Senior/Staff QA Engineer

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme is seeking a skilled QA professional to join its cloud networking test team in Chennai. You will design and execute test strategies for cloud-based networking applications, review deployments, and drive test coverage improvements.

Collaborate with Product Owners, Development, and CloudOps while hands-on programming in Java or Python and building end-to-end automation for API and GUI tests. A strong background in Kubernetes, Docker, and performance testing is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3 to 12 years in Network Management/Orchestration domain.
• Excellent QA experience in cloud-based applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix.
• UI test automation with Selenium or Playwright.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute test strategies for cloud-based networking applications and services.
• Review customer deployments and address gaps in test coverage.
• Develop, execute, and automate test suites for cloud applications (API and GUI).
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Development, CloudOps and other teams.
• Perform functional, integration, performance, scale, and load validations.
• Review automation code and provide feedback.

Skills

Cloud Testing

Automation

API Testing

Java

Python

Selenium

Robot Framework

Linux/Unix

SQL/NoSQL

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

JMeter

Locust

Git

Grafana

Prometheus

Ethereal

Selenium

Job description

• Become part of Something big with Extreme!
• As a global networking leader, learn why there’s no better time to join the Extreme team.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Development, CloudOps and other teams.
• Create and execute test strategies for cloud-based networking applications and services.
• Review customer deployments and address any gaps in test coverage.
• Develop, execute, and automate test suites for cloud applications.

Requirements

• Excellent QA experience in most of the following areas:
• Experience in testing cloud-based applications.
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure.
• Experience and understanding of Kubernetes, Docker and Clustering solutions.
• Experience in creating end-to-end test strategy and test planning.
• Plan, Develop, Execute and Automate Test suites for our Cloud based Networking applications and Services.
• Perform functional, integration, performance and scale, load validations.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Development, CloudOps and other teams on the above.
• Review customer deployments and customer found issues and address any gaps in the test coverage.
• Automation of features from an end-to-end perspective - API and GUI.
• Review automation code written by other team members, give feedback.
• API Testing (Functional, Security aspects, and Scale/Performance) (REST preferred).
• Hands-on programming using Java, Python, ROBOT, Perl, Go or TCL/TK.
• Experience in testing wired Networking protocols like VLAN, IP, STP, TCP, UDP, VRRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, SPBM, etc.
• Experience in testing Enterprise Wireless and Wired networks.
• Experience in security concepts and protocols such as AAA framework, 802.1X, Captive portal, VPN, Firewalls, SSL, etc.
• UI test automation experience using selenium or playwright.
• Knowledge of Virtualization and Hypervisor (ESX, Hyper-V).
• Experience using network testing tools like Wireshark, Ethereal or Jmeter.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix OS.
• Experience or exposure to AI, Machine Learning and related tools.
• Good Analytical and Communication Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3 to 12 years of Experience in Network Management/Orchestration domain.
• Good debugging skills in a Microservices oriented architecture-based product.
• A detailed understanding of cloud technologies, containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Performance Testing - Experience with Performance Testing & Monitoring using tools such as Jmeter, Locust, etc.
• Expert in API Testing: API Contract Testing using Mocks, API Automation, etc. Knowledge on relevant widely used Tools for the same.
• UI Automation using Selenium, Robot framework and Python.
• Applied experience with version control systems such as Git, Github.
• Comfortable with SQL/NoSQL/In-memory databases such as PostgreSQL/Redis/Ignite.
• Knowledge on monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in testing cloud-based applications and services, with a strong focus on automation, performance testing, and network management. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and execute comprehensive test strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud-Based Application Testing
• Automation of Test Suites
• API Testing and Automation
• Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Hands-On Programming in Java or Python

Hard Skills

• Test Strategy Development
• Performance Testing
• Network Protocol Testing
• UI Test Automation
• Debugging Skills
• SQL/NoSQL Database Proficiency
• Cloud Technologies Knowledge
• Containerization Tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Version Control Systems (Git, Github)
• Security Protocols Understanding

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• Network Management
• Cloud Environments
• Microservices Architecture
• Enterprise Wireless Networks
• AI and Machine Learning Exposure

Tools & Technologies

• Selenium
• Robot Framework
• Jmeter
• Wireshark
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• Locust
• Ethereal
• Hyper-V
• ESX