I'm Vijay Asok Kumar, a senior automation and AI-focused engineer with 13+ years of experience delivering scalable test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable automation across enterprise environments. I thrive on turning vague requirements into robust, measurable solutions and enjoy collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams. I focus on DevSecOps, AI-driven testing, and building reusable automation libraries that enable rapid testing and deployment. I continuously explore modern engineering practices like DevOps and generative AI to drive efficiency, improve release quality, and reduce risk.

Vijay Asok Kumar

I'm Vijay Asok Kumar, a senior automation and AI-focused engineer with 13+ years of experience delivering scalable test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable automation across enterprise environments. I thrive on turning vague requirements into robust, measurable solutions and enjoy collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams. I focus on DevSecOps, AI-driven testing, and building reusable automation libraries that enable rapid testing and deployment. I continuously explore modern engineering practices like DevOps and generative AI to drive efficiency, improve release quality, and reduce risk.

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I’m Vijay Asok Kumar, a senior automation and AI-focused engineer with 13+ years of experience delivering scalable test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable automation across enterprise environments. I thrive on turning vague requirements into robust, measurable solutions and enjoy collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams.

I focus on DevSecOps, AI-driven testing, and building reusable automation libraries that enable rapid testing and deployment. I continuously explore modern engineering practices like DevOps and generative AI to drive efficiency, improve release quality, and reduce risk.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Software Engineer at HCL Technologies Ltd
April 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014
Designed and developed automation scripts using Java and Selenium WebDriver for web applications; contributed to regression and functional test suites, improving test coverage. Performed API testing and backend validation to ensure data integrity; supported test execution with CI tooling.
Technical Lead at HCL Technologies Ltd
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2019
Led end‑to‑end QA automation initiatives across UI, API and infrastructure‑level testing; designed and maintained scalable automation suites, mentored junior engineers, and aligned testing strategies with development and product teams; improved release quality and test coverage.
Software QA Engineer at Cisco Systems
June 1, 2021 - February 1, 2026
Designed scalable automation frameworks using Python for UI, API, CLI, and infra-level testing across cloud-managed and on-premise platforms. Built end-to-end automation suites covering VPN, uplink validation, device health, disaster recovery, snapshots, and storage workflows. Led backend validation using SQL to ensure data integrity and accurate reporting across distributed systems; mentored juniors and reduced manual effort.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Anna University / Vel Tech Engineering College
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

AI Fluency: Frameworks & Foundations (Anthropic Education)
April 1, 2026 - April 22, 2026
Fundamentals of MCP: Hugging Face
August 1, 2025 - April 22, 2026
Fundamentals of Ansible: Red Hat
July 1, 2025 - April 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment