Dec 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• storage automation engineer

Apr 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

Oct 2015 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Storage Test development Engineer

Jun 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore Area , India

• Performing Validation, compatibility and performance test on SATA SSDs by executing in DAS & SAN Storage Environment.
• Understanding Test requirements, system set up and preparation, conducting tests, and reporting.
• Plan for the hardware requirement for creation of DAS & SAN Network to execute the SSD in the Dell 2U controller & Dell controller like Dry Fork & Clear Fork to perform different type of Test cases like performance & IOPs.
• Executing the IOPs test for the SSD while using different type of Protocols used in DAS Network such as SATA.
• Execution Black Box testing for validating the SSD drives.
• Good understanding of SSD internal architecture along with the firmware architecture also.
• Creating of Zoning in the FC switches.
• Creating of Raid & performing the read write IOPs process on the SSD Drive
• Recommend improvements on basis of best practices, technology or changing needs.
• Conduct storage implementations, performance optimization and analysis.
• Finally HCK is being executed in SSD drive to certify for Microsoft Logo.
• Hand On experience in debugging on failures & trying to resolve it.
• Updating the daily report & status of the text executed
• Use Jira Tracking tool for reporting Issue & bug tracking
• Sending Weekly Status report to the Client.

Oct 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

• Provision to replace the native HDDs with SAS SSDs and perform compatibility and performance.
• Understanding Test requirements, system set up and preparation, conducting tests,and reporting.
• Plan for the hardware requirement for creation of SAN Network to execute the SSD in the Storage Flash Array Netapp (EF540) , Netapp Filers(FAS6000 Series) and perform different type of Test cases like performance & IOPs
• Executing the IOPs test for the SSD while using different type of Protocols used in SAN Network such as FCOE, FC, iSCSI.
• Creating Soft & Hard Zoning to bind up all the ports for following perfect communication between the server & the Switches.
• Worked on RAID Management Tools like LSI Mega RAID storage Manager for Configuring different type of RAID Controllers like LSI 8708, 1064e, 9260, 9261 on the Storage Array to increase the redundancy & performance of the SSD.
• Trouble shooting all DATAONTAP related or Hardware issue on NetApp storage.
• Maintenance of Controllers, HBAs and Servers Hardware resources, Installation of latest firmwares, drivers of HBA’s and Servers BIOS.
• Validating the storage products in Windows Cluster and Boot from SAN environment.
• Hand Experience of configuring SAN Boot Process in Server.
• Installation of different version of Linux & Windows operating systems.
• Well known in creating zoning in both Server & Switches.
• Recommend improvements on basis of best practices, technology or changing needs.
• Conduct storage implementations, performance optimization and analysis.
• Finally HCK is being executed in SSD drive to certified for Microsoft Logo.
• Bug filing, tracking, Bug Verification.