Test Automation Engineer- L2/L3 Networking
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (company site, opens in a new tab)2–5 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 12–22 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Design, develop, execute, and automate test plans for Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking features and platform-level scenarios including hardware bring-up, failover, and system resiliency.
- Develop and maintain Python-based test automation frameworks (preferably PyTest) and automate usage of networking test equipment like Spirent or Ixia for functional, performance, and scale testing.
- Analyze failures across software, hardware, and network layers; collaborate on root cause analysis; document test coverage, and support customer escalations by reproducing issues in lab environments.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in networking, platform, or system-level product validation or QA.
- Strong experience in Python-based test automation, preferably using PyTest; familiarity with networking test equipment for traffic generation and analysis.
- Role requires onsite working primarily from an HPE office in India.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Proven expertise validating Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols such as VLANs, LAG/LACP, spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP, and ISIS within integrated platform or system contexts.
- Experience developing scalable test automation frameworks with Python and automating complex multi-device network scenarios including resiliency and high-availability testing.
- Comfortable debugging complex issues spanning software, hardware, and protocols and collaborating across engineering and customer-facing teams to resolve defects.