Senior Quality Engineer - Functional Testing & Automation - Networking

Luxoft; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Test Automation Framework experience

On-site work

Job summary

Luxoft in India (Karnataka) is seeking a senior test engineer to perform product verification and testing for Data Center routing and switching platforms.

You will develop test strategies, automate test suites in Python, and work with Spirent/IXIA hardware, VMware/OpenStack, and collaborate with development and solution engineering to validate deployments at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/ECE or related field; 8+ years in Networking/Telecom embedded/test.
• Experience testing Data Center Network platforms and deployments.
• Knowledge of IP Fabric, VXLAN EVPN, and Network Virtualization Framework.
• Hands-on with MPLS, ISIS, BGP, and Multicast routing.
• Experience with test plan development and scalable data center networks.
• Proficiency in test automation with Python or similar scripting language.
• Experience with Spirent/IXIA and virtualization platforms (VMware NSX, OpenStack).
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Test feature functionality and system test profiles for data center networks and security.
• Develop test strategy, topology, and end-to-end plans for large-scale validation.
• Validate customer deployments and profiles across data center networks and security.
• Execute test cases and document results for interoperability scenarios.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate requirements into automation suites.
• Debug complex issues and drive fixes with the engineering team.
• Develop automation for end-to-end solution validation and integration.
• Review customer deployments and address gaps in test coverage.
• Assist in customer deployments and escalations to support solutions.

Skills

Networking/telecom

Test engineering

Data Center testing

IP Fabric / VXLAN EVPN

Security & routing protocols

Python scripting

Education

B.S./B.E./B.Tech in CS/EE/ECE

Tools

Spirent

IXIA

VMware NSX/OpenStack

Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS)

Job description

Project description

Product verification & testing for Data Center routing & switching platforms - Major Enterprise Networking equipment provider

Responsibilities

• Work closely with development engineering, product management, and customer solution engineering team to test and validate feature functionality and system test profiles for data center networks, network security and routing technologies.
• Develop test strategy, test topology and test plan to validate the features end-to-end at scale with network security consideration
• Understand various customer deployments and solutions across data center networks, security, routing and switching and validate customer profiles
• Execute test cases and validate the various features and document the test results on interoperability and customer deployment scenarios
• Collaborate with development team to translate software requirements into high-quality test automation suites
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues and work closely with the engineering team on the failures and validate the fixes
• Develop automation for the end-to-end solution validation and integrate the automation for seamless validation
• Review customer deployments and customer found issues and address any gaps in the test coverage
• Involve in customer deployments and customer escalations and help the customers to deploy Client's solutions in their environment

SKILLS

Must have

• Minimum of B.S./B.E./B.Tech in CS/EE/ECE/ITo 8+ years of relevant industry experience in Networking/Telecom- Embedded/Network Management with hands-on experience in functional, system test and automation
• Proven technical knowledge and experience in testing Data Center Network platforms
• Proven technical knowledge and experience in Data Center Network - IP Fabric, VxLAN EVPN, Network Virtualization Framework
• Proven technical knowledge and experience in Network Security and Routing Protocols (MPLS, ISIS, BGP, Multicast)
• Proven knowledge and hands-on experience in test plan development and validating scalable data center network and network security solutions
• Experience in planning and building large scaled system test topologies with detailed knowledge of test automation tools and software test tools (Spirent, IXIA) and virtualization platforms such as VMware (vCenter, NSX), OpenStack and Linux OS variants such as Ubuntu, CentOS, KVM
• Hands-on experience in developing test automation suites using Python or a similar scripting language
• Ability to develop and publish solution validation document and test reports
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization: Product Management, Technical Marketing, Field Sales, TAC, Documentation and Development Team
• Highly motivated and self-driven
• Able to collaborate cross-functionally to meet challenging goals

Nice to have

Experience in Test Automation Framework.