Systems/Software Engineer III

Description

The role is hybrid, with an average of 2 days per week in a company office.

The company helps customers connect, protect, analyze and act on their data and applications, from edge to cloud.

The position sits in the Engineering function.

Responsibilities

• Review design specifications with product marketing and software and hardware engineers, then write a functional test plan for their feedback.
• Run test cases, log defects in the bug tracking system, and work with developers to debug and resolve them.
• Automate test cases and add the scripts to regression runs.
• Check functional behavior across the technology in networking products.
• Build automated scripts within an agile process.
• Work with cross-functional teams to design and run functional, scale and performance test scenarios through automation.

Requirements

• An M.S. in Computer Engineering or a BS in CS/EE, plus 6+ years of experience.
• Preferred: solid programming fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
• Preferred: proficiency in Python and GoLang.
• Preferred: understanding of Linux and computer networking concepts.
• Preferred: experience with white box, black box and solution testing methods.
• Preferred: knowledge of routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, multicast, MPLS, RSVP, L2VPN, L3VPN and VPLS.
• Preferred: experience with FreeBSD, Linux or VM environments.
• Preferred: quick to learn, proactive, able to juggle several tasks and adapt to new and existing technologies.
• Preferred: extensive experience with several software systems design tools and languages.
• Preferred: understanding of L2 and L3 protocols, including TCP/IP, 802.1D Ethernet switching, 802.1p prioritization, VLAN (802.1Q), STP, LAG, MC-LAG, Virtual Chassis, IP routing, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, class of service (CoS) and IP multicast.
• Preferred: strong understanding of telemetry (OCST) and SNMP.
• Preferred: good skill with the ROBOT automation framework.
• Preferred: automation programming in Python and Perl.
• You need knowledge of network virtualization, containerization and Software Defined Networking (SDN).
• Preferred: proficiency in the YAML and JSON data serialization formats.
• Preferred: expertise with Spirent and Ixia networking test equipment, including automating them.
• Preferred: excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Preferred: experience with the overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.
• Preferred: experience designing and integrating software across several platform types into an overall architecture.
• Preferred: experience evaluating test processes and methods, including writing and running test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.
• Preferred: excellent written and verbal communication, mastery of English and a local language, and the ability to explain architectures and design proposals and negotiate options with senior management.

Conditions

Hybrid: an average of 2 days per week in a company office.

Base salary range in the United States: USD 125,500 - 253,000 per year in California.

The actual offer may differ based on location, experience, education and training, and skill level.

Variable incentives may also be offered on top of base salary.

Job level: TCP03.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming veterans, people with disabilities and LGBT candidates, and decisions rest on qualifications, merit and business need.

Benefits

• A broad set of health and wellbeing benefits covering physical, financial and emotional wellbeing, for team members and their loved ones.
• Career development programs to help you reach goals such as becoming a subject expert or moving into another division.
• Details of benefits offered in the US are published by the company for new hires.