Software Development Quality Assurance

Raghu Navalgund

Maple Grove, MN 408-***-**** *********@*****.***

Senior Engineering Manager

Leadership. Process Improvement. Project Management. Automation. Software Development. Quality Assurance. Systems Engineering. Testing

Result Oriented Technical Engineering Leader with 20+ years of experience, across diverse projects and industries, staying abreast of new trends and methodologies to consistently incorporate continuous improvement within software development, quality assurance, automation and testing based on OKR and KPI approach.

Adept at leading cross-functional product and development teams in analyzing and prioritizing application requirements to develop automations and solutions to solve challenging business problems.

Create, strategize, and implement engineering roadmaps aimed at delivering value and excellence.

Demonstrate ability to support quality problem identification, prioritization, and resolution by performing root cause analysis.

Leveraged expertise in SDLC, STLC, Agile, and Waterfall Methodologies to manage projects most effectively.

Core Expertise

Relationship Management Cross Functional Collaboration Quality Automation Software Development Project Management Budget Management Agile/Scrum CICD Process Improvement OKR Systems Engineering Quality Management System (QMS) Problem Solve

Technical Expertise

Python AWS Kubernetes EKS RESTful JSON Agile Software Development Continuous Integration CICD Jenkins

Data Structure Algorithm Grafana SQL Rest API JSON STLC Automation Pytest Unit Testing

Jama Git Confluence VMWare ESXi Virtualization Storage Virtualization Linux Github Networking Docker Gitlab 5G Wireless Kafka Big Data Cisco SDNC Github Routers Cloud Computing Network Management and Orchestration MOP RAID Enterprise Virtual Array Cloud Jira

Professional Experience

SENIOR ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATION MANAGER Boost Mobile 2023-Present

OKR based planning and execution to build out, upgrade, maintain and monitor 5G Wireless network across the nation using best practices in software development, test and automation in a fast-paced environment.

Report directly to VP of Engineering, able to consistently understand and deliver to the expectations based on OKR and KPI approach, constantly prioritizing most important deliverables.

Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, project schedules, resource management, milestones, and deliverables, enhancing communication and accountability across teams.

Built, developed and manage highly effective engineering teams 4 teams of 20+ members across different geography from Managers, Project Management, Software Development, Automation, Test and Systems Engineering teams spanning 5 Network Engineering software products (BPA/NSO, Matrix, Vitria, TAF, CNC) that are hosted in AWS cloud computing, cloud-based enterprise solutions.

Cross-functionally collaborate with Operations, Software Development, Automation, Data, Test, Architecture, Project Management teams from Boost Mobile, Cisco and TechM teams to ensure delivery on goals and keep the Wireless network up and running

Hire the best candidates for the role, trained, on-boarded and supervised them on goal based approach and feedback

Introduced Quality Management System (QMS) standard practises of configuration approval for the network, software development, code review, CICD (continuous integration and continuous delivery/continuous deployment)

Developed processes and championed Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to ensure high software development velocity to sustain operations and keep up with deliverables.

CI/CD implementation to automate the software development lifecycle, improving deployment frequency, and reducing time-to-market.

GROUP TEST AUTOMATION MANAGER Rivian 2021-2023

Maintained responsibility for planning and purchasing equipment to support automation teams. Defined key metrics for tests and identified appropriate automation tools.

Managed two test teams of 8+ members each charged with leveraging Agile methodologies to effectively implement practices in support of continuous improvement and change.

Hired, trained, and on-boarded fifteen developers to develop new testing groups, which enabled effective and on-time delivery of projects.

Developed test automation framework and policies from scratch to support regular nightly CICD tests on Jenkins/Gitlab.

Collaborated with Production and Development teams to analyze and understand requirements, prioritize project initiatives, and define test strategies.

Developed processes to ensure high automation velocity to sustain operations and keep up with deliverables.

Provided technical guidance to newly joined team members, conducted code reviews, and incorporated Agile practices to guide and support teams in regular sprints.

Wrote numerous automations, including Jama automation (REST API, Python), HIL Test Automation (Pytest), AWS Integration Automation (Lambda, SES, IAM, S3), and Slack App Automation (JSON, Python).

TECHNICAL MANAGER Broadcom 2014-2021

Responsible for providing oversight and support in the coordination of build releases and development of release notes. Managed Agile team of 18 and maintained responsibility for hosting Sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-up meetings, leveraging tools such as Jira and Rally.

