Senior Network Testing Engineer with CCNA
Resume:
Koushik Sil
*.* Yrs Expr in L*/L* Protocol Testing with CCNA
No. 6, 3rd Cross, Shivalingiah Colony
PO - HAL, Jevaan Beema Nagar, Bangalore - 560017
Email: ***.**********@*****.***
Phone: +91-968*******
Experience Summary
●Around 7.5 years experience at area of Network Protocol (L2/L3) Testing
●Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle including Test Strategy preparation, Test plan development, Test case creation, Test execution and Bug tracking.
●Experienced in Black Box Testing & White box Testing, Functional, UI Testing, Regression, Integration, and Performance Testing.
●Experienced in Quality Assurance Life Cycle and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
●Areas of Expertise: Test Plan Preparation, Test Case Development, Scheduling and Execution, Test Project Management, Bug Tacking.
●Router installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
●L2/L3 Switch installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
●L2/L3 network protocol testing.
●Network Protocol: TCP/IP, ARP, LLDP, LACP, VLAN, STP, RSTP, RIP, ACL, QoS, OSPF, BGP, TR69, SNMP, Docsis 3.0, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, SDN (software defined networking)
●Experience in test tools: IXIA Explorer, IXIA Network, iPerf, SOAP UI, CDRouter, JDSU, Bamboo, Robot Framework, and Virtualization in SDN.
●Bug Tracking Tool: JIRA, HPQC, SPIRA
Academic Qualifications
B.TECH in Computer Science and Engineering (2004-2008) with CCNA (Cisco ID- CSCO12890161 valid through 15th Oct 2018 )
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company Name
Designation
From Date
To Date
TATA ELXSI LTD.
SENIOR ENGINEER
10th January 2012
Till Date
GEMINI COMMUNICATION LTD.
DATACOM PROTOCOL ENGINEER
27th September 2010
26th December 2011
FUTURE NETWINGS SOLUTION PVT. LTD (Prior to)
SR.NETWORK ENGINEER
1st September 2008
20th September 2010
Technical Skills
Operating Systems
Windows7,Vista, Windows XP, Fedora 10, Ubuntu 12.04, MAC
Scripting Languages
SHELL, TCL, Python 2.7.9
Protocols
TCP/IP, VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP, ACL, QoS, Port-Mirror,Flow Control, RIP, OSPF, BGP, Static/default route, TR--69, SNMP
BUG Tracking Tools
JIRA, HPQC, SPIRA
Tools used for Testing
Wire Shark, Wireless Packet Analyzer, VMware, IXIA, iPERF,, CDRouter, Eclipse, TFTP, Putty
Technology
Routing, Switching
Certification
CCNA (Cisco ID- CSCO12890161)
Functional Experience
●Debugging management system.
●Testing management system.
●Product Development Life Cycle.
●Product Testing Life Cycle.
Experience Profile – Key Projects
Project 1: (On Going ……)
Project
SDN Health Care App
Role
Team Member
Customer
Avaya
Period
3rd Aug 2015 to till date
Description
The software with the embedded OVS data path will have an abundance of software for capabilities far beyond the initial feature sets in the controller product releases. The generic PPC CPU based hardware combined with the SDN enabled data path provide a HIGHLY flexible platform on which to deliver features and functionality.
Responsibilities.
Responsibilities consist of Creating Test Plan, Developing Test Cases, Execution of Test Cases and Report Defect in JIRA, Analyze Defect, Co-ordinate defect details with developer. Below are the areas I’ve been working in this project –
LAB Set-Up to test SDN (Software-Defined Networking) Health Care App and flows
Virtualization in SDN to create SDN, ODL and AFO VMs in HP Server
Static and Dynamic flow
Configure and troubleshooting Fabric Attach Avaya VSP4k, 7k, 8k switch for SDN Set-Up
Functional and feature testing for Proactive Firewall Rule, VLAN, ACL, High Availability, 2FA, License Manager, Certificate Manager, FTP, SFTP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS flows
DHCP and DNS configuration for SDN Set-Up
Hands on experience of various network management tools
Understanding of SDN/NFV concepts, mechanisms and standards, including OpenFlow, Openstack
Working on a Distributed Architecture
Understanding of software-defined networking (SDN), OpenDayLight(ODL) with virtualization experience
Technical Environment
VLAN, ACL, TCP/IP, Open flow, SDN
Tools Used
iPerf, IXIA-Explorer, Wire Shark, FileZilla, TFTP, Putty, Teraterm
Project Location
Bangalore, India
Project 2:
Project
Evertz L2/L3 Switch
Customer
Evertz
Role
Team Lead
Period
12th Aug 2014 to 31st July 2015
Description
Evertz is developing a new standalone 64 port 1G/10G L2/L3 switch, which would have Bridging, Switching & Routing capabilities. The primary positioning of this device is to address connectivity of Evertz Access Layer network devices with other end-customer network devices.
Evertz is looking for a partner to take up ownership of complete functional and system testing for the various protocols and features. This would include design & development of Test Plan and Test Cases, Test bed design, execution of test cases, and Automation of the test cases for Regression.
Responsibilities.
