Ankit Gaur is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software development and testing. Currently serving as a Member of Technical Staff at Pensando Systems, Ankit focuses on automating scale testing for the Company’s SDN controller utilizing Python and the pyATS framework. Prior experience includes roles as a Staff SDET Engineer at Cohesity, where Ankit worked on core networking and virtualization solutions, and as a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test at Akamai Technologies, specializing in media services automation. Ankit began a career in quality assurance at Cisco Systems, where significant work on firewall features enhanced understanding of networking. Additionally, early experience includes a Systems Engineering internship at Genesis Microchip. Ankit holds a PGSEM in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a BE(Hons.) in Electronics and Instrumentation from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.