Led bi-weekly one-on-one meetings and annual performance reviews to assess the ongoing performance of individuals.

Reduced the test bed equipment purchase by more than 15% by incorporating shared test bed concept and software to reduce required systems.

Led Automation Tiger Team that discusses key issues and future planning for automation.

Wrote python automation scripts, contributed to APIS in Python automation library, automated script execution leveraging Pytest framework, and consistently incorporated continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) initiatives.

Hosted weekly SQA meetings to discuss and explore different test issues, identified probable causes, and developed solutions.

Managed CapEx and OpEx for the team of eight with responsibility for forecasting test bed hardware needs, planning the purchase, overseeing the budget, and making purchases.

Defined and enforced test cycle entry and exit criteria, approved code branches, and managed projects utilizing Jira.

Collaborated with SQA team members on test design/test case updates for new features and coordinated the review of test cases with the Development team.

AUTOMATION LEAD Broadcom 2010-2014

Led and managed Lab Optimization project for shared hardware resource sharing across Broadcom. Reported project status and updates directly to the VP of Engineering.

Recognized as Brocade Fibre Channel Architect for Broadcom internal project focused on developing and improving cloud solutions.

Served as an integral member of the Design Committee with responsibility for designing framework for test automation.

Adopted Agile methodology and incorporated best practices to deliver automation releases in a consistent manner, incorporating feedback from key stakeholders in each release and improving deliverable time by more than 15%.

Automated test cases and implemented code reviews amongst peers to standardize and promote improved coding practices.

VMware IOVP CERTIFICATION LEAD Broadcom 2007-2010

Led the design, development, and improvement of Brocade PSI automation framework, consistently implementing best practices. Collaborated with VMWare to gain insight into certification tool improvements.

Recognized as primary contact at Broadcam for VMWare IOVP certification, driving key conversations and leading initiatives to ensure consistent certification for Brocade FCHBA, NIC, and CAN Certification programs.

Led and facilitated VMware Host Profile testing, stress and compatibility testing, and Virtualization & Link Layer testing of Brocade adapters.

Reproduced customer issues and supported Brocade driver installation test case automation using ITest to ensure the timely resolution of customer issues.

AUTOMATION LEAD, PERL VMware 2007-2007

Designed and wrote an automation framework from scratch for VMkernel testing by leveraging OOPerl and STAF. Facilitated teams in understanding test case requirements for automation to properly design solutions.

Developed and maintained Perl library modules to support the framework, which is used to initialize all test parameters required for testing.

Onboarded more than four new team members with responsibility for providing training, introducing best practices, and aligning tasks with product vision.

HP OpenView Replication Solution Manager QA Lead Hewlett Packard 2005-2007

QA lead for Replication Solutions Manager. Worked on test Release planning, test Resource Planning.

Was Smoke testing Lead. Wrote jobs and templates to accomplish sanity test and regression testing scenarios. Wrote automation in Perl. Was in charge of hardware maintenance.

HP OpenView Storage Virtual Replicator QA Member Hewlett Packard 2002-2005

Worked in hp open view Storage Virtual Replicator as a Test Specialist qualifying SVR, resource planning for the qualification of the product, reviewing the design, designing and updating test cases, helping developers by narrowing down the problem, Automating tools for testing the product.

Was actively involved in Defect Prevention planning and execution of the product for the release cycle.

Testing Storage Virtual Replicator (SVR Release 3.0, 3.0A, 3.0b sp1, 4.0, 4.0A, 4.1.) on Windows (NT, 2000, 2003 on Clustered and Non Clustered Environment)

Have trained new entrants into the team

Have provided solutions to various IPMTs (Customer Issues).

HP OPENVIEW Storage Resource Manager QA Member Hewlett Packard 2001-2002

Testing Storage Resource Manager

Designing comprehensive test cases for the project.

Designing test cases for hp OpenView Storage Volume Growth

Testing hp OpenView Storage Volume Growth on different SAN set up

Testing IMPTs in hp OpenView Storage Volume Growth

Planning and execution of defect prevention plan for the project

Education & Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering University of Mysore India

Volunteer Experience

LOGISTICS LEAD Vibha

Additional Information:

Citizen of U.S.A Willing to Travel

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