Sathish Kumar is a seasoned software quality assurance professional with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry. Currently serving as a Senior Principal QA Software Engineer at Extreme Networks since December 2010, Sathish Kumar has specialized in VxLAN platform qualification, eVPN qualification on EXOS, and the design of advanced data center system testbeds. Previous roles include Test Lead at HCL Technologies, where leadership of a 17-member team focused on automated and manual testing for Juniper's T Series platforms, and Senior Engineer at Tata Elxsi, developing automation frameworks. Sathish Kumar's career began at Brigade as a Support Engineer, and education credentials include a BCA in Computer Science and an MSc in Telecommunications.