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Ragulnath Krishnamurthy

Senior Software Engineer

Summary

With over 14 years of experience in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), expertise in mobile, web, telecom, and video streaming applications. Successfully delivered testing and technical solutions for industry giants such as Telstra, Optus, and Foxtel Group. Skill set includes test strategy formulation, manual and performance testing, crash/log analysis, DRM validation (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady), and effective QA leadership. Proficient in testing various platforms including mobile apps, OTT platforms (Optus Sport, Kayo, Binge, Flash, Lifestyle), set-top boxes, and connected TV devices (Sony TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, PlayStation, Xbox, Hisense TV).

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
25
25
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Test Engineer

Optus Sport
04.2025 - Current
  • Identified risks and deployment issues in test environments and recommended effective mitigation and contingency plans to ensure smooth application delivery.
  • Provided technical support to application developers, including defect identification, root cause analysis, and responding to technical queries from internal teams and external partners.
  • Created and maintained documentation covering system design, implementation details, failure analysis, and validation in alignment with interdepartmental standards.
  • Defined test scope and developed comprehensive test cases and scripts, incorporating new and evolving technologies.
    Improved existing test procedures to align with changes in application architecture and platform updates.
  • Logged, tracked, and validated defects using centralized defect management systems.
  • Conducted manual and automated testing across platforms: Web, Mobile (Android & iOS), and TVOS (Apple TV, Android TV, LG TV, Fire TV, Fetch TV, XBOX).
  • Designed and delivered core QA artifacts including Test Plans, Test Strategies, and Test Summary Reports, and led review sessions with business stakeholders.
  • Adhered to defined quality assurance processes to maintain high standards of delivery and compliance with project norms.
  • Developed automation tools and scripts to enhance test coverage and efficiency, leveraging tools such as Appium, Android Studio, and Eclipse IDE.
  • Performed advanced log analysis and network/device issue isolation to support RCA for production and pre-production defects.
  • Delivered technical RCA reports for customer-facing issues, supporting business continuity and resolution timelines.

Product Tech Test Analyst

Foxtel Group
11.2022 - 04.2025
  • Company Overview: The Foxtel Group is Australia's leading, next-generation subscription television company with over 4 million subscribers.
  • Involved in Identify risks, issues in deploying solutions in the test environment, and recommend solutions to mitigate these risks and issues.
  • Manage agreed mitigation or contingency plans to completion.
  • Providing technical support to Application developers in identifying the defects, perform root cause analysis and handling technical queries from the partners.
  • Create documentation of design, implementation, failure analysis and validation as per interdepartmental processes Identifying the test scope, developing test cases and test scripts in upcoming technologies, and improvising the existing test procedures with respect to change in technology.
  • Identifying issues in deploying new updated in the Foxtel Group Applications, TVOS and web applications and develop or recommend solutions to mitigate these issues.
  • Log and track defects in the central repository and validate after resolution.
  • Knowledge and experience of Mobile application testing, TVOS and Web application testing.
  • Experience in designing Test artifacts such as Test Plan, Test Strategy and Test Summary Report and organize the walkthrough with Business stakeholders for review and test coverage completeness.
  • Adherence to quality processes to ensure quality of deliverables as per the project norms.
  • Experience of working with Android and iOS mobile applications.
  • Experience of working in TVOS like Android TV, LG TV, Fire TV, Fetch TV, Apple TV, and XBOX.
  • Knowledge & experience in developing automation tools and scripts.
  • Hands on experience in performing root cause analysis and provide detailed technical report for the customer issues.
  • Experience in log analysis.
  • Experience in analyzing and isolating network and device defects.
  • The Foxtel Group is Australia's leading, next-generation subscription television company with over 4 million subscribers.

Senior Project Engineer

Optus Sport - Wipro Limited
11.2019 - 11.2022
  • Identified risks and deployment issues in test environments and recommended effective mitigation and contingency plans to ensure smooth application delivery.
  • Provided technical support to application developers, including defect identification, root cause analysis, and responding to technical queries from internal teams and external partners.
  • Created and maintained documentation covering system design, implementation details, failure analysis, and validation in alignment with interdepartmental standards.
  • Defined test scope and developed comprehensive test cases and scripts, incorporating new and evolving technologies. Improved existing test procedures to align with changes in application architecture and platform updates.
  • Logged, tracked, and validated defects using centralized defect management systems.
  • Conducted manual and automated testing across platforms: Web, Mobile (Android & iOS), and TVOS (Apple TV, Android TV, LG TV, Fire TV, Fetch TV, XBOX).
  • Designed and delivered core QA artifacts including Test Plans, Test Strategies, and Test Summary Reports, and led review sessions with business stakeholders.
  • Adhered to defined quality assurance processes to maintain high standards of delivery and compliance with project norms.
  • Developed automation tools and scripts to enhance test coverage and efficiency, leveraging tools such as Appium, Android Studio, and Eclipse IDE.
  • Performed advanced log analysis and network/device issue isolation to support RCA for production and pre-production defects.
  • Delivered technical RCA reports for customer-facing issues, supporting business continuity and resolution timelines.

Senior Test Engineer

Telstra - Wipro Limited
01.2017 - 11.2019
  • Tested and certified 3G, LTE, 5G devices across VoLTE, eSIM, VoWiFi protocols.
  • Used diagnostic tools (QXDM, Wireshark) to analyze field and lab performance.
  • Led testing for Telstra apps and device compatibility (24/7, Air, AFL Live).
  • Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
  • Reproduced defects and documented findings.

Software Engineer

Wipro Limited
06.2011 - 01.2017

Projects:

  • F5 Networks (Sep 2015 – Jan 2017): QA for BIG-IP Firewall and security products.
  • Intel Pocket Avatars (May 2014 – Aug 2015): Mobile app testing and performance evaluation.
  • Intel PCCG BYT-L (Jan 2013 – Apr 2014): Android upgrade testing (KitKat to Lollipop).
  • Wipro ICD10 Transition (Jun 2011 – Dec 2012): Web application and data conversion QA.

Education

Master of Technology - Software Engineering

The Birla Institute of Technology And Science
India
04.2001 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Application

Apollo Arts And Science College / University of Madras
Chennai, India
04.2001 - 04.2011

Skills

Tools: CMS -Content Management System, Braze, Cleeng, Datadog, Loggly, Testrail, Zeplin, Figma, Confluence, Pushwoosh, Segments, Firebase, App Center, TestFlight

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/27/91
  • Gender: Male

Timeline

Senior Test Engineer

Optus Sport
04.2025 - Current

Product Tech Test Analyst

Foxtel Group
11.2022 - 04.2025

Senior Project Engineer

Optus Sport - Wipro Limited
11.2019 - 11.2022

Senior Test Engineer

Telstra - Wipro Limited
01.2017 - 11.2019

Software Engineer

Wipro Limited
06.2011 - 01.2017

Master of Technology - Software Engineering

The Birla Institute of Technology And Science
04.2001 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Application

Apollo Arts And Science College / University of Madras
04.2001 - 04.2011
Ragulnath KrishnamurthySenior Software Engineer