Network Software Test Engineer (SONIC)

Talent Groups; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Groups in San Jose, CA is seeking an experienced engineer to lead L2/L3 protocol development and testing for network solutions, with emphasis on SONiC. You will design and maintain testing environments, develop test frameworks, and engage with customers to clarify requirements.

You must have 7+ years in STEM, strong Python automation, and hands-on networking experience (L2/L3, BGP, EVPN). Familiarity with PyTest and QA automation; leadership experience a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 7+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree in STEM with 4+ years, or PhD in STEM with 1+ year.
• 3+ years of Python automation scripting.
• 2+ years configuring, testing, or debugging networking systems and solutions.
• Experience with PyTest or similar open-source QA automation frameworks.
• Experience with L2/L3 networking, BGP, ECMP, and VXLAN-based EVPN fabrics.

Responsibilities

• Engaging in technical discussions with customers to gather and clarify requirements.
• Building and maintaining testing environments for system and solution validation.
• Developing and enhancing test frameworks and benchmarking tools.
• Defining metrics and gathering data for network performance benchmarking.
• Conducting hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex customer issues.
• Contributing to technical projects and sharing expertise to foster team-wide excellence and technical growth.

Skills

Python automation

Networking protocols

Test automation

Troubleshooting

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

PyTest

QA automation frameworks

SONiC experience

Job description

Note : Looking for L2/L3 protocol development and SONiC is must

Key Responsibilities include:

• Engaging in technical discussions with customers to gather and clarify requirements.
• Building and maintaining testing environments for system and solution validation.
• Developing and enhancing test frameworks and benchmarking tools.
• Defining metrics and gathering data for network performance benchmarking.
• Conducting hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex customer issues.
• Contributing to technical projects and sharing expertise to foster team-wide excellence and technical growth.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 7+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree in STEM with 4+ years, or PhD in STEM with 1+ years.
• 3+ years of experience in Python automation scripting.
• 2+ years of experience in configuring, testing, or debugging networking systems and solutions.
• Experience with PyTest or similar open-source QA automation frameworks.
• Experience with control and data plane technologies, including L2/L3 networking, BGP, ECMP, and VXLAN-based EVPN fabrics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with test frameworks and traffic generators (both commercial and open source).
• Prior experience in customer-facing roles.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams.
• Exposure to network operating systems, preferably SONiC very nice to have.
• Familiarity with RDMA and HPC networks.
• Understanding of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols.