Jayanth Dannana

About Jayanth Dannana

Transforming Software Quality Through Test Automation & Safety-Critical Systems ExpertiseQA Automation Engineer with nearly 5 years of specialized experience architecting test automation frameworks for embedded systems, telecommunications, healthcare, and financial services. I ensure software quality where failure is not an option.Current Impact:At Charter Communications, I architect C++ test automation frameworks for embedded cable and broadband systems using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to validate firmware updates and network protocols. My work ensures zero disruption for millions of customers while maintaining MISRA C++ and ISO 26262 compliance.Career Highlights:Johnson & Johnson: Enforced safety-critical compliance for healthcare systems, preventing 30+ safety violations through automated analysis aligned with ISO 26262 standardsCitizens Bank: Built end-to-end test automation for banking applications, ensuring PCI DSS compliance and preventing 40+ security violations while reducing deployment cycles by 35%KellTon: Developed distributed backend services in Spring Boot and Node.js, establishing strong software architecture foundations that inform my testing strategiesTechnical Expertise:I build modular, reusable frameworks using Python, C++, and Java, integrated with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) for continuous verification. My frameworks reduce test development time by 40-50% while improving defect detection.Core Competencies: Embedded systems testing & HIL methodologies Safety-critical compliance (MISRA C/C++, ISO 26262) White-box and black-box testing API testing and microservices validation Static code analysis and quality gates Regulatory compliance (PCI DSS, SOX, FCC)Let\'s connect if you\'re working on embedded systems, telecommunications, automotive, or any domain where quality is mission-critical! New York, NY | Open to remote & relocation

Experience

1. Qa Automation Engineer

   Charter Communications

   Feb 2025 — Present · NY, US

   Embedded Systems Test Automation: Develop comprehensive C++ test automation frameworks using Google Test and custom testing libraries to validate real-time data transmission, set-top box functionality, and network protocol processing across 10+ embedded device configurations while ensuring MISRA C++ compliance and ISO 26262 safety-critical standards Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing: Execute extensive regression and interface testing for embedded C++ telecommunications systems following firmware updates and system patches, maintaining automated test suites that validate signal processing functionality and ensure zero disruption to critical network operations serving millions of customers Modular Test Infrastructure Development: Architect scalable test automation infrastructure using PyTest and C++ test harnesses for embedded network devices, creating reusable test components for cable modem certification, voice gateway validation, and streaming media quality assessment—reducing test development time by 50% CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Implement advanced C++ testing frameworks integrated with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for embedded broadband systems, enabling automated validation of firmware builds, network provisioning scenarios, and device interoperability during continuous integration cycles while maintaining safety-critical performance standards Specialized Test Harness Construction: Design and build specialized test harnesses for embedded video processing systems, validating real-time encoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and quality-of-service metrics using native C++ libraries and hardware simulation environments Safety-Critical Systems Validation: Automate complex embedded C++ network management workflows through specialized test harnesses, validating packet routing, traffic prioritization, and fault recovery processes using native C++ debugging tools while ensuring regulatory compliance similar to automotive safety-critical systems

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Chemical Engineering

  2017 — 2021

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science