Ethernet Switch Routers
- Security Firewall UTM & XTM products - WatchGuard Firebox xPeak, xCore, xEdge, XTM1050, XTM8, XTM5, XTM2 Series products
- Software engineering, covering business requirements, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC) and methodologies
- Technical, functional and customer facing networking product documentation (user-guides, release-notes and white-papers)
- Presenting project status to cross functional team and senior management
- Progressive mentoring of team members by sharing the skills & knowledge
- Test methodologies - White-box testing, block-box testing, Functional Testing, Acceptance Testing, System Verification Testing, System Operational Testing, Integration Testing, Patch Testing, and Regression Testing
- Friendly, cooperative attitude, detail-oriented, analytical, and self-driven
- Outstanding organizational, communication & presentation skills
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Timeline
Dell Networking - Customer Engineering/Sustaining Lead
Dell Technologies
06.2011 - Current
Test Architect
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
10.2007 - 05.2011
System Test Lead
HCL America Inc / Rockwell Collins
04.2001 - 10.2007
Project Management Professional (PMP)
University of Texas, Austin (McCombs School of Business)
Master's in Business Administration
University of Texas, Austin (Cockrell School of Engineering)
Master's in Software Engineering
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering
State Board of Technical Education And Training
Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering
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