Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:
Create, maintain, and execute test plans.
Test automation development for Layer 2/Layer 3 testing on the SONiC platform.
Understand and review product requirement documents and design documents.
Work closely with the software engineering team during product development in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain test beds for day-to-day activities and fast-paced recreating of customer scenarios for handling escalations.
Troubleshoot and debug customer-reported issues in a timely manner when necessary.
Assist in identifying and scoping testing efforts for new features, regression, updating status and tracking tasks.
Work closely with the rest of the QA to ensure top-notch product quality.
Work with cross-functional teams to build manual/automated test suites.
Requirements:
BS/BE/B-Tech or MS/ME/M-Tech degree in computer engineering, computer science, or electronics.
5-10 years of manual and automation test experience (Layer2/Layer3) as a QA Engineer.
Expertise in scripting languages.
Experience with automation test framework/tools.
Experience with traffic generation tools like Ixia and Spirent.
Experience with SONiC is a plus.
Good understanding of Networking concepts and protocols such as Layer 2 Layer 3 TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, RIP, SNMP, etc.
Familiarity with Docker deployment technologies is a plus.
Excellent analytical skills, troubleshooting/debugging skills, problem diagnosis, creative problem-solving and a good eye for detail.
Excellent collaboration and communication (verbal and written) skills.
Ability to be flexible and productive in a fast-paced environment with geographically distributed teams.
Have a good positive outlook and are always willing to challenge themselves in their day-to-day undertakings.
Ability to work effectively as an individual and within small/large groups.

Experience
5-9 yrs