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Krishnamurari Dandotiya

Krishnamurari Dandotiya

Member of Techincal Staff 4
Pune

Summary

  • 10+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), specializing in test automation, functional testing, and QA across cloud, security, and multimedia domains.
  • Expertise in building automation frameworks using Python, PyTest, and Selenium with strong focus on REST API automation, UI testing, and Linux scripting.
  • Skilled in CI/CD pipeline development and management with Jenkins, including Jenkinsfile authoring for end-to-end automation.
  • Hands-on with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) for scalable test environments.
  • Experienced in virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere, ESXi) and database testing with MySQL.
  • Strong background in test planning, feature analysis, execution, and release management, ensuring high-quality product delivery.
  • Certified in ISTQB CTFL and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) with a proven track record of improving automation efficiency and reducing release cycle times.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Member of Technical Staff

Nutanix
11.2023 - Current
  • Designed and executed comprehensive test plans, automation scripts, and frameworks for Nutanix cloud and hyper-converged products, improving test coverage by approximately 20%.
  • Built Python-based automation frameworks and REST API validation, reducing manual validation effort by 30%, and achieving over 80% automation coverage.
  • Hands-on with virtualization and containerization (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes), and microservice architectures, enabling faster environment provisioning.
  • Developed and maintained UI automation scripts with Selenium, improving end-to-end regression coverage, and reducing release validation effort.
  • Authored and optimized Jenkinsfiles to enhance CI/CD pipelines, reducing pipeline execution time by approximately 10%, while actively participating in code reviews and design discussions to improve quality and maintainability.
  • Collaborated closely with development teams to triage and resolve issues, reducing defect cycle times, and contributing to smoother releases.

Member of Technical Staff - SDET

VMWARE
02.2022 - 11.2023
  • Led test planning and release activities, ensuring smooth delivery cycles, and high-quality product releases.
  • Performed feature analysis, test case design, and execution, strengthening test coverage and validation of new features.
  • Designed and maintained a Python-based automation framework (PyTest), improving test efficiency, and reducing manual effort.
  • Created and managed Jenkins pipelines, streamlining CI/CD workflows, and accelerating release cycles.
  • Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and ESXi, enabling efficient setup and management of test environments.

Senior Software QA Engineer

Nuance Communications
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Executed VXML Connector and Speech Server test suites, validating speech recognition workflows, and IVR system functionality.
  • Managed Jenkins plans and authored Jenkins pipelines for end-to-end testing and continuous integration, improving test execution reliability.
  • Designed and developed an automation framework for IVR systems using Python and PyTest, enabling scalable end-to-end integration testing, and reducing manual effort.

Senior Software QA Engineer

Qualys Tech Security
04.2019 - 08.2021
  • The scanner evaluates customer containers and images for security posture.
  • Validation of scanner deployment on container platforms, i.e., Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift on cloud with AWS ECS, EKS and Azure AKS.
  • The development of an end-to-end framework uses Python and Pytest.
  • Managing Jenkins plans and databases, i.e., MYSQL.
  • API testing and mock server.
  • QA Cycle Responsibility: Feature Analysis |Test Case Writing | Testcase Execution | Regression.

Test Engineer

Imagination Technologies
09.2015 - 04.2019
  • Validated multimedia software drivers and GPU RTL images on FPGAs and emulators, ensuring high-performance delivery to customers.
  • Performed Linux driver validation against industry benchmarks such as AnTuTu, Vulkan, and Conformance, ensuring stability and compliance.
  • Executed encoder/decoder validation for streaming codecs (H.264, H.265, etc.). To guarantee performance and interoperability.
  • Designed and implemented a Python/PyTest-based automation framework to cover Vulkan and conformance test suites, improving efficiency and reducing manual test cycles.
  • Applied Linux scripting, API testing, and UI testing to enhance automation coverage, and streamline validation workflows.

Education

Diploma - Software Testing

SEED Pune
05.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

RGTU
04.2001 -

Intermediate -

TRG Public School
01.2010

SSC -

TRG Public School
01.2008

Skills

    Public Clouds: AWS and Azure

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Certification

Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) | ISTQB

Timeline

Member of Technical Staff

Nutanix
11.2023 - Current

Member of Technical Staff - SDET

VMWARE
02.2022 - 11.2023

Senior Software QA Engineer

Nuance Communications
08.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Software QA Engineer

Qualys Tech Security
04.2019 - 08.2021

Test Engineer

Imagination Technologies
09.2015 - 04.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

RGTU
04.2001 -

Diploma - Software Testing

SEED Pune

Intermediate -

TRG Public School

SSC -

TRG Public School

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