STAFF QA SW ENGINEER- Layer 2/Layer 3 Protocol Testing- Python Automation

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Job Description

What you will do (Job Specific Details on the nature of the job and responsibilities).

Key Responsibilities

Experience: 8-13 Years

• BS or MS in EE/CS with 8+ years of hands-on experience in functional, system test, and automation, including a track record of technical leadership.

• Expert technical knowledge of data center networking — IP Fabric, VxLAN EVPN, and network virtualization frameworks.

• Expert knowledge of Ethernet, optics, and networking hardware.

• Expert knowledge of network security and routing protocols (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, Multicast).

• Proven experience architecting large-scale system test topologies and automation frameworks using Python or Golang.

• Demonstrated leadership in introducing AI/ML or GenAI into QA — building or adopting AI-assisted testing, triage, or analytics capabilities at team or org scale.

• Deep experience in performance, scale, and convergence testing and in analyzing and improving system-level performance.

• Ability to author and publish solution validation documents, reference architectures, and test reports.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

• Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to lead cross-functionally toward challenging goals.

Skills Required:

Deep expertise and demonstrated leadership across most of the following areas:

Networking

• IEEE 802.1 (Bridging, VLAN, STP, MAC security, LLDP, AVB) and advanced L2/L3 (TCP/IP, VRRP, IGMP, IPv4/IPv6, ICMP/ICMPv6, ARP, IS-IS, BGP, Multicast).

• Data center fabric design, network virtualization (VMware NSX, OpenStack), and network security architecture.

• Traffic generators (Ixia/Spirent) and advanced debugging (Wireshark, packet analysis).

Test Automation

• Architecting automation frameworks in Python/Golang and defining CI/CD strategy (Jenkins/GitLab).

• Automation for end-to-end solution validation, integrated for seamless, continuous testing.

• Docker containerization, clustering, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

AI in the Test Cycle

• Strategy and rollout of AI-assisted test-case generation, intelligent test selection and prioritization, and self-healing automation.

• AI/ML-based log analysis, automated failure triage, anomaly detection, and predictive coverage/quality analytics.

• Responsible-AI practices and governance for applying GenAI tooling within QA workflows

Job Description Summary

Qualifications

Basic Requirements and Preferred Qualifications for the job.

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