Network SD-WAN Automation Engineer - PyATS/vTest/PyTest

ACL Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital is actively seeking an experienced SD-WAN Network Protocol Automation Engineer to join our team in Bengaluru. The role focuses on hands-on testing, Python automation, and validating SD-WAN and routing features across multiple test scenarios.

The ideal candidate brings strong Python and Linux skills, experience with test automation, and the ability to troubleshoot complex networking issues while collaborating with developers and QA teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software industry experience in testing, software development, test automation, or a related engineering role.
• Strong hands-on Python programming capability, including scripting, debugging, data processing, and automation development.
• Strong Linux operation and troubleshooting skills, including shell commands, processes, filesystems, networking utilities, logs, and basic system administration.
• Experience designing, executing, and debugging software or system-level tests.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently set up test environments, investigate failures, and drive issues toward resolution.
• Working knowledge of software development and testing practices, including source control, defect tracking, code reviews, and regression testing.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Test Cisco SD-WAN and routing features across functional, integration, regression, negative, scalability, and reliability scenarios.
• Design detailed test plans, test cases, and network topologies based on product requirements.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and supporting tools using Python.
• Configure and operate Linux-based test environments, networking devices, controllers, virtual machines, and test infrastructure.
• Reproduce, isolate, and troubleshoot software and system-level defects.
• Analyze logs, packet captures, protocol behavior, system state, and test results to identify root causes.
• Report defects clearly and collaborate with development, QA, and automation engineers through resolution.
• Improve test coverage, automation reliability, execution efficiency, and regression quality.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate coding, debugging, test design, documentation, and analysis.
• Participate in technical reviews and communicate risks, results, and blockers clearly.

Skills

Python

Linux

Test automation

Analytical thinking

Tools

PyATS

PyTest

vTest

Job description

ACL Digital is actively seeking for experienced SD-WAN Network Protocol Automation Engineer - PyATS/vTest/PyTest to join our dynamic team.

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Software Test Engineer to join our Routing and SD-WAN feature testing team. The engineer will validate new networking features, develop Python-based test automation, troubleshoot complex system issues, and help improve product quality across SD-WAN and routing platforms.

This role is well suited to someone with strong Python and Linux skills who enjoys hands-on testing, debugging, automation, and learning networking technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Cisco SD-WAN and routing features across functional, integration, regression, negative, scalability, and reliability scenarios.
• Design detailed test plans, test cases, and network topologies based on product requirements.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and supporting tools using Python.
• Configure and operate Linux-based test environments, networking devices, controllers, virtual machines, and test infrastructure.
• Reproduce, isolate, and troubleshoot software and system-level defects.
• Analyze logs, packet captures, protocol behavior, system state, and test results to identify root causes.
• Report defects clearly and collaborate with development, QA, and automation engineers through resolution.
• Improve test coverage, automation reliability, execution efficiency, and regression quality.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate coding, debugging, test design, documentation, and analysis.
• Participate in technical reviews and communicate risks, results, and blockers clearly.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of software industry experience in testing, software development, test automation, or a related engineering role.
• Strong hands-on Python programming capability, including scripting, debugging, data processing, and automation development.
• Strong Linux operation and troubleshooting skills, including shell commands, processes, filesystems, networking utilities, logs, and basic system administration.
• Experience designing, executing, and debugging software or system-level tests.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently set up test environments, investigate failures, and drive issues toward resolution.
• Working knowledge of software development and testing practices, including source control, defect tracking, code reviews, and regression testing.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.