Venu Gopal N.

Venu Gopal N. has over 20 years of work experience in the field of software engineering and quality assurance. Venu Gopal is currently working as a Senior Software QA Engineer at A10 Networks, Inc since August 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Lead Engineer at Wipro from April 2021 to July 2021.

From 2019 to 2021, Venu held the position of Network Test Automation Engineer at cPacket Networks. In this role, they designed, built, troubleshooted, and deployed features for packet capture, monitoring, storage, and analysis across cPacket platforms. Venu Gopal also automated regression features using Python and REST API, and utilized tools such as IXIA for traffic generation and Wireshark for packet analysis.

Before joining cPacket Networks, Venu worked at Symantec as a Senior Software QA Engineer from April 2018 to March 2019. Venu Gopal also has previous experience at Brocade as a Software QA Engineer, where they were responsible for feature and solutions testing for Data Center Technologies, Protocols, and Solutions. During their tenure at Brocade, they developed automation scripts using Python, TCL, and shell scripting.

Venu started their career as a Software Engineer at Digital-X, Inc. in 2007, followed by a role as a Software Engineer at Cisco Systems from 2004 to 2007. Venu Gopal also worked as a Design Engineer at FutureSoft (now Capgemini Engineering) in 2004 and as a Project Engineer at Wipro Technologies from 2003 to 2004.

Additionally, Venu served as a Member of Technical Staff at Axes Technologies (now Tech Mahindra) from 2000 to 2002, contributing to various technical projects.

Overall, Venu's work experience showcases their expertise in software engineering, quality assurance, and automation, with a strong background in networking technologies and protocols.

Venu Gopal N. holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka. Prior to that, they completed their PUC (Pre-University Course) in PCME (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Electronics) at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. In addition to their formal education, Venu has obtained several certifications, including Problem Solving (Basic) and Python (Basic) from HackerRank, Cisco Certified Networking Professional - Enterprise and Cisco Certified DevNet Associate from Cisco, DevNet Class of 2020 from Cisco, ITIL® 4 Foundation CPD from AXELOS, VMware vSphere 6.7 Foundations from VMware, Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) from Cisco, and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core from Cisco. These certifications showcase Venu's expertise in various domains and their commitment to ongoing professional development.