Responsibilities consist of Creating Test Plan, Developing Test Cases, Execution of developed Test Cases, and Report Defect in HPQC, Analyze Defect, Co-ordinating Defect details with Developer, Closing defect as per fix. Below are the list of protocols -
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocols (MSTP)
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
VLAN (802.1Q)
IP Subnet based VLAN
L2 MAC Bridging
Flow Control
IGMP
LLDP ( 802.1AB)
Broadcast Recovery
Port Mirroring
Jumbo frames
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
OSPF
Technical Environment
VLAN, STP, RSTP, MSTP, TCP/IP, Static/default Route RIP, OSPF, BGP, TELNET, DHCP and DNS Server
Script language
Python 2.7.9
Tools Used
IXIA Explorer, IXIA Network, Wire Shark, VMware, FileZilla, HFS, MIB Browser, TFTP, Putty, Robot Framework
Project Location
Ontario, Canada
Project 3:
Project
Cable Modem (DOCSIS 3.0)
Customer
Technicolor
Role
Team Member
Period
15th Sept 2013 to 10th Aug 2014
Description
Technicolor’s complete set of high-quality, flexible cable modems & gateways ranges from core data and wireless modems for optimal speeds and seamless connectivity, to full-fledged smart gateways for demanding services and applications.
As per Customer’s requirement we were responsible for test case development, execution of test cases, validation DLNA compliance, Automating WEB GUI .
Responsibilities.
Product Document Verification
Developing Test Plan/ Test Cases
Automating GUI based Test Cases
Designing Performance test cases
Performing IOT with customer at customer place
Automating Performance Test Cases using IXIA
Manual Validation of WiFi, WPS, DLNA, UPnP etc
Manual Validation of WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Manual Validation of 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Manual Validation of SIP, DECT
Responsible for defect analysis
Preparation of Defect description and Defect report
Generating Test Reports and Bug Status Report
Defect Raising in HPQC
Technical Environment
Wireless 802.11b/g/n, TCP/IP, RIP, TELNET, Docsis3.0, SIP, DECT, UPnP, Selenium (WebDriver) JUNIT, DHCP and DNS Server, HFC Network.
Tools Used
IXIA, Wire Shark, Soap UI, Wireless Protocol Analyzer (AIRPCAP), VMware, FileZilla, HFS, MIB Browser, Incognito, ACS (BBNM), Eclipse, TFTP, Putty
Project Location
Indianapolis, USA
Project 4 :
Project
CLI Test in Gigabit Switch
Customer
Microsens
Role
Team Member
Period
13th March 2013 to 30th April 2013
Description
MICROSENS, introduces the latest generation of its proven Gigabit Ethernet switches, which is another milestone in the field of highly efficient FTTO networking. The "Fiber To The Office" (FTTO) concept, developed by MICROSENS, combines the advantages of future-proof fiber optic technology with the flexibility of copper-based twisted-pair cabling and thus helps to significantly reduce energy spending and IT operating costs of modern office environments. It presented Micro Switches are the key elements of this innovative high-efficiency FTTO networks.
The new installation switches now support configuration data to be saved on a SD memory card that is secured against unauthorized access. Thus commonly used configuration parameters can be quickly transferred to other devices.
Responsibilities.
Develop Test Case as per PRD
Testing VLAN, RSTP, MSTP,MDL Snooping Test Cases
Responsible for defect analysis and check for correctness of the bug
Preparation of Defect description and Defect report
Generating Logs and Test Reports
Technical Environment
L2 Switching, RSTP, VLAN
Project Location
Bangalore, India
Project 5 :
Project
SKY In-house Wireless Router
Customer
SKY
Role
Team Member
Period
1st Oct 2012 to 5th March 2013
Description
SKY Wireless Router is perfect for setting up a wireless network that has the range to easily cover a home or office. The offer speeds ideal for handling applications that take up more bandwidth than simple emailing and Web-surfing.
SKY wireless experience perfect for sharing your Internet connection, surfing the Web, and demanding network applications. The Enhanced Router range is 802.11b and g certified and based on the 802.11n technology. This range will give you 802.11n performance up to 150Mbps at an even more affordable price.
Responsibilities.
Involved in Platform validation.
Responsible for defect analysis and check for correctness of the bug.
Responsible for User Acceptance test, Sanity, Performance Test, Reliability Test of the product.
Preparation of Defect description and Defect report.
Generating Test Reports and Maintaining Bug Status Report.
Manual Validation of WiFi, WPS, DLNA, UPnP etc
Manual Validation of WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Manual Validation of 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Product Document Verification.
Technical Environment
Wireless, Routing
Project Location
Brentwood, London, UK
Passport and VISA Details:
Name as on passport/VISA
Type
Passport/VISA Number
Date of Issue
Expiry Date
Place of Issue
Koushik Sil
Passport
G8840062
18-JUNE-2008
17-JUNE-2018
Kolkata
Koushik Sil
B1 VISA-USA
11-JUL-2013
09-JUL-2023
Chennai
I do hereby declare that the information furnished above is true and best to my knowledge.
Place: Bangalore, India Signature
Date: 29th Mar 2016 (Koushik Sil)
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