About

Tanzim Rahmathullah is a seasoned software engineer with over 17 years of experience in testing and automating innovative software solutions across Storage Management, Network Security, and Networking domains. He is skilled at coordinating cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment to steer timely project completion. Currently, he works at NetApp as a Release Lead and QA Architect, where he is responsible for the overall product release quality and formulates test strategies and test plans. He is also responsible for establishing processes for system testing and non-functional tests such as scale, performance, and stress tests. Tanzim is a strong advocate of the proverb "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" and routinely invests his time in engaging his colleagues in sports and fitness. He has contributed to/founded fitness initiatives such as the McAfee Run Club, NetApp Run Club, NetApp Badminton Club, and Friday Health Hour. Tanzim's technical competencies include Storage Management, REST, Python, Pytest, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, Perl, and TestNG. He is proficient in using tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GIT, GitHub, Maven, Gradle, Perforce, Bugzilla, and Quality Center. He is also experienced in release planning, requirement analysis, and agile development methodology. In his current role at NetApp, Tanzim has led a team of 8 engineers, with experience ranging between 2 to 15 years, as a Scrum Master. He has formulated test strategies for functional tests, automation, and non-functional (Scalability and Performance) tests. He has also collaborated with project stakeholders for release, including Product Managers, TMEs, Program Managers, and cross-site teams. He has implemented a solution to left-shift early defect detection by increasing automation test coverage and identified 90% of the high priority defects found via automation. Tanzim has worked at NetApp in various roles, including Member Technical Staff - 4 (Test Lead) and Member Technical Staff - 3 (Senior Software Engineer - Automation). He has also contributed to projects such as OnCommand Workflow Automation and NetApp Automation Common Libraries. Tanzim holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Kuvempu University and completed his schooling at Naval Public School. His relevant experience is 19.03 years, and his tech stack includes QA, test, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Ansible, Python, DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Integration