I’m looking for a role where I can leverage my expertise in enterprise storage QA, hardware/firmware validation, and automation to ensure product reliability and performance. I value opportunities to lead teams, drive quality processes, and contribute to building mission‑critical systems that customers can trust.

Satyaomkar Mohapatra
@satyaomkarmohapatra
Lead QA Engineer at DDN Storage who led enterprise storage validation and qualified NVMe/SAS drives, NVDIMMs, and firmware.
What I'm looking for
At DDN Storage Pvt. Ltd., I led platform validation for enterprise storage arrays and directed a team of six QA engineers across unit, regression, and integration testing.
I executed hardware and firmware qualifications for components including NVMe/SAS disks, NVDIMMs, NICs, BIOS, and BMC. I also maintained lab testbeds for drive-level stress testing and complex network topologies.
At Tegile Systems (Western Digital), I designed and executed platform-level test plans for Zebi / IntelliFlash storage arrays across Solaris, Linux, and Windows. I qualified drives from multiple vendors and evaluated high-speed networking adapters and controllers.
Earlier at Tegile Systems, I conducted hardware qualification and stress testing, tested IntelliFlash releases, and reproduced customer-reported issues for engineering teams. I also used FIO to benchmark SSD, HDD, and SAS performance under high-load conditions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led platform validation and quality assurance for enterprise storage arrays, directing a team of 6 QA engineers. Executed end-to-end hardware and firmware qualifications for critical enterprise components and resolved Critical Field Defects.
Designed and executed comprehensive platform-level test plans for Zebi / IntelliFlash storage arrays. Led multi-vendor drive qualification testing and architected multi-protocol SAN/NAS testbeds.
Test Engineer (ZEHT - Zebi Extensive Hardware Testing)
Aug 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 1 month)
Conducted rigorous hardware component qualification and stress testing on enterprise storage arrays. Performed feature, functional, reliability, and regression testing for IntelliFlash releases.
Education
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Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering
Grade: 8.6/10.0
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, with a GPA of 8.6/10.0.
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