STAFF QA SW ENGINEER- Layer 2Layer 3 Protocol Testing- Python Automation
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Over 50000 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.
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Job Description
What you will do (Job Specific Details on the nature of the job and responsibilities).
Key Responsibilities
Experience: 8-13 Years
BS or MS in EE/CS with 8 years of hands-on experience in functional system test and automation including a track record of technical leadership.
Expert technical knowledge of data center networking IP Fabric VxLAN EVPN and network virtualization frameworks.
Expert knowledge of Ethernet optics and networking hardware.
Expert knowledge of network security and routing protocols (OSPF IS-IS BGP Multicast).
Proven experience architecting large-scale system test topologies and automation frameworks using Python or Golang.
Demonstrated leadership in introducing AI/ML or GenAI into QA building or adopting AI-assisted testing triage or analytics capabilities at team or org scale.
Deep experience in performance scale and convergence testing and in analyzing and improving system-level performance.
Ability to author and publish solution validation documents reference architectures and test reports.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Highly motivated self-driven and able to lead cross-functionally toward challenging goals.
Skills Required:
Deep expertise and demonstrated leadership across most of the following areas:
Networking
IEEE 802.1 (Bridging VLAN STP MAC security LLDP AVB) and advanced L2/L3 (TCP/IP VRRP IGMP IPv4/IPv6 ICMP/ICMPv6 ARP IS-IS BGP Multicast).
Data center fabric design network virtualization (VMware NSX OpenStack) and network security architecture.
Traffic generators (Ixia/Spirent) and advanced debugging (Wireshark packet analysis).
Test Automation
Architecting automation frameworks in Python/Golang and defining CI/CD strategy (Jenkins/GitLab).
Automation for end-to-end solution validation integrated for seamless continuous testing.
Docker containerization clustering and cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP).
AI in the Test Cycle
Strategy and rollout of AI-assisted test-case generation intelligent test selection and prioritization and self-healing automation.
AI/ML-based log analysis automated failure triage anomaly detection and predictive coverage/quality analytics.
Responsible-AI practices and governance for applying GenAI tooling within QA workflows
Job Description Summary
The Staff QA Engineer is a senior technical leader who sets the quality and validation strategy for complex Extreme Networks products and solutions. Acting as a force multiplier across teams this role defines test architecture and automation frameworks drives the adoption of AI across the test cycle and mentors engineers while remaining hands-on with the hardest technical problems in data center networking routing and security validation
Qualifications
Basic Requirements and Preferred Qualifications for the job.
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