Paras Trivedi
About Paras Trivedi
Paras Trivedi is a Software Test Manager at Arista Networks with extensive experience in quality assurance and system testing across several prominent tech companies.
Current Role at Arista Networks
Paras Trivedi is currently employed at Arista Networks as a Software Test Manager. He started his role in 2020, following Arista’s acquisition of Big Switch Networks. His responsibilities include managing software test processes and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of network solutions.
Previous Positions and Experience
Paras Trivedi has a diverse background in software and system testing. He served as a QA Manager at Big Switch Networks from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, he was the Director of Fabric and System Test at Pluribus Networks for six years, from 2012 to 2018. He also held roles at Juniper Networks, progressing from Senior System Test Engineer to Director System Test between 2001 and 2012. His early career included a five-year tenure as a Software Engineer at Cisco Systems Inc.
Educational Background
Paras Trivedi holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University, which he completed in 1996. He also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Engineering from Dharmsinh Desai University, finishing his studies there in 1994.
Technical Contributions
Throughout his career, Paras Trivedi has made significant technical contributions. He improved the reliability of switch hardware platform tests from 80% to 99% by coding in Python on the Robot framework. Additionally, he implemented an end-to-end pipeline for several tasks on Jenkins and developed automated tests for GUI using Selenium, Python, and the Robot framework.
Expertise in Software Releases
Paras Trivedi has extensive experience managing software releases. He has been involved in planning software release deliverables for various products including appliance, switch platform hardware, cables, and optics. Additionally, he managed software releases for Multi-Cloud Director, demonstrating his capability in handling complex software deployment tasks.