STAFF QA SW ENGINEER

Extreme Networks; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme Networks seeks an experienced Senior QA Engineer (8-14 years) to lead end-to-end quality assurance for its cloud-native networking platform. The role includes defining test strategies, developing comprehensive test plans, and building scalable automation across cloud, networking, microservices, APIs, and UI components.

You will collaborate with Product Owners, Development, CloudOps, and other teams to ensure robust test coverage and drive quality across enterprise-grade networking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8-14 years of Experience in Network Management/Orchestration domain.
• Strong debugging skills in a microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Test cloud-based applications and cloud environments (AWS/Google Cloud/Azure).
• Plan, develop, execute and automate test suites for cloud-based networking applications and services.
• Create end-to-end test strategies and test plans; perform functional, integration, performance, load validations.

Skills

Cloud-based testing

Automation strategy

End-to-end testing

Analytical & communication

Education

BTech/B.E. in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

REST API testing

Selenium

Job description

Job Description

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

Inclusion is one of our core values and in our DNA. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that embraces our differences and creates an atmosphere where all our employees thrive because of their differences, not in spite of them.

Become part of Something big with Extreme! As a global networking leader, learn why there’s no better time to join the Extreme team.

Job Description

What you will do (Job Specific Details on the nature of the job and responsibilities).

Job Description

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

Expected Skill Sets/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8-14 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

Soft Skills

• Ability and willingness to work independently. Good verbal and written communication skills. Curiosity and mindset to challenge the status quo
• Ability to identify and automate repeated day to day activities
• Ability to clearly articulate and report the risks and mitigations to management

Job Description Summary

seeking a highly experienced Senior QA Engineer (8-14 years) to drive end-to-end quality assurance for our cloud-native networking platform. This role will be responsible for defining test strategies, developing and executing comprehensive test plans, and building scalable automation solutions across cloud, networking, microservices, APIs, and UI components.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements and Preferred Qualifications for the job.

BTech - Computer Engineering, English

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