Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

ACL Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital in Bengaluru is seeking an L2/L3 Protocols Testing Engineer (Python Automation Testing) with 5–15 years of networking experience to join a rapid, high-performance team. The role focuses on testing Cisco enterprise routing platforms and involves AI-assisted tooling and modern test practices.

You will work on platform testing, regression, and automation, contributing to test plans and execution while collaborating across engineering to ensure robust software delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in networking with 3 years in routing/switching.
• Hands-on automation test experience with Python and Pytest/vtest frameworks.
• MS or BS in CS/CE/EE/AI/ML or IT related majors.
• Strong SDLC understanding: requirements, test plans, execution and release validation.
• Experience in platform testing including PHY/MAC validation and high-speed interfaces.
• Good debugging skills: kernel logs and system traces.
• Experience with Linux and virtualization (KVM/ESXi).
• Familiarity with network traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent) and analyzers (Wireshark).
• Proficiency with Git for source control.

Responsibilities

• Support platform software development, regression, and automation testing across routing platforms.
• Collaborate to define quality goals, test scope, and execution plans to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Apply modern test workflows and AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development and improve code quality.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Routing & switching

Python automation

Linux OS

SDLC knowledge

Education

MS/BS in CS/CE/EE/AI/ML or IT

Tools

Wireshark

Ixia Spirent

Git

VSCode

KVM

ESXi

Job description

We are hiring for the position of Platform & Sdwan -L2/L3 Protocols Testing Engineer (Python Automation Testing) at Bangalore.

JD for L2/L3 Protocols Testing Engineer

Experience : 5-15 Years

Education : Any technical degree (15 years education B.E./B.Tech)

Interview Process : 2 rounds will be virtual and final round is F2F with any ACL Premises in India.

JD: 1

What You'll Do

We are seeking senior software Q/A engineer to support the routing,switch platform test on Cisco enterprise routing platforms . You will participate on a project team involved in development testing of software on Polaris & IOS-XE based platforms, that may include any of the following list of responsibilities:

• Support the new platform software development test, regression test and automation test across routing platforms
• Collaborate with other team members to define quality goals, test scope, and execution plan, ensure the on-time delivery of the products with high quality
• Modern Test Practices: Apply modern Test workflows, including AI-assisted coding tools (such as GitHub Copilot or Codex) and integrated development environments like VSCode, to accelerate the development lifecycle and improve code quality.

Who You Are

• In-Depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking technologies. Experience with L2-L3 network protocols. Minimum 5 years working on networking related area and 3 years’ experience on routing/switching technology area.
• Hands-on automation test experience with Python and Pytest/vtest Framework experietise.
• M.S. or B.S. in CS/CE/EE/AI/ML and other IT related majors.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with expertise in requirements analysis, test plan creation, execution, and release validation.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in platform testing, PHY/MAC layer validation, and high-speed interface integrity testing, which you will use to validate our Next-Gen engineering platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to architect robust test plans and map them to critical platform testing areas, including port validation, Datapath/control path validation, FPGA, ROMMON, and environmental/hardware functional testing (e.g., power supplies, LEDs, fans).
• Good technical knowledge and hands‑on experience conducting deep-dive testing of MACsec, Port-Channels, Flow Control, and Quality of Service (QoS).
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, applying advanced debugging techniques, kernel logs, and system traces.
• Solid foundation in Linux operating systems and hands‑on experience with virtualization technologies, such as KVM and ESXI.
• Hands‑on expertise with industry-standard network traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent) and protocol analyzers (Wireshark).
• Proficiency in applying Git for source code and version control management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CCNA,CCNP,CCIE or equivalent.
• Practical experience working within Agile development methodologies and fast-paced engineering environments.