Network Test Automation Engineer

Description

This is an engineering role at an edge-to-cloud company, job level TCP03.

Candidates with a strong automation or testing background who are still learning networking are welcome to apply.

You will validate and improve networking products and solutions, working with Product Management, Systems Engineering and Development so that features, architectures and releases meet quality, function and customer needs.

You will build automation tools and test frameworks that make validation faster and raise product quality.

You will work on assigned projects with moderate supervision, helping shape test strategy, problem investigation and continuous improvement across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain test plans, test cases and validation procedures for networking products and solutions.
• Run feature, system, integration and regression tests to protect product quality and reliability.
• Find and resolve complex networking and software problems, digging into root causes.
• Build and maintain Python automation scripts and frameworks.
• Validate networking reference designs and customer deployment scenarios.
• Log, reproduce and track defects until they are closed.
• Help get releases ready and drive quality initiatives.
• Write technical documentation and validation reports.
• Work with Product Management, Development and Quality Engineering teams.
• Operate effectively within engineering teams spread across the globe.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's or master's degree, typically with 5+ years of experience in networking, validation engineering, testing or quality engineering.
• Understand networking fundamentals.
• Analyze problems and debug methodically.
• Know software testing and validation methods.
• Have Python programming or automation experience.
• Perform root-cause analysis.
• Communicate and collaborate well.
• Learn new technologies quickly.
• Preferred: Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS and TCP/IP.
• Preferred: Routing and switching experience.
• Preferred: Network testing and validation experience.
• Preferred: Experience with test automation frameworks.
• Preferred: Exposure to enterprise or data-center networking.
• Preferred: Linux and scripting experience.

Conditions

Hybrid role: on average 2 days per week in a company office.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes applicants with disabilities and considers qualified applicants with criminal histories as required by law.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing coverage supporting physical, financial and emotional needs.
• Personal and professional development programs, including support for becoming a subject matter expert or moving into another division.