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Software Integrator with 12+ years of experience in automotive embedded software integration, CI/CD build infrastructure, and engineering tools automation. Proven expertise in designing and operating scalable build, integration, and release pipelines using Jenkins, Git, CMake, Docker, and Kubernetes. Strong background in ASPICE-compliant integration processes, data-driven engineering, and cross-functional release coordination. Experienced in delivering internal tooling and infrastructure solutions that improve efficiency, standardization, and software quality in regulated automotive environments.

• Defined and maintained software integration strategies for automotive embedded systems across ADAS, camera, radar, and engine management domains.
• Planned and coordinated software build and release activities across global development teams in collaboration with Project Managers, Architects, Test Managers, and Product Owners.
• Owned end-to-end release planning and execution, including dependency management, milestone alignment, and delivery readiness.
• Established and tracked integration KPIs such as build stability, CI pipeline health, and release readiness metrics.
• Ensured compliance with ASPICE SWE.5 integration processes, supporting customer audits, internal assessments, and quality gates.
• Acted as Integration Manager / Release Manager during ASPICE audits, third-party GAP analyses, and customer assessments.

• Designed, developed, and maintained Python-based internal engineering tools supporting build, integration, and release automation.
• PDX generation and OEM-specific software packaging.
• Cryptographic signing workflows supporting automotive cybersecurity requirements.
• Partial update improvements reducing PDX size for OTA-based flashing.
• Build performance profiling tools to analyze CI pipeline bottlenecks.
• Automated release notes generation integrating Jira, Git commit history, Jenkins pipelines, and release schedules.
• Engineered and operated CI/CD infrastructure using Jenkins (CloudBees), Git/GitHub, CMake, Artifactory, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Supported containerized CI environments, ensuring scalability, stability, and compliance of build systems.
• Integrated testing and quality tools including GTest, CTC, VectorCAST, and PRQA into CI pipelines.
• Standardized build, configuration, integration, and release workflows across multiple automotive programs.

• Provided Level-2 support for CI/CD pipelines, build infrastructure, and internal engineering tools.
• Set up and maintained HIL/SIL and smoke test infrastructures during early hardware and platform commissioning.
• Defined and executed smoke tests, regression tests, data-flow tests, and dynamic timing tests using Python-based automation frameworks.
• Performed software integration, debugging, and validation using tools such as Lauterbach (T32), Vector CANoe, and ODIS.
• Produced and maintained technical documentation, integration procedures, and training material in Jira and Confluence.
• Delivered training and onboarding sessions to enable adoption of CI/CD tooling and standardized integration processes.

• Master's Degree
• VINOD KUMAR NEELAKANTAM
• Software Integrator | CI/CD & Build Infrastructure | Engineering Tools & Automation
• Address: Von-Hunefeld Strasse 14, Neu Ulm, 89231, Germany
• Phone: +49-15124711204
• Email: [email protected]

• English
• German

• Date of Birth: 13 Jun 1987
• Nationality: Indian
• Visa Status: Niederlassungserlaubnis (PR) of Germany
• Marital Status: Married

• Class B

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinodneelakantam
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +49-15124711204
• Location: Neu Ulm, Germany 🇩🇪