Software Engineer - QA Engineer, Automation and networking 8 to 11 years

Design, develop, and execute automation tests to qualify network performance for AI/ML capabilities in Cisco's networking products focusing on SONiC and related technologies.

Build and enhance test frameworks, benchmarking tools, and testing environments for system/solution validation of distributed network architectures including routers and switches.

Provide production support and troubleshoot customer issues related to software data/control planes and Linux-based networking solutions.

9+ years of software testing and automation experience in networking or telecommunications product companies with exposure to distributed architectures and networking (routers and switches).

Strong Python coding skills with at least 5+ years hands-on experience in automation, virtualization, and container technologies such as Docker.

Experience with Linux user space/OS internals and networking technologies including L2, L3, VLAN, Port Channel, LAG, VXLAN, Segment Routing, BGP, QoS, ACL.

Experience designing and executing performance tests, writing test plans, and working with open source tools/databases like Redis.

Experienced in working with complex technical projects in distributed networking environments in product companies, especially involving AI/ML workloads or web-scale networks.

Skilled in Python-based automation frameworks such as PyTest and familiar with container/virtualization technologies to streamline testing processes.

Knowledgeable about advanced networking protocols (e.g., BGP-EVPN, MPLS, SR/SRv6) and open-source network OS such as SONiC, with prior customer-facing or production support experience.