Reliability Orchestrator
Built a distributed scheduler with retries, checkpoint recovery, rerouting, and resilient workload execution.
Sooraj Mathew
Breaking Systems to Make Them Unbreakable | SDET @ Commvault | Security & Automation | Testing for Scalable, Resilient Systems
Kerala, IndiaSite Reliability and Platform Engineering
9roles
69skills
4education
20credentials
About
I break systems to understand them -- and build them back stronger. As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Commvault, I focus on security, reliability, and automation across distributed Linux environments. My work blends deep system-level validation with end-to-end testing -- from regression and API testing to vulnerability analysis and security hardening. Beyond automation, I dive into debugging kernel-level issues, validating firewall configurations, and improving recovery and ransomware protection systems. Outside work, I actively engage in CTFs and research. I’m driven by one goal: ensuring software doesn’t just work -- it endures.
Experience
Software Development Engineer in Test
Commvault
Jul 2024 - Present · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Development Intern
Commvault
Dec 2023 - Jul 2024 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Curriculum Developer
De' Lead International
Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
Web Development Intern
International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS)
May 2023 - Jun 2023 · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Computer Science Expert
Chegg India
Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
Rust Intern
Phorena
May 2021 - May 2022
Site Reliability / Platform Engineer
Commvault Systems
Dec 2023 – Present · Bangalore, India
Improved automation coverage from 25% to 85% and reduced execution time by 50% across large-scale release validation pipelines; reduced flaky failures by 80%+ and false failures by 90%+; validated 12-node distributed storage clusters handling TB-scale to PB-scale workloads; designed and operated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines sustaining 99% platform uptime outside planned maintenance; built node-loss, disk-loss, OS crash, network partition, corruption, and stress simulations; led technical triage for 100+ customer-impacting incidents; built centralized log-analysis tooling reducing repeat incidents by 50%+; performed deep Linux troubleshooting across kernel, filesystem, block-device, and network layers; operated Dell, Supermicro, Lenovo, Apollo, and HPE servers; improved CIS/STIG compliance from 72% to 88%; identified and validated 25+ critical defects including 20+ high-severity security issues.
Computer Science Subject Matter Expert
Chegg India
Mar 2022 – Jun 2023 · Remote
Solved advanced problems in operating systems, networking, DBMS, algorithms, and systems engineering.
Rust Engineering Intern
Phorena Inc.
May 2021 – May 2022 · Remote, USA
Implemented MQTT-SN protocol components in Rust for lightweight IoT communication systems.
Education
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Master of Technology - MTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Oct 2025
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science Engineering
2020 - 2024
BITS Pilani
M.Tech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Ongoing
College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
2020 – 2024
CGPA: 8.85
Skills
Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipJohn the RipperNetwork SecurityJavaScriptCascading Style Sheets (CSS)MetasploitCritical ThinkingWindowsBurp SuiteHydraGitCybersecurityJavaWiresharkCryptographyAlgorithmsEthical HackingNmapObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)SQLData StructuresCommunicationProblem SolvingC++C (Programming Language)EnglishHTMLHTML5Python (Programming Language)Rust (Programming Language)BashKali LinuxLinuxHindiMalayalamTeamworkProgramming LanguagesProgrammingEngineeringPythonC/C++NetworkingStorage SystemsRAIDIPMIiDRACServer HardwareIncident ResponseRCAFault InjectionChaos TestingCapacity / Scale TestingGitHub ActionsAutomation PipelinesRelease EngineeringstracetcpdumpjournalctldmesglsofLog AnalysisDistributed SystemsBackup PlatformsRecovery SystemsSaaS ReliabilityAWSAzureGCP
Projects
Log Correlation Platform
Developed centralized tooling for operational diagnostics and incident triage.
Custom Linux Distribution
Built an Arch Linux-based distribution for deeper OS and networking understanding.