Senior QA Automation (Python) with Networking
Summary
Senior QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience, focusing on designing and implementing automated test cases for Ethernet network equipment using Python and PyTest on Linux platforms, with expertise in networking protocols and AI tooling for testing.
Project description
Product verification & testing for an L1-L3 Traffic Generator Solution for a Global Networking Testing and Validation equipment provider. Our team: A team of networking enthusiasts willing to contribute to customer success. Technologies used: Networking protocols, traffic generation tools, Windows/Linux servers, network virtualization,network management tools, microservices. Opportunities: Networking and testing certifications, collaboration with an international team of professionals,working with the latest networking technologies and concepts, access to trainings.
Responsibilities
- o Design, implement, and verify complex automated system test cases for Ethernet network equipment o Derive automation requirements from manual functional test specifications and hardware validation reports o Collaborate with development team to translate software requirements into high-quality test automation suites o Develop automation for the end-to-end solution validation and integrate the automation for seamless validation. o Define and review long-term, performance and scalability test scenarios o Implement, execute and debug PyTest/Python automated test scripts on Linux-based platforms o Analyze and manage automated regression test execution failures o Debug and troubleshoot complex issues and work closely with the engineering team on the failures and validate the fixes o Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines o Collaborate closely with hardware and software development teams to triage test failures and drive quality improvements o Reproduce and root-cause hardware/firmware defects through systematic test isolation o Make use of AI tooling (e.g. Claude Code, agentic AI) given customer-specific heavy usage patterns. o Review customer deployments and customer-found issues and address any gaps in the test coverage.
SKILLS
Must have
- o Overall QA background of 6+ years, with 4+ years in testing networking domain-related applications. o QA Automation experience in an Agile/SCRUM team, focused on API and/or CLI testing (4+ years); Python strongly preferred (other comparable languages are considered). o Automated Testing for API or CLI 4+ years, including experience in test harness or framework development. o Practical experience with telecom network equipment like routers, switches, traffic generators o Experience with and understanding of the OSI/TCP/IP Network Stack layers L1 – Phy and L2 – Data Link o Practical experience with AI tooling in day-to-day activities to improve productivity and delivery quality (code generation, code review, automation, agentic AI, MCP usage, etc.). o Experience in performance, scale, and convergence testing; ability to analyze and improve performance and convergence at system level. o Ability to develop and publish solution validation documents and test reports. o Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively across QA and Development teams. o Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to collaborate cross-functionally to meet challenging goals.
Nice to have
o Linux OS variants (Ubuntu, Debian) - Knowledge. o CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar) and issue tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence).