Nivia Venugopal

System Performance Engineer with 3.8+ years of experience in hardware validation, system benchmarking, performance analysis, firmware validation, and automation testing. Experienced in validating AMD EPYC server platforms, BIOS/BMC optimization, workload benchmarking, and identifying performance bottlenecks across Windows and Linux environments. Skilled in Python scripting, performance monitoring tools, virtualization technologies, and QA validation methodologies.

Strong understanding of system-level validation, regression testing, and automation frameworks.

System Performance Engineer - Infobell IT Solutions Pvt Ltd

(2022-05 - 2025-12)

System Performance Engineer | AMD Client

• Validated AMD EPYC server platforms (Naples, Rome, Milan, Genoa, Siena) through benchmarking and firmware testing, ensuring release readiness across Windows and Linux environments.
• Automated validation workflows using Python scripts, reducing manual test execution effort and improving regression coverage.
• Conducted benchmark assessments using SPEC CPU2017, SPECjbb2015, NGINX, Redis, FFMPEG, FIO, IIS, and IO-Meter.
• Analyzed system performance bottlenecks and identified root causes for degradation issues across server environments.
• Worked on monthly benchmarking activities across Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025, Ubuntu, and Azure Host platforms.
• Performed comparative performance analysis between multiple operating system editions and server configurations.
• Supported validation of AMD EPYC silicon performance using Iperf3, Netperf, TCP_RR, and workload benchmarking tools.
• Executed automation test cases using Python scripts through EPDW tools for validation workflows.
• Worked with Confidential Virtual Machines (CVM) and Standard Virtual Machines (SVM).
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize firmware and BIOS configurations for enterprise workloads.
• Performed manual testing, regression testing, smoke testing, and automation validation activities.
• Assisted in performance monitoring and SLA validation for applications under test.

Bachelor of Computer Application - BCA - CHRIST College (Autonomous) Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala (2015 - 2019)