QA Automation Architect (Computer Networking)

PLVision invites a technical leader with a deep understanding of networking technologies to join us as a Networking Quality Assurance Architect (Test Automation). This role offers a perfect opportunity to elevate your career and directly impact the rapidly evolving networking industry.

As a Networking Quality Assurance Architect (Test Automation) at PLVision's Architecture Office, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of solutions for innovative networking products, including switches, routers, smartNICs, and DPUs. You will create custom test automation frameworks to streamline the testing process, aligning it with best practices and technological advancements to maintain high software quality standards.

Leveraging our in-demand expertise in computer networking, we extend our exciting long-term projects and start new ones for Fortune 100 clients and global industry leaders. PLVision is a member of the Linux Foundation, TIP (Telecom Infra project), and its open network operating system projects, SONiC and DENT. We collaborate daily with top engineers within open-source communities, providing numerous opportunities for growth and a stable career path in a supportive environment. Apply now and join us!

Responsibilities

- Design and implement test automation frameworks for networking products, including switches, routers, smart NICs, and DPUs.

- Develop and execute test plans for networking products to ensure they meet quality standards, including functional and non-functional requirements.

- Collaborate with development teams to ensure that test automation is integrated into the development process and that issues are detected and addressed on time.

- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices for test automation and quality assurance in the networking industry.

- Lead and mentor other members of the Quality Assurance and testing teams.

- Actively involve yourself in open-source communities related to networking products.

- Research market trends in the networking industry and align test automation strategies with customer product needs.

Requirements

- 7+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, with a focus on test automation and scripting.

- Proficiency in the Python programming language and experience with other scripting languages.

- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and scripting languages, such as pytest, Robot Framework, and unittest.

- Experience working in the networking industry, specifically with switches, routers, smart NICs, and DPUs.

- Experience with open-source networking operating systems and software, such as SONiC, DENT, Linux, Open vSwitch, and DPDK.

- In-depth knowledge of networking technologies, protocols, and architectures, including L2/L3 switching, routing, load balancing, and security.

- Strong understanding of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and VXLAN.

- Strong understanding of the configuration and operation of switches, routers, smart NICs, and DPUs.

- Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) concepts and architectures, such as OpenFlow and OVSDB.

- Knowledge of network testing and monitoring tools like Spirent and Ixia.

- Knowledge of network emulation and simulation tools like GNS3 and NS-3.

- Experience with network testing tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, ping, etc.

- Experience with network automation and programmability using tools such as Ansible and REST APIs.

- Knowledge of virtualization and containerization tools, such as VirtualBox, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Good understanding of CI/CD processes.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.