Last updated from resume on 12 March 2025

Test Automation
& DevOps

Pragadeesh Sekar builds reliable test automation, CI/CD workflows, and deployment systems across desktop apps, media platforms, cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes-based environments.

  • Pytest Automation
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • Cloud Infrastructure
About

Shipping dependable systems through automation.

With experience spanning Logitech, MediaKind, Cisco, Viasat, Nokia/Velocix, and HCL Technologies, Pragadeesh has worked across test strategy, pipeline engineering, infrastructure automation, and release quality.

What I work on

  • Desktop application automation
  • Regression and release validation
  • System integration testing
  • Terraform-based infrastructure setup
  • Jenkins and ArgoCD workflows
  • Cross-team automation enablement

Professional snapshot

Current role: Lead Software Test Engineer - Automation at Logitech, focused on Pytest-driven desktop automation, maintainable test design, and Jenkins-based suite execution.

14+ years across software quality, automation, and delivery platforms.

Skills

Tools and platforms I use.

Organized from the resume into the main capability areas that power daily engineering and release workflows.

Programming

  • Python
  • Shell
  • JavaScript
  • C++
  • Ansible
  • TCL
  • Groovy DSL
  • Go

DevOps & Delivery

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • ArgoCD
  • Helm
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jira

Testing & Domain

  • System Integration
  • Regression
  • Release Testing
  • Scale Testing
  • HLS
  • DASH
  • Smooth Streaming
  • Hadoop Ecosystem
  • Machine Learning Models
Experience

Career timeline.

Roles and responsibilities below are adapted directly from the PDF, with light formatting for readability.

Logitech

Lead Software Test Engineer - Automation

September 2022 - Present
Chennai
  • Desktop application automation using a Pytest framework with Selenium.
  • Refactoring and optimizing test scripts for better maintainability.
  • Designing suite-based execution with Jenkins and coordinating cross-team automation activities.
  • Documenting processes and system configurations to simplify future updates.
MediaKind

Senior Technical Lead - Automation

May 2021 - September 2022
Remote
  • Built test automation with Pytest and maintained the supporting test infrastructure.
  • Created Jenkins CI pipelines and jobs with declarative pipeline-as-code practices.
  • Automated infrastructure setup with Terraform for sanity environments in GCP and Azure.
Cisco Systems

Software Engineer

July 2019 - May 2021
Chennai
  • Brought up all-in-one and multi-node Kubernetes clusters on Cisco UCS ESXi hypervisor environments.
  • Deployed the iNode-Manager application and supported end-to-end environment readiness.
  • Implemented UI automation with Protractor and TypeScript.
  • Built API automation using PyATS and Python.
  • Configured and maintained Jenkins-based automation workflows.
  • Developed Ansible scripts for customer-specific requests and collaborated on release note reviews.
Viasat

Senior Software Engineer

March 2019 - July 2019
Chennai
  • Developed Ansible-based test automation for satellite stream-split verification in an Open vSwitch simulated deployment.
Nokia / Velocix

Technical Lead

March 2017 - March 2019
Chennai
  • Created test automation using the Python Behave framework.
  • Modified Ansible scripts to support release changes.
  • Built and maintained Jenkins pipelines.
  • Fixed bugs in Python modules on the development codebase.
HCL Technologies

Lead Engineer

May 2011 - March 2017
Chennai
  • Created test plans based on standards, specifications, and requirement documentation.
  • Debugged issues, identified root causes, and partnered with development teams to reproduce and retest fixes.
  • Produced documentation videos for newly implemented release features.
  • Investigated and resolved issues in customer environments.
  • Reviewed and automated test scripts derived from documented test plans.
Education

Academic background and coursework.

Education details and additional coursework reproduced from the attached resume.

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

B.E in Electronics and Communication

Completed April 2011 • Cumulative GPA: 8.52

Great Learning

P.G. Diploma in Big Data and Machine Learning

Coursework focused on big data systems and machine learning models.

Recognition

Awards

Professional recognition listed in the resume.

Oinfinity Awards

Received in 2016 at HCL Technologies.