
Rajkumar Thiyagarajan

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About me
Project Manager R&D at VMware | Ex-Oracle Cloud Infra | NetApp
Education

Bharathi Vidhya Bhavan
-SSLC
Kongu Engineering College
2004 - 2007B.Sc Computer Technology
Saraswathi Vidhya Nikethan Higher Secondary School
2002 - 2004HSC ComputerscienceActivities and Societies: Volley ball and Shuttle, Trip Organiser

Birla Institute of Technology and Science
2008 - 2011Master of Science - MS Software Engineering CGPA: 8.5% (First Class with Distinction)Work Intergrated program offered by Wipro LTD.
Experience

Wipro
Aug 2007 - Nov 2012Worked for the below clients from Wipro TechnologiesClient: NetAppProject: Storage Verification TestingResponsibilities:• Was involved in testing the functionalities of the FC Shelves, SAS,Shelves, ACP (Alternate Control Path) feature, Disk Drives, 16 Gig FC HBA external card with the high end filer configuration• Contributed to the Test Requirement gathering, Test Plan development and Review, TestExecution, Bug scrubbing and test reporting • Lead a team of 3 for shelf firmware release and successfully completed the testing before the deadline • Tested features like HA, Firmware update, Error injection, coredump, Takeover/giveback • Executing the Perl automated scripts as a part of regression testing on the SAS platform. Porting the scripts for various releases and code changes• Involved in GAP analysis for SQA filed defects • Was involved in setting up the test bed in the lab for each release • Was involved in configuring the lab hardware, maintaining lab map and Network managementClient: HPProject: Server Virtualization TestingResponsibilities:• Installation & up gradation of Alta using remote management utilities like ILO and CDROMon local storage • Installation of HyperVisor. Configuration of DHCP Server• Testing all the features of the VM's, IO devices inside VM, checking for installed drivers • Performed Adhoc Testing on both Alta and Hypervisor • Worked with HP servers like DL, ML,BL.Client: QlogicProject: Intelligent Storage Router Design verification testingResponsibilities:• Performed regression testing on ISR platform on regular basis • Was involved in configuring the setup, bringing it to operation and test the router features with FCIP• Configuring the entire setup includes server with different operating systems, FC switch,routers, GigE switches and storage box • Worked on EMC clarion, JBOD• Performed stress and load testing on the router with the hammer tool in accordance witha list of servers Show less
Senior Software Engineer
Dec 2011 - Nov 2012Student Computer Application
Aug 2007 - Nov 2011

VMware Software India PVT LTD
Nov 2012 - Jul 2015Member Technical StaffAssignment: vSphere/ESX, Storage Features Testing & Escalation Reproduction of Bugs• Worked closely with VMware Global Support Services to troubleshoot the customer issue• Monitoring and responding to customer queries in VMware communities• Scope and triage the nominated bugs for Patch releases/sprints according to bug/SRweight• Reproducing the customer reported issue in-house, analyze the root cause and helpingdeveloper to understand the scenario, testing the fix and delivering hot patches• Preparing/Reviewing/Understanding the functional specifications, test plans, test casesand release notes of the feature documentation• Troubleshooting issues in automation scripts and fixing them as well as writing newautomation code for new test cases derived out of customer bugs• Troubleshooting environment issues in storage fabric• Providing documentation contents for Knowledge Base articles, release notes, technicalguides, etc.• Extensive knowledge and testing experience of Storage protocols and layers of vSphere,VMFS, SVmotion, VAAI, FDM, FT and MSCS validation across GOS• Experience in functional, regression and system testing in vSphere virtualizationEnvironments• Review other team members’ test plan and provide feedback Show less

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
Aug 2015 - Mar 2018Senior Member of Technical Staff• Working in Oracle Public Cloud - Infrastructure as Service (IaaS) Team• Responsible for testing the functionality of the storage features, writing testcases from test design document, automating the testcases in python and adding them to the Regression suite• Accountable for analyzing the Nightly Regression suite execution logs and debug• Enhancing the existing automation framework and writing APIs for new features• Troubleshooting issues in automation scripts and fixing them as well as writing new automation code for new test cases derived out of internal/customer bugs• Reproducing the production issues in-house and if feasible automating them for Regression suite• Analyzing the uncovered code from the code coverage report and automating them Show less

VMware
Apr 2018 - nowESX - Hyper-converged Infrastructure Business Unit
Project Manager
Feb 2023 - nowSenior Member Of Technical Staff
Apr 2018 - now
Licenses & Certifications
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VMware Certified Professional -Datacenter Virtualization
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Vmware Certified Professional - Cloud
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EXECUTIVE PRESENCE AND INFLUENCE: PERSUASIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Wharton Executive EducationFeb 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Rajkumar ThiyagarajanAspire Our Best VMware Feb 2023 Thank you Rajkumar Thiyagarajan for putting together the overall plan for Core storage default password remediation activity, diligently tracking the deliverables across storage components, functional test teams and ensuring timely delivery for both main and product branch. Appreciate all your contributions to design discussions and going Above and Beyond to make the NFS library changes, test scripts and dry runs to accommodate the stringent time lines and changes in the plan and make this… Show more Thank you Rajkumar Thiyagarajan for putting together the overall plan for Core storage default password remediation activity, diligently tracking the deliverables across storage components, functional test teams and ensuring timely delivery for both main and product branch. Appreciate all your contributions to design discussions and going Above and Beyond to make the NFS library changes, test scripts and dry runs to accommodate the stringent time lines and changes in the plan and make this activity successful. Show less
- Awarded to Rajkumar ThiyagarajanAchieve Our Best VMware Apr 2021 Despite multiple challenges and unknown issues with on-going code coverage or vVols modules Raj was laser focused on proactively getting into root cause of each of these issues and worked with internal and external stakeholders who were responsible for addressing them to achieve the vVols Code coverage goal for 7.0U2 release. Other value adds by Raj to vVols regression was by exploring memory leak detection tools like valgrind and integrated leak detection scripts as part of vVols regressions… Show more Despite multiple challenges and unknown issues with on-going code coverage or vVols modules Raj was laser focused on proactively getting into root cause of each of these issues and worked with internal and external stakeholders who were responsible for addressing them to achieve the vVols Code coverage goal for 7.0U2 release. Other value adds by Raj to vVols regression was by exploring memory leak detection tools like valgrind and integrated leak detection scripts as part of vVols regressions. His contributions to vVols regression suite enhancements for NVME support and for qualifying NFS support for nextGen xVP was also remarkable. Show less
- Awarded to Rajkumar ThiyagarajanThanks a Zillion award Wipro Technologies Nov 2011 Received “Thanks a Zillion” award for taking initiative on test design documentation and for delivering consistent, accurate and timely reports on execution status to customer.
- Awarded to Rajkumar ThiyagarajanRecognition award from NetApp (Received for consecutive 4 times) NetApp Apr 2010 * For leading the team to complete releases on targeted timelines.* For developing an organized plan file with customized scripts which made script execution through XANT interface easy and user-friendly
Languages
- enEnglish
- taTamil
- kaKannada
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