Sangram Swain
Mobile: +919823562512
E-mail: sangram1st@[Link]
Philosophy & Values:
Determined to win, consistently meeting customer’s expectations, delivering the results in
time even under difficult circumstances with good technical and leadership qualities.
Experience Summary
• Over 20 years of experience in Datacom protocol testing, Ethernet Switch/Router validation,
validation of protocol stacks over ASICs and automation using tcl/python scripting.
Education: B.E. (Information Technology) – 2003
Certification: CCNA (2004)
Expertise Summary:
⚫ Sound knowledge and practical exposure to all categories of test case planning and
execution on various multi-vendor datacom devices/ASIC products.
⚫ Expertise in designing testplans, test automation and test case execution in multiple test
categories for IPsec and IPv6 on various ASIC products using APIs.
⚫ Exposure to various test tools and utilities such as IXIA, IxExplorer, IxLoad, IxANVL,
etc.
⚫ Automating test cases using tcl/python for various protocols.
⚫ Have played lead’s role in multiple teams prior to current organization.
Protocols Expertise:
LAN: VLAN
Routing: IPv6
Security: IPsec
Multi-Vendor Expertise (prior to 2009):
Edge Devices: Cisco7206, Cisco 3750(ME), Cisco 3400ME, NetD SG-8, SG-4 (Now ALU)
MLS: Cisco 2948G-L3; Procera (MLS-XP, OptimIP), Alcatel omni; Netgear 7312.
Routers: Cisco 3600 series, Cisco 2600 series, Cisco 2500 series;
Switches: Cisco 2912, Cisco 3550(L2/L3).
NAC: Nevis 1048 LE; Nevis 2024 LE; ER and Nevis Lansight
Firewall: Netscreen (web-based)
Industry Standard Test Tools Expertise:
Packet Generator: IXIA
Utilities: Wire shark, IxANVL, IxLoad, IxExplorer, silvercreek etc.
Professional Experiance:
1) Senior Software Engineer (grade 7) at Intel India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore from Feb 2009
–present.
Job responsibilities and achievements at Intel [Individual Contributor]:
• Testplan development, tests automation in python and execution for IPsec [for both ipv4 and
ipv6] and IPv6 modules using APIs over various ASICs/simulator platforms (Gen2, Gen3
and Gen4) used in LTE (4G) and 5G network devices. Mentored and guided multiple
engineers for test automation and execution for the same as well.
• IPsec interoperability tests with Linux server.
• Debugged with customer regarding few deployment issues for IPsec related to the product.
• QA Test framework maintenance, modifications and keeping it robust as per the new
requirements and platforms by coordinating with the complete team distributed in Bangalore
and Pune.
• Automated execution of daily sanity and regressions for my modules for every
weekly/quarterly software releases to customer.
• IPsec module [testing and development] was part of ISO certification audit for LSI and
successfully passed the audit without any negative observation.
3) Senior software Engineer at Nevis Networks India Pvt. Ltd, Pune from June 2008 –
Feb 2009.
Achievements:
⚫ Referred as a role model for the SI team in the performance appraisal in just 4 months after
joining.
⚫ Successfully handled multiple modules such as ER, Application recognition, CP-ALG,
Application Visualization etc alongwith execution of system tests for same.
⚫ Successfully mentored 1 engineer and thereby getting extra responsibility of mentoring 2
more engineers in just 6 months of joining.
⚫ Volunteered and prepared the SI checklist on test types for developing testplan and also the
blueprint for SI-wiki thereby receiving accolades from the director engineering.
Job responsibilities at Nevis:
• System test development and execution for the latest release for ER, Application recognition,
CP-ALG, Application Visualization modules.
• Testplan development and execution for application recognition feature.
• Testplan development and execution for ER product.
• Monitoring and managing ER in the internal deployment.
• Mentoring 3 engineers including planning scope of work for 1 engineer.
4) Technical Lead at Afila Tech India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore from August 2004 – May
2008.
Achievements:
⚫ One of the first recipients of star performer reward in Afila.
⚫ Successfully lead teams of 10-15 members in multiple projects thereby wining confidence
of customers and increasing the business.
⚫ Successfully managed a team of 10-12 members for ip routing vertical thereby creating a
specialized team and a repository of over 2000 testcases for various routing protocols
⚫ Excelled and recognized for responsibilities provided at various levels such as Network
engineer, Technical -coordinator, Technical Lead and Line Manager.
⚫ Successfully lead and managed a training programme for around 50 engineers for QA at
Afila for multiple features including strategy planning; building course material; fulfilling
lab requirements; checking assignments etc.
Projects Summary (when at Afila):
Project1: (Nevis -Secured switch)
⚫ Effectively lead a team of 7-10 for system validation tests at Afila which included
project planning, testplan development, test case execution, test reports and bug
filing etc for various testplans along with being the single point of contact for the
customer.
⚫ Added a chapter of consultancy to the project with the customer selecting few team
members along with me to work at their premises for testing newer features.
⚫ Won the confidence of the customer with the later willing to outsource more testing
tasks to the team in future.
Project 2: (Alcatel-Lucent: ALV unit - ATCA platform)
⚫ Developing testplan for IP services, forces, SNMP, Service card and Lag.
⚫ Automation of testcases for the above mentioned testplans.
⚫ Execution of automated regression, debugging and raising bugs for the same.
⚫ Provided business development updates to the account manager and CEO, thereby
increasing the team size from just 2 to 7 within 3 months, thus, increasing the
business.
Project3: (NetDevices -Integrated Services Router)
⚫ Effectively coordinated with a team of 10-15 members as lead.
⚫ The manual test team size increased from just 3 to 15 within 6-8 months with me as
the lead.
⚫ Interacted with the customer and used to send reports and updates on a regular basis.
⚫ Developing and executing testplans for IP routing, Advanced IP routing, VRF,
Layer2, security and WAN features in various test categories using multi-vendor
devices.
⚫ Automated testcases for various testplans alongwith automated regression execution.
Personal Data:
Father's Name: Pradeep Chandra Swain
Date of Birth: 7/4/1981
Marital status: Married
Present Address:
Flat No.107, ACR Lifestyle apt.,
Kudlu main road, Kudlu,
Bangalore - 560068,
Karnataka, India.
