Associate Automation Engineer

Aditi Consulting; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 96,432 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

Aditi Consulting is seeking a skilled test automation engineer to join the Datacenter Product Introductions team in the US. The role scales CI/CD coverage for NPIs and focuses on automating end-to-end network tests involving BGP, Open/R, fabrics, switches, and optics.

You should have 5–8 years in software/network QA, strong Python, hands-on networking fundamentals, experience with traffic generators, and CI/CD in Linux environments.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
• Strong Python skills (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
• Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
• Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
• CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field or equivalent experience in network engineering.

Responsibilities

• Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the in-house test framework used by the DNE team.
• Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
• Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
• Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate on-call.
• Maintain and improve existing automation, test configurations, and lab tooling.
• Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infrastructure), Routing, and FBOSS cross-functional partners to unblock coverage.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Linux

Networking fundamentals

Test automation

Education

Bachelor of Science in a relevant field or equivalent experience in network engineering

Tools

Ixia

Keysight

Job description

Payrate:

$70.00 - $75.00/hr.

Summary:

The Datacenter Product Introductions team is seeking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with new product introductions (NPIs). We are expanding our team to enhance test and automation solutions involving BGP, Open/R, Fabrics, Switches, and Optics.

Responsibilities

• Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the in-house test framework used by the DNE team.
• Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
• Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
• Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate on-call.
• Maintain and improve existing automation, test configurations, and lab tooling.
• Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infrastructure), Routing, and FBOSS cross-functional partners to unblock coverage.

Payrate:

$70.00 - $75.00/hr.

Summary:

The Datacenter Product Introductions team is seeking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with new product introductions (NPIs). We are expanding our team to enhance test and automation solutions involving BGP, Open/R, Fabrics, Switches, and Optics.

Responsibilities

• Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the in-house test framework used by the DNE team.
• Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
• Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
• Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate on-call.
• Maintain and improve existing automation, test configurations, and lab tooling.
• Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infrastructure), Routing, and FBOSS cross-functional partners to unblock coverage.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
• Strong Python skills (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
• Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
• Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
• CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field or equivalent experience in network engineering.

Skills

• Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
• Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
• Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

Pay Transparency:

The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $70.00 - $75.00/hour. Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.