Software QA Engineer - SDWAN Security (IKEv2)| Automation|L2/L3 protocols (9-13 years)

Meet the Team

In this position you will be working on our next-gen routing Platforms (Core Routing and SDWAN) that provide solutions for Enterprise/SP and Fortune 500 customers. You will be working on industry standard technologies such as IKev2, IKev1, IPSec, SSL/TLS, MACSec, IPSEC/GRE, and different VPN technologies and routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP and BGP. Enterprise routing team is a group of high energy, passionate on Quality, customer focused engineers who bring different perspectives and experiences to bear on the toughest engineering challenges.

Your Impact

Develop, implement and automate test cases for platforms and software for the Enterprise routing market. Good understanding in IKev2, IKev1, IPSec, SSL/TLS, MACSec, IPSEC/GRE, and different VPN technologies, Layer2/Layer3 protocols, strong Python script development knowledge, good understanding of Plug n Play or Zero Touch deployments as well as good communication skills and ability to work with a multi-functional and geographically complementary team is encouraged. Prior experience in AI tools for automation will be added advantage. Communicate with Business Development, External Partners, Hardware/Software Engineering and Release Operations throughout the development cycle.

Minimum Qualification

9-13 years of Industry experience. Hands on experience on End-to-End Solution testing in Security SDWAN area.

Key Functional Areas

• Strong understanding of network security concepts, protocols, and technologies.
• QA Experience with VPN technologies (e.g., IKev2, IKev1, IPSec, SSL/TLS etc).
• QA Experience with SD-WAN technologies and solutions.
• Hands-on experience with network devices, L2/L3 protocols, and traffic generation tools( Ixia, Spirent)
• Knowledge of next generation network security standards(e.g Post-Quantum Cryptography) and best practices.
• Proficient in Python and standard libraries.
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Rest API).
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, web scraping, or automation of web-based systems.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) is a plus.
• Working experience with different Key stakeholder for entire software life cycle of the project .
• Motivated self-starter with good communication, with demonstrated ability to deliver superior products in a cross-functional team environment under aggressive schedules.

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