Job Summary
Job Title: Automation Engineer
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Job Description: Background
Datacenter Product Introductions team is looking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with NPIs.
We are hiring contractors to expand test and automation for solutions involving BGP++, Open/R, Fabrics, Switches and Optics.
Responsibilities
Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the inhouse test framework used by DNE team.
Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate oncall.
Maintain and improve existing automation, test configs, and lab tooling; Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infra), Routing, and FBOSS XFN partners to unblock coverage.
Required Qualifications
3+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
Preferred
Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.
5-8+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.
5-7 years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
The pay range for this role is $125k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience, and location of the candidate.
