Sr. Engineering Manager at Symantec
25 Years of Experience
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- A dynamic professional with over 18 years of indigenous experience in managing large scale Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Build & Release Engineering & project deliveries encompassing planning, proposals, design, quality management, implementation, quality assurance and maintenance of systems - Expertise in spearheading multiple & complex Development & Testing Projects as well as new technology implementation for streamlining IT operations within the time & cost parameters as per quality standards - Comprehensive experience in conducting Development & Testing Proposals, Test Environment Setup, Test Planning and Verification, Scripting and Execution of the Test Cases as well as maintenance & review to ensure that applications developed are compliant with pre-set technical specifications - Resourceful in deploying various methodologies to analyze various process based on deployment scenarios, recommending modifications to minimize escalations, realize operational efficiencies, control variability, costs and reduce cycle-time for the enhancement purposes - Adept in developing a framework of quality standards and overseeing smooth implementation of the project involving various clients - Instrumental in development and testing of security products like Norton Internet Security, Norton Antivirus, Symantec Endpoint Protection; collaboration software products like Pro/Engineer, Windchill, Pro/Intralink, CADDS5 & Pro/Desktop and CAE software under multiple Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac, ESXi platforms and gateway appliances - Strong analytical, problem solving & multitasking abilities. Possess a flexible & detail oriented attitude - Aspire to play an exciting senior management role in Software Product Engineering to meet corporate objectives and advance career in an innovative and growth-oriented environment
Symantec, SaaS/Cloud Product, Computer Software
Symphony Teleca
PTC Software (India) Ltd.
Symantec, Symphony Teleca, PTC Software (India) Ltd., Titan Industries Ltd.
Job Title : Sr. Engineering Manager
Company name : Symantec
Period : 2007 - Present
Summary : - Playing a key role in establishing the SEP, DCS and ATP Engineering teams
- Working with VMware as a security technology partner towards development of Agentless security solution for virtual environments using VMware’s latest technologies like vShield, vCloud Networking and Security Solution, vFabric, vCenter Operations Manager
- Setup Virtualization QA lab in Pune
- Leading the Automation development team and SEP for Mac SQA teams
- Driving high level of test automation for all new feature development for SEP and DCP
- Played a key role in setting up STAR SQA and Product Engineering teams from scratch
- Significantly contributed in setting up Competitive and Market Analysis Team which:
o Developed various competitive tests viz. Remediation, IPS, Proactive, Firewall Leak and Real World Infection Tests
o Instrumental in improving the performance of Symantec’s Norton Line of security products in 3rd party competitive review
o Assisted in developing an internal market awareness web portal
o Worked with external reviewers on implementation of new test processes for testing latest security technology offerings
- Set up Live Virus Testing Lab & DTM Lab
- Setup SyKnAppS, COH, CDT SQA Teams & Online Crash Analysis (OCA) Team
- Instrumental in guiding the team in developing an automation framework for OCA
- Delivered a technical presentation at company’s premier technology conference “Cutting Edge” in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Distinction of achieving multiple excellence awards for meritorious performance
- Lead a team of SQA staff and ensured that all defined SQA deliverables are produced on a timely basis, complete and effective at meeting the goals defined for them
- Mentored & guided team in performing Black Box and White Box Testing, BAT, Functional, Performance, System & Integration Testing, Stress & Stability Testing and Installation Testing across multiple Windows, Linux, Mac and UNIX Platforms
Job Title : Program Manager - Test Development
Company name : Symphony Teleca
Period : 2010 - 2011
Summary : - Actively involved with setting up Software Quality Assurance Team from scratch and completing transition of Build & Release Engineering function for client like MSC Software (Pioneers in the CAE domain) with products like Nastran, Patran, Adams, etc.
- Accountable for setting up Software Quality Assurance Team for 6 major product lines, successfully established and expanded the team in Pune.
- Significantly contributed in transitioning complete build & release engineering function to Pune from company’s headquarters in Santa Ana, California.
- Instrumental in establishing an effective QA team structure; efficiently identified and rolled out QA tools and metrics driven approach.
- Responsible for identifying functional areas in the product with low test coverage and enhancing coverage.
- Shouldered responsibility of identifying areas with high bug density and focused testing to stabilize these functional areas; administered activities related to QA processes roll-out across multiple product lines.
- Pivotal in quickly ramping up and setting up QA and Build & Release Teams; involved with successful release of high quality MSC SimXpert and SimManager products.
- Successfully implemented:
o Selenium automation and Squish-based keyword driven test automation.
o PSR Testing using JMeter and Perl-based automation for MSC products.
- Played a major role in conferring with “VITAL FEW” Award by client MSC’s CEO for successfully setting up Software Quality Assurance and transitioning the Build & Release function under highly challenging circumstances.
- Reported to executive position at the VP Level and having Sr. Manager and Manager Level direct reports.
Job Title : Group Leader, Software Quality Assurance
Company name : PTC Software (India) Ltd.
Period : 1999 - 2007
Summary : - Gained valuable knowledge and experience on complete Software Development Life Cycle and various activities like requirements collection, functional specifications, design, development, testing, documentation and other related activities that go into the development of a successful software product / project from the conceptual stage to the final product
- Actively involved in managing QA activities, starting off as a QA Engineer, progressing to Sr. QA Engineer and onto Group Leader leading various QA Teams working on different products
- Undertook 3 months onsite training cum project work at the company’s headquarters in Needham, Massachusetts, USA
- Represented QA Team at customer site at Toyota Motors Corporation (Japan) for implementation of new software release
- Leading QA Team for implementation of CMMI Level 2 and CMMI Level 3
- Felicitated with Excellence Awards for meritorious performance
- Administered activities related to GUI, Functional, Basic, Advance Testing, Performance Testing, System testing, License Testing and Regression Test Coverage
Major Test Automation Projects Handled
- Implemented regression test automation framework using XRunner and WinRunner
- Easy to Use, Platform Independent & Web-Based User Interface for Using the Existing Command-Line Based QA Tools
- Database of Regression Tests for Maintenance Purposes Using PHP Scripting, MySQL Database and Apache Web Server
- Shell and Perl Scripts to Update a Huge Number of Regression Tests
- Tool for Reviewing and Approving New/Updated Regression Test Submissions
- Set of Shell and Perl Tools for Searching Regression Test Database for Existing Regression Test Coverage based on User-Inputs
- Set of start-up Scripts to customize settings,for setting up the test environment
- Set of Shell and Perl Tools that Allow Re-Mapping of Existing Regression Tests to Test the Changed User-Interface
- Perl Tool for Parsing of Test Scripts
Job Title : Officer, Designs
Company name : Titan Industries Ltd.
Period : 1994 - 1998
Summary : - Administered activities rela
English (Full Professional), Hindi (Full Professional), Punjabi (Native Or Bilingual)
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