About

Anand Thiagarajan is a Senior Staff Engineer at Netskope with over 13 years of experience in the IT industry. He is an expert in software performance and automation testing for a wide range of applications and cloud products. Anand has played the role of Test Architect and developed test strategies for major programs in large organizations. He has managed a large 15-member testing team and successfully completed over 100+ performance testing projects. Anand has extensive knowledge and experience in building test frameworks for cloud-based products and technologies, especially high-scale cloud-based products. He is well-versed in the latest technologies used in cloud architectures such as MongoDB, Redis, and Kafka. Anand has expertise in using the JMeter open-source tool for performance and API automation testing. He also has good Python and C programming experience. Anand is an expert in network modeling and profiling using the Shunra Virtual Emulator Suite to identify the bandwidth and latency impact on user experience and application scaling. He has carried out consulting engagements for various customers to identify and implement the best-in-class performance testing process based on the organization’s objectives. Anand has also worked on numerous RFP responses and proposals successfully adding them to Cognizant customer portfolio. Anand has worked with Qube Cinema as a Senior Engineering Manager, building the next-generation movie and ad scheduling platform for cinema theaters worldwide. He has also worked with Cisco as a Technical Leader. Anand holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Engineering from SRM University. Anand's tech stack includes test, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Redis, Python, MongoDB, and Kafka. With 19.62 years of relevant experience, Anand is a seasoned professional in the field of software performance and automation testing.