Umer Alam

I’m a B. Tech student in Electronics and Communication Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, and I thrive on turning complex system behavior into dependable, automated validation. I’ve focused my internship work on Python/Pytest-driven test development and scalable automation across storage firmware, hardware, and OS layers.

At Western Digital (Test Development and Automation Team), I developed automated validation workflows covering fault-injection, reset, thermal, and I/O scenarios, while enhancing a Python/Pytest automation framework for Linux and Windows. I also contributed to NVMe Authentication and Validation Engine (AVE) workflows by debugging, testing, and validating CDC-based discovery and authentication mechanisms (e.g., DH-HMAC-CHAP), improving validation reliability and compliance with NVMe-oF specifications.

I bring a strong engineering mindset beyond tests: I designed an AI-assisted retrieval-augmented log analysis pipeline that aggregated OS logs, serial console output, and Pytest execution logs to automate failure correlation and root-cause summarization—reducing triage time by 60–70%. I’ve also resolved 15+ JIRA tickets and built production-minded projects like an AWS monitoring system with Boto3 and a secure Go-based file sharing platform with JWT authentication, RBAC, Docker, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.