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Gopala Krishnan M

Bangalore,India

Summary

Seasoned Quality Engineer with over 15 years of experience in driving quality

assurance initiatives and expertise in AWS and Micro services. Proven track record

in automating API tests and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, achieving significant cost

savings through innovative solutions. Strong analytical skills and a commitment to

quality drive successful project outcomes in fast-paced environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Broadcom
Bangalore, India
01.2020 - Current
  • Written automation tests in the Ruby framework for API automation using REST and GraphQL clients to enable end-to-end tests.
  • Executed feature validation for AWS, Azure, and GKE resource rightsizing by suggesting appropriate resources aligned with usage patterns.
  • Implemented manual and automation processes for validating the Inline Cost Management feature, which is designed to maximize savings with existing RIs and SPs by providing actionable recommendations.
  • Automated UI tests using the Cypress and Playwright frameworks and Java for API Tests in CH integrated with Hub.
  • Implemented new stages in Jenkins pipeline to integrate automated tests for enhanced CI/CD pipeline
  • Authored operational readiness tests integrated into the Jenkins pipeline, ensuring infrastructure readiness for Dev/QA with appropriate resources and permissions in a Kubernetes environment.
  • Validation of the Hero report, which includes combined information on realized savings with various segments.
  • Analyzed docker images using vulnerability assessment tools to detect security gaps.
  • Spearheaded the quality team for phase 1 of the platform migration from GCP to AWS, and validated the core component data sync.
  • Achieved cost savings by developing functional solutions to problems (optimizing infrastructure, CHURN customer deletion using Python and Jenkins).
  • Scripting in Terraform for resource creation, updates, and deletions in Environment.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services like IAM, EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, EMR, CloudWatch, Organizations, CloudFormation templates, and Billing & Cost Management.
  • Worked on development workflow automation to prepare the debug/test environment for the Dev and QA team.

Senior SDET Engineer

Mobileiron Inc
Bangalore, India
06.2019 - 01.2020
  • Evaluating and addressing production automation failures
  • Enhancing automation of recently introduced policies and configurations using designed framework
  • Contributed to preparation of Sprint scope and deliverables.
  • Developed test strategy and created comprehensive test plans.
  • Contributing to grooming discussions regarding future release execution and functional details

Technical Lead

ASM Technologies
Bangalore, India
07.2010 - 05.2019
  • Automated CIS AWS Benchmark rules for AWS services, and validated customer adherence to AWS cloud services and CIS Foundations Benchmark.
  • Automated API endpoints of the SaaS product (CloudPassage) with AWS CLI, SDK, and Python.
  • Assisted in the design and development of application architecture (DB and UI design) components for the internal tool NIOS-CI.
  • Implemented a generalized reporting schema and created a converter for existing automation results.
  • Creating bugs in Jira automatically when there is a test failure, and assigning them to the respective engineer.
  • Involved in Sprint scope and its deliverables, Test strategy and Test plan preparation
  • Worked as a Feature and Sustaining Test engineer for NMS Product
  • Good understanding of L2/L3

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Kongu Arts And Science College
Erode
04-2009

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Madura Collecge
Madurai
04-2006

Skills

  • Python
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • API/UI automation
  • Jenkins
  • Docker
  • GraphQL / REST API
  • Ruby
  • Networking
  • Cloud cost optimization
  • Test strategy
  • CI/CD pipeline
  • DevOps Proficiency
  • Automation frameworks
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Agile methodologies

Timeline

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Broadcom
01.2020 - Current

Senior SDET Engineer

Mobileiron Inc
06.2019 - 01.2020

Technical Lead

ASM Technologies
07.2010 - 05.2019

Master of Computer Applications -

Kongu Arts And Science College

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Madura Collecge